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Dual guages off Engine Temp Sensor??? PGIJon at 6:22am 03.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/9533 I have the Yanmar "B" engine panel with the warning light and buzzer for overheating. I was wonderi
Switch Heads to Salt Water Richandhelen at 5:19am 03.13.15 Big Boats 13/1684 I Have been told that I MUST have the factory built-in capability to use my fresh water heads on sal
battery charger???????? duality at 5:13am 03.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1167 here is why you dont want to leave your plugged in boat unattended too long (i only assume its a ele
LED ANchor Light Fixtures Apex at 4:15am 03.13.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3485 ..I am searching for an LED FIXTURE, trying to avoid the replacement bulb per other discussions read
Fischer Panda Diesel Leak Akapeterc at 2:17am 03.13.15 Big Boats 4/1274 I have a diesel leak coming from below my Generator. I can sea the trail of diesel on the floor unde
Inside The Helm of 35.5 (4) ELMAX at 1:17am 03.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2133 Inside The rudder of 35.5 I found salt water inside the rudder, I decided to open it, I thought tha
Exhaust Elbow (2) Crystal_RPAYC at 1:09am 03.13.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2172 Changed the exhaust on my 2007 C309 today. After only 530 hours I was amazed as to how clogged up it
What paint to buy in Mexico? Jared1048 at 8:57pm 03.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1860 So its been almost 3 years with our bottom paint and 3200+ miles. Its 4 coats have been warn away on
Converting trailer to haul 27 ' catalina patrickcurran at 8:24pm 03.12.15 Catalina 30 8/5877 I bought a trailer that has the hardware rusted in place for a 25 foot Catalina. 1986 model with 3.5
Need a recommendation for a Dodger Builder in Seattle 1 Salty Dog at 7:41pm 03.12.15 Newport 3/2559 I have a new to me Newport 33 ( circa 1984 ) . It needs a Dodger built along with a nice bimini and
Back on the water again...after too long off.. Sumner at 6:38pm 03.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2864 I'm finally back in the water with the Mac and I'm posting the trip on the destinations forum here .
Back on the water again...after too long off.. Sumner at 6:36pm 03.12.15 Destinations 149/25997 Back on the water again, finally.......off to the Bahamas I finally got in the water again with the
Fixing leaky porthole boatpat at 6:07pm 03.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/2044 How do I fix leaky windows in a 1974 30 Hunter
help! frozen seacocks Alexa Jane at 5:35pm 03.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 Sea Cocks-- the toilet (head) discharge seacock is frozen, along with the cockpit seacock is frozen
Brazing a Tiller Head WarrenJ at 5:15pm 03.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/963 Anyone had experience brazing the cast bronze tiller head on a C27?:confused:
Looking for spoke clamp inserts for st4000mk2 (1) mz4wheeler at 3:49pm 03.12.15 Parts Search 6/1896 So I bought this Raymarine st4000mkII wheel drive but didn't notice that it didn't include the rubbe
Replacement Window Dog...can't find one VF84Sluggo at 1:53pm 03.12.15 Catalina 30 2/1003 ...
Bottom Paint - Buildup and Lifespan down_shift at 1:43pm 03.12.15 Ask All Sailors 10/3849 Sorry, I did search for the answer .... If your boat has a barrier coat, no history of blisters, an
Spring has Sprung! braol at 12:59pm 03.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/909 Well, it is pleasing to see water dripping off the boat for a change rather than accumulating on top
hunter 26 rudder dam boat at 9:13am 03.12.15 Smaller Boats 14/2003 how do I lift the rudder up and out of water from the cockpit On my 1996 hunter 26

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Seaward W/H Leaks at PRV When Water Cold DennisL at 8:53pm 09.16.23 First off I want to thank you again for being willing to listen and trying to help. I'm not the mos
Roll your own! (1) DArcy at 8:02pm 09.16.23 I like the pool noodle rollers, great idea. I made a sail tube out of PVC pipe to transport my daug
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (3) Hayden Watson at 7:14pm 09.16.23 It would likely be easier to keep my cool if I had not done such a good job with my insulation but n
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (1) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Jo
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:51pm 09.16.23 It seems to me that I read somewhere that the bulk of the heat generated in the alternator was from
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:48pm 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? Hayden Watson at 6:29pm 09.16.23 What effect will lowering the operating temperature have on the engine performance and combustion?
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Hayden Watson at 6:26pm 09.16.23 There are liquid cooled alternators on eBay. Here's a 150A one for $265: Alternator Bo 12v 150 Am
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. garymalmgren at 5:56pm 09.16.23 Hi Smokey If it is a broken sheeve, is it possible to replace the sheeve with the mast up? The shor
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 5:49pm 09.16.23 My seacock is bronze. No flow, with the seacock open (ie tank is empty and pumping "air") would be
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Tedd at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Mis-spent some of my career designing cooling systems for industrial electronics. I think @Ralph Joh
Macerator "stalling out" JamesG161 at 5:45pm 09.16.23 Do you think it would damage the motor if I ran the macerator for a few seconds with the thruhull s
Where are these blocks used (1) Dalliance at 5:23pm 09.16.23 Snatch blocks. Use them when I reef my 150 genoa, which is often. No adjustable genoa sheet track.
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:12pm 09.16.23 I take it you're talking about the diagonals. For my 280 the manual doesn't give any numbers for th
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Dalliance at 5:01pm 09.16.23 I got rid of my topping lift 14 years ago. The mainsail roach hung up and chafed on it constantly.
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. Tally Ho at 4:59pm 09.16.23
Macerator "stalling out" (1) Rich Stidger at 4:52pm 09.16.23 Dan, Definitely check the current draw. Mine draws about 20A when actually pumping and when the flo
Macerator "stalling out" smokey73 at 4:33pm 09.16.23 @Ralph Johnstone Don't know why I didn't put my hand on the motor when it stalled out :facepalm:
Sewing Cushions and Bimini BigEasy at 4:16pm 09.16.23 I am also tempted to copy a piece of canvas by ripping the stitches and flattening it to use as a pa
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 4:02pm 09.16.23 Depends on how you do the edge hems. Two hems in a corner will get you 6 layers of fabric if the he

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