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Replacing cold water forward shower hose on 44DS Lee Coller at 5:59pm 08.26.18 Big Boats 6/666 I've determined I have a slow leak in the cold water line leading to the forward shower (vberth) on
Programmable Solar Controller? jviss at 3:32pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 4/269 I'd like to find a solar controller that is programmable for Accept, Float, and Equalization voltage
Cleaning plastic port windows. daviddp at 1:13pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/510 Has anyone used automotive headlight cleaner to clean plastic port windows? Mine are scratched and a
Recommendations on Effective Cleaner for Non-skid Deck Rick486 at 11:23am 08.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1380 Hello All: I am looking for some ideas on a good cleaner for the non-skid deck areas. Maxine is kept
East Pacific Hurricanes Activity Crazy! JamesG161 at 8:43am 08.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 4/839 Hurricane Lane is now gone, but not forgotten. There are 2 more tropical disturbances spinning up in
Smart Chargers and Smart Fridges bawlmer at 7:16pm 08.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2113 I have a Sterling Pro Charge Ultra charger. It has that power saving feature that makes it go semi-c
Derelicts - Upper Chesapeake bawlmer at 6:25pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1146 To regain my sanity I head across the bay and anchor out at Swan Creek, which is on the north side o
Quatix watch 907Juice at 5:07pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 4/419 heyyooo!! My wife bought me the original quatix watch for my birthday. It does a lot of stuff. Anyo
39 year old RK20 Golden Roo at 4:32pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2195 I have a new OLD RK 20 and would like to check if anyone on this forum has or has had one. would lik
Tabernacle on H30? Weekdaysailor at 4:09pm 08.25.18 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3506 I have a '78 and on waitlist for a slip that will require the mast be lowered. Anyone done this on
MX Mariner and ActiveCaptain galynd at 10:34am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1025 Does MX Mariner no longer support Active Captain? I know AC was purchased by Garmin but I was still
Spider prevention? Jeff Gray at 9:44am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 47/6243
Another sanitation question Ken Cross at 8:41am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1616 Our boat came with a "Y" fitting that connected to the tank pump out fitting, maserator, and hose to
Interior cushions for 1973 Oday mariner 2+2 peterbud at 8:34am 08.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/478 I just purchased a 1973 Oday Mariner 2+2 . At some point all of the interior cushions were taken out
How do you clean your engine? Ken Cross at 8:19am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1359 Auto engines are fairly easy to clean, but boat engines surrounded by finished interiors is another
Your worst nightmare: Hoisted sail, stuck? (2) TomY at 4:57am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1820 It's one of mine. I'm not critiquing mast sail furling, the situation can happen to any main sail. W
Reducing fancy gear, siren crying kids. (1) uralite at 9:20pm 08.24.18 Catalina 30 26/3077 This evening I took all 3 kids out on the boat to give their pregnant mother a break. All was well w
Maximum Heel juradog at 3:54pm 08.24.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/5465 I'm a relatively new owner of a Catalina Capri 22, standard rig, wing keel . What is the approximat
Dutchman Flake System. Keep it? rfrye1 at 2:47pm 08.24.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3212 Its time to replace the Mono line on my Hunter 376. I've done it before and its kinda a pain. I'm th
Chipped rudder repair (1) PugetSounder at 1:47pm 08.24.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/786 The trailing edge of my rudder has been chipped. I assume it is from a propeller strike. What is the

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Balmer sg200 problem dlochner at 2:19pm 03.26.24 I'm perplexed by your problem. I've had he SG200 with the smart shunt for a couple of years and it h
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 2:07pm 03.26.24 Yea, that's a tough one. If you're a full time cruiser, that makes sense. If you only use your til
Companion way H26 (1) DRhoads at 2:06pm 03.26.24 I made this one w/ cabinet grade plywood and lots of varnish. Easy, works, matches interior wood (Te
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 1:51pm 03.26.24 Sorry Dave, not True. Try to run a DC air conditioner.;) It is all in the Amps it pulls and resis
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine JBP-PA at 1:51pm 03.26.24 Go with the Pelagic. The Raymarine pilots are toys by comparison. Yes, the Pelagic is more money in
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 1:41pm 03.26.24 DC is better because it is more efficient. Sorry Dave, not True. Try to run a DC air conditioner.
1967 Morgan 34 shaft removal TimFromLI at 1:38pm 03.26.24 would removing the cutlass bearing give you enough wiggle room?
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 1:36pm 03.26.24 Mine is AC only, but since I have Generator not big issue. When set just right, the beer has an ice
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? LloydB at 12:26pm 03.26.24 galvanic corrosion ? just a thought
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? BAD ORCA at 12:14pm 03.26.24 I like the M-803. Icon has a good record of radio manufacturing. I agree with the simple approach
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? jssailem at 12:01pm 03.26.24 I like the M-803. Icon has a good record of radio manufacturing. I agree with the simple approach
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Alan Gomes at 11:41am 03.26.24 Go with the Pelagic. The Raymarine pilots are toys by comparison. Yes, the Pelagic is more money ini
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? BAD ORCA at 11:40am 03.26.24 Assuming this hardware is to enable you to get weather information while off shore, you might also
Companion way H26 jssailem at 11:37am 03.26.24 Here is a resource I have explored. Such doors are very convenient. They are not considered as safe
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? jssailem at 11:27am 03.26.24 will buy a shortwave receiver with SSB Assuming this hardware is to enable you to get weather info
Best place for a fire port? danb2k at 11:21am 03.26.24 Thanks for the feedback, Ralph.
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Scott T-Bird at 11:09am 03.26.24 Even so, turning to port is a big no-no when head-on or nearly so. You stay as close to the starbo
Best place for a fire port? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 03.26.24 Same as for Hunter. Low down for a cooler location and out in the open for easy access.
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 10:53am 03.26.24
Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 10:49am 03.26.24 DC is better because it is more efficient. Electricity onboard is stored as a direct current (DC).

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