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Troubleshooting wind display   (1)
Ward H at 1:16pm 04.07.23
Here is a pdf on testing an iTC5 and wind transducer. Pretty sure the test points for the iTC5 would
Lee cloths
Waybad at 1:15pm 04.07.23
FastOlson, Thanks for your input. I found a article about using Phifertex from about 20 years ago. I
Long distance boat ownership
dlochner at 1:10pm 04.07.23
Pedant!!..... :) ;) Great Lake sailor. :) :beer:
Removing Dyneema Core
thinwater at 1:07pm 04.07.23
... The decored furling lines I have seen have been over sized, around ?". This allows for a better
Head Floor Non Skid
thinwater at 12:46pm 04.07.23
Or you could build a cedar grate that is level. It might be more plesant and standing on a slope.
Weather for Masters looks terrific.
ggrizzard at 12:30pm 04.07.23
Today nice... Tomorrow and Sunday :poop:ty
Long distance boat ownership
Hollyberry at 12:05pm 04.07.23
Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no Great Lakes. :cowbell::stir: Pedant!
Zinc on strut?
fstbttms at 11:53am 04.07.23
No where in the article does he say to isolate the anode from the metal it is intended to protect..
Long distance boat ownership
dlochner at 11:47am 04.07.23
Yes. Colorado has a few Great Lakes. Wrong. Colorado may have a few great lakes, but they have no
Zinc on strut?
dlochner at 11:45am 04.07.23
Sure. For instance- the author recommends electrically isolating the anode's fasteners from both th
Long distance boat ownership
Allowishish at 11:43am 04.07.23
My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you tw
Zinc on strut?
fstbttms at 11:23am 04.07.23
It would helpful if you could specify the bad information and provide references to support your cl
Zinc on strut?
dlochner at 11:10am 04.07.23
Boy, there is some bad information in that article It would helpful if you could specify the bad
Alternator temperatures
Hayden Watson at 10:57am 04.07.23
B+ is only connected to the + side of the rectifier there is no connection to the stator.While the
Zinc on strut?
fstbttms at 10:57am 04.07.23
Absolutely NO!!!!! https://marinehowto.com/anode-installation-best-practices Boy, there is some
Zinc on strut?
dlochner at 10:50am 04.07.23
Had anyone drilled their strut to attach a zinc? Absolutely NO!!!!! https://marinehowto.com/ano
Long distance boat ownership
capta at 10:31am 04.07.23
Long distance boat ownership
capta at 10:25am 04.07.23
I don't think you will have a very good handle on what repairs and changes you might want to do to a

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