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Alden design # 463 The North Haven Dinghy class. (1) TomY at 9:51am 07.24.17 Alden General Chat 2/2640 The North Haven one design racing class has been around since 1887. John Alden was asked to take the
Stuffing Box Wrench Sizes? jviss at 6:24am 07.24.17 Big Boats 18/5839 I have a 1984 C36. I would like to purchase a set of stub wrenches. I'm pretty sure the gland is 2
Shore Power Problems ryansk at 5:39am 07.24.17 Ask All Sailors 19/4652 Hello, I have a 1993 H27 with an inboard diesel. Recently I have been having problems with my shore
M25XPB Oil Dip Stick DaveJ at 5:32am 07.24.17 Catalina 310 5/751 When checking the oil level on this engine, should you insert the dipstick all the way into the hole
Battery Charging, Volvo MD7 simpsoned at 4:35am 07.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/884 I have a 78 Newport 30 with an MD7 diesel. After I shut off the engine and the boat is docked with
Noise from the mast wilf at 9:33pm 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2877 I own an oday 322, the last 2 weekends we spent at a mooring there was clanking or banging that i as
Looking for a mainsail for a Neptune 16. Greg Asbury at 7:11pm 07.23.17 Parts Search 0/443 Looking for a mainsail for my boat. 18' length, 8'boom. Would like something in good shape.
9.9 Mercury too much? LadyHawk at 5:36pm 07.23.17 Catalina 22 12/2044 Hey all, I am a new owner of a Catalina 22 project. She came with a 9.9 but I was wondering if this
Boat cover for a 146 SFKjeld at 4:31pm 07.23.17 Day Sailers 7/985 looking for a recommendation for a nice fitting cover that I can use in dry dock with the mast up. W
M25 Harness "upgrade" LeslieTroyer at 4:07pm 07.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1092 I'm not real happy with the harness upgrade kit from CD. I do have Bluesea terminal strip by the en
P33-2 Owners Manual seatrepidbob at 2:59pm 07.23.17 Pearson 4/1214 Hi Folks, Do any of you guys have a digital copy of the Pearson 33-2 owner's manual? I am headed to
Freedom 2500 inverter charger RWSlater at 1:52pm 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 1/187 Does anyone know at what amp rate the freedom 25 charger charges the batteries on shore power?
The Paranoid Sailor Daveinet at 1:36pm 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 44/3206 OK, confession time. Not sure what has gone wrong with me, but I am becoming an ever more paranoid s
Ray p70R A/P head Lee Hadjiosif at 1:25pm 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2080 I'm looking to buy a sailboat with a "new" smart A/P and a p70R pilot head. The R stands for rotary
Hot Summer Days... :-) (4) rgranger at 12:23pm 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 5/424 139089 139090 139091 139092
Neutral Safety Switch Location Westerbeke 21 JACKHEAPE at 12:08pm 07.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/765 Having to replace the engine wiring harness on my Westerbeke 21. Anyone know where the neutral safet
Jabsco macerator pump mmsailor at 11:55am 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4620 Having a problem with the maceerator pump made by jabsco . Last year late in the fall I replaced the
73 Winch (7) Sacto Dave at 10:09am 07.23.17 Catalina 22 11/1265 After lubricating, the winch handle kept unscrewing after hitting what felt like a mechanical stop.
GoHoist for lifting O'Day 25 (4) Hoosier Kevin at 10:06am 07.23.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2207 I appreciate all the input and help I have received from this forum over the years. Last October I p
Blue Sea m-LVD (low voltage disconnect), thoughts? marchem at 8:31am 07.23.17 Musings With Maine Sail 1/963 Any thoughts on the Blue Sea m-LVD low voltage disconnect? http://www.bluesea.com/products/7635/m-L

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Damned generator JamesG161 at 8:55pm 05.30.24
Damned generator dLj at 8:03pm 05.30.24 I finally just started pulling on the cables and finally found that the previous owner had the cabl
Bilge water question catsails8 at 7:57pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sin
Are your PFD's ready? (1) PaulK at 7:56pm 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in see
Damned generator dLj at 7:52pm 05.30.24 So there are four cables that are hooked onto that main engine solenoid. It was not an easy task to
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 7:43pm 05.30.24 My engine manual says I should run the RPM's up to 3000 rpm for 30 seconds, drop slowly down to idle
Morse MV-2 Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 6:06pm 05.30.24 Contract the forum store as they have the build list of parts for most Hunters
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:03pm 05.30.24 :plus: What @Terry Cox says. Just like the solid chainplate, it is not in the interest of a builder
Chain plates Hunter 49 Terry Cox at 5:58pm 05.30.24 Either that or cut a section out of the rubrail which is not exactly a great. Before you start cut
Damned generator Terry Cox at 5:48pm 05.30.24
Damned generator Clay Smith at 5:06pm 05.30.24 Problem solved like I was saying from the start it was either a secondary start battery or a termina
Chain plates Hunter 49 (1) Screen Saver at 4:35pm 05.30.24 Update: Sailboat Owners: "The chainplate are supposed to be made out of one solid piece of stainless
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 2:57pm 05.30.24 What RPM are you typically running your engine at? How often and how close do you get to these uppe
Damned generator shemandr at 2:35pm 05.30.24 That damned PO guy again! If I ever get my hands on him ... "To the Moon...PO guy!"
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 2:33pm 05.30.24 I see, definitely will be doing the same. My cockpit coaming is shaped differently but it'll land in
Bilge water question sailme88 at 1:54pm 05.30.24 Get a gallon of Pink RV antifreeze and pour some of it in a test drain, i.e. galley sink, head sink
Damned generator JamesG161 at 1:39pm 05.30.24 Clay Found the issue, it was behind is Switch Panel. The PO had disconnected the Red Genset DC cabl
Love Hate relationship (3) pclarksurf at 1:34pm 05.30.24 Sorry I don't have good close up pic of it installed just yet-- but marked up where I mounted the sl
Love Hate relationship BulldogTim62 at 1:08pm 05.30.24 Gotcha. Would you say your mounting location is good, would you change anything at all, move it forw
Love Hate relationship (1) pclarksurf at 1:03pm 05.30.24 I measured my 92 and came up with 78" width, inboard of the genoas and clear of the winches, do you

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