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Wireing harness nightmare Casagf66 at 10:32am 01.07.16 Ask All Sailors 7/2044 Hello again sailors, So my next step in renovating my new 1989 jeanneau 42 voyage will be to start
Best bang for your buck for jacklines obdoor at 1:28am 01.07.16 Ask All Sailors 19/6483 I'm looking to buy new jacklines for my 1987 Pearson 33. Any suggestions?
Adding a Tach to a Yanmar YSB12 RAD88 at 10:28pm 01.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/4568 I need a little help from the mechanics and Yanmar owners on this one. I'm sure it is possible but i
winch maintenance Christophe at 5:02pm 01.06.16 Ask All Sailors 17/5057 What is the best type of grease or lube for a single speed winch like a lewmar #7?
Hobbyhorsing from bow weight 29palmsailor at 4:27pm 01.06.16 Big Boats 12/4874 I have a 2000 Hunter 460 weight all Chain Rode and Anchor. Has anyone moved their rode out of the v
Lift keel design of 323, 31, and 311 prroots at 2:43pm 01.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 44/18129 I'm considering the purchase of one of the subject boats and would like to find diagrams showing how
Oday 20 FR Mast Support RunTimeError at 2:33pm 01.06.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3200 I have been looking at a 77 O'day 20 of the newer design with the fractional rig and the absence of
AIS NEMA Interface Marc14857 at 1:26pm 01.06.16 Ask All Sailors 3/727 I'm planning on adding an AIS transponder to my older RayMarine network. I currently have ST60 Instr
Rubber disks on kick up rudder Cainsoccer at 12:35pm 01.06.16 Catalina 22 14/1519 I'm servicing the kick up rudder on my '81 C22. After getting the corroded center bolt out, I pulled
Cal 30 headroom Sean Sexton at 11:21am 01.06.16 Cal 5/2337 Anybody out there know what the headroom is for a mark I Cal 30? So far, I've only found references
Magnum inverter/charger tutorial? Rodd at 4:51am 01.06.16 Musings With Maine Sail 22/3307 Happy New Year to Maine and the Group! About a year ago we had a thread regarding how to install a
Rejuvenating engine heat exchanger obdoor at 4:35am 01.06.16 Ask All Sailors 5/2398 any and all advice is appreciated, what are my choices for rejuvenating or cleaning my yanmar heat
Swift 40 Mike H. at 8:53pm 01.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1180 We're in the market for a new boat. What can you tell me about the Sparkman ' Stephens, 40' Center c
Spirit Bear Cruise - 2015 Terry Cox at 7:44pm 01.05.16 Destinations 0/851 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 3/1092 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 17/2093 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 1/1236 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 6/4152 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 14/1692 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 4/1803 Judging by the advice given in the forums I think there is someone who can assist. I purchased a Ra

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Battery combiner, is this best? (1) Rick Webb at 8:27am 03.02.24 Replace the combiner and charger with something like this: Amazon.com : Guest 2707A Guest On-Board
Bon Voyage! Terry Cox at 8:23am 03.02.24 Congratulations on your retirement, Greg. Yes, keep busy, walk a lot, enjoy life and be sure to keep
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? PaulK at 8:12am 03.02.24 Buying new rigging, sails, and a motor for a "free" boat that needs a summer's worth of work before
Bon Voyage! PaulK at 8:06am 03.02.24 After 40 years of work, mostly in the railroad business, today was RETIREMENT day! At work, the te
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

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