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Location of hull ID on Hunter 335 john986 at 1:08pm 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1382 I just purchased in 1993 Hunter 335 and my insurance company wants me to take a picture of the hull
Trailer the boat and the trailer? daytripper at 12:47pm 03.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1492 Hello - I purchased a beautiful 1985 Standard Rig Fin Keel and need to get her from Rhode Island to
A Question of Balance (1) LakeShark at 10:20am 03.23.17 Catalina 22 39/3951 Ok fellas here is my dilemma and forgive me as I am not so great at the math. I have a C22 wing kee
What's different- Raystar 125 to Raystar150? DougM at 7:02am 03.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1633 Does anyone have any idea what the significant differences are between the Raystar 125 and the newer
Hose cuffs: question for H31 ownwers. IH82BL8 at 2:23am 03.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 15/1784 The cockpit drains, galley sink drain, head sink drain and anchor locker drain all use hose cuffs wi
Where does your head drain? TooCoys at 1:55am 03.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 46/5719 Not the head itself, but the drain in the floor? The drain that would allow shower water to drain ou
Retrieving a Ring you dropped down the Sink jaybarr at 10:00pm 03.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 5/1019 Hey, guys, this is pretty off-topic but a useful one. Some of you guys may have come across this sit
Topside Voids Along Galley Cover (1) drobisch at 9:37pm 03.22.17 Catalina 30 2/532 134526 All I am looking at a 1988 Catalina 30 Mark II. I noticed there are some voids in the gel co
27 trailer sjburk1 at 7:30pm 03.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/4702 Looking for a trailer for a 1983 27 TR, fin keel. Anyone have any idea where to find a used one in
new control device gettinthere at 4:48pm 03.22.17 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1569 RC You know anything about this... http://arduinoalternatorregulator.blogspot.com
Raytheon GPS Antenna (rail mount) rfrye1 at 3:19pm 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 3/650 The mushroom shaped rail mount antenna for my (1998?) ST-50 Raytheon system finally succumbed to the
Electrodyne self exciting alternator (1) capta at 2:15pm 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2908 We have just pulled this baby out of storage and installed it. Seems to work OK, but when the engine
SLA Charge and Equalize LeslieTroyer at 2:05pm 03.22.17 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1364 I wouldn't choose a Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) battery by choice - but that is what came with the boat -
Hunter 216 Hoist Launch (1) AZExpedition at 2:00pm 03.22.17 Day Sailers 0/2648 I hope to be spending some time in SoCal and have access to several clubs with hoists. Seems the H2
Long Time Boater, Short Time Sailor, Cat 27 question thewolfeinmaine at 1:57pm 03.22.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/748 Hello Everyone, Been boating for 56 years. I previously owned a Clipper Marine for a few years and
Solo anchoring... Warren Milberg at 11:49am 03.22.17 Ask All Sailors 58/9361 Since I often sail solo, I've tried a lot of different anchoring techniques when I'm alone. I've be
Mississippi River Sailors Victor Frank at 10:07am 03.22.17 Day Sailers 3/753 Looking at a O'day 192. Has any one had one of these out on the river? Safe to learn out there? I've
Questions about Kiwigrip IH82BL8 at 5:34pm 03.21.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3588 1) Is it uncomfortable on bare feet? 2) Is it overkill for a family cruiser? 3) How does it loo
Renew Registration or USCG Documentation for the first time SailMaster at 5:02pm 03.21.17 Ask All Sailors 12/851 Which would you do? What is better for the value of the vessel? Or does it really matter?
Hurricane Matthew - after action report Gunni at 4:04pm 03.21.17 Ask All Sailors 7/576 While we wait for weather to turn here at 38 North, check out this report on H. Matthew. Interestin

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 8:22pm 11.23.23 The dedicated sense wire alone is worth its weight in gold. Please go for the better regulator.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 8:20pm 11.23.23 Oh. That is great news. After our last discussion, right before you left on winter holiday, I got th
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 11.23.23 This definition makes it sound like water and a boat weight the same per cubic foot No, rather the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 11.23.23 If the charging profiles are the same an ACR or FET based isolator should work fine. In the last it
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.

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