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The planet has a fever ? sailme88 at 7:00am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/767 At least it isn't accumulating.... otherwise I'd be shoveling white fever from the driveway this mor
Have you watched a sailing interview? jssailem at 6:30am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/730 With all this time ashore, after viewing the forum, imagining the cruises ahead, plotting my trips,
Yanmar YSM8G -engine racing w/ lots of smoke FlimFlamII at 6:24am 04.18.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1264 It was running under power fine when suddenly the engine began racing and pouring out smoke. I shut
Boat transport Joe Perez at 10:29pm 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4005
So peaceful looking, yes? (1) Brian D at 7:35pm 04.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/1294 177714
New guy questions Starboardport78 at 4:54pm 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3050 Hey everyone, I have just got my first sailboat. A Starwind 19 and I have no idea how to find the
Fuel pump/lift pump failure Clydo at 2:57pm 04.17.20 Catalina 310 29/9602 Question is how long do our lift pumps last? Went back four years in archives and very few comments
Grace, the video Brian D at 1:00pm 04.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/944 Here is one more from my collection. Performed on a 2006 Martin D12X1 12-string. D_cacyVUeHk
Trailer Bunk Carper or Slides or something new? LakeShark at 11:04am 04.17.20 Trailer Sailors 15/4128 Ok so I have been around long enough to know that this has been discussed before but not for a while
Not all heroes wear capes (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 04.27.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2011 Where do you turn when you have a problem with your boat? A trusted local mechanic, rigger, or yard
Windows, oh those leaky windows (2) lostintime at 9:41am 04.17.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1497 Good all, and thanks in advance for any help given. I have an 1983 Catalina 30. I am removing and
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boat's radio? tadd5181 at 9:34am 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4165 I have an 2000 Hunter 420. Its older AM FM radio sound plays into marine grade speakers in my cockp
Need advice on how crazy this idea is..... steel boat, unfinished.... MAJOR PROJECT sbcwolff at 9:01am 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3582 I understand this will take YEARS of work, and tens of thousands of dollars, but would we be crazy t
Fuel Tank Gauges on Hunter 410 JohnEh at 8:45am 04.17.20 Big Boats 12/2516 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. There is a fuel gauge located at the helm by the tachometer.
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 JohnEh at 8:33am 04.17.20 Big Boats 11/2095 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. The boat has three fresh water tanks with three deck fills an
Hardtop for a Hunter 41AC Tucker67 at 6:56am 04.17.20 Big Boats 17/2486 I am starting to think about building a hardtop for my Hunter 41AC. and am looking for input, pictu
H336 Replace Outlaul line ChrisHunter at 6:02am 04.17.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/767 The end of my Outhaul line at the mast has become frayed and needs to be replaced. I remember this
Catalina 387 canvas center console cover RobBoat at 4:53am 04.17.20 Parts Search 2/484
Water heater DNRJR at 4:22am 04.17.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/641 I need to replace my water heater on my Hunter 37 Cherubini. Does anyone have any special answers in
Scuppers.... (4) gtg at 9:44pm 04.16.20 Smaller Boats 9/2958 I have two scuppers right next to each other. Perhaps after market. They seem to be letting water in

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fisher 30 1976 ketch needs mast track gates and any building yard technical manuals. higgs at 7:54pm 12.26.24 Try sailboatdata.com
Don't Wait 'till 7 Jan 2025 dlochner at 7:41pm 12.26.24 Back when I had cellular data, I had a 20GB plan and had to pay through the nose to get more so I s
DC To DC controler dlochner at 7:37pm 12.26.24 Although I am not familiar with that converter, a quick glance at the manual indicates that the sol
fisher 30 1976 ketch needs mast track gates and any building yard technical manuals. Project_Mayhem at 7:26pm 12.26.24 Do you have a pic of the mast track opening?
Powering starlink dlochner at 7:25pm 12.26.24 Have you been able to make yours work with 12V input at 60 feet? The only people I've exchanged wit
DC To DC controler (2) marcham at 7:25pm 12.26.24 Although I am not familiar with that converter, a quick glance at the manual indicates that the sola
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

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