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Defender's new program Mark Maulden at 2:41pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4516 Received an email from Defender outlining their new Defender 1st program. Instead of a product once
Gas storage in dock box shine at 1:26pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4225 Can you have a few gallons of mixed 2 stroke fuel in a dock box. I am assuming it would have 2 vents
Looking for '91 Mac 26S centerboard. (1) altsys1 at 12:46pm 07.18.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1277 Hello all, New poster and new Mac 26s owner. Inherited the boat and all it's problems. New to the
EPIRB Pricing victorhoisington at 12:30pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2477 OK, I'm on the hunt for an EPIRB and PLB's. After doing lots of research and looking at every vendo
Swinomish Channel status? forbin at 12:25pm 07.18.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/2516 Hey - has anyone gone through the channel lately or know of the status? The last info I can find is
Drilling the pedestal guard Calif. Ted at 12:07pm 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1795 I need to add a new Navpod to house a 7" gps, I'm not looking forward to drilling the necessary hole
Light Air Sailing C310 JRT at 11:56am 07.18.19 Catalina 310 40/6070 I was reading this article as I am still thinking of a new sail for our C310, what is the C310 owner
Dockside water: Is it worth it? Dr. D at 11:01am 07.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5139 My wife and I go through the 34 gallons of fresh water in the tank quicker than I like. I looked int
What would happen to sailing if... Justin_NSA at 10:44am 07.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 47/6418 we followed Berkeley's lead? Gendered language like 'manhole' will soon be banned from Berkeley's ci
1975 Pearson 35 SandyNCSailor at 9:31am 07.18.19 Pearson 4/1158 Hello. My boat currently has a Universal M35B Diesel engine. The cam shaft that drives the raw wat
Outboard VS Tank Elevation Project_Mayhem at 9:11am 07.18.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/658 I'm installing an outboard since my inboard needs more repairs than I have time for. It has a tank i
NORTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY RIGGING SERVICE twodzusfittings at 7:58am 07.18.19 Bigger Boats 10/2380 I'm docked at the Granary on the Sassafras River and need to get my standing rigging serviced. Does
H34 Questions for inspecting and seeking advice Artey1 at 7:50am 07.18.19 Big Boats 40/4511 Hi everyone, I'm a prospective H34 owner - I look at the boat on Saturday. Unfortunately I live in t
373 - Solar panel wiring under traveler/companionway hatch surround. ToddS at 6:57am 07.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/828 I have a 373 with a very tired (broken) little solar panel just ahead of the traveler/dodger. The wi
Best outfitter or catalogue? jeffisme at 6:05am 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 34/2820 Hi, we are the new owners of a new dinghy and are curious what more experienced sailers think are th
Honda generator and reverse polarity ChrisCall at 2:55am 07.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/8999 I had a micro air soft start installed on my boat so we could run the AC on our hunter 36 while we w
First Time Asymmetrical Spinnaker User! jviss at 7:19pm 07.17.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 55/15134 Well, that's a lie, about 20 years ago I participated with a crew in flying an asym on a Little Harb
RF main on 2010 B40 kenrait at 6:25pm 07.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/885 Greetings - new to this group. Just purchased my boat and a couple ?s on the RF main. I need to rep
Water tank replacement Hunter 39 dLj at 4:57pm 07.17.19 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1448 So I have the original aluminum water tank in my 1977 Cherubini Hunter 30. It has decided to begin l
Anchor light type on a Beneteau 331 Bluenose at 4:57pm 07.17.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1599 Hi all, does anyone know if the anchor light on a B 331 is an LED or regular bulb? Thanks!

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Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:19am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire t
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:14am 01.17.25 Kind of an aside, I originally designed my boat to take both voltages as you are proposing but neve
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 9:09am 01.17.25 From reading Musings with Maine Sail I learned a common problem with inverter and generator installa
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 9:08am 01.17.25 Your multiplus 3000 has an internal transfer switch that can be activated/deactivated. Just wire th
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 9:02am 01.17.25 Your plans raise a lot of questions. What inverter is currently installed? What battery charger is
Lithium battery question dlochner at 9:00am 01.17.25 I don't get out much but I'm wondering why you couldn't just have a small load of, say 1.0A resisti
Lithium battery question Ralph Johnstone at 8:48am 01.17.25 Nonetheless I do have a Balmar alternator protection device installed. I don't get out much but I
Sunken Treasure dLj at 8:42am 01.17.25 Years ago a crew was hired to pull logs out of a local lake. It was an insane operation but the woo
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 8:42am 01.17.25 It does seem like that should work from m the standpoint of controlling where the power goes. The s
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.

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