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Rig Tension and Rig Knowledge jviss at 10:04am 09.03.18 Ask All Sailors 4/592 My previous boat was a C36 (sold, by the way), which was a masthead, single spreader rig with cap sh
NEW SAILS? Stargazer3 at 8:48am 09.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 36/10676 Hi, all! My 2000 h410 is in need of new sails after 18 years! I have the option of O.E.M. replacemen
Which control cables for 1981 Hunter 33? cwstoneking at 8:04am 09.03.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/800 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I need a new set of control cables for the throttle and shifter
Which control cables for 1981 Hunter 33? cwstoneking at 8:00am 09.03.18 Parts Search 0/3 I have a 1981 Hunter 33 (Cherubini). I need a new set of control cables for the throttle and shifte
Labor Day Weekend Racing on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 6:25am 09.03.18 Racing 2/502 Sunday and Monday have been washouts this Labor Day weekend in southeast Texas. But, we were able to
Roller Screen for Forward Hatch rpwillia at 6:14am 09.03.18 Catalina 310 10/1853 Had an awesome weekend on the boat and at one point I put the screen up in the V-Berth Lewmar hatch
JIB SHEET diameter for catalina 22?? steveebryant at 5:20am 09.03.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/528 In general, what is an appropriate diameter for the jib sheets on a catalina 22?
Connecting breather hose directly to intake silencer inlet in M25-XPB valcour at 5:10am 09.03.18 Catalina 310 9/1380 I have been reviewing posts about replacing the intake silencer with a K'N filter. Some have also c
fix keel oday 22 at 4:12am 09.03.18 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1166 my 1972 O DAY 22 keel has water in it all the time is this normal and it also looks like previous ow
Circuit Breaker Hot Water Wanderwind36 at 11:42pm 09.02.18 Big Boats 1/1041 Have a 1987 Catalina 36. The hot water circuit breaker is a Push-On/Push-Off type. Pushed the hot wa
Composting toilets Mark Maulden at 8:27pm 09.02.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/953 In searching the archives, it seems not much has been said about these in the last 7 yrs or so. Aft
Interior taking shape (2) pclarksurf at 8:09pm 09.02.18 Catalina 22 26/2810 Prerequisite to next weekends first 130 mile road trip and overnight stay? Nothing mechanical says
New (old!) Javeline 14 Owner BarryV2 at 2:27pm 09.02.18 Day Sailers 13/1618 I sold my last boat nearly 10 years ago and have had an itch that needed scratching lately. This tim
Is it Stupid to Use a New Yamaha Outboard on a Dinghy? GorillaToast at 1:44pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1238 iow, will it probably get stolen within a week?
Interior Hull Trim (1) MikeHoncho at 1:41pm 09.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/636 My 78 H30 came to me with aftermarket 3/8 foam backed vinyl hull liner that looks to be glued on wit
Hilary Lister sailor extraordinaire.... Warren Milberg at 12:24pm 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 6/650 https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/hilary-lister-quadriplegic-yachtswoman-who-sailed-so
Interesting LiFePO4 question/experiment Mr Fox at 11:59am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 23/2725
Raymarine Nav issues on 2009 B31 Helmer31 at 10:37am 09.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1746 Heading suddenly went out about 90 deg to east on Raymarine nav setup. My first instinct is that th
Which to choose. My dilemma! Phlbald at 8:34am 09.02.18 Catalina 30 39/4028
TS Gordon-PTC# 7 JamesG161 at 7:10am 09.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 33/2464 This is spinning up between Cuba and Bahamas. It has only a slight possibility to be a Named storm.

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NMEA (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 03.28.24 Ok, for arguments sake let's say you have a 2nd radio at the nav stn. you want to network. So, anot
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 3:21pm 03.28.24 Wrong end. That's Alaska, baby!
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 3:19pm 03.28.24 I believe if your switch is correctly wired, when you select battery 1 your lights and radio are on
How does a battery selector switch work? Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.28.24 :plus: For the article dlochner posted. In short, the switch selects which battery powers all of th
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 03.28.24 Conventional main or furling? With a furling main the standard is for the outhaul to come out of th
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel thinwater at 2:40pm 03.28.24 JS, You are correct. But there is something you all seem to be missing. Why was the power boater pis
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 2:25pm 03.28.24 Read this article: https://marinehowto.com/1-2-both-battery-switch-considerations
NMEA dlochner at 2:16pm 03.28.24 Marathon.com link gives me an oil company and running races? Autocorrect. https://www.maretron.
How does a battery selector switch work? Straycat22296 at 2:15pm 03.28.24 I believe if your switch is correctly wired, when you select battery 1 your lights and radio are onl
How does a battery selector switch work? LloydB at 2:12pm 03.28.24 Your wiring diagram.
NMEA Drinky Crow at 1:54pm 03.28.24 I don't think my plotter (Zeus 3) will power all four items on the network. I understand I need an N
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Mike G. at 1:45pm 03.28.24 Those must be fun to water. Due to placement of our batteries, I installed the Flo-Rite Watering
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size jssailem at 1:29pm 03.28.24 12 volt Normal working load 80-120 AMP 12 volt At stall 305 Amps Most boaters will head to the nea
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 1:04pm 03.28.24 My macerator was moved when the boat was recommissioned for me 25 years ago and is in a similar posi
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel JCSail at 12:59pm 03.28.24 I like all the answers. If I am missing something about having to fight wave and wind, I always wond
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 12:53pm 03.28.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Aug
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (3) Rich Stidger at 12:48pm 03.28.24 The macerator pump is a weak link in the system. Since we have to have it disabled on the Chesapeak
310 DC Current Draw Chart Clydo at 12:47pm 03.28.24 Another consideration our Maxwell electric windless draws: Normal working load 12 volt
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Stu Jackson at 12:40pm 03.28.24 It would be interesting to see an in depth risk assessment and the costs and benefits of using tugs
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 12:11pm 03.28.24 Thank you Rick D and Peggie. Good suggestion about Ronco Plastics but unfortunately they do not hav

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