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7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard
Terry Cox at 9:26am 05.06.22
Great. You're welcome.
Mariner 2=2
kappykaplan at 9:15am 05.06.22
I love it when a plan comes together! :beer:
Pedestal Compass, True North?   (1)
All U Get at 9:08am 05.06.22
205138 We did well enough following the blue dotted line.
Pedestal Compass, True North?
kloudie1 at 8:58am 05.06.22
Interesting that we here around 90degrees long, 30 lat, have had the luxury of having magnetic and t
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Crazy Dave Condon at 8:54am 05.06.22
One thing to mention. On the older engines, seals and gaskets can be damaged by ethanol gas
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Crazy Dave Condon at 8:46am 05.06.22
Photo please
Pedestal Compass, True North?
BAD ORCA at 8:30am 05.06.22
I'm sorry that some people on here were harsh with you. Please don't leave the forum because of th
Generator
tfox2069 at 8:25am 05.06.22
Generator
Don S/V ILLusion at 8:20am 05.06.22
Note that there is no real standard for the noise rating of the generators.. Many use a measurement
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard
Hayden Watson at 8:13am 05.06.22
It is sitting on my desk. Thanks so much!
Pedestal Compass, True North?
jviss at 8:12am 05.06.22
Accuracy and precision are related but different. An old engineering saying is that "Precision is
New Catalina 30 Owner
jviss at 7:49am 05.06.22
I was thinking the same thing at first, but when I manipulated the control valve to produce a large
For the record
dlochner at 7:40am 05.06.22
But I know there are people who would see this as "I tied up to have a relaxing few days and now I
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pclarksurf at 7:39am 05.06.22
Dang! Glad you caught that early-- for others who may be contemplating more road miles, consider
Pedestal Compass, True North?
Scott T-Bird at 7:29am 05.06.22
@BAD ORCA I had no problem with your question or understanding your question. This is a forum wher
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mikeracca at 7:20am 05.06.22
This is most likely a bad thermocouple. I was thinking the same thing at first, but when I manipu
Pedestal Compass, True North?   (1)
dlochner at 7:18am 05.06.22
For our uses on the water, compass precision is not as important as compass accuracy. It really does
For the record
rgranger at 7:18am 05.06.22
I know in the past I might have said I have had good luck Some people say we make our own luck b
Pedestal Compass, True North?
Davidasailor26 at 6:14am 05.06.22
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