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S2 9.2a Bimini Solutions? Mighty Little at 7:03pm 08.13.17 S2 3/1615 Hey fellow S2 owners.....I have a 1980 9.2a with standard main sheet rigging that comes down off the
M25xp enough engine? Jwhy at 5:35pm 08.13.17 Big Boats 5/1175 I looked at a Catalina 34 today with the 23 hp Universal. It's a 1990 boat with a mix of MKI and MKI
What exactly is considered " similar voltage" and "similar current"... GorillaToast at 4:44pm 08.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/965 ...when talking about PV panel arrays. In researching using panels of different manufacturers and d
Leaking Coffee Maker Viktor Eysselein at 3:58pm 08.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/428 Hi All: I have a Hunter 45CC, yr 2008. My Coffeemaker (LG Microwave and Coffee Maker Combo) is leaki
Cyclades 393 tiller arm replacement (1) Araluen at 3:54pm 08.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/735 Hi all Need to replace the tiller arm (where the auto pilot ram attaches to the rudder stock) which
Petrel AeroCraft 12 ft aluminum sailboat Sailing down the river at 2:55pm 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4133 I just got a SB-12 Petrel sailboat and in the back are 2 big holes about 2 inches across. The guy sa
Storage Mirwin at 1:17pm 08.13.17 Catalina 310 16/1961 hello everyone, Please forgive me but I am a female and some things are more important to me than wo
Jammed Lewmar Winch OldCat at 12:16pm 08.13.17 Catalina 22 3/2244 I have a 2005 C22 Sport. The port side sheet winch has jammed. It is a Lewmar CST14 - self-taling G
Amazon eclipse glasses Mark Maulden at 12:00pm 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/533 Amazon has released a widespread recall of their glasses....
Motor drag or lee helm? Bfranchini at 11:32am 08.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2623 Has anyone ever experienced motor drag (26S) that keeps wanting to turn the boat to port whenever ru
Pearson owners Fast Lane at 11:09am 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1366 My 30 is leaking around the head sink drain thru hull. The matting seems to be not glassed in around
switching Stay'sl from hank-on to furling, how to rig with or without boom Loyalist at 9:10am 08.13.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1498 Hello all!! I am thinking of modifying my cutter rig by putting a furler on the stay'sl. modifying
Tropical Storm Gert JamesG161 at 7:55am 08.13.17 Sails Call Lounge 7/965 TS Gert is that West African Storm mentioned in the Franklin thread. It should make a Tropical Stor
Hinge for Jabsco toilet lid? (1) Chris & Lenore at 4:45am 08.13.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2081 The hinge pin broke but I can't seem to find a replacement. It's a Jabsco manual pump compact bowl.
Looking at the Farr 25. Too much boat for a novice sailor? BellboyBob at 7:30pm 08.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 29/8409 I would like to enjoy a faster boat. My port is Rochester, NY on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Th
Would like to see a hunter 40 85 to 89 riversloth at 4:02pm 08.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/666 Im thinking about a hunter 40 and am in the pensacola area the next few days ( sunday or monday)if a
Navionics Chart Errors (1) jviss at 3:50pm 08.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1655 I found a chart error today. I looked for where to report these to Navionics, and found nothing! M
Irwin 52 Suitability for bluewater cruising - your thoughts? JKimbu at 12:38pm 08.12.17 Irwin 9/6487 Interested in hearing personal experiences with owners taking their 52's on passages - Atlantic, Pac
Navigation Lights mikehammond at 11:26am 08.12.17 Smaller Boats 16/3732 I have owned a Coronado 23, Catalina 25, Catalina 27, and a Cape Dory 30. All have had the steaming
O'Day 272LE stress cracks Chuck Powell at 9:44am 08.12.17 Bigger Boats 5/1112 I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE and I have many stress cracks all over the boat. Is there a way to fix the

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What Starter Battery??? kappykaplan at 12:10pm 07.11.24 The Starter battery voltage after the solar panel kicks off is ~13.3V. So it seems the voltage is f
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 12:06pm 07.11.24 That's not how my 1984 ("Mk. I") was wired. I had a sender to a gauge, and it energized the buzzer
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 11:52am 07.11.24 All boat wiring may not be the same. The understatement of the year. :)
What are these screw things called jviss at 11:50am 07.11.24 An interesting post... First you say you have no idea where to get monel rivets, then say they don'
What Starter Battery??? Straycat22296 at 11:47am 07.11.24 All extremily good advice above. On a slight pessimistic opinion, I always go for the largest size b
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 11:44am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location. The I doubt there
What Starter Battery??? JamesG161 at 11:31am 07.11.24 a dedicated Interstate SRM-24 Starter battery with a 2GM20F. The starter battery seems like it may
What are these screw things called dLj at 11:18am 07.11.24 The brush for the Tef-Gel is like a little umbrella, and leaves some on the inside surfaces. Plus,
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue dlochner at 11:15am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location.
What Starter Battery??? dlochner at 11:04am 07.11.24 How old is the starting battery? Battery voltage and battery capacity are very different. A battery
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 10:54am 07.11.24 Jviss, here is a link to my website that includes the wiring diagram to explain how it works. Oil P
What Starter Battery??? TomStewart50 at 10:49am 07.11.24 I have a similar question, but it's different. I have (2) deep cycle 200ah Interstate 31M-AGM Hou
Dogs Onboard Forum? (5) Foswick at 10:39am 07.11.24 Clever plank solution. I sail with a service dog who is ... a tad larger. He is able to go up and
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 8:52am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
P42 radar mount Windpilot at 8:50am 07.11.24 If you are trying to do this yourself, go up there and try to drop a small line with a weight inside
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:41am 07.11.24 I doubt there's a kill switch as to an electrical solenoid. Follow the cable back to the small leve
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues jssailem at 8:34am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
Dogs Onboard Forum? (1) ethanknox at 8:00am 07.11.24 225946 Waiting for the plank to drop
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:51am 07.11.24 If the crimper isn't adjusted properly for the connector that'll happen. Or if you use poor quality
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:49am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this? Thankfully no. I had my boat mechanic troubleshoot it as I

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