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He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect
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As a new owner of a 2002 Catalina 22 MkII (#15493) and new member to the forum, I thought I'd toss o
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So I thought I was getting a good on craigs list on this ab inflatable, seller said it had a leak bu
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MikeHoncho at 3:17pm 12.07.19
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Started out with building a cover for my aging dinghy and ended up making chaps. All materials are r
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I just spent an hour and forty five minutes on the FCC site(s) just renewing my ships radio license
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172809 ...In a one horse open sleigh,... 172810 Winter waits for no man, or cover.
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Hey team, I finally got my standing rigging in good shape and had the spinnaker halyard pulled down
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Wiring Diagram Question.
dLj at 10:32pm 01.17.25
Thanks Dave. I have 270 watts of Sunpower semi flexible solar panels so far which i have not insta
Wiring Diagram Question.
dLj at 9:16pm 01.17.25
Thanks dj. Well i'd like to sail south from southern California in a few years when im done refitt
Wiring Diagram Question.
BAD ORCA at 7:34pm 01.17.25
Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any
Dorade covers?
capta at 7:24pm 01.17.25
Our dorade boxes had bronze screw in caps where the funnels screw in, for when we went offshore. Whe
Larger genoa for B323
Barnabas at 7:16pm 01.17.25
Thank you for the feedback. I have an asymmetrical spinnaker for the down wind legs.
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47.
capta at 7:11pm 01.17.25
Beautiful boats. An older woman acquaintance of ours cruised a very similar boat around the Antilles
Wiring Diagram Question.
dlochner at 6:51pm 01.17.25
Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any s
Wiring Diagram Question.
BAD ORCA at 6:42pm 01.17.25
Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore po
Wiring Diagram Question.
BAD ORCA at 6:36pm 01.17.25
The case ground is for a DC fault, not AC. It has nothing to do with GFCI either. A DC fault (int
Wiring Diagram Question.
BAD ORCA at 6:30pm 01.17.25
How about a more holistic conversation about what you have for sailing plans and onboard systems?
Sailing courses in Thailand
dlochner at 5:47pm 01.17.25
I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post
Unknown water infiltration
Urban Hermit at 5:37pm 01.17.25
So far no sea spray, cooler leaks, drink, spills, or wet bathing suits, and I haven't washed the boa
Sailing courses in Thailand
Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.17.25
I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post a
Wiring Diagram Question.
colemj at 2:54pm 01.17.25
Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore pow
Wiring Diagram Question.
colemj at 2:40pm 01.17.25
I believe the inverter also needs a case ground for GFCI to work correctly when inverting and for d
Hunter 26/260 trailers
Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.17.25
You are correct as the first 26 was picked up by me. After that I had the trailers modified to incl
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ????
dLj at 1:28pm 01.17.25
This is one (originated 14 Jan 2014): https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/where-to-locate-sho
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ????
kappykaplan at 1:11pm 01.17.25
What posts are you referring to? This is one (originated 14 Jan 2014): https://forums.sailboatowne
Yanmar 2gm20F alternator prevents belt installation
Benny17441 at 12:58pm 01.17.25
Hi All. I was able to move the small screw back more and out of the way which gives me the room to

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