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Eractic Tachometer and engine power Guan at 9:24am 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1677 My 2001 B361 westerbeke tachometer starts up from 0 and jumps to 2500 and back to 0 on minimal accel
How are ole 4" horizon gages held in place????? azambella at 7:49am 06.10.20 The Cherubini Hunters 5/514 I found some older 4" horizon depth and speed log units (in good shape) but my broken ones have moun
Forgive my ignorance, but what are these? (1) unfeast at 7:41am 06.10.20 Ask All Sailors 12/947 Saw them in the listing, and wasn't sure what they were. Thanks in advance.
Chattering AC relay Bogart at 2:27am 06.10.20 Big Boats 2/513 I have a 2007 45cc, imported direct to Australia from new and therefore set up with a 230V AC system
O'day 22 rescued (2) jmczzz at 10:56pm 06.09.20 Day Sailers 14/1479 From 6 years sitting in the driveway near Lake Michigan. (maybe not). Question: Were the cabin sides
Any idea how to remove this J/30 floor? (4) patrickkidd at 10:11pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/459 I am trying to figure out how to remove my floor so I can have a look at and possibly the probably v
Balmar SG-200 & Solar Install (2) P12nash at 8:59pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/630
H310 AC Raw Water Pump KenK13623 at 6:25pm 06.09.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/544 Does anyone know where the AC raw water pump is plugged in or connected to power. I may have a prob
Please help me identify these parts ! (1) Leeward Rail at 5:14pm 06.09.20 Sails Call Lounge 20/2130 Found these in an old cabinet. Any idea what they are ? One looks almost like an impeller or somethi
REPLACING WATER SEPARATOR OIL FILTER ON VOLVO 2000 (1) thetone at 5:04pm 06.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/632 Does anyone have any information on replacing the water separator and oil filter on my 1990 Beneteau
Epic Epoxy Epoch (1) Will Gilmore at 3:45pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 2/451 Just thought some of you, who do your own work, might be interested in this Web Blog. The original
Swing Keel Repair MacGregor 26s GregB26s at 3:23pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/808 I have a MacGregor 26s, the cable on the swing keel needs replaced. I have removed the keel jus
Topping Lift Paleczny at 2:49pm 06.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1124 I have just aquired a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and am rigging it for the first time. The boat does not have
Attack of the killer carp Cest La Vie at 2:47pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1757 For those of you who share the fresh water environment, we are blessed to avoid the barnacles and ot
Mast foot conzip at 2:37pm 06.09.20 Balboa 3/1811 My Ensenada 20 had a broken mast foot. Previous posts suggest contacting IdaSailor. They are now R
Running wires through headliner on a 26M (4) Mike Denman at 12:51pm 06.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/583 I recently purchased a 2012 MacGregor 26M and am in the process of installing a masthead anchor ligh
Battery Management jviss at 12:39pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 49/4415 Greetings, I have a couple of 110 Ah wet batteries as my house bank and a group 24 starting battery
Jump Start Pack Won't Charge jviss at 12:22pm 06.09.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/618 I have an Anker emergency jump pack that won't charge. I plug it in and the LED meter goes immediat
Quantum Sails offer Souleman at 12:17pm 06.09.20 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I recently purchased a Catalina 310 that was being broken up. On inspection, I found 5 Quantum sai
venture 17 sail tgrayson at 11:53am 06.09.20 Parts Search 5/622 need a venture 17 main sail

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NMEA Scott T-Bird at 3:34pm 03.28.24 I don't think my plotter (Zeus 3) will power all four items on the network. I understand I need an
How does a battery selector switch work? Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 03.28.24 It certainly sounds like someone screwed up yours. Nothing except bilge pumps should have power whe
How does a battery selector switch work? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:23pm 03.28.24 Just noticed that lights and radio stay on whether I select battery 1 or 2 or both when I would h
NMEA (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 03.28.24 Ok, for arguments sake let's say you have a 2nd radio at the nav stn. you want to network. So, anot
Funny Friday!!! SFS at 3:21pm 03.28.24 Wrong end. That's Alaska, baby!
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 3:19pm 03.28.24 I believe if your switch is correctly wired, when you select battery 1 your lights and radio are on
How does a battery selector switch work? Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.28.24 :plus: For the article dlochner posted. In short, the switch selects which battery powers all of th
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Davidasailor26 at 3:14pm 03.28.24 Conventional main or furling? With a furling main the standard is for the outhaul to come out of th
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel thinwater at 2:40pm 03.28.24 JS, You are correct. But there is something you all seem to be missing. Why was the power boater pis
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 2:25pm 03.28.24 Read this article: https://marinehowto.com/1-2-both-battery-switch-considerations
NMEA dlochner at 2:16pm 03.28.24 Marathon.com link gives me an oil company and running races? Autocorrect. https://www.maretron.
How does a battery selector switch work? Straycat22296 at 2:15pm 03.28.24 I believe if your switch is correctly wired, when you select battery 1 your lights and radio are onl
How does a battery selector switch work? LloydB at 2:12pm 03.28.24 Your wiring diagram.
NMEA Drinky Crow at 1:54pm 03.28.24 I don't think my plotter (Zeus 3) will power all four items on the network. I understand I need an N
How do you get your Batteries into the boat. Mike G. at 1:45pm 03.28.24 Those must be fun to water. Due to placement of our batteries, I installed the Flo-Rite Watering
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size jssailem at 1:29pm 03.28.24 12 volt Normal working load 80-120 AMP 12 volt At stall 305 Amps Most boaters will head to the nea
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 1:04pm 03.28.24 My macerator was moved when the boat was recommissioned for me 25 years ago and is in a similar posi
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel JCSail at 12:59pm 03.28.24 I like all the answers. If I am missing something about having to fight wave and wind, I always wond
M25XPB eng/battery fuse size Clydo at 12:53pm 03.28.24 Clyde I had to redo my cables and fuses after the inundation of water in the boat occurred last Aug
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 (3) Rich Stidger at 12:48pm 03.28.24 The macerator pump is a weak link in the system. Since we have to have it disabled on the Chesapeak

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