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Sailing Trepidation! Asking all moms... whitleyjl at 7:22am 01.10.11 Ask All Sailors 34/6007 I dont know if this is the right forum, if not, please direct me to the right one. My topic is Sa
Running furler line back to cockpit Joe5893 at 7:15am 01.10.11 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4750 Hi all, I am adding a CDI FF4 to my Oday 25 this spring. I tried searching the archives and lookin
Good Old Boat: L25 Review Steve22116 at 3:58am 01.10.11 Lancer 0/7800 Good morning all. After reading the article, which is the first review I'd seen written about the L2
buying 1988 Pearson 37? GarEi at 1:30am 01.10.11 Pearson 1/1703 Hi. Happy new year! My wife and I are thinking about buying a 1988 Pearson 37 we currently have a P
Do You Insure Your Trailer Sailer? Ray Bowles at 9:50pm 01.09.11 Trailer Sailors 19/7435 After reading a post about stolen engines on Mac 26's I wondered if most people insure their boats.
Loose footed main AADIVER at 9:35pm 01.09.11 Catalina 30 0/1329 Another reason to loose foot the mainsail: if the halyard jams while attempting to douse the sail in
Radar on Laptop BananaToe at 9:17pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3094 I've seen threads on connecting almost every other sensor to a laptop but haven't found any data on
Outboard Motors Scooterbar at 8:37pm 01.09.11 Smaller Boats 9/2472 Im looking to replace my Johnson Sail Master 8hp two stroke with a Tohatsu 6 hp or the 9.8 hp and my
Ladder Robeon at 6:59pm 01.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2638 Hello all. I am getting ready to purchase a ladder for the stern of my Mac 25. Any suggestions would
Seeking Advice on Self-Steering Devices arknoah at 6:35pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3966
sailboat rental in cozumel ocean5 at 5:17pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2394 anyone got refferal for sailboat rental in cozumel or grand cayman .We would like to rent a boat for
Electric trolling motor vs 7.5 hp outboard jrale at 5:12pm 01.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/18980 Gentlemen, Is there a possibility that I could use an electric trolling motor vs a 7.5 hp outboar
Need to Fix a Swring Keel Cable that Broke on a Mooring marko77 at 5:05pm 01.09.11 Catalina 22 6/2264 I have an older Catalina 22 on a mooring that I was going to bring it in for the winter before the s
Dimensions of 26S poptop? Cruiser1 at 4:44pm 01.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2162 I am wondering if someone can supply me the dimensions of a 26S poptop (length, width and height wit
Chrysler 22 Galley Remodel Casual_Sailor at 3:52pm 01.09.11 Chrysler 2/5902 I am hoping to redo my galley this spring. Currently I am researching. If you use your galley, do
Ready to buy New Autopilot jdhohmann at 2:29pm 01.09.11 Big Boats 2/1267 We are just about to buy a new auto pilot for our 85' Hunter 40 Legend. The existing on, a st400 wit
any H27 owners trailer this boat? Bonzai at 2:18pm 01.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 11/2334 Hello ,I am stuck on the idea of buying a shoal draft (3'3") keel H27 to trailer to different places
Internet on the boat Weasel at 2:06pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 64/16022 Our marina has a wi-fi hotspot about 3 docks away from us on the transient dock. It is free, but the
lighting experts, maine sail? led duality at 1:58pm 01.09.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2264 hello all, i just returned from a weekend at key west. did some schooner sailing (mainly drinking)
Wiring & Installing A Battery Monitor (24) Maine Sail at 1:45pm 01.09.11 Musings With Maine Sail 152/154059 The battery monitor is a very useful tool for a boat-owner who has to survive on battery power. Whe

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AC Wiring Question DeniseO30 at 3:43pm 07.28.22 op doesn't really need the redundancy of 120 and 12 volts for the refrigeration unit. Contrary to
AC Wiring Question jviss at 3:32pm 07.28.22 Done correctly, electrical systems are safe, done incorrectly they are deadly. Here, here!
AC Wiring Question dlochner at 3:30pm 07.28.22 To the OP, I'm a little late to this party as I don't normally read the Catalina forum. After skimmi
AC Wiring Question Hayden Watson at 3:29pm 07.28.22 That would be a big AC panel, even on a 40' boat, no? I have 3 which works for me. Charger, water
Chainplates for Drogue thinwater at 3:28pm 07.28.22 I have towed drogues in gale and near gale conditions many times for research. A drogue element pull
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? dmax at 3:26pm 07.28.22 You could make your own using a strip and adhesive from mcmaster-carr: https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw
Anchorman Power 700 Windlass JamesG161 at 3:26pm 07.28.22 One last thought about the Friction core... It seems to match Part #76 taper and used for less wear
Anchorman Power 700 Windlass JamesG161 at 3:22pm 07.28.22 I do not know, but suggest using same materials as Part# 76. Jim... PS: you might call Simson-Lawra
New Battery w4swk at 3:22pm 07.28.22 Nice plans. Have you taken into consideration the requirement to have a controller on the solar out
Stopping engine jviss at 3:14pm 07.28.22 Actually Don is correct. if this is the factory alt(leece-Neville) with key /on excite.. Once the a
Stopping engine Paulam at 3:05pm 07.28.22 and you wonder why people like to me find it difficult
AC Wiring Question jviss at 3:01pm 07.28.22 a small, say, six circuit 120 Volt panel That would be a big AC panel, even on a 40' boat, no?
Stopping engine Maine Sail at 2:59pm 07.28.22 That's not so, Don. When the regulator is shut off, and there's no field current, there will be no
Stopping engine Paulam at 2:58pm 07.28.22 I'm an accountant (retired) I can build 20 year life of mine models but when it comes to electricity
Stopping engine Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 07.28.22 for someone like me the black art of electricity is now darker None of us was born an electrician
Seawater strainer o-ring Stu Jackson at 2:32pm 07.28.22 can point me in the right direction? Take it with you to ACE Hardware. Most of their stores have
New Battery Stu Jackson at 2:30pm 07.28.22 I will be installing a Lithium and will relocate it more forward..........I will probably upgrade m
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 2:15pm 07.28.22
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? MikeHoncho at 2:04pm 07.28.22
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 1:53pm 07.28.22 How about this- https://www.cabelas.com/shop/en/keelshield-keel-guard?ds_e=GOOGLE&ds_c=Cabelas\|Shop

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