Forum: Electrical Systems
09-06-2011
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,799
Are all 8D batteries standard size?
I am back in the states and my boat is on the other side of the globe. I lost my notes with my battery dimensions that I need to replace. I don't have any experience with these batteries because...
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
09-06-2011
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,362
Warning!!!
Setting off three bug bombs on your boat can be very dangerous. With that much aerosol in the air any spark from a bilge switch or anything else can blow you boat sky high. A boat is a very small...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
05-14-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
05-10-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
Okay so I have been doing some homework. ...
Okay so I have been doing some homework. Sailingdog's comment about connecting to the GPS got me all confused when I thought I understood. Yes the tiller-pilots have internal Fluxgate compasses and...
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
05-10-2010
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,457
Thanks for all the input. Been busy the past...
Thanks for all the input. Been busy the past week. Travelled to New Zealand and Purchased my "new" sweetheart. She is a Kelly Peterson 44. Will be sailing up to Palau next month and have to get...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
04-30-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
Thanks I over looked that. They give very...
Thanks I over looked that. They give very conflicting info on their website.
http://www.selfsteer.com/products/monitor/autoPilot.php
When there is no wind and you are under power, or in...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
04-29-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
Thanks I'll look it over. I don't clearly...
Thanks I'll look it over. I don't clearly understand how a tillerpilot that isn't connected to the chartplotter holds any course?
My understanding is that the purpose of using a tiller pilot on...
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
04-20-2010
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,457
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
04-20-2010
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,457
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Forum: Cruising & Liveaboard Forum
04-20-2010
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,457
Insurance Woes
Hello
I am a US citizen residing in Palau. I am in the process of purchasing my first boat, a '77 Kelly Peterson 44, and having difficulty finding insurance for it. "At this time I do not have a...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
04-19-2010
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Replies: 442
Views: 49,358
FWIW This is the review from the person I am...
FWIW This is the review from the person I am considering buying a boat from and the catalyst for my search for info on the comp heads. The owners lived aboard and cruised from the Pac NW to New...
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
04-19-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
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Forum: Gear & Maintenance
04-19-2010
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,373
Which Tiller Pilot for a Monitor Windvane?
On a Kelly Peterson 44 with a Monitor wind vane what kind of tiller pilot should I be looking for? Specifically I am looking at TPs and they are rated for the size of the boat. I believe, but maybe...
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