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Does A Liferaft Still Make Sense? (or Cents?) robertsapp at 9:20am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 42/6232 I read an article recently in which a USCG rescue pilot stated that the average time worldwide from
Catalina 30 traveler rose8878 at 9:11am 05.28.15 Catalina 30 9/3956 I have a 1985 Catalina 30' and I need to replace the sheaves on the main sheet traveler. Just got of
Spinnaker Size for Hunter 19 gjvigliotti at 9:00am 05.28.15 Smaller Boats 2/900 Looking for info from anyone who has a spinnaker for their hunter 19 or know the specs. Any help wo
Anyone know what this tang would be used for? (1) mlindberg1 at 8:20am 05.28.15 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1803 Mast Oday 26
Oday javelin sails rdrake at 7:49am 05.28.15 Day Sailers 1/1440 Wanted to see if you or anyone you had contacts with has a set of javelin sails that may be from boa
C27 wire location Garrace at 7:32am 05.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1062 I want to install a extra hand hold on the inside cabin roof by the galley sink on a 1972 side dinet
how to replace gas cable in hunter 30T 1994? djekels at 7:06am 05.28.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1917 My gas cable broke in 2, I have no idea how this happened but here we are. Now I trace the damn t
Unkown MAC Model with Hull ID tj15830 at 6:50am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1030 I ran across a guy parting out a Macgregor with the Hull ID of MACW0027A787. He doesn't know what
Oceanis 35 Msherman at 6:19am 05.28.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1895 Hi, I'm a new owner of a 98 Oceanis 35 and I have a question about rebedding the overhead salon dead
Inverter/Charger Options or Separate JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:11am 05.28.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2910 So my Xantrex TrueCharge 2 40A finally s#!t the bed. Not a big surprise based on the reputation of t
Northern islands of Lake Michigan jguyer at 5:21am 05.28.15 Destinations 5/3439 I'm planning on crusing from Milwaukee to the northern islands of Lake Michigan. I'm thinking about
Winch cleaning iwillmott at 4:06am 05.28.15 Big Boats 2/899 I store our boat on the hard eight months a year and wonder if wind driven silt can get into winches
Tuning shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sailoat Captain Mark at 3:14am 05.28.15 Bristol 1/1856 Hey guys and gals! Any suggestions when tensioning the shrouds on a 1978 Bristol 24' Corsair sail
Katadyn 80E drive pump Slipin Away at 2:58am 05.28.15 Big Boats 0/632 Does anyone have the manual for rebuilding the drive pump unit on this model. Katadyn tells me it i
Bilge Pump markjg54 at 2:15am 05.28.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/664 I have an 1985 25 ft. MacGregor and need to put a bilge pump in. I can only see water under the seat
just wonderin? blkscratch at 11:31pm 05.27.15 Columbia 4/2481 howdy all, new to this sight and to sailing so if this sounds funny or i'm a little off or if my rig
Tell tails and reefing lines Macboy at 10:07pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2349 Our poor bagged out main is void of any tell tails. I've got adhesive ones from our Hobie cat but do
rigging screw oil FlimFlamII at 8:43pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4570 Any suggestions for a substitute for rigging screw oil?
Rudder options for O'Day 22 Norsehammer at 8:42pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/4536 Are there any options for the rudder, swing up is what I'm thinking about.
Need New Windows in Seattle (2) Sailin Dog at 8:36pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2031 I'm the New proud owner of a 1984 Newport 33 (aft cabin model). She slices like a knife thru a breez

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Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:59am 11.26.23 Go back to #70 for the edit.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 9:30am 11.26.23 While I don't doubt that Wakespeed or Zeus are more efficient and better regulators, what I don't k
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 9:29am 11.26.23 I think I can add one more case for the less expensive LA to LFP DC-DC. If the existing alternator
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport Robert D at 9:22am 11.26.23 Okay, got a little more info for ya. Of course, so far, I'm just replying to myself. Maybe this litt
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 8:43am 11.26.23 There are 2 cases in which the LA to LFP route make some sense. If the boat is frequently at a mari
2GM20F engine issue dlochner at 8:38am 11.26.23 Check the transmission fluid. If it is black you may have burned up a cluctch plate. Reversing into
ID this old boat please dlochner at 8:32am 11.26.23 At 30' it would be a half-tonner. The HIN should be real helpful.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 8:31am 11.26.23 This is exactly my goal, all of these are my priorities. Sorry about the detour on the Zeus. I h
ID this old boat please FastOlson at 8:23am 11.26.23 Voting with Claude, except that I would date the design from the mid-70's. Can you get close enough
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 7:28am 11.26.23
what make engine? dmax at 7:12am 11.26.23 One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches to the air filter an
2GM20F engine issue kloudie1 at 7:02am 11.26.23 If you are sure the sea water side is free flowing, you could have a bad thermostat, water pump, loo
ID this old boat please kloudie1 at 6:38am 11.26.23 One of the "1/4 Ton" class racers from the 80's-90's.. I don't know what it is.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 5:51am 11.26.23 @Gene Neill has a Catalina 22 with an outboard ... The prudent course of action would be to discon
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 11.26.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that t
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.26.23
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.26.23 1. Have you checked the mixing elbow itself? It could be clogged and explain why all the hoses up to
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib caverun at 3:31am 11.26.23 For what it is worth I had the dimensions of my original Doyle jib from my '98 260. This is with the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:18pm 11.25.23
1991 H42 with Heart interface Freedom 20 inverter charger- I think i have a problem! Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 11.25.23 How is it wired into your system? For my Freedom 15, I use the ATS for all incoming and sent the ou

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