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Top Down furling for solo sailing (1) ricksoth at 10:59am 11.28.25 Ask All Sailors 1/30 I'm looking at setting up top-down furling on my Cal 2-27 to make my solo sailing in Puget Sound eas
The cheap batteries john6206 at 9:55am 11.28.25 Ask All Sailors 15/87
Ragtime Update Rick D at 8:57am 11.28.25 Ask All Sailors 0/27 Ragtime, built in the 1960's, is one of my favorite designs. She was recently restored and updated a
Can't attach (certain) picture (2) Paceship.org at 8:00am 11.28.25 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/60 In ask all sailors, tried as "attachment" link below compose window and as the picture button in the
Happy thanksgiving! (1) RussC at 12:07pm 11.27.25 Ask All Sailors 1/62 235630
Starter voltage JohnSn at 8:58am 11.27.25 Big Boats 9/185
Happy Thanksgiving, all! kappykaplan at 7:15am 11.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/129 Thankful for having this forum with all its passionate sailors. May all have a wonderful time with
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Foswick at 6:53pm 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 20/385 We have a 45-gallon tank. This boat has not run its engine much in about the last 10 years. We got h
Resealing Bomar Hatch Lens Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/113 I'll be removing the lens of my hatch to replace the gasket. I have Dow 795 and a new gasket. I've d
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? (4) Paceship.org at 3:07pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 11/266 I'm loving the Paceship PY23 which has a 20" draft with the steel stub keel and centerboard. I've h
Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? (Practical Sailor Magazine) Paceship.org at 3:01pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 4/302 Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? The practical Sailor conc
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Venexiano at 10:57am 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 8/286 Dear all, Which anti-fouling paint do you suggest for the mooring of 3 bouys in a shallow harbour?
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 11.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/193 The temp sensor connector was starting to fail on my M25XP. The wire was breaking and it would barel
2004 Beneteau 331 - Fresh Water Issue? Gator70 at 9:59am 11.25.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/192
New or used mast for a 2003 ComPac 23 Capt Colquhoun at 8:23am 11.25.25 Parts Search 1/81 I also need a port stern rail. Storm damage.
portlight Spring DanMaine at 7:35am 11.25.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/173 how can I remove and reinsert the torsion spring on the port lights on my Hunter 37c?
Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 6:23pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 8/318
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM (2) twodzusfittings at 5:57pm 11.24.25 Bigger Boats 10/233 As I continue to repair and eliminate leaks, I have found a few more. The big question is: Trim or N
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:09pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 18/632 Still trying to get my thought methodology straight on this. Assuming the following: Scenario #1 I
CNG to Propane HBBIS at 1:18pm 11.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/242 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard?

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The cheap batteries john6206 at 1:30pm 11.28.25 Thanks everyone fro the input. What I'm hearing is that there is no need to fear the Costco batte
The cheap batteries john6206 at 1:28pm 11.28.25 @dlochner The advice I was given originally was to leave them in the boat, but then go up once a mo
The cheap batteries dlochner at 1:23pm 11.28.25 I was not too impressed with the surveyor. I rest my case. What you want is a 3 stage charger, s
The cheap batteries Captain Larry-DH at 1:21pm 11.28.25 Nothing wrong with Costco batteries. Anything they put their Kirkland brand on tends to be signific
The cheap batteries john6206 at 1:00pm 11.28.25 @dlochner hmmm ... I threw out the Schumacher battery charger in my garage that was probably circa
The cheap batteries dlochner at 12:51pm 11.28.25 @Don S/V ILLusion These are Interstate 27DC marine/rv batteries. I looked them up online and many
The cheap batteries jssailem at 12:38pm 11.28.25 What type of charger? The only way to know the state of charge is to run a load test. Here is an
Top Down furling for solo sailing jssailem at 12:31pm 11.28.25 I wonder how far forward of the headstay / furled genoa does the top-down setup and it's furled sa
The cheap batteries john6206 at 12:22pm 11.28.25 @Don S/V ILLusion These are Interstate 27DC marine/rv batteries. I looked them up online and many
The cheap batteries jssailem at 12:10pm 11.28.25 Well, first, Congrats on finishing your First new-to-you Big Boat season. May you enjoy many more.
The cheap batteries FastOlson at 11:55am 11.28.25 Our "house bank" is a pair Trojan 6 volt golf cart batteries- traditional wet cell. The prior pair l
The cheap batteries Don S/V ILLusion at 11:54am 11.28.25
The cheap batteries john6206 at 11:45am 11.28.25
The cheap batteries LLoyd B at 11:23am 11.28.25 I have bought Costco batteries both for my boat and for my car they did not fail before the expected
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? rgranger at 11:07am 11.28.25 Can you please elaborate on CSF vs S#? In your post you use the terms interchangeable as do defini
The cheap batteries dlochner at 10:51am 11.28.25 :plus: A 20 hour load test will give you a definitive answer. Cheap batteries from Costco may not
Starter voltage Ralph Johnstone at 10:44am 11.28.25 The wiring in the 356 is 00 according to the manual. If there's been a previous owner before your
Starter voltage dlochner at 10:41am 11.28.25 11.5 v seems quite low, I'm not surprised about the slow starter. When the Victron meter was instal
The cheap batteries kappykaplan at 10:23am 11.28.25 I think the only way to know for sure is to run a load test.
Starter voltage JohnSn at 10:16am 11.28.25 With a Fully charged house bank, it starts very perky. Given that the battery voltage is 11.2V in t

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