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What are the symptoms of serviceable batteries with low water Capt Robbie at 7:29pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/29118 Three years ago I changed out my house and starting batteries with what I was told were not servicea
How fast does your Cherubini motor? TooCoys at 6:36pm 03.17.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1242 I've got a 1980 27' with a Yanmar 1gm10 in it, and it motors extremely slow. We took it out yesterd
Google Earth (1) Brian D at 4:43pm 03.17.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/993 I was playing around with Google Earth today and found a feature that I did not know existed. I know
Solar panel question RWSlater at 4:21pm 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/608 I'm putting together a 3 panel array (yeah I have a hungry boat) and have heard that leaving a gap b
Wind Instrument C38newbie at 3:36pm 03.17.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/956 I have the original wind direction and speed instruments on my 1981 C38. I would like to replace the
84 Catalina 22 have a lead or cast iron swing keel? Todd Parrish at 3:14pm 03.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 9/3492 I was looking at a boat that's been in freshwater slip, keel down, for 10 years. I've read that 'ea
h26 jweber1961 at 10:42am 03.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/420 do I need a long leg outboard or will short leg be sufficent
Arguing with my "boat guy" Pipe Dream at 10:39am 03.17.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 22/2468 Ok-need a little help here..... Last fall after a weekend on the lake, I noticed an odor in the hou
Budge Bimini Tops Douginmd at 10:02am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 3/544 I am looking for inexpensive options for bimini tops for an O'day 25. Has anybody had experience wi
Charleston Spar - In mast furling Time 2 Cruise at 9:22am 03.17.17 Catalina 310 3/3733 Has anyone ever restrung the inhaul ' outhaul on one of these? My lines are shot and they need repla
mainsheet fiddle block? (1) jyjohnson at 7:25am 03.17.17 Smaller Boats 14/3584 Hi all -- I have H 25.5 (mid '80s I think). The angle of the cam cleat makes it quite hard to cleat
Electric Fuel Pump addition for priming..... NYSail at 7:09am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 24/4509 Hello all, New boat has a long run from tank to engine and was thinking about adding an electric fu
March 17, 17 All U Get at 5:59am 03.17.17 Ask All Sailors 4/401 Happy St. Patrick's Day. Mission today is to find some Irish Whiskey amongst all the rum here on th
Amazing tactical perspective on a race. Jackdaw at 9:17pm 03.16.17 Racing 8/1510 Here is an entire TP52 Super Series race, Hot mic'ed and from multi-angles. Amazing vid, if you have
1987 Hunter Legend 35 - Rudder Construction? walmsleyc at 8:28pm 03.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1348 (previously posted on a Catalina forum by mistake) My rudder has been dripping rusty water for a nu
ST4000+ replacement belt identification (1) jonelli at 6:25pm 03.16.17 Catalina 30 7/3452 Hey All, I need help identifying the correct belt for this. I see a lot of D169 "For MK1 black housi
sunsail ownership Captmayhem at 6:17pm 03.16.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1029 I'm sure I'm not the only one getting emails from them, what's the catch?
First 405 galley rail guidera48 at 5:46pm 03.16.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/728 I am rebuilding a first 405 and I need to make new counter rails for the galley. Beneteau made a la
Hunter Control Panel Box (1) spadaforaj at 5:18pm 03.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/443 Nice 2004 Hunter 41 with a really bad caulk job Does anyone know ehere I can get a replacement ed
Replacing Bilge hose ODAY 322 BwWhisper at 4:59pm 03.16.17 Bigger Boats 5/872 My 1.5" bilge hose is deteriorated to the point it is broken off 2" long in the bilge area. Anybody

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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...
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 3:20pm 06.29.24 Hurricane Beryl It is small and compact moving West at 23 mph. The Hurricane Hunters heading to th
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:18pm 06.29.24 You're sure it's not thru-bolted? That would be strange to just be screwed in.
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Justin_NSA at 3:15pm 06.29.24 I had mine recharged for around $200. Still works great 3 years later. A new system was going to cos
3gm30f injection pump rack control stuck Charles Erwin at 3:13pm 06.29.24 The picture shows the governor actuator lever ("the fork" - the lever that has a deep notch.) The p
Stripped Wench Base Screw Justin_NSA at 3:12pm 06.29.24 I want to see the stripped wench too! ;)
Stripped Wench Base Screw kappykaplan at 3:07pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail winch to the hull has given way to
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... JBP-PA at 3:01pm 06.29.24 This is not correct. 316 can be quite magnetic. I actually just had someone consult me on some 316
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... BrianQ at 2:53pm 06.29.24 You don't need to remove either end cap but it is much easier if you remove the front and rear sheav
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 2:09pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum. Unless of course the end
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... ggrizzard at 1:42pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum.
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 06.29.24
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting dlochner at 1:18pm 06.29.24 Wow! You actually got Simrad support to answer a question? You are among the fortunate few.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 imp6 at 1:06pm 06.29.24 Thank you @Crazy Dave Condon i sent you a message. Glad to have you here I read plenty of your posts
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dlochner at 12:14pm 06.29.24 Do I have to take off the end of the boom to fish lines thru? I'm hoping there is an easier way....

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