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Advertising Advice for selling a boat Donna & Rob at 12:48pm 09.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/5054 Is the problem Covid-19 or are sailboats our size just not selling? We have listed our H380 with a b
Merit 22 cockpit drain. sloughsailer at 12:32pm 09.10.20 Trailer Sailors 8/1876 I just bought a Merit 22 and have been sorting it out and fixing problems. One problem is the cockpi
How to work my inverter/charger Jeanneau01 at 11:50am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/365 Hello all - great site and this is my first post. I have a Freedom Marine Series Combi Inverter/Cha
Installing new clutch on the deck of a Catalina 30 Tpoo at 11:34am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/3055 Hi all - new member here, having recently purchased a 1989 Catalina tall rig. Still learning the bo
What is the best swim ladder for a Hunter 170? H Adam1990 at 11:03am 09.10.20 Trailer Sailors 2/1212 Hi Folks Looking to put a swim ladder on my Hunter 170. Does any one have any suggestions?
Heat exchanger - 3GM30F (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:48am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 13/4512 I pulled the cover off my heat exchanger yesterday and this is what I found. I penetrated the holes
How much anchor chain should I have in Carribean? efimki at 7:45am 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1195 I've got 2005 Beneteau 373 with 45' of anchor chain and 150' of 3-strand rode. It works ok in New E
Persistent Coolant Leak Issue! (1) Nodak7 at 6:33am 09.10.20 Big Boats 15/4490 OK I am turning this one over the the brain trust to give me a clue as to what is happening. I keep
Pacific North West and Wind Problems (3) JamesG161 at 8:19pm 09.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 0/517 There are wild fires from Northern CA to Washington State that are being fanned by a major LOW press
Battery Planning Time Monterey385 at 8:01pm 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 4/562 At the end of this month we mark 5 years of our original manufacturer installed battery bank (2 205A
Well I think they are cool JohnShannon at 6:38pm 09.09.20 Beneteau Sense Owners 3/10757 Well I think they are cool, anyone sailed on one?
Hawsepipe vent/cowl? Mr Fox at 5:06pm 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1942 I was wondering if while in my slip or on a mooring I could add some ventilation to my anchor locker
26S Who has a ballast inspection plate? Goatman at 5:02pm 09.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/730 Guys, I've had some work done on my ballast and plan on doing some more soon. I had seen a ballast i
Lakeshark Rockstar: (1) pclarksurf at 2:27pm 09.09.20 Catalina 22 1/568 Assuming that's you @LakeShark !? Looking good......
Need Propeller for Hunter 34 JFKeller at 1:35pm 09.09.20 Parts Search 3/1030 Threw a blade over the weekend. Need a new propeller: 3 blade 15X11 or 15X12 1" bore or a folding
anchor light sailor420 at 1:28pm 09.09.20 Big Boats 6/1579 Well, I need to replace the Aqua Signal series 50 bulb on our 2000 H420. The bulb is not the questio
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang Sable Sailor at 12:32pm 09.09.20 Big Boats 7/1652 I've a '86 Legend 45, that came equipped with a rigid vang. But it doesn't have a gas cylinder or sp
Cracked liner after keel strike (4) ranmanca20 at 11:23am 09.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7583 In late July on a passage from Long Beach to Ventura, we struck an underwater object on our Beneteau
Unknown Sailboat Type (2) tosudbury at 11:22am 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2118 Help in identifying who the manufacturer the sailboat We were given a sailboat which had sat outsid
Thoughts on Seafarer 30? Scandium at 11:12am 09.09.20 Seafarer 3/14163 Found a nice looking S30 for sale in my area (chesapeake bay). A 1984, for $14k. Looks reasonably cl

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:12am 04.01.25 Will you be planning to sail in the Pacific Northwest during the winter months? Not all LI batterie
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) jssailem at 9:12am 04.01.25 Yes, the 500MA is identified as an approved unit. It is called a "Heat Shield" and reportedly meets
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:06am 04.01.25 If you go with LFP, you'll want to change this because your internally regulated alternator will no
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (1) jssailem at 8:49am 04.01.25 It looks improved. You may want to consider a master power switch before the DC panel which provid
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 8:37am 04.01.25 I think that would be the approach I would take. The stove suspended in the air, above the cabinet,
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:16am 04.01.25 Will you be planning to sail in the Pacific Northwest during the winter months? Not all LI batteries
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:11am 04.01.25 I generally just use the house bank all of the time and the start battery is a spare/emergency star
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:09am 04.01.25 I hadn't thought to notify my insurance company. Be prepared to deal with their demand for a marin
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:35am 04.01.25
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 7:32am 04.01.25 The battery banks are wired in parallel to the alternator so depending on which bank you choose, th
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 JoeWhite at 7:32am 04.01.25 The alternator output is already connected to the positive side of the battery. I do not see what th
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dLj at 7:19am 04.01.25 These look like Origo instructions, and I agree it looks like this stove follows approach with the
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:13am 04.01.25 The battery banks are wired in parallel to the alternator so depending on which bank you choose, the
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 There is a short cut, you can just replace your house bank (with a class T fuse). Keep your AGM s
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 Good point. I hadn't thought to notify my insurance company. That might be a good place to start.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 6:33am 04.01.25 Not mentioned in any of the responses is your insurance company. The policy on LFP batteries vary by
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (3) 4lane at 6:11am 04.01.25 I think the pivot point it either the screw at the top of that swing arm or they use the screw knob
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove 4lane at 5:46am 04.01.25 You could have taken your own advice. Had you read the manual before posting, you would have seen th
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 JBP-PA at 5:32am 04.01.25 I was hoping for shortcuts but I know that it isn't really likely. There is a short cut, you can
The Little Engine story continues colemj at 5:03am 04.01.25 One week's worth of work. Oh man, I have been burned so many times after saying that...:) Good l

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