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Monoceros sailed today! (1) monocerosin at 3:26pm 11.28.24 The Cherubini Hunters 3/799 228728 Everyone here has been so helpful, just wanted to share the joy of a first sail after almost
replacing portlights sailor832 at 9:16am 11.28.24 Big Boats 3/793 Does anyone know the thickness of the fixed portlights on a hunter passage 42
Happy Thanksgiving to All kappykaplan at 6:51am 11.28.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/844 Hope everyone has a bountiful celebration with family and friends! :beer:
Hunter 50 - brand and model of refrigerator Gianni65 at 5:27am 11.28.24 Big Boats 4/757 Hello. Does anyone knows brand and model of the refrigerator installed on H49/50 in year 2007? I'v
Need a good Saildrive Mechanic in Marina Del Rey in Los Angeles circa1971la at 4:19am 11.28.24 Engines and Propulsion 0/494 I believe my SD20 prop shaft seal is bad and am in need of a good Saildrive Mechanic in Marina Del R
Catalina 27 Forward fiberglass hatch seals. (1) Dazmainian at 1:30pm 11.27.24 Mid-Size Boats 7/1736 Hi, I have a 1978 Cat27 that has the fibreglass forward deck hatch (just forward of the mast). My q
the last voyage of Karuna MitchM at 12:22pm 11.27.24 Ask All Sailors 1/486 as you sit down to your thanksgiving meal, with your boat safe on the hard: think of Ch
Hummingbird VHF 555 cradle arelic1949 at 8:18pm 11.26.24 Parts Search 0/464 Seeking charging cradle for Hummingbird VHF555 radio. With or without 12 volt charge cable
Soft Deck Safety harry_sailor at 12:24pm 11.26.24 Ask All Sailors 31/3199 Hi there- I'm currently looking into purchasing a 1983 O'Day 39. The boat is in apparently great con
Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic B Parts nhodgson at 3:55am 11.26.24 Big Boats 1/13 Good Morning Chaps and Chapesses..... I have succumbed to the demise of my SA B due to corrosion on
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures? JPS27 at 5:43pm 11.25.24 Engines and Propulsion 35/4648 I'd like to change out my stuffing box hose. My fairly new-to-me Pearson 36-2 has a new engine. The
Sail Recommendation spadaforaj at 3:30pm 11.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1285 So many options - am going to replace the main on my 2003 Hunter 41 to hopefully make furling in and
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 2:03pm 11.25.24 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1216 Go great deal on O'DAy 240, part of why was there is no motor, planning to buy a 5 HP Honda, should
Macerator pump mounting JoeK at 1:42pm 11.25.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/805 I am trying to replace the macerator pump on my Beneteau 34. Of course the original is mounted on th
Hunter 19 owners: raising mast question drtdkidd at 1:01pm 11.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/24 regarding raising mast: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/mast-on-a-hunter-19.1249940790
March Air Conditioner Pump Hose Connection Issue (2) Monheganlover at 12:42pm 11.25.24 Catalina 310 1/939 I recently was attempting to winterize the air conditioner that came with my boat. It is a Cruisair
Mast on a Hunter 19 drtdkidd at 12:23pm 11.25.24 Smaller Boats 21/2404 I sail a 18.5. I can raise and lower the mast by myself without any mechanical help (as in gin poles
Oday 39 Owner's Manual harry_sailor at 11:32am 11.25.24 Ask An Oday Owner 2/529 Hi all, been looking around on the internet for a manual for the O'Day 39, and it seems that Ihearto
How to remove panel behind the engine Rich 35.5 at 10:19am 11.25.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/666 Hi folks, We have a 94 Hunter Legend 35.5. I'm attempting to service the exhaust elbow. Can a
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! roowhyduh at 6:03am 11.25.24 Ask All Sailors 7/671 I'm an instructor with outward bound and looking to co-instruct sailing courses with them in Maine.

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:06am 11.22.25 Sweet...sounds like the lap of luxury!! :) Thanks for taking the time to write this up. I wouldn't
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:05am 11.22.25 Isolating the house bank as part of a LifePO4 upgrade is quite common as it reduces both initial ex
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 5:38am 11.22.25
Direct fresh water feed into the boat when at the dock TimFromLI at 5:15am 11.22.25 I'd wire a solenoid valve into the system. Turn it off when leaving the boat. My boat already has a
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar GeneraiT001 at 4:15am 11.22.25 Hahaha - it happens... You aren't going to replicate my system. But the basic philosophies of how
EFOY Fuel Cells - Thoughts? danstanford at 4:00am 11.22.25 I have seen quite a few on ocean race boat listings. If you are running lots of load over a multi-da
AI and the SBO Forums Cap'n Deke at 3:23am 11.22.25
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 9:48pm 11.21.25 On a boat as small as the Hunter 24 you should never use the 6' tether outside of the cockpit. It w
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing MFD at 8:25pm 11.21.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar MFD at 8:16pm 11.21.25 Isolating the house bank as part of a LifePO4 upgrade is quite common as it reduces both initial exp
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 7:31pm 11.21.25 On average a solar panel will provide about 3x the nominal power of the panel. A 100w panel will pro
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Richard19068 at 7:11pm 11.21.25 According to Nigel Calder and my own experience, you can expect on average to get 3 times the nomi
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing Richard19068 at 6:55pm 11.21.25 To me, a PFD offshore is only a certainty of a long and tortuous death, so I won't wear one. Proba
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 5:35pm 11.21.25 Uh ... pretty much every time, if the wind hits 10 knots. (I'm pretty sure the OP means the wind s
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing thinwater at 5:31pm 11.21.25 Well for starters , if you can get your sailboat to to 10-15 knots .. my hats off to you sir !...
Jammed pole topping lift skunther at 4:58pm 11.21.25 You might try pulling it upward on the forward side by putting it through a jib halyard shackle the
Seaflo Dry Bilge System Project_Mayhem at 4:54pm 11.21.25 Put a vacuum and damp sponge in your bilge to get rid of water and things growing in damp environmen
Reinforcing stanchion Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 11.21.25 For now, I rebedded it and added a G10 Backing plate. I'm really starting to like G10. It's super st
Reinforcing stanchion Joe at 3:32pm 11.21.25 Regarding the original gate stanchion problem: My original short term solution was to install a gra
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 3:15pm 11.21.25 I entertain this kind of setup because it works well for my sailing/traveling life. 600 amps of lif

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