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Kayak as tender/dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 7:42am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 56/7985 I was wondering if anyone has used a kayak as a tender. If so what are the pros and cons vs your typ
Checking my alternator Jack at 6:08am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1100 Hi everyone, How do I check my alternator to be sure it is generating the right amount of current?
AC 110 volt outlet near the VHF (1) daviddp at 5:44am 03.12.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1014 162369 I want to add an outlet in the nav station, the only location with access would be within 12"
Towing with a Dodge Caravan Knuttle at 5:36am 03.12.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/3608 I have an old 21' Venture sailboat. Trailer, boat, and stuff it weighs about 2500#. While the man
two black eyes jon hansen at 8:50pm 03.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/793 sITW5tr7KQg
Replacement foredeck hatch for '85 Mac 25 Seadoc at 7:48pm 03.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/951 Has anyone replaced the original foredeck hatch on their Mac 25? If so, what make ' model was used?
Lost Containers "Selah" at 7:29pm 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 12/973 Hey all, was just reading an earlier posting about Comanche. One of the responders brought back to
Questions about rigging change out time and lots of pictures ?? (10) Doug Doty at 5:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 18/1436 My boat is a 1975 model Ohio Indiana and Kentucky fresh water boat and I have no reason to believe t
Bimini top Dug22 at 3:01pm 03.11.19 Catalina 22 9/1189 Does anyone know what height top to use? CD sells them and it states 36in from top of coaming. I can
1984 h27 Port Replacement (1) amcmahon at 1:55pm 03.11.19 The Cherubini Hunters 7/990 I have just finished replacing the original Gray Industries plastic ports with New Found brass ports
Starter Battery ? 2 OLD PIRATES at 12:48pm 03.11.19 Catalina 310 22/3547 So I'm setting up 4 Trojan 105s Golf 6V Batteries (Deep Cycle wet). I'm adding an additional 12V sta
H260 Battery "mount" jwilcoxon78 at 12:35pm 03.11.19 Smaller Boats 9/699 Does anyone know where to find replacement brackets for the strap that holds the battery in place?
Injector re-install Tim Mills at 12:16pm 03.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/4469 After I'm ready to reinstall my injectors, Yanmar 3GM30, do I need to remove and or replace the copp
Need Advise - took on a 1985 project.. TideWalker at 11:07am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 11/660 I need to purchase new running rigging, sail covers, probably a ton more, advice on best priced shop
Majic Catalyst Harder Plymouth Sailor at 10:04am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 3/642 Has anyone used Majic in topside paint before? I have an issue with boat paint as it drys so quickl
interior wood treatment SVPardonMyFrench at 9:57am 03.11.19 Big Boats 17/3064 Hey All I love the look and feel of the wood inside the 40.5. It was become quite weathered unfor
Trucking a Cape Dory 30C Zekmeister at 9:09am 03.11.19 Trailer Sailors 1/51 I am writing a journal of the journeys of the Cape Dory 30, SV The Kestrel. On this post, I write ab
Making Sense of Automatic Charging Relays Maine Sail at 8:45am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1724 Hi All, I know I have been hit or miss here recently, things are quite busy here at Compass Marine
Hunter 216 keep pin replacement H216sailor at 8:22am 03.11.19 Day Sailers 16/2031 Has anyone ever replaced their keel pin on a Hunter 216? it is not broken, but I do have some wobbli
Aqualarm bilge switch wiring question (1) Justin_NSA at 7:22am 03.11.19 Ask All Sailors 1/2451 I sent this question to Aqualarm but who knows if or when they will respond. Any thoughts on how to

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Solar Voltage mermike at 8:49am 08.09.24 Interesting. Can you post a link to that information? A battery is like a bucket of water. If you
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 8:42am 08.09.24 @mainsail posted about such events some time ago. Each time the failure resulted in significant dam
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 8:37am 08.09.24 Unless it's doesn't. Catastrophic failures of solar controllers are not unheard of. @mainsail poste
Solar Voltage duck21 at 8:37am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the controll
Backstay Split Rigging? Sail22Capri22 at 8:32am 08.09.24 My lower shrouds (on a Catalina Capri 22, Selden mast) have that end on them and they pass through t
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:30am 08.09.24 The controller can only output as much as its internal components will let it, which is its rating.
What is this thing? duck21 at 8:28am 08.09.24 If it's useful, a quick search on Maine Sail's identification came up with an on-line manual that re
What is this thing? jviss at 8:23am 08.09.24 But you still haven't answered my question: But could you tell us if you have a battery monitor?
Backstay Split Rigging? Justin_NSA at 7:33am 08.09.24 That end is foreign to me too. I use one of my Loos gauges to adjust my split backstay. Basically I
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 6:36am 08.09.24 Typo? Yes. My bad. Correction made. Thanks for pointing out the mistake. Then again.....I wish!!!!
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 6:17am 08.09.24 power banks consist of two 1000ah batteries Typo?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (3) twodzusfittings at 6:03am 08.09.24 I created my own "a la carte" system which currently works for me. I have two 100W panels hooked up
Alternator heat - how serious? Ward H at 4:12am 08.09.24 So, the brown wire should be connected only to the keyed side of the ignition switch? That's how m
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:55am 08.09.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 10:56pm 08.08.24 Hi KC, thanks for your thoughts, as I mentioned in earlier posts, the pull to Port when motoring is
Dipstick ggrizzard at 10:51pm 08.08.24 I can reach the dipstick, but I can't see it either. I take it out, read the level, wipe it off and
Backstay Split Rigging? ggrizzard at 10:36pm 08.08.24 The two short, and possibly smaller gauge wires, mount to two holes on the plate with u shaped conne
Looking for replacement turnbuckles Wolffman08 at 10:23pm 08.08.24 I got the t-bar ends yesterday, put them on today, and then finally got to go out for a sail! Every
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. FastOlson at 9:56pm 08.08.24 In very round numbers.... very.... on each forum that I lurk on there are maybe 10 people whose inpu
Boweye Backing Block Project_Mayhem at 7:46pm 08.08.24 I meant to say use some heavy washers if it's just the plastic block. If it's the fiberglass, you mi

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