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V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/498 I decided that the original lens had way too much crazing and needed to be replaced. So I took some
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 2:02am 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 13/747 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 22. I want to put in a simple solar setup...maybe 30 - 50 watts tota
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! (10) TrapperJohn at 9:43pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 6/339 Now that the season is over, it's time to get back and post what I found on my thru-hull expedition.
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows RKenSailor at 6:31pm 10.14.25 Catalina 22 24/1355 I have leaky windows on my 86 New Design Catalina 22. I can't find any info on how to reseal those f
Dipstick troubles on MD11D (1) FulmarCT at 4:34pm 10.14.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/270 I have a Freshwater cooled Volvo MD11D on my Fulmar. The oil dipstick in a RW cooled MD11C is short
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 2:14pm 10.14.25 Ask All Sailors 15/719 Hi, I would like to sail from Newfoundland to the Azores. I can see the charts for these two but the
Where to make port in the Azores/Israel? GeneraiT001 at 1:44pm 10.14.25 Destinations 7/405 Hi, Planning a trip next year to Israel with a stop in the Azores. Any recommendations on which port
1976, S2 7.0 Restore (6) Ruxing at 12:07pm 10.14.25 S2 1/360 I'm about to begin Lovin on my 1976, S2 7.0. The original owner somehow dunked the bow at the slip,
Tropical Storm Lorenzo (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 10.14.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/269 234937 Good thing it was not Named IVAN :facepalm: It will do a Crazy IVAN turn. 234938 Jim
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (2) Dave4983 at 2:39pm 10.13.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/382 I was told, that due to the long cable tips used on the cables for my model, I'd have to remove the
Shaft position of Beneteau Oceanis 43 year 2008 (1) Rudiger at 10:42am 10.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/292 Shortly I have recognized that my shaft is aproximately 5cm shifted from centerline to portside. As
Sailing Cal 33-2 Video william24424 at 9:55am 10.13.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 1/240 I made a new video of sailing around Martha's Vineyard. I used Vimeo, it's a good platform, didn't t
Protecting wires at the mast step (5) sailme88 at 4:06am 10.13.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/523 After a near disaster while stepping our C34 mast this past spring, a guard was devised to act as a
Happy 250th Birthday, U. S. Navy! kappykaplan at 1:52am 10.13.25 Sails Call Lounge 5/373 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/447 Has anyone installed a back stay flicker on their Hunter I have a 35.5 and need to tighten up the ba
Kermit's Birth Place (1) JamesG161 at 1:20pm 10.12.25 Sails Call Lounge 7/586 He was born near the Mississippi River, which is just left on the Map below! :yikes: MS. Jim...
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. JBP-PA at 10:36am 10.12.25 Ask All Sailors 42/2495 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge
Delrod suffing box (3) termitec4 at 6:39pm 10.11.25 Irwin 4/243 What is a delrod stuffing box and do I have one on my boat?1970 23ft irwin
Roller furling question azambella at 6:31pm 10.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/852 Is the diameter of the round (wire?) sewn into the leading edge of the jib the same on all systems?
OPEN POSITIONS Alansails at 11:28am 10.11.25 Catalina 310 0/271 Greetings fellow 310 owners our association is currently searching to fill the following fleet posi

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:15am 11.23.25 235583 Probably not original to Einstein, but no one else's name comes up to claim this quote. It s
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? jssailem at 9:15am 11.23.25 It seems like the average sailor can't get a sailmaker to go sailing anymore. When your dealing wi
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) jssailem at 9:10am 11.23.25 That "fusey" looking think is a shunt...I think it goes on the negative side? Yes that is correct.
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 8:51am 11.23.25 The fuse goes on the positive side, within 7" of the battery terminal. Hi, Thanks. That "fusey"
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? StuartSailor at 8:51am 11.23.25 When I was growing up sailing... the sail makers made a big deal out of adjusting the luff sag to wo
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 8:30am 11.23.25 I think most people who do this do not use their AGM start batteries to charge their house bank, th
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 8:04am 11.23.25 While sure this can be done. About the only thing going for it is an inexpensive initial cost. But
Buying and cutting G10 dmax at 7:44am 11.23.25 For straight cuts of G10, use a (water lubricated) tile saw, cuts like butter with no dust, edge is
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket Project_Mayhem at 7:29am 11.23.25 I found a new gasket from the PO of the boat. I'll go ahead and order some sealant in case I need to
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 7:27am 11.23.25 The EU2200i costs $1,000. Our Zeus 275A alternator and Balmar 618 regulator also cost $1,000. Ano
Buying and cutting G10 (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 11.23.25 For some reason I got an error when trying to multi quote five messages . It was an old blade Mayhe
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar thinwater at 7:09am 11.23.25 I think what was posted above is that Calder uses a rule of thumb of 3x the rated panel wattage for
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 11.23.25 Only if you find that you want that much more thickness. If you rough up the surfaces with some 60
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) thinwater at 6:42am 11.23.25 Is this more or less correct as too how solar would be connected and the + and - cables get power t
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) dlochner at 6:41am 11.23.25 The inverter takes DC from the batteries and converts it to AC. Theoretically it could run off solar
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:26am 11.23.25 You're on track. Generally on the DC side there is no DC- at the panel or perhaps one lead back to
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:23am 11.23.25 No need for 2 chargers. You can parallel the 2 solar panels and connect to one charger. Select a ch
Buying and cutting G10 Ward H at 6:18am 11.23.25 They will be stacked to make a new mast compression block in the bilge so thickness isn't terribly
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 john6206 at 5:28am 11.23.25
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Indysailor at 5:27am 11.23.25 The only use my topping lift gets other than to keep the boom out of the cockpit is to raise its aft

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