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Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 6:23pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 2/39
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM (2) twodzusfittings at 5:57pm 11.24.25 Bigger Boats 1/27 As I continue to repair and eliminate leaks, I have found a few more. The big question is: Trim or N
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:09pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 6/69 Still trying to get my thought methodology straight on this. Assuming the following: Scenario #1 I
CNG to Propane HBBIS at 1:18pm 11.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/63 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard?
Gel coat color match for 1984 Mark 3 30-foot knotimpossible at 8:59am 11.24.25 Newport 1/52 Does anyone know the brand and color for the right match?
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 8:59am 11.24.25 Bristol 5/65 Any fellow Bristol owners nearby. I'm happy to chat. I've owned a 35.5 fixed keel for 6 years, bough
House SOC while on shore power (1) Decisions at 7:21pm 11.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/128 Hi all, Newbie here but I am out of ideas and hope you can help. I have a 2024 Oceanis 40.1. While
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 11.23.25 Catalina 30 1/74 I'm trying to calculate the amount of material I will need to replace my compression block with G10.
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 10:35am 11.23.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/194 Hi all! I am sure this was discussed somewhere but am unable to find the thread. We need to replace
Hunter 460 salon table dimensions SemperFortis at 7:45pm 11.22.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/67 I have discovered that the salon table on our 2000 Hunter 460 is not a perfect square or rectangle,
Hunter 460 salon table dimensions SemperFortis at 7:41pm 11.22.25 Ask All Sailors 0/15 I have discovered that the salon table on our 2000 Hunter 460 is not a perfect square or rectangle,
Hunter 460 Salon table SemperFortis at 3:20pm 11.22.25 Big Boats 0/43 I have discovered that the salon table on our 2000 Hunter 460 is not a perfect square or rectangle,
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) (1) GeneraiT001 at 12:16pm 11.22.25 Ask All Sailors 8/153 Is this more or less correct as too how solar would be connected and the + and - cables get power to
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 12:12pm 11.22.25 Ask All Sailors 18/361 What's your recommended source to buy G10 from? I'm looking to buy some 1/2" (please advise if cutti
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) ColdSophie at 5:44am 11.22.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/102 I need to modify a cradle to hold my Hunter 27-2 (89-94). i do not know where the bulkheads/strong p
Can you identify this little sailboat? (1) daffy64 at 5:26am 11.22.25 Ask All Sailors 7/286 Hi guys. Thanks for letting me join. Someone's offering this little sailboat free in my area. Co
Replacing Bomar Hatch Gasket (1) Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 11.21.25 Ask All Sailors 4/126 The corner of my Bomar hatch has a gasket that's come loose just like the pic below. I'm seeing peop
Seaflo Dry Bilge System rpwillia at 11:02am 11.21.25 Ask All Sailors 6/685 Anyone have any experience? $0.02 welcome.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 10:39am 11.21.25 Ask All Sailors 65/997 In an effort to avoid all the changes/complications/expense in adding a bigger capacity alternator +
EFOY Fuel Cells - Thoughts? GeneraiT001 at 8:51am 11.21.25 Ask All Sailors 5/184 Aside from being pricey...$5,000 - $8,000 does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these? htt

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House SOC while on shore power Decisions at 9:22pm 11.24.25
Introduction TrapperJohn at 8:32pm 11.24.25 Wow! Quite the introduction. Welcome! You should be writing a book while you're holed up in your st
House SOC while on shore power (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:26pm 11.24.25 @Decisions , by your chart it looks as if there is a periodic discharge of ~1% SOC which occurs eve
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 7:53pm 11.24.25 And that is something we haven't talked about yet, the monitoring system. It is as or more importa
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 7:50pm 11.24.25 If the alternator regulator and the lithium BMS are in proper conversation, then yes - running the
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 11.24.25 How long will it stay looking good? Will the chrome look cheesy or cheap? I wouldn't bother with ge
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 7:39pm 11.24.25 My 12" compound miter saw cuts through material like butter. It's by far one of the best power tools
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay (2) SFBayBristol at 7:19pm 11.24.25 Pictures? Bristols are special boats. Thank you! People tell me that often. She's certainly special
CNG to Propane dlochner at 7:02pm 11.24.25 The one that has the properly installed propane drain off the bottom of the locker. The other fac
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 6:55pm 11.24.25 Scenario #1 I have a high output alternator + external regulator (set to 50% of its charging abilit
Question On Battery Charging Cap'n Deke at 6:50pm 11.24.25 In my opinion, scenario 2 is absolutely the best way to do it. There is a long list of reasons why.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:47pm 11.24.25 And, we do this without <snipe> auto-pilot <snipe> Good lord, I'm done running without either my
Replace Main or Jib first Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 11.24.25 If your primary goal is to reduce weather helm and heeling then I agree with Dave the main would be
Replace Main or Jib first dlochner at 6:26pm 11.24.25 Mainsail. An old mainsail causes more heeling and does not go to weather as well a new sail. It is n
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 6:13pm 11.24.25 That's good advice if one wants to sail alone and rot in their own sweat eating canned beans. Thes
Question On Battery Charging dLj at 6:00pm 11.24.25
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 5:37pm 11.24.25 De nada
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 5:33pm 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Thankee, brother from the other coast.
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 5:23pm 11.24.25 This is exactly the right approach and it applies to crossing oceans, too, maybe even more so. When
Question On Battery Charging Cap'n Deke at 5:14pm 11.24.25

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