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Jagged plate shredding spinnaker halyard (2) pab5482 at 6:16am 05.19.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1270 https://www.flickr.com/photos/pab5482/14035049040 So we successfully sailed my Beneteau Oceanis 5
Trying to choose the right boat. Scudrunner at 6:08am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 17/1429 I'm doing my research and looking at the Hunter 22, 23, 25. I think the weight of the 25 might be t
First time putting main on boat awerman at 6:06am 05.19.14 Smaller Boats 5/1340 Putting my 1984 Catalina c-25 in the water Thursday for my first season as a sailboat owner. When I
Water infiltration from the bumper Mity at 4:58am 05.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1961 Hi, i have water coming in from side bumper. I tried to used silicon however it does not stick to th
Smart Plug -install Jim Seamans at 4:47am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1405 Went to install my Smart Plug inlets yesterday and got a surprise. The 10/3 wires were just long en
Best Year for the Catalina 27 HillbillyWanderer at 4:18am 05.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/8085 In the near future I am looking to buy a Catalina 27 and was wondering what years if any are better
engine temperture rzweig at 4:13am 05.19.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/670 Hi, Does anyone know what the running temperture of a westerbeke 10tow is? Thanks
Slaving Autohelm St4000 to Raymarine C120 piratesbooty at 2:26am 05.19.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3141 There must be a way to slave the autohelm ST4000 autopilot to the Raymarine C120. The Autohelm ST40
Windows All U Get at 1:37am 05.19.14 Ask All Sailors 2/781 Hi all, We're finally seeing a window to sail north from Norfolk. It has been about a week of nort
One cell 0.025 lower than the rest... BotanyBay at 10:45pm 05.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1255 Just finished equalizing a 24 volt bank of wet cell golf cart batteries. This bank is two strings
373 2nd house battery location Newport Bob at 7:08pm 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1119 HELP! Ready to upgrade to a 2nd house 4d battery and a larger alt. Can't find a place to install the
Cal 29 cylinder head Brentpd at 6:36pm 05.18.14 Cal 1/1051 I just bought a '73 2-29 about a month ago with the standard 12 hp farymann. It's a wonderful boat a
Battery Switch location Beamerguy100 at 6:34pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 3/802 I am thinking of fitting a second battery on port side ( help to correct permanent list) and 1,2,bot
Moving the A/C power inlet atpjim at 6:12pm 05.18.14 Catalina 30 2/882 I am considering replacing the original inlet with a new smart plug. While I'm at it how big of a p
First Sail of the Year! Thanks Guys! (4) Ward H at 6:03pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1329 Yesterday I sailed for the first time this season and had a blast! It was the first time I saile
rebedding mmsailor at 5:53pm 05.18.14 Smaller Boats 2/562 Whats the prefered material for rebedding grudgeons ?
Force 10 stove battery Don Lucas at 4:45pm 05.18.14 Big Boats 5/2021 I want to replace my Force 10 ignition battery. The manual says the hold is on the front right side
Strobe Light on an Inflatable Life Jacket rpwillia at 4:42pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 1/818 I have two mustang inflatable life jackets. I have two strobe lights with velcro straps. I tried to
Standing rigging 311 Vimana at 4:38pm 05.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1394 Recently purchased a 2000 Beneteau 311 and had a question on the upper shrouds vs lower. I have see
Full Time Cruisers Tim R. at 4:35pm 05.18.14 Ask All Sailors 19/3619 After nearly 4 years of prep and saving we threw off the lines today and became full time cruisers.

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Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Joe at 9:06pm 04.21.23 Yes, I agree with davidasailor. If you haven't yet, go through the initialization process as if you
How long can a diesel sit idle? Ralph Johnstone at 9:01pm 04.21.23 What are you doing about the engine ? After all, that was the original question.
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Gene Neill at 8:50pm 04.21.23 Carlotta and I have talked about EPIRB's and PLB's in the past, but it just never happened and proba
How long can a diesel sit idle? Rich Stidger at 8:43pm 04.21.23 My Volvo aux and Westerbeke genset sat for 18 months thanks to the governments actions regarding the
Jabsco quiet flush leak..... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:17pm 04.21.23 Before you do anything you might want to give Jabsco tech support a call. This might be a known iss
Anyone Grow Their Own Herbs Roland5048 at 7:44pm 04.21.23 ..4/20.
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 7:14pm 04.21.23 Ah, gotcha! I have a similar wire for my entertainment radio. I have the same setup. The only w
How long can a diesel sit idle? davespud at 7:09pm 04.21.23
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 7:02pm 04.21.23 The radio in the diagram is actually the memory for the automotive stereo. The VHF is powered throu
Wiring solar and ACR's (2) DArcy at 7:00pm 04.21.23
Wind velocity and angle not reading on Chartplotter. Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 04.21.23 If you go into the settings of the chartplotter it should be possible to go into the network setting
Wiring solar and ACR's DArcy at 6:45pm 04.21.23 @DArcy wondering why you can only power your radio from the house bank. If that bank fails, it doe
Need a H336 potable water tank monitor Techstyle at 6:39pm 04.21.23 I bought this one for my 336: https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256801162303732.html I selected the 4
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 6:36pm 04.21.23
Corroding galvanized shackle jviss at 6:35pm 04.21.23 @thinwater perhaps my knowledge is based on folklore. But, I've seen sudden stainless steel failure
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 6:33pm 04.21.23 Ok, I will need to look into that, my system is wired so I can start from either of both at the mom
Corroding galvanized shackle thinwater at 6:32pm 04.21.23 ... I am not a fan of stainless ground tackle as it won't stretch under excessive loads as carbon s
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Mike25 at 6:31pm 04.21.23 Thanks Project Mahem good point. There is no core or multi layers its just fiberglass. There are 2 s
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate Project_Mayhem at 6:21pm 04.21.23 Is there plywood inside the boat's fiberglass? If so, you need to find out if it's rotted before doi
Wiring solar and ACR's fred1diver at 6:04pm 04.21.23 Ok, I will need to look into that, my system is wired so I can start from either of both at the mome

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