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Murphy's Law Addendum Witzend at 6:06pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3686 Murphy's Law: If anything can go wrong, it will. Schnatterly's Summing up of the corollaries: If an
1980 Hunter 30 Cabin Top Construction kmpetersen at 5:36pm 08.01.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1020 Does anyone know how the cabin top is constructed? I am planning to install a couple of solar power
17' Macgregor Venture centerboard info needed? tzirkler at 4:11pm 08.01.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1865 Hello, I am new at this so be easy on me...lol I had just got a 17' Macgregor Venture sailboat and
Create your own chart cards for chartplotters? jviss at 3:00pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2783 Does anyone know if it's possible to create your own chart cards for chartplotters? I was consideri
Anchor Light Long Story at 2:59pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 1/1335 I am two hours from my boat, and will need to go up the mast this weekend. My marina is 1:15 min fr
need advice to choose adequate solar panel alfred gamil at 2:34pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2928 I would like to keep my 12 volt batterie charged without the use of an electric charger I am think
Why the label "Satan's Glue" Chris Nowell at 2:15pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 26/7289 I've been using 3M's 5200 sealant for years on the advice of the boat yard that I originally dealt w
Removing starter on Yanmar GM 2 mikenovit at 1:38pm 08.01.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1958 My starter activates after multiple pushes of starter button. Told I need to have solinoid rebuilt.
Olympic Sailing kpgraci at 1:31pm 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2099 I just discovered I could log on to the msnbc site with my AT'T U-verse credentials and watch live e
Standing rigging SBinNSB at 12:35pm 08.01.12 Catalina 310 3/1334 Anyone have a good drawing or photo of the 310 standing rigging? The yard is trying to put our boat
Belmontsail Belmontsail at 12:25pm 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1282 looking to buy a 2001 331 with a westerbeke engine-any feedback
First. Class 12 1988 astegall11 at 11:54am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1717 Ones anyone know who made the rig on these boats? Is the rod navtec?
1980 37 ft Cherubini mjmercer19248 at 10:43am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1183 I have to replace the throttle and transmission cables. I have a yacht specialties pedestal. Where c
64 volt solar panels Mdpassmo at 9:30am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4183 Arghh I can't find anything on 64 volt solar panels and how to wire them to a boat. Anyone know anyt
Honda 2000i and SmartStart (2) Paul and Judy at 9:23am 08.01.12 Ask All Sailors 1/2756 I found this article written for the RV crowd but it contains very interesting information regarding
B41 from Myrtle Beach, SC to Annapolis, MD zoya at 9:20am 08.01.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1445 Hello all, I am taking delivery of a new Oceanis 41 from Beneteau SC factory late september and s
309 Engine Temp Siamese at 8:13am 08.01.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/2160 Running my Yanmar at cruising speed, 2800 rpm, my temperature gauge reads 160 degrees. If I run at
Thinking of buying a cutter rig 37' - 1980. Captpete12 at 7:45am 08.01.12 Big Boats 3/1054 I am thinking about buying a hunter 37' cutter. She is a 1980 and had considerable work done to upg
H37-C Forward Cabin Modifications (2) FredV at 7:41am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1540 I've now tested all sleeping quarters on Fred V and have concluded that none of them are "couple com
H37-C Aft Cabin Modifications FredV at 7:30am 08.01.12 The Cherubini Hunters 0/862 The aft cabin makes a fairly decent "single bedroom", but if there's no real need for that, does any

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EV's vs Ian Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Those batteries aren't put in boats. Different batt
Mast light power on H240 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:05am 10.21.22 I would see if connection is corroded which I have seen with the female plug
ODay 22 cabin floor harryconaghan at 7:01am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling ob
ODay 22 cabin floor sail sfbay at 6:59am 10.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Hard to tell from the photo. Dent can be caused my any number of falling obj
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:48am 10.21.22 How can you find places like this? Especially if you are traveling. I've run across one or two, but
Mast light power on H240 chriscampbell at 6:46am 10.21.22 As I understand this no power to the deck plug? did you pull the plug out to see if clean and any
EV's vs Ian Davidasailor26 at 6:43am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267 Fun! But those AA size batteries are lithium metal, which
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Leeward Rail at 6:36am 10.21.22 At the Walmart where I shop, this practice it is not allowed. Yup.. Always ask. Only approximately
EV's vs Ian Brian D at 6:26am 10.21.22 Interesting experiment. cTJh_bzI0QQ:267
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level dlochner at 6:26am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot Brian D at 6:17am 10.21.22 One cannot just pull into any Walmart, or for that matter public parking lot, and assume that overni
EV's vs Ian dlochner at 6:13am 10.21.22 As others have said, LiFePO4 batteries are a different chemistry and are pretty safe. The concern fo
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? smo10018 at 6:12am 10.21.22 Yes I agree recognizing a new engine or major rebuild is something to keep in mind with such an old
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:11am 10.21.22 wondered why anyone would put them in a boat. Just curious as to what others might think. Given t
EV's vs Ian Johann at 6:06am 10.21.22 I think Tesla and other EV manufacturers are headed towards using LFP for safety and longevity reaso
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot JBP-PA at 6:03am 10.21.22 You should also look into using the small town, municipal camgrounds. They are often free. Run by
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 10.21.22 If you are buying a boat that has an engine that has an age of 40 to 50 years, I would expect that t
EV's vs Ian dLj at 6:00am 10.21.22 Tesla uses 3 different chemistries (according to google): The three main cathode types in Tesla EVs:
EV's vs Ian Johann at 5:53am 10.21.22 Those EV batteries are a different chemistry than the LiFePO4 (LFP) batteries typically used on boat
H19 (1994) Standing Rigging - Mast Foot Not Level Crazy Dave Condon at 4:41am 10.21.22 @OceanAnarchy The original design of your boat was from me given to Hunter. You were sent a privat

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