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Auto-Pilots Apex at 10:24am 08.25.21 Musings With Maine Sail 28/5236 Getting a new to me boat, that does not have autopilot. This seemed like as good a place for electr
Invest 99L --> TD 9 --> TS Ida --> Hurricane Ida (1) JamesG161 at 8:11am 08.25.21 Weather and Forecasting 38/2699 Investigation 99L is a Tropical wave birthed in the Caribbean. The Tropical Waves off Africa have
Ottawa area sailor feel like offering a lesson Ottdreamer at 7:28am 08.25.21 Smaller Boats 1/385 I posted for some input on our first outing here: Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Might as well as
Hunter 430, how do I run a seatalk cable between pedistal and instruments in the arch? Also to the nav station? cskaplan at 6:30am 08.25.21 Big Boats 17/939 I am a new 430 owner. I want to network the older Raymarine instruments in the arch with my new Raym
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 08.25.21 Trailer Sailors 42/3759 Our Hunter 260 will arrive early next week and we plan on spending a few days learning the mast rais
H31 speed control cable Flip Rutledge at 4:23am 08.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/538 Does anyone here have experience replacing the speed control cable in a Yacht Specialties pedestal?
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before (2) rrfiske at 7:43pm 08.24.21 Trailer Sailors 4/525 This boat is complete and as fun to sail as I remember when I was last on a SCOW in the mid-1960's.
Raw water cooling system question Avi at 7:26pm 08.24.21 S2 9/1482 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 S2 9.2 C with raw water cooling system. The suction pipe from the sea
Replace 222 centerboard line in water without being able to access other line from inside cockpit lewsid at 7:20pm 08.24.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/516 Through a series of unfortunate events and copious amounts of stupid, the knot on the end of my cent
How to remove rusted strut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:32pm 08.24.21 The Cherubini Hunters 27/2189 I was looking at the propeller shaft strut bolts underneath the cockpit and they are extremely rusty
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Anchor Lady at 2:07pm 08.24.21 Engines and Propulsion 32/3418 Hello again my beloved Sailboat Forum, I'm having an issue with my engine overheating. After gettin
O'Day 20 in Narragansett and Buzzard Bays (6) HanksDad at 9:45am 08.24.21 Day Sailers 5/684 Hi All, I just bought an O'day 20 and have it on Webster Lake for the most part. I'm considering tak
Help Identifying my Furler (2) Tim Foolery at 9:33am 08.24.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1129 I have a C'C 24 with headsail furling. Unfortunately the line constantly comes off the barrel and fo
Oceanis 37: stern tube/stuffing box vent or feed pipe? (2) Rob Heath at 7:33am 08.24.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/954 On our Oceanis 37 there is a small bronze nipple on the stern tube, just aft of the stern gland seal
Near Miss in Port Huron dlochner at 5:26pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 57/4000 Saw this video of a near miss at Port Huron. The folks on this boat are lucky to be alive. Wonder wh
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging John Marrone at 5:02pm 08.23.21 Catalina 22 13/1646 Battery is located inside the starboard cockpit seat. Outboard is on the Port Aft Transom New Outbo
Thistle main sail Seaswood at 2:44pm 08.23.21 Parts Search 3/350 I am in process of getting a older thistle needs a mainsail if anyone knows where to look. or I shou
Capri 18 Without the wing Ajay73 at 2:04pm 08.23.21 Smaller Boats 1/848 I'm looking at a 1986 Capri 18 which doesn't have the wing on the keel. For those with these early
Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Survival in the Deep Blue Sea Captain Larry-DH at 1:34pm 08.23.21 Ask All Sailors 7/526 An interesting short story that I came across Shipwrecked: A Shocking Tale of Love, Loss, and Surviv
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI Prestonrockstar at 1:09pm 08.23.21 Big Boats 8/1431 I am a little surprised I didn't find anyone who has installed a mini wood stove on a Catalina 36 wh

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Venting Battery Compartment jssailem at 9:19pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment Tom J at 7:40pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? I doubt it. My 2003 C310
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 7:27pm 03.12.24 The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world - I used to sail where there consistent 9 meter
Is it real or not? Davidasailor26 at 7:17pm 03.12.24 Imagine if someone used that to suggest that there was a war between worlds and a Martian invasion t
Simple Anchor rode markings (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 03.12.24
Simple Anchor rode markings JoeWhite at 6:36pm 03.12.24 I cut strips from old sail and mark with permanent marker
Venting Battery Compartment Don S/V ILLusion at 5:56pm 03.12.24 Perspective is important. While it is theoretically possible to accumulate H gas in a closed compart
Rudder Sensor dlochner at 5:56pm 03.12.24 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Simple Anchor rode markings dlochner at 5:55pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distin
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 5:48pm 03.12.24 Batteries are standard flooded batteries. Sorry, I saw another post and that it was you who said
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 5:35pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? You earlier stated that y
Hunter 170 PaulK at 5:14pm 03.12.24 Looks like she's in good shape, too. Daysailers are nice because they're big enough and heavy enough
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:03pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distinc
Is it real or not? shemandr at 4:13pm 03.12.24 A lot of them seemed cartoonish to me. I'm not sure if they were all AI generated or if some were a
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 4:00pm 03.12.24 Who did the LFP installation? The battery charger should have been changed to one compatible with L
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:24pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Who did the LFP installa
Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Hard to say what was used
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 03.12.24 And in addition to keeping the drain holes clean, when you next drop the mast, put a drip loop in th
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 3:14pm 03.12.24 Venting is an issue with Flooded Lead Acid batteries, it is made worse by old battery chargers. AGM
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:08pm 03.12.24

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