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Another solar panel install question Juice6576 at 7:26am 07.07.22 Big Boats 6/1307 When tying in the battery connections to the MPPT Controller outputs, do I have to go to the battery
Mast Strut Bolt travorgeron at 7:10am 07.07.22 Trailer Sailors 13/1593 So when raising my mast yesterday, one of the stays got caught on a cleat. The minute I felt pressu
Exhaust pipe bends.... NYSail at 2:56am 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 3/618 Hello all So I am in the final step of genset install and need a bit of advise. Would a 90 degree ce
Raritan CH Cleans Hoses CADude at 6:54pm 07.06.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1044 Has anyone used this product who might share their experiences? I use Raritan's C.P, and C.O succes
Replacement Parts ChinaCat373 at 4:57pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1260 Can anyone provide advice on locating replacement parts for a 2005 Beneteau 373?
Fuel tank size on a 1992 Hunter Vison 36 MPaul at 4:50pm 07.06.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/765 I purchased my Hunter 36 at the beginning of the year and I am taking it on its first real voyage wh
Spinnaker Question (1) colb218 at 4:42pm 07.06.22 Mid-Size Boats 8/1405 Hello All - I am hoping someone can help me with my Spinnaker. The way the sail is labeled it would
Traveler for B281 Xstream at 4:23pm 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/443 Trying to find out which traveler was made for the B281. I have the cabin top/boom system and want
boom attachment on mast Southampton 22 at 4:07pm 07.06.22 Sirius 21/22 5/1676 Something fell off my mast during transport to marina. so i cant remember what it looks like so i ca
Cheap Fuses/Breakers be careful! (1) Maine Sail at 2:56pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 3/723 My brother found this in a zip lock bag near the door to my shop. Inside it had the business card
The one armed electrician... (3) Maine Sail at 12:57pm 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 24/2892 OK so not a boat but everything I used is "marine".. I got sick and tired of not working with my ha
P-18 Centerboard too wide for the centerboard channel Moot-18 at 12:38pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1041 The centerboard on the P-18 hull #33 I bought sticks inside the centerboard channel when I raise it
Mast gate for old Precision 18 ? Moot-18 at 12:32pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1579 My P-18 hull #33 has two sail stops to prevent the slugs on the mainsail from falling out of the lug
Lines Aft on an old Precision 18 Moot-18 at 12:12pm 07.06.22 Precision 2/1269 I just bought P-18 hull #33. It's in pretty good shape but I usually solo and want to bring the hal
Bahamas Boat Yards, Bahamas Big Mack at 11:01am 07.06.22 Destinations 0/910 Can anyone tell me of a reliable boat yard for a haul out On or Near Nassau, Bahamas ?
RC8D Impellers for Free (1) Tomgrandy at 10:31am 07.06.22 The Cherubini Hunters 0/400 Obviously, this is not a selling post as much as a sharing post. I have two impellers that I purc
Navigation light not working - probably shorted out - H240 chriscampbell at 7:27am 07.06.22 Smaller Boats 35/5229 I've been troubleshooting my front nav light for a while. I replaced the bulb. No dice. Then I figur
New 146 owner with question about reefing Eric S. at 6:34am 07.06.22 Day Sailers 1/911 Hi, I recently acquired a 2005 146 and am looking forward to my first sail on it this weekend. I've
Remove headliner to replace clutches (2) arthur.goldberg at 6:07am 07.06.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1425 Hello Beneteau Owner As I've written before, I recently bought a 2002 Beneteau 331. The cabin-top
Sailing without a depth finder Crusty Ol Salt at 4:57am 07.06.22 Ask All Sailors 43/4549 Can it be done? I will not go into how the PO really did not keep up with things, anything.... He

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Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. dlochner at 5:33pm 07.13.25 Newbie question...when using the multimeter on the sensor...is the engine running or is it off? Man
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 5:18pm 07.13.25 Yes, running so that you can read the pulses probably 1000Hz. Thank you!
23.5 centerboard up haul binding jeddd at 5:14pm 07.13.25 Thank you for responding so quickly. I reviewed the download instructions before starting. I built a
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. JoeWhite at 5:08pm 07.13.25 Yes, running so that you can read the pulses probably 1000Hz.
New LFP House Battery heritage at 5:08pm 07.13.25 I would put a safety cover over the positive start battery terminal or put it in a battery box. It
Survey before insurance will renew? BigEasy at 5:03pm 07.13.25 My understanding is that Progressive has been the biggest boat insurer for several years: at least t
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 4:34pm 07.13.25 Where does the Red Wire go in your photo? Could that be a possible solution? Having a hard time t
New LFP House Battery Johann at 4:30pm 07.13.25 I have reprogrammed the charge and float settings on my Pronautic P1230 charger. I set it at 14.2
23.5 centerboard up haul binding kappykaplan at 4:27pm 07.13.25 Look under boat information for hunter sailboats. Then pick the hunter 23.5 and go to downloads. H
New LFP House Battery Tally Ho at 4:23pm 07.13.25 I just replaced two group 34 AGM batteries with one LFP. I saved about 20 pounds and have about 6
For mast crutch h260, easy to use from Lowes 1 1/4 x 72 inch galvanize pipe and 90degree or better yet t-joins. $70 and hour. Still tinkering. PICS. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:15pm 07.13.25 If you want my help, you know wom I am.
23.5 centerboard up haul binding Crazy Dave Condon at 4:10pm 07.13.25 Did you pull the centerboard housing out or from the boat. Were there 2 or three holes on the sid
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 4:05pm 07.13.25 Progressive comes into the market with low rates, gets a bunch of new customers and then begins to
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P Ralph Johnstone at 4:04pm 07.13.25 At a minimum I'd give a transmission expert who knows these transmissions a call to answer some of
New to the forum Gene Neill at 3:29pm 07.13.25 Congratulations and welcome aboard! She's a beauty for sure. The more you sail her, the more you'
New LFP House Battery dlochner at 2:32pm 07.13.25 I will probably add a DC to DC charger. It with draw from the starter battery and feed the house ba
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement stackwalker at 2:31pm 07.13.25 Well, you were absolutely right. The guy at the boatyard must have been trying to sell me a new win
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 1:50pm 07.13.25 Are you using that WattsCycle LFP to start the engine? looking forward to your thread. I have 2 1
Survey before insurance will renew? dlochner at 1:44pm 07.13.25 I first noticed this when they became a title sponsor of the New York Boat Show. I'd say they move
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 1:36pm 07.13.25 If you were your insurer, wouldn't you want a survey occasionally, on a boat that hadn't (apparentl

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