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Legend 37.5 - Inverter and battery placement aybabtme at 8:25pm 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1073 Hey folks! I'm looking at seriously beefing up the battery bank on our boat to LiFePo4, and adding a
Cutting conduit holes in beam and stringer (1) Marrigoround at 8:18pm 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/342 I'm installing a new inverter/charger that requires some heavy (#4/0 AWG) cable from the battery box
Proper use of the wheel brake? clmooring at 7:56pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 8/1078 I purchased a H356 in december 2018. I have had it out about a half dozen times so far this spring.
Has anyone installed Raymarine EV100 on 356 clmooring at 7:31pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 6/794 has anyone installed a Raymarine EV100 on a hunter 356? If so where did you place the components an
Question on fiberglass repair (2) Bay Tripper at 6:22pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1919 Hello, I am still relatively new here, and I have done a lot of searching online and on this fo
Hot water heating system bwasileski at 5:24pm 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 33/5956 Hi I have a Beneteau 423. Hoping to get some help. I replace the hot water tank last year and since
Electrial Question sailor420 at 2:57pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 12/1359 We run our fridg and freezer 247. When we loose shore power from a storm or something our batteries
Portable Holding Tank Overboard Discharge dlochner at 1:55pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 19/4675 Quick backstory, as a Great Lakes (shark free and unsalted) sailor our boat does not have a macerato
Thoughts on dinghies? limbodog at 1:54pm 05.28.19 Big Boats 25/4522 Dinghy - from dingi the Hindi word for "small boat" I know I'm going to need one sooner or later, bu
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. (3) TomY at 1:20pm 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2616 Spirit of Tradition genre for racing and daysailing. 47'6" long with a 9'0" beam, she's designed to
3rd Reef on a 22 ? Rltgold at 12:22pm 05.28.19 Catalina 22 31/3716 Thinking of adding a 3rd reef to my 22. For my first reef I installed a Harken reefing system which
Yanmar 2GM20F Vibration dennismenace111 at 12:09pm 05.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 17/3005 I recently purchased a Watkins 29 that had sat unused for a few years. I bought the boat on the Wes
Shallow (shoal) vs deep draft (Oceanis 38) Michael54321 at 10:44am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4112 Hi Beneteau owners I have been in the market for a used Beneteau Oceanis 38 for some time, and rece
Hot water tank relief valve acepilot123 at 10:35am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/658 when I heat the hot water tank, three way, webasto, engine or 110 v all is well until I turn on the
Loss of Sailing Super Yacht Rick D at 9:40am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 45/3904 I'm sure many of you have seen this, but I didn't see any posts, so here's a link: https://www.saili
Yanmar 2GM20F - Filler Cap (neck) & Subtank (3) Hunter28Austin at 9:22am 05.28.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1589
Strange refrigerator sounds Levin at 8:13am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 2/421 Hello all... So I'm having a strange problem that I can't seem to find an answer for even after sea
Powering bilge pumps Bill lee at 7:51am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 8/585
Macerator Woes odaydokay at 7:45am 05.28.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1656 Over the years we have had a lot of discussion about these beasts. I have a Jabsco 18590-2092 (2007
Chartplotter Visibility Jessitt at 7:41am 05.28.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1861 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and just purchased a 2013 Oceanis 45. It seems that the positioning o

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O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length jssailem at 2:44pm 11.25.24 If you use the 3-5 inch value below the hull and the depth of the hull for a typical boat, you will
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length jssailem at 2:42pm 11.25.24 Here are some suggestions from a prop shop on the web. The Ideal Prop Depth The general rule is tha
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 2:40pm 11.25.24 That's what I am thinking, thanks! A couple of extra bucks, but a friend has told me a boat is a ho
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length jssailem at 2:40pm 11.25.24 Measure from the mount to the bottom of the boat. Then, compare it to the outboard at a local shop.
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length kappykaplan at 2:38pm 11.25.24 Mount is fixed. You'll probably want a long shaft then. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 2:35pm 11.25.24 Boat is "home" working on cleaning her up and provisioning for 2025 season. Mount is fixed.
Replacement counter top jssailem at 2:32pm 11.25.24 What about one of the big box stores? HD or Lowes have access to all sorts of countertop materials.
Decking project kappykaplan at 2:30pm 11.25.24 Looks great!!!! :beer:
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? kappykaplan at 2:29pm 11.25.24 No, NO, NO ! There was a fl. before the oz. meaning a fluid ounce, before I sent it. SBO screwed u
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 11.25.24 @drtdkidd The aHunter 19 you are referring to, is it the water ballast sailboat? If not, the year
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length jssailem at 2:27pm 11.25.24 Welcome Bill Congrats on your new to you boat. You might want to wait til you get the boat home. Y
Decking project (2) Grotto at 2:27pm 11.25.24 Foredeck complete! Most likely going to be spring for the cockpit and seats
Replacement counter top Sailor Sue at 2:26pm 11.25.24 How about Star Board, or some other inorganic material, that you can work with woodworking tools?
How to remove panel behind the engine smokey73 at 2:10pm 11.25.24 @dlochner and @dmax Wish I would have asked before I tackled this job. Was able to do it okay with
How to remove panel behind the engine dmax at 2:04pm 11.25.24 Regarding the bungs: drill a small hole in the center and drive a screw into it leaving enough expos
How to remove panel behind the engine dlochner at 2:00pm 11.25.24 A trick for removing bungs is to use a drywall screw. Carefully drive the screw into the bung with a
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 11.25.24 Weighs a pound, doesn't it? :banghead::poke: No, NO, NO ! There was a fl. before the oz. meaning
How to remove panel behind the engine smokey73 at 1:45pm 11.25.24 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 so it may not be the same. Look for the subtle difference in grain indica
Oday 39 Owner's Manual harry_sailor at 1:45pm 11.25.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: No owner's manual in the resources section of this forum, but you may
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? dLj at 12:41pm 11.25.24 A 16 oz. tub of the stuff is nearly weightless. this one reminds me of the joke, "What weighs more

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