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Box thruster repair in water? Michael Davis at 12:40pm 12.03.19 So true! I was looking at your N.Y. location.
Disappearing zinc anode - Beneteau 323 dLj at 12:29pm 12.03.19 A DC current leak on the boat will eat away the anode. A prime place to look for one would be in th
Box thruster repair in water? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:22pm 12.03.19 Boat is in Florida, I don't think there are any tidal-grids nearby as tidal variation is around 2 fe
Disappearing zinc anode - Beneteau 323 SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:14pm 12.03.19 I think a simple test would be to hang a "zinc guppy" over the side next season and monitor it's con
Box thruster repair in water? Michael Davis at 12:10pm 12.03.19 Any tidal-grids in your area? I think what you propose would make the work very awkward. I know I wo
New batteries and charger Mr Fox at 12:05pm 12.03.19 Is there a drawback in your setup to using a charger that would just charge all your batteries? Not
How to measure wave height dlochner at 11:32am 12.03.19 And for wave aficionados, try Nazare, Portugal JkMWoHjnaRw
Rabbit hole Justin_NSA at 11:31am 12.03.19 How is your rigging and your furler? Should be okay but they are 15 years old and in a saltwater env
Anchor Chain Terry Cox at 11:27am 12.03.19 FWIW, big difference between galvanized and hot dipped galvanized. Hot dipped will protect the metal
Venture 17 - Cracked Keel KKP at 11:08am 12.03.19 You will want to fill in the grooves of the cloth with some fairing compound and then seal it up wi
Rabbit hole Tom J at 10:56am 12.03.19 Now that was a well planned battery removal! i may be using your procedure when the time comes..
garage anchor evolution rgranger at 10:42am 12.03.19 This is a very interesting thread. It makes me want to go buy an ark welder. :) So one thing I c
garage anchor evolution Tom J at 10:40am 12.03.19 Then try shortening the trip line, after the anchor is set, until the buoy is just below the surfac
Support our forums authors rgranger at 10:39am 12.03.19 I already have a copy of Peggie's book. Also the Andrew Evans (Single Handed Sailing) is a member o
Disappearing zinc anode - Beneteau 323 dlochner at 10:37am 12.03.19 A DC current leak on the boat will eat away the anode. A prime place to look for one would be in the
Venture 17 - Cracked Keel rgranger at 10:34am 12.03.19 You will want to fill in the grooves of the cloth with some fairing compound and then seal it up wit
Venture 17 - Cracked Keel rgranger at 10:33am 12.03.19 I'll be real blunt, as a new-to-sailing sort, that this kind of keel scares me to death. I envision
Venture 17 - Cracked Keel (1) KKP at 10:28am 12.03.19 I'll be real blunt, as a new-to-sailing sort, that this kind of keel scares me to death. I envision
Disappearing zinc anode - Beneteau 323 (1) dLj at 10:09am 12.03.19 Aluminum would wear away even quicker than zinc, wouldn't it? It's not a simple answer. However, b
Hull Letter and Bottom Stripping Source sail sfbay at 9:51am 12.03.19 Sourced a custom 6.5" wide x 125 feet of navy blue stripping from boatgraphics@boatus.com for $97.50

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