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Mac Users Rejoice--- Mac ENC is back! dlochner at 7:42pm 11.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1688 Mac ENC is a charting program developed for the Mac. It was superbly easy to use and full featured.
hunter 466 Srhymel at 6:57pm 11.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/615 I am purchasing a 2005 Hunter 466. The heads have shower attachments that retract and extend from t
'84 Mac 25 - Is She Worth It? TheMoose at 4:39pm 11.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2376 Hello Everyone! Excited to join the community - I've done a good amount of reading through posts be
Three bladed prop? rajhnsn at 2:00pm 11.30.20 Bigger Boats 9/1581 On my trip back and forth to Florida last year, I found that my Oday 35 seemed to have difficulty mo
49 Owners and probably other large boat owners tkwhalen at 1:09pm 11.30.20 Big Boats 12/1879 Can anyone explain the automated switch that won't allow shore power to engage and therefore cuts of
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 11.30.20 Ask All Sailors 23/3774
37 year old Catalina comes to life... (2) MikeJB at 10:29am 11.30.20 Catalina 22 9/1327 I've been lurking in the background while I finished a refit of a recently purchased 37 year old Cat
Proper Propellor Barn-dog at 7:25am 11.30.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1617 I have a 1987 Hunter 34, with a 27hp Yanmar 3GM-30F , turning a two-blade prop. The boat is very sl
H 41 roller furling m�st spy hilyard replacement Valerio at 6:46am 11.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/817 I lost my hilyard and i need to run a new one inside the selden mast, if i try to run a line tru the
H326 Arch Cover stuendan at 7:13pm 11.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/700 I'd like to remove the S/S panel under the arch to get access to speakers etc, and to run cables fro
New to midsize forum Big Rog at 6:46pm 11.29.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/682
1985 Hunter 34 New Cabin Top Winches (1) c07chrisjohnson at 1:03pm 11.29.20 Big Boats 5/1063 Hello, I ordered new winches for my 1985 Hunter 34. I got two Lewmar EVO 40STs to replace the two a
What's the Best Daysailer to Accommodate Guests Souellette at 12:48pm 11.29.20 Ask All Sailors 31/5631 Hello everyone! I have an O'Day 22 and I'm looking to move up to something in the 26 - 28 foot range
Help Please - Rigging Sparcraft Ocean Range Vang (3) Jskosmo at 9:51am 11.29.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3298 New-to-me 2000 Beneteau 361 - it has a rigid boom vang installed but it's not rigged - there is no b
O'Day 240 cockpit size / dimensions Electricboater45 at 8:49am 11.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1937 Hi folks! I am looking at buying a sailboat and like the looks of the 240. I can't find a good dra
Thru hull external strainer (1) NYSail at 8:32am 11.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2394 So I am continuing my replacement of a few they hull fittings and seacocks. My engine has an externa
1972 Pearson 30 Parts needed mark burrell at 7:50am 11.29.20 Parts Search 3/755 I am looking for a bow rail and lifeline and stanchions. The previous owner removed all of the raili
WTB or a lead- Oday 25 Hinged Head Port Panes supercub at 6:40am 11.29.20 Parts Search 4/649 I am looking for 2 factory original hinged ports with panes to replace mine that have cracked at the
Looking for Oday 25 Head Ports (1) supercub at 6:30am 11.29.20 Bigger Boats 6/1087 I am looking for 2 factory original hinged ports with panes to replace mine that have cracked at the
Bluetti Sailm8 at 6:24am 11.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/2309 Does anyone have any real world experience? Youtube video's show it running RV's. Looks like an e

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Powering starlink marcham at 7:12pm 12.26.24 The mini can be powered from 12 to 48v so that it can easily work on the DC systems in cars, RVs, a
Powering starlink dlochner at 7:08pm 12.26.24 I was thinking about installing a dedicated inverter for the starlink The mini can be powered fro
Puerto Rico (1) rgranger at 6:40pm 12.26.24 What beach is that? -Will
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 Hayden Watson at 6:26pm 12.26.24 Just curious, but does that sound about what you would expect if using cellular data instead? Back
Powering starlink NYSail at 5:07pm 12.26.24 I was thinking about installing a dedicated inverter for the starlink
Hydraulic Drive (EV-200) Install on H34? markymac1961 at 4:43pm 12.26.24 It is not the completely submerged scenario that is an issue. Over the long term, F\frequent sprayi
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Newhouse1969 at 3:33pm 12.26.24 I added midships cleats to my Mariner. I was able to find a space just to the outside and forward
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 Newhouse1969 at 3:29pm 12.26.24 For a small boat like yours, consider using the jib sheet winches as "extra" cleats. Alternatively
Puerto Rico dLj at 3:22pm 12.26.24 Enjoy! dj
Puerto Rico Will Gilmore at 2:09pm 12.26.24 What beach is that? -Will
Cleats for docking and windows for Hunter 23 pgandw at 11:55am 12.26.24 I added midships cleats to my Mariner. I was able to find a space just to the outside and forward o
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:44am 12.26.24 I'd use the term "common practice" rather than "best practice". I've never really understood why w
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:33am 12.26.24 In OP's picture the DC-DC controller only acts as a DC+ bus. I was curious why there was no MPPT i
DC To DC controler dLj at 8:14am 12.26.24 The house is probably LFP and the alternator probably internally regulated. In this case most consi
DC To DC controler Georgedoyle at 8:11am 12.26.24 I used the Renogy unit when I initially set up my solar array. It lasted about a year. I replaced it
DC To DC controler dlochner at 8:08am 12.26.24 The house is probably LFP and the alternator probably internally regulated. In this case most consi
DC To DC controler Johann at 8:03am 12.26.24 Why isn't the alternator output connected to the house bank? Let the starter bank be fed thru the
Water in Bilge! Dalliance at 7:25am 12.26.24
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 colemj at 3:21am 12.26.24 Thanks. We used 455GB in Nov/Dec but the average since October is about 350GB. Just curious, but
Hunter 290 jssailem at 10:03pm 12.25.24 @Tater somewhere Welcome to the SBO Forum. You are right to think small (About 30 ft) if you are sol

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