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Hunter 37C Lithium Upgrade: Any experience? Rumbero at 11:18am 12.11.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/55 My next task after new rudder and lower rudder bearing is to upgrade the boats electrical system. W
H33 2004 Belle Amie at 10:50am 12.11.25 Ask All Sailors 2/40 I am searching for the manual for the H33 2004 Seldon in-mast manual
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Project_Mayhem at 5:40am 12.11.25 Ask All Sailors 8/124 I'm curious how many of you in cold climates, use some sort of electric or desiccant dehumidifier wh
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 6:55pm 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 8/216 Thank you all for your thoughtful comments on the SBO and AI thread. I started the thread to get a s
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS twodzusfittings at 5:31pm 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 4/118 Got my registration renewal for the 8' 6" with a 2HP Motor Dinghy, yesterday. It used to be free af
S2 Graphics for sails/hull H_O_Leopard at 12:14pm 12.10.25 S2 1/62 I rebuilt the full S2 sailboat insignia and number glyph set from scratch as accurate SVG vectors. E
Macgregor 25 forestay Chuck Powell at 7:24am 12.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/153 What is the length of the forestay required for a CDI FF2 furler on a 1982 mac 25
Smoothing/Leveling data from BEP Marine TS-1 to a Czone COI geoffschultz at 4:34am 12.10.25 Ask All Sailors 2/66 I have multiple BEP Marine TS-1 ultrasonic tank level monitors connected to Czone COIs. The tank le
WHY DO WE DO THIS? twodzusfittings at 9:19am 12.09.25 Bigger Boats 24/426 Since I started sailing and owning a sail boat, every season I do the same thing. But I never quite
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? (1) Viasatmatt at 8:57am 12.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/252 My Alerion 28 is new to me (just finished my first season with her) and noticed these chips in the b
Secondary bow roller on 2004 H41 spadaforaj at 2:14am 12.09.25 Big Boats 1/195 Hi. Was wondering now that it is winter in the NE how or if people use this. The port to the chai
Why is my stove working? Project_Mayhem at 3:50pm 12.08.25 Ask All Sailors 19/377 My Hillerange/Seaward stove has never worked before. I've played with it a few times in the past wit
Question: replacing the 26 or 260 centerboard with a stainless steel one for more ballast? MikeH at 4:36am 12.08.25 Smaller Boats 8/243 When I sailed smaller boats, Lightnings and Rebels, we sometimes replaced the center boards with sta
UN-glorious end? jmczzz at 1:54am 12.08.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 22/503 It seems I have stepped into a pile of insurance poo. The Mariana, the great old classic 1973 Pearso
check your exhaust (4) john2 at 1:17am 12.08.25 Catalina 310 4/210 This summer i noticed some black dots next to the engine, a small leak in the exhaust elbow. all o
Adding an alarm to Oil sender (1) zinahewitt at 7:14pm 12.07.25 Engines and Propulsion 5/200 Hi All, I have an old boat from the 70s, 1975 Dufuor 34. The boat has an MD2B engine. The engine h
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 4:38pm 12.07.25 Ask All Sailors 25/446 I restitched my mainsail cover and it went OK considering how little experience I have in recent yea
Hunter 34 asymmetrical spinnaker Randy Church at 2:58pm 12.07.25 Big Boats 0/165 Hello, Any hunter 34 owners out there flying an asymmetrical and if so can you tell me the dimension
Main sheet Routing help (1) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:09am 12.07.25 The Cherubini Hunters 6/305 235774 This is how the previous owner had the main sheet routed. I can't believe this to be correct.
What causes color variation varnished teak? (1) BAD ORCA at 4:46pm 12.06.25 Ask All Sailors 8/309 I'm finishing up some repairs in the head area. I decided to scrape off all the old varnish in the

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Why is my stove working? Tally Ho at 8:44pm 12.11.25 you won't with Propane, until the Tank is almost empty. What is the reason for that? I have a ga
H33 2004 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 12.11.25 You will have to determine what size your mast is. I suspect this is what you'll find on an H-33 wi
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Ralph Johnstone at 8:17pm 12.11.25 How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin: Had I taken the time to read the AI reply contained in your
Smoothing/Leveling data from BEP Marine TS-1 to a Czone COI geoffschultz at 6:44pm 12.11.25 Does BEP make a focus tube for the sensors? The tube extends into the tank close to the bottom the
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Dalliance at 5:56pm 12.11.25 I deploy about six DampRid desiccant buckets in the cabin with all lockers empty and propped open, a
WHY DO WE DO THIS? jssailem at 5:49pm 12.11.25 Is it possible that boat owners never learned how to fold their sails and store them. I look on it
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? twodzusfittings at 4:53pm 12.11.25 For a while now I have been purchasing dry bags from Amazon. PEKGRIL Moisture Absorber Packets 14-Pa
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Kings Gambit at 3:57pm 12.11.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? colemj at 3:55pm 12.11.25 Maybe treat yourself to some paid help. Consider scheduling your sail loft or rigger to take them d
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Foswick at 3:23pm 12.11.25 I made a little array of sensors that lets me remotely monitor temperature and humidity, and graph t
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 12.11.25 Last year I decided I would save money and buy cheese cloth bags and a bottle of silica beads to rec
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 12.11.25 I put a couple Damp Rid containers in the cabin for the winter. They go through February basically l
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Richard19068 at 1:13pm 12.11.25 How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin: Because I assume you would have credited AI as per the new g
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dLj at 1:12pm 12.11.25 Here's how ChatGPT responded to my request to "prepare a statement about the use of AI generated co
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 1:06pm 12.11.25 It was so good, I thought it was written by AI. Here's how ChatGPT responded to my request to "pr
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 12:51pm 12.11.25 It was so good, I thought it was written by AI. How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin:
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 12.11.25 It is incremental. In a few years it'll be $140 :biggrin:
H33 2004 JamesG161 at 11:22am 12.11.25 look here H33 In mast furling is covered in many places here. Jim...
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Stu Jackson at 10:23am 12.11.25 Thanks, Dave, for first bringing up the subject, then encouraging input and discussion, and now repo
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 9:37am 12.11.25 What do you mean by the "more expensive Victron based system"? Are you talking about the Victron D

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