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Santana 2023 rigging quiggers at 1:47am 10.16.25 Trailer Sailors 7/562 I am looking at a great condition santana 2023, I believe the A model, 1994. But in looking at pic
Winter cover with mast down john6206 at 12:21pm 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 6/401
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 11:51am 10.15.25 Catalina 310 6/529 The clutch for my main halyard refuses to stay in the open position which makes it difficult to drop
V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/500 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 13/758 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 24/1364 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 2/273 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 15/721 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 7/406 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 1/362 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 4/271 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 1/383 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 2/293 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 5/377 Today is the official 250th birthday of the U.S. Navy. :beer:
Back stay Flicker shawanaga at 2:21pm 10.12.25 Big Boats 3/448 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 7/589 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 42/2499 At our club, we have a 43ft aluminum sailboat that had been abandoned for years. No local knowledge

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:08pm 11.23.25 We have ACR's that have completely programmable connect/disconnect voltages. Any AGM or sealed FL
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (2) Hayden Watson at 4:05pm 11.23.25 I had that same depth gauge on my C30 but went a different direction. I replaced it with a Garmin G
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:02pm 11.23.25 I do prefer the Wakespeed controller. When I looked at them compared to Balmar there was no contest
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 3:52pm 11.23.25 Perhaps my wording was not as clear as it could have been, but I meant exactly what you said; X hou
Depth sounder replacement on C30 jssailem at 3:31pm 11.23.25 What other electronics do you have on board? What other displays are in your eyesight when you look
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? shemandr at 3:20pm 11.23.25 A good way to get the best from a sailmaker is to have a relationship. Over time I believe this can
Depth sounder replacement on C30 RussC at 3:05pm 11.23.25 easy enough to make an adaptor ring for whatever size hole your new unit requires if you're unable t
Depth sounder replacement on C30 kappykaplan at 2:55pm 11.23.25 A lot of alternate ideas are being used by sailors to identify and report their the depth. One alt
Merit 22 owners RussC at 2:38pm 11.23.25 Thanks for the input @Hedgeman :thumbup:. I did get one more sail in before the weather turned and
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 2:36pm 11.23.25 The OP is sailing a small inland lake. Yes, I would say rescue is likely most days in season. A fo
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:58pm 11.23.25 DC-DC chargers are programmable, however an ACR is completely different, it is relay that opens and
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 1:50pm 11.23.25 Yes! This looks exactly like ours. Is this worth the price? Or if we are spending this much, should
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:28pm 11.23.25 Mostly what I was saying is it's not a bad solution to charge your starting battery off your engine
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 1:22pm 11.23.25 Yep. I get it. An ACR was fine if your house and starting battery were both lead acid. DC-DC charg
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? jssailem at 12:51pm 11.23.25 Maybe you just need to engage them. I had a storm jib that was aging and needed some help. I had
Depth sounder replacement on C30 (1) jssailem at 12:39pm 11.23.25 SL172 Depth Sounder Listed at $619, they are not cheap. A lot of alternate ideas are being used by
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? StuartSailor at 12:35pm 11.23.25 I agree with you, but so many sailors have boats that came with sails. I don't think you should have
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing jssailem at 12:32pm 11.23.25 He looks like a very fit sailor. It was not his time to drown.
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock capta at 12:01pm 11.23.25 Certainly one of the quickest and most common ways to sink a boat at the dock. "Danger Will Robinson
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 11:59am 11.23.25 They are programable. Well, some are, which is really the point of using a DC-DC charger instead o

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