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Can you ever have too much draft? Daveinet at 9:01pm 05.26.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 99/22070 As long as the main is not being back winded by the jib, or back winded by normal air flow, and the
Mac 25 Table tj15830 at 8:00pm 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1871 Just bought 1986 mac 25. Table broken. Anybody have pics or diagram of working table? Thanks For
Foot Marks On Head Sail (1) stevewitt1 at 7:26pm 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 11/2724 Hello all fellow Sailors!!! I must tap the collective knowledge of all you experienced sailboat ski
Katadyn 160 warer maker motor (3) Akapeterc at 7:21pm 05.26.15 Big Boats 2/1012 I have a Katadyn 160 water maker on board my yacht when I purchased it, that's been pretty much negl
Rudder Post Broken shayes914 at 7:15pm 05.26.15 Big Boats 4/1704 Anyone know if it is possible to replace a broken rudder post on a 2003 Hunter 356 with the boat in
Battery Charger Bill23009 at 7:10pm 05.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/598 My 1990 Vision-32 needs a new battery charger. the charger is in a hard to get to plane in the starb
Launched - observation mlindberg1 at 6:54pm 05.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1537 Launched today. Mast not stepped yet. Motored to mooring only to find out it was not there Secured
Lake Hopping Kper at 6:52pm 05.26.15 Destinations 19/4066 I have dreams of visiting various lakes with our SK C25 but the admiral seems to think that the trav
Stern perch seats? Dlazenby at 6:13pm 05.26.15 Precision 4/4453 Just bought our 21. We were thinking of getting stern perch seats. Does anyone have them and if so w
A very sad time (1) Tim R. at 4:51pm 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5103 On Sunday we had to put down our faithful dog, Shamus. He was our constant companion especially the
Tank monitoring sailcruiser at 4:50pm 05.26.15 S2 7/2603 E hope to install tank monitors. In trying to get to the waste tank it lookalike a huge ordeal. It
Radio check Doc_holiday at 4:13pm 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3610 brand new VHF with DSC. Installed antenna that has 4 connections. One at the radio, one at the ante
Two Hunters on TV (1) Bill19233 at 3:41pm 05.26.15 Big Boats 1/796 Last Saturday, while sailing on Galveston Bay, I posted a photo to the "Storm Pin" app local TV uses
1988 AC power issue Baytripper at 2:44pm 05.26.15 Catalina 30 3/1016 Hi all, I do not post very much, but I have got lots of great info here. Thanks ! I recently fo
Stained gelcoat JHoward at 2:29pm 05.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1527 My 1980 Hunter Cherubini 37C has a good condition hull, except for the transom which is stained from
Chain & Cable steering part 2 Video Sailvayu at 2:13pm 05.26.15 Ask All Sailors 1/845 Finally finished part 2 of this 2 part series. In this part I review how to maintain the under deck
Question for H31 owners IH82BL8 at 1:47pm 05.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/939 Is the cabin sole glued down or only screwed in the v-berth area? Thanks.
Sail trim CCrane2299 at 12:41pm 05.26.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/3084 In November I bought some new Rolly Tasker sails from Sailwarehouse. I've been having an issue That
S2 5.5 vs O'day Daysailer yrral at 12:29pm 05.26.15 Trailer Sailors 4/4036 I am debating between purchasing an S2 5.5 Grand Slam or an O'day Daysailer. I've been able to find
Where would I replace this and what is it called? (2) Vernonite at 11:59am 05.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/854 This rubber plug is located on the bottom of the hull by the rudder. It has nuts on both sides. I re

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Replacing the Switch Panel on an 88 boat ...3TacksontheWater at 1:43pm 09.16.23 Thank you both LakeShark and morbidfollower. I've inserted the picture of the new switch panel benea
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

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