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Hot water relief valve east coaster at 10:04am 01.28.26 Catalina 310 1/36 My pressure relief valve on my hot water tank is 150 psi. The domestic water pump is max 40 psi. I
Hunter 49/50 transformer Laid-back at 5:56am 01.28.26 Big Boats 1/48
Start battery setting DinghySailor at 6:49pm 01.27.26 Ask All Sailors 11/173 The starter for my Yanmar began intermittently working over the summer. The engine now starts only w
Replacing bilge hose on 387 svnalu387 at 2:28pm 01.27.26 Big Boats 1/86
Hunter 41AC Helm Seat Completed (3) dkinzer at 1:51pm 01.27.26 Big Boats 1/82 Ever since we got our boat we have had issues seeing out over the bow while seated in the cockpit. I
Hunter passage 42 inverter question sailor832 at 1:06pm 01.27.26 Big Boats 0/49 I recently acquired a 1996 hunter passage 42 and was looking at replacing the aftermarket inverter t
Has anyone raced their TM 30? GBeck at 12:39pm 01.27.26 Catalina 30 7/115 I've been thinking about racing my boat in the non-spin class on Wednesday nights on a lake in Georg
Planning your cruise jssailem at 9:46am 01.27.26 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/69 I was reminded of a site I found some years ago designed to help a PNW (or BC) cruiser plan their tr
DIY Sailing Instrument (2) brett_howard at 9:55pm 01.26.26 Ask All Sailors 17/403 A few years back I built a wind instrument and I've been using it for years now and really appreciat
Feeling Sluggish? (1) JamesG161 at 7:26am 01.26.26 Sails Call Lounge 14/360 Do the math... .
West Marine dropping Blue Seas for Egis dlochner at 6:37am 01.26.26 Musings With Maine Sail 6/268 This morning West Marine sent out an email announcing they are dropping Blue Seas and will be stocki
Ken 1974 MFG Whip 17 sail gt Ken at 8:26am 01.25.26 Ask All Sailors 3/218 1974 MFG Whip 17 looking for main sail dimensions
2020 Beneteau oceanis 51.1 condensation pump (1) joelsbuch at 6:12am 01.25.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/14 Does anyone know how to get a aspen pump mini orange fp 1057
I need an ASPEN PUMP mini orange FP 1057 (1) joelsbuch at 6:03am 01.25.26 Ask All Sailors 4/205 From a 2020 Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Aspen Pump mini orange FP 1057serial number MOU9600644141
Helping New Boaters Foswick at 9:47am 01.24.26 Ask All Sailors 15/427 At a recent yacht club bridge meeting, we were discussing the need to recruit younger members. Someo
331 Black water tank. Dave Jackson at 9:07am 01.24.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/257 Looking to replace my black water holding tank on 2001 Beneteau 331. Any suggestions on where to get
Legend 37.5 Stackpack help peteepoo at 9:00am 01.24.26 Big Boats 8/340 Hey everybody, I have my main off the boat for yearly maintenance and would like to construc
Fox 19 carbon Mast Stepping Jim L C at 6:46pm 01.23.26 Seaward 2/148 I just bought a 1998 Fox 19. I am going to raise the mast soon.. The manual mentions inserting the
my DIY spinaker sock (4) RussC at 4:33pm 01.23.26 Ask All Sailors 34/1011
(Oceanis 373) Water drainage from starting battery spot to main bilge pump reservoir (1) vallkor at 9:18am 01.23.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/243 Oceanis 373 2005. I have a leak and water collects in a reservoir where starting battery is located,

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Has anyone raced their TM 30? BarryL at 10:48am 01.28.26 Hello, If you've been racing for a long time then you (probably) don't need advice from this bunch
Has anyone raced their TM 30? dlochner at 10:27am 01.28.26 Thanks David. I just sent in my PHRF application. I will see how they view the data. My boat is bot
Hot water relief valve dlochner at 10:24am 01.28.26 The pressure relief valve needs to be high enough to avoid nuisance blows. Setting it too low, at 40
Felling Sluggish? jssailem at 10:22am 01.28.26 WOW. :wow3: NOW MY HEAD IS A MRSS
Start battery setting Hayden Watson at 10:05am 01.28.26 Also, the best way to test for a battery issue when starting is to test the battery voltage while ac
Has anyone raced their TM 30? Calif. Ted at 9:21am 01.28.26 "Congratulations" I said to my friend "I heard you just won the trophy for First Catalina 30 to Fini
Has anyone raced their TM 30? GBeck at 8:54am 01.28.26 Thanks David. I just sent in my PHRF application. I will see how they view the data. My boat is bot
Felling Sluggish? (1) JamesG161 at 8:45am 01.28.26 Sluggish Team ffee on that!!! Jim... :stir:
Start battery setting JoeWhite at 8:38am 01.28.26 Measure the voltage at the solenoid coil contacts while starter button is pressed. A chattering soun
Start battery setting Don S/V ILLusion at 8:20am 01.28.26 All connections (dashboard, selector, starter solenoid, # 2 terminal) are tight and corrosion fre
Start battery setting dLj at 8:18am 01.28.26 Voltage is not a good indicator of the battery's condition or state of health. Over time a battery
Hunter 49/50 transformer dkinzer at 8:12am 01.28.26 I suspect that the galvanic isolator that you have was a less expensive option than an isolation tra
Start battery setting DinghySailor at 7:29am 01.28.26
Felling Sluggish? JamesG161 at 7:27am 01.28.26 In modern Floating point Arithmetic 1/0 does give a result:facepalm: Jim...
Felling Sluggish? JamesG161 at 7:23am 01.28.26 don't like to divide by 0 yep. 0/1 is undefined My bad , not enough coffee when I posted it 1
Start battery setting BarryL at 7:21am 01.28.26 Hello, if your boat is on shore power and you have a smart charger, you have no way of knowing the
Replacing bilge hose on 387 Tally Ho at 5:50am 01.28.26 the hose is likely held in place with zip ties. I have Seen videos of people using a sharp tool on
Hunter 37C Lithium Upgrade: Any experience? Rumbero at 5:48am 01.28.26 Update. I changed direction and found a pretty elegant (for me) solution to relocating both house a
Start battery setting dlochner at 5:07am 01.28.26 The starter for my Yanmar began intermittently working over the summer. The engine now starts only
DIY Sailing Instrument brett_howard at 8:20pm 01.27.26 I actually used that exact model to dim down my insanely bright stern light. Flying insects were fo

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