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Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) (1) Rennsail at 11:11am 06.10.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1825 Getting back into sailing after a 25 year layoff. So I bought a well-sailed '77 Catalina 22 last nig
Replacing Edson steering ball joints WaltH at 10:36am 06.10.20 Big Boats 4/795 I have a Hunter 460 and have to replace the steering ball joints. The one closest to the wheel is on
Motor use Jaysway1 at 10:12am 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2554 Hi I have an oday 23 favtory calls for a 15hp but I wanna sail lesson use motor more could I upgrade
Sailing Solo (2) Tarkus at 9:57am 06.10.20 Catalina 22 11/1940 Hello everyone, I just purchased a 1974 Catalina 22 last fall. Its been 35 years since I last sailed
Eractic Tachometer and engine power Guan at 9:24am 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2541 My 2001 B361 westerbeke tachometer starts up from 0 and jumps to 2500 and back to 0 on minimal accel
How are ole 4" horizon gages held in place????? azambella at 7:49am 06.10.20 The Cherubini Hunters 5/654 I found some older 4" horizon depth and speed log units (in good shape) but my broken ones have moun
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? (1) unfeast at 7:41am 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1266 Saw them in the listing, and wasn't sure what they were. Thanks in advance.
Chattering AC relay Bogart at 2:27am 06.10.20 Big Boats 2/677 I have a 2007 45cc, imported direct to Australia from new and therefore set up with a 230V AC system
O'day 22 rescued (2) jmczzz at 10:56pm 06.09.20 Day Sailers 14/1971 From 6 years sitting in the driveway near Lake Michigan. (maybe not). Question: Were the cabin sides
Any idea how to remove this J/30 floor? (4) patrickkidd at 10:11pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/586 I am trying to figure out how to remove my floor so I can have a look at and possibly the probably v
Balmar SG-200 & Solar Install (2) P12nash at 8:59pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/837
H310 AC Raw Water Pump KenK13623 at 6:25pm 06.09.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/710 Does anyone know where the AC raw water pump is plugged in or connected to power. I may have a prob
Please help me identify these parts ! (1) Leeward Rail at 5:14pm 06.09.20 Sails Call Lounge 20/2861 Found these in an old cabinet. Any idea what they are ? One looks almost like an impeller or somethi
REPLACING WATER SEPARATOR OIL FILTER ON VOLVO 2000 (1) thetone at 5:04pm 06.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/906 Does anyone have any information on replacing the water separator and oil filter on my 1990 Beneteau
Epic Epoxy Epoch (1) Will Gilmore at 3:45pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/556 Just thought some of you, who do your own work, might be interested in this Web Blog. The original
Swing Keel Repair MacGregor 26s GregB26s at 3:23pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1067 I have a MacGregor 26s, the cable on the swing keel needs replaced. I have removed the keel jus
Topping Lift Paleczny at 2:49pm 06.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1765 I have just aquired a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and am rigging it for the first time. The boat does not have
Attack of the killer carp Cest La Vie at 2:47pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 19/2900 For those of you who share the fresh water environment, we are blessed to avoid the barnacles and ot
Mast foot conzip at 2:37pm 06.09.20 Balboa 3/2309 My Ensenada 20 had a broken mast foot. Previous posts suggest contacting IdaSailor. They are now R
Running wires through headliner on a 26M (4) Mike Denman at 12:51pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/737 I recently purchased a 2012 MacGregor 26M and am in the process of installing a masthead anchor ligh

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Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin MFD at 11:54am 03.02.25 I would vote for low, but above the salon floor. For the 'batteries still work while boat is partly
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries MFD at 11:34am 03.02.25 Back to the original question since I drank too much coffee this morning... For the discharge over
1 gallon portable fuel tank...? Project_Mayhem at 11:21am 03.02.25 https://www.amazon.com/GarageBOSS-GB310-Gallon-Press-Pour/dp/B07GBBLMCZ Get yourself an extra long
Upgrading Inverter/charger MFD at 11:06am 03.02.25 Haha, <quote>Basically a committee meets and discusses an issue and then comes up with a consensus
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 11:02am 03.02.25 I thought this was a recommendation, and not a requirement? And also a fairly new recommendation at
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Ralph Johnstone at 10:52am 03.02.25 Perhaps it's the poor resolution of the photos. but the external foil attachments appear to be less
Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (1) MFD at 10:43am 03.02.25 I presume you have these in parallel for a single bank. If it were me, I would go sailing for now, b
Retrieving engine hours MFD at 10:17am 03.02.25 I have the same problem with the Yanmar panel hours display. For mine, sometimes in the summer when
Upgrading Inverter/charger MFD at 10:08am 03.02.25 Agreed, but ABYC states that the BMS must give an audio or visual warning before disconnecting. I'
Chain splice MFD at 9:55am 03.02.25 Back to the original question - joining two pieces of chain. I have done it in the past with a rope
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. jim01749 at 9:51am 03.02.25 Thank You! Will give it a shot!
Best way to remove FlexiTeak adhesive. SteveHughessails at 9:23am 03.02.25 MEK, harsh stuff Methyl Ethyl Ketone but it will eat adhesive very quickly. Wear gloves!
Mast gate and repairs for C27 LloydB at 8:59am 03.02.25 Very easy ...very cheap.. in the world of sailing ...very rare .. :dancing:
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head LloydB at 8:32am 03.02.25 I would expect you have debris inside your hot/cold shower control valve. The valve needs to be disa
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (1) DFD at 8:15am 03.02.25 Hi Scuppers, My 170 seems to be in about the same shape as yours was. Just have a new small crack r
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 marcham at 7:57am 03.02.25 Unfortunately.... very common in production boats. Had that issue in my 2020 Oceanis 31 and 2019 Yam
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:41am 03.02.25 SCAD offers an internal sensor for metal tanks that consists of putting the sensor into a sealed PVC
Hunter 306 Tank Sending Units jssailem at 7:21am 03.02.25 Your Waste tank issue may be waste material on the inside of the tank that has attached itself to th
Chain splice jssailem at 7:10am 03.02.25 Strong currents and pitch black with nearby shoals and anchored boats Some nights, you are just no
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 6:44am 03.02.25 Hi Hi, Most questions are optional, and only input that respondents can answer are expected.

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