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Ospho Bob S at 6:17am 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/3467 I hired an outfit to sand blast my cast iron keel and apply an epoxy barrier coat. They use Sea Hawk
Getting small amount of water from keel well (Catalina 22)? (3) Erbardy at 4:42am 06.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1633 Hi, I am posting this to get advice. I have some water coming in from the keel well I believe. The
Battery Questions Tarkus at 9:29pm 06.10.20 Catalina 22 5/1530 I'm carrying 2 batteries on board. A12V motorcycle battery to start my (yes I know...over sized) 9.9
Calling all Charleston SC sailors... rgranger at 8:50pm 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 19/3510 Well it is official as of today. I am taking a job at The Citadel and Moving to Charleston. I'd l
Catalina 34 Teas04 at 8:15pm 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2766 Bought boat in Rochester NY had shipped to PortColborne in October put on cradle with mast down put
My Boat Is Held Together By Zip Ties! Rick D at 4:17pm 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 36/3899 I had to replace the fluxgate compass for my AP. The compass is forward about 25' from the computer.
New Interior Wood Panels - Stain Options (1) npaulay at 3:36pm 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 8/2825 Hello, I am in the process of refinishing the interior of my 1970's 27' sailboat and I'm having a ha
146 Tiller Arm rogerc02 at 3:06pm 06.10.20 Day Sailers 12/2111 Would someone happen to know the dimensions of the aluminum tiller arm on the 146. I would like to m
compass replacement for Hunter 386 Harvey18667 at 3:01pm 06.10.20 Big Boats 2/599 I have had the boat since new in 2002. The compass leaked and I was informed that Suunto no longer m
Hunter C37 Mast Winches odonnellryan at 2:34pm 06.10.20 The Cherubini Hunters 1/605 Hi, Have any of you replaced the winches on the mast with self-tailing? I'd like to buy one for the
Oil for older small diesel Richard19068 at 12:13pm 06.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 16/3606 Hi, Universal M-18 14 horse diesel. 35 years old. No hour meter first 15 years or so. Estimate mayb
Was looking for recommendations for a stack pack sail cover for 85 hunter 40 85bittersweet at 12:05pm 06.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/529 What does everyone like?
Permission to Come Aboard... ; ) (1) Rennsail at 11:11am 06.10.20 Trailer Sailors 11/1905 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 4/840 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 12/2772 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 11/1981 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 14/2666 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 5/685 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 12/1300 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 2/716 I have a 2007 45cc, imported direct to Australia from new and therefore set up with a 230V AC system

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:31am 04.01.25
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 9:20am 04.01.25 My bad, I got confused. The idea of LI batteries on a boat is a popular subject. I have been findin
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:19am 04.01.25 Be prepared to deal with their demand for a marine electrician needed to do the installation. I am
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 BigEasy at 9:16am 04.01.25
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) 4lane at 9:14am 04.01.25 I don't have the stove in hand, yet. I'm looking at pictures myself, and trying to understand how it
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.

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