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Time for some more fun Ross at 9:03am 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1730 Lets pretend that you have purchased a boat in Baton Rouge and plan to take it to your slip in New O
keel bolts Mike Wannell at 8:57am 12.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1249 My wife and I got a 302 from the states three years ago...We were so pleased with the boat that last
Resolve SailboatOwners.com at 8:51am 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 41/3080 2007 is all but over and what's left on your wadded and well-worn list of projects? Some bottom pai
gulf coast get together Chuck Creel at 8:46am 12.28.07 Big Boats 9/986 Look forwrd to meeting everyone tommorow night at the fly creek cafe'.If any one needs directions
alternator upgrade JW13211 at 11:07am 12.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1995 I am still trying to figure my electrical system for my new 343. I want to upgrade the alternator t
Mushroom Vent Location? W7ATR at 12:08pm 12.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1644 Hi Gang, Well, its high time I put in a mushroom vent somewhere in my '72 C27. The question is, with
Refinishing Cabin Sole - Stripper? Steve L22188 at 9:23pm 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1619 I have a 1988 O'Day 302 and need to refinish the cabin sole. I know from previous posts here that Ul
downsizing davey at 8:59pm 12.28.07 Other Sailboats 9/1693 Hello Starwind fans, I've finally acquired a little Starwind 19 downsized from an O'day 27[new home
battery storage john withrow at 8:35pm 12.28.07 Smaller Boats 9/1052 Well, it's winter in Kentucky and I brougt my H-26 home last weekend to the driveway. All you 26 ow
What's under the floor?? Ernie at 6:55pm 12.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/1047 Hi Gang!Like a few others I've seen here, I have to replace a section of my cabin sole. Actually it
Furler mailsail Vibeke at 10:57pm 12.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/3072 WE want to bay a Beneteau 36cc which has a furler mast (rollmailsail )but it is with out sticks.Is
Boat purchase negotiation T37 Phil at 11:23pm 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 39/3782 Let's say you're interested in a sailboat and to put some ranges on the numbers let's say27'-40',
Whisker pole paphman at 1:18am 12.29.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1518 I have a drifter, and I am interested in the lightest weight whisker pole that I can get to pole it
Leak Kevin R Quinn at 1:25am 12.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1227 I have a rain leak on top of the bulkhead on the port side of the boat. I checked the hand rail tha
A/C install for 1987 37' manash75 at 1:19am 12.29.07 Big Boats 7/1195 Has anyone installed a A/C unit in a 1987 Hunter 37? Im interested in what locations anyone has pla
Boom its clean Netrick at 2:42am 12.29.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/2322 Hello everyone, I am restoring my 1980 Macgregor 25 this winter and today I started cleaning the bo
sail to Hawaii Linda14535 at 2:41am 12.29.07 Other Sailboats 2/1002 I am sailing from San Francisco to Hawaii this summer 2008. My Pacific Seacraft is a Crelock 34 cutt
Interlux Brightside Pettit Tinting Rob Hessenius at 2:44am 12.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2718 Three years ago I painted the topsides with Interlux Toplac. My plan was to paint the topsides one
Changing from Wayfarer Jim at 3:59am 12.29.07 Other Sailboats 5/1363 Hi everyone,I sail at Poole Harbour and the Solent here in England. I own a Wayfarer dinghy which
Need View/Pictures Of Grid Under V-Birth Joe Mullee at 4:02am 12.29.07 Big Boats 11/1440 I'm looking for a view of the H34 V-Birth area beneath the sole. I thought I've seen pictures of the

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Stray Induced Current sailme88 at 6:32am 11.13.21 The QED to determine proximity stray field energy is to remove the testing equipment from the area.
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:13am 11.13.21 @dLj Agree. I intend to try a few of those things since they are easy and an interesting experime
Replace Traveler on 35S5 sail sfbay at 6:10am 11.13.21 Suggest contacting the Beneteau 35S5 owner in post #7 in the SBO thread below to find out how he rep
Stray Induced Current dLj at 6:09am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the ge
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 6:02am 11.13.21 Interesting theoretical discussions. When I first measured the current at the location near the gen
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:57am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of
Stray Induced Current kloudie1 at 5:39am 11.13.21 That reading is a result of the magnetic field from the generator affecting the measuring sensor of
Keel to hull joint Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29am 11.13.21 We did ours that way. We got tired of looking at the crack at the junction that would seep rust sta
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 5:29am 11.13.21 Did you try just putting your meter right next to the green wire near the generator to see if it ga
Stray Induced Current dLj at 5:23am 11.13.21 Did you try just putting your meter right next to the green wire near the generator to see if it gav
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable RitSim at 4:44am 11.13.21 Try posting on their forum https://forum.raymarine.com I had good results there
They made the cover of People Magazine Will Gilmore at 1:05am 11.13.21 Right beside one the hotels we stayed in, was a drydocked submarine that was unfortunately closed f
Wiring Raymarine Digital Radar with new and old cable Captain Larry-DH at 10:34pm 11.12.21 I think your assumption is correct. Green is often used for ground. Braided shield is always ground.
They made the cover of People Magazine Justin_NSA at 9:05pm 11.12.21 13, living on a schooner in Clearwater FL., enjoying the empty beaches because Jaws came out the ye
Stray Induced Current smokey73 at 7:43pm 11.12.21 Like the idea @Davidasailor26. Take the induction current out of the equation. There are no other
They made the cover of People Magazine Kermit at 7:12pm 11.12.21 Yeah, her hair was even bigger than John Travolta's. Good to hear from you again, my friend. I'm
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 6:43pm 11.12.21 The Ultime Tris are coming up to the Cape Verde Islands, but still suffering from flukey breezes. "
Stray Induced Current Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 11.12.21 If there are no other connections or junctions between the two measurement points I agree with you.
Keel to hull joint Allan12210 at 6:36pm 11.12.21 We did ours that way. We got tired of looking at the crack at the junction that would seep rust stai
They made the cover of People Magazine Kermit at 5:57pm 11.12.21

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