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Raymarine SPX-30 autopilot repair SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:45am 12.06.19 Ask All Sailors 5/933 Anyone know where I could get my autopilot computer repaired? Raymarine wants a fortune.
Catalina 30 Tachometer Engine Hours Meter (1) DaniEastburn at 7:46am 12.06.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2042 On the port engine instrument panel on a 1985 Catalina 30 I am unable to read the engine hours. The
Seeking - Autohelm, Raymarine ST50 masthead wind speed and direction transducer Chewy at 7:44am 12.06.19 Parts Search 1/632 looking a new or used, provided it is in better shape than the one currently in use. 1997 or newer R
Cold weather (non) starting Franzcat at 5:19am 12.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 11/1630 My Universal 25XP has been starting and running like a champ all summer and fall...until now. The t
The very best trick.....EVER artboas at 12:44am 12.06.19 Big Boats 4/1385
No access to WM Ken13559 at 9:35pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1297 Hello, I've no access to West Marine website. Looks like Singapore is blocked. Could someone help c
Spare Parts (1) Brian D at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 6/1129 Maybe we can get SBO to stock some spare parts...
Lighting protection when on the hard question? Capt Robbie at 9:12pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1480 So long story short, my boat has been struck by lightning three times over the past 30 plus years. T
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Capt Robbie at 5:27pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 7/2001 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked perf
Modifying the H23 galley (2) decktosser at 5:16pm 12.05.19 Smaller Boats 14/1975 I spend most weekend in the summer months on my Hunter 23 and it has occurred to me on several occas
Question about roller reefing davidmhull at 1:08pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3796 Good morning. I have been having some issues with my roller reefing for some time now and am at a lo
remote monitoring scuba201 at 1:07pm 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1279 Anyone use a remote monitoring system to check on your boat? Shore power, battery, bilge, etc?
ALICE'S RESTAURANT COMES TO MIND (1) twodzusfittings at 11:25am 12.05.19 Bigger Boats 11/1973 After a few mishaps with the Diesel Fuel, crud and water in my boats fuel tank, I decided to go ahea
New tactical device (1) Jackdaw at 10:32am 12.05.19 Racing 45/9735 Throwing their hat into the tactical device/compass ring is high-end gear maker SailMon, who's kit i
H31 H34 sliding cabinets dasreboot at 9:42am 12.05.19 Mid-Size Boats 8/1600 I like the siding door cabinets, but the boat looks untidy with all my junk in there. I saw someone
Smart Plug- Yea or Nay Alansails at 8:07am 12.05.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/5603 I have been thinking about upgrading to a smart plug-with the new plug in the boat and cutting the h
House Bank..... Batteries not all in same place NYSail at 6:53am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/502 Hello all, I am looking to increase my house bank size however am space-challenged. I have space f
Electrical box all-in-one for beneteau oceanics and Zinc Isolator (1) Flammpz at 2:09am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1754 Hi all, This question is about the electrical box to connect the boat to shore. The box is from "A
Stuffing Box Beneteau 323 Oceanics Clipper. (1) Flammpz at 1:43am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3460 Hi all, This is the photo of my stuffing box. As you can see it has a pipe to a seacock that I gues
Sir Alex Rose came down to wave us off garymalmgren at 12:46am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1526 -1mIHX53GRA

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Replacement counter top sesmith at 7:32pm 11.29.24 For a small boat sized piece I would search Facebook marketplace for a used piece from a kitchen tea
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel JoeWhite at 5:45pm 11.29.24 Why not an extension cord connected to the shore power socket with a power splitter placed inside th
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel mermike at 4:55pm 11.29.24 You might also consider installing a diesel heater instead of electric. Far less power consumption a
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 4:46pm 11.29.24 Batts are done... Most likely correct answer.... dj
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 4:45pm 11.29.24 my deep cycle(2 of them) WEST MARINE heavy duty deep cycle 90, group 27 have been "reconditioning"
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Maine Sail at 4:29pm 11.29.24 30A should never be used last any more than 24A / 80% unless you want a boat fire. Coffee pot, typic
Battery reconditioning? Maine Sail at 4:20pm 11.29.24 Batts are done...
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. (9) Dazmainian at 3:07pm 11.29.24 Thanks for all the input so far, and sorry for the delay in the middle of resealing all the windows
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel mermike at 2:24pm 11.29.24 Bear in mind that 50A service is usually spilt phase, which will require an appropriate panel, and,
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 1:43pm 11.29.24 We are getting older (but not old) and my wife likes her comforts when tied to the dock otherwise s
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Straycat22296 at 1:20pm 11.29.24 My wife likes to be warm while I am making coffee and using the toaster We are getting older (but n
Soft Deck Safety FastOlson at 12:46pm 11.29.24 Moral. Stop water from getting in under the fiberglass. :biggrin: And...... just like That. We're
Battery reconditioning? ShawnL at 12:45pm 11.29.24 You can pressure wash the interior of a trailer sailor -- I did it last year to my Catalina 22. Too
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel Johann at 12:31pm 11.29.24 This is the reason (when I had my cruising cat) that I looked at power economy instead of a bigger
Hunter 31 Propane Locker installation. Windpilot at 12:03pm 11.29.24 Looks like there's a few horizontal laying tanks you could buy for that purpose though. https://www
Soft Deck Safety jssailem at 11:12am 11.29.24 "Soft decks" are caused by the lack of internal support between the outer and inner layers of fiberg
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel thinwater at 10:41am 11.29.24 And if your home slip only has 30A then all that work will be useless. It is not a great idea. Ju
Battery reconditioning? thinwater at 10:33am 11.29.24 I think he means rainwater, so very low conductivity. It is a trailer boat. If the caps were tight,
Battery reconditioning? Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 11.29.24 Can you put a new slurry of acid and water in there? This of course is assuming that the plates are
Battery reconditioning? dLj at 10:24am 11.29.24 The boat caughr water in and the batteries were submerged all that time. Please clarify this stat

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