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Chesapeake Bay weather - Spring Change (5) jssailem at 8:05am 02.28.25 Weather and Forecasting 4/288 I have been trying to understand the weather patterns that are affecting the Chesapeake Bay as sprin
Low water pressure at Transom Shower head Samos381 at 8:20pm 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 4/313 I have very low fresh water pressure coming from the rear showerhead on the swim platform of my 2001
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 KenK13623 at 2:31pm 02.27.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/261 I am most likely will have to replace my Jib halyward sheave and since I will have to drop the mast
Assistance Finding a Stern Tube/Shaft Log for a Beneteau 393 (7) SVBLU at 1:55pm 02.27.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/439 This is a follow up to my post about running over a fishing line and rotating my stern tube. In the
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 5:03am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 8/408 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Marine Strike Survey damianfoxall at 3:55am 02.27.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 MARINE STRIKE LOG SURVEY Take the Survey Participate in this anonymous survey about collisions at se
Outboard Battery Connection Bobbi Ullinger at 7:49pm 02.26.25 Smaller Boats 6/368 I'm planning on replacing our 30 year old Honda 5 pull start on our '93 23.5 with a new Honda 8 elec
Non-skid surface (1) drgbanks at 4:14pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/308 Hello, I'm refurbishing a new to me O'day 22. On the topside there is this non-skid surface. As yo
Moving Lead Acid Batteries to inside the cabin smokey73 at 3:52pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 29/774 I'd like to move my 2 Golf Cart 6V Lead Acid batteries (that are only 2 years old) from high in the
Chain splice Hayden Watson at 1:38pm 02.26.25 Ask All Sailors 40/1383 I am installling a new windlass that has a chain gypsy to replace the capstan rope only windlass tha
Kenyon Alcohol stove burner questions azambella at 10:40am 02.26.25 The Cherubini Hunters 0/195 Has anyone fixed/rebuilt their Kenyon presurised alcohol stove burners? I have one that is misbehav
PacificNW Spring-time Temptations. (1) jssailem at 8:43am 02.26.25 Weather and Forecasting 2/224 229996 Over the next few days, Mother Nature will tempt us and the flowers into thinking spring has
Hunter 340 'A' rig measurement help pls (2) markymac1961 at 7:33pm 02.25.25 Big Boats 6/446 Hi All, About to pull the trigger on a 'ASY' kite for my boat, and the sailmaker (Rolly Tasker Austr
Installing chocks on the bow Pathfinder6 at 4:15pm 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 2/445 Hello fellow Catalina owners, I have a C250WK. Chocks for the anchor line ' bowlines are worn down.
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 7:39am 02.25.25 Big Boats 46/1471 Has anyone upgraded their inverter/charger on a Passage 42? I really like the Victron Multiplus unit
Mast rivets? (2) Curwen at 5:49am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 4/233 Dropping my mast last fall, I broke the tab that holds the shroud in place when raising and lowering
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 (1) Southern Crux at 2:44am 02.25.25 Smaller Boats 7/297 I know the unwrapping of the sailboat is still some time off but wanted to start prepping for when t
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? nastradam at 4:22pm 02.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/603 Hello, we are new sailboat owners working on our new to us 92 hunter passage 42 in PV, Mexico and ar
Mast gate and repairs for C27 (2) yelkenli at 3:07pm 02.24.25 Ask All Sailors 7/302 Picking up on threads like this one, slug keeper, poor mans, and others, I would like to have the
Refridge and freezer dehler25 at 1:17pm 02.24.25 Big Boats 3/350 I have a 450 and the freezer quit. It seems that the pin valve into the evaporator got plugged as I

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Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 9:20am 04.01.25 My bad, I got confused. The idea of LI batteries on a boat is a popular subject. I have been findin
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:19am 04.01.25 Be prepared to deal with their demand for a marine electrician needed to do the installation. I am
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 BigEasy at 9:16am 04.01.25
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove (1) 4lane at 9:14am 04.01.25 I don't have the stove in hand, yet. I'm looking at pictures myself, and trying to understand how it
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:12am 04.01.25 Will you be planning to sail in the Pacific Northwest during the winter months? Not all LI batterie
Have others installed heat shield on Racor primary fuel filter? (1) jssailem at 9:12am 04.01.25 Yes, the 500MA is identified as an approved unit. It is called a "Heat Shield" and reportedly meets
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 9:06am 04.01.25 If you go with LFP, you'll want to change this because your internally regulated alternator will no
Catalina 30 electrical system feedback (1) jssailem at 8:49am 04.01.25 It looks improved. You may want to consider a master power switch before the DC panel which provid
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove jssailem at 8:37am 04.01.25 I think that would be the approach I would take. The stove suspended in the air, above the cabinet,
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:16am 04.01.25 Will you be planning to sail in the Pacific Northwest during the winter months? Not all LI batteries
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:11am 04.01.25 I generally just use the house bank all of the time and the start battery is a spare/emergency star
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 jssailem at 8:09am 04.01.25 I hadn't thought to notify my insurance company. Be prepared to deal with their demand for a marin
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:35am 04.01.25
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 7:32am 04.01.25 The battery banks are wired in parallel to the alternator so depending on which bank you choose, th
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 JoeWhite at 7:32am 04.01.25 The alternator output is already connected to the positive side of the battery. I do not see what th
How to mount a Force 10 2 burner stove dLj at 7:19am 04.01.25 These look like Origo instructions, and I agree it looks like this stove follows approach with the
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:13am 04.01.25 The battery banks are wired in parallel to the alternator so depending on which bank you choose, the
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 There is a short cut, you can just replace your house bank (with a class T fuse). Keep your AGM s
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 7:08am 04.01.25 Good point. I hadn't thought to notify my insurance company. That might be a good place to start.
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 6:33am 04.01.25 Not mentioned in any of the responses is your insurance company. The policy on LFP batteries vary by

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