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Alternator and regulator wiring Lenny at 4:31pm 06.06.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/2323 Hi forum. (Hopefully correct area) I am about to install a M.Grasser 140A Alternator coupled with a
Question regarding older ProMariner 60 battery charger john986 at 4:10pm 06.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/1077 I purchase a 1993 Hunter 33.5 and have a question about the ProMariner 60, completely automatic 12VD
AC Wipe Out shemandr at 2:41pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1110 Just saw video of Team NZ planting the bows at the start of race 2 against Britain. The announcer c
Port Lights surfforce 1 at 2:40pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 0/303 Hello Skippers! I have just completed my sixth port light or windows on my Catalina 27' and I'm good
Applying the rolling hitch when jumping the main halyard at the mast? Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 9/2471 We see many yachts where all lines are led aft to rope clutches at the cockpit. You can hoist (i.e.
Waxing for seniors gypsy spirit at 10:37am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 28/1874 I have read many different accounts of how to wax a hull but at my age they are all extremely tireso
Outboard Bracket mfourn20 at 10:30am 06.06.17 Catalina 22 18/5671 This is my first sailboat big enough to require an outboard so I'm not familiar with any over outboa
Lubricated Spinlock Clutch lehighsail at 8:38am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2815 At the end of last season I washed and lubricated my Spinlock clutches. Now I find that when I try
1986 P33 Replacing diaphragm water pump twittP33 at 8:29am 06.06.17 Pearson 0/599 Need to replace my original Shore Flo Diaphragm water pump Model 225-3000, any compatible replacemen
Main sail pocket sailnoproblem at 7:35am 06.06.17 Ask All Sailors 4/557 I am a very casual sailor, don't race just cruse and enjoy. I do have a question in reference to my
Do you have Fishing stories? (1) Ken Cross at 6:28am 06.06.17 Sails Call Lounge 37/1873 Have you a good sailboat fishing story? Unfortunately, I have no great story for this picture excep
Refrigerator Recharging Kit Big Red at 5:49am 06.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/463 We have a Waeco refrigerator. After reading several posts, it seems to be a good idea to purchase a
What are these? Symmetrical underside patterns near keel (1) SeanP at 3:55am 06.06.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/918 I have just had my newly-acquired H31 1986 hauled for bottom paint. I noted these strange, but regul
Forward show drain Joe Wienecke at 6:27pm 06.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1031 I have a 2005 41 DS. There is a forward head/shower. The drain in the floor drains to a space unde
Help & Information needed for my Sirius rebuild for retirement use tomp at 6:27pm 06.05.17 Sirius 21/22 6/1660 I have purchased my first 21 foot sailboat.Sirius It appears this boat sat more than it was used. I
Help & Information needed for my Sirius rebuild for retirement use tomp at 6:17pm 06.05.17 Sirius 21/22 0/689 I have purchased my first 21 foot sailboat.Sirius I removed everything
How to burp air out of cooling system Yanmar 2gm20f? Jecemis at 5:02pm 06.05.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/4463 Hi all ~ Is there an easy way to burp out air that may be in the coolant system? I'm having an issu
Whats the Status of the Marina in Marathon With the Fire? Rick Webb at 2:20pm 06.05.17 Ask All Sailors 2/350 Hope it looks worse than it actually is.
water in rudder repeter at 1:15pm 06.05.17 Mid-Size Boats 8/2153 Re: Hunter 33.5 (vintage 1994). Upon commissioning earlier this month, I noticed that the wad of lar
Isotherm Smart Energy Controller (SEC) question (1) Jackdaw at 1:06pm 06.05.17 Musings With Maine Sail 23/7756 @Maine Sail, (or anyone else), After quite a bit of research, I'm adding an Isotherm GE 80S Compac

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Table bases (3) twodzusfittings at 6:59am 03.29.24 Have you looked into one of these. I had one on my previous boat, a Hunter 25.5. I bought the table
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:55am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Batt
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 SV Maverick at 6:51am 03.29.24 Amazing resources! I will modify as described. Thank you so much. I will post pictures and update as
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 6:46am 03.29.24 Well @Ted10028, you've just made the discovery about the 1+2+B switch that leads some of us to make
Stem Fitting (1) john2 at 6:35am 03.29.24 ours is a bit different. no cracks last time
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 6:12am 03.29.24 Given the parts premium $ for Volvo, I would suggest you change to a new Betamarine. I did that cha
Water-ballast funny story Crazy Dave Condon at 6:10am 03.29.24 As a sailboat dealer, there were times I went into cold water becoming a member of the Polar Bear Cl
Table bases thinwater at 5:55am 03.29.24 I've always found cockpits tight anyway, even on my cruising cat. Better to go cocktail party style
Bent wing keels Crazy Dave Condon at 5:39am 03.29.24 Second on the photo
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:35am 03.29.24 @MKennon I will be glad to talk with you about trailering and mast raising tips based on my involv
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Jim Legere at 5:27am 03.29.24 ...To me, having monsters like this operating at 8+ knots speed in restricted waters is asking for
Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? mermike at 5:23am 03.29.24 You might add your specific location. Port Townsend has every skilled trade that you need for a woo
Fake teak deck glue..... Kings Gambit at 5:20am 03.29.24
Fake teak deck glue..... (2) twodzusfittings at 4:46am 03.29.24 Greg, what product did Highfield use. Highfield is a good quality dinghy, so I assume, right wrong o
Fake teak deck glue..... JRT at 4:45am 03.29.24 There is several gorilla glues, including marine rated by the label at least. There is a constructi
Stem Fitting JRT at 4:37am 03.29.24 I've never noticed anything like this. I'll look this weekend for sure. Also I'm not sure I'm read
Table bases Terry Cox at 4:11am 03.29.24 Different model boat, but our cockpit table arrangement looks like this: Hunter 42 Owner Modificatio
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Rick486 at 3:56am 03.29.24 Actually tugs are pretty useless - and a danger to themselves - when trying to change the heading o
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 3:49am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3QM
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 1:06am 03.29.24 If no one else gets to it first I will send you an engine manual when I get to my computer tomorrow

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