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I have a 1989 Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I have 3 gauges on the same panel. Temperature/Fuel level/Batter
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Out in a bit of a blow recently on my Hunter 326 and my mast top mounted wind vane has been destroye
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I just wrote a contract on a 1999 Hunter 380. The boat has the traditional rigging of the traveler
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Hi, does anyone knows how I can acces the base of the mast fo seal the inner post without removing t
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Hello Replaced the 30mm cutless bearing on my boat Came off and went on for the most part as adverti
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We bought our 1986 Hunter Legend 45 last November and have been mostly very happy, even with all of
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We are looking at a 1989 Hunter 30. It is through a broker and the price is $31,000. It is in exc
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Has anyone replaced a thru hull transducer in the water ? I just wonder if I'm out of my mind :)
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Hey Guys and Gals, I am looking at purchasing a new genoa for a '79 Hunter Cherubini and am not s

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Catalina 310 battery wiring question
obxjeff at 2:54pm 12.01.23
8d agm's have around 240amp hours, but around 1400 cranking amps, not the same thing at all. For a
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vcirelli at 2:53pm 12.01.23
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Monheganlover at 2:46pm 12.01.23
Great suggestions! Thanks. I've bought something for my RV from Peter Kennedy so that is a great ide
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dlochner at 2:29pm 12.01.23
Those look like 2/0 or 00 cables which would be an appropriate size for a largish DC system. Now,
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Mechone at 2:05pm 12.01.23
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Catalina 310 battery wiring question   (3)
Monheganlover at 1:57pm 12.01.23
You haven't lost the thread. I have been confusing you I think. I am just trying to understand how I
How to winterize macerator pump
dlochner at 1:19pm 12.01.23
That's how I would do it if I had a macerator. I assume you have pumped out first, so the amount of
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Mikem at 1:12pm 12.01.23
I have one for my 466, 150 sq ft. I bent it on once just so I knew how to do it. I'd rather have t
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Ted10028 at 1:10pm 12.01.23
Thanks, Do you find that primes the main pump so you can withdraw the aquarium pump? Also. don't yo
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High
sailing gal at 1:09pm 12.01.23
nothing wrong with the sensor ground to the engine and negative system
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 12.01.23
The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I bought the
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
dlochner at 12:47pm 12.01.23
It is probably not a true conduit. It is just an open space between the hull liner and the hull. Try
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Ralph Johnstone at 12:46pm 12.01.23
Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. The reading on the gauge has always been high real
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
Monheganlover at 12:38pm 12.01.23
dlochner So, you can usually see your fish tape through the access hole then I guess and, somehow, r
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
dlochner at 12:34pm 12.01.23
Obviously if the wire is too big for the hole, it won't go through. For the first run I use a fish t
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
Monheganlover at 12:34pm 12.01.23
Ralph, no. The main battery wires are all new in the last couple of years since an upgrade after I b
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
Monheganlover at 12:25pm 12.01.23
Thanks. Stupid question. Were you fishing something up through the same small opening I have? If so,
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
Ralph Johnstone at 12:23pm 12.01.23
I hate to bring this up but are the old wires still in place ? Not too clear what stage you are at
Catalina 310 battery wiring question
dlochner at 12:21pm 12.01.23
Very helpful. Thanks. Regardless of the wire size, however, how have others fished the budget wires
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High
sailing gal at 12:16pm 12.01.23
Maybe the gauge range is, and has been, wrong. What range is one your H410? (only those with a H410

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