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Faulty electric panel (2) yorammelnik at 11:53am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 4/477 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Electrical fault (2) yorammelnik at 11:25am 05.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/679 Hi, 2/3 of the switches on my electrical panel stopped working. Attached are pics of the forward and
Need a 272 O'Day Trailer Alex D at 10:27am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/954 Hi, I'm looking for an ODay 272 Trailer. Thank you for the help! 561-829-4144 Alex
2GM20F Cooling Fresh Water Pump Replacement thetone at 9:46am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/849 My 1989 2GM20F cooling fresh water pump started making noise so I've decided to replace it. I am hea
Progressive Ins Sign and Glide Towing SailMaster at 8:29am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2249 Good morning all, I would like to know if anyone has experience with the towing dispatch services p
Adhesive for flotation to fiberglass? Migs at 6:54am 05.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2184 Howdy All, Am a new owner of a 1982 Oday 19. It is in need of some TLC and am looking to see what
Installing ELCI Panel - Current Coil Question Scott T-Bird at 6:44am 05.10.17 Ask All Sailors 13/845 What is the purpose of twisting the hot and neutral wires as they pass thru the coil? It's odd that
Boom Vang pk104 at 5:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 5/1302 I have a 2001 310 with in mast furling and an adjustable boom vang. When I was putting the main on t
no telltales on furling main danstanford at 4:55am 05.10.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/1698 New to me Beneteau 323 is my first boat with a furling main and there are no telltales present. All
Lake Ontario Water Level (2) DaveJ at 4:23am 05.10.17 Catalina 310 2/599 136329 136331 I usually have my boat in the H2O by now, but this year there is no hurry....my dock
Hunter 216 mast crutch support plastic cracking (1) Jules Abramson at 8:57pm 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 2/512 I ordered a sheet of aluminum to drill holes in/or use adhesived a better solution? See picture. Tha
Hull / Keel joint (2) finefurn at 6:21pm 05.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/4280 I have a 1984 Hunter 27. In preparing to paint the bottom I noticed this crack starting at the lea
Cradles gpd955 at 4:30pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 3/532 Anyone aware of any US companies, other than JOWI, that make cradles? We recently relocated the boa
What to do with these extra sails? (8) wsmac at 4:02pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/995 I finally unbagged the 3 extra sails that came with my boat. There's one (the Johnson Sails) that ne
North Atlantic Inflatables Bob J. at 2:43pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/701 I know there are a bunch of different manufacturers out there but was wondering if anyone has any ex
Transom Ladder Required? Capri at 12:23pm 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2386 Hi, Everyone. I bought a 1981 O'day 22 a year ago and it didn't come with a permanently affixed tran
Stuffing Box Again lehighsail at 11:11am 05.09.17 Ask All Sailors 6/515 I was just at the boatyard getting ready to launch after changing out the packing in the stuffing bo
Hunter 26 or 260 viewing jbreland at 10:18am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 6/572 Wanting another boat and leaning heavily on the H26 or 260. Owned several, my favorite being a hunt
235 mast head light wiring (2) mmhamer at 10:17am 05.09.17 Smaller Boats 5/812 I forgot to unscrew the connector at the deck for the Masthead Light when I dropped the mast on my 2
Oceanis 281 rigging specs clauden at 9:49am 05.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1147 Hi all, I am looking for the rigging specs for my Beneteau Oceanis 281 1998. I read the explanation

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So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 6:25pm 11.23.23 I suggest you simply move your house circuits to the LFP and leave the existing FLA as a starting b
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 6:18pm 11.23.23 Sounds very plausible, thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Tally Ho at 6:15pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:09pm 11.23.23 I often hear this said. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a charge profile for FLA and LFP? O
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? shemandr at 6:09pm 11.23.23 Ahh, and what about fuel?
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember shemandr at 6:03pm 11.23.23 Toaster oven T-day feast this year. Still great! Giving thanks may be one of the most healthy thin
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:58pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:56pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that y
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:47pm 11.23.23 ... The charging voltages for LFP and LA batteries are different enough that one of the banks will
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29pm 11.23.23
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:54pm 11.23.23 Which Standard Horizon speed log do you have?
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:53pm 11.23.23 I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow and goes to the display. (not a Raymarin
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:48pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output? I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:37pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output?
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 11.23.23 "DISPLACEMENT: If you weigh the boat on a scale, that is her actual displacement. It is the weight
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember jssailem at 4:29pm 11.23.23 Turkey just about ready Not:yikes: It just went in at our house. It will be about 90 more minutes.
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.23.23 You should see a mfg tag on the trailer if used or new. You will see or find the weight of the trai
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 3:01pm 11.23.23 Quick summary by Maine Sail from one of the ARS-5 search results: Either the ARS-5 or MC-614 (what
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul i3DGear at 2:56pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 2:50pm 11.23.23 Please take the time to read the differences between these two regulators in #42. What you mention

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