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Bent furler remedy jwhaddad at 9:30am 09.05.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1031 Hi. My son and I are new to sailing. We bought a 1990 O'Day 240. While lowering the mast to repla
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? (5) TheMastiff at 6:17pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 8/972 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 and have identified essential repairs, such as a window leak, for i
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2773 I'm installing a pump that dumps into the sink drain. Since the drain is open, I assume no vent is n
Access to water heater ( C 320) john6206 at 2:42pm 09.04.25 Mid-Size Boats 14/2285 I spent a little more than 24 hours on my boat trying to do projects and got remarkably little done.
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 11/1524 234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/2222 I know one of the criticisms here is that people come for advice and then run away without feedback.
Furler top swivel blowout (4) cshawnwilson at 9:22am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 10/988 Sailing along nicely on a perfect day in New England, when all of a sudden my jib starts dropping ou
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? Kurt K at 7:50am 09.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1084 Hello, I am looking to run new electrical cables ' coax from the mast step to the electrical panel o
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 Feodoros27 at 2:32am 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1955
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/735 Just made up a better small motoring mast, it's a modified version of a previous one I had. Wired up
Looking at 82' Catalina 25 Aksaildog at 5:37pm 09.03.25 Smaller Boats 5/1396 New to boat ownership and some community advice would be appreciated. $3000, never been in salt wate
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:46pm 09.03.25 Day Sailers 20/1783 We have an '84 Oday 23-2, and last summer I noticed that I was having issues keeping the standing ri
Tether Pocket Foswick at 2:02pm 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 12/740 I was just getting ready to make one, but I figure they must already exist, somewhere ... When wear
Universal M25xpb Engine Mount BlueberryHill at 1:03pm 09.03.25 Ask An Oday Owner 5/617 Looks like I need to replace my engine mounts, they are 5 inches on center with a 5/8 inch stud. Rep
Marine grade wire ferrules NYSail at 11:42am 09.03.25 Ask All Sailors 2/537
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1028 Consolidation continues in the American yacht building industry. Tripp Designs signs on to design a
Honda 2.5 outboard issues anyone? azambella at 4:09pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 13/781 Does anyone use a Honda 2.5 hp (4. cycle ) outboard? Does anyone else have thee issues? It has let
Fuel usage (5) Tally Ho at 3:13pm 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 10/886 So I am going out for a few days on the hook next week, and decided to fill my diesel tank since I w
Rusted Trailer Extension ddox at 11:32am 09.02.25 Smaller Boats 14/694 Hi, I just purchased a 1987 Capri 18, the boat is in good shape but the trailer is a bit rusty. In p
Strange Grinding Sound from Shaft/bearing? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 09.02.25 Engines and Propulsion 12/829 Curious what some opinions might be. My friend has a 30ft sailboat with an electric engine. Engi

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portlight Spring Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 11.25.25
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 10:35am 11.25.25 This is a good point. I properly temp regulated alternator will not produce anywhere near 100% outp
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 10:28am 11.25.25 Well, I thought my crew were healthy and happy, but between you and Mark I've come to realize that
2004 Beneteau 331 Davidasailor26 at 10:25am 11.25.25 Congratulations and welcome! My guess is that the pickup tube is above the bottom of the tank, so t
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor Richard19068 at 10:21am 11.25.25 Thanks. Is this essentially a spade connector with temperature resistant wire?
House SOC while on shore power Ralph Johnstone at 10:10am 11.25.25
portlight Spring Dalliance at 10:06am 11.25.25
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM Steve_Catalina at 10:02am 11.25.25 On my Catalina4 34 I removed the eye brows teak and filled the small screw holes. After a month neve
Yamaha 30 - have you done a Beta engine re-power install in the vberth? Satori at 9:34am 11.25.25 BH, I'm assuming your engine is under the V-berth, and that it's direct drive with the engine orient
CNG to Propane Benny17441 at 9:19am 11.25.25 The one that has the properly installed propane drain off the bottom of the locker. Make clear tha
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar thinwater at 9:00am 11.25.25 Boy are we off topic. My PDQ had heat, AC (could run off solar), full nav, galley (propane), hot wa
Question On Battery Charging CrispyCringle at 8:54am 11.25.25 I didn't see any mention of managing alternator temperature. As voltage control is to the batteries
Question On Battery Charging mermike at 8:41am 11.25.25 Hi, Thanks for that informative write - up. This is in line with my thoughts. Yes, still planning
portlight Spring Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.25.25
Question On Battery Charging (1) mermike at 8:27am 11.25.25 I didn't see any mention of managing alternator temperature. As voltage control is to the batteries,
Raider Cherubini 33 (1) ClassicSail at 8:26am 11.25.25 This is from Raider Cherubini 33, hull #1
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 7:03am 11.25.25 But even if I did - I wouldn't subject them to sitting on the tiller (or wheel) for an entire shift
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 6:49am 11.25.25 And here is where you tip your hand as a pedantic. Adding equipment and improving knowledge/skills
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:46am 11.25.25 You don't have a crew of 6. Mark Hahaha - true that! But even if I did - I wouldn't subject them
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 6:36am 11.25.25 Hi, Thanks for that informative write - up. This is in line with my thoughts. Yes, still planning

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