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Is This Cheesy, Stupid, or Just Plain Dangerous (1) GorillaToast at 12:59pm 04.08.17 Ask All Sailors 9/696 135076 I tried to find an elegant solution that didn't cost an arm and a leg...
Can I test my Inboard on the hard before boat is launched? kupskius at 7:50am 04.08.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2554 Me again! Now that spring is almost here, I will be posting questions and progress on the launch of
Hunter 170 Racing Performance Russell Papenberg at 6:04am 04.08.17 Day Sailers 2/1243 Hi, I'm calling all H170 owners to share their experiences with their boats under racing conditions.
How long does varnish last? (5) TomY at 5:21am 04.08.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 0/1961 That depends on many factors. Wooding (removing a protective coating when it has failed), my boats
Sometimes you find a slick idea....... stand up blocks Scott B at 5:19am 04.08.17 Ask All Sailors 4/667 Thought this was such a slick idea...... Qd5f8dDCFls
Looking for bow roller design for H31 Reg M at 5:10am 04.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/707 I want to install a bow roller on my 84 H31. I have researched the Owners Mods section of this site
Opened Hidden Bilge in H-34 (3) kloudie1 at 4:44am 04.08.17 Big Boats 8/2642 As others have noted, I opened the false bilge bottom to get at the trapped water between the hull a
Ipad navigation users Ken Cross at 7:50pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1760 We were thinking of replacing the Admiral's failed tablet with an Ipad. It appears to me that the on
HI Alex111 at 6:50pm 04.07.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/643 Hi
Moved my boat to the lake (1) AWalker at 5:23pm 04.07.17 Trailer Sailors 8/1076 I moved my boat to the lake and rigged it today. Rented a spot in the sailboat dry storage. I can le
Wheel deign for a dingy needed njlarry at 5:18pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/462 Wondering what solutions anyone may have come up with moving an inflatable dingy around on the hard.
Refrigeration Updating scottdube at 4:28pm 04.07.17 Big Boats 7/2995 After looking at a bunch of different options I decided to go with Seafrost. I spent a lot of time
Windex wind vane replacement CapnGL at 4:21pm 04.07.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/549 My Windex wind vane arrow broke. Is it possible to just buy the plastic arrow on top? Thanks Greg
Phasor Marine Compact Series generators capta at 12:34pm 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/810 Does anyone have any personal long term experience with the Phasor Marine Compact Series generators?
Owners title search John1534 at 11:37am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/616 I am trying to find out what is the best service or best way to check out who was the previous owner
Deck Treatment Murray16764 at 10:28am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1115 We have usually had a boat detailing company complete a through cleaning of the deck and cockpit of
Whisker Pole--Oceanis 45 Barryr8195 at 9:51am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1055 Any recommendations for a whisker pole for an Oceanis 45? What about the mast fitting? Primarily f
Primer for steel keel utkansal at 9:25am 04.07.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2968 Hi All, I have a Beneteau First 28.7. I am getting ready for bottom paint. The question involves th
Batteries-warm weather boat storage BayMan at 8:57am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 17/5411 I plan to haul and store my boat for 4-6 months this summer. In Florida. It's going to be hot. How
Remember your Totin Chip? (1) Jackdaw at 7:09am 04.07.17 Ask All Sailors 23/2763 Funny how discussions run together.. I was talking with another big-boat owner at our clubhouse yest

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Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port heritage at 5:03pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Need help recognizing items on my boat DayDreamer41 at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Hi All, Hope your day is going well. I've figured out most of my boat. I have a Dufour 34 from 197
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) jssailem at 5:01pm 06.29.24 Your Dufour 34 is a mast head rig. e back stay tensioner. Study how to trim your sails using the adj
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:56pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? gfrazzle at 4:45pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to co
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator heritage at 4:45pm 06.29.24 Your clamp meter should have an arrow that needs to be oriented in the normal direction of current f
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 4:02pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the readin
Invest 92L Johann at 3:59pm 06.29.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from wher
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 3:56pm 06.29.24 Check the wiring on the shunt. There is a battery side and a load side, reverse them and the reading
Stripped Wench Base Screw Don S/V ILLusion at 3:44pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo... Of the wench or the winch? The former might be more entertaining.
Stripped Wench Base Screw fiatlux at 3:20pm 06.29.24 I emailed my son for a photo...

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