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Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 36/2770 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 14/2281 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 25/2221 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 10/985 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 25/1951
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/734 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 5/1394 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 20/1780 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 12/738 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 2/536
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1024 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 13/777 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 10/884 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 14/687 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 12/826 Curious what some opinions might be. My friend has a 30ft sailboat with an electric engine. Engi
Hurricane Katrina 20 years ago (2) jssailem at 9:29am 09.02.25 Weather and Forecasting 7/676 234177 Twenty years ago, a storm named Katrina made landfall, for the second time, on the Mississip
Adhesive for non-skid that wont affect color? Project_Mayhem at 5:25am 09.02.25 Ask All Sailors 11/501 I have a partially open transom which occasionally lets water come in. With colder weather and large

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Introduction DRhoads at 10:55am 11.24.25 Welcome and what an introduction. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 10:30am 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Buying and cutting G10 Dalliance at 9:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 9:19am 11.24.25 My confusion was how the alternator output mattered to the regulator. The regulator doesn't see or
AI and the SBO Forums Driver50x at 9:15am 11.24.25 Hmm... How do we know "Hal 9000" isnt moderating the forum now and uses the name "Dave" to throw us
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 9:14am 11.24.25 I run twin alternators that each can produce 120 amps so 120 x 2 = 240 amps - not sure what I'm mis
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 9:12am 11.24.25 We are going to sail on the Chesapeake Bay which has rapidly changing depth and is often shallow so
Buying and cutting G10 Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 8:14am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 2
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Benny17441 at 8:09am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 20
Can you identify this little sailboat? Benny17441 at 7:47am 11.24.25 Check the hull and see if it is in good condition. If it is, it might make a good little cabin cru
Depth sounder replacement on C30 dmax at 7:36am 11.24.25 My experience with Signet is they are not worth the price.
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 dmax at 7:34am 11.24.25 "Contrary to popular belief, the 94 C30 has wood in the bilge" Yes, but just under the mast, it does
Buying and cutting G10 FastOlson at 7:14am 11.24.25 When laminating layers, should filler be added to the epoxy so it's not so brittle? No need. Remem
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 7:10am 11.24.25 Not sure I understand why the regulator has to handle 240A? It shouldn't see any current at all ex
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 6:45am 11.24.25 Agreed. I needed a device that could handle 240 incoming amps from two alternators. I wasn't sure
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:22am 11.24.25 Certainly not arguing your choice, and all of the newer regulators are definitely more advanced tha
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 11.24.25 When laminating layers, should filler be added to the epoxy so it's not so brittle?
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:26am 11.24.25 It's not additional features I needed, but that the Wakespeed 500 was the regulator that worked bes
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:13am 11.24.25 Who makes them? The Blue Sea ACRs are not programmable. Ironically, Blue Sea. Their previous mod

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