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Hunter 26 legend. Swing Keel Missing Mags at 6:53am 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/529
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 07.23.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1240 There's two plastic through hulls for the cockpit drain. One that goes through the transom and the o
Recaulking windows (1) cvadeanu at 4:33pm 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/755 Hi there, I am rebedding our windows (side and large front one) due to leaks- poor job done by previ
Compass model 1985 Hunter 31 Dale at 3:32pm 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/447 May one know the model of the compass on the 1985 Hunter 31? We need to replace the cover.
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 1:25pm 07.23.24 Trailer Sailors 12/1908 Ever since Covid that sailing was not permitted in Panama its been one issue aftwr another with my b
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 6:41am 07.23.24 Ask All Sailors 17/2132 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84jxgy8nmlo.amp
Hunter 460 (2) Scallywagger at 6:27am 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/542 Hi. Casper is in a ship yard for an aft keel bolt replacement. Would anyone know if the wing keels a
Hunter 460 keel Scallywagger at 6:05am 07.23.24 Big Boats 0/24 Hello. I have Casper in a ship yard for a new aft bolt in the keel. Would anyone know if it is a st
26m mast pivot fireone518 at 4:35am 07.23.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/614 I have a 2005-26m with pivot mast- the mast did turn-but now will not return to original position an
Bomar hatch dog assembly (1) Jwhy at 4:19pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/667
Navtec hydraulic boom vang leaking oil Lusitano at 3:32pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 0/181 I can anyone tell me how to disconnect the boom vang properly (without making a mess ) so i can have
Hunter 49 2008 MaritimeTees at 2:53pm 07.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/428 Need some help? Can you please advise where the control box is for the lewmar whitlock motor. Lookin
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base (2) spencersea at 1:53pm 07.22.24 Smaller Boats 26/1807 I just noticed that my mast is not sitting completely flush down at the base. The fore part of the m
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 1:41pm 07.22.24 Big Boats 33/3341 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identif
Catalina 30 traviler shive (2) SycloneDriver at 12:30pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1360 I'm trying to help a friend of mine locate a replacement shive or the entire car for his traviler.
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info (2) duck21 at 8:26am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/558 Hi all, Posting this mostly "for the record," although a couple of questions at the end. We have a
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 5:17am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1735 As crazy as it sounds yesterday i noticed that my house batteries switch ONLY come on when i turn my
Gearbox dipstick (1) wyctoronto at 4:47am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1187
New winches install ? BTC1984 at 8:38pm 07.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/1001
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva thinwater at 2:59pm 07.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/555 I began blogging about sailing about 15 years ago. I'd been sailing for 20 years already, but I'd ju

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Small draw on starter battery jssailem at 8:33pm 07.03.25 Yes that would be my guess based on what you stated. It might be relevant to verify this conjectur
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 8:01pm 07.03.25 Probably some parasitic load which is always on but will draw more current as voltage decreases bec
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 7:47pm 07.03.25 Could you show where you are noticing this current? Do you have a separate battery monitor for the
Servicing keel winch (1) newsailor72 at 7:45pm 07.03.25 Actually, I think it's probably beyond repair, thinking about getting an electric winch from harbor
Solar controller overcharging batteries dlochner at 6:31pm 07.03.25 Without the supporting Victron ecosystem, they do not know the exact battery voltage or temperature
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Clutch Cargo at 5:20pm 07.03.25 I have been looking at those for a long time and have not been able to find so thanks for the tip on
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 5:10pm 07.03.25 I believe the majority of boats on this forum are well under 40' and don't have electric winches.
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 4:15pm 07.03.25 What are Victron MPPTs shortcomings? The only one I can think of is the daily rebulk. They work ver
Ratchet block recommendation. Ward H at 3:37pm 07.03.25 I believe the majority of boats on this forum are well under 40' and don't have electric winches.
Sailing Instruments Tally Ho at 3:21pm 07.03.25 I just bought a new Raymarine T120 wireless wind transducer (was Tack Tick). $750 plus tax :yikes:
Solar controller overcharging batteries Johann at 3:21pm 07.03.25 For all the fanboys Victron cultivates, they are not the best of the top tier, and have shortcoming
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 3:18pm 07.03.25 Correct. I forgot my clamp on amp meter and so did the electrician. "The man" doesn't want me in
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 3:09pm 07.03.25 It takes some experience to know when the resistance on the line is normal and due to wind conditio
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 07.03.25 Yeah I agree. It could simply be that all the boats together are drawing more amps than the breake
Air conditioning Ward H at 2:59pm 07.03.25 Nice little setup.
Air conditioning Don S/V ILLusion at 2:46pm 07.03.25 You could increase the airflow rate (and therefore cooling) by replacing the corrugated hoses with s
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 2:43pm 07.03.25 "OH, You should never put a furling line on a winch !!!!" They just didn't know what they were ta
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 2:35pm 07.03.25 There was even a link in another forum from a Harken manual thats says its ok to use a winch on the
1979 hunter 30 mast support and hot water heater Intrepid-II at 2:26pm 07.03.25 Here are just some of the posts on the subject of the H 30 mast step repair/replacement: https://f
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 2:18pm 07.03.25 This seems to be a popular viewpoint. I found out that was the case after using a winch on both my

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