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Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum JamesG161 at 7:22am 08.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 40/6882 Artemis , twin sister to Apollo and Goddess of the Moon, is about to begin the trip back to the Moon
GPS Antenna Removal H49 Boiler at 11:15pm 08.28.22 Big Boats 13/1904 How is the GPS Antenna by the portside helm attached?
Engine Kill lever on Catalina 30 Trinity 2022 at 10:14pm 08.28.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1287 I own a 1986 Catalina 30 just Since July. The kill engine Lever just became difficult to push down a
Captiva 240 Sam20896 at 7:16pm 08.28.22 Trailer Sailors 6/2583 I am in the process of refitting a 1986 Captiva 240 and would like to connect with other owners to s
Why do we bother rant Don S/V ILLusion at 3:49pm 08.28.22 Ask All Sailors 40/5169 I apologize in advance if this offends anyone. Its ungracious, impolite and ignorant to not respond
ODay 322 or 302 - Replace wire in mast while standing? Tin Kicker at 1:02pm 08.28.22 Bigger Boats 9/1821 Anybody pulled a new wire through a standing mast? Went to replace the anchor light and found rough
Hunter 30 and prop walk FigBug at 12:39pm 08.28.22 Mid-Size Boats 24/4222 Just got a 1981 Hunter 30 and really struggling with the prop walk. Compared to the 1976 Catalina 30
Bimini lisama2 at 12:12pm 08.28.22 Catalina 22 2/994
No More Hot Feet (3) Georgedoyle at 10:40am 08.28.22 Big Boats 10/1618 After a summer with our new SeaDeck inserts, we can give them a thumbs up. They are nice looking, th
Hot water heater GreenSailor2 at 9:48am 08.28.22 Catalina 310 8/2396 Where is the hot water heater on the Cat 310 and what size is it?
Practice?? Don Guillette at 6:52am 08.28.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/4595 I really don't know where to start with this topic. Two young couples from FL purchased a boat toget
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 6:48am 08.28.22 Weather and Forecasting 4/1889 People a noticing all the tropical disturbances in the Atlantic This one does needs watching. Jim
Capri 22 - Going up the mast? pdxjohnny at 1:33pm 08.27.22 Catalina 22 8/1311 Hey all, Last week I took the Capri 22 out and flew the spinnaker for the first time. It was a real
Hunter Hull laid up DOCKHAND at 1:13pm 08.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2924 Hoping to find an ex Hunter employee that has first hand knowledge of how Hunter made their boat hul
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 7:23am 08.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/5859 I recently read that the service, or shelf, life of nylon rode is basically 10 years from the date o
Storage on Cat 310 GreenSailor2 at 7:10am 08.27.22 Catalina 310 6/1904
Rudder pin lisama2 at 4:03am 08.27.22 Catalina 22 3/882 Can you please tell me if you keep the rudder pin in when you are motoring or sailing?
Open House - well; BOAT (1) DianaOfBurlington at 10:48pm 08.26.22 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1927 Come and see Diana on her last day in New Jersey! Sunday, 28 August; Burlington NJ. Diana of Burlin
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering (2) azsailing at 8:01pm 08.26.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/4860 https://www.amazon.com/EasyLift-Outboard-MotorTote-Heavy-Duty/dp/B075THF8FR/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=outb
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 3:43pm 08.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/3538 I bought a 1975 Cat 30, it's been sitting in the slip for over two years that I know of... I was abl

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Electronics..... so many options dlochner at 6:54am 08.15.25 That seems strange that the external speaker and VHF speaker would be operating while transmitting.
Electronics..... so many options moe_1200 at 6:48am 08.15.25 We have a B&G VH60 with 2 wireless handsets. To deal with noise in the cockpit we added an external
House batteries not charging when engine running marcham at 6:40am 08.15.25 Sounds like you are on the right track by monitoring battery voltage under various vessel conditions
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit kappykaplan at 6:31am 08.15.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress is the best source to answer your question.
House batteries not charging when engine running Don S/V ILLusion at 6:29am 08.15.25 Start with the easy stuff first. check the battery isolator or ACR relay. if you have an isolator,
House batteries not charging when engine running Tally Ho at 6:23am 08.15.25 You may also have some old, tired batteries since the voltage is dropping seemingly quickly when off
Hunter 37.5 switch to propane Tally Ho at 6:16am 08.15.25 If the boat does not have a proper propane locker, hanging one externally is probably the easiest op
House batteries not charging when engine running Davidasailor26 at 6:15am 08.15.25
What boat is this? degas at 6:08am 08.15.25 And while there are many recyclable items on the boat, the cost of recycling them exceeds the reven
House batteries not charging when engine running Tally Ho at 6:02am 08.15.25 I depends on how your alternator is wired to the batteries. My old system had the alternator outpu
House batteries not charging when engine running CrispyCringle at 6:02am 08.15.25 You need to put a volt meter on the house and start battery and see whats really happening. If the a
House batteries not charging when engine running kappykaplan at 5:24am 08.15.25 My gut tells me that the alternator output isn't getting to the house bank.
Electronics..... so many options dlochner at 5:09am 08.15.25 The radio is down below but has a wireless handset that makes it completely usable in the cockpit,
98L has popped up in the Gulf of America kappykaplan at 1:54am 08.15.25 98L has started to play in the warm waters of the Gulf of America. We will be following this storm
B&G Auto pilot device not found kappykaplan at 1:53am 08.15.25 Parasitic as in sucking the juice out of the battery when you are not looking. Yep, that's what a
Insurance Richard19068 at 10:53pm 08.14.25 Just a little FYI. Got new coverage through State Farm. Saved $128 for exactly the same policy and
Columbia River Maritime Museum BigEasy at 8:42pm 08.14.25 Visited the museum several years ago. Very interesting & very educational. The town of Astoria was
B&G Auto pilot device not found jssailem at 8:10pm 08.14.25 Yes,.. That is what I meant. Parasitic as in sucking the juice out of the battery when you are not
Electronics..... so many options Davidasailor26 at 7:53pm 08.14.25 I like the B&G options as well. We have their Zeus 3 plotter, equivalent Simrad radio, and various s
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 7:41pm 08.14.25 So I've been searching for answers for the last how ever long and it would appear that the line to

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