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hunter 23 1990 compass Winter Solace at 5:09pm 12.17.24 Parts Search 3/624 I need to replace my compass. All of the liquid (oil?) leaked out. Should I get original one that wa
Another chainplate question (6) timpete at 9:57am 12.17.24 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3222 Hi all, looking for feedback on my chainplates. Bought my '86 Oday 222 a couple years ago. Have seen
Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/992 Getting ready to re-install my panting rod sometime this week. . I know it should be tightened whil
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (1) zinahewitt at 2:24pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1415 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34, 1975. So far in life all the Marinas I have been had cleats, so I would
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:03pm 12.16.24 Sails Call Lounge 4/1174 Christmas At Sea Robert Louis Stevenson The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; T
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 1:30pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 25/2509 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does a
NMEA 0183 to Bluetooth converter? (1) bvdb at 12:38pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 0/402 Would anyone find such a device useful/desirable? If so, how much do you think it would be worth?
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 11:06am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 9/1184 In this look at the coming Pacific Northwest weather, the previous hopes and fears of Dry weather da
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake jssailem at 10:50am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 3/581 This is a time of seasonal weather change. One must be flexible. Temperatures will rise this Tuesday
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall (1) zinahewitt at 10:31am 12.16.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/853 Hi Peggie Hall, Thanks for the book, after reading it I was able to replace my old bladder with a n
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 7:25am 12.16.24 Engines and Propulsion 25/3021 I'm a new diesel engine owner. I've heard and seen many people with bad injectors and plan on buying
Tracks location Seaway 25 (3) miro at 10:05pm 12.15.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1946 Hi everyone, I just bought a Seaway 25. The previous owner was mounting the Jib and Genoa with diffe
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 11:57am 12.15.24 Bigger Boats 17/3212 Has anyone replace the liner of the propane locker on the 1984 34' sloop?? If so where did you find
For the Monday Mail - Sharing Holiday Traditions (1) Tiffany at 10:16am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/508
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 35/3785 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a trai
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (2) Mike Oldak at 8:19am 12.14.24 Big Boats 18/2392 We upgraded our boat to the Axiom system and later found out that our old autopilot with a wheel dri
Ice Box Conversion katestevens at 3:46am 12.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/861 Hi all, We have a Crealock 40 with an approximately 11cf icebox that we want to convert to a fridge.
Is there a sequence for tightening keel bolts? BAD ORCA at 8:28pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/519 I'm about to put my new keel bolt nuts back on. Re-bedded, new backing plates etc.... Is there a p
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14 (5) SirNewblet at 4:10pm 12.13.24 Trailer Sailors 4/1114 Ahoy mateys!! I recently purchased a 1970s Javelin 14 so that when summer comes around I can get on
Upgrading Thru-Hulls & Valves on a (Beneteau) Production Boat? (4) jbmia at 1:48pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 1/736 I have a 2005 Beneteau 323 with original thru-hulls and valves over here and I've read all the detai

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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
Can you identify this little sailboat? capta at 11:55am 11.23.25 99% of the time, a "free" boat is just a way for the owner to get out of the cost of scrapping the b
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar JBP-PA at 11:11am 11.23.25 That's not exactly correct. It will combine batteries any time the voltage is over 13.6v for 30 sec
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing kappykaplan at 10:32am 11.23.25 From the mini globe website. It is timely to this discussion. https://minigloberace.com/tough-test-
Merit 22 owners Hedgeman at 10:15am 11.23.25 Russ, My Merit 22 doesn't have the seams in the liner or any additional brace to the chainplate like
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing danooxnard at 10:10am 11.23.25 From the mini globe website. It is timely to this discussion. https://minigloberace.com/tough-test-s
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 9:47am 11.23.25 The EU2200i costs $1,000. Our Zeus 275A alternator and Balmar 618 regulator also cost $1,000. Ano
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

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