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Portable Battery Charger NYSail at 4:52pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/681 Hello all So I have 4 trojan T 125 6 volt batteries, 12 volt system. Want to take them off the boat
I purchased a 1988 Capri 18., Chuck Powell at 12:00pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/814 I just bought a 1988 Capri 18. The main halyard was not in the mast top. I realize one end goes in t
Solar wiring size (2) SPLETS at 9:00am 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 11/1184 I just purchased a Maxeon 415w solar panel for my boat with a Victron 100/50 charge controller. The
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 7:16pm 03.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/1461
Puck Lights Mike H. at 3:51pm 03.10.24 Big Boats 2/1208 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switche
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 9:48am 03.10.24 Day Sailers 4/1102 Welp... uncovered the KL a few days ago and guess what. a fair amount of cracks again...no surprise
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 7:39am 03.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/1031 So have new control lines and figured I would learn and splice my own eyes. Saw a video and appears
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 7:14am 03.10.24 Catalina 22 10/2617 I have a 2019 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro with the optional battery charging option. I have the original w
Microwave on Hunter 306? rmerl1223 at 10:43pm 03.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/978 I just purchased a Hunter 306 and "am learning my way around." I noticed a white 3-strand AC wire ma
Radar Data cable in mast of Catalina 30 Tkman at 11:48am 03.09.24 Mid-Size Boats 4/941 I need to pull a new data cable to enable my radar. I have an existing cable that does not work. I d
Clamp on meter recommendation? BAD ORCA at 9:06am 03.09.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3378 Looking to add a decent clamp on multimeter to be able to accurately measure DC current. Mainesai
New Restrictions for Boaters in the Exumas ggrizzard at 8:38am 03.09.24 Destinations 4/2349 I just received this information from the Bahamas Trust: https://www.explorercharts.com/chatter/exu
Changing batteries Duluthwinger at 7:53am 03.09.24 Big Boats 9/2773 Hi, My boat is a 2011Hunter 39 I am going to change out my house and starting batteries this spring.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 5:49pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 65/7247 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it. I'm thinking with an outboard too I'd have a l
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES jssailem at 1:39pm 03.08.24 Sails Call Lounge 18/2689 WOW... A former Hunter Dealer, still sticks in there helping Hunter owners with their boat problem l
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket (3) NYSail at 1:25pm 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1377 Hello all So one of my winter projects was to re-insulate, reinforce and generally clean up the door
Hunter water ballast transom leaks Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 03.08.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/383 This thread covers the 19, 23.5, 240, 26, and 260 water ballast Hunter sailboats. I am not sure ab
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 9:45am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 6/1340 If you live in the PacificNW there is good WEATHER news, potentially.. From the desk of my friend R
Painting the Boat john6206 at 8:58am 03.08.24 Ask All Sailors 13/2813 Hey Everyone - I'm going to be painting the boat this spring. The hull from the rub rail to the bo
Solar ACTIVITY and Northern Lights (1) jssailem at 7:39am 03.08.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/714 The amazing picture underneath was taken by Juris Se??ikovs from Latvia, showing a Stable Auroral Re

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Sleeping offshore Don S/V ILLusion at 9:38am 10.21.25 I'm not so sure I agree with illegal as, to the best of my understanding, in international waters,
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions Tally Ho at 9:33am 10.21.25 And finally, the motor (an inboard gasoline Atomic 4) occasionally conks out after 20 minutes or so
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions jssailem at 9:10am 10.21.25 Is there a way to cut through the corrosion (presumably oxidized aluminum) without damaging the cas
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Indysailor at 9:07am 10.21.25
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Project_Mayhem at 8:56am 10.21.25 Not all motors will run while tilted. I have one that wont start unless somewhat level
The "Gambits" JamesG161 at 8:39am 10.21.25 Pawn to Queen 4 is my opening! Fun game where Bishop power is revealed :cool: Jim...
The "Gambits" jssailem at 8:26am 10.21.25 Maybe. But when it develops, you might as well concede and move on. Kicking yourself, of course.
Invest 98L (3) jssailem at 8:21am 10.21.25 "Something wicked this way comes." Perhaps the lack of storm excitement this year has the internet
Axle fell out Dr. D at 8:03am 10.21.25 I hadn't thought about the SC Beneteau place. Thanks BigEasy!
Sleeping offshore Will Gilmore at 7:13am 10.21.25 But, ~5nm visibility to the horizon and making 5knots is only an hour to anything you see and that
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F Tally Ho at 6:51am 10.21.25 Hi Greg, that piece does move. You can see where the top bolt can slide. Right now the top one is l
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Rick Webb at 6:13am 10.21.25 I think muffs are difficult to use with such a small outboard. I'd opt for the flush kit. I had a T
flushing long shaft outboard tilted Indysailor at 5:37am 10.21.25 I think muffs are difficult to use with such a small outboard. I'd opt for the flush kit. I had a To
Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F eelwik at 4:35am 10.21.25 Is this bracket loose (and moving ) when you operate the engine fuel cut off? Or did you it to cl
The "Gambits" Kings Gambit at 4:32am 10.21.25 Back when I played chess in the 70's, the study of the Sicilian Defense was an eye-opener. I follow
flushing long shaft outboard tilted danooxnard at 3:57am 10.21.25 Can you put a 5 gallon bucket in the water with the motor shaft inside of it? Then place a hose insi
Replacing single rusty keelboat Indysailor at 3:32am 10.21.25 Does this prior thread discussing a somewhat similar situation and a Beneteau help? https://forums.
Sleeping offshore capta at 10:31pm 10.20.25
Sleeping offshore capta at 10:12pm 10.20.25 I will suggest we all agree - what @capta is suggesting is for solo long distance sailors the less
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions MeandmyCal29 at 9:07pm 10.20.25 Thanks for all the replies- apparently the part of registering where I listed my sailing experience

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