"All great advice!
Did you check the charger's "battery type" selector switch position (flood,gel,agm)?
Our Dekka agm's ( 396ah house and 98ah engine) gave us over 7 1/2 years of usage before replacement. The batteries were still…"
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Everything Pirates
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NEW GAME PUT ALL SUSPECTED SPAMMERS HERE
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PLEASE POST A PHOTO(S) OF THE BOAT., INTERIOR PHOTOS AS WELL, AND INFORMATION.
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MEETUPS OF MEMBERS
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36 members Latest Activity: Nov 29, 2013 Are you or will you be in the Caribbean this winter? Do you have advice on destinations or precautions? Want to meet up with fellow sailors that…
Ericson Sailing
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PETS ON BOARD PHOTOS HERE
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Digital-Arts
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Chefs at Sea
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Zen and the art of sailboat maintenance
66 members Latest Activity: Jan 4, 2016 Take the best option on sailboat maintenance. Do it yourself, with the help of others.
Key West Lovers
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Chesapeake Sailors
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Mike Brown replied to sam's discussion Teak seat metal protrusions in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Sam, I have not seen anything like that on my or others 40/43s. I don't understand why they would even do such a thing considering there's no other material they could drive a brad into. Grinding the tops off flush sounds like the right…"
Mike Brown replied to Wayne's discussion Anchor upgrade in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Peter, I've also lost the scupper covers. I installed rubber pipe insulation over each side of the bridle and it works well in keeping the bridle from rubbing on the covers. . They'll need to be replaced periodically as they'll get…"
Arne Opperud replied to sam's discussion Teak seat metal protrusions in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"I have used Boracol treatment once or twice a year. Keeps the black spots away, maintaining a grey patina.
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Arne Opperud replied to Dave Shore's discussion B43 wheel leather in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"I have used mid tan shoe polish, cream type. Worked well."
sam replied to Wayne's discussion Anchor upgrade in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Yep, I too have snapped a couple of the clam shell drain covers off. I have a couple of spares, but may or may not replace this time. The slack didn't seem to be the ultimate cause. Seems that wind/tide shifts and wake surge would cause the…"
Peter Obetz replied to Wayne's discussion Anchor upgrade in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"Sam, we are the essentially the same. Using the same mantus bridle as you. Quick question to you and any others using a bridle. We had the bridle rubbing the sides of the bow in a recent storm and it ended up snapping off the…"
sam replied to Wayne's discussion Anchor upgrade in the group Beneteau 40 & 43"On Longhawk we use a Rocna 20KG. I changed out the chain gypsy when new to one that handles 5/16 high Test chain. Then I went with 175 ft of 5/16 HT chain tailed with 200 ft of three strand.(overkill, but I had the rode as supplied new).
For a short…"
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