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West Marine Rope Sale Today bushav at 6:08am 01.22.16 Catalina 22 21/1871 40 percent all bulk rope at West Marine. Today only, January 22. Lane
01' Hunter 340 W/Yanmar 30gm30F re- propping Bronxite at 5:47am 01.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 10/1369 I'm a new Hunter 340 owner. Not to start a big discussion , but trying to read all these threads to
Flex water tank CYQK at 4:03pm 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3103 Getting ready to install new flex water tanks.The old ones are Nauta tanks Plastimo makes a similar
New sails bfriolet at 4:00pm 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 1/565 Has anyone bought a sail from Precision Sails?
Value of Mast for 1980's Hunter 22' mmcpa1960 at 10:40am 01.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/641 I have a mast for a 1980's 22' Hunter. It has all the cabling. It appears to be in good condition. I
Sailor's Box eugenesdream24 at 10:29am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 1/52 Hey everyone on the SailboatOwners forums, I wanted to reach out to all of you directly without comi
Water between the false floor and hull Nathan57 at 9:55am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/3365 I fixed most of the top side leaks on my Catalina 22 and have very little leaking now. However, I d
Lazy Jacks Come Sail Away at 9:44am 01.21.16 S2 16/4477 Since I solo sail much of the time and have the most difficulty when raising or lowering the main, I
Boat drinks Waitress, I need two more boat drinks Bad Obsession at 7:59am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 41/2565 Those of us here on the East Coast are about ready to be dumped on, literally. In my area they are
Fairness of Pursuit Races? Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 21/4717 My wife and I crewed in a pursuit race recently. Pursuit races are PHRF-handicapped races where the
makeshift water tank Hobopacket at 7:30am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/2073 Hey there! Thanks for all of your help so far. I am planning on building a small galley and was wond
Design for a new bimini S4iln at 9:10pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3160 we have never been happy with bimini on our Oceanis 37. The dodger works well and provides good prot
Autopilot for Hunter 356 Ken Archer at 4:28pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/6209 I have recently purchased a Hunter 356 and want to install an autopilot. I have been informed that t
Precision Sails LakeMurraySailor at 4:03pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2240 Hi fellow sailors! I submitted a quote request form on the precisionsailloft.com website and receive
Owners of New Sense or Oceanis Models Mongo Mike at 3:53pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/628 Hello and Thank You for Checking This Post. This is probably an odd thread and I think the easiest w
3 Bridge race S.F. Bay Slider at 2:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1356 This race will be held on Sat. 1-30-16. Last year we had over 300 boats. This year looks to be jus
Windlass For H33 lehighsail at 2:17pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1102 Seems like this might be a good time to buy a windlass. I have a 25 lb Manson Supreme anchor and w
Hunter Passage 42 photos janiemeneely at 1:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1131 We are running a Time Tested review of the Hunter Passage 42 in the March issue of Chesapeake Bay Ma
folding wheel for Hunter 410 wally123 at 11:42am 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/453
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 10:13am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2358 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he

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Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 1:33pm 09.16.23 When the alternator is off, it will cool down to about 160-170 which is about the engine space temp
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:16pm 09.16.23 The engine compartment should be about the same temperature as the engines operating temperature. T
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:14pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd s
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 1:04pm 09.16.23 Modern high output alternators like the Balmar AT 170 have more cooling slots and have fans at the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 12:59pm 09.16.23 Aha, now we know you have LFPs. You simply cannot do what you want with the size of your alternator
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Hayden Watson at 12:51pm 09.16.23 ...or an excessive LOAD. Small case alternators are not designed for full rated capacity for long
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 12:11pm 09.16.23 The engine compartment should be about the same temperature as the engines operating temperature. Th
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd sa
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 12:00pm 09.16.23 Modern high output alternators like the Balmar AT 170 have more cooling slots and have fans at the f
Third Reefing Point patbratton at 11:55am 09.16.23 I got a new main for my H26 and wished I had ordered a third set of reef points. the 240 is a very
Universal 25xp. No start. Stu Jackson at 11:51am 09.16.23 Maybe you can find you engine manual in the "downloads" section on this site. Don't bother, here t
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Stu Jackson at 11:47am 09.16.23 I would like to increase the output but cannot do that until i improve the cooling of the case. Ah
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Stu Jackson at 11:41am 09.16.23 from excessive heat not caused by an electrical fault. ... ...or an excessive LOAD. Small case al
Macerator "stalling out" Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 09.16.23 I am thinking it sounds like a thermal cutoff to protect the motor to me. Does the motor feel hot
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:19am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans an
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 11:12am 09.16.23 I'm sorry, but it seems as though you are trying to re-invent the wheel. To the best of my recollec
Universal 25xp. No start. (1) jviss at 11:07am 09.16.23
Problems Accessing the SBO Forums Rick D at 10:59am 09.16.23 I was off line for three days with no response on either Firefox or Google. I am concerned that the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? capta at 10:53am 09.16.23 I'm sorry, but it seems as though you are trying to re-invent the wheel. To the best of my recollect
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.16.23 Now once Cat 5 Hurricane is now called Post Tropical Storm Lee. Looks like the lack of HEAT did

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