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S2 11.0 cutlass bearing joul at 2:21am 02.26.20 S2 4/1472 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat
RACOR VS. NO NAME BRAND twodzusfittings at 5:48pm 02.25.20 Bigger Boats 4/946 I'm getting ready for the upcoming season. There is a large price difference between a racor T12R an
Keel up or keel down Willemvan at 2:05pm 02.25.20 Smaller Boats 10/1467 So, I keep my boat in a marina all summer and remove it in winter. Do you h26 owners leave your kee
Rartan PHll Superflush Piston 0-Ring Lubrication ? ? ? Ralph Johnstone at 1:27pm 02.25.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/2411 Hi Peggie, In a nutshell, does the piston O-ring in a PHll Superflush require periodic lubrication
Looking of Plastimo 1011 or 910 roller furling drum (1) Richard Tucker at 1:11pm 02.25.20 Parts Search 0/1080
S2 11.0 A owners - Cutlass bearing joul at 12:51pm 02.25.20 Ask All Sailors 0/317 Hello ! Does anyone knows the dimension of the cutlass bearing on the S2 11.0 ? I m far from my boat
shunt wiring for engine ground? wsconner at 8:54am 02.25.20 Musings With Maine Sail 16/5532 I've read MS's post (Wiring ' Installing A Battery Monitor) a few times and did my best to search, b
skimmer transducer thetone at 9:37pm 02.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4116 Can a skimmer transducer work on a Sailboat?
Exhaust Tape? BillyK at 4:29pm 02.24.20 Catalina 310 9/1791 Hi All.. Does anyone know what the metallic wrap is around the exhaust riser? I peeled ours off to
old Signet Transducer, New Head unit? ScourgeOfTheHudson at 3:31pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/810 Hello to all, just wondering if anyone thought it might be possible to buy a new display unit (of a
Transmission Gbulloss at 2:39pm 02.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 3/899 I have a 82 Hunter 30with a Yanmar 2GM. I need a new transmission. Tag is missing off of mine. I kn
Hot controller All U Get at 12:51pm 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/861 Hi all, We installed a new controller for our wind generator and during a recent blow I kept track
What size fuel filter/separator? Project_Mayhem at 12:11pm 02.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/753 I have an OMC saildrive (detuned Johnson 25/35) that currently has a 10micron filter. Is this an app
Inline fuses for small wiring - ABYC compliant? AaronD at 11:47am 02.24.20 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1005 Is it sound practice and ABYC approved to downsize a wiring run with an inline fuse? E.g. I have a
Keel refurbishing Jacomo Sailor at 11:38am 02.24.20 Catalina 22 3/1055 I will be removing my swing keel soon in preparation for refinishing. I have a plan for the safe re
SQL Injection Attack - 2/24/2020 Brian D at 9:42am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1567 This is to advise everyone that there was an SQL Injection attack this morning. The results were a D
retractable bowsprit eberns at 9:15am 02.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/3410 I have a Catalina 28 mkII circ 2003. I am interested in installing a Selden after market bowsprit ki
Engine control panel woes Jimski at 7:03am 02.24.20 Catalina 30 2/966 Fuels gauge in my boat has never worked. Finally replaced the sender when I found a broken wire ta
Thinking about working on interior (1) Skipper at 6:02am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1504 I've been thinking about improving the appearance of my interior. However, I don't want to get start
Bilge Oil? patriot007 at 5:27am 02.24.20 Ask All Sailors 4/733 Water clear from onboard ice melt following last March 2019 sailing. Floating slimy jelly stuff does

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Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 10:39am 02.27.25 I found a copy of ABYC E-10 which deals with installation of batteries. The following sections stat
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 10:22am 02.27.25 Now that's a garbage survey. Nice idea but really badly written. There is no option for never havin
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 10:07am 02.27.25 I read the Marine How To (Thanks Rod) on Installation and Orientation of Flooded Batteries in Boats.
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:23am 02.27.25 I was looking at this article and it says that in their testing, the chain 3-strand back splice brok
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:21am 02.27.25 If you plan to use a snub line, or a line/chain combination, the extra strength chain is not worth
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 9:15am 02.27.25 An ABYC compliant LiFePO4 system does require the devices talk to each other, especially the regula
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 9:08am 02.27.25
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin Don S/V ILLusion at 9:01am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive elect
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Calif. Ted at 8:56am 02.27.25 I read Brian Toss's book on rigging and then watched his video, when it got to the part about the B&
Chain splice capta at 8:40am 02.27.25 Good to know. All of the ones I had seen were only 50% of G43. How well do they run through the g
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin dLj at 8:05am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive elect
Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 8:02am 02.27.25 It is not necessary to completely decorate your electrical system with blue boxes. Victron's communi
Upgrading Inverter/charger Johann at 7:48am 02.27.25 We have had Victron gear since 2019. I have more blue boxes than I can count and zero failures. I in
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 7:41am 02.27.25 Any thoughts on outgassing and the precautions. I know it can lead to corrosion of sensitive electr
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:34am 02.27.25 Poster contacted me. Told him to contact Mike Thomas at the forum store who ordered the masts from
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:27am 02.27.25 Be careful as there is a big difference with a Hunter 42 Passage and the smaller trailerable sailboa
Non-skid surface Allowishish at 7:23am 02.27.25 We went with the kiwi grip as well with great results. Clean the surface well (as stated above there
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? CrispyCringle at 7:08am 02.27.25 The hardest part will be getting the materials while down in Mexico. We are in Sea of Cortez right n
Upgrading Inverter/charger CrispyCringle at 6:44am 02.27.25 Well I wouldn't say Victron uses sanskrit, but they do use actual electrical and engineering terms.
Outboard Battery Connection shemandr at 6:20am 02.27.25 Your shoulder will thank you every time you push the starter button!

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