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Headsets and Mics? windward54 at 7:29am 03.18.09 SSB and Ham Operators 1/5427 Spring is just around the corner and so is better weather. In fact, the first day of Spring is Frida
Painting and Cleaning a Prop (1) Earl S at 6:48am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/8464 Last year I installed a new Maxi prop along with a new Yanmar engine. When the boat was pulled for w
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:39am 03.18.09 S2 4/7065 We put my new (1985) 7.9 in the water on Saturday. I immediately noticed that lifting the daggerboa
S2 7.9 Daggerboard Lift Git-R-Done at 6:37am 03.18.09 S2 0/1 We
OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (1) Warren Milberg at 6:17am 03.18.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1558 OB Engine Cutoff Lanyard (TAKEN) This item (see Item 2 below) is the "Safety Switch Lock" used to c
Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1427 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2277 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2141 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1651 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5362 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2301 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1557 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1681 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4308 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo
Replacing 2003 Bavaria 44 Portlight Lenses & Seals La Bestia at 2:15pm 03.17.09 Bavaria 4/6154 Hello: I'll like to replace all lenses and seals on the portlights of my 2003 Bavaria 44. It has
My new BOAT BUDDY (1) Merry Prankster at 12:26pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1631 Another rainy day, sigh. I got out my sewing machine and a pair of scissors and converted my 5 gal.
masthead light- rewire HELP sweetpea at 12:24pm 03.17.09 Catalina 22 7/3290 Just bought the boat, the masthead light wasn't working... after looking at it, the wireing was shot
Need to make a shopping list mister_j at 11:57am 03.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1224 I'm about to pop the top on the fresh water tank in my H28.5. As long as I'll be resealing it for a
Re-seating a Thetford 735 bellows? delliottg at 11:39am 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4455 During our last freeze cycle here in the PNW, I left water in the top reservoir of our Thetford 735.
Bilge pump pmeyers at 10:35am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1972 The more that I get into my "new" 1979 Venture 25, the more it appears that I need to do. I was jus

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New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 6:06pm 02.25.22 :cool:
Fuse ratings jviss at 6:03pm 02.25.22 No lesson is complete without a test. Is the lamp on or off? Sorry for my crappy artwork. You can o
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 6:00pm 02.25.22 i was certified at the national maritime firefighting school. and you? where were you trained in f
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 5:55pm 02.25.22 yes, all "fine yachts" have their extinguishers in plain sight. No, they don't! I don't care if
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 5:52pm 02.25.22 yes, all "fine yachts" have their extinguishers in plain sight.
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jon hansen at 5:48pm 02.25.22 i was certified at the national maritime firefighting school. and you? where were you trained in fi
Fuse ratings (1) Tater at 5:47pm 02.25.22 No lesson is complete without a test. Is the lamp on or off? Sorry for my crappy artwork. You can on
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 5:45pm 02.25.22 Perhaps you misunderstood. The Link 2000R time sequence appears to be for charging with the altern
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

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