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Will Batteries Die If Not Used? Maine Sail at 4:52am 06.09.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1092 I just had the opportunity to test this on an AGM battery. Lots of dock-talk suggests that a battery
Does Anyone Recognize This Hydraulic Motor Tilt Unit? (2) caguy at 11:32pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 3/524 I just bought a 1989 Mac 26D sailboat. It is pretty well equipped. I've attached a picture of the
pump out fittings SOCAL C50 at 10:00pm 06.08.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1271 The previous owner installed a thru deck for the pump out and I am routing the fittings and hose and
Help me find my Hunter please. TBass at 7:57pm 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/105 Hey folks, new member here who hopes to stick around for years to come. Asking for some networking a
GFCI TRIPPING tbilyeu at 6:35pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1402 My 2014 Oceanis 45 has a GFCI under the port helm in the 110V 50 amp circuit. I have come back to th
Anyone replaced their compass light with LED? rpwillia at 6:02pm 06.08.16 Catalina 310 15/2843 I am getting around to replacing most of my lights and this is one of the last I have not done yet.
electric wireing for 1980 catalina mark rocco at 5:42pm 06.08.16 Catalina 22 6/1587 I want to hook up my float ,bile-age pump to the battery and switch board....and what is a " bus "
Surprise, my boat leaks! (4) SFS at 3:24pm 06.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2273 TS Colin left water inside what I thought was a pretty dry boat (1983 H31). So the search begins fo
Opening port lights in 1977 Oday 25 patcande at 3:11pm 06.08.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/585 Was rebedding my opening port lights and the outside trim ring cracked when I was tightening the scr
Help - Interior wood finish lifting (2) Newport Bob at 2:42pm 06.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1218 The varnish on the wood panel at the fwd end of the vberth lifted during winter storage (2004, 373,
Onboard internet capta at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/846 I'm a good bit too old to be a natural in this computer age at much of the tech stuff. My wife is th
Weekend Sailing Video. pateco at 1:34pm 06.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/958 Last Saturday was a really nice day for a sail. I took a little video. Had to figure out how to pos
Lesson Learned rfrye1 at 11:45am 06.08.16 Big Boats 1/653 Recent haul out for bottom paint on my H376, we had them inspect for vibration above 2500 rpm. Cutla
O'Day 34- Rigid Boom Vangs, advice? LouisMK at 10:28am 06.08.16 Bigger Boats 4/804 Hello All: I'd like to hear some thoughts from those who have added rigid boom vangs to their O'34/
Reefer Gasket (1) SqPeg at 9:46am 06.08.16 Parts Search 1/597 Anyone know where I can get this gasket? It's on a Hunter Vision 32
Headsail furling line Joe Wienecke at 8:50am 06.08.16 Big Boats 10/2439 I have a 2005 41 DS with a Furlex 300 headsail furler. I know the furling line is 1/4 but am not su
Pointing improved PotomacDaysailer at 7:07am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/407 I am so pleased! My pointing ability has been relatively poor (although I could outpoint a square-r
Charts: Lighthouse vs C-Map vs Navionics BayMan at 6:35am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 10/8983 I am contemplating upgrading my 1997 Raymarine chartplotter (RL70C) with a new Raymarine multifunct
O'day 24 1988 Charly at 6:27am 06.08.16 Ask All Sailors 2/562 I want to put my O'day 240 on a boat lift. Need to know how to position the spreaders to the correct
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Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware (1) JBP-PA at 8:26am 03.24.24 So I usually just use a downhaul on a block, or sometimes attach the tack directly to the stemhead o
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? dLj at 8:26am 03.24.24 I'd look in the Tampa area - i used to sail down there a bit. But that was quite some time ago so fo
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware (1) JBP-PA at 8:21am 03.24.24 I have a spinnaker tacker like that, but I'm not really fond of it. The official use is to wrap it a
Capri 18 battery JBP-PA at 7:20am 03.24.24 Group 24 Deep cycle AGM on sale for $73! (Don't know about shipping or core charges) https://www.am
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings dlochner at 6:53am 03.24.24 To add to Ralph's recommendations, periodically work the valve to keep it from setting up. Fuel valv
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage dlochner at 6:48am 03.24.24 Lee helm is dangerous, it needs to be corrected, at its core the problems an over powered jib relati
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries NYSail at 6:04am 03.24.24 Relative to the Golf Cart market, the marine market is minuscule. Not worth the marketing effort an
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries JRT at 5:26am 03.24.24 The easiest way to figure out height is to measure you area max first then goto either Battrries plu
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Will Gilmore at 5:03am 03.24.24 Easing the outhaul and some halyard tension would give the main a fuller shape Powering UP the Main
1984 Hunter 34 Fuel Fittings kloudie1 at 4:57am 03.24.24 The tank was made by Inca Marine in Nashville, Tn. They were sold to SeaStar Solutions some years ba
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Captain Larry-DH at 4:56am 03.24.24 Thank you both for your advice! Based on your recommendations, I have ordered a 17amp Victron wate
Eight bells for Roadking Larry kloudie1 at 4:31am 03.24.24 Sorry to hear, Troy. Sad to lose a good sailing buddy.. even sadder and perplexing to lose one that
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 KCofKC at 11:06pm 03.23.24 Sounds to me a bit of overkill but that is never a bad thing. But do run it past the capacity chart
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 9:59pm 03.23.24 HB see my OP. Bottom (see what I did there?) line, no more multi coat days.
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage Arbee at 8:14pm 03.23.24 With in-mast furling, the risk of loosening the main halyard is taking it too far and creating wrink
Eight bells for Roadking Larry dlochner at 7:51pm 03.23.24 Troy, I am sorry for your loss. Suicide is among the most tragic deaths because it is an act of desp
Overboard discharge of waste tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 03.23.24 Oops...I was too focused on keeping him legal in his current waters to pay enough attention to his f
Canadian dilemma Hello Below at 7:47pm 03.23.24 @jssailem, it seems that marine anti fouling paint has undergone a significant change over the last
Capri 18 battery dlochner at 7:38pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
Capri 18 battery (1) claudesapp at 7:13pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes ch

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