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Run Silent, Run Deep (1) TrapperJohn at 9:57pm 10.07.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/500 This was recently posted on LinkedIn. Being a former submariner myself, I had to take notice. In 198
Hatch and lens restoration with wood (5) trevoratlarge at 5:02pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 5/350 Hi folks. I bought my boat in April and the previous owner was in the early stages of refurbishing t
Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) mesmith1122 at 2:58pm 10.07.25 Big Boats 7/523 Just had my Kanzaki KBW20 tranny rebuilt. Shift lever is facing towards the stern of the boat with t
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards Hayden Watson at 12:36pm 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 7/423 I recently got some Samson MLX3 line to make new halyards with. This is a moderately high-tech core
Tropical Storm Jerry (1) JamesG161 at 8:42am 10.07.25 Weather and Forecasting 8/528 234774 Dammit Jim...
Precision 280 Oriondriver at 7:35am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 9/446 Anyone have experience with this boat? Thanks in advance.
SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 Dave1act at 7:00am 10.07.25 Ask All Sailors 0/14 2006 Hunter 36 SWANSEA, MA Listed: 09-28-2025 My name is Dave, I am interested in your boat. You
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) skunther at 6:02pm 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1328 I recently replaced the joker valve, and the outlet connector and hose adapter facets are bowed towa
Shower drain on 1993 Legend 35.5 skunther at 5:51pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/218 I modified my shower drain to pump overboard via the galley drain (https://defender.com/en_us/whale-
Reefing lines jamming (2) skunther at 5:39pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/597
Deck light fixture missing? (2) skunther at 5:25pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/718
Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 6/433 Hi Sailors. I am looking for some advice form other Yamaha owners. I have a Y30 there is signifi
Catalina 30 Stanchion issue DPotter at 1:37pm 10.06.25 Catalina 30 0/172 Hi all - 1994 Catalina 30 here. I have a loose stanchion that looks to have been bent at one point.
H50 generator Laid-back at 11:04am 10.06.25 Big Boats 3/397 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my opt
Splendide WD2100 - F13 Error on Hunter 460 FatSteveTheBoatCat at 9:10am 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/300 We have a vented Splendide washer dryer combo WD2100 that came installed on our 2002 Hunter 460 in t
Teak/ Holly woodworking question. (2) BAD ORCA at 9:03am 10.06.25 Ask All Sailors 19/609 I had to cut away a chunk of floor to get access to the forward part of the bilge/keel bolt in recen
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 7:15am 10.06.25 Catalina 30 26/1294 My stuffing box seal packing nut has bottomed out, I think. it feels like the nut has bottomed out
Aft Cabin adding Cabinets or Shelves buddybear at 8:47pm 10.05.25 Catalina 310 1/332 Normally the aft cabin is used for storage we call it the garage. Has anyone put cabinets or shelvin
Electrical Project Almost Complete (4) AP0196 at 3:33pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 14/745 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I ha
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? sailbadsinner at 2:56pm 10.05.25 Ask All Sailors 7/448 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 11:33am 11.24.25 The Balmar alternators use voltage as a proxy for the SOC. Wakespeed and Zeus measure amps, they re
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay dmax at 11:03am 11.24.25 Pictures? Bristols are special boats.
Introduction DRhoads at 10:55am 11.24.25 Welcome and what an introduction. Look forward to hearing more. Cheers
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay kappykaplan at 10:30am 11.24.25 Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Buying and cutting G10 Dalliance at 9:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dlochner at 9:19am 11.24.25 My confusion was how the alternator output mattered to the regulator. The regulator doesn't see or
AI and the SBO Forums Driver50x at 9:15am 11.24.25 Hmm... How do we know "Hal 9000" isnt moderating the forum now and uses the name "Dave" to throw us
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 9:14am 11.24.25 I run twin alternators that each can produce 120 amps so 120 x 2 = 240 amps - not sure what I'm mis
Depth sounder replacement on C30 manymoon at 9:12am 11.24.25 We are going to sail on the Chesapeake Bay which has rapidly changing depth and is often shallow so
Buying and cutting G10 Captain Larry-DH at 8:46am 11.24.25
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 8:14am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 2
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Benny17441 at 8:09am 11.24.25 My philosophy is to equip a boat to meet the needs of 80% of my sailing outings and for the other 20
Can you identify this little sailboat? Benny17441 at 7:47am 11.24.25 Check the hull and see if it is in good condition. If it is, it might make a good little cabin cru
Depth sounder replacement on C30 dmax at 7:36am 11.24.25 My experience with Signet is they are not worth the price.
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 dmax at 7:34am 11.24.25 "Contrary to popular belief, the 94 C30 has wood in the bilge" Yes, but just under the mast, it does
Buying and cutting G10 FastOlson at 7:14am 11.24.25 When laminating layers, should filler be added to the epoxy so it's not so brittle? No need. Remem
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 7:10am 11.24.25 Not sure I understand why the regulator has to handle 240A? It shouldn't see any current at all ex
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 6:45am 11.24.25 Agreed. I needed a device that could handle 240 incoming amps from two alternators. I wasn't sure
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 6:22am 11.24.25 Certainly not arguing your choice, and all of the newer regulators are definitely more advanced tha
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 5:59am 11.24.25 When laminating layers, should filler be added to the epoxy so it's not so brittle?

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