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LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 1:06pm 09.04.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/2214 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 4/1073 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 25/1949
Motoring mast (1) morbidfollower at 8:39pm 09.03.25 Catalina 22 4/730 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 5/1392 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 20/1770 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 5/614 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 2/534
More on the Catalina Acquisition dlochner at 6:19am 09.03.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/1021 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 13/776 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 10/882 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 14/685 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 12/824 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 7/667 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
Hunter 49 Door handles (1) Screen Saver at 8:01pm 09.01.25 Big Boats 4/446 High just wondering what others are doing when the spring breaks on the door handle. The weight of t
Hunter 26 topping lift American Girl at 2:33pm 09.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/244 Could someone please tell me exactly how the topping lift for a 1994 Hunter 26 is supposed to be rig
Hunter 23 Jib and Marina Recommendation (1) Newhouse1969 at 2:02pm 09.01.25 Smaller Boats 6/767 Hello, I'm trying to figure out how to set the Jib on my Hunter 23. It just doesn't seem right to m

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Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) thinwater at 6:42am 11.23.25 Is this more or less correct as too how solar would be connected and the + and - cables get power t
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) dlochner at 6:41am 11.23.25 The inverter takes DC from the batteries and converts it to AC. Theoretically it could run off solar
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:26am 11.23.25 You're on track. Generally on the DC side there is no DC- at the panel or perhaps one lead back to
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:23am 11.23.25 No need for 2 chargers. You can parallel the 2 solar panels and connect to one charger. Select a ch
Buying and cutting G10 Ward H at 6:18am 11.23.25 They will be stacked to make a new mast compression block in the bilge so thickness isn't terribly
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 john6206 at 5:28am 11.23.25
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Indysailor at 5:27am 11.23.25 The only use my topping lift gets other than to keep the boom out of the cockpit is to raise its aft
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 5:21am 11.23.25 235581
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? StuartSailor at 4:49am 11.23.25 In respect to the tools in the v berth. In theory wieght forward would affect trim moving the center
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:37am 11.23.25 We definitely prefer the 48V 6kW APS for noise, but that was a bit of $$$ for the whole setup. Th
Buying and cutting G10 Captain Larry-DH at 4:27am 11.23.25 I'm planning on using a 12" compound miter saw, grinder and possibly a 10" table saw Other posts h
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks StuartSailor at 2:40am 11.23.25 In very light air, you can tighten the topping lift to reduce the weight of the boom, which helps ke
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) StuartSailor at 2:20am 11.23.25 Pick reference point and measure to the structural bulkheads inside. IE. Measure from the transom t
Buying and cutting G10 Cap'n Deke at 12:44am 11.23.25 You're building a compression part. It doesn't much matter how you get the thickness, as long as it
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 12:09am 11.23.25 I haven't lived on land more than a few days at a time since 1989. I think that counts as long-term
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 9:00pm 11.22.25 Absolutely if you are letting the start battery get discharged more than a few percent. Then you wi
Buying and cutting G10 Rich Stidger at 7:44pm 11.22.25 I bought 1/2" G4 from Defender and cut 4" circles for thru-hull backing plates. I cut the G4 with my
Anyone know what this is? De-lamination and unusual "red" material (under cabin) inside "bilge" area shemandr at 6:19pm 11.22.25 Regarding removing the existing failed tabbing: If it is impregnated with cured resin you should p
Can you identify this little sailboat? shemandr at 5:59pm 11.22.25 What separates this vessel from dumpster fodder is the rig. If it has a mast, boom, and standing ri
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Johann at 5:07pm 11.22.25 We used an EU2000i with our Multiplus and it was screaming at full load at ~90A, and would choke at

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