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Gaff Rigs Making a Comeback? Foswick at 1:46pm 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1600 Well, probably not, but it is interesting that we are starting to see new boats with a short-gaff ri
Pearson 36 3HM35F engine mount replacement advice Marty Pearson36 at 12:15pm 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 1/392 Any advice on how to change engine mounts on Pearson 36 3HM35F. One of the mounts is accessible. The
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 9:27am 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 18/2038 Has anyone dealt with Cliffside Sails? I ordered a mainsail from them right after the first of the
WACKY Wednesday...... (1) sailme88 at 5:30am 03.26.25 Ask All Sailors 0/350 230518
Folding Cart Foswick at 3:36pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 16/2067 I was just complaining about how far out we are at our marina, in another thread. Made me remember I
Galley table ideas fred1diver at 2:22pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1839
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? azambella at 2:00pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 5/612 I have an old Nissan 2 cycle outboard motor and want to identify it. The "TAG" has worn off so the
DIY Remote Monitoring System (1) Foswick at 1:27pm 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 15/2729 Last fall, I designed a system that allows me to remotely monitor conditions on my boat. I'm not the
Looking for Sweet 16 owners FulhamKC at 1:18pm 03.25.25 Trailer Sailors 0/671 I am the Vice Commodore for the Sweet 16 Sailing Association and am building a database of all the S
Replacing a cutlass bearing Marty Pearson36 at 12:25pm 03.25.25 Pearson 11/1578 Hi everyone. New to this site. Was going to attempt to replace cutlass bearing on my 1989 Pearson 36
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail rickr104 at 12:13pm 03.25.25 Mid-Size Boats 11/1827 Hello - I will be adding netting to my lifelines to keep my dog onboard. I'd like to anchor the bo
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:14am 03.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 35/4375 Do diesel engines that are used as dedicated land based generators run at very high rpm's? What is
macerator install new location gene thompson at 7:09am 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 3/526 Can I install my new replacement macerator in a new location that would be higher than the holding t
Anchor/Steaming light with photodiode geoffschultz at 1:03am 03.25.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1539 My current boat has a 360-degree anchor light that also can be used as a 225-degree steaming light.
Sense 43 Florian at 11:25pm 03.24.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/519 Hi to everyone here, I just joined this forum and here is my first question: I am planing to buy a S
1986 Hunter 23 mast crutch alternatives? Andrew125i at 10:10pm 03.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/527
NEW Direct Drive motors stalling on boat lift ucan at 7:47pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 0/352 This is a new lift for a 35' Gemini catamaran sailboat. Boat dry weight is 9.800 lbs, and the lift
Anyone have experience with New Glass or NuFinish? Randall Schmidt at 7:09pm 03.24.25 Ask An Oday Owner 2/561 Sounds like a product I used ten+ years ago that you wipe on an old dull fiberglass finish to give i
Lazy Jacks why so high up mast? (3) bartpkelly at 6:26pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/537 I have two blocks below my lower of two spreaders on the mast, one block each side . Nothing is atta
Sailing Lingo - For Dogs (1) Foswick at 3:25pm 03.24.25 Ask All Sailors 4/559 I sail with a service dog: is always up for a sail, even though he actually doesn't care much for i

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12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Foswick at 4:27pm 12.02.25 Circuit Interruption devices (fuses, breakers etc) always go near the source of power, which can be
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review Stu Jackson at 3:29pm 12.02.25 BlueSea is a very helpful company and has a great website. https://d2pyqm2yd3fw2i.cloudfront.net/fi
Whisker pole questions Davidasailor26 at 3:17pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requi
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Foswick at 2:57pm 12.02.25 Thanks Deke. I am just waiting on a couple of small parts to put together my fuel polisher. It's lai
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 2:45pm 12.02.25 A trick I saw on the Off Center Harbor site for doing fillets was to make a "Tool" to form the curv
Whisker pole questions (3) Gene Neill at 2:41pm 12.02.25 @jssailem that checks out. The ends are not riveted on, they are swaged. Replacing them will requir
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 2:39pm 12.02.25 But the moment a given circuit has more than one device, you have to fuse the wire at the panel, no
TV Options gfrazzle at 2:34pm 12.02.25 Sounds like Roku is the way to go. Thanks guys!
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review pgandw at 2:26pm 12.02.25 IF your circuit goes to a SINGLE device (load), you could get away with using a smaller fuse at the
Replacing 1991 Hunter Passage 42 line brakes Paul Cossman at 2:14pm 12.02.25 Thanks all for your time and responses. Yesterday I started to dig into the job and decided to shel
Shifter sticking when shifting in and out of forward (1) Woodworks1 at 2:14pm 12.02.25 I found this information useful also. The control cable or rod should be arranged at right angles to
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review jssailem at 1:57pm 12.02.25 Welcome to the forum. Nice schematic and fuse plan. Yes as @kappykaplan indicated, the fuse is for
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review dlochner at 1:29pm 12.02.25 The Tanzer 22 is a great little boat. I owned 2245 for a long time and sailed it on Lake Ontario. Th
12 Vdc Distribution and Branch Circuit Schematic Review kappykaplan at 1:28pm 12.02.25 I believe the fuse size is a function of the conductor size, ie the fuse is intended to protect the
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair shemandr at 12:58pm 12.02.25 A trick I saw on the Off Center Harbor site for doing fillets was to make a "Tool" to form the curve
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 12:16pm 12.02.25 A $1000 may sound like a lot, until you start to price out the parts needed, the time to build, the
TV Options Rich Stidger at 11:33am 12.02.25 Thanks to all who posted. My marina doesn't have WIFI (coming they say :laugh:) and my TV is dumb s
TV Options Davidasailor26 at 11:29am 12.02.25 Any of the Roku units ($40-100) will turn your TV smart for any streaming. Sorry I cannot suggest
TV Options Steve_Catalina at 11:19am 12.02.25 Any of the Roku units ($40-100) will turn your TV smart for any streaming. Sorry I cannot suggest a
O'Day 19 Centerboard dlochner at 10:48am 12.02.25 Based on what Project_Mayhem mentioned above, I may just take the plunge on a new centerboard and g

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