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Cheapskate Wifi Extender (1) AaronD at 4:10am 08.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/5396 Here's something I found useful on our recent cruise in the San Juans. I started to post it in my bo
Noisy sailboat Revv up at 11:52am 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 20/1574 At a cabin for a week with my boat at the dock, storm blew through and the neighbour came over and c
Boat Preparations for Storms JamesG161 at 8:55am 08.22.20 Weather and Forecasting 25/2085 John and I did a quick check list. Just a start and simple. Check you boat lines for Hurricane str
Center board (1) Bernie3 at 8:01am 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1315 184062When my boat is at the dock should I leave the center board up or down? Sometimes it stays th
Rudder removal and repair on hunter 340 HD74 at 7:25am 08.22.20 Big Boats 3/1048 the Top of my rudder on my 1999 hunter 340 is touching the bottom of the boat. The last time I check
Mixing elbow question (1) Cat 310 #1 in GA at 7:24am 08.22.20 Catalina 310 7/803 Anyone know what this insulating material is that is wrapped around my mixing elbow? Am wondering wh
S2 Decals Rick Ciraulo at 7:16am 08.22.20 S2 2/813 I am reconditioning an S2 26 and am looking for S2 decals. Does anyone know where I might find thes
cabin paint SailingLoto at 7:45pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 5/435 I removed my headliner and most of the plywood bits that held in place along with the glass that bed
Crimped lead to raymarine st60 speed transducer Banooma at 6:23pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1312 Hi, My knotmeter has been reporting 0.00 for some time, so I pulled out the transducer. The paddle
Roller furling track brake? Aaron B at 3:47pm 08.21.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/383 Hi everyone, I pwn a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 40, my outhail on the mainsail furling pulls almost strai
O'Day 40 Owners Manual DonEvans at 3:11pm 08.21.20 Bigger Boats 11/1414 Hi there, just recently purchased an 87 O'Day 40. looking to track down an owners manual as a start
Electric/butane stove verdiales at 1:48pm 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/702 What type of butane cylinder and how to replace it on 2005 hunter 27
Couillard Enterprises Inc. thrashbarg at 1:41pm 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 1/517 I am having difficulty with finding any records or information concerning a boat manufacturer called
Sail Rigging Diagrams? Pkeller at 12:28pm 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 19/5052 Hello, I recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 sailboat. The boom and sail was stored in the boat so
Do Your Maintenance! (Please) S/V Honu at 11:38am 08.21.20 Engines and Propulsion 4/674 The boat i bought in February had not had basic maintenance done for the entire tenure of the previo
Fuse ConFUSion (1) Suncatcher at 9:18am 08.21.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1040 I have a cartridge fuse connection that when the fuse is twisted the connection will disconnect then
Ignition switch headache... rpell1@msn.com at 8:07am 08.21.20 Catalina 30 15/1945 Hi all, While tackling the "Bear" of a job changing out the throttle and shifter cables on my '97 MK
PULL THE BOAT OR NOT jbreland at 7:02am 08.21.20 Smaller Boats 14/1280 All you weather watchin peeps seeing these 2 storms approaching the gulf of mexico..... I have a hun
Hunter 33 -- rudder stops demasow at 6:42am 08.21.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/755 I'm new to my 1982 Hunter 33. I discovered that the chain was disconnected from the sprocket inside
A wee bit of Scotland. (1) TomY at 3:14am 08.21.20 Destinations 2/601 Calderwood island is owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust. We were last here about 20 years ago.

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H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 1:54pm 12.09.23 Lake Michigan is large, however it long and relatively narrow at about 100 miles, Erie and Ontario a
Hollow Transom Surprise (1) Not Too Shabby at 1:37pm 12.09.23 If the swim ladder was attached without or with an inadequate backing plate there may be some disto
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 1:26pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 1:23pm 12.09.23 Seiches usually occur with a frontal passage. Strong winds push water across the lake causing the la
Tidal Currents Trip planner App sesmith at 1:11pm 12.09.23 Yeah, I've never noticed their effects on current, as I've only noticed the effect when docked. We
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Tally Ho at 12:37pm 12.09.23 Well, there are the seiches, and they can be quite radical at times, depending on where you are and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 12:16pm 12.09.23 If the battery company says 14.4 is fine, then go with it. If you are concerned about alternator tem
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 12:12pm 12.09.23 ULTRA-FAST CHARGING DL rapid charge technology allows for charging speeds of 45 minutes (80 Amps). R
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Davidasailor26 at 12:12pm 12.09.23 hen we've sailed where there were tidal currents (Maine and Rhode Island), we used the current and
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 11:55am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifi
Cockpit Locker Size? PMK at 11:49am 12.09.23 The cockpit locker opening is 15.5 inches wide, 22 inches long on the inside edge and 30.5 inches lo
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:38am 12.09.23 2.5.4 Battery charger On the engine is an alternator generating 40 Amp 12V. This current is rectifie
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:32am 12.09.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App jssailem at 11:26am 12.09.23 I can understand this logic. There really are no reliable short cuts to safe navigation. I operate
Tidal Currents Trip planner App Stu Jackson at 11:09am 12.09.23 DeepZoom Is very helpful to show the currents up in our neck of the woods. But try this exercise
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:00am 12.09.23
H49/50 battery replacement Stu Jackson at 10:59am 12.09.23 What should I do about the other alternator? It is charging a Dakota 65 ah 1000 cca lithium startin
H49/50 battery replacement marcham at 10:55am 12.09.23 I don't think this is an issue. Your start battery has a very very low depth of discharge after havi
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:37am 12.09.23 Now that we have been running on our lithium batteries for a while, a new concern has come up. While

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