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1980 H27 Battery and Nav Lights Q (1) Tomgrandy at 6:11am 02.21.17 The Cherubini Hunters 11/979 Currently, I have two batteries on my H27 and the only is access thru the small removal door in the
Replace Oil Pan c130king at 5:53am 02.21.17 Catalina 310 8/1479 Hello All, Just got my broken steering cable fixed. That was MUCH easier and quicker than I though
Decarbonzing small diesel chrisyse at 5:08am 02.21.17 Engines and Propulsion 15/3069 Has anyone used Mystery oil to decarbonize a small diesel- To remove carbon build up on cylinder rin
Thanks, Phil, for hosting the Alden Forum. TomY at 4:06am 02.21.17 Alden General Chat 4/4094 This forum was started over 10 years ago. We're a group of Alden owners (past, present, future), and
Deck fitting leak (3) kimelmore at 10:22pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 9/916 Due to our recent heavy rains I found one of the compartments in my boat filling with water. After s
Looking for headsail for H35.. size 110 ArkadiyS at 8:39pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 1/275 After looking at all of the sails that came with our H35 (1987), we are looking for a good shape 110
1978 - 1983 Hunter Electrical Panel Question ggrizzard at 7:14pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 0/220 For Kito and those of you who have looked at or changed the panel connections of your Good Old Cheru
Need to buy a battery jhogle at 6:44pm 02.20.17 Catalina 22 7/1309 I need to pick out a battery for my Catalina 22. Are there any brands / models that people typicall
Question about Drilling into the Deck for New Line Clutches CapitalistSailor at 6:12pm 02.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1207 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and I want to add a couple more line clutches to the cabin top. There is
Hunter 40.5 keel sump question glennmul at 5:33pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 5/1159 Hi all, I am a new Hunter 40.5 owner (1997) and I am curious as to the design of the keel. I was su
Stack Pack Access korchinskyp at 5:04pm 02.20.17 Big Boats 7/1232 I have a Hunter 37.5 and a Neil Pryde Stack Pack. The problem I encounter is trying to work the zipp
Small, Below deck fuel tank agprice22 at 4:46pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/979 I am trying to find a 3 - 6 gallon below deck fuel tank. I want to maximize space in my Trimaran, so
Pearson 32 mast question Giddy Up at 2:44pm 02.20.17 Pearson 3/999 Howdy I have a Pearson 32 that I have been restoring. I am about to replace all the wireing, lights,
1966 Javelin javelin514 at 2:08pm 02.20.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1286 I recently acquired a 1966 Javelin. It has all the parts but the walnut pieces need to be refurbishe
Help with a Windlass question (1) RWSlater at 1:52pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 22/3708 Hi all I recently bought a 2007 Hunter 45CC. It has a Lewmar (Simpson-Lawrence) Sprint Atlantic Mo
Welcome Alden owners! Phil Herring at 1:47pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/903 Incoming! We have another new forum on the site: Alden owners. They have brought a few hundred owne
In mast wiring jmihalick at 1:41pm 02.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/582 I have a 1989 33.5 and need to replace my Rotovecta. The wiring to my Rotovecta is a single pair (re
Kermit ho (1) rgranger at 1:20pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 15/236 http://previews.123rf.com/images/brux/brux1210/brux121000005/15758307-funny-frog-on-a-red-sail-boat-
Replacing the House Batteries -- Choices?? viamalu at 12:17pm 02.20.17 Ask All Sailors 57/17966 I purchased a 1998 Hunter 310 3 years ago and had no battery issues until they died this week (they'
Caravelle 992O KALIMERA now in San Blas, Panama (3) Iain McAllister at 8:28am 01.09.17 Alden General Chat 0/766 Discovered that the Hodgdon Caravelle sloop KALIMERA was sold from Santa Barbara, CA, in 2015 and is

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passport needed? kappykaplan at 4:23pm 11.05.23 Sailing around the world without making any port is a very challenging and risky endeavor. You will
passport needed? Raymus at 4:21pm 11.05.23 If you do not make any port, you will not need a passport to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat
passport needed? kappykaplan at 4:19pm 11.05.23 If you do not make any port, you will not need a passport to circumnavigate the globe in a sailboat.
Beneteau 321 on the hard AlexisSTEPHB321 at 4:12pm 11.05.23 Thanks Greg
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 3:48pm 11.05.23 dj, They will only shut off rapidly if you charge them up to the point where the BMS needs to go i
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 3:30pm 11.05.23 Good information. Thanks. The Bluetooth app on my Epochs showed 100%, but, just to be certain, you'
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 3:19pm 11.05.23 As @Hayden Watson points out, the charging profiles for LFP and LA are different and it is easy to
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 3:15pm 11.05.23 Good information. Thanks. The Bluetooth app on my Epochs showed 100%, but, just to be certain, you'r
does h260 have steam light? Rick Webb at 2:58pm 11.05.23 If curious when switch set one way seems 2 wires send power up the mast to power both lights up the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 11.05.23 I feel going to LFP batteries is a major change in systems. One thing no one has mentioned is they
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 11.05.23 I loaded the wrong video on adding the thermal switch to an internally regulated alternator. I uplo
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dLj at 2:13pm 11.05.23 I feel going to LFP batteries is a major change in systems. One thing no one has mentioned is they w
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 11.05.23 C'mon, you're kidding us. Winterize in your climate ? 0's F. and the faucets will not freeze. T
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 2:09pm 11.05.23 As the saying goes, there are many ways to skin a cat or build a LFP system. There is no best way, h
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 1:57pm 11.05.23
Newbie Question RE: Winterizing Universal M25 XPB (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 11.05.23 Yesterday, I winterized my Catalina 310 diesel and water systems in anticipation of the, usually, n
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:42pm 11.05.23 I will say that going from a 210Ah Lifeline 4D to a 560Ah LFP was life changing as far as our cruisi
26 vs 260 weight? (1) massnspace at 1:21pm 11.05.23 Thanks for all the replies. Crazy Dave in particular. I own a lovely 23.5. If I can find a scale to
26 vs 260 weight? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:15pm 11.05.23 There were discrepancies about the weights but I worked with engineering as a dealer. The original
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 1:15pm 11.05.23 Much of what you currently have is acceptable for use in an LFP house/ FLA start systems. The bigg

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