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Last sail, not bad for Minnesota! Jackdaw at 9:11pm 12.25.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2005 This year the sailing season lasted 224 days at our club... we pulled the first week of December. I'
Tach for 1GM10 Ken13559 at 5:54pm 12.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5190 Hello and A Merry Christmas to All who celebrate and a Happy Holiday to All who enjoy it. I'm lookin
270 likes/dislikes ken/seadreams at 12:12pm 12.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1981 Happy Holidays Everyone. This goes out to the 270 owners. My wife and I are looking for a 270. Can a
No posts Lost Parent at 11:54am 12.25.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2472 I know I will draw some flack from this but I am wrong to,looking out the window at all the snow and
Merry Christmas Ken at 11:34am 12.25.12 Catalina 22 9/1440 Hi fellows, I'd like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas. Hope all is we
Stepping mast on Cat 27 using gin pole HillbillyWanderer at 11:25am 12.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/3030 So have spent lot of time researching a system to raise/lower mast on cat27. Most threads mention u
Is the 7.3 enough boat? rbyham at 11:16am 12.25.12 S2 7/3126 I am still considering a 7.3 but have a question relative to size. I am looking for first sailboat.
Leaking shaft seal on 343 Gaudeamus at 9:28am 12.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2853 My Beneteau 343 has a leaking shaft seal and, when the engine is in gear, quite a bit of water is ge
new sailboat owner trainmanjess at 8:13am 12.25.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3356 hello to all.... i am new to the sailboat scene.... i just bought my 1st sailboat, a MacGregor 25...
Peaceful Christmas Roger Long at 5:25am 12.25.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/2049 I woke up to the sound of bird calls I have never heard before segueing smoothly into church bells
Boatyard Misery SailMaster at 5:08am 12.25.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4249 Our project (Deck Resurfacing) in the boat yard has become less interesting to the contractor we hir
Beneteau Oceanic 400,1995 LADY ZU at 4:51am 12.25.12 Parts Search 1/9882 Hi,we are looking for used all 3 coachroof hatches LEWMAR for BENETEAU OCEANIS 400,YEAR 1995. Used
Looking For Beneteau Oceanis 400 LADY ZU at 4:43am 12.25.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1061 Hi everybody,we are looking for BENETEAU OCEANIS 400,YEAR 1995-1997,2 cabin version in pre-refit con
C&C 35Mark 1 Sailboat owners manual gabriel32724 at 10:11pm 12.24.12 C&C 1/3512 I have a 35' C'C sailboat, would like to get my hands on a owners manual, or get some help with info
asking about head in 7.3 rbyham at 8:06pm 12.24.12 S2 7/1891 I have been looking for a first sailboat and recently came across a 7.3 in very good condition. One
Merry Christmas! Trinkka at 7:19pm 12.24.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/989 Merry Christmas everyone from Taunton, "The Christmas City." Click on this link and hit the tab, "T
Anchor Buddy merlinuxo at 6:49pm 12.24.12 Trailer Sailors 6/4349 Saw this and thought it might be handy for a beachable boat http://www.tuggyproducts.com/anchorbuddy
Charleston SC Sailing in January Tom Hoffman at 5:34pm 12.24.12 Trailer Sailors 12/6651 My wife and I will be in Charleston, SC in mid January for 3-4 days and would like to sail. Does an
Folding Door / Curtin SDSailor50 at 4:26pm 12.24.12 Catalina 30 3/2246 Does any one know where I could get a replacment for the Folding Door or Curtin that closes off the
Who is the designer of the new 40? Andreas7699 at 2:15pm 12.24.12 Big Boats 2/1105 Anybody who knows who designed the hull? It is with chines. Regards Andreas

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Grounding two isolated battery banks jssailem at 11:27am 06.12.22 Having a defined procedure for managing your boat system is essential and safe. I was looking at t
Cristec battery isolator possible failure dlochner at 11:23am 06.12.22 Speaking of ground switch, why did Beneteau install switches on the ground? My other Beneteau had o
Grounding two isolated battery banks Hayden Watson at 11:22am 06.12.22 If I understand, the positive lead from the LFP bank could (through the House and Start switch) be
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 11:16am 06.12.22 I'm definitely finding weaknesses that I didn't expect. Like the use of loctite on many of the conn
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 11:09am 06.12.22 I couldn't help but notice that neither is rigged with two sheets. Good eyes. The image was taken
Roller furling issue jssailem at 11:01am 06.12.22 You got the mast stabilized. Good. Repairing this while up in the air is a big task. It can be done
Roller furling issue dlochner at 10:58am 06.12.22 On a 25 foot boat, the rigger may not want to climb the mast. You'll need to take the boat to a yard
Spinnaker use "cruising style" thinwater at 10:53am 06.12.22 Use it in light breezes. You get wind above 8 knots and you may find the boat over powered. This co
Cristec battery isolator possible failure jssailem at 10:42am 06.12.22 There are many ways to put the system together. Lots of considerations, voltage drop being one of th
Roller furling issue (2) lsavocchi at 10:39am 06.12.22 Yes, the forestay must have snapped off and got coiled in the roller furling. I just tied off the Ji
Roller furling issue dlochner at 10:31am 06.12.22
Roller furling issue Hollyberry at 10:21am 06.12.22
Kick up rudder and Bow eye repairs. Kaysirin at 9:59am 06.12.22 I would sand a taper up a couple inches on the side toward your tape. Add at least a couple layers
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 9:57am 06.12.22 I've always had low (13.4v) charging voltage from the alternator. I just assumed that it was due to
Spinnaker use "cruising style" jssailem at 9:47am 06.12.22 Ok. I agree it is a right of passage. Once experienced it is a maneuver I avoid.
Cristec battery isolator possible failure jssailem at 9:45am 06.12.22 Is this voltage drop new or is it the first time you observed it? I do not use an isolator to dir
Roller furling issue dlochner at 9:38am 06.12.22
Forestay transportation JoeWhite at 9:28am 06.12.22 There was a bow pulpit on my H25.5 that had a low spot to lay the mast in. To support the longer ful
Roller furling issue lsavocchi at 9:16am 06.12.22
Grounding two isolated battery banks dlochner at 9:09am 06.12.22 I too am learning about LiFePO batteries, the first thing I've learned is you can't treat them like

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