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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 26/1300 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 0/213 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 11/585
Deck light fixture missing? (2) skunther at 5:25pm 10.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/707
Rudder packing Gland failing (1) boris2point0 at 2:02pm 10.06.25 Yamaha 6/427 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 0/170 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 3/391 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 0/295 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 19/603 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 26/1283 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 1/327 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 14/739 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 7/447 My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 years i
Hunter bow and stern seats, and helmseat teak strips in Digital Dumpster Dive (3) PAC3142 at 1:43pm 10.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/23 Hi, I just posted free Hunter bow, stern, and helmsman seat items in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum
Hunter Bow and Stern seat router template (5) PAC3142 at 1:30pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/132 These are the templates I made from 5mm plywood to cut 1/2" thick Starboard bow and stern seats for
Hunter helm seat teak strips (3) PAC3142 at 1:03pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/141 These are the teak strips from the helm seat of a 1994 Hunter 37.5. They may fit other Hunters from
Hunter stern and bow seats (6) PAC3142 at 12:57pm 10.05.25 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 11/851 Stern and bow seats from a 1994 Hunter 37.5. These probably fit other Hunters from that generation.
Bottom Barrier (3) Voyager1 at 10:56am 10.05.25 Ask An Oday Owner 6/433 I have oday 302 sail in Lake Michigan and use VC 17 as anti fouling, When pressure washing the bott
Surfed our '72 yesterday ShawnL at 9:12am 10.05.25 Catalina 22 12/753 We went out in what was supposed to be 7-10 gusting to 19 mph yesterday. Thinking that, since it's

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Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 7:27am 11.23.25 The EU2200i costs $1,000. Our Zeus 275A alternator and Balmar 618 regulator also cost $1,000. Ano
Buying and cutting G10 (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 11.23.25 For some reason I got an error when trying to multi quote five messages . It was an old blade Mayhe
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar thinwater at 7:09am 11.23.25 I think what was posted above is that Calder uses a rule of thumb of 3x the rated panel wattage for
Buying and cutting G10 Project_Mayhem at 6:57am 11.23.25 Only if you find that you want that much more thickness. If you rough up the surfaces with some 60
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) thinwater at 6:42am 11.23.25 Is this more or less correct as too how solar would be connected and the + and - cables get power t
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) dlochner at 6:41am 11.23.25 The inverter takes DC from the batteries and converts it to AC. Theoretically it could run off solar
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:26am 11.23.25 You're on track. Generally on the DC side there is no DC- at the panel or perhaps one lead back to
Basic Electrical Wiring For House Side (Just Solar) GeneraiT001 at 6:23am 11.23.25 No need for 2 chargers. You can parallel the 2 solar panels and connect to one charger. Select a ch
Buying and cutting G10 Ward H at 6:18am 11.23.25 They will be stacked to make a new mast compression block in the bilge so thickness isn't terribly
Launching a Precision 18 vs. a Precision 23 john6206 at 5:28am 11.23.25
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks Indysailor at 5:27am 11.23.25 The only use my topping lift gets other than to keep the boom out of the cockpit is to raise its aft
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 5:21am 11.23.25 235581
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? StuartSailor at 4:49am 11.23.25 In respect to the tools in the v berth. In theory wieght forward would affect trim moving the center
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar colemj at 4:37am 11.23.25 We definitely prefer the 48V 6kW APS for noise, but that was a bit of $$$ for the whole setup. Th
Buying and cutting G10 Captain Larry-DH at 4:27am 11.23.25 I'm planning on using a 12" compound miter saw, grinder and possibly a 10" table saw Other posts h
How to use topping lift i have 1987 oday le thanks StuartSailor at 2:40am 11.23.25 In very light air, you can tighten the topping lift to reduce the weight of the boom, which helps ke
Correct placement of cradle pads on 27-2 (89-94) StuartSailor at 2:20am 11.23.25 Pick reference point and measure to the structural bulkheads inside. IE. Measure from the transom t
Buying and cutting G10 Cap'n Deke at 12:44am 11.23.25 You're building a compression part. It doesn't much matter how you get the thickness, as long as it
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar Cap'n Deke at 12:09am 11.23.25 I haven't lived on land more than a few days at a time since 1989. I think that counts as long-term
Charging LiFePo4 Batteries With Just Solar dLj at 9:00pm 11.22.25 Absolutely if you are letting the start battery get discharged more than a few percent. Then you wi

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