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Interlux brushing liquid john6206 at 11:57am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/883 Hey friends, I tend to overthink everything. My projects usually turn out pretty good, but honestl
1980s Oday (1) jdogsellsaboat at 11:31am 09.07.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/919
Chain stopper question. BAD ORCA at 8:29am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/950 Can a chain stopper be used like a ratcheting mechanism to prevent the anchor chain from slipping ba
Transom thick enough to leave outboard on during 800 mile trip, C25 Ripples III at 7:03am 09.07.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/992 Bought a new to me Honda outboard (120 lbs), and it is heavier than the old motor. It is hard to tak
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 5:45am 09.07.24 Catalina 310 11/2530 Title says it all. For a 315 did you add a second headsail, and what did you go with? During the su
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 Rich 35.5 at 4:18pm 09.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2070 Does anyone have a link? Ours is a 95 model if that matters... Do all the Yanmar GM30's use t
Replacing bulkhead with compression post (3) Salt Life Hippie at 4:16pm 09.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/873 Hi everyone. I just purchased a 25.5 1984 Hunter. She is super tiny and a big change from my 42ft ha
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 1:55pm 09.06.24 Ask All Sailors 24/3090 good morning to all sailors, my name is Andrea and I am writing from Italy, last summer I bought a H
Back of Steering Wheel (1) KGarvey at 12:22pm 09.06.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/588 Does anyone know where I can purchase the back of a steering wheel for a Beneteau 35S5? See picture
Mr. Cool HX not so cool. (4) Skipper at 3:28pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1075 I installed new Mr. Cool hx in October of 2021. Universal M18. In 92 engine hours, the tubes are al
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing sailcapt340 at 3:09pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1687 I am looking for your tips on winterizing my new 2.3 HP Honda outboard. For my old (24 years old) 4
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (4) Hunter Enthusiast at 1:03pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 34/3484 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Hunter 27 (1984) and have spent most of this season getting her
Tides sail track. Dave N at 10:11am 09.05.24 Sabre Sailboats 1/2033 I have a 1985 38 mk1 with Hall Spars. Has anyone installed the Tides track on theirs? Did you remove
Fuel locker on a 1976 Cat 22 David W at 3:04pm 09.04.24 Catalina 22 2/1053 Wondering if anyone has managed to partition off the fuel tank storage from the main cabin on a Cat
I need help with a "hairy" problem Rich Stidger at 1:53pm 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 22/2526 Sorry for the title pun. Or not sorry. I have struggled with the situation where my shower sump eit
Starlink rates in the carribean!: Newlight at 12:58pm 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 0/329 starlink
Stepping Hunter 326 Mast kps95 at 12:42pm 09.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/734 Hi all- Stepped the mast on a Hunter 326 that I just bought. I looked through the manuals and couldn
New Cat 22 owner (2) David W at 12:01pm 09.04.24 Catalina 22 9/1945 Hey everyone, been a member here for ages as I used to own a Crown 34. Sold that in 2015 due to a di
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? jssailem at 11:06am 09.04.24 Sails Call Lounge 40/8021 "AI is the next technological advancement that will fundamentally alter our way of life in the very
Added ballast (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 3/584 227259 Waiting to go sailing

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Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 3:46pm 11.15.25 How do you disable the IR of the OEM alternator....or is it somehow negated by the external regulat
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Ralph Johnstone at 2:49pm 11.15.25 OEM alternators are about 14.4. My original Hitachi ex. reg. was 14.2V max. and never got much ov
Looking at new sails ShawnL at 2:17pm 11.15.25 I believe that Rolly Tasker has a factory in Thailand (Sam Holmes Sailing youtube). I've purchased
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 2:09pm 11.15.25 Yes, a programable external regulator is necessary as the max charge voltage is usually around 14.2
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner sea_zone at 1:19pm 11.15.25 The route setting function itself is performed by the user by specifying the start/end points, as we
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner sea_zone at 1:17pm 11.15.25 You have a lot of work to do to make this a viable route planner. The route you show is possible if
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 1:00pm 11.15.25 Do you still use an external alternator regulator to control the charging rate of the alternator ?
MarineMaster Pro - Free Route Planner dlochner at 12:39pm 11.15.25 You have a lot of work to do to make this a viable route planner. The route you show is possible if
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Ralph Johnstone at 12:33pm 11.15.25 Just do the math, assume 100ah per day of consumption. Relying on the DC-DC converter it will take
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging (1) dlochner at 12:25pm 11.15.25 As an aside, is that "smart" Victron DC-DC charger a good way to charge your LiPo's from the LA bat
Jerks! Davenport at 10:32am 11.15.25 h26 seems to be so heavy to need gin pole, I have learned. . a hunter 26 mast is pretty heavy, it t
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 10:32am 11.15.25 I'll suggest that if you plan to live on your boat in the wild blue yonder, your entire electrical
H260 and tide goes far out grounding it, mud squirts up bottom hole into ballast tank? Davenport at 10:25am 11.15.25 Houston, when the wind blows the water out it can be 48 hours of being basically on dryland, and wi
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Scott T-Bird at 10:00am 11.15.25 Yes, that is from ne (the OP). Just trying to determine if switching over to LiFePo is feasible bef
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 11.15.25 Anybody who goes to a lithium based system taking full advantage of what they do best, will never e
Propane line to hanging locker JBP-PA at 8:44am 11.15.25 Maybe a previous owner started to install one but never finished?
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 8:05am 11.15.25 :plus: "switching over to LiFePo is feasible before sailing off into the wild blue yonder" Well, m
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging jssailem at 7:42am 11.15.25 :plus: "switching over to LiFePo is feasible before sailing off into the wild blue yonder" Well, ma
Propane line to hanging locker morem61 at 7:42am 11.15.25 Yeah. Nothing. There is also a thermostat on that wall on the salon side. FYI, I am an maybe tech. T
Winch maintenance questions Rich Stidger at 6:36am 11.15.25 Grease on the gears, just a layer, don't pack it. Oil lightly on just the springs and the cams. I do

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