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New port lights advice. caguy at 2:21pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1715 I am replacing the fixed portlights with Plexiglas. The salesgirl suggested poly carbonate with scra
Help....unknown sailboat (5) cmujosh at 1:59pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2271 hello folks, I was wondering if anyone on this site could help me identify and inform me on this lit
More Autopilot woes PrincessoftheLake at 12:46pm 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/1870 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Aquarius 23 Kobuk at 12:42pm 05.13.10 Balboa 2/5193 I am the proud owner of an Aquarius 23. I belioeve that Balboa is the successor to the Aquarius Sail
Cutlass Bearing RTL at 12:19pm 05.13.10 Bavaria 1/2462 Footloose is a 85' 960 in need of new Cutlass Bearing. I have no information how it is attached to t
Install Holding Tank in C&C 35 MkII Ghaegele at 11:50am 05.13.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/7831 I posted this over in C'C forum but figure I might have a better chance for info here: I have recen
More Autopilot Woes PrincessoftheLake at 11:41am 05.13.10 Big Boats 10/2180 We pulled the course computer for our Raymarine ST6000 because after it failed last year both our ma
Mast re-wire project (1) KandD at 11:15am 05.13.10 Big Boats 4/1447 Top of the to-do list while the mast is down is to re-wire it. I need a new masthead light, and I w
Merc 9.8 1984 manual ejet99 at 10:51am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1856 Anyone know where to get a manual for a 1984 merc 9.8 HP . I need to know the basics like pre-mix ra
Removing headliner on a H38 Pat Hooyman at 10:33am 05.13.10 Big Boats 2/2112 I have a stain coming through the vinyl coated fabric headliner in the main salon of my H38. I want
Single Handling for a V-21 jkrug at 9:24am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2150 I am in the process of replacing my halyards on my V-21 and would like to get ideas, schemes, sugges
Battery state of charge by measuring voltage Bill Roosa at 8:30am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2242 Who says you can't tell the battery State of Charge (SOC) by looking at the voltage? All you need t
Cylinder Head Nuts Won't Tighten geoffschultz at 8:29am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2822 I guess that I broke the cardinal rule of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In doing some PM on
Water temp guage reads hot gordhodgson at 8:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1161 I wondered whether anyone has experienced having their temp gauge start reading at 180 and go up fro
Freshwater capacity zrolimt at 7:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1487 I have 2 freshwater tanks on my b361. Will someone explain how the freshwater pump takes water from
water leak laughing chance at 6:51am 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/1958 I have a '84 Catalina 25. Every time it rains I find a cup or so of water under the Vee berth....It
Reseal port windows? bigsick at 5:48am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2391 I have a 2003 H326. Windows are smoked glass with exposed sealant. Their is no aluminum trim aroun
Dutton-Lainson DLB800A in Canada Temiskaming at 4:00am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2040 I am in need of a brake winch for my 1980 MacGregor 25 and can't seem to locate a source in Canada.
Reefing lesson learned Deadline at 3:59am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1549 Winds blew steadily 15-20 mph on Saturday, May 8, all along the York River off the Chesapeake Bay.
Alternate idea to splitting my anchor rode capejt at 1:23am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2106 Not so long ago I posted my idea to cut my anchor rode at the 50 foot mark since it's mostly chain t

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LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:04am 03.11.22 The alternator connected to LFP will be at battery voltage while the current slowly increases SoC a
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 6:57am 03.11.22 Actually they all do. Some do it directly such as all of the inverter generators like the Honda E
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 6:52am 03.11.22 For someone who continually talks down to everyone on this forum about anything electrical, I am am
3m 4000 Bob J. at 6:51am 03.11.22
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab SV Bella at 6:50am 03.11.22 If it was as easy as unplugging the old one and plugging in the new one, I would.
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? (1) RoyS at 6:47am 03.11.22 30 Lb.s seems a bit over large to me for your boat. 100 feet of chain is basically an all chain rod
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab Sailgunner at 6:37am 03.11.22 Maybe time to upgrade to Axiom. You can sell you old Raymarine to a firm in Pompano Beach.
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 6:32am 03.11.22 ... I'd like to see one alternator specification that rates it in terms of maximum power instead of
Great Lakes Charter wanted? dmdiehl64 at 6:18am 03.11.22 On NMI and Chicago Craigslist I used to see posts for fractional ownership. Unless you were an early
LiFePo4 Refresh (2) Maine Sail at 6:13am 03.11.22 My current unit is a Powermax 125A unit, with a Balmar serpentine belt kit, and a turnbuckle-style
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab SV Bella at 6:02am 03.11.22 Once the film is completely removed, you cannot see any detail on the screen. This youtube shows it
Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab RoyS at 5:55am 03.11.22 Removed the damaged film on my C120 with a polish recommended by Raymarine. That was years ago and I
refrigeration for a s2 11a jssailem at 5:43am 03.11.22 Hal. There are basically 2 paths non ice cooling. Install an insulated box. Place cooling plates in
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post RoyS at 5:36am 03.11.22 If you intend to form a solid base that spans the bilge you can wet out a piece of fiberglass cloth,
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 4:49am 03.11.22 Maybe I'll start a thread called "How Do Alternators Work?" And also "How Do Voltage Regulators Wor
LiFePo4 Refresh (1) jviss at 4:30am 03.11.22
Wind angle Bob S at 4:11am 03.11.22 Https://www.airmar.com/weather-description.html?id=152
Hunter 26.5 David in Sandusky at 1:13am 03.11.22
refrigeration for a s2 11a Mark Maulden at 1:05am 03.11.22
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 10:40pm 03.10.22

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