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I own a 2007 Hunter 41DS. Recently, when I turned on my forward AC, i smelled something burning and
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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
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
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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
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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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