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Mercury 4S 5HP Shift Interlock problem - Can't Pull-Start (4) JonnyEp at 4:09pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 2/920 Casting a wider net here, as well as adding photos. 2 weeks ago made a mistake and tried to start t
Edson side lock knob unscrews when loosening (2) Walsh0575 at 3:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/802 I have an Edson side lock that does a great job of locking, but when I go to unlock the knob just co
Bow Eye Rebuild Kit One Life at 3:42pm 06.09.22 Catalina 22 5/845 Has anyone installed this kit from CD? Have received the kit and now realize I have to order 1 of t
Structural Foam (3) teacherspet at 1:49pm 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2268 Had to pull out the old water tank in the V berth of our Hunter Vision 32. On both the port and star
Navionics card renewals are deceptive.... cymeyer at 11:55am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 0/335 Was looking at renewing my Navionics card. Their website says if you have a card, you can renew fo
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. jim01749 at 8:27am 06.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/913 Have surging issues from 2000 to 2500 and have had fuel polished and all filters replaced twice. Th
Rigging a jackline on a Hunter 23 farrapona at 7:28am 06.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/439 Hello, I am trying to figure out the optimal way to rig a jackline on my Hunter 23 As a novice sailo
Back pressure in sanitation line Windflyer at 7:11am 06.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/910 Hi, I replaced my sanitation line recently (2009 Hunter 36). It was pretty straightforward. I have
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder (3) sebastko at 12:17am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1597 Hello all, This is my first post here, so glad to be joining this awesome community :) I'm having a
Edson draglink ball joint replacement - Hunter 380 (1) gusmuller at 8:13pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/334 All, Hoping someone will know or have a suggestion on how to remove/replace the ball joints on the
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? cheeseNcrackers at 7:19pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/431
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:17pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1857 I've been chasing a voltage drop issue with my new alternator installation. I did find an issue at
Kick up rudder (8) Kaysirin at 4:31pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/932 Greetings! I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 25, it has a few minor bumps and scrapes I am current
Ruddercraft kick up rudder dimensions? burrito at 2:36pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/522 Edit: I just realized I should have put this in the trailer sailor forum, not the forum for all owne
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 1:22pm 06.08.22 Day Sailers 49/6593 i am an 80 yr old that has decided i would not spend my last days watching day time TV. So i bought
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 1:01pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2993 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) has a Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC unit in the main sa
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up (1) brockangelo at 12:47pm 06.08.22 Catalina 22 7/726 So, I am likely going to want to upgrade my deck organizers to support more lines, and part of that
Hunter 38 cockpit stereo replacement (2) RandB Davis at 9:42am 06.08.22 Big Boats 0/692 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) came with a marine-grade Sony CDX-HS70MS FM/AM/CD Player stereo
Loose-footed Staysail DanMaine at 7:08am 06.08.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1391 Can someone explain to me the advantage of a boom on the staysail. I'm considering running the shee
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/2963 I am only months into this sailing lifestyle, so please forgive any blatantly ignorant questions. I

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Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? dlochner at 1:28pm 04.15.25 The Victron manual suggests that using different wattage panels may result in the controller "not a
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion (1) Foswick at 1:14pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? The best picture I have, on-hand, is
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Gene Neill at 12:57pm 04.15.25 So, it looks like I still have no use for the outboard alternator, other than perhaps in the event o
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Gypsy Legend at 12:49pm 04.15.25 Bit late responding to this but I replaced my standing rigging and the furler last year. I'm sure th
Catalina 25 1981 David in Sandusky at 11:53am 04.15.25 Welcome! Lots of good advice so for. We have a porta-potty connected to a pump out on our boat. It
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? dlochner at 11:51am 04.15.25 Flexible panels are not all that flexible. They are designed to attached to a curved surface like a
H310 Shoal Keel Bent shemandr at 11:50am 04.15.25 IF it's lead you can pound it out. But I wouldn't. All that vibration might loosen something that
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (4) fred1diver at 11:48am 04.15.25 230975230976230977On the picture with 3 models we like #2 and we really love the first one
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? JoeWhite at 11:42am 04.15.25 I have similar setup. I installed one 100Watt flexible solar panel fastened to the top of the dodger
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 11:14am 04.15.25 My favorite marine store: ACE Hardware. That's a good one. The Ace hardware store near my boat has
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Stu Jackson at 10:51am 04.15.25 my 2-Duracell Ultra \| 230AH \| 6V \| Golf Cart batteries, wired in series to create 12V charge and a
Catalina 25 1981 Stu Jackson at 10:43am 04.15.25 My favorite marine store: ACE Hardware.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Stu Jackson at 10:40am 04.15.25 I've had the same Taylor fenders for twenty years. There is no goo or gunk on any of them. I learn
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion dLj at 10:34am 04.15.25 I have had a similar situation with my engine. The raw water pump leaked and caused surface rustin
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Nichole340 at 10:26am 04.15.25 I have also long considered a "spare" flexible solar panel which could be stored under a mattress,
Outboard shaft for 240 Gypsy Legend at 10:09am 04.15.25 Thanks for that, I'll try the standard length this season and see how I get on out on the Solway Fir
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? colemj at 9:49am 04.15.25 There is no problem exceeding the 220W input limit, but the output will be limited to 15A maximum.
Outboard shaft for 240 (1) patbratton at 9:33am 04.15.25 If you get into trouble with the sails up and you have to power out, as working off a lee shore, the
H310 Shoal Keel Bent jssailem at 9:32am 04.15.25 Kent. What is your focuse here? Making sure everyting is factory perfect? Are you thinking you may b
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? dlochner at 9:24am 04.15.25 To answer the second part of your question, yes you can add a third panel to the controller so long

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