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Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/9688 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/798 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1922 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/995 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/845 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1087 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1523 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/613 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/3173 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2574 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1007 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/581 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2422 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/772 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?
Painting hint using interlux brightside Bfranchini at 2:24pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4473 The weather is finally good enough to start painting the boats so I decided to practice on Puffin, o
Packing material size a65sailor at 12:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 4/904 I wondered if anyone knew what size packing I need for an 83 H34 packing gland. Thanks.
salon cushion covers Emanuela at 12:20pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/750 Does any body know the amount of material needed to cover the cushions on a 473 Beneteau oceanis sa
bulkhead replacement on an ODAY 25. sdstef at 11:18am 05.10.15 Day Sailers 4/1948 It looks like it is my turn now to replace my bulkheads. Water ingress has rotted some of the area
ST 4000 + display unit Retiring type at 10:08am 05.10.15 Parts Search 2/1191 Does anyone have a display unit for a Raymarine ST 4000+ autopilot system they could part with?
Boat lifts S. Shaner at 9:36am 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 5/1237 Hello. I'm moving the Hunter 22 to a new lake with a residential dock at the house we'll be using. A

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So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:58pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:56pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that y
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:47pm 11.23.23 ... The charging voltages for LFP and LA batteries are different enough that one of the banks will
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29pm 11.23.23
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:54pm 11.23.23 Which Standard Horizon speed log do you have?
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:53pm 11.23.23 I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow and goes to the display. (not a Raymarin
raymarine connections NCBrew at 4:48pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output? I don't know it comes from a transmitter(wheel) in the bow
raymarine connections kappykaplan at 4:37pm 11.23.23 Does your speed wheel have NMEA output?
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Project_Mayhem at 4:30pm 11.23.23 "DISPLACEMENT: If you weigh the boat on a scale, that is her actual displacement. It is the weight
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember jssailem at 4:29pm 11.23.23 Turkey just about ready Not:yikes: It just went in at our house. It will be about 90 more minutes.
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Crazy Dave Condon at 4:14pm 11.23.23 You should see a mfg tag on the trailer if used or new. You will see or find the weight of the trai
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 3:01pm 11.23.23 Quick summary by Maine Sail from one of the ARS-5 search results: Either the ARS-5 or MC-614 (what
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul i3DGear at 2:56pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 2:50pm 11.23.23 Please take the time to read the differences between these two regulators in #42. What you mention
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 2:35pm 11.23.23 In addition to Dave's #39 about Bluetooth programming, here are the differences between the 5 and 6
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember Terry Cox at 2:24pm 11.23.23 Happy Thanksgiving to all of you and your families. Turkey just about ready with all the fix'ns; stu
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? isaksp00 at 2:20pm 11.23.23 You are taking on some risk with the propane tank inside the cabin with no outlet where the heavier-
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 2:19pm 11.23.23 Responding in between cooking tasks and watching the bird in the oven, so short answers to some of
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Stu Jackson at 2:03pm 11.23.23 - Or an external regulator kit for Valeo 120 A alternator Balmar ARS-5 $410 Balmar ARS-618 $535 In
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 1:50pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.

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