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House Bank..... Batteries not all in same place NYSail at 6:53am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/452 Hello all, I am looking to increase my house bank size however am space-challenged. I have space f
Electrical box all-in-one for beneteau oceanics and Zinc Isolator (1) Flammpz at 2:09am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1581 Hi all, This question is about the electrical box to connect the boat to shore. The box is from "A
Stuffing Box Beneteau 323 Oceanics Clipper. (1) Flammpz at 1:43am 12.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3245 Hi all, This is the photo of my stuffing box. As you can see it has a pipe to a seacock that I gues
Sir Alex Rose came down to wave us off garymalmgren at 12:46am 12.05.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1480 -1mIHX53GRA
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units Clydo at 10:40pm 12.04.19 Catalina 310 3/787 My gauges don't work on level of liquid in holding tank and water tank. Has anyone replaced "sendin
Convert mini fridge into boat refrigerator -DIY? (1) Kmoerbe at 10:38pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/5310 I have a Catalina 27 with a chest cooler in the galley. Would it be possible to take the hardware fr
Need to delete thread Kmoerbe at 10:36pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 0/45 My apologies, I accidentally double posted originally. I am not sure how to delete this thread.
Rope Cutters Ken13559 at 4:40pm 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1860 Skippers, what do you think of prop shaft rope cutters? Came across a simple UK made (~US$80) rope c
Rodkicker Issue Stephen M at 1:59pm 12.04.19 Big Boats 7/1577 Our 2001 420 Passage has Seldon Inmast Furling. The Rodkicker do not seem to have a gas shock, as it
Difference between Hunter 380/386 and Hunter 38 GALIOSTRO at 8:47am 12.04.19 Big Boats 15/3513 Hello, i search to buy an Hunter 38 in my country. But... 380 or 386 seem not too bad. I prefer the
Relays (1) All U Get at 6:09am 12.04.19 Ask All Sailors 21/2363 Hi all, I have been working on getting my Kohler generator to get it running, one problem being the
Windlass with Chain Gypsy JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:02am 12.04.19 Catalina 310 17/4091 Good morning all. I think it's time we consider a windlass with a chain gypsy. Have any 310 owners
Adding another battery Lazy1 at 6:23pm 12.03.19 Catalina 22 80/7219 Just wondering and making conversation... My C22 has all the normal electrical stuff (lights, some
Looking for - Origo 3000 Frigast at 1:24pm 12.03.19 Parts Search 12/2943 Hi All, My Cat30 has an old pressurized alcohol stove that is past its due date. I unfortunately d
Box thruster repair in water? (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:41am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/963 The "hub" or gearbox installed in my Hunter 41DS needs replacement. It is a Lewmar 140TT part # 5810
Support our forum's authors Phil Herring at 8:53am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 7/851 For the first time I can remember, the new Get Rid of Boat Odors by Peggie Hall and the Sail Trim Ch
So this is what sailing is about dlochner at 4:43am 12.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/572 CfDAGJ8ZAkI
Anchor Chain seadaddler at 4:41am 12.03.19 Big Boats 9/1332
in the maritime industry, the skipper is regarded as "God". garymalmgren at 4:16am 12.03.19 Ask All Sailors 17/1516 Maybe not an infallible god. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-03/gold-coast-deckhand-guilty-of-ne
Fuse replacement guide for sailing vessels (1) Brian D at 9:05pm 12.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/1090 172699

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How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. (1) thinwater at 6:15am 08.08.24 Filters. Multiple sources. Experimentation and testing. Mistakes of your own. https://markmanson.net
Cockpit table clips ice breaker at 5:21am 08.08.24 Check the electrical department at your favorite hardware store. Grey plastic conduit clips work gr
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. twodzusfittings at 5:07am 08.08.24 "Going where no man has gone before can be a scary road. Sharing that road, with someone, is carryi
Catalina 18 transducer placement Ronvanb at 4:57am 08.08.24 How did it work with the transducer and where did you place it?
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. dLj at 10:41pm 08.07.24 People often come to internet forums to seek answers and solutions to problems they are experiencin
Catalina 320 Aft Cabin Ventilation Davidasailor26 at 7:15pm 08.07.24 DC fans can help. Not as good as an open front hatch, but at least some air movement.
Cracked stringer on project boat garymalmgren at 6:39pm 08.07.24 OKAY Fellas. time to back on track. Rotten wooden floors and mast base frames. 1. Use a suitable too
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Davidasailor26 at 6:35pm 08.07.24 Is the information being provided verifiable? :plus: For me this is a big discriminator between r
Solar Voltage Davidasailor26 at 6:10pm 08.07.24 What? The controller is the power source. Fuse it at the output. The controller can only output as
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Foswick at 5:20pm 08.07.24 I've stopped flushing with sea water. I simply flush a little fresh water (maybe 8-16 oz) every 3-5
Solar Voltage mermike at 5:18pm 08.07.24 On the output side you should have a fuse, but at the battery end of the cables, since the battery
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:18pm 08.07.24 Simple - Due diligence.
Catalina 30 sailboat internal cabin lights only work when connected to shore power heritage at 5:02pm 08.07.24 We have a Catalina 30 sailboat and the indoor cabin lights work fine, but only when connected to sh
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. dlochner at 4:30pm 08.07.24 Skipping the funny but long story, my father taught me never to trust anyone, not even him. There
Cracked stringer on project boat dlochner at 4:23pm 08.07.24 One can't point to historical landmarks, such as the USS Constitution, for example of longevity bec
Solar Voltage dlochner at 3:52pm 08.07.24 It is important to remember the voltage coming off the panels is in the 20-28v range. When sizing wi
Freedom 10 buzzing jviss at 3:30pm 08.07.24
Freedom 10 buzzing Michael Davis at 3:09pm 08.07.24 Watching this thread. I have the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger, Link 2000-R, and the companion regul
What is this thing? jviss at 2:36pm 08.07.24 Not necessarily, jviss. Why? You could have a Freedom 10 I/C without any battery monitor system.
What is this thing? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 08.07.24 Thanks Greg. Yea, I'm pretty certain it's part of the Freedom 10 Inverter/Charger system, but I ju

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