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in the maritime industry, the skipper is regarded as "God". garymalmgren at 4:16am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1674 Maybe not an infallible god. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-03/gold-coast-deckhand-guilty-of-ne
Fuse replacement guide for sailing vessels (1) Brian D at 9:05pm 12.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1243 172699
How to measure wave height Captain Larry-DH at 8:44pm 12.02.19 Ask All Sailors 40/7800 I have heard sailors debate the proper way to measure wave height. I copied the following from the
New owner of 'Shamanita' Y25 (SF Bay) Weekdaysailor at 6:38pm 12.02.19 Yamaha 6/2046 Hi all, Very excited to have recently acquired 'Shamanita' - looks very clean but the Yanmar flood
C&C 110 Ted at 6:31pm 12.02.19 C&C 0/1629 I know that some of us participate in multiple sailing forums besides this one. There was a C'C 110
Fisher Panda mini12 coolant leak Laid-back at 11:26am 12.02.19 Big Boats 5/1081 My Fisher Panda Mini 12 sprung a leak in the stainless steel fresh water cooling pipe coming out of
Rabbit hole BillyK at 11:08am 12.02.19 Catalina 310 156/26401 Hi All, bought our new to us 2004 210 3 months back..And so i've now started down the old rabbit
Disappearing zinc anode - Beneteau 323 chrisbeneteau at 10:28am 12.02.19 Ask All Sailors 54/6806 We attach a new zinc anode to the shaft of our Beneteau 323 at the beginning of every season. When w
garage anchor evolution (4) RussC at 10:20am 12.02.19 Ask All Sailors 22/2833 We spend a lot of time on Lost Creek lake in our "off season" and some years mid season also, due to
Screws at the waterline? EdWeitzel at 10:02am 12.02.19 Ask All Sailors 5/755 I am looking at a 1988 MacGregor 26D that has screwheads showing at the waterline. The not in a per
Gluing cleats stanj at 7:03am 12.02.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1223 The cleats on my Catalina 22 on the bow used for my mooring lines have worked loose. I plan on remov
Stay warm you North Eastern Sailors jssailem at 6:39pm 12.01.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/405 Watching the weather news this it sounds like Mother Nature is planning to introduce Winter to you g
Location of selector valve on Hunter DS 41 Dangerdrm at 6:03pm 12.01.19 Ask All Sailors 3/604
luber spray Dave c30 at 5:55pm 12.01.19 Ask All Sailors 7/680 what is the best spray line for blocks and sheaves metal or plastic
Yanmar 3jh2e shop Manaul barbie at 2:08pm 12.01.19 Ask All Sailors 9/2909 We purchased a 1993 hunter that has the 3jh2e yanmar deisel. We had the yanmar Clymer shop manaul f
Experience with electric repower? Elco vs Electric Yacht vs? sfbaycatalina30 at 1:43pm 12.01.19 Catalina 30 14/7689 Anyone have experience repowering a catalina 30 mk II with an electric engine? Recommendations / pi
Aft Cabin Leak (1) 00SVSoulmate at 10:38am 12.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1243 Hi all, Our 2000 Hunter 460 aft cabin that we just purchased appears to have a leak that I noted w
Main sheet configuration on a 216 chard at 9:10am 12.01.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1443 ahoy , on a 2003 Hunter 216 boom there are two blocks going to a single block on the cockpit deck .
I see the light (1) All U Get at 8:10am 12.01.19 Ask All Sailors 36/5046 Hi all, Its that time of year when I post one thing you may find useful on your boat. This year I
Aft A/C Unit Issues 00SVSoulmate at 8:05am 12.01.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/681 Hi all, new to the forum and hoping for some guidance on this. The aft A/C unit on our 2000 Hunter 4

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Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 8:36am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but never
Sarasota Bay Returning SteveHughessails at 8:32am 01.17.25 I believe the canoe would be more arduous than a kayak. We let our buoy go to another as kayaking ou
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 01.17.25 Take a look at the Victron Multiplus line of inverter chargers. They are pretty magic. When plugged
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 8:21am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the wood
Spotlight Recommendation dLj at 8:19am 01.17.25 Hello, I don't have much to add to this except for one point. IMHO you should have at least one de
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:47am 01.17.25 Yep. Also the one who got detained by British Customs in London, because they thought it was suspic
Sunken Treasure dLj at 7:38am 01.17.25
Spotlight Recommendation BarryL at 7:36am 01.17.25 Hello, I don't have much to add to this except for one point. IMHO you should have at least one dec
Sunken Treasure william24424 at 7:19am 01.17.25 Regarding Electric propulsion. Yes. E propulsion for dinghy, perfect for mooring to shore. Engine
Lithium battery question dlochner at 7:13am 01.17.25 I've been running LFP full time for about 6 months. I'm still trying to figure out the BMS, unfortun
Lithium battery question JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.17.25 Never. A reasonable design will avoid it.
Sunken Treasure JBP-PA at 6:46am 01.17.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his en
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 6:46am 01.17.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his eng
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 5:38am 01.17.25 Take a heavy dose of Soma, forget the idea ever crossed your mind, and RUN like hell the other way,
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 4:41am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:07am 01.17.25 the son that got stuck in South America in Clovid? Yep. Also the one who got detained by British C
Wiring Diagram Question. Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The sw
Who designed the 23.5? kloudie1 at 7:55pm 01.16.25 I think that the early 23.5's were a Cortlan Steck (sp likely wrong) design
Sailing courses in Thailand dLj at 7:45pm 01.16.25 Can't wait to see the photos!!! Have a blast! Is that the son that got stuck in South America in Clo
Sunken Treasure dLj at 7:43pm 01.16.25 Just a note, the second video said he likes having a minimum of 500 nm and prefers 1000nm on his eng

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