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H31 - Hot Water tank installation Reacher at 6:13pm 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/591 Our 1984 H31, new to us, has a leak in the hot water tank. It is an Isotherm tank. It is mounted wit
replacing ALL lines keelson at 6:12pm 05.27.15 Catalina 30 12/1529 Hello all, I am interested in purchasing a Catalina 30. Found one that will certainly need all new l
jib/main halyard w4swk at 5:43pm 05.27.15 Catalina 22 9/994 Hi all Sharlene and I were cleaning some more on the boat today(a never ending process) and I notic
contacting an oday owner Ron10215 at 5:28pm 05.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/588 Would like to contact a current Oday 37 owner regarding current success with his windlass installati
Shroud Tension Corwin Coward at 3:40pm 05.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/890 Can anyone give me some guidelines on setting the tension on the shrouds on my Beneteau Oceanis CC40
Storing Shrouds TDudley at 3:25pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/801 I need to store my shrouds while I am painting my mast and did not want to leave them laying about i
Am i crazy lanceadams at 2:33pm 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 21/1877 Me and my wife have decided to leave lake Huron and sail through the Erie canal and the intercoastal
H31 Transmission Cable Replacement Shadownav at 2:25pm 05.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/797 The cable from the steering pedestal to the transmission snapped and must be replaced. Also, while
Steering tension Coveswimmer at 1:59pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/529 Is there a way to adjust the tension in the steering wheel for the MacGregor 26x?
Trailer Sailing Woes (3) BudGates at 12:41pm 05.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1902
How to read an ammeter? audiolofft at 12:40pm 05.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/2117 Hi all, I have an '86 Catalina 27, Universal model 18 diesel with a 55-amp alternator. Besides the k
Parts Available from damaged boat kcpilotpat at 11:16am 05.27.15 Day Sailers 1/18 During a storm a tree fell on what was a nice Daysailer 3. Many pieces were not in the boat and ar
Electrical Issues (3) Blackacre at 11:12am 05.27.15 Big Boats 11/1218 I'm looking for some guidance on a recent electrical failure I experience while sailing. With the en
shower issues Boxie at 10:44am 05.27.15 Catalina 30 9/1800 We bought a used 86 Cat 30 last year and when I turn on the shower Sum pump the water comes out the
Tred paint svhammond at 10:33am 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/664 My wife wants to paint the treds (non-slip surface) on our 1999 Hunter 340. What paint should she u
anchor light Frank Cahill at 9:54am 05.27.15 Catalina 30 9/1832 I'd like to change out the bulb in my anchor light (masthead) to an LED. I own a 1991 Catalina 30 (
Hinged base for 26.5 mast (1) Michael Watkins at 9:19am 05.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1578 Hello friends, I want to customize the base of my Hunter 26.5 mast to be able to raise and lower
Cruising Frustration Bad Obsession at 7:50am 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 4/990 I am in the middle of my summer cruise. It started off pretty good but for the past few days I have
iPad navigation glitches Stu Jackson at 7:16am 05.27.15 Ask All Sailors 3/970 Just saw this from Active Captains' newsletter >>> A Couple of Other Things >>> We've received al
Airconditioner issues miwallace at 6:06am 05.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/784 Hello owners, I have a Hunter 41 DS (2006). The aft air conditioner fan makes a shrill noise whe

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Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 9:05pm 01.19.23
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 8:55pm 01.19.23 You really need one light that is USCG approved. I don't think what you are looking for exists. In f
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Phil Herring at 8:52pm 01.19.23 Hey, no worries about stars in the PNW, right? Or sun.
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement APP314 at 8:48pm 01.19.23 The insulation value of the wire allows the wire to flow more amps and run hotter , you must rate
Hunter 460 Keel pelagic4005 at 8:38pm 01.19.23 Less than but not much. Perfect thank you
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable JoeWhite at 8:35pm 01.19.23 Use the kind of light that is worn on the forehead with strap. They are now USB recharged and last
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Tally Ho at 7:52pm 01.19.23 Well my H34 days are over. Hurricane Irma caused Progressive Insurance to total the boat. They se
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 7:20pm 01.19.23 Thank you for your reply Mechone, I never came across this issue before. I'll read some more before
Hunter 460 Keel (1) Mclovin at 6:30pm 01.19.23 Less than but not much.
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement APP314 at 6:26pm 01.19.23 The breaker has a termination value where the wire fastens to the breaker usually 60 or 75 so the t
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 6:10pm 01.19.23 The ABYC tables (at least the ones republished at boathowto.com) would disagree - https://boathowto
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Davidasailor26 at 6:06pm 01.19.23 Thats all nice but you have a huge hole in your information , it depends on termination at both en
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 6:01pm 01.19.23 The breaker has a termination value where the wire fastens to the breaker usually 60 or 75 so the th
Mas-technologies instrument gauge for Yanmar artboas at 6:00pm 01.19.23 Ok, The reality is that the display was almost as unreadable without the discolouration Just tie yo
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data chuckwayne at 5:52pm 01.19.23 yeah, it's amazing - I see about 3% or less per month - a small solar panel keeps my 440 amp hour ho
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement APP314 at 5:51pm 01.19.23 Thats all nice but you have a huge hole in your information , it depends on termination at both en
Hunter 356 windlass chuckwayne at 5:47pm 01.19.23 lewmar should be able to tell you the correct model = the 356 needs a special low profile model. the
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Mechone at 5:45pm 01.19.23 There seems to be a substantial amount of discrepancy in the different answers on this thread. So I
Grab handles on 356 saloon 'ceiling' chuckwayne at 5:35pm 01.19.23 I'll hopefully be up on Escape sometime next week - IF i get there I'll measure them for you
H34 Insurance Company is Totalling the boat Capt Robbie at 5:25pm 01.19.23 sorry to here about the loss of your boat. hopefully something positive can be gained from your l

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