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Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
JoeWhite at 9:00pm 05.12.25
You have plenty of watts, Fred. An inverter of that size usually has a relay that automatically disc
Stereo drawing from both house and starter battery banks?
jssailem at 8:01pm 05.12.25
Trace the wires. Often radios are wired to the positive side of a battery so that the radio memory
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
fred1diver at 6:42pm 05.12.25
I should have given more info, sorry about that I have a 3000w inverter on board, it has a single s
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
FastOlson at 6:28pm 05.12.25
Just looked up the SafeTAlert line and foudn this site. https://www.mtiindustries.com/product-categ
New owner of a Chrysler 22 sandpiper
boulevardtalonman at 6:24pm 05.12.25
If you are going to swim off the boat, I think that plastic ladder is inadequate to re-board. It
Prop Walk
dlochner at 6:14pm 05.12.25
Prop walk and prop wash are your friends, they're just hard to get to know. Once you know them they
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
dlochner at 6:05pm 05.12.25
We have the Firebox/Xintrex CO detector and so far no problems with nuisance alarms. The generic Smo
37c fuel tank cleaning
RitSim at 5:39pm 05.12.25
On my previous Catalina 30, I opened the fuel gauge hole and saw gunk. I thought it would be nearly
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
jssailem at 5:03pm 05.12.25
That sounds all to logical. Personally I think it is evil demons in the unit that drain the battery
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
JoeWhite at 4:35pm 05.12.25
If your inverter has a built in relay, you can connect it's output into the house circuit breaker in
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore
dLj at 4:25pm 05.12.25
I'm sorry, I'm not understanding your question. Perhaps rephrase it? Is your inverter one of these s
Prop Walk
kappykaplan at 4:03pm 05.12.25
Once you learn to use prop walk to your advantage, it is almost like having a thruster on the boat
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms
Davidasailor26 at 3:55pm 05.12.25
Do t they always go off at night? At this point I think they are engineered to have the low battery
Prop Walk
Davidasailor26 at 3:46pm 05.12.25
We have a Flexofold which produces about half the walk of fixed prop. I like having that much to hel
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system
Morgan donor at 3:30pm 05.12.25
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Hunter 30 (1990) Salon Table
shemandr at 3:23pm 05.12.25
The store on this site may be able to help. But a 30 year old part may be unavailable. Good news i
Yanmar 3GM30F pre heating system
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Here you go. How to start a diesel in sub freezing tempertures. FIKWKEZsyEg
Looking for ideas on galley remodel
BigEasy at 2:31pm 05.12.25
Nice!
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured?   (1)
stevenhagberg at 2:30pm 05.12.25
Image of "Bob Stay" I also think you should unload mast tension by loosening backstay tension be

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