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oil less Compressor for Diving Me at 7:26am 03.22.09 Ask All Sailors 15/14900 Any one know where to get good info for using a oil less compressor for air supply to cleaning the h
Wheel Steering Conversion H27 bsavulis at 7:22am 03.22.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1944 I picked up an Edson binnacle recently, to convert my 75 H27 to wheel steering, has anyone out there
Is an O'Day Tempest right for me? jfrancis100 at 6:27am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1586 Hi, I'm a new member and live in Mattapoisett, Ma on Buzzards Bay. I haven't sailed for a very lon
trailer for oday 25 swing keel Uncle Bill at 5:53am 03.22.09 Ask An Oday Owner 10/8822 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Looking for trailer for Oday 25 Uncle Bill at 5:43am 03.22.09 Day Sailers 0/4 Mainly for storage, but would like to be able to make short (30-50 mile) hauls to the finger lakes.
Self Tacking Jib Ksarna at 5:37am 03.22.09 Catalina 30 4/3248 Does any one have or installed or used one.Im intrested in one for my 89
Lines to Cockpit Chris3704 at 10:14pm 03.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1222 My wife and I purchased an O'Day 23, with what appears to be the original running rigging, back in J
Navimatics Maps for Garmin chartplotters captain frank II at 8:06pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2338 Any body have experience using Navimatics maps in their Garmin chartplotters ? They are so much chea
'86 22 flcaptainbill at 7:59pm 03.21.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1286 Considering purchase of an 86 22 and have a couple of questions. 1. What is the towing weight. 2.
Help Running with the wind KandD at 7:52pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 8/1868 Not sure if this is the place... but I went out for a sail today and tried to run wing and wing with
Pedestal for Catalina 42 Salon Table lavie423 at 5:04pm 03.21.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1596 To appease my first mate and make for a happy crew, I built a cabinet to support the salon table for
Mixing elbow sail361 at 5:39pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1978 I have a simple question for you motor heads. I tore apart my heat exchanger today to check it and c
SD 20 oil seal in water replacement? tsmwebb at 3:57pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2377 I'm back in La Paz, Mexico because one of my saildrives has started to leak a bit of tranny oil out
Irwin 31' Citation JoeD at 3:31pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 5/10865 Looking at a 31" citation. It has damaged mast strp and floor grid. Looking for any information that
Floor grid JoeD at 3:26pm 03.21.09 Irwin 1/2009 Looking at a 31' Citation. The mast step is broken and floor grid damaged. Anyone know any thing abo
can someone start a thread on how to properly wax a boat? (1) luvitt at 2:55pm 03.21.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2259 sounds silly, but i've not had good results in the past. I guess there is some trick, or special sa
Measurement question for PSS shaft seal Ken Honeycutt at 2:35pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 0/40 I want to install a PSS shaft seal before splash down this spring so I took some measurements today.
Plastic Clips (1) AndrewB at 2:33pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 5/1444 Does anybody know where I can purchase some new plastic clips for the hindge of our hatch. Photo is
Store survey Phil Herring at 1:46pm 03.21.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1907 First, I want to thank everyone who responded to our store survey. We received many, many responses
Skylight Replacement; hardware or not Mysterious Ways at 1:23pm 03.21.09 Big Boats 1/1346 I was once told that when replacing the skylights I should not have the corners of the new acrylic d

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In hull transducer and wax arf145 at 8:14pm 03.09.22 I had the same experience as @brazenarticle--it worked fine. I didn't have any problem with heat eit
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 8:13pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:45pm 03.09.22 The case that @Maine Sail was referring to, as far as I can tell, was one where a Yanmar 125A altern
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:41pm 03.09.22 A 125A alternator, in its specified environment (mostly thermal) will put out 125A continuously. Un
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:39pm 03.09.22 Alternators are rated for lead acid That is utter nonsense. Show me such a spec, please, if you i
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:38pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 7:35pm 03.09.22 And to you care to elaborate on that, explain why you think he's correct, or is this just a popular
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 7:27pm 03.09.22 Actually, it is North American nomenclatural laziness that even calls it a 125A alternator because w
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:17pm 03.09.22 What is an alternator rating, after all? What does it mean to have a 125A alternator? Where does i
Docking queries JoeWhite at 7:15pm 03.09.22 Take a look at other boats of your size and see what they are using
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. Sailbaum at 7:13pm 03.09.22 I find a "fox and hound" tool invaluable for these sorts of things. Takes some practice to know the
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:12pm 03.09.22 I have to agree with Hayden. And to you care to elaborate on that, explain why you think he's corr
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 7:08pm 03.09.22 I have to agree with Hayden.
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:06pm 03.09.22 Just to be clear, an alternator Amperage rating doesn't mean that's the maximum current it will sour
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:04pm 03.09.22 The problem isn't that the battery CAUSES the alternator to put out more than 125A because it does
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 7:00pm 03.09.22 I don't want a permanent installation yet since I am unsure about keeping the unit for this boat but
In hull transducer and wax Ralph Johnstone at 6:57pm 03.09.22 the only thing that concerns me is heat - So use a large puddle of silicone sealant with no bubbl
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 6:54pm 03.09.22 All positive responses to using the toilet wax but the only thing that concerns me is heat - as in s
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Md80max at 6:41pm 03.09.22 The engine was a Yanmar 2gm, ran strong, the same owner for last 21 years, brand new mainsail, the 2
Winch Maintenance BigEasy at 6:39pm 03.09.22

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