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Displaying Dinghy Bow Numbers? ontherocks83 at 5:30am 12.10.19 Ask All Sailors 41/4617 I have the federal documentation submitted for our sailboat but I still need to state register our d
C22 Keel Bolt Torque sigsgmret at 5:24am 12.10.19 Smaller Boats 3/861 I have a 1994 C22 with a wing keel and thought it might be a good idea to check the torque on the ke
flat groove to boltrope main sail aco at 2:51am 12.10.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2966 Hello everybody, I sail Alpa 9.5 boat (year 1974), very fine boat, S'S design. I want to use it's ro
FIrst 42s7 cabin sole refinishing uproar at 7:30pm 12.09.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/761 We live aboard on our 1995 First 42s7. The previous owner partied with anchor chains in the cabin an
Annapolis area sailmaker to make a cruising jib? Allan Frey at 7:05pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 7/748 Which Annapolis area sailmakers would you recommend that I talk with about making a new jib for a 3
Nice 1981 Pearson 37 racer cruiser Agirard at 6:21pm 12.09.19 Pearson 0/13
Talk About Superyachts. AlastairLC at 6:14pm 12.09.19 Sails Call Lounge 21/2598 https://www.forbes.com/sites/billspringer/2019/12/07/dallas-cowboys-owner-jerry-jones-357-foot-long-
O day 222 anniversary rigging tension guide Jim McColgan at 5:58pm 12.09.19 Day Sailers 12/4524 Ahoy all, I am new to the sailing world and would like to know if anyone has a rigging tension guid
Off shore preparation Boby_Hunter33 at 3:03pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 15/2165 Hi All, I am planning on an atlantic crossing and want to do the following improvements: 1. Install
emergency rudder options? H42 eianm at 2:04pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 9/1220 Just wondering if any clever person has developed an idea for emergency steering in the event of a d
new owner classic plastic Pearson Triton sailormanbigd at 1:50pm 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 27/5435 Hi all, just purchased a 1959 ALberg designed Pearson Triton #16 hull. Got an incredible deal, super
USING UP AN OLD RACOR FILTER (2) twodzusfittings at 1:41pm 12.09.19 Bigger Boats 3/872 As I removed a perfectly good Racor Fuel/Water Separator Filter and replaced it with the two R12T un
Table Weight - Hunter 376 Tristan Simonds at 12:18pm 12.09.19 Big Boats 8/1860 So I removed my mast step to attempt to release the table weight as it has rusted to the inside of t
December Racing in Texas Bill19233 at 6:36am 12.09.19 Racing 27/3860 We raced in the GBCA Chili Chase regatta last Saturday on Galveston Bay. The wind died before most b
EV-200 Auto Pilot. BwWhisper at 6:27am 12.09.19 Ask All Sailors 5/548 Has anyone installed an EV-200 Auto Pilot in a 32 foot sailboat? I am wondering where to mount drive
Catalina 34MK II autopilot install gary16188 at 6:26am 12.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1079 I have a 2005 Catalina 34 MK II. I recently purchased a Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot. I am not sure
MacGregor Venture 2-24 & Venture 21 Keel BravoGolf at 4:13am 12.09.19 Parts Search 1/679 I'm looking for keels for both a 1972 Venture 2-24 and a 1972 Venture 21. Original keels that can b
Fresh water filling floods bilge? OraclePythia at 10:59pm 12.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2044 Hey, new owner of a 1995 Beneteau Farr 50 here. When filling my four fresh water tanks, the top tray
Genoa sail needed davidaH at 8:35pm 12.08.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1042 Does anyone have a 150% furling Genoa for sale in NZ? Mine shredded itself in the high winds a few
Keel Damage 1986 Hunter 40 Legend (1) OZWILD at 8:05pm 12.08.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1154 He All, I have sustained some keel damage. I am not confident I know when it happened, but I suspect

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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?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (3) twodzusfittings at 6:03am 08.09.24 I created my own "a la carte" system which currently works for me. I have two 100W panels hooked up
Alternator heat - how serious? Ward H at 4:12am 08.09.24 So, the brown wire should be connected only to the keyed side of the ignition switch? That's how m
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 3:55am 08.09.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port William Weeks at 10:56pm 08.08.24 Hi KC, thanks for your thoughts, as I mentioned in earlier posts, the pull to Port when motoring is

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