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Identifying rolling furler? (6) compaysailor at 6:55pm 01.04.26 Catalina 22 0/26 Hi friends, New to the forum here. My wife and I have a sweet 2007 Cat 22 Mark II. We are the secon
Termites! Can't see what they are eating or damaging..help!? btc at 11:38am 01.04.26 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/102
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar Tony2024 at 10:07am 01.04.26 Ask All Sailors 3/104 Hi, I'm looking to replace my current navigation equipment (Raymarine C70 , depth ' temp ' speed) w
ACR's and SOC Project_Mayhem at 8:55am 01.04.26 Musings With Maine Sail 9/133 I have an ACR and two identical FLA's. If the SOC is lower on one battery, can it make the charging
Suggested locations on a Hunter 41 for VictronConnect Energy Solar Controller spadaforaj at 6:55am 01.03.26 Big Boats 2/87 Hi all - starting to plan out solar panels on my Bimini. Looking for best location to mount the so
1984 Hunter 31 Tachometer not working. plealman5 at 6:43am 01.03.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/179 I'll begin by saying that the P.O. did a lot of questionable wiring on this boat; wiring with extens
Anybody have dimensions of a new design wing keel trailer? Chipmunk88 at 1:58pm 01.02.26 Catalina 22 0/64 Hello, I was hoping someone might be able to help me with my trailer. I just bought an 89 wing keel.
Has anyone deep-cleaned their poptop tent? Gene Neill at 10:13am 01.02.26 Catalina 22 10/210 This mildew is depressing me. Can I just lay it out in the driveway, dump 50/50 bleach water on it,
Ritchie Compass dlochner at 9:46am 01.02.26 Sails Call Lounge 1/69 A short interesting news feature on Ritchie Compass. jkuDAM0AFFk
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 10:10pm 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 21/484 Hello, Looking for a recommendation or links to a full 100 watt solar setup for my catalina 22. No
Hunter 376 9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady (1) Andrew Mylander at 6:28pm 01.01.26 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 9/270
Drill a hole ? in my mast NYSail at 6:12pm 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 10/312 Hello all Not a structural engineer, so thought I would ask. So my deck stepped mast has a weep hol
HAPPY.... sailme88 at 11:51am 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 2/126 HAPPY NEW YEAR Hope you have fair winds and calm seas in 2026.....
Sailboat to rent for 2026? kenb at 9:52am 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 2/180 Hello, We are hoping to rent a Bristol 29.9 or similar for the 2026 sailing season from a fellow ow
Non skid paint questions fred1diver at 5:46am 01.01.26 Ask All Sailors 7/210 Hello all, happy new year to all New year means more boat projects we are looking for a nice weari
Happy New Year! kappykaplan at 5:02am 01.01.26 Sails Call Lounge 7/201 Happy New Year, all y'all! Hope 2026 brings us all good sailing! :beer:
A Sad End to a Very Nice 1985 O'day 28 (7) Clutch Cargo at 5:15pm 12.31.25 Bigger Boats 5/254 Since purchasing my O'day 28, I've been watching videos posted on YouTube by a couple from Tampa FL
Impressive! Drinky Crow at 2:47pm 12.31.25 Racing 6/268 https://rolexsydneyhobart.com/race/2025/yachts/perplexity
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? spadaforaj at 2:42pm 12.31.25 Ask All Sailors 29/655 Well - retirement is finally hear and part of 2026 will be moving our 2004 Hunter 41 from the northe
Hunter 460 hatches Soldout2sailing at 9:44am 12.31.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/124 Request advice or sources for following: 1, I need to repair/replace a cracked Coast S-10 hatch

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ACR's and SOC Hayden Watson at 9:32pm 01.04.26 Thank you for a thorough and straightforward answer This defies logic - The device with the lowest
ACR's and SOC Project_Mayhem at 9:07pm 01.04.26 lets look at some hypothetical numbers. #1 battery is charged and #2 is discharged . Scenario #
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location Project_Mayhem at 8:46pm 01.04.26 The lazarette is about 1ft off center but, 18-24" higher than the galley cabinetry. I was able to se
Termites! Can't see what they are eating or damaging..help!? Project_Mayhem at 8:05pm 01.04.26 Call your insurance company?
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Project_Mayhem at 7:55pm 01.04.26 I've done it before with two separate solar charge controllers. Everything shared a common ground
Termites! Can't see what they are eating or damaging..help!? jssailem at 7:38pm 01.04.26 They maybe eating something other than wood.
Looking for a boat junkyard that has an older Hunter 33 for parts. azambella at 7:19pm 01.04.26 Thanks No pics at this time but, it's about 26" x 26" and has a 1" arch on one of the axis.
37c motoring speed Davidasailor26 at 6:18pm 01.04.26 That said, has anyone with an auxiliary sailboat ever complained about having TOO MUCH available po
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations DianaOfBurlington at 6:17pm 01.04.26 Trouble with AI is that it cannot be any smarter than the collection of wits in the pool from which
37c motoring speed dlochner at 6:15pm 01.04.26
37c motoring speed DianaOfBurlington at 5:59pm 01.04.26
Which had sale for maximum power. (1) DianaOfBurlington at 5:52pm 01.04.26
The Rusty Compression Post Problem DianaOfBurlington at 5:15pm 01.04.26 If you can find it on here somewhere, I described the best fix for this horrible factory configurati
Main sheet Routing help DianaOfBurlington at 5:07pm 01.04.26
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar capta at 2:49pm 01.04.26 I've been using the Garman side scan up here for fishing, & with 2 units together I can run all the
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar PaulK at 2:47pm 01.04.26 There's another thread somewhere about forward-looking sonar. It seems to be useful at at 1-1.5 knot
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 LLoyd B at 2:39pm 01.04.26 I'd pput that new car battery in your car, use the old car battery as a backup in the boat and buy
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dlochner at 1:32pm 01.04.26 The first time down the ICW it can be a bit daunting, it was much more relaxed on the second trip wh
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dLj at 1:18pm 01.04.26 @dlochner - this is a good conversation. The ICW is a beast unto itself, in a manner of speaking. I
ACR's and SOC dlochner at 1:07pm 01.04.26 This really isn't the problem everyone gets excited about. Using a fixed voltage ACR like describe

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