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Morse or no morse Jacktar at 1:51pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/1672 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signifi
How do you decide on your control lines for your sails? jssailem at 12:01pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/637 Running Rigging, specifically control lines for your sails - sheets. How do you go about deciding ab
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:55am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 50/3489 I have been a bit of a battery nerd for a long time, even though I don't know as much as many here o
Builder's Plaque jviss at 10:22am 02.27.22 Tartan 16/1788 @Sean K this one's for you! One great disappointment to me is that the builder's plaque for my boat
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jssailem at 7:21am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 33/1716 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pr
MacGregor 26X Transom mast support/carrier keithl at 12:44am 02.26.22 Parts Search 0/278 my mac26x only has a console mounted mast roller carrier. It does allow pilot cover and cockpit bimi
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size Sailing Tiger at 9:39pm 02.25.22 Smaller Boats 5/1004 I am looking for suggestions as to the best length of a tiller extension for the aluminum tiller for
315 Sail Insignia Size (1) Skipper John at 9:04pm 02.25.22 Catalina 310 4/781 Continuing some posts about our new 315, can anyone figure out why the Catalina insignia on the sail
bilge pump brand mm2347 at 6:44pm 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1285 what are the best bilge brands
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc doccjt at 4:39pm 02.25.22 Big Boats 3/921 I need to design and build a replacement salon table top for Hunter 340. Does anyone have or can sha
Hunter holding tank fconmass at 12:20pm 02.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1932 I have a1993 Hunter 30T. I may have to replace my holding tank. I have looked online for what size
WTB Oday Mariner Wing_Mechanic at 10:39am 02.25.22 Day Sailers 3/487 Hopefully it's ok to post this here: I'm in search of an Oday Mariner in the south east United Stat
Sail slug replacement dreadpiratk at 10:37am 02.25.22 Big Boats 4/1359 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. One of my win
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:08am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 19/1622 Has anyone considered "hacking" their older charge/inverter system to work with a LFP bank? I was t
Xenes LiFePO 4 Smart BMS Battery Management System (1) jviss at 9:04am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 0/386 Is anyone here familiar with this product? Xenes is a German company. The pricing seems quite rea
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 5:51am 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 42/3877 Hi all; Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem stuendan at 11:03pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/1598 Got the boat back in water with antifoul, prop speed and new cutlass bearing + 2 new stop cocks (bal
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Suntala66 at 5:45pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/448 Looking for the hull number engraved on my 1991 Hunter 37.5 Legend for registration in Delaware. Can
What are these. (5) mikeracca at 5:33pm 02.24.22 Catalina 30 8/959
Need to Replace a Reading Light, or its Switch (1) dkinzer at 5:21pm 02.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/608 One of the reading lights in the forward cabin of our 2007 41DS has a switch that is intermittent. I

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Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 9:14pm 04.03.24 By the way ,the 5411 is a very easy engine to rebuild and would be a lot cheaper than what you are p
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler rob452 at 9:10pm 04.03.24 Yeah, that is my plan C - hoping someone saves me from getting there..
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 9:00pm 04.03.24 I was wondering if anyone has ever used a wireless Bluetooth grill thermometer to measure temperatu
Converting 5411 to Electric Drive - removing old coupler Michael Davis at 8:44pm 04.03.24 After using a good gear puller and a lot of heat I finally decided I needed a new shaft and resorted
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:05pm 04.03.24 You need all new tires. I would recommend new stems as well. I would suggest looking at tractor s
Rode for Desolation Sound (1) marcham at 7:54pm 04.03.24 At least you did not pull out. On my second charter to the Gulf Islands we anchored in Princess Cov
voltage drop with deck light only Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48pm 04.03.24 The quick connect is new and was pre wired by Catalina Direct I only had to attach the female end a
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 04.03.24 The drop is at my volt meter which is on the switch panel wired to the Guest switch. I only get the
Stuffing box question. Blitz at 7:12pm 04.03.24 Our stuffing box normally drips every six to ten seconds while rotating and none at rest. The box sh
Solar / lithium question Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 04.03.24 I am looking at the Victron screen that shows the data I guess I need a bigger battery bank then A
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:10pm 04.03.24
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:09pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
voltage drop with deck light only chelsabella at 7:08pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the d
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 7:07pm 04.03.24 Never again will I stern tie in sour weather, especially with the weather abeam. Side loading, as y
Solar / lithium question leo310 at 6:54pm 04.03.24 lets find out what the loads are first. Turn off all DC loads then check your Victron meter to see
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dlochner at 6:53pm 04.03.24 The dent is not good. The mast needs to be in column for the high loads to be safely transmitted int
Solar / lithium question dlochner at 6:48pm 04.03.24 That's a lot of power draw overnight. What exactly are you running? Remember running AC loads off th
voltage drop with deck light only Davidasailor26 at 6:29pm 04.03.24 Where are you measuring the voltage to see a drop? A voltage drop only affects points between the dr
voltage drop with deck light only Captain Larry-DH at 6:28pm 04.03.24 Put a clamp-on ammeter on the wire to determine its current draw. The voltage drop elsewhere could
Naked 85 H31 (cabin sole removed!) SFS at 6:21pm 04.03.24 You've already thought of the epoxy coating the floors - all sides and edges. If you are screwing t

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