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Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2158 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/767 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/10119 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/12135 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t
Oday 23 masthead rogjack2 at 3:42pm 11.07.14 Day Sailers 1/1125 Is the masthead connected to the mast with the one bolt? I am assuming the main halyard sheave can
Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1003 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1726 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/705 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1886 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3276 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13991 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav
What Do You Do to Maintain Your Blocks? (1) rardiH36 at 11:23am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1751 Plenty of threads over the years about winch maintenance. But I don't recall seeing much if anythin
Goosneck parts for Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 11:04am 11.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/561 I everyone. We have lost the ball that goes into the fitting that connects our boom to our mast for
What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1234 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4445 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/703 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1051 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1418 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1034 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo
37 cutter frankies56 at 4:19pm 11.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/829 anybody have any input on what the right size ac should be for my 37 cutter, I had a 16,000 btu but

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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
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 10:49am 09.16.23 Now once Cat 5 Hurricane is now called Post Tropical Storm Lee. Looks like the lack of HEAT did
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? dlochner at 10:31am 09.16.23 Have never heard of heat sink fins on the alternator. I have heard of people using computer fans and
Hunter 40.5 topping lift stuck - considering a rod kicker. smokey73 at 10:25am 09.16.23 Your topping lift is wire? That would make it a spare mainsail halyard, wouldn't it? gary The top
Universal 25xp. No start. (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:17am 09.16.23 219947 Yeah, that was my third guess I didn't want to think about. Just wanted to make sure we'd c
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:38am 09.16.23 I've only listened to you audio about 100 times so far. Can you VERY CAREFULLY rotate your engine
Legend 43 stock propellor Tally Ho at 9:35am 09.16.23
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:32am 09.16.23 Thank you. That is my guess. Much like an old car. Now, anyone have a video to pull the starter b
Where are these blocks used (1) Tally Ho at 9:32am 09.16.23 I pulled one out this morning to run my spinnaker sheet back to my winch. Works like a charm and I
Universal 25xp. No start. charliec30 at 9:31am 09.16.23

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