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larger trailer sailor John6275 at 12:30pm 12.16.19 Trailer Sailors 96/14926 so, started out with an 18.5 ft but looking to upgrade to no smaller than a 24 but open to 28 ft. I
Time for new dodger and bimini DPW at 12:18pm 12.16.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1481 ahoy sailors, I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 and can no longer put off getting new dodger and bimini for
Deck compression under in and around the mast collar Surfah at 11:50am 12.16.19 Mid-Size Boats 10/3854 I recently bought a 1987 30 ft Catalina. I paid for a survey to be conducted however due to a lack o
Refrigeration - My big off season project Justin_NSA at 10:23am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 40/6654 When we bought Bella, we knew that the refrigeration wasn't working. The seller said it was the comp
H260 Wheel owners, switch? davegm at 9:06am 12.16.19 Smaller Boats 12/1631 Hi all, I just read where 8-9% of tiller and wheel owners would like to switch. I have a 2000 260
Offshore rules require PFD with crotch straps and tether ring. Looking for foam filled pfd. DrJudyB at 8:53am 12.16.19 Racing 3/1768
Hurth ZF 5M Transmission Input shaft needed BillyK at 8:24am 12.16.19 Parts Search 3/683 The splines are shot on my ZF 5M.. Looking for a unit with good splines to replace my bad one..
Venture 2-24 Mast Support S1gma_z3r0 at 8:02am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 3/1019 Good Morning, About a year ago I bought a 1974 V-2-24. The owner had let a friend borrow his boat a
Bilge pump wiring Franzcat at 7:56am 12.16.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2859 On my Catalina 30 the bilge pump is wired through a 3 way switch on the electrical panel. Problem is
Deck fill caps (1) ScottySailor at 11:01pm 12.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3383
Prospective new ODAY owner with a question please Md80max at 5:40pm 12.15.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/983 How often do you do bottom jobs for these if the boat is in lake water?
Extra halyard ScottySailor at 2:03pm 12.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1189 Hi I have an 84 Hunter and it has a halyard that comes out the front of the mast about 3/4 of the w
Looking for a high quality pure sine wave 2000 watt inverter (without charger) Paul Cossman at 12:21pm 12.15.19 Big Boats 13/2550 My 28-year old Heart Interface EMS 1800-12 inverter is finally dying. I live primarily "off the gri
Does this make ANY sense? Tally Ho at 12:17pm 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2156 My battery charger is wired into a breaker on my power panel (as most are). I was thinking that I c
How / Where to Sell a New / Unused Sail? ggrizzard at 11:29am 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1198 I purchased a new 115 jib from a well known loft on the west coast. When it arrived, it was as adve
Hunter 31 Mainsail Wanted ScottySailor at 9:35am 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 0/3
H34 windlass installation (1) Charlie98117 at 9:27am 12.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/5171
Electric toilets ... like them or not? Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 41/6298
question re selling Canadian flagged boat ChesterLee at 6:55am 12.15.19 Ask All Sailors 8/2581 Has any one had experience selling/buying a Canadian flagged boat in the U.S.? The difference with
the nothing box.... rpludwig at 12:18am 12.15.19 Sails Call Lounge 4/750 just sharing a theraputic video I replay occasionally for a reboot with the Admiral when things get

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Solar Voltage (1) dlochner at 9:50am 08.09.24 ABYC says within 7" of the power source. The distance can be extended when in a sheath or conduit.
start times for a pursuit race PaulK at 9:25am 08.09.24 How'd you do in the race?
Backstay Split Rigging? (7) lrogers57 at 9:22am 08.09.24 Awesome thank yall again for your input. I have it figured out were they attach to the boat. This is
Solar Voltage JoeWhite at 9:16am 08.09.24 QUOTE Davidsailor26 The exception is when connecting several panels in parallel, where a short in on
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:57am 08.09.24 We're on the hook and Starlink is a power pig. Back later.
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:54am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the control
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the control
What is this thing? jviss at 8:53am 08.09.24 If it's useful, a quick search on Maine Sail's identification came up with an on-line manual that r
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 8:52am 08.09.24 I'll have to dig through @mainsail's archives. It might have been in Practical Sailor, maybe 2 year
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:49am 08.09.24 Interesting. Can you post a link to that information? A battery is like a bucket of water. If you
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 8:42am 08.09.24 @mainsail posted about such events some time ago. Each time the failure resulted in significant dam
Solar Voltage American_Mainsail at 8:37am 08.09.24 Unless it's doesn't. Catastrophic failures of solar controllers are not unheard of. @mainsail poste
Solar Voltage duck21 at 8:37am 08.09.24 For a power source like a solar panel do you fuse closer to the panel side or closer to the controll
Backstay Split Rigging? Sail22Capri22 at 8:32am 08.09.24 My lower shrouds (on a Catalina Capri 22, Selden mast) have that end on them and they pass through t
Solar Voltage mermike at 8:30am 08.09.24 The controller can only output as much as its internal components will let it, which is its rating.
What is this thing? duck21 at 8:28am 08.09.24 If it's useful, a quick search on Maine Sail's identification came up with an on-line manual that re
What is this thing? jviss at 8:23am 08.09.24 But you still haven't answered my question: But could you tell us if you have a battery monitor?
Backstay Split Rigging? Justin_NSA at 7:33am 08.09.24 That end is foreign to me too. I use one of my Loos gauges to adjust my split backstay. Basically I
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 6:36am 08.09.24 Typo? Yes. My bad. Correction made. Thanks for pointing out the mistake. Then again.....I wish!!!!
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 6:17am 08.09.24 power banks consist of two 1000ah batteries Typo?

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