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Single handing   (1)
patbratton at 6:58am 11.22.21
Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across t
Single handing
Will Gilmore at 6:56am 11.22.21
Pure aesthetics. -Will
Single handing
WI Rigger at 6:53am 11.22.21
Thank You both for your answers!!!! I also have a telescoping from West Marine. I will try across th
Raising the Mast
Project_Mayhem at 6:51am 11.22.21
On my 19' I swapped a few of the pins for PTO pins. They're much easier to remove and install. If yo
Single handing   (3)
patbratton at 6:39am 11.22.21
Here I am again, with a seemingly trite question. Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy
Stray Induced Current
dLj at 6:22am 11.22.21
Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wondered if you could
Stray Induced Current
JamesG161 at 6:18am 11.22.21
Please note that @kloudie1 gave the correct reason first. To answer @dLj question about distance f
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS
chuck anderika at 6:13am 11.22.21
Replaced mine last year H410. Once you get the old hose out you should probably change the the engi
Stray Induced Current
JamesG161 at 6:01am 11.22.21
"Yuengling Effect" Some DC ampmeters do show you the direction of current flow. I have always wo
Dinghy storage
DougM at 6:01am 11.22.21
I hung my dinghy with straps beneath from the rafters in my unheated garage in 2015, fully inflated.
Stray Induced Current
smokey73 at 5:52am 11.22.21
Yea, should have known that from the get-go. To be honest, I did have a Yuengling Black and Tan in
Stray Induced Current
JamesG161 at 5:41am 11.22.21
Guess how a DC clamp ampmeter works? The Hall Effect semiconductor. That uses Electro-Magnetism...
Stray Induced Current
smokey73 at 5:24am 11.22.21
@dLj Probably a foot or so should be fine. It dropped off pretty quickly as you moved away but I di
Stray Induced Current
dLj at 5:18am 11.22.21
Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generato
Stray Induced Current   (3)
smokey73 at 5:16am 11.22.21
Update - I measured the apparent current at different locations in the vicinity of the AC generator
Dinghy storage
NYSail at 4:07am 11.22.21
Thanks all...... let a bit out. Greg
proper grease for rudder bearings
Apex at 3:01am 11.22.21
correction: Tube is packed with grease. Indeed the bearings are plain bearings with no grease groo
Single handing
Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21
Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
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All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21
The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20
Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21
The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for

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