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AC 110V wiring - AWG wire recommendations ArkadiyS at 8:47pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7355 We have a 1987 35 Hunter, and I am installing an additional AC power outlet. It is being branched o
Do you separate the masthead light and the all around light? Skipperdan at 7:44pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 55/6985 I am redoing the mast while it is down. They had the masthead light and the all around (anchor light
What is this boat (1) higgs at 7:31pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 9/741 I am pretty good with identifying boats even back into the 70s. At first I suspected an S2, but aft
Fridge issue question wilf at 6:16pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1656 I turned on the fridge and can hear the motor running but after a half day of running its still not
Anyone modify one of these.... Tally Ho at 4:19pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/4287 ...generators to hook up to a 30-amp shore power cord to a boat? http://t.harborfreight.com/engines
Cradle dimensions for Hunter 27-2 Lewie at 4:08pm 03.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1792 Friend bought a 1989 Hunter 27-2 fin/bulb keel and outboard engine. I am going to move it for him o
Removable Hump Seat - Storage ArkadiyS at 3:16pm 03.26.17 Big Boats 12/3083 This question is applicable to a handful of Hunters - 35 and 37 Legend boats... there may be others
Catalina Rendezvous May 4-7 Roche Harbor (1) LeoLambert310 at 11:02am 03.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/987 Reminder for the dates... May 4-7. Roche Harbor Marina, San Juan Island Points to note: If you have
Cooling water hose in Yanmar 3GMF (2) BGR at 10:49am 03.26.17 Big Boats 12/1614 I have been replacing the cooling water hoses in my Hunter 34 (1985) Yanmar 3GMF. The last one I nee
Mac 22 Main Halyard block tim_kd7jz at 9:18am 03.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/675 I want to replace the main halyard block on my early 80s Mac 22. It looks like a Harken 2644 is the
Westerbeke starting panel Pat at 7:09am 03.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1810 yesterday in shutting off the engine the entire key/Westerbeke panel at the aft end of the cockpit o
Rudder Post in Sirius 28 Jim PaON at 6:45am 03.26.17 Sirius 21/22 0/916 Hello Sirius boat owners! I saw that this thread is for 21/22 Sirius but just in case anyone has exp
What Should I be Looking For? scruffy95 at 6:16am 03.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1250 I am a potential future 1980 Hunter 33 owner. I am the skipper of a new Sea Scout ship here in Balt
Stuffing Box Corrosion? Jim 5757 at 6:09am 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 8/3455 Has anyone had any success with coating the bronze stuffing box to prevent the green stuff?
Heater hose observation Mark Maulden at 5:40pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/887 a yr or so ago, i redesigned my fresh water and raw water circuits on my engine. I had a heat excha
Dinghy Davit? Briggy G at 5:30pm 03.25.17 Catalina 30 9/1775 How do you mount your Dinghy ? Do you have a davit ? Do you like it? If not a dingy, do you have ot
Video for new sailors (or not ;) ) RussC at 4:48pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 26/4601 Be sure to watch to the end. the last guy to recount his feelings of the current voyage is sure to a
Replacing Heat Exchanger Zinc Briggy G at 3:54pm 03.25.17 Catalina 30 8/2928 Universal 25. Any suggestions on things to keep an eye out for when doing this? Close through hull,
Autohelm ST4000 control replacement?came withiut Briggy G at 3:50pm 03.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/837 Hello All! Any idea where I can get a control replacement ? Boat came without. No luck on eBay. Any
NiCd rechargeable batteries AA & AAA capta at 1:54pm 03.25.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1131 I'm really getting tired of alkaline AA ' AAA batteries. The old tech rechargeables aren't a whole l

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New Batteries and Switch marcham at 9:02pm 04.23.24 Difficult to remotely troubleshoot wiring.... suggest tracing the wires from each battery switch. T
New Batteries and Switch (1) Tally Ho at 7:33pm 04.23.24 Just a guess, but one switch is a 1-2-both-off switch, usually used to switch the house batteries.
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 6:58pm 04.23.24 Water trapped in the pan is a good guess. Each year I lose some there while winterizing and it does
Gooseneck Pin JoeWhite at 5:43pm 04.23.24 Those are bolts with plastic lock nut at the thread end. The bolt should be installed from the top a
Holding Tank macerator remove JoeWhite at 5:34pm 04.23.24 Do not remove it. Fix the leaks.
Not perfect launch day... Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 04.23.24
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel (1) marchem at 4:24pm 04.23.24 When I installed a new fuel pump on our M25XPB I used a spade connector on the hot side. I can unplu
Not perfect launch day... kappykaplan at 3:40pm 04.23.24 Good luck with the teardown and reassembly, Greg. :beer:
Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 3:27pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? shemandr at 3:26pm 04.23.24 The Code 0 is a reaching sail. Maybe close reaching. It has a beautiful shape but a relatively nar
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 3:15pm 04.23.24 I decided to change the vent exhaust hose (hose from engine compartment to the blower). It turns out
Not perfect launch day... shemandr at 3:11pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle w
Gooseneck Pin ggrizzard at 3:08pm 04.23.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No, i
Self tacking jib DArcy at 2:35pm 04.23.24 The fore and aft track could be for a baby stay but then you would need some way to pull the car for
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 dlochner at 2:28pm 04.23.24 Good to know plenty of room forward and no additional battery box. Greatly appreciate your getting
Windlass and thruster Battery question dlochner at 2:23pm 04.23.24 The Odyssey TPPL AGMs are great batteries. In this application an AGM would be a good choice becau
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 2:22pm 04.23.24 Check with Mike at SBO to see if by chance they have any lens. Mike use to order all parts for hunt
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 04.23.24 Mfg of boom and mast along with model/year of ssilboat
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement dlochner at 2:10pm 04.23.24 Once you have the starter off, take it to a local auto electrical shop and have them take a look. Br
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 2:06pm 04.23.24 Great info. I will check next time I'm at the boat. Thanks.

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