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Battery Monitor garylinger at 7:57am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 22/5843 My current setup is 2 batteries - one 27 series "house bank" and one starter battery. My alternator
Leaking Beneteau Water Tank (1) kloudie1 at 7:12am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 23/11659
GPS Anit-Glare Coating Mike G. at 6:06am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3803 Does anyone have any ideas as to how to restore the anti-glare coating on my Garmin 182 GPS Screen?
chain splice HAL at 5:45am 01.27.09 Ask All Sailors 28/4171 I found two descriptions of the rope-chain splice. One has three strands go through the last link of
Running rigging: Mainsail sheet length reserche at 1:13am 01.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/4841 Hi guys! Well, now I'm thinking of replacing the mainsail sheet this week for my 84 Hunter 31... Do
New Web site for Beneteau 323 owners Ron20324 at 10:44pm 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1371 http://www.beneteau323owners.net is a new site still under consruction for Owners of Beneteau 323's.
electronic temp control refrigarator toetje3 at 10:09pm 01.26.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1186 Good morning from the meditterenean. I have a fridge with a cold plate .The electronic control doe
Swing keel for Catalina 22 paddwest at 7:55pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/6 Need a swing keel for a Catalina 22. Live in Florida. Any takers?
late 80's 32 beneteau plumbing problem mnydvr at 7:38pm 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3330 customer complains that "sea water" is fill the bowl,dont have info on what position the y valve sho
Swing keel for Catalina 22 paddwest at 7:30pm 01.26.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1018 I live in N Florida and need a swing keel for a Catalina 22. I'd like to find one in this part of th
wood prep question for varnish Pat T at 6:38pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3324 I am re-varnishing my teak ' holly sole on my Catalina 36. I will use Target coating which is what w
keel winch rough timmer594 at 6:33pm 01.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2400 I recently replaced my winch because it was falling apart. It is really rough going down, smooth cra
Boat Swap? Mike M8297 at 6:29pm 01.26.09 Destinations 2/2908 Anyone interested in exchanging locales for vacation? I have: 1) 22' Catalina in Central Oregon
Alternator sizing Scott B at 6:28pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8339 I am considering going to 4 golf car batteries to replace the 2 group 27's I now have. Last year we
Sugar Scoop Swim Platform Dave19957 at 4:35pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/12905 I know this has been a topic before, and I've even posted in a thread or two regarding the tail that
Thread editing problem (1) Tim R. at 3:55pm 01.26.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/2250 Is anyone else having this problem? I either post a new topic or reply to an existing one and my edi
Thread posting problem Tim R. at 3:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 Is
Thread posting problems Tim R. at 3:49pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Is
Cruising with a dog Kuntrymann at 2:10pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4193 My wife and I are considering cruising for a while and would love to/have to take our dog. How many
Restoring shroud threads tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09 Catalina 30 4/1579 I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l

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How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD stephen_i_w at 10:37am 02.25.22 My previous boat used a combination of an Axiom 7, the YDNG-02 and the Standard Horizon GX2200. I
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:34am 02.25.22 Where do you keep your fire extinguishers? I have one in the closet of each cabin, one under the na
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 10:31am 02.25.22 The voltage is a maximum as some others have said. No harm done from using a 24V, 110V or 240V fuse
New Fire Extinguisher Regs jviss at 10:30am 02.25.22 And look at your fuel lines If it's diesel, unless it's pressurized/atomized, it's not going to ig
Fuse ratings (1) jeepbluetj at 10:30am 02.25.22 Ohms law really doesn't apply. At normal current levels a fuse is much more a wire than a resistor.*
Fuse ratings LloydB at 10:25am 02.25.22 'Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law says o
New Fire Extinguisher Regs Dalliance at 10:16am 02.25.22 Good article. I actually ordered new extinguishers for the boat back in December. The old ones wil
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 10:13am 02.25.22 Thanks @jeepbluetj ! The GX2200 has GPS so I believe I only need the one way comms. Looks like the
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD jeepbluetj at 10:05am 02.25.22 The thread rises from it's grave.... Matt: I assume the Axiom 7 does not have NMEA0183 inputs/outpu
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 9:40am 02.25.22 Nice! I like your idea of using butyl in the hole before filling. Lately I've been covering the hole
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 9:34am 02.25.22 202950
What are these. SFS at 9:30am 02.25.22 Tarp could be an awning of sorts to cool the boat. Loads from foredeck, hole around mast. (I cant te
How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 9:24am 02.25.22 @stephen_i_w I am a dummy regarding NMEA connections. I am looking at the NMEA 0183 Gateway YDNG-03
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem markwbird at 9:12am 02.25.22 That really should not happen. It's a self priming pump. Just to be thorough you might check the e
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:41am 02.25.22 There is a physical difference between DC and AC fuses. It relates to the Arc issue in a DC circuit
Fuse ratings Tater at 8:41am 02.25.22 When a fuse blows, especially due to short circuit, there is a tendency for "arc over". The metal +
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 02.25.22 And a handy tutorial on fuses - https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/fuse-tutorial Note in particula
Fuse ratings jssailem at 8:37am 02.25.22 When faced with discussing what feels like a simple subject, yet the discussion sounds confused, I r
Fuse ratings Davidasailor26 at 8:35am 02.25.22

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