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Mounting flatscreen TV on wall Cat310onWinni at 9:50am 05.04.20 Catalina 310 15/6538 We have a 32 inch flatscreen that we would like to mount on wall. What is best location and mounting
Peter 9001 PeterBeckley at 9:31am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 0/338 Has anyone replaced a 1982 Sherwood pump (it's on a Universal Diesel 5411) with an Oberdorfer pump?
running new depth guage transducer wire in a hunter 29.5 markgoldfarb at 8:51am 05.04.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/845 I have had to replace both he knot and depth gauged transducers in my 1998 Hunter 29.5. Does anyone
Fuel Tank cleaning George KK at 8:44am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2045 Hi guys My name is George and I live in England UK. I recently purchase a Beneteau First 26 and I wa
Hunter 25 Remodel - What to do with unused parts HippieChick at 8:29am 05.04.20 Smaller Boats 11/1167 My daughter purchased a Hunter 25 and we're remodeling for her to live on. Good thing she's tiny :)
Dedicated Breaker/Electric Head? SDcondogirl at 8:27am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1061
Water Tank Inspection Plate FUP and More Questions nveater at 7:36am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/663 A couple of weeks ago I posted with the query about installing an inspection plate in my poly water
What year did Hunter start making Engine hour meters standard equipment. Buddy Gold at 7:32am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1761 I am looking at a 1994 33.5 that the owner said had no engine hour meter. I found that hard to belie
CO alarm problem (?) Justin_NSA at 7:28am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 36/2973 I installed a new Kidde CO monitor last Fall. Up to now it has been silent and the readout has been
1979 Hunter 33 - Porthole Replacement billredd1 at 7:16am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 4/635 My "new to me" 1979 Hunter 33 has plastic portholes. Many of them are cracked. Any suggestions on wh
Looks like I will have to isolate for the next 14 days. DaveJ at 6:12am 05.04.20 Sails Call Lounge 15/1162 Been married 38 years, this is the first time that my wife has cut my hair. They say the difference
Prout Catamarans Klaussic at 5:39am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/2288 Hello Everybody, I am in the market for a sailboat and I am currently evaluating a number of option
mast light wiring problems jsachetti at 5:00am 05.04.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/918 Mast light works as I ran wire directly from battery to light and lit up. I then tested for power co
Sail Warehouse Sledge62 at 4:42am 05.04.20 Ask All Sailors 1/458 Anyone have experience with these folks?
Club racers. L.Christensen at 4:40am 05.04.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/2456 We have a 235 First with the wing keel and a roller furling jib and 3 year old standard dacron Preci
Galley Faucet - american standard wsconner at 4:28am 05.04.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/830 I have an older style American Standard faucet in the galley. It looks like the Reliant model, but
Epoxy induction CapnGL at 10:18pm 05.03.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1525 Hi all, this weekend ill be putting a few coats of interlux epoxy on my hull. In gearing up ive read
Man-o-war misery (2) djustice at 7:52pm 05.03.20 Chrysler 2/3079 I bought a man-o-war a couple years ago. The daggerboard trunk is poorly designed and the gussets t
2008 Beneteau in mast furling ? SycloneDriver at 7:39pm 05.03.20 Ask All Sailors 38/6438 Yesterday I took out an 08 B 31 for a test sail. Here are a few thing that I observed and a questio
Universal 5411 won't shut off with key Bob Kirkpatrick at 6:48pm 05.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 18/3161 Just bought 30 Catalina. Needed to bleed air from engine which went OK, but now engine won't shut o

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webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:36am 01.27.25 I'm thinking it could be related to the reverse flow switch. Now your moving into the HVAC world w
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 4:29am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the bre
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:22am 01.27.25 A soft start will help to mitigate the surge. You stated that all the wiring and connections are cl
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:18am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the brea
Runaway diesel colemj at 4:13am 01.27.25 If the cause is fuel dumped into the sump, this usually manifests itself at the next startup after f
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 3:45am 01.27.25 I agree, that is not a runaway diesel. In a runaway, the engine will rev in a series of surges lik
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:13am 01.27.25 Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a co
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:10am 01.27.25 Filter before the pump clean? Yes all my filters are clean and my seawater output flow is perfect
What is this on my boom? Andy6789 at 11:15pm 01.26.25 Looks like you have an excellent reefing mechanism :)
What is this on my boom? Hayden Watson at 9:05pm 01.26.25 Thanks @Joe I was thinking the two cleats near the mast are horn cleats, but are you saying thos
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater justsomeguy at 8:58pm 01.26.25 I cant figure out what is causing this. Filter before the pump clean?
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 8:52pm 01.26.25 The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to brea
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring (1) Hayden Watson at 8:45pm 01.26.25 I have been using a 35-lb anchor with 40' of 5/16 chain off the roller on my bow sprit for 26 years.
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring shemandr at 8:07pm 01.26.25 I don't see why the Danfoth style anchor can't live on the roller (Except of course on a mooring aka
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring miketcook at 7:26pm 01.26.25 I agree with Tally Ho. The picture is the same as my '89 Tall Rig. with furler, bowsprit and anchor
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater dlochner at 7:13pm 01.26.25 It may not be the heater, it may be the other things you are using, a few more lights, the refrigera
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 7:05pm 01.26.25 Bug lands on diaphragm, crow pecks at bug... :eek: Maybe, however UV does much more damage to the
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater (2) jssailem at 6:59pm 01.26.25 Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a col
1984 Catalina 30 Tall Rig - Questions about furling system & anchoring Tally Ho at 6:44pm 01.26.25 Most bowsprit rigs look just like that, and can handle an anchor roller just fine.. if you are worr
Beneteau Oceanis 350, cushions dimensions ksimonsen at 6:38pm 01.26.25

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