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Late season storage options in Maine. Fundycruiser at 4:06pm 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2623 I'm looking for some suggestions. I'm from Atlantic Canada, looking to purchase a boat from the grea
Flooding issues with Tohatsu 8 HP 2-stroke stickinthemud57 at 2:50pm 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 21/5682 I have enjoyed using an older Tohatsu 2-cycle 8-horse outboard motor on my Mac 26S that is, until re
2008 Hunter 36 install of Raritan Fresh Head (4) tfox2069 at 12:58pm 10.16.21 Big Boats 3/1737 Jabsco needed rebuilding again, so decided to replace entire head with a Raritan Fresh compact marin
Are Boat Shows Good Places to get Deals on New Sails? Ward H at 10:17am 10.16.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2644 I've been to the past 2 Annapolis Boat Shows looking for specific items to buy, trying to get boat s
I need help sailing elipis at 9:04am 10.16.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 39/6611 Ok so here is the question and it has probably been answered so asking forgiveness in advance. the
Sirius 21 centerboard winch and hull tea stain tonyr at 9:03am 10.16.21 Sirius 21/22 1/2053 Hi everyone Centerboard Winch: Has anyone taken out the centerboard winch for repair or maintenance
Air conditioning condensation pump (1) sf34dtw at 7:38am 10.16.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/5657 Hi, I have a bad pump on my Beneteau 331. I am pretty sure it was replaced with a different pump, I
Hydraulic steering install - rookie error?? OZ Tumbleweed at 9:31pm 10.15.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1165 I'm a realtive newbie, my first boat at age 60 is a Macgregor 26M which I love sailing - straight. B
B & G Zeus 3 intermittently powering down dkdoyle at 4:58pm 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 11/4354 I have NMEA 183, NMEA 2000, and Seatalk all wired together. All of a sudden it just lowers down
Trucking a Yacht dkinzer at 4:50pm 10.15.21 Big Boats 5/5427 I'd like to get a rough idea of what the cost would be to truck a sailboat across the U.S., say a 40
361 Oceanis Steering Silent Option at 2:04pm 10.15.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1774 Who is the manufacturer of the 361 Oceanis steering? Thanks
Quick question - raw water intake hose type/size Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 9:24am 10.15.21 Big Boats 3/918 Hey all, you might have seen my other thread about my "new" hunter 40.5 purchase. I am away from th
Sanity Check: Winterization...Covering winches in a below freezing winter ? Maybe a cockpit tarp over the boom or unstepped mast ? Leeward Rail at 9:19am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 33/6164 I was having a discussion with others in our marina, and debating the pros and cons of covering a bo
Challenger: yawl vs. sloop rig LorneB at 6:39am 10.15.21 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 5/3646 I've just joined this forum and would be interested to hear if any other member knows why so many of
Winterizing 272le melevans25 at 6:36am 10.15.21 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1301 I upgraded from a 25 to a 272 LE this past summer. I have never winterized a boat or anything before
Replacing Cabin Sole (2) RoyS at 5:49am 10.15.21 Ask All Sailors 22/5804 The cabin sole in my forty year old boat needs to be replaced. Spent yesterday tearing the old Teak
Hornets All U Get at 9:14pm 10.14.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2159 Hiii all, We had our boat launched last week and needed some masthead work done. As we set up for
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:57pm 10.14.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1848 We are the new owners of a Beneteau Oceanis 43, 2008. We have in-mast furling and now need to replac
H34 Compression Post ScottFreeRick at 5:28pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 11/3411 We purchased a 83 Hunter 34 approximately one year ago. The surveyor checked the the compression po
Engine Bilge Blower Hunter 42 Passage mesmith1122 at 2:03pm 10.14.21 Big Boats 7/1845 Does anyone have a picture of where the engine bilge blower on the Hunter 42 Passage is suppose to v

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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
Air conditioning Ward H at 2:59pm 07.03.25 Nice little setup.
Air conditioning Don S/V ILLusion at 2:46pm 07.03.25 You could increase the airflow rate (and therefore cooling) by replacing the corrugated hoses with s
Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 2:43pm 07.03.25 "OH, You should never put a furling line on a winch !!!!" They just didn't know what they were ta
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 2:35pm 07.03.25 There was even a link in another forum from a Harken manual thats says its ok to use a winch on the
1979 hunter 30 mast support and hot water heater Intrepid-II at 2:26pm 07.03.25 Here are just some of the posts on the subject of the H 30 mast step repair/replacement: https://f
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 2:18pm 07.03.25 This seems to be a popular viewpoint. I found out that was the case after using a winch on both my
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 1:53pm 07.03.25

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