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WHY THIS PROJECT IS GREAT! 1. It adds style to your bathroom interior. 2. The shower curtain
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Head (toilet of course) plumbing help
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:53am 05.09.23
I'm pretty sure the ziptied white hose in pic 4 is the air vent. It's most certainly above the wate
Adding Speed
Scott T-Bird at 11:51am 05.09.23
@Ward H and I both exchanged the ST800 for the DST 810. The new transducer does not fit in the old
Part identification
jviss at 11:37am 05.09.23
It's a stick. Stick jokes: Q. What's brown and sticky? A. A stick. Q. What do you call a boomera
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
Fuji242 at 11:28am 05.09.23
On average a decent quality solar panel will produce about 3 times its nominal rating in power per
Electric terminal block
Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 05.09.23
This may work as a cover. https://www.bluesea.com/products/2710/DualBus_100_BusBar_Cover_for_PN__27
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
dlochner at 11:20am 05.09.23
Am planning on starting out small and see how it goes. Just average list of accessories for coastal
Electric terminal block
Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 05.09.23
What about utilizing two panel circuits in parallel to handle the solenoid if it is indeed pulling
Electric terminal block
Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 05.09.23
Do you have a Yanmar? Is the wire to the solenoid outside of the wiring harness? There is a known i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna
jviss at 11:12am 05.09.23
What do most sailboats have? Masthead VHF antennas. Says a lot.
Electric terminal block
Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 05.09.23
This was used on my boat, OEM, to coat connections. https://www.amazon.com/Star-brite-Liquid-Elect
Electric terminal block
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I have measured the solenoid current on my 3QM30 and it is almost exactly 20 amps. Thanks! Good t
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump
jviss at 10:57am 05.09.23
Accessible. You keep us'ing that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. 1. he use
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna
dlochner at 10:54am 05.09.23
The value of a VHF is in an emergency when you need to communicate the emergency to as many vessels
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22
Fuji242 at 10:52am 05.09.23
The really low wattage panels, i.e., under 50 watts won't really charge a battery they will maintai
What is a good Trailer Sailboat?
ShalomOrchard at 9:56am 05.09.23
@Tedd That's a beautiful boat! @ShalomOrchard Smaller boats for beginners often results in better
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump
Stu Jackson at 9:56am 05.09.23
https://c320.org The folks here ^^^ are the experts on C320s 'cuz that's all they do.
Part identification
Joe at 9:27am 05.09.23
It's a can of ginger beer and a stick with a metal holder and broken string.
Catalina 320 exhaust water hose lengths
DonScribner at 9:19am 05.09.23
Look around online and you'll find either somebody selling the unused portion of what they purchased
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna
Joe at 9:18am 05.09.23
I have had a vhf antenna similar to what you are intending for as long as I have owned this boat, 25

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