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Be Aware of welding flaws - aluminum masts with welded pad eyes. (3) Mitch Witt at 10:56am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2209 I am seeing an increasing number of aluminum masts on catamarans that have one or more welding probl
Boats been dry five years. Re-bed the transducer and speed sensors? travelingjerryb at 10:55am 08.15.16 Smaller Boats 15/701 So, boats been dry five years. Would you re-bed the only two thru hulls? Depth transducer and speed
Pearson HAWK 16' Cody Stewart at 10:52am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1061 Hello, I just picked up a Pearson HAWK 16'. The boat is in good sailing condition equipped with all
Person HAWK 16' Cody Stewart at 10:39am 08.15.16 Pearson 0/761 Hello, I just bought a fully functional Pearson HAWK 16'. It's in fairly good sailing condition and
Hunter 39 Aft Cabin locker doors Knotty Dog at 10:17am 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/370 Hello, Does anyone know if doors for the aft cabin lockers are available for a 2012 H39? If so, whe
Businesses Dying in the Gulf Islands? druid at 9:27am 08.15.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1522 I found out last trip that Silva Bay no longer has a grocery store (used to have 2!). There's still
Outboard Motor help (2) kclancy at 9:09am 08.15.16 Catalina 22 17/1857 Hi All! It looks like I might be able to get my boat wet for the first time possible this weekend. M
true vs. apparent wind Justin_NSA at 8:41am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 54/4155 I've never had this luxury before. My instrumentation allows me to see true or apparent wind. I also
Mystery Bolt in Bilge (2) Domingo630 at 8:39am 08.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 17/2176 I discovered a bolt in the pan underneath the engine of my 2009 H33 after a recent trip. I assumed
Electric head? capt_clyde at 8:31am 08.15.16 Catalina 310 7/1549 I am considering replacing the manual head on my 2001, C-310 with an electric unit. Has anyone done
Replacing refer compressor capt_clyde at 8:28am 08.15.16 Catalina 310 4/1208 The compressor for my refrigerator has died and prices for a professional replacement are over $2000
Is my mainsail really helping? capt_clyde at 8:20am 08.15.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 50/9265 Recently I've been singlehanding my Catalina 310 alot and I've noticed that in similar wind conditio
Another drone video! gettinthere at 8:07am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1086 Haters gonna hate. The rest of you may enjoy this ... xQgcY9EeEic
Hi I just bought a Sirius 21, (2) Sirius Fun at 7:22am 08.15.16 Sirius 21/22 3/2214 first day I found water on the storage port side V berth, it seems to come under the gasket of the t
New rudder/tiller assembly this site Jean at 7:01am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/938 Hello Everyone. Does anyone have any experience with buying a new high performance kick-up rudder/ti
Mast foot h 34 year 1984 hunter healer at 6:51am 08.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/241 anyone have a pic of the mast step for the h34 I have to make one mine broke whe Someone de masted
Hunter 260 rudder post lower bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 08.15.16 Smaller Boats 9/1402 I need some help here folks. I had an inquiry about the three stainless steel bolts holding the low
Milwaukee sailors sailnewbie at 5:56am 08.15.16 Sails Call Lounge 17/1826 Any of you worried about your boats or had to move your boats due to the ignorant people that sleep
AC unit in main salon tbilyeu at 8:58pm 08.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2500 Cruisair low pressure alarm. My salon unit on my 2014 45 has started cutting out and shows a LO/PS
using earth anchor as mooring. (1) Karyon at 8:20pm 08.14.16 Trailer Sailors 8/5127 126828 I have to replace the bunks on my trailer, so the boat has to come off the trailer. At our la

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 8:04pm 11.05.23
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Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 SweetSweetVictory at 7:46pm 11.05.23 Thank you all for the great responses. I looked at both boats today and I have decided to wait a whi
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 7:39pm 11.05.23 FWIW, on my C30 I use an average of 100Ah per day for 12v AB icebox conversion, 50L freezer, 2-hours
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 7:39pm 11.05.23 Dave, Hayden is right. I just re-read Maine Sail's excellent article again for like the tenth time!
passport needed? jssailem at 7:37pm 11.05.23 This thread is offensive. I request you go some place else to seek help for hiding from your obligat
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 7:36pm 11.05.23 I have an energy monitor and have seen this at anchor for years. It is true. 100-120 ah per day, sa
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 7:28pm 11.05.23 If my potential replacement battery bank is physical space limited, then will my 120A alternator s
Teleflex i5600 multifunction display Toomuchmoney at 7:22pm 11.05.23 Thanks George. I did finally get all the functions I wanted displayed, though I probably couldn't do
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Stu Jackson at 7:22pm 11.05.23 This is the one I have and mentioned earlier: https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/outbound-single-bur
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 7:15pm 11.05.23 At that time, I created a list that totaled about 80 Amp Hours per day. Noticibly absent from that
Teleflex i5600 multifunction display Georgedoyle at 7:14pm 11.05.23 We sent the diesel fuel level information to the chart plotter. It is way easier to use than the tel
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 7:12pm 11.05.23 I realize that, but it only takes once and you need to replace your alternators. I agree, which is
passport needed? dlochner at 7:09pm 11.05.23 If you are traveling the world on the high seas without a passport and presumably without a properly
Raymarine Evolution 100 Software Update chuckwayne at 6:45pm 11.05.23 I removed my ACU and used a friends Axiom as suggested by jsailem, but then found a used A series fo
passport needed? PaulK at 6:44pm 11.05.23 People have done RTW without stopovers, but they generally prepare starting several years beforehand
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 6:44pm 11.05.23 Our existing 210 Ah FLA batteries get us probably 85% - 90% of the way to where I would like to be.
does h260 have steam light? Davenport at 5:48pm 11.05.23 My motto is try to fix and no research and hope, I choose dumbness!!. W internet now I also ask que
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Rob Hntr376 at 5:14pm 11.05.23 Our H260 was equipped with a Kenyon KISS butane single burner cooktop. The stove is discontinued, an
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Maine Sail at 4:51pm 11.05.23 This article will help... Drop-In LiFePo4- Be an Educated Consumer

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