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Preventing Battery Freeze
jssailem at 7:54am 11.05.19
The Sterling unit is a very good unit. When set up with the Temp sensor it is designed to reduce the
Engine Crane - Engine Mount Install w/ pics
NYSail at 7:52am 11.05.19
Or just lay the motor down and strap it to the seat...... little tongue and cheek there. Greg
Engine Mounts Replacements
2 OLD PIRATES at 7:51am 11.05.19
JK_Boston ....... could you put up a picture when you have the time and chance. Is there a mount tha
Preventing Battery Freeze
GonzoF1 at 7:48am 11.05.19
There is! Charge them fully and check the electrolyte levels, then disconnect and totally forget th
Preventing Battery Freeze
GonzoF1 at 7:47am 11.05.19
More likely the event was an over charging event. The battery overheated and thus the bulge. That
Preventing Battery Freeze
dlochner at 7:39am 11.05.19
What @TomY said. Make sure they are fully charged, the water levels and electrolytes are good, and
Preventing Battery Freeze
jssailem at 7:37am 11.05.19
we talked about the slight bulge my batteries developed after what we are guessing was a freeze eve
Anchor Locker on Hunter 45DS
LAS at 7:37am 11.05.19
I have exactly the same problem on a Hunter 41DS( as pictured by murrayabbott). The all chain rode s
Bow cap Damage, 1984 Hunter 27
rgranger at 7:29am 11.05.19
Yikes! Well I guess I'd get the other boater's insurance information and then take it to a pro-shop
Preventing Battery Freeze
TomY at 7:25am 11.05.19
There is! Charge them fully and check the electrolyte levels, then disconnect and totally forget the
Engine Crane - Engine Mount Install w/ pics
JamesG161 at 7:25am 11.05.19
Looks ok to me in flat calms seas. How will it handle in Heavy seas? Dynamic forces take over, and
Battery Charging System - Am I Correct?
Stu Jackson at 7:23am 11.05.19
These links might help, too: Electrical Systems 101 Electrical Systems 101
Yet another mast stepping thread... Great design. Looking for hardware input   (4)
Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 11.05.19
Bottom of pole & electric winch. The winch sits a few inches above the bow support when inserted. Th
First Catalina ever built   (2)
LakeShark at 7:13am 11.05.19
Nope that's an imposter. The real C22 Hull #1 has quite a storied past and was owned by Catalina Ya
Fiddle Block Help.   (1)
jssailem at 7:12am 11.05.19
Most Traveler fiddle blocks I have seen used have a pin that rotates at the base. Something like thi
high water?
JamesG161 at 7:07am 11.05.19
Attention Hunter 37 Cutter Owners!
dLj at 6:58am 11.05.19
That's a beautiful boat! Supposedly quite seaworthy. Does yours have the gasoline engine still in it
Still in business....?!?!?
HMT2 at 6:52am 11.05.19
I will say I really like my local West Marine. The manager is a great guy and several of the staff k
high water?
Hunter216 at 6:48am 11.05.19
I was raised in a farming community on an island so everyone I knew constantly talked about the weat

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