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Solar Panels from Non-Marine Suppliers Lee Coller at 11:35pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1200 About 8 years ago I purchased 2 130 watt solar panels from West Marine made by ICP Solar. I've jus
AC 110V wiring - AWG wire recommendations ArkadiyS at 8:47pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7938 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 55/7493 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 9/788 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 17/1731 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 17/4497 ...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 9/1857 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 12/3291 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 3/1041 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 12/1713 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 3/714 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 6/1890 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 0/942 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 19/1280 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 8/3613 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 5/937 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 9/2020 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 26/4683 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 8/3137 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 4/938 Hello All! Any idea where I can get a control replacement ? Boat came without. No luck on eBay. Any

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Battery Placement knappytime at 5:23pm 06.27.24 I had a similar arrangement but with two house batts and one starter batt. I don't use the lazarett
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit kappykaplan at 4:55pm 06.27.24 Thank you De nada
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit wimbledan at 4:48pm 06.27.24 Thank you both for the advice. I'll post my progress!
Battery Placement (1) Johnb at 3:34pm 06.27.24 The attached picture shows the batteries as they were in 2000. The ice box is to the left (forward)
What are these screw things called Captain Larry-DH at 1:37pm 06.27.24 If it is for a one time use, I suggest that you beg, borrow, or steal that "serious rivet gun". Th
Compass and depth finder replacement for 285 jssailem at 12:22pm 06.27.24 you can always tie a big fishing weight to some line and go old school. 1s8XbjOXhXo
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit Crazy Dave Condon at 11:11am 06.27.24 I would suggest looking at the ones on line but before you do, measure the bolt patter on the boat f
What are these screw things called Hello Below at 10:02am 06.27.24 But you'll need a serious rivet gun to put those in. If it is for a one time use, I suggest that y
What are these screw things called dLj at 9:28am 06.27.24 The boom is aluminum, use aluminum rivets not stainless steel. The SS rivets will corrode. I prefe
1984 Hunter 20 Bow Pulpit kappykaplan at 9:27am 06.27.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: Check with the kind folks that run the forum store on this site. They
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels kappykaplan at 9:25am 06.27.24 Russell on Destiny, the OP hasn't been seen since Nov 2023. Welcome to the forum! :beer:
Hello Below at 9:08am 06.27.24 and 1/2 cup (4 oz or 50 ml) Clorox Just to clarify so we don't thunder into Mars again: 1/2 cup =
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project Arrgh at 9:01am 06.27.24
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 8:42am 06.27.24 This project looks awesome! Want to come do mine next? :) Thanks and errr... no :) Had my fi
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:35am 06.27.24
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Russell on Destiny at 8:16am 06.27.24 I received my unit (which is a replacement unit for the original Siemens unit) from Beneteau Spare
Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:55am 06.27.24 It's always been 1 qt/liter per 50 gal...it was my bad math that made the instructions confusing. Th
Otto at 7:33am 06.27.24 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , Sorry to revive an old thread... I may be mistaken, but the math seems
Hunter 260 Edison Steering Pulley (Cable Jump) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 06.27.24 @philiefay check your private messages. There is also a 26/260/270 Hunter group on Facebook too.
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement William Taylor at 6:34am 06.27.24 Definitely sounds like a cable replacement is in your future. Any chance a cable clamp (to add a l

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