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POWER VENTS drewsyntax at 5:53am 09.07.18 Smaller Boats 22/1464 Hi All Im considering a solar powered vent to help keep the cabin cool/fresh on my boat. Any cutti
Hurricane Helene = PTC# 8 old Invest 93L JamesG161 at 5:43am 09.07.18 Weather and Forecasting 6/752 The next West African spin off is now on the NOAA tracking. NOAA is braver this year, which is good.
Upgrades/modifications Will D at 8:59pm 09.06.18 Day Sailers 14/3254 What is your favorite modification or upgrade you have made to your old Daysailer? I recently rigged
Stern rail needed BILLNPR at 7:19pm 09.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/804 Looking for the picture of the stern rail for a 26 which I have seen as a mod, but can't find. The s
to upsize or downsize? fishingaz at 7:06pm 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2632 Hi all first post here but would like your thoughts on sizes that suits different people.i sail a wo
Etiquette Question enorfleet at 4:59pm 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 41/2960 Recently, I was invited to crew on a passage from Virginia to Bermuda. The skipper was a stranger, a
Niagara on the Lake yacht repair higgs at 4:39pm 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 4/420 I have heard there is a very capable yard in Niagara on the Lake, ON. Anyone know the name of that
Diesel Fuel System Beneteau at 2:04pm 09.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1576
RayMarine ST4000+ Autopilot Fixed pfaffk at 1:26pm 09.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1902 Yesterday I posted regarding my RayMarine ST4000+ Autopilot breaking. Early this morning I bought so
Really Bad Craigs List Ad (1) rgranger at 12:36pm 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1754 Wow! Every now and again you see one that really makes you shake your head. This is the entire ad
Optional Cruising Spinnaker rigging for Hunter 290 Highflyer at 12:08pm 09.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/345 Hello Would anyone have information regarding the rigging requirements for the optional cruising spi
Main sail winter storage thaeni at 11:31am 09.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3034 I normally remove both sails for the winter and store them in the boat. This year was planning on le
6hp Chrysler outboard won't start Mhancock2 at 11:07am 09.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/2717 Long time listener first time caller. I am in the middle of restoring a 1976 Santana 21ft sailboat.
Looking at a 1978 O'Day 27' freshwater only boat Mitch Brown at 10:35am 09.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2214 I've been racing crew for the last 18 years. I've never owned my own boat outright (helped a buddy o
Dubious science from those who should know better Calif. Ted at 9:16am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 67/6241 A discussion on another forum reminded me of incidents where a person you'd expect to know better pr
Spring Break caribbean charter advice needed hoosierdoc at 9:01am 09.06.18 Destinations 3/748 My wife and I just signed up for our ASA 101/103/104/114 courses on a live aboard out of St Thomas i
Hunter 240 Swing Keel Issues ... Resolved (and more) (1) waveform at 8:56am 09.06.18 Smaller Boats 0/873 Bought this 240 last December. The boat was stored outside uncovered on the trailer and untouched fo
Jabsco head on 2003 H-260 joker valve Kivalo at 8:23am 09.06.18 Smaller Boats 8/825 Hi all, I have 2003 H-260 and last night the seat and lid of the head broke off. Some plastic from t
Hunter 356 Headliner Removal Musetta at 7:54am 09.06.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1653 Has anyone successfully removed and reinstalled the vinyl headliner on a 2003 or 2004 Hunter 356? I
Roller Furler? HanBan at 7:32am 09.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2191 Hi Guys! So I've got the mast being stepped at Zahns, and they are only charging about $1k for that

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NMEA Drinky Crow at 12:08pm 03.29.24 Gottcha'
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 12:08pm 03.29.24 I think I am going to do a AGM and next time around try to do lithium and solve whatever problems i
Funny Friday!!! (2) JamesG161 at 12:01pm 03.29.24 Oh so True... 223859 Jim...
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 11:59am 03.29.24 Maybe, but I read Maine Sails articles and he is pretty adamant that AGM's don't even come close to
NMEA dlochner at 11:44am 03.29.24 Can use blanking caps at the ends or do I need the Terminators? You need the terminators. Inside
NMEA Drinky Crow at 11:20am 03.29.24 You said DST810, right? What transducer are you using? Yes. I think what you are showing are Rayma
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 10:59am 03.29.24 You said DST810, right? I think what you are showing are Raymarine Stng connections. Your DST810 p
NMEA dlochner at 10:47am 03.29.24 Whoa! Was only going to connect long enough to give it a spin, but, it turns out there's no way the
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . smokey73 at 10:46am 03.29.24 Yep, everything comes with a cost. I suspect that something is going to change. I agree that prot
NMEA Drinky Crow at 10:42am 03.29.24 I burned out a DST 810 by running it dry Whoa! Was only going to connect long enough to give it a s
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? jon hansen at 10:19am 03.29.24 any pictures?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jon hansen at 10:05am 03.29.24 pilot is in command. ships steer by directing their thrust at any speed all great lakes officers are
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:57am 03.29.24 Wema gauges or any other tank level indicator that uses an internal sensor are fine for water and
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help RitSim at 9:42am 03.29.24 It would seem that if that is a transmission cooler that this would be first in the cooling line. T
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 9:34am 03.29.24 Thanks for the link, much appreciated.
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 03.29.24 When looking at NMEA 2000 network structure, I fall back to this diagram. Power Up the Network Rem
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:57am 03.29.24 Yep, everything comes with a cost. I suspect that something is going to change. I agree that prote
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 8:42am 03.29.24 So you are going to slow down the ships in and out of Baltimore to 1-2 knots until past the bridge?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge R
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.24

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