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Politics Jim Hawkins at 1:03pm 08.15.16 Sails Call Lounge 36/2496 At the risk of being Keelhauled is it OK to talk politics in this forum?
C30 Mark II windlass Diybrad at 12:14pm 08.15.16 Catalina 30 2/1021 I keep reading posts and seeing 1986+ C30s posted for sale that state they have electric windlass bu
Replacement of soles in a 1983 H31 (4) SFS at 11:00am 08.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 52/8005 126859 (Exactly! There wasn't one.) Here is the new one, installed: 126860 Material was 3/4" exter
Be Aware of welding flaws - aluminum masts with welded pad eyes. (3) Mitch Witt at 10:56am 08.15.16 Ask All Sailors 15/2423 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 15/782 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 1/1087 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 0/791 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 0/388 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 13/1687 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 17/2126 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 54/4800 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 17/2291 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 7/1638 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 4/1292 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 50/10405 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 19/1107 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 3/2302 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 6/1016 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 0/254 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 9/1451 I need some help here folks. I had an inquiry about the three stainless steel bolts holding the low

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Battery combiner, is this best? Maine Sail at 8:01am 03.02.24 The combiner is fine, keep it. The charger is horribly unhealthy for your batteries. The absolute b
Bon Voyage! jssailem at 7:24am 03.02.24
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 7:12am 03.02.24 The Interstate Battery in the photo is made by East Penn. Their batteries are among the better affor
Snow falling on Cedars jssailem at 7:11am 03.02.24 Beautiful @SoSound ! It has been awhile since I played on slopes like that.
Snow falling on Cedars shemandr at 7:07am 03.02.24 No more of that for me!
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 7:07am 03.02.24 I posted pics of my current batteries, will two more like these to the trick? Your pic showed Int
Clean Out Oil Pan JBP-PA at 7:03am 03.02.24 You can get an endoscope for less than $10, run it down the dip tube and have a look before you do a
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:59am 03.02.24 Lose the combiner and make sure my switch is wired properly? Would new charger then go to each batt
Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 6:55am 03.02.24
Clean Out Oil Pan Blitz at 6:42am 03.02.24 As others have noted, see if you have the room to drop the pan. If you do, I'd vote for putting in
Battery combiner, is this best? kappykaplan at 6:42am 03.02.24 See how good we are at spending your money and giving you projects? Hey, but you asked! :plus:
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 6:37am 03.02.24 I saw a cute joke - two old guys were sitting on a bench. The one guy gets a call from his wife, "W
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:37am 03.02.24 See how good we are at spending your money and giving you projects? Hey, but you asked! And we're
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 6:36am 03.02.24 In the OPs case with a 1-2-All battery switch the switch can remain in the 1 or 2 position and both
Clean Out Oil Pan twodzusfittings at 6:04am 03.02.24 Is there a drain plug in the oil pan? I'm not familiar with the engine in question. On my Universal
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 6:02am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you ba
Bon Voyage! dLj at 5:59am 03.02.24 I saw a cute joke - two old guys were sitting on a bench. The one guy gets a call from his wife, "Wh
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:56am 03.02.24 Modern chargers are 3 stage, Constant Current (Bulk), Constant Voltage (absorption), and Float. A
Bon Voyage! twodzusfittings at 5:52am 03.02.24 Greg, congratulations, all the very best in retirement. Advice I was given......"Always leave a litt
Battery combiner, is this best? dLj at 5:50am 03.02.24 Ok, here comes a stupid question - what does a battery combiner do? What does it give you in you bat

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