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It's not safe anywhere. Don S/V ILLusion at 1:25pm 10.18.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2079
Awful Lonely Over Here In This Neck of The Woods Terry Cox at 1:01pm 10.18.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 6/990 Went to the boat this past week to change oil and filters in both engines; main and Genset. Getting
pressure switch fail? wsconner at 12:59pm 10.18.20 Ask All Sailors 20/4070 Not sure how to diagnose a pressure switch failure in my water system. I have an accumulator tank a
First time boat owner (Catalina 310) with basic questions about electrical and plumbing (8) HBT at 10:34am 10.18.20 Catalina 310 38/9021 Hello fellow Catalina 310 sailers, I recently became a proud owner of a 2004 Catalina 310. Here is
Goin to the FLL boat show? CYQK at 8:13am 10.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/386 See that the show is still on wondering what it will be like
New Tender Captain W at 5:47am 10.18.20 Ask All Sailors 43/16825 I am Interested in your thoughts about tenders: 1. wooden vs inflatable 2. For wooden: Capability t
New Solar Panel rpwillia at 6:26pm 10.17.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1029 A couple of weeks ago our local Sea Scout troop in the marina was practicing docking and managed to
Diesel Mechanic, North Side of Albemarle Sound David in Sandusky at 5:15pm 10.17.20 Ask All Sailors 1/340 My friend needs a diesel mechanic for their 1982 Hunter 30 in Elizabeth City, NC. Does anybody know
Charging at 14.3v! eianm at 4:57pm 10.17.20 Big Boats 9/1782 I noticed yesterday when i ran the gen set top charge the batteries that my victron gauge told me i
Hunter Legend 290 - Some Questions (2) andyb28 at 2:55pm 10.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1284 Good Evening All, I popped down to the boat today to do a few jobs. It's amazing how time flies wh
Wallpaper in the head? azambella at 1:38pm 10.17.20 The Cherubini Hunters 7/4796 Anyone replace that whack stuff in the head that is sorta kinda wallpaper? Ours has seen batter days
Hydronic heating with Dickinson diesel heater? patrickkidd at 1:16pm 10.17.20 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 The Dickenson Newport has an optional hot water coil that you can use to heat your own water circuit
Hunter 260: Tiller Versus Wheel Tedd at 8:52am 10.17.20 Smaller Boats 15/2763 I'm shopping for a Hunter 260. My wife has a strong preference for a wheel because she finds the til
Winterizing my 373 Yanmar 3JH4E. Birchy62 at 8:08am 10.17.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1336 I recently purchased my 2006 373. This is my first year winterizing. I have the owners manual and ca
Duct Routing for Diesel Heater (1) christian42north at 6:41am 10.17.20 Ask All Sailors 17/4305
Got a Venture 21 should I move up to a MacGregor 26s Sailor1001 at 11:07pm 10.16.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/4379 Hi All, I really enjoy my Venture 21 that is in great shape and near mint condition. It is easy to
Dealing with difficult guests (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 02.22.21 Ask All Sailors 56/11796 We've all had them aboard. The non-stop talkers, know-it-all skippers, newbies that panic the moment
It's National Seafood Bisque Day! (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 10.19.20 Ask All Sailors 2/830 And in honor of the basking bisque, lets talk about seafood. Do you ever fish from your boat? Have
Stuff coming out of potable water tank (1) Captain W at 6:15pm 10.16.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/974 The previous owner of my boat noted that he had begun to get dark flakes/debris coming through the p
semi-flush mount windows. First try.. (3) SailingLoto at 4:33pm 10.16.20 Ask All Sailors 5/599 Finally had some free time and daylight to fiddle with my Laguna. 2 fixed windows installed. 3m vh

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Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin jssailem at 4:09pm 02.26.25 The general thoughts about battery location are low and central, as close as feasible to the chargin
Solar Charging Question Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 02.26.25 Why I wrote 200 amp wasn't overkill it is because a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power.
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 3:10pm 02.26.25 a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power. This is true when dealing with FLA (flood acid)
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? shemandr at 2:54pm 02.26.25 The question the OP posed reminds me of the quote from one of the American "Robber Barons" (A term
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 2:19pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 2:09pm 02.26.25 I have Dometic and an Adler Barbour compressors, the fridge had the holding plate replaced with a V
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 2:00pm 02.26.25 Why I wrote 200 amp wasn't overkill it is because a 200A battery really has 100A of "usable" power.
Chain splice Rich Stidger at 1:54pm 02.26.25 The ACCO 5/16" G43 chain has a WL of 3900#. The Crosby G-335 link is 3/8" (that is the proper size
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls shemandr at 1:49pm 02.26.25 Rolly Tasker Australia may measure it assuming they are local. Or they may have someone local , lik
Chain splice JoeWhite at 1:47pm 02.26.25 Interesting idea. I would think it would last as long as rode to chain splice. How often do you refr
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? David in Sandusky at 1:23pm 02.26.25 Lot's of options for sharing the cost/work. We have a masthead rig, so the two spreader B & R rig is
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 12:18pm 02.26.25 I found "GrapeSolar" panels in 50 and 100 watt units at Home Depot. https://grapesolar.com/products
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Timm R Oday25 at 11:58am 02.26.25 Yelkenli, I happened to have a left over piece . Almost any piece of aluminum will work . Aluminum i
Solar Charging Question walt at 10:19am 02.26.25 My .02 with a trailerable sailboat sometimes used similar.. I think what you said in your first pos
Mast gate and repairs for C27 yelkenli at 9:50am 02.26.25 I used a left over piece of aluminum from a threshold . Thanks. I saw a thread on that. I looked o
Solar Charging Question GreggS at 9:29am 02.26.25 There isn't a great deal of room for solar panels on a boat the size of ours . I mounted This is
Mast gate and repairs for C27 Timm R Oday25 at 9:19am 02.26.25 I used a left over piece of aluminum from a threshold . The kind that covers the end of a carpet .
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls jssailem at 8:07am 02.26.25 All the H340 rig specs I can find online have every measurement but 'A'. That is because you are s
Launching boats with an outback? LloydB at 8:05am 02.26.25 Probably a bit late for the OP but I think a good answer to their question would be to go to the ram
Solar Charging Question jssailem at 7:51am 02.26.25 The biggest user of electricity Beyond Refrigeration, the electronic gadgets - phones, watches, ta

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