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Hull Painting Step to the Rear at 2:59pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1629 My friend and I are both new sailboat owners as of this summer, my friend having just purchased a St
Ronnie bigman1 at 2:35pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1448 Hi all I'v bought a boat"seadog 30"it has a autohelm 3000 wheel pilot,but no drive belt the one i ne
Launch day weather. (1) Ross at 2:15pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1323 We woke up this morning to rain and gusting wind 15-18 MPH Hgh tide was at 3:45 pm. It was raining w
Upgrades?!?!?! Bad Obsession at 1:34pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 31/4077 1. What is the absolute best upgrade that you have made to your boat? 2. What are some other up
head problems ScottD at 12:25pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2145 First time de-winterizing a head on my S2 9.2 I opened the seacock, started to pump water into it to
head problems ScottD at 12:22pm 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1058 First
Adding to boat modification page John23883 at 10:09am 05.01.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2706 Phil, I haven't added to the boat modification page in a while and it's different. How do I add mul
The sailing bug bite hard (2) breweraz at 11:17am 05.01.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3533 We recently got into mono hull sailing after coming up through the Hobie/Prindle line. (60 days ago)
Calling Isotherm SP Owners . . . . Paul Cossman at 9:44am 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2149 I am ready to install a new refrigerator unit in my boat, and it's now down to an Isotherm SP unit o
When buying a Catalina, what should one look for? KwReis at 9:40am 05.01.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1436 Being my first post I would like to introduce myself as I might be spending alot of time of these fo
Holding/Water Tank Thru - Hull Vents Blitz at 8:30am 05.01.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7251 Over the past few years, the thru hull vent fitting on my holding tank corrodes to a point I need to
Varnish over epoxy Nereussailor at 7:39am 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1405 I replaced the transom on my old Achilles inflatable. I coated it with epoxy first and then varnishe
catalina 27 4 in hole for electric carl6970 at 6:16am 05.01.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1251 I have a part missing from my 73 catalina toward the bow and it is a 4 in hole for access of electri
1978 Hunter 25 Rick Silverman at 4:59am 05.01.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/5664 I have just purchased a 1978 Hunter 25 that needed a good home. This vessel needs quite a bit of wor
Dual Batteries rlrmystic at 4:35am 05.01.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1383 I've just purchased a First 285. I didn't inspect the batteries as well as I should perhaps. Now I'm
Detailed yacht drawings stewartkey at 3:31am 05.01.09 Bavaria 0/2110 Hi All I urgently need a set of engineering drawings for my July 2007 build Bav Vision 44 so I can
Sad news Phil Herring at 10:08pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 7/3446 Passed along to us by Trinkka: "It is with great sadness that I report that Chuck Rothert, "Lucky B
Anchor roller Jerry75 at 10:03pm 04.30.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6100 I have a 1990 MacGregor and wanted to add some type of roller for my anchor so the anchor line is no
Inflatable Dinghies... Manny at 7:59pm 04.30.09 Ask All Sailors 28/8017 Thinking of picking up an inflatable dinghy this season but I have a few questions. My intended use
mast step cabin roof low starlightventure at 7:53pm 04.30.09 Lancer 2/1746 I have a Lancer 36 1980. The mast step area on the cabin roof is sunken down about 1/2 inch around t

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Another Ship is burning. jviss at 5:31pm 02.25.22 Tesla is going to LiFePo4: Tesla switches all standard-range vehicles to LiFePo chemistry
Fuse ratings jviss at 5:29pm 02.25.22 You can fast forward it to the 44 min mark Thanks. That's actually pretty good! There's a way t
Another Ship is burning. Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 02.25.22 You can get quite a bit of "excitement" from the combustion of a lithium battery of the kind in car
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 5:20pm 02.25.22 seamanship boys, some of you need to tighten up your game :cool: Thanks for the lecture. I alway
Fuse ratings leo310 at 5:15pm 02.25.22 You can fast forward it to the 44 min mark
Fuse ratings jviss at 5:13pm 02.25.22 If you want to see what will happen placing a fuse wrong place watch this, its almost at the end of
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 5:13pm 02.25.22 flame and smoke go up, fresh air might be found down low. prolly on your hands and knees just to bre
Need bimini advice BobSpaniol at 5:12pm 02.25.22 Thank you so much for your referrals to Sailrite and West Marine. Will definitely check those out.
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 5:12pm 02.25.22 Cool video, but those are elemental lithium batteries, not lithium ion batteries used in cars and m
Fuse ratings leo310 at 5:12pm 02.25.22 If you want to see what will happen placing a fuse wrong place watch this, its almost at the end of
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Stu Jackson at 4:58pm 02.25.22 I don't think this is correct. I can set mine to terminate ACCEPT based on time or charging curren
Another Ship is burning. Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 02.25.22 I don't think that's so. Check this video, where he takes apart a Li-Ion battery and drops the lit
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 4:40pm 02.25.22 thanks for all the information,going to do a lot more work on the inside,i see a support under the
New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 4:32pm 02.25.22
Another Ship is burning. jviss at 4:31pm 02.25.22
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? Davidasailor26 at 4:28pm 02.25.22 Depending on how DIY you want to go it should be possible to do this with a microcontroller like the
Sail question shemandr at 4:25pm 02.25.22 I tied to make it as flat as possible. Maybe that makes a difference.
Sail question Capt Robbie at 4:19pm 02.25.22
Another Ship is burning. Davidasailor26 at 4:16pm 02.25.22 Lithium and water don't mix. We worked with that stuff at my first job after HS. As I remember we k
New Catalina 30 Owner Tally Ho at 4:12pm 02.25.22

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