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Cape Dory Typhoon cabin roof/mast base question (3) Bob Kessler at 6:43pm 01.13.26 Trailer Sailors 1/0 I looked at a Cape Dory Typhoon last weekend. The owner had fabricated a hinged mast base that see
Night sky forecast tool (1) jssailem at 2:02pm 01.13.26 Weather and Forecasting 0/29 If you enjoy watching the night sky and hope one day to see the northern lights, I have just discove
Two hours AC patrickfarley at 10:17am 01.13.26 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/71 I plan to put a 5000 btu AC in the V berth with a vent system to the forward hatch. The AC will dra
Soft deck spots patrickfarley at 8:06am 01.13.26 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/35 The deck in front of the mast gives a little. Never used to give a little. The small piece of deck
MD2B Alternator V Belt Tension (2) zinahewitt at 3:51pm 01.12.26 Engines and Propulsion 3/100 Hi All, I have an Alternator connected to the Engine Flywheel using a V belt. The Manual says. 23
Plugged raw water intake Stephentrapani at 12:42pm 01.12.26 Ask All Sailors 14/212 Hello. Any brilliant tips on unclogging the strainer fitting on my raw water intake, while in the wa
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions (6) TrapperJohn at 6:21pm 01.11.26 Ask All Sailors 7/201 Now that I had a little experience on my Morgan 321 this past summer, put the boat to bed for the wi
Bilge Pump Float Switch Bracket Fix/Upgrade (9) Clutch Cargo at 2:29pm 01.11.26 Bigger Boats 5/162 The installation of my bilge pump float switch is somewhat unique in that it is on a removable brack
Catalina 30 Electrical Panel / Nav Table Upgrade(s) jamesnovascotia at 9:49am 01.11.26 Catalina 30 3/162 Hey Folks, We have made some improvements around electrical capacity LiFoPO4 house bank (T-class fu
Picture of 2000 Beneteau Oceanis 411 emergency tiller (2) dcochran at 10:36pm 01.10.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/104 Does anyone have a picture of what the emergency tiller looks like for a 2000 Oceanis 411? My tiller
Mercury 9.9 steering lock (1) SailingLoto at 6:36pm 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 6/683 I picked up a 1999 mercury 9.9 4stroke kicker today. No tiller, remote controls. Anyone know ho
Advice On Selling My Sailboat Barn-dog at 11:02am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 13/909 I want to sell my cruising sailboat, which is currently on the hard for the Winter. Would it be bett
Shake up in the Boating Press: shemandr at 8:10am 01.10.26 Ask All Sailors 5/258 I have received a press release from Firecrown Media Group who has acquired Active Interest Media th
CLEANERS twodzusfittings at 4:15pm 01.09.26 Bigger Boats 10/254 I have some really bad staining where I spilt Teak Oil on my cockpit walls and Lazarette lids. I hav
1984 2GM instrument Panel wiring harness connections pictures wanted. plealman5 at 3:00pm 01.09.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/198 It's Me again. I pulled off my instrument panel, and the PO hard wired the start button directly to
ADVICE FOR FIRST TIME BUYER: 1984 Catalina 22 -- asking $10k w/ trailer. Would you walk away? (8) Plopper_n0k at 9:28am 01.09.26 Catalina 22 19/518 Looking for Catalina 22 owner opinions before I buy. Boat: 1984 Catalina 22 (kept on a mooring, PR)
Lithium for starting danm1 at 8:07am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 24/501 Didn't want to hijack the Lofrans windlass thread, but it raised a question that I've been wondering
Fixed Window Replacement SV Temenos at 7:52am 01.09.26 Ask All Sailors 12/251 I want to replace the frameless fixed windows on my Hunter 39. Does anyone know where to source the
Mystery Water in Bilge tfatland at 8:17am 01.08.26 Big Boats 3/311 Good morning group. I own a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with 5 foot shoal draft keel. Water is getting
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries geoffschultz at 2:21am 01.08.26 Ask All Sailors 40/957 I'm in the process of commissioning my Knysna 550 catamaran, and my 24V Lofrans Falcon 2000W windlas

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Two hours AC Tally Ho at 7:27pm 01.13.26 Main idea is to make a cool area for my wife. Put her at the helm, under a Bimini, or let her hav
Victron DC to DC wiring (1) Blitz at 7:25pm 01.13.26 Ideally the start and house batteries should be isolated in normal use, however, all systems should
Cape Dory Typhoon cabin roof/mast base question dlochner at 7:17pm 01.13.26 It would be helpful to see a photo of the cabin looking forward at the bulkhead beneath the mast. De
Two hours AC dlochner at 7:07pm 01.13.26 One issue with any electric motor is the inrush current. The power station may have enough power to
Two hours AC patrickfarley at 7:04pm 01.13.26 AC uses 550 watts. I sail with 100 watts being produced. 100 watt panel and two smaller ones hook
Two hours AC Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 01.13.26 By the way, the rule of thumb is that solar panels can output about 3-4 times their hourly rating in
Two hours AC Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.13.26 I am using a portable power station. I may get the one with 1500AH. Most portable power stations a
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions PaulK at 6:32pm 01.13.26 You seem to have worked out the reefing lines and where they're cleated. To tighten them properly wo
CLEANERS Oddvark at 6:20pm 01.13.26 The creator of PoliGlow took floor wax and added UV protection And would happen to know what that
Two hours AC patrickfarley at 5:14pm 01.13.26 I am using a portable power station. I may get the one with 1500AH. It will take 700watts of solar
Mercury 9.9 steering lock SailingLoto at 1:34pm 01.13.26 Your mercury Was built by Tohatsu This one was a yamaha
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. SFS at 1:07pm 01.13.26 Check all your connections. My tach stopped working one day, with no other failures. I assumed I'd h
Two hours AC (1) Tally Ho at 12:31pm 01.13.26 I plan to put a 5000 btu AC in the V berth with a vent system to the forward hatch. The AC will dr
Some Topping Lift/Outhaul Rigging Questions (1) jssailem at 12:30pm 01.13.26 Not sure what you were looking at for a reefing hook. The basic reefing hook for slab reefing a mai
MD2B Alternator V Belt Tension zinahewitt at 12:29pm 01.13.26 You might want to keep an eye on that belt because it's about to launch itself. You want it to be
MD2B Alternator V Belt Tension (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:52am 01.13.26 You might want to keep an eye on that belt because it's about to launch itself. You want it to be s
Two hours AC Project_Mayhem at 11:19am 01.13.26 Are you using an inverter? How old is the AC unit?
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 10:35am 01.13.26 If your hunter 260 mast is a U.S. Spars mast, simply call them. Ask what the distance is between th
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig Crazy Dave Condon at 10:31am 01.13.26 If your hunter 260 mast is a U.S. Spars mast, simply call them. Ask what the distance is between the
Victron DC to DC wiring Project_Mayhem at 10:02am 01.13.26 A balance is installed a battery and applies resistance to specific cells to reduce their voltage.

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