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Confession is good for the soul (figured out the stinky hot water) john6206 at 8:59am 10.01.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/353
New to b&r rig lots of prebend on furling mast Windchaser H38 at 8:04am 10.01.25 Big Boats 15/809 Hi All I'm new to the b'r rig and also new to in mast furling. I just purchased a Hunter 38 with bot
Dana Point, CA drgbanks at 7:16am 10.01.25 Ask All Sailors 4/395 Does anyone sail at Dana Point? Can you describe the experience for a new sailor? Is there space t
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 3:54am 10.01.25 Engines and Propulsion 15/951 Last week, I took advantage of the unseasonably warm weather to take an early fall sail on my Catali
Boom to Gooseneck Rivets (3) alpiner at 7:39pm 09.30.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/459 I have a 1973 Catalina 27. When I put up the sail last time going out, I realized the top rivets hol
How to access the stanchion mounting bolts Tomek at 12:20pm 09.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/542 My boat is Hunter 33 2006. One of the stanchion plates in the middle of the boat became somewhat lo
Frozen Hood Roller Furler (1) Bob_967 at 11:24am 09.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/488 I have an O'Day 40 with a frozen roller furler. I believe it's a hood.. though see no name on it.
Superyachts & Oligarchs (1) william24424 at 11:06am 09.30.25 Ask All Sailors 16/922 Blackstone owns Safe Harbors. Private Equity owns Acme Marinas (UAE investor Kirkman) My tin foil ha
Catalina 22 Aluminum Bulkhead Replacement holeshot8600 at 7:49am 09.30.25 Smaller Boats 4/452 Has anyone replaced the bulkheads with aluminum plate? I own a metal shop and thought that it would
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 5:25am 09.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/1291 I need some help to understand how the system work : alternator charge primarily motor battery then
Inverter transfer switch on 2002 331 novodka44 at 3:07am 09.30.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/418 I have a freedom HF inverter. The inverter is listed as having a automatic transfer switch built in.
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 5:24pm 09.29.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/1449
Need an electrician on Long Island Huntington41ds at 2:28pm 09.29.25 Ask All Sailors 2/480 I own a 2007 Hunter 41DS. Recently, when I turned on my forward AC, i smelled something burning and
Hunter 26.5 (1985) Throttle and Gear Control Cables (7) CooperPuppy at 1:43pm 09.29.25 Parts Search 3/550 Hello everyone, We recently acquired a beautiful Hunter and are thoroughly enjoying sailing her. Th
Hunter 37C Stern Tube/Shaft Log Replacement Question Rumbero at 6:16am 09.29.25 The Cherubini Hunters 2/445 After dropping the rudder I went after another key thing to check before I go back in the water. I
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl (1) Woodworks1 at 5:36am 09.29.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/1489 Plumbing question. Kitchen sink is draining into the bilge. Is there another arrangement to allow t
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue brhoads at 4:24am 09.29.25 Ask An Oday Owner 8/779 Several years ago we replaced our original gold mast (corroded from the inside and broke) with a new
Irwin 1970 23ft termitec4 at 8:03pm 09.28.25 Irwin 21/1052 Just bought a 23ft irwin excited about restoring it. Sad little boat. Have sails but all ropes need
Shifter sticking when shifting in and out of forward Woodworks1 at 7:13pm 09.28.25 Catalina 30 11/870
Running light corrosion (4) skunther at 8:21am 09.28.25 Ask All Sailors 22/1480 Is there a fix for this? It seems the drain hole in the bottom of the cover lets salt spray in and c

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Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 11.14.25 How do you wire this so that you can charge all 3 batteries at the same time and yet isolate the
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging jssailem at 9:34am 11.14.25 I'm pretty sure the positive lead from the starter battery is wired directly to the #1 terminal on
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging jssailem at 9:20am 11.14.25 @Johann has provided an excellent summary answer to your question. The link is further a solid resou
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging (1) GeneraiT001 at 9:07am 11.14.25 Thank you all for the info and time to write it up. As a followup: i know there is a switch in the
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? (2) jssailem at 9:00am 11.14.25 :plus:. I am with Greg. It is possible. Yet such action may leave you open to unforeseen risks. He
AI and the SBO Forums LLoyd B at 8:54am 11.14.25 Saw a pirate walking down the street at the end of last month. It looked fake but I was afraid to as
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open dLj at 8:11am 11.14.25
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dlochner at 8:03am 11.14.25 Let's get more basic and talk about charging and batteries. All batteries, LA and LFP share a simi
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging dLj at 7:54am 11.14.25 Hi, Trying to learn and would like to ask a few simple questions wrt eventually upgrading the batte
Help Me Understand The Basics Of Boat Battery Charging Johann at 7:52am 11.14.25 The stock alternator is controlled by an internal regulator that attempts to hold a voltage of aroun
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open Ruthine at 7:19am 11.14.25 The long and short if it is: 1. Reseal the access point and the screws on the top of the belly tan
AI and the SBO Forums dLj at 7:16am 11.14.25 Anyone who believes everything that is posted from any source is true absolute gospel truth is goin
AI and the SBO Forums Rick Webb at 5:21am 11.14.25 Anyone who believes everything that is posted from any source is true absolute gospel truth is going
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Tally Ho at 5:13am 11.14.25 Can I shorten or length the stuffing box hose to move the stuffing box packing to new spot on the p
Standard stuffing box seal repacking? Woodworks1 at 3:51am 11.14.25 Can I shorten or length the stuffing box hose to move the stuffing box packing to new spot on the pr
AI and the SBO Forums Leeward Rail at 6:46pm 11.13.25 Personally... anks, but likely unavoidable. If not, what impact will that have on the forums as a
Water tank over flowing when tap (to pump) on/open smokey73 at 6:20pm 11.13.25 I think this is your problem. The two tanks you refer to are probably "belly tanks" and are the low
AI and the SBO Forums Leeward Rail at 6:12pm 11.13.25 Now imagine what you would have to go through to get this information without the aid of AI. If yo
AI and the SBO Forums Leeward Rail at 5:35pm 11.13.25 My understanding of this question. The scenario is that an AI bot or a programmer signed up as a s
AI and the SBO Forums Johnb at 4:09pm 11.13.25 If you ban the use of AI and demand only the opposite is that natural stupidity.

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