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35.5 Nova Kool ice box upgrade help Heli_fixer at 9:48pm 08.28.19 Big Boats 6/829 I just purchased this sailboat and would like to add the Nova Kool refrigeration. Has anyone else do
Filling cockpit holes CHI->CO at 7:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1047 Hello! I bought my first sailboat last week, a 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The surveyor found no ma
How do you secure your boom while trailering on the highway? curt in CO at 4:08pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1529 The method I inherited from previous owner didn't work :yikes: Disappeared on the trip to the l
Replacing an upper shrowd on an Oday 192 (1) adbk710 at 2:49pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2152 Got out to my boat last night to find one of the upper shrouds had basically split. I am trying to r
Hull material? JAC1 at 2:31pm 08.28.19 Sirius 21/22 4/1907 Hi everyone! I just purchased a 1979 Sirius 21. Here's my first dumb question - what's the hull mate
Can anyone identify this boat? (4) Catmando at 1:48pm 08.28.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2387 So, this is the 4th time I have tried to post this, as all my children have other things to do than
Keep My Boat Floating fhujber at 12:22pm 08.28.19 Bigger Boats 8/1923 Under the heading of crazy ideas, as Hurricane Dorian approaches, I'm wondering if there's anything
Looking for vintage toggle switches mahobud at 10:44am 08.28.19 Parts Search 2/885 Greetings one and all. I'm restoring my Cat 22 electrics to "original". Hence looking for a panel
Cutting hole for engine access BarryBershad at 5:20am 08.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/3509 I have a Beneteau 331 two cabin model.It seems like everything I need to get to on the engine (Weste
Ranger 26 halyards Drinky Crow at 9:25pm 08.27.19 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/2012 Internal w/exit slots leading to turning blocks on deck? 'cause I can't tell from pics online.....
Hood Seafurl 915 LD is shredding centering bushings... Rob G at 5:40pm 08.27.19 Big Boats 4/1324 My jib-furler S'd the B on Thursday. I need to find a suitable replacement, and I was hoping that th
window gaskets...? mowest at 4:19pm 08.27.19 Newport 11/5868 long time lurker, first time poster. I'm in the process of trying to determine the source of my cabi
Bow or Stern when docked at a marina? pumpkinpie at 3:48pm 08.27.19 Ask All Sailors 54/10436 We've docked our sailboat at a marina with the bow facing in for more privacy. I was told, and not s
Whale Bilge IC? Mr Fox at 3:48pm 08.27.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/831 For the nuisance water in my bilge I was looking into replacing the small centrifugal type pump (ver
Differences, Hunter 260 RolfSail at 3:14pm 08.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/645
Venture 21 rigging... or not? Catmando at 12:31pm 08.27.19 Trailer Sailors 5/2053 A friend recently obtained a very clean 1968 V-21, with brand new sails and a sweet 4 stroke. Then
U.S. Coast Guard releases 2018 Recreational Boating Statistics Report Captain Larry-DH at 11:21am 08.27.19 Ask All Sailors 1/510 I want to pass this on because there are some clear messages to be learned. Copied from the Coast
"Failure to Launch" Justin_NSA at 8:09am 08.27.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/6359 The title to the movie is sort of a play on words considering that the background for the story invo
Folding Lewmar Wheel & Raymarine ST4000 Wheel Auto Helm jasonc33 at 8:03am 08.27.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1294 Hi all I have Hunter 33 with a 32" Lewmar Wheel and Raymarine wheel auto helm, I want to add a foldi
New Sails!!! (2) Simon Sexton at 7:44am 08.27.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/1682 Got my new sails, FINALLY. These photos were taken by a friend of mine during a gusty 18 knot after

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Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 pgandw at 11:55am 12.26.24 I added midships cleats to my Mariner. I was able to find a space just to the outside and forward o
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:44am 12.26.24 I'd use the term "common practice" rather than "best practice". I've never really understood why w
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:33am 12.26.24 In OP's picture the DC-DC controller only acts as a DC+ bus. I was curious why there was no MPPT i
DC To DC controler dLj at 8:14am 12.26.24 The house is probably LFP and the alternator probably internally regulated. In this case most consi
DC To DC controler Georgedoyle at 8:11am 12.26.24 I used the Renogy unit when I initially set up my solar array. It lasted about a year. I replaced it
DC To DC controler dlochner at 8:08am 12.26.24 The house is probably LFP and the alternator probably internally regulated. In this case most consi
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:03am 12.26.24 Why isn't the alternator output connected to the house bank? Let the starter bank be fed thru the
Water in Bilge! Dalliance at 7:25am 12.26.24
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:21am 12.26.24 Thanks. We used 455GB in Nov/Dec but the average since October is about 350GB. Just curious, but
Hunter 290 jssailem at 10:03pm 12.25.24 @Tater somewhere Welcome to the SBO Forum. You are right to think small (About 30 ft) if you are sol
Hunter 290 Crusty Ol Salt at 9:40pm 12.25.24
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Stu Jackson at 7:33pm 12.25.24 For a small boat like yours, consider using the jib sheet winches as "extra" cleats. Alternatively
DC To DC controler Stu Jackson at 7:24pm 12.25.24 Why isn't the alternator output connected to the house bank? Let the starter bank be fed thru the D
Hunter 290 dlochner at 5:49pm 12.25.24 A 29 foot boat will be on the small side for cruising in the Bahamas for the reasons you have identi
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? dlochner at 5:34pm 12.25.24 Yeah cheers for that... food for thought mate. I'm going to wait to hear back from the RM tech peop
DC To DC controler dlochner at 5:32pm 12.25.24 Can't speak specifically to the Renogy DC to DC charger as I have a Victron Orion. The Orion will ch
ProFurl B29S Furler - Need Some Advice on Upper Swivel CapitalistSailor at 5:26pm 12.25.24 Claude L.-Auger, You reported that you replaced the bushing in your upper swivel. I have two questi
DC To DC controler heritage at 4:57pm 12.25.24 Running the alternator will charge both batteries, but the solar will only charge the house battery.
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:32pm 12.25.24 I am a former Hunter dealer fist located at Smith Moutain lake before moving to North Carolina. Now
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? markymac1961 at 3:07pm 12.25.24

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