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Adding Freon to Isotherm ASU 3751Refridgeration unit rajhnsn at 6:47am 05.13.22 Bigger Boats 5/3216 I replaced the thru hull under the galley sink this past winter. The thru hull acts as a water cool
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 hvac&r tech at 11:21pm 05.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1612
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm losing. SycloneDriver at 4:59pm 05.12.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2523 Today I i decided to work on the in mast furler on my 2008 Beneteau 31. The drum and foil seem to t
Where do you keep the booze? fred1diver at 4:27pm 05.12.22 Ask All Sailors 31/5395
600 Watt Inverter Fred at 4:10pm 05.12.22 Mid-Size Boats 15/2714 A 600 Watt inverter came with the boat (H33.5) but was not wired up. With wiring and associated comp
'88 28.5 Rudder Dripping water SirMichael at 3:41pm 05.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/826 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5 where the rudder is dripping water, not real fast, but there always seems
1989 Hunter, 30 adding Auto helm. Skipper7E at 3:30pm 05.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/759 Has anyone done this before? Looking to add EV-100. How do you geyt tge wiring up to the pedistal?
Torque specs for Yanmar 3GM30F? (1) skunther at 2:18pm 05.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/4156
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 2:01pm 05.12.22 Catalina 310 5/1046
Uv cover (1) JBird at 12:44pm 05.12.22 Smaller Boats 3/678 Can anyone tell from this photo if this sail has a uv cover. It looks like it has a white uv cover o
1999 Hunter 420 forward shower fixture replacement/access knotclewless at 6:23am 05.12.22 Big Boats 5/1047 I recently picked up this gem and within a couple of days, the shower head fell off of its feed hose
Y25 II Traveller car replacement Nunavut at 6:02am 05.12.22 Yamaha 2/920 Hello, has anyone replaced the traveller car on their y25 II keeping the existing track and blocks?
Near the end. All U Get at 12:10am 05.12.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2011 Hi all, We have begun to clean out our boat and will put it on the market soon. Having to deal wit
O'day 28 FWD End of Blackwater Tank Access (3) Clutch Cargo at 7:04pm 05.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1168 During the course of my research into replacing the sanitation hoses and upgrading the blackwater ta
315 Battery Meter (1) Skipper John at 6:58pm 05.11.22 Catalina 310 16/2877 205244 Our new 315 has three batteries (two large ones for the house and a smaller one for the engi
V birth clothes locker latch mechanism? Jimongee at 6:48pm 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/766 My 2002 Hunter 356 needs a cabinet latch mechanism. It is the type with the chrome button that you
Installing a Rule-A-Matic Series 40A Float Switch Jeff Jellick at 2:36pm 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1460 2005 Hunter CC, Has anyone installed a replacement Float Switch in the bilge for the bilge pimp at t
Keel offset for 1990 30-2 BOSSailor at 10:54am 05.11.22 Mid-Size Boats 3/856 I know a few of you out there have a 1988-1992 30-2. Does anyone know the keel offset off the top of
Looking for a recommendation for foam teak Project_Mayhem at 10:06am 05.11.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1472 Can anyone recommend a reasonably priced EVA foam teak?
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 9:17am 05.11.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/3140 Hi all, I've looked through the forums and I see some people talking about tension with their furler

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Small draw on starter battery skunther at 10:39pm 07.03.25 i do not undersyand, if your battety monitor displays the battery condition for the house battery a
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) skunther at 10:37pm 07.03.25 Do you know the make of the fixture a top your mast? It would then be easy to suggest a replacement
Replacement LED anchor bulb (and deck light bulb) jssailem at 10:35pm 07.03.25 Do you know the make of the fixture a top your mast? It would then be easy to suggest a replacement.
Small draw on starter battery JoeWhite at 9:59pm 07.03.25
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) thinwater at 9:43pm 07.03.25 Yes, the anchor is overkill. However, 30 knots is not your worst case. Not even close. The worst ca
Servicing keel winch SteveHughessails at 9:03pm 07.03.25 Good choice to replace it. We installed a new winch. Never considered electric as the task requires
Small draw on starter battery jssailem at 8:33pm 07.03.25 Yes that would be my guess based on what you stated. It might be relevant to verify this conjectur
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 8:01pm 07.03.25 Probably some parasitic load which is always on but will draw more current as voltage decreases bec
Small draw on starter battery skunther at 7:47pm 07.03.25 Could you show where you are noticing this current? Do you have a separate battery monitor for the
Servicing keel winch (1) newsailor72 at 7:45pm 07.03.25 Actually, I think it's probably beyond repair, thinking about getting an electric winch from harbor
Solar controller overcharging batteries dlochner at 6:31pm 07.03.25 Without the supporting Victron ecosystem, they do not know the exact battery voltage or temperature
My Water Pump Impeller "Adventure" Clutch Cargo at 5:20pm 07.03.25 I have been looking at those for a long time and have not been able to find so thanks for the tip on
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 5:10pm 07.03.25 I believe the majority of boats on this forum are well under 40' and don't have electric winches.
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 4:15pm 07.03.25 What are Victron MPPTs shortcomings? The only one I can think of is the daily rebulk. They work ver
Ratchet block recommendation. Ward H at 3:37pm 07.03.25 I believe the majority of boats on this forum are well under 40' and don't have electric winches.
Sailing Instruments Tally Ho at 3:21pm 07.03.25 I just bought a new Raymarine T120 wireless wind transducer (was Tack Tick). $750 plus tax :yikes:
Solar controller overcharging batteries Johann at 3:21pm 07.03.25 For all the fanboys Victron cultivates, they are not the best of the top tier, and have shortcoming
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 3:18pm 07.03.25 Correct. I forgot my clamp on amp meter and so did the electrician. "The man" doesn't want me in
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 3:09pm 07.03.25 It takes some experience to know when the resistance on the line is normal and due to wind conditio
Unreliable shore power SycloneDriver at 3:00pm 07.03.25 Yeah I agree. It could simply be that all the boats together are drawing more amps than the breake

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