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Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 3:10am 01.15.25 Com-Pac 5/721 Trailered a just-bought 16 home from Sarasota to Pensacola. Drove through a brief period of light r
New Malabar IV Build dlochner at 7:57pm 01.14.25 Alden General Chat 2/2902 YouTube in its infinite wisdom thought I might like to watch a video on a new build of a wooden sail
Ross jackhart at 7:08pm 01.14.25 Ask All Sailors 2/1007 Hi folks, I haven't been here for about 5 years. I have a question that I'm afraid of the answer.
PNW Summer Cruise 2024 Terry Cox at 12:00pm 01.14.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/961 Just published my latest cruising video on YouTube sailing around the SanJuan Islands this past summ
Ice Box Replacement on 373 Beneteau (9) Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.14.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/892 Does anyone know how to dismantle the cabinetry without destroying the wood? This ice box cannot ge
Navigation lights Urban Hermit at 5:49am 01.14.25 Com-Pac 0/533 I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's installed navigation lights. How did you run/secure the wi
Forestay size for H26 dinosound at 1:22pm 01.13.25 Smaller Boats 3/805 Hi guys, I need to get a new forestay for my H26 with a CDI furler. The rigger was thinking, that c
Dorade covers? fred1diver at 10:08am 01.13.25 Ask All Sailors 5/948 Hello everyone, quick question, has anyone seen a dorade end cover? I have a customer who wants a co
Ross jackhart at 7:49am 01.13.25 Ask An Oday Owner 0/404 Hi folks, I haven't been on here in a few years. I still have the O'Day 22, and still work on it fr
Did voltage relay module kill start battery? Laid-back at 7:34am 01.13.25 Big Boats 0/431 On my H-50 I left the batteries connected during offseason (Caribbean summer) but limited solar ch
Hunter 34 prop Db421 at 7:17am 01.13.25 Big Boats 6/870 I have a 15", 15 pitch 2 blade prop on my 1986 h 34. I believe it's a 1" shaft. Thinking about movi
Centerboard lifting mechanism broke. Thoughts on leaving centerboard down full time? (1) FeelinMorgan22 at 3:10pm 01.12.25 Ask All Sailors 8/1260 The boat is a 1969 Morgan 22 with a retractable centerboard. Towards the end of the season, when try
C-Lark 14 Hull number (1) Dirk62 at 1:02pm 01.12.25 Day Sailers 5/969 Hello All, I am rebuilding a C-lark 14, and wondered about the numeral "6" embossed on the right sid
Aruba 2025 LanoraB at 12:44pm 01.12.25 Destinations 5/1352 We are a couple in our mid60s cruising with our terrier dog. It has been exactly one year since we b
Generic rubber wedges for mast support? BAD ORCA at 9:06am 01.12.25 Ask All Sailors 14/2184 Can anyone think of any reason why something like these inexpensive rubber wedges would not work as
Arco # 6 winch springs Migolito at 3:21pm 01.11.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/585 Hello again all, I have the Arco #6 winches on my Cat 22. I took them apart and regreased them no pr
CNG gas tank requirements Alan Backus at 2:56pm 01.11.25 Ask All Sailors 9/1398 I'm selling my 1989 sailboat in the US. The surveyor claims that my CNG cylinders that fuel my sto
Solar Panel Placement. (1) jpiombo67 at 9:42am 01.11.25 Ask All Sailors 21/2385 Good afternoon, Venture 222. Would this area left and right of the hatch be viable to be install (2)
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 4:29am 01.11.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2354 Hi all - was wondering if anyone else has had problems with this model. I have two tanks, stock and
sorry - put this in the wrong forum spadaforaj at 4:24am 01.11.25 Smaller Boats 0/16 Sorry - don;t know how to delete

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Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 3:42am 11.25.25 You then take the LFP batteries and charge them off the LFP's via a DC to DC charger. I think you
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

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