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mast loading pilotschneider at 7:29am 04.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/689 I plan to sail my 2007 Hunter 44DS off shore (San Diego to Hawaii) in July of this year. I have an
Hunter 27 Bimini Canyonkeeper at 6:45am 04.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2650 Ok. Need some measurements. I have a 1979 27 with a tiller. What width bimini is ideal?
Hunter 310 water Tank Replacement wayne007 at 4:51am 04.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 I developed a leak in my potable water tank. I talked with Hunter and they were of no help. Does an
Oday factory mast raising system. sdstef at 4:15am 04.09.15 Day Sailers 20/6601 I was looking at my info. packet that came with the boat in 1977. Oday made a system to raise the ma
Battery size Matpearce at 2:18am 04.09.15 Catalina 310 7/1783 Hi I have just sorted out that my boat has come with two starting battery's not one starting and hou
fault flashing on zantex tru charge 20 boblin at 11:39pm 04.08.15 Big Boats 13/1946 fault flashing on Xantrex tru charge 20 Finally got possession of the boat (1988 C-34) Looking arou
yanmar swank at 6:51pm 04.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1373 I have a Catalina 30 that I just put a yanmar 2 GM20F in. This engine vibrates more than the univers
Hunter 355 1994 salon table (1) mica355 at 5:54pm 04.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/560 http://C:UsersMikeeDesktopHunterHow is the Salon table sliding post built ? Doe's anyone know h
fluid level sensors not reading deconnell at 4:47pm 04.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/558 I have a 2003 hunter 356 and the holding tank system lights up but is not reading correct levels of
Has anyone ordered a bimini from this site readerbill at 4:14pm 04.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1522 Hey Guys and Gals, I just got a quote from a local canvas shop for a new bimini and it is several
1990 Hunter 33.5 standing rigging replacement data (1) ingeanous at 4:13pm 04.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1352 Hello all, We're having the standing rigging replaced on our boat and thought I'd share the data
spinnaker info for hunter 29.5 Dad21fjggh at 4:01pm 04.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/3806 looking for sources for parts for the spinnaker kit on a 1994 hunter 29.5. the pole didn't come wit
water base bottom paint sailor5017 at 3:41pm 04.08.15 Big Boats 14/2043 HAs anyone got ay reports for water base bottom paint . In about three more years thats all we will
12V charger blows USB car plugin carlager at 1:04pm 04.08.15 Ask All Sailors 11/6416 I have installed a 12V car charger in the cockpit in order to charge our iPad mini when using it as
Radar on hunter 33 in mast furling Dannotti at 12:22pm 04.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/689 I have been upgrading electronics on my hunter 33. I installed a raymarine e95 chart plotter, new i
Oday 23 vee berth hatch support arms rogjack2 at 12:08pm 04.08.15 Day Sailers 7/1460 Two hatch support arms hang down unconnected to each other . One is connected to the hatch , the oth
1982 OMC sail drive won't idle 4hand at 10:04am 04.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/4325 I need some ideas. My '82 sail drive will not idle or run at low RPM's. It runs great at high RPM'
Raw water capacity of Volvo MD11C RECESS at 9:19am 04.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/2480 Plan on doing a flush of my raw water system this weekend using Barnacle Buster and a circulation pu
Wanted- Beneteau Oceanis 281 1995-2000 wjamjeff at 8:43am 04.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/803 Looking to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 281 years between 1995 thru 2000 CAll Jeff at 412-874-3
Rear ports above transom (1) StanFM at 7:30am 04.08.15 S2 7/1534 When I bought my 7.3 I couldn't figure out what these holes were for at the top of the transom. Sti

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Macerator "stalling out" Sailor Sue at 2:29pm 09.16.23 Look for a big slotted screw on the ends of your macerator. If you find one stick a big screwdriver
Third Reefing Point Crazy Dave Condon at 2:28pm 09.16.23 @patbratton Do you have a solid boom kicker that works as a boom vang and holds the boom up in l
Sewing Cushions and Bimini fred1diver at 2:05pm 09.16.23
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? jviss at 2:02pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Amp
Sewing Cushions and Bimini Ward H at 1:56pm 09.16.23 I started with a 50s Singer machine making simple covers to see if I had any sewing skills. I enjoye
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Ralph Johnstone at 1:50pm 09.16.23 The biggest problem is the temperature inside your engine compartment. Technically speaking, I'd say
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

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