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Mystery Water in Bilge tfatland at 8:17am 01.08.26 Big Boats 2/101 Good morning group. I own a 2002 Hunter Passage 420 with 5 foot shoal draft keel. Water is getting
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries geoffschultz at 2:21am 01.08.26 Ask All Sailors 23/330 I'm in the process of commissioning my Knysna 550 catamaran, and my 24V Lofrans Falcon 2000W windlas
Victron DC to DC wiring (1) duck21 at 10:16am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 7/152 Hi all! It's winter time up here in the frozen north, but I'm already getting excited for spring.
Diesel smell in plywood sole-seal with epoxy? FulmarCT at 5:49am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 8/190 Due to a slow fuel line leak and a wet bilge, my teak/holly sole smells like diesel. Using fans, Sim
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Davenport at 7:15pm 01.06.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/181 If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this hurt it? If they don't
AQUAMOT fabiovacirca at 3:17pm 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 4/197 NEVER BUY AQUAMOT A sad and disappointing story on Aquamot Trend 1.8KW. We are happy owners of an A
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 2:18pm 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 5/136 Does anyone have the leach, Luff, and foot measurements for an asymmetrical spinnaker for a 2005 Hun
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 11:42am 01.06.26 Trailer Sailors 2/97 Our mast is currently winterized under shrink wrap and we need to know the measurement between the J
Legend 40.5 - water heater pressure/temp release valve fero at 10:09am 01.06.26 Big Boats 5/124
Exterior trim wood species? azambella at 9:16am 01.06.26 The Cherubini Hunters 1/104 Boat is 1982 Hunter 33 I have some wood replacing to do this season and want to make some attempt
Painting an old Engine - MD2B Volvo (5) zinahewitt at 9:15am 01.06.26 Engines and Propulsion 2/94 Hi All, Happy New Year. I have an old engine I got. I have the exact same engine in my boat. No one
Interesting map of Long Island and surrounding area by William Fadden 1779. (1) Captain Larry-DH at 5:56am 01.06.26 Ask All Sailors 4/177
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? madmax at 10:53pm 01.05.26 Ask All Sailors 26/619 I am looking at a nice 1988 Catalina 30 for $25k (turnkey condition). Is there a risk for me to bor
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines connect? (1) Woodworks1 at 1:07pm 01.05.26 Ask A Catalina Owner 34/700 Does anyone know where a water heater raw water heat exchanger lines connect to a universal diesel 5
Identifying rolling furler? (6) compaysailor at 6:55pm 01.04.26 Catalina 22 6/218 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 5/216
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar Tony2024 at 10:07am 01.04.26 Ask All Sailors 14/326 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 14/330 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 2/156 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 7/355 I'll begin by saying that the P.O. did a lot of questionable wiring on this boat; wiring with extens

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Spinnaker measurements (1) BobSail at 9:34pm 01.08.26 My apologies for sloppy sentence structure. I meant to say ordering was simply a matter of providing
Diesel smell in plywood sole-seal with epoxy? higgs at 8:34pm 01.08.26 Your solution is worth a try.
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dLj at 8:02pm 01.08.26 Ok, but the BMS shutting down won't weld the terminals together inside the OP's motor..... (their
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 7:31pm 01.08.26 Thanks for the info everyone! I like this one. It seems to have good price and a good visual for i
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 7:11pm 01.08.26 Thanks for the info everyone! I like this one. It seems to have good price and a good visual for in
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dlochner at 6:16pm 01.08.26 The UP power lead is shorted to ground inside of the motor. Were you able to physically locate th
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries marcham at 6:03pm 01.08.26 But what does that mean ? :) LOL..... that's like saying, don't use the wrong 91 octane gas or your
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries Johnb at 5:53pm 01.08.26 Actually the Lofrans statement in their FAQ is "Li-ion or LiFePO4 batteries will cause rapid deter
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries marcham at 5:46pm 01.08.26 I'm in the process of commissioning my Knysna 550 catamaran, and my 24V Lofrans Falcon 2000W windla
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries marcham at 5:46pm 01.08.26 I think the answer is along the lines of what @dlochner noted - the power drawn from the battery (v
Mystery Water in Bilge smokey73 at 5:46pm 01.08.26 I had a very small leak from the aft section of the bilge. I think your 420 has a very similar bilg
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries marcham at 5:43pm 01.08.26 Actually look more closely in that spec sheet and read where it says working load in amps. The syst
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries Jan_H at 5:38pm 01.08.26 I think the answer is along the lines of what @dlochner noted - the power drawn from the battery (vo
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries JoeWhite at 5:33pm 01.08.26 I am EE and Barry is right. When voltage drops the current will increase, this could drive higher cu
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 01.08.26 The problem is resistance. It takes a lot of initial power to get the motor to spin. If there is no
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 3:06pm 01.08.26 Bought mine here. Just ordered it for my 2004 260 and it was done. Got a dousing sock with it and i
Spinnaker measurements BWsailaway at 3:04pm 01.08.26 Different sailmakers build asyms with different dimensions depending upon what the owner plans to d
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig BWsailaway at 3:02pm 01.08.26 Have you located all the resources including the manual for the 260 on this site? You may find some
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) ColdSophie at 2:28pm 01.08.26 Mine has marks for slings for hauling out. I would guess they would be in about the right spot fo
Lofrans Windlasses NOT Compatible with Lithium Batteries dlochner at 2:24pm 01.08.26 Now if your battery can't provide sufficient power it seems to me that the windlass should stop wor

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