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Combine solar and wind charge controllers? Argyle38 at 5:13pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4397 I'm installing 48W of solar this spring and am looking for a charge controller. I'm looking mainly a
electrical schematics Ogirl at 4:47pm 03.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/7540 I am looking for electrical schematics for Mac 25. Bought "fixer-upper" ' wires are everywhere! Than
Sealant for wet exhaust thru hull DaveM at 4:41pm 03.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2690 On my O'day35 the wet exhaust thru hull exits above the water line of course but under way the boat
And I thought I was bad at math........ Maine Sail at 4:34pm 03.21.12 Sails Call Lounge 8/7681 Kind of like some of the threads here....:D:D:D njg4iAc1_W0
the C27 redux ... navigateur at 4:15pm 03.21.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1648 someone suggested that I chronicle the refurbishing of my new C27. that is to say, take a gazillion
Using a headsail bag longterm at 3:43pm 03.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4194 I have a Catalina 30 and just bought a headsail bag for my 110 and 150 jibs. We put the 110 into the
busy pics (4) redhead78 at 2:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2283 I have been busy, last couple weeks building engine box, stairs, wainscott the interior, new salon w
1982 Catalina 30 (Modified)..What were the modification jrhamp at 2:33pm 03.21.12 Catalina 30 1/1488 Anyone happen to know what components of the Cat 30 modified were changed from the "standard" model.
Charleston Catalina Fleet r.bostic356 at 2:27pm 03.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1244 Does anyone know if the Charleston SC fleet is active and who to contact?
Above Deck Rode Storage (2) GorillaToast at 2:24pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 42/5252 Being an optimist, sometimes I don't see the negatives of my brilliant ideas right away - usually no
Lower oil install merc 3.3 Cmp1110 at 1:59pm 03.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/2195 Hello I have a 2005 merc 3.3 outboard. I drained lower oil but it is seemingly impossible to refill
Roller furling sail help millertara at 12:53pm 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1667 My name is Tara and I have a 1973 macgregor 24-25 and I have a roller furling I want to put on now s
Domestic Sealand MSD (2) rgranger at 12:28pm 03.21.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/9391 Hello I'm hoping you can help me understand how this works. I have a Sealand porta pottie that is
Decision? No, wait, this is a decision. No.... Roger Long at 11:33am 03.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 30/6482
Is this the shape of boats to come? (3) sea_casper at 11:31am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 22/9023 Boat #747 in the video won the Mini Transat. YouTube Video The Mini Transat 6.50 also known as Tra
Baltimore Harbor Festival Warren Milberg at 10:26am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2569
Danger at Boot Key Sailm8 at 10:21am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1108 There are sagging power lines at the entrance to Book Key. Hopefully this is a temporary situation.
Owners Manual gkboomtown at 9:51am 03.21.12 Pearson 1/5055 I have a 31-2 and am in need of an owners manual. Open for suggestions My email is gkboomtown@gmail.
Anybody know the maker of... ewoden1 at 7:41am 03.21.12 S2 4/1676 the original throughdeck fuel, water and waste fittings for S2's? They have a bigger four-screw fla
Solar panel placement RECESS at 6:43am 03.21.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2210 I know this has been discussed ad nausium but there are a few considerations I wanted to ask about.

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Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 12.20.22 Another question ... do you use a trickle charger only in the winter when you don't plug into shore
Anchor Bridle capta at 12:08pm 12.20.22 I've never understood the desire for a bridle if they aren't tying up to a mooring or have a bowspri
STEEL RAILS jssailem at 11:56am 12.20.22 Rick. Get into the engine bay and assess the condition of the metal used. How much metal is remainin
Electrical system Scott T-Bird at 11:48am 12.20.22 I was asking about capacity in amp-hours (ah) which is the typical capacity specification for deep c
All Sailors (1) jssailem at 11:44am 12.20.22 Merry Christmas to you, Alan and Eileen. Thank you for the well wishes.
Electrical system jssailem at 11:39am 12.20.22 it's amazing how much stuff the boat has accumulated over the years. Oh yes. Folk buy boats, then
Fuel Gauge (2) jssailem at 11:33am 12.20.22 I have the same issue as the OP Your display is showing "Half Full" when you suspect it is more or
Electrical system william24424 at 11:09am 12.20.22 Parallel FLA 12V 800 amps each battery... I think, I'll check this weekend, doing some winter jobs u
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Alan Gomes at 11:08am 12.20.22 What position do you have the throttle in when you start it? For colder weather you should have it a
Fuel Gauge Project_Mayhem at 10:38am 12.20.22 Not trying to derail this post but I have the same issue as the OP. When is it best to seek the orig
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:37am 12.20.22 If saving money is the goal, I would encourage you to learn the seaman's art of ropes. Learn to buy
Bilge Pump Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 12.20.22 Try a solar panel. Most solar controllers have terminals for "load". connecting your bilge pump to t
Height of boat on trailer Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 12.20.22 You may want to trade boats at some point and it may be higher and wider. Get a big door. :plus:
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? (2) sovaste at 10:21am 12.20.22 Thank you for those details! Not having seen either my V21 or the older candidate V22 rigged in per
Anchor Bridle jssailem at 10:18am 12.20.22 The Devil is in the Details. Cost of a 26' Bridle, 5/8ths 3 strand line designed for a 30-40ft boat
Miss sailing (1) WayneH at 10:03am 12.20.22 Sorry. I forgot to take a picture of the blue cast. But here is the holidays cast. Unfortunately, it
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 9:58am 12.20.22 Ok thanks i will see that they have
STEEL RAILS Justin_NSA at 9:52am 12.20.22 Take a look at the POR-15 product line. They can fix you up https://por15.com
Converting Jabsco heads from salt water to fresh water flush WayneH at 9:52am 12.20.22 Ms Peggy has it right. We only open the sink seacock when brushing our teeth. The rest of the time i
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:36am 12.20.22 Thanks all, I just ordered a bridle from 48 North that was on sale and more reasonably priced that

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