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Magnum inverter/charger tutorial? Rodd at 4:51am 01.06.16 Musings With Maine Sail 22/3286 Happy New Year to Maine and the Group! About a year ago we had a thread regarding how to install a
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Spirit Bear Cruise - 2015 Terry Cox at 7:44pm 01.05.16 Destinations 0/839 Our almost 70 day journey began on June 15, 2015 at Shelter Bay Marina, across from LaConner in what
To Flex or not to Flex... druid at 6:24pm 01.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1084 When I installed the Universal M-25XPB into my Catalina 36, Norm at WestByNorth (good guy!) HIGHLY r
Florida Sailboat Rentals mrudman850 at 5:53pm 01.05.16 Catalina 22 17/2053 Hi Going to be in Lake Worth Florida for the month of March. Anyone know of a place locally to rent
1987 Pearson 28 Mark Millen at 3:42pm 01.05.16 Pearson 1/1226 Looking for the owners manual does anyone have a copy.
Identifying a Macgregor: 22 or 25 Sailor Yonsun at 3:16pm 01.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4135 Hello from snowy central Alberta! Could someone shed some light on this....last April I bought my fi
HELP... again! (1) SailFysh at 11:18am 01.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1683 Hello all and Happy New Year! Once again I turn to the wisdom on this forum. Here is my issue now.
Raritan Elegance Problems (1) KiwiSails at 11:02am 01.05.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1785 Judging by the advice given in the forums I think there is someone who can assist. I purchased a Ra
Garmin 42DV Problems in shallow water (3) flynpa at 10:13am 01.05.16 Catalina 22 8/1450 Hello all. I recently installed a Garmin 42DV in my Catalina 22 "Laguna Belle". I mounted the unit
Found this article on Bilge Pumps (1) Benny17441 at 8:30am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3504 Bilge Pump Capacity: Do The Math By Beth A. Leonard Just how much water can your bilge pump move? P
Extending Asym Spinnaker alexco38 at 8:21am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/859 I have a Asym that is about 3 feet too short. Has anyone got a sailmaker to extend it by adding a pa
First 235 Genoa Cars cb32863 at 7:50am 01.05.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/553 Has anyone changed from the stop pin system to adjustable car system? Anyone just pull the pin from
CNG in Florida All U Get at 6:31am 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/527 Hi all, Went to Fort Pierce Gas yesterday for CNG and paid the flat $40 fee, good for me with the b
New 1995 Hunter 29.5 - lots of questions (1) Elie at 9:10pm 01.04.16 Mid-Size Boats 14/4469 Hello everyone, i'm the proud new owner of a 1995 Hunter 29.5 in Los Angeles, CA. Have a few questi
Do Boating Safety Courses Really Produce Safe Boating? Kings Gambit at 8:35pm 01.04.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6178 I've been wondering what questions on a written test can be asked and answered in order to obtain a
Sorry - Wrong section Sailing285 at 4:40pm 01.04.16 Catalina 30 2/704 Gone sailing!
Jib / Genoa Track Re-bed - Construction rjm at 4:27pm 01.04.16 Big Boats 5/4297 Hello Fellow Hunter Owners, I recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 40 Legend. I've notice a soft spot
Overhead Light Switch for a 376 Rob Wells at 3:30pm 01.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/676 I have what should be a very easy question... I can't seem to locate the light switch that controls

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WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 7:17am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be p
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be po
Solar powered vents PaulK at 6:21am 02.14.24 Nicro still makes one, though it seems to be plastic, not ss.
Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 5:08am 02.14.24 Archangel36cc, the OP hasn't been seen since 01 May 2023.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Ken13559 at 11:50pm 02.13.24 Could it be your inverter is modified sine wave instead of true sine wave? Have/will you try using H
Oceanis 36cc Line Information Archangel36cc at 8:51pm 02.13.24 Hi, i own a 2000 36cc in Bristol condition. I have a detailed sheet of all running rigging for then
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:26pm 02.13.24 Going to put some water tracer (green) in the tank to be 100% sure as it has rained constantly for
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? PaulK at 7:53pm 02.13.24 Our yard uses jackstands and allows owners to leave their masts up all winter. We've used them for m
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? (1) Tally Ho at 7:44pm 02.13.24
Swim platform NYSail at 5:45pm 02.13.24
Free chafe guard jssailem at 5:02pm 02.13.24 You do not need chafe protection of that to happen. I had new dock lines survive a night of high win
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 02.13.24 Love this post on SailNet: "So if I get this right, new user joins to complain that product works as
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:07pm 02.13.24 Be very careful regarding the title. the only seller who can convey good title is the human o
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:05pm 02.13.24 Thanks for all the input folks. I should have enough info for an attempt once I have enough crew on
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:03pm 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spr
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 12:38pm 02.13.24 Hi, Yes, you can just slide the tube back and completely remove it. There are a number of options,
Free chafe guard rgranger at 12:06pm 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spri
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 9:41am 02.13.24 Thanks @Rick D Looks about the same as mine.
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (2) Rick D at 9:15am 02.13.24 I seem to recall 4" bend, but I'd true that up. Here are a couple of photos sort of showing the bend

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