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Victron DC to DC wiring (1) duck21 at 10:16am 01.07.26 Ask All Sailors 6/96 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 5/96 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 5/125 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 4/152 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 2/97 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 1/59 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 5/101
Exterior trim wood species? azambella at 9:16am 01.06.26 The Cherubini Hunters 1/90 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 2/85 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 4/155
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? madmax at 10:53pm 01.05.26 Ask All Sailors 26/524 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 27/472 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 5/163 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 5/207
Upgrading Navigation. Requirements incl forward looking sonar Tony2024 at 10:07am 01.04.26 Ask All Sailors 13/266 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 14/293 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 2/142 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 7/323 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 0/85 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 10/243 This mildew is depressing me. Can I just lay it out in the driveway, dump 50/50 bleach water on it,

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Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 01.07.26 Morningstar does seem like the way to go. Can someone explain why someone would choose a 10A or a
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 7:06pm 01.07.26 Can someone explain why someone would choose a 10A or a 20A? (not understanding this..) A 10a or
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 5:44pm 01.07.26 Also can I expand to 2 batteries down the road with any of these controllers... or is that a whole o
Looking for small burner caps for Force 10 joelm100 at 5:38pm 01.07.26 Any luck on replacing these? Mine look just like yours and I'm getting the same message from Force1
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 5:12pm 01.07.26 Morningstar does seem like the way to go. Can someone explain why someone would choose a 10A or a 2
Victron DC to DC wiring Maine Sail at 3:41pm 01.07.26 The Victron DC to DC chargers go-between batts not an alt and a batt..
Water heat engine heat exchanger lines conn by ect? jssailem at 3:38pm 01.07.26
Windlass for a Beneteau 323 (1) Bum at 3:36pm 01.07.26 Quite a while ago, the boat is down at the shore, paperwork also. I'm pretty sure it was a Lewmar wi
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? Alan Gomes at 3:17pm 01.07.26 3) I have contacted Cabrillo Marina in San Pedro, and they said they have slips available for a 30'
Finance a 38-year-old sailboat? FastOlson at 3:16pm 01.07.26 Regarding the galley fuel -- whether propane or CNG, either has industry/safety (and insurance) reco
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Rick Webb at 2:45pm 01.07.26 But a marina pulling boat in autumn when I am away won't know to drain water.... Open the valve AN
Victron DC to DC wiring dlochner at 2:26pm 01.07.26 I think my plan is pretty solid, but I'm just a bit on the fence about wiring through the switches
Victron DC to DC wiring dlochner at 2:13pm 01.07.26 The DC to DC victron that I use to charge the batteries from solar panels requires a minimum of 17
Victron DC to DC wiring JoeWhite at 2:01pm 01.07.26 The DC to DC victron that I use to charge the batteries from solar panels requires a minimum of 17 V
Victron DC to DC wiring duck21 at 1:37pm 01.07.26 Hi! From everything I've read and observed the stock Hunter/Yanmar Hitachi alternators, while great
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Davenport at 1:01pm 01.07.26 But a marina pulling boat in autumn when I am away won't know to drain water....
If marina puts or pulls h26 from water without draining ballast, would this break it, or sloshing tip it?? Rick Webb at 1:01pm 01.07.26 If the valve is open when they lift the boat, it just takes i minute for the water to run out. Do n
Mast Height 2005 Hunter 260 Fractional Rig SteveHughessails at 12:53pm 01.07.26 Have you located all the resources including the manual for the 260 on this site? You may find some
Victron DC to DC wiring dlochner at 12:23pm 01.07.26 I don't really understand the reasoning for the 50a DC-DC charger. It is perfectly OK to run the Alt
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady (1) Andrew Mylander at 11:52am 01.07.26 Hull speed is not an absolute limit. Because the hull is generating one wave at that speed, the boa

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