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battery charging issues vidalia at 9:23am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1745 We have four 14 year old wet lead acid 100 AMP hour deep cycle 6 volt batteries wired to create two
Max-Power Bow Thruster Lee Hadjiosif at 8:44am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 3/439 Does anyone have a Max-Power bow thruster with a different brand control panel? I would be intereste
Windlass Power Source Lee Hadjiosif at 8:22am 09.04.22 Ask All Sailors 21/3163 My windlass is wired to the starting battery. I'm wondering if it makes more sense to wire it to the
Legend Series Solar Panel Replacement Question for Those Who Have Replaced Their's Rick D at 6:34pm 09.03.22 Big Boats 0/410 I recently received the replacement solar panel and trim ring. When checking the fit, I noticed the
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 9:27am 09.03.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1197 Saw this and immediately thought of Peggie. https://ryanandsophie.com/product/toilet-pump-tee-unise
Autopilot for 26X Wade Gizzy at 9:08am 09.03.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1354 What is a good BASIC autopilot for 26X? I'm sure there is lots of posts on this subject, but I can't
Swing Keel questions JTarka at 7:26am 09.03.22 Catalina 22 7/1152 Hi - I'm new to the forum and have questions about the C22 swing keel. I'm in the market for a trail
Cracks on cabin roof around mast step/plate Com-Pac 23 Mandack at 7:16pm 09.02.22 Com-Pac 5/3398 Has anyone seen cracks in the gel coat around the mast step on the cabin roof? I just got the boat f
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my new blue seas add-a-battery combo StephenD at 8:30am 09.02.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1218 It's a blue seas item, maybe $135-150: essentially a battery switch completely segregating the start
Wire mesh size for A/C and engine seawater intake strainers 4Winds at 7:49am 09.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3156 My 2005 Hunter 33' boat uses Shurflo water strainers in front of engine and a/c seawater intake pump
Invest 91L- update --> TS Earl (2) JamesG161 at 4:45am 09.02.22 Weather and Forecasting 15/2705 The major tracking models have aligned already. "Fish Storm" again. :clap: tlantic Season. Think
Y-33 Running Rigging (3) djghosie at 4:20am 09.02.22 Yamaha 11/1912 Hello, Yamaha owners, it's me again! While I'm still deciding whether to take the boat or not, I am
Forestay diameter on 1979 Hunter 30 Robert1224 at 7:51pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1342 Ahoy, I am pricing out roller furlers and won't drop my mast for another six weeks. Does anyone happ
Calibrating Boat Speed DST800 TimFromLI at 7:11pm 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2313 I have a B'G Vulcan MFD and a Airmar DST800 (depth speed temperature sensor). The boat speed is slow
I saw something sad today... rgranger at 6:14pm 09.01.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1623 I was checking out some eye candy on sailboatlistings.com today and ran across a 1983 Macgregor 25..
Just a little surface rust (4) Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 09.01.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1402 On my list - replace rusty clamps. Long ago I wrote in one of these forum posts that I've never seen
25 bulkheads Ill Wind at 12:39pm 09.01.22 The Cherubini Hunters 3/948 I am fixing up a 25 with no salvageable plywood in the interior. Though I could remove/use as patter
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? MarkHejtmanek at 9:45am 09.01.22 Smaller Boats 8/3003 Hi All, I just purchased a 2000 Catalina 18 last weekend and transported it across the Rocky Mountai
How worried should I be about the Home Depot technique for crimping stainless wire? tfox2069 at 8:27am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 27/3834 So I purchased a new dinghy this week and needed stainless braided wire crimped with a loop on each
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 6:30am 09.01.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1614

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Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 jssailem at 8:02am 06.21.25 I have not replaced one of the big windows. Search here on SBO. There have been several repairs to t
New to the forum Gene Neill at 7:56am 06.21.25 That's a great boat you got, and rare! Congratulations, and welcome aboard! That boat has clearly be
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 kloudie1 at 7:49am 06.21.25 Here is an article from Sail Magazine that talks about options.. I redid mine a couple of years back
Leaky window on Hunter 40.5 built 1993 (1) Rich Stidger at 7:44am 06.21.25 Just to clarify- I think you mean the large long side windows and not the large overhead window. I h
Hunter 30 tanks Intrepid-II at 6:11am 06.21.25 When I pump out, I open the access port and spray a hose in there to get the stuff on the sides/bott
Leisure 17 gooseneck - help jssailem at 6:01am 06.21.25 The 323 roller reefing system by Barton Marine appears to be a discontinued item. There appear to be
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 Intrepid-II at 6:00am 06.21.25 Report testingthewaters The floor (under the teak floor board) is an integral, one piece, fiberglas
Gloucester 22 Owners (1) jpiombo67 at 5:59am 06.21.25 Gloucester 23. Just brought her home. I also am missing the rudder blade. She is in great shape for
Dock lines high on piling (1) sailcapt340 at 5:59am 06.21.25 Could you post a photo of your line set up for us? In our case, we are between 2 pilings and I have
Rot near forward keel bolts in bildge on 1981 Hunter 30 (3) Intrepid-II at 5:58am 06.21.25 This is a picture of my rusty keel-mast post in my 82 Hunter 30. The coiled black wire on the right
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor JBP-PA at 5:45am 06.21.25 Not sure if it will help but our 240, single axle, 8hp 4stroke Honda 3140 lbs as per commercial wei
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Rick Webb at 5:40am 06.21.25 Not sure where I got the numbers from, but I remember the weight of the trailer as 980# an empty boa
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor JBP-PA at 5:38am 06.21.25 Boat dry weight (NOT displacement when in water because of the water ballast) generally includes mas
Catalina Yachts sold ! Indysailor at 5:19am 06.21.25 When I bought my 27, among the notes was a post-it with a phone number for "Frank B".
Dock lines high on piling Davidasailor26 at 5:06am 06.21.25 I would not assume the yard had any grand plan or special wisdom. Our yard puts the lines up high wh
Dock lines high on piling Danno 1914 at 5:02am 06.21.25
Dock lines high on piling jssailem at 4:46am 06.21.25 That is a question worth being asked of the yard manager. Is it uniform for all boats in the marina?
Stereo drawing from both house and starter battery banks? skunther at 11:03pm 06.20.25
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Westerly at 8:08pm 06.20.25 Yes that is helpful. Thankyou. I wondered however if your trailer axle was single or double and what
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor SteveHughessails at 7:43pm 06.20.25 Not sure if it will help but our 240, single axle, 8hp 4stroke Honda 3140 lbs as per commercial weig

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