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SVEclipse (7) SVEclipse at 6:52pm 06.10.25 Catalina 22 5/829 Hi all! I have been following and gleaning lots of info from your posts here and enjoyed your Youtu
R.O. water filter install question (1) BAD ORCA at 4:49pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 56/4291 I recently inherited a simple five stage RO water filter. Do I need to install a second fresh water
Mainsheet rigging alternative (4) NoExit at 3:49pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1948 I'm seeking your insights, troubleshooting and better ideas for an alternative mainsheet rigging. I
Insurance Richard19068 at 1:33pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1244 After being with them for 22 years Geico/BoatUS is asking for a survey on my now 40 year old boat.
So many lakes and rivers.... dlochner at 1:29pm 06.10.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/607 https://theonion.com/sailor-regrets-getting-married-to-the-sea-so-young/?utm_source=email'utm_medium
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair (2) JPS27 at 10:03am 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 11/929 I need to fix some rotted wood on my Pearson 36-2 ive had for 2 years. Been working on little impr
Looking for details about installing a rib/stiffener to address a 356 hull "shower dimple" JimHansen77 at 9:59am 06.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/367 New owner of a 2002 Hunter 356. Am cross-posting this from the big boats forum. I'm in the process
Bottom paint and sail (5) newsailor72 at 6:38am 06.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/323 84 mac 22, bottom looks like this, the white is gel, I think, that is where the trailer bunks sit, t
Setting the mast strut lengths on H260 tomhn at 6:10am 06.10.25 Smaller Boats 1/456 Is there a correct way to set the length of the mast support struts on a H260? She is relatively new
Cockpit table leg ideas fred1diver at 4:45pm 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 10/1051 Hello all, we are looking for ideas on adding a leg to our cockpit table. I will try to get a pictu
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter fred1diver at 4:41pm 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/984 Hello everyone, I am looking for info from anyone who has connected their older atomic 4 engine to t
Bring the heat: (2) pclarksurf at 3:28pm 06.09.25 Catalina 22 5/643 Finally got around to firming up the Bimini-- added rear support poles after being non committal l
Running Rigging Specs for 1987 Hunter Legend 40? salsa-sailor at 2:56pm 06.09.25 Big Boats 5/725 Hi guys, first post here. I recently bought a 1987 hunter legend 40 and the running rigging is prett
Is this a real company? Jackal at 11:41am 06.09.25 Engines and Propulsion 7/2125 Looking at small outboards for my daysailor, specifically a long-shaft Suzuki 2.5 HP. Cheapest on
Anchor Shackle NYSail at 8:24am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 9/631
Windlass Gearbox Not Dropping (4) Anifares at 7:51am 06.09.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/565 Looking for advice dropping the windlass gearbox and motor for a gear-oil change. 2004 Catalina 34
Cabin Table line Omas Boat at 6:19am 06.09.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/400 The line that holds the weighted mechanism for the table has come loose. Has anyone be successful in
Chart Plotter Guystapo at 5:52am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 24/2146 The other day I saw a company offering real nice chart plotters at a great price. The company is Onw
Air Conditioner Guystapo at 5:47am 06.09.25 Ask All Sailors 12/780 Hey Gang ..I have a brand new ac on my Catalina 34 and my 2400 gen will not run it. Has anyone ever
Beetle Cat Dave Satter at 5:42am 06.09.25 Trailer Sailors 6/1279 I just bought a Beetle Cat, Just because I always wanted one. It's a true Beetle (wood) So it's not

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Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 9:45am 12.13.25 What caught my eye was this: "DC-DC chargers increase battery life by adding sophisticated charging
Question On Battery Charging Hello Below at 9:44am 12.13.25 I'm guessing the more prudent scenario is scenario #1...but it seems like you cannot take full adva
Question On Battery Charging Scott T-Bird at 9:38am 12.13.25 Im not aware of any built in protection for BMS cutoff with the Victron DC/DC chargers. I think wha
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) thinwater at 9:34am 12.13.25 With that much pitting I would really suggest sand blasting. It is impossible to get into the pits w
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units VFR750 at 9:06am 12.13.25 I used the Garnet seelevel II, which at that time had battery voltage, fresh water, black water, an
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit JimHansen77 at 8:36am 12.13.25 +1 on Raritan Saniflex. It is super easy to work with and* smells like vanilla. You could cut off*
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:13am 12.13.25 Not possible to tell what is hiding under the tubes some idiot covered the keel bolts with. Really d
Why is my stove working? Tally Ho at 7:38am 12.13.25
Hunter 34 asymmetrical spinnaker (1) Phil McCall at 7:38am 12.13.25 https://support.seldenmast.com/files/595-261-E.pdf I made side plates to reinforce the the spinnak
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Tally Ho at 7:32am 12.13.25 Thanks for all the answers and help. I want to make clear, I'm not sure that it is from some respon
Hunter 34 asymmetrical spinnaker (2) Phil McCall at 7:26am 12.13.25 Hi Randy , I run an asymmetrical on my hunter 34. A J105 will fit . It is just under the max size yo
Question On Battery Charging CrispyCringle at 7:26am 12.13.25 However, I still question if the Victron DC/DC charger provides the protection that we are talking
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? dmax at 7:06am 12.13.25 From the picture anyway, the keel bolts and nuts look like they are in good shape. It's possible the
Question On Battery Charging Scott T-Bird at 7:01am 12.13.25 I just watched a video that reminded me that not all BMS is the same. Apparently, BMS within the ba
WHY DO WE DO THIS? David in Sandusky at 6:57am 12.13.25 Another reason to take the furled genny down over the winter: Although sail shape deterioration is
Question On Battery Charging CrispyCringle at 6:39am 12.13.25 I recently switched to lithium with the associated electrical changes. I resisted getting a Cerbo at
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 dlochner at 4:30am 12.13.25 Thanks for all the answers and help. I want to make clear, I'm not sure that it is from some respon
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 4:20am 12.13.25 Thanks for all the answers and help. I want to make clear, I'm not sure that it is from some respons
Why is my stove working? dLj at 11:36pm 12.12.25 I stopped by the yard today. I had forgotten to close the propane tank valve when I left. Stove sti
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Project_Mayhem at 10:21pm 12.12.25 six DampRid desiccant buckets That's $240 on just desiccant buckets if you're using the big ones

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