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Proof of Armadillos (7) Roger Long at 5:39am 02.24.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 1/1272 First, some back tracking. Just before I ran aground making the turn into Fernandina, this Pelican
Autopilot Drive dehler25 at 5:30am 02.24.15 Big Boats 1/3573 2002 Hunter 450 has a Whitlock steering system, it mounts a DU-120 drive which appears to be a Simra
Battery Amperage App watercayman at 5:09am 02.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/885 After running low on battery power after leaving the AP on too long before an overnight, I wrote a l
Sunken Macgrggor 25 Richard1480 at 2:35am 02.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3839 My 1986 Macgrgor 25 filled with water and sunk. The drain plug was still in so where did the water
Home Port Jack Bernard at 9:35pm 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2462 I am thinking of naming my MacGregor 25. Since it is on a trailer what is the boats home port? It
Main Sheet Block Setup question dadmiral at 9:34pm 02.23.15 Smaller Boats 3/2537 http://i.imgur.com/twhMG9S.jpg Previous owner set up the main sheet as a triple block hanging fro
Hunter 30-2 Owners Manual FernandoHunter30 at 8:11pm 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/944 Hi! I've just bought a Hunter 30-2 (89) and would like to get the owners manual. THXS!
29.5 proprane stove/microwave gary_y at 6:45pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/566 Anyone know how to access the underside of the propane stove in a 29.5? One of my gas controls is b
Beneteau 323 Jib Tracks Size and Make pneirik at 6:17pm 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1906 Hello I winter my Beneteau 323 (2008) way up the coast in BC Canada. So at the moment I am about 50
Access to Mixing Elbow 3GM30FC Steverhnm at 5:47pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/690 So I am looking at replacing my mixing elbow as well as the union and elbow that mounts on the engin
Cabrillo Beach Boat Launch lpolliard at 5:40pm 02.23.15 Catalina 22 2/1608 Any issues launching a wing keel from here?
The Loop ris at 5:24pm 02.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2603 Has anyone completed part or all the great loop in a Macgregor 26x? What motor would be best? I am t
mercury 3.3 graemeg at 4:59pm 02.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1160 Hi all ,I have a mercury 3.3 as an aux on my boat . It went well, now it starts and once I put it i
Fuel Lines CYQK at 3:52pm 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1210 Can you fab your own fuel lines with approved hose and AWAB clamps or do they need to be crimped c
Pearson 303 : Yanmar 2GM(F) Core Cleaning Made Easy (4) StargazerP303 at 2:39pm 02.23.15 Pearson 12/5835 Hello Yanmar fresh water cooled fans! I flushed out my engine system and was going to removed the c
Hunter 34? Swimorsink at 1:37pm 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/4362 I'm looking to buy a hunter 34 and was hoping for people's opinions and advice about this particular
Looking for used sails. Chorniak1 at 1:05pm 02.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1268 If anyone has a mainsail for a O'Day 25' daysailor that they are willing to part with at a resonable
Renewing non skid redunculous at 11:45am 02.23.15 Big Boats 11/2390 So I've decided that after nearly breaking my neck twice today whilst washing my boat that it's clea
Corrosion on rub rail - what would you do (1) redunculous at 9:39am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2193 Advice on how people would treat this as if rather not remove the rail... Thanks all
1983 Beneteau First 30E kbar38 at 9:30am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3061 I will be cruising and also live aboard with coastal trips from texas to carribean. I have not seen

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Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) jviss at 12:18pm 08.20.23 Follow up: yes, confirmed. On mine, because of the way the plus bus is attached to the breakers, on
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Mutara Nebula II at 12:16pm 08.20.23 Most refrigeration units on boats is 12VDC. Why do you think it should be powered off the inverter?
Can't figure out how to use the inverter/refrigerator on new to me '36 MK II. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:15pm 08.20.23 Most refrigeration units on boats is 12VDC. Why do you think it should be powered off the inverter?
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel Johnb at 12:07pm 08.20.23 The formula for resistance in a parallel circuit is Rt =1/R1 + 1/R2 + 1/R3 ... where Rt is the tot
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes stageboss at 11:55am 08.20.23 I have a different circuit board & controller on my Dometic heat pump; however, I have chartered bo
Expectations from solar MikeHoncho at 11:51am 08.20.23 Yep, all the charging in the world won't make the batteries last longer. A couple of nice Victron M
Expectations from solar MikeHoncho at 11:50am 08.20.23 You can replace with like size panels and a large controller for about $300. New batteries will cost
Expectations from solar dlochner at 11:49am 08.20.23 Easy with lots of budget. But if I was on a low budget it would be batteries first, controller seco
Gas tank gauge issue. dlochner at 11:46am 08.20.23 No denying a fuel gauge is nice, in the meantime many people use hours to gauge their fuel needs. A
Expectations from solar dLj at 11:43am 08.20.23 20 years old? Replace the system with up to date technology, panels, controller and wiring. Easy w
Prop Recommendations for '91 Hunter 30T? MikeHoncho at 11:42am 08.20.23 If your going to spend money on a new sailing prop, spend more on a folding or feathering prop. I lo
Expectations from solar MikeHoncho at 11:40am 08.20.23 20 years old? Replace the system with up to date technology, panels, controller and wiring.
Expectations from solar dlochner at 11:37am 08.20.23 Both the battery bank and the solar panels are on the older side. the batteries are 13 years old (4
Expectations from solar jon hansen at 11:20am 08.20.23 https://nerc.org/news-and-updates/blog/nerc-blog/2019/01/29/the-opportunities-of-solar-panel-recycli
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 11:13am 08.20.23 Well, first leg of a solo cruise a big success. Admittedly it was a short leg - my home port of Wes
Gas tank gauge issue. Calif. Ted at 10:57am 08.20.23 No denying a fuel gauge is nice, in the meantime many people use hours to gauge their fuel needs. Af
Expectations from solar dLj at 10:34am 08.20.23 I'll add in a new controller to the list. For your solar system, that would be first on my list.
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? shemandr at 10:27am 08.20.23 Yeah, PHRF works best when the ratings are in a fairly close band. Then it's likely they will sail
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. BigEasy at 10:27am 08.20.23
H49/50 battery replacement Don S/V ILLusion at 10:23am 08.20.23 To the issue of off-gassing, there are two causes of this - bad charger/charging or bad battery cell

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