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Alternator wire identification..... help (2) NYSail at 6:09am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 17/6611 hello all..... so I am now the proud owner of a new alt. / regulator (balmar 150 series 6 / mc614).
FTZ lugs? Solstice at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/747 I am about to install a new Sterling charger and usually source my heavy duty lugs from genuinedealz
This Looks Like a 5 Minute Job! (2) BrianRobin at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1448 Fact: There are few, if any 5 minute jobs/repairs on a boat! Doing a cutless bearing, shaft seal ,g
Identify this boat I found? (1) HighCs123 at 5:15am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2806 Sometimes I like to go check out Marina's (that are open and not gated) and see what boats I see. I
Possible rework of DC system (2) HMT2 at 9:07pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 5/346
Larry Pardey JoeD at 8:12pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1055 What happened to Larry Pardey? I see Lin art the shows but never heard what or where Larry is. Anyon
Can rails be extended around stern? (H23) Ohiosailin at 6:55pm 05.19.18 Smaller Boats 31/2527 1987 H23, and the rails end (downwards) @ bow ' starboard stern (sides). I want to enclose (bring fu
H34 Compression Post One More Time SabreToothedEngineer at 6:12pm 05.19.18 Big Boats 15/1763 For anyone interested in this topic, I did the compression post repair on my H34 over the winter. I
Beneteau 331 era fuel pickup question arf145 at 4:02pm 05.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/441 Anyone know if Beneteau used a screen on the end of the fuel pickup line inside the tank? I had a sl
1999 or 98 Yanmar 36 HP, Model no. 3JH2E has bluish white exhaust FriscoRon at 3:43pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1400 My Yanmar 1999 or 98 Diesel, model no. 3JH2E, 36 HP, 3 cylinder has bluish white exhaust. The hour m
Cockpit Stereop Power spadaforaj at 3:10pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/381 2004 Hunter 41 - just seems to be no power in the harness - yes - checked the in line fuse after rem
A use for old sails Ken Cross at 2:45pm 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 2/437 I just gave our old sails to a painter friend. He can't use them on a roof because they are slippery
Electrical installation Hunter280 (3) Peharo at 12:58pm 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/280 How has an scheduled electoral installation Hunter280. I need the wiring of boiler refresh.Old wiri
surveyor in New Orleans Monty VM at 11:56am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 3/343 i am due for an insurance survey this fall. I need to coordinate it with my haul out. I am looking f
Vulcan 7 depth offset not working jwerkjr at 11:52am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/3254 I have just installed an Airmar transducer (DST800V) and connected it to my Vulcan 7. The depth read
Ripped off! Jumpstart at 10:09am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1916 I contacted a guy to compound and wax my boat. I traditionally do it myself but I can't operate a bu
Minor Fuel Leak Yanmar 2GM20F Engine (2) pfaffk at 10:06am 05.19.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2226 Years ago I had to replace the Fuel filter on my Yanmar 2GM20F Engine because when I went to bleed t
How to use max and mins on my wind instrument danstanford at 9:50am 05.19.18 Racing 4/671 My new wind instrument has little dots representing maximum and minimum wind angles which can be res
I am sick of this weather in the NE. sailnoproblem at 9:41am 05.19.18 Ask All Sailors 13/582 I am really fed up with the recent weather here in the NE! It is putting a major delay in my Hull pa
Installing two voltmeters Reg M at 8:12am 05.19.18 Mid-Size Boats 13/4364 I want to install two small digital voltmeters in my 1984 H31, one for each battery. Rather than hav

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Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 2:06pm 04.23.24 Great info. I will check next time I'm at the boat. Thanks.
Air Conditioner Vents (1) karellen at 2:00pm 04.23.24 I have a 356 (very similar) with AC and ducting in salon and v-berth. The aft cabin has a 4 inch ro
Instead of PropSpeed dlochner at 1:28pm 04.23.24 PYI has a new product, Crystal Prop. Same idea as Prop Speed, but much less expensive. The zinc pa
Instead of PropSpeed capta at 1:25pm 04.23.24 One summer in Powerboat's in Trinidad the Propspeed folks were applying their product free for those
Santana 21 design info needed prairieclover at 1:15pm 04.23.24 We have a 1972 Santana 21, too. Put it on the water last summer after a long time in storage. We ha
Access to windlass marchem at 12:52pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker w
Access to windlass marchem at 12:48pm 04.23.24 Yes Thanks. Didn't want to have to tear into that if I didn't have to.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 12:44pm 04.23.24 My yanmar 2gm20 had a manual lift pump that worked reasonably well depending on the position of the
Access to windlass east coaster at 12:34pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker wa
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Hayden Watson at 12:15pm 04.23.24 M-25's had numerous pulleys from the factory. You need the one with three tapped holesley was that
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open Ringydingydo at 12:14pm 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 12:03pm 04.23.24 Yes
Is it too big? Rutgerson Clutch won't Stay Open shemandr at 11:44am 04.23.24 1" for a halyard on a 37' boat is massive. With modern cordage you can aggressively downsize. Loo
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (1) Maine Sail at 11:39am 04.23.24 If anyone with an M25 or M25XP is near their engine, can you measure the outside diameter of the cr
Windlass and thruster Battery question Maine Sail at 11:32am 04.23.24 The only batts we installed for thrusters are Odyssey TPPL AGM's
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. (2) Hayden Watson at 10:54am 04.23.24
Instead of PropSpeed (1) Rich Stidger at 10:48am 04.23.24 Hows about this? Or? Or? https://www.rustoleum.ca/-/media/DigitalEncyclopedia/Product/RustoleumCA/P
Instead of PropSpeed Drinky Crow at 10:27am 04.23.24 ok never mind https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/bronze-prop-treatment.198841
Windlass and thruster Battery question Davidasailor26 at 10:06am 04.23.24 My thruster is powered from a Group 24 battery in the v berth. My windlass is powered from the house
Windlass and thruster Battery question Mark Maulden at 9:55am 04.23.24 What are your house/start batts?

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