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Main Battery Switch POPS701TURF at 6:30pm 03.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/870 On My 2006 Hunter 28 I Have The Standard Main Battery Switch. After My Engine Is Running Can I Sa
san juan 34 tthomas at 4:12pm 03.17.14 San Juan Sailboats 1/5805 I just bought a San Juan 34. She has great bones, but the interior is a little spartan. Looking for
Reprogramming Battery Monitor Graycruiser at 3:05pm 03.17.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1651 I've read your treatise on installing battery monitors as well as the post on "Smart Guage," noting
Calling all 376 owners robertsapp at 2:38pm 03.17.14 Big Boats 8/1449 We just put an offer in on a nice 1997 Hunter 376 with the furling mainsail rig. The survey is tomor
Anyone have experience with Anastasia sailboats Bigjer40 at 2:23pm 03.17.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2543 Anyone ever sailed on an Anastasia sailboat? There is a 32 here for sale and is gorgeous but I can'
Boom Vang thundermist at 2:10pm 03.17.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/2663 Has anybody installed a boom vang on there Catalina 310? Other boats with furling main sails have b
trouble to start my hunter 380 1999 fabrik at 1:19pm 03.17.14 Big Boats 6/832 i have problem to start the motor 1 every 3 time so i have to jump the starter and other time it
Hunter 340 keel crack Stevesail at 1:07pm 03.17.14 Big Boats 5/4705 Returning from a 5 month cruise up and down the intercoastal from Tampa to D.C. and back, the Coast
engine access Hobie16a at 11:40am 03.17.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/984 Recently bought 1986 Hunter 31. On the Yanmar 2GM20F I am replacing the exhaust elbow and mixing elb
ruder chusansail at 11:10am 03.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2289 just had a new yanmar 3ym fitted with dripless shaft seal. all works great. noticed under power wate
Drive shaft spinning while sailing rlamb at 10:57am 03.17.14 Big Boats 8/2384 Since my recent purchase of a 2004 Hunter 466 I hadnt taken it out sailing as had to motor it up fro
Is there a such thing as a safe electric boat heater? JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 10:51am 03.17.14 Musings With Maine Sail 11/11720 So our house is under agreement and by the end of April we should be full time live aboards. We have
Installing new depth sounder and knot meter timshaw at 10:20am 03.17.14 Catalina 22 5/3904 My question is about routing the cables 1987 Catalina 22. I am installing new depth sounder and kn
Fresh water system Yanmar 3gm30f w/subtank carlager at 10:09am 03.17.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/2441 I have drained the coolant in the fresh water system our Yanmar 3gm30f. I supplied new coolant by
Decision Time Don Guillette at 10:00am 03.17.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 49/24780
Fore vs Aft Headboard Holes:- Overlooked Sail Trim Feature? (1) rardiH36 at 9:53am 03.17.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/10799 Just wondering if using the forward vs aft headboard hole for halyard attachment is a not often ment
Sea growth prevention for props jk kudera at 9:40am 03.17.14 Big Boats 4/876 I have a Martec folding prop, and I remove it each fall and clean it, I was using a clear bottom spr
Replacement for floor outside head/shower H30Gary at 9:37am 03.17.14 The Cherubini Hunters 25/3458 The flooring outside the head/shower on my boat is looking pretty bad. It's some old brown rubber n
Trinidad...Boatyard advice needed BillEarl at 9:16am 03.17.14 Destinations 1/4050 I did a quick search and didn't find any threads on the topic. I'm considering moving my boat fro
Hunter 340 leak at compression post TimHunter340 at 8:22am 03.17.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1720 Hello I am new to the group. I just purchased a Hunter 340 2001 model. On my first sail it rained

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Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod (3) Mike Mc at 4:22pm 06.14.23 I ordered the EP162, I'll let you know if size is right next week. The gentleman at Nav Pod was very
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dantheman at 3:59pm 06.14.23 That photo is not a safe or correct AC installation. You need a double pole AC main breaker that is
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kappykaplan at 3:45pm 06.14.23 There's another similar product called Marine Board. https://www.interstateplastics.com/king-starboa
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Maine Sail at 3:27pm 06.14.23 Hi all, Trying to set up shore power on my Irwin 27 for when I move aboard in September for refrig
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 3:26pm 06.14.23 I was responding to both the OP and your post. The photo of the panel shows 3 15 amp circuits and
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service dlochner at 3:10pm 06.14.23 1. I don't know why you're replying to and quoting my post; 2. I don't understand what you're sayin
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) rgranger at 2:51pm 06.14.23 Oh I see... so in an attempt to keep that local welder employed...;) What if you took an off-the-sh
Wood stain or varnish dLj at 2:48pm 06.14.23 so out of interest. unrelated to this companionway step. I have a teak hand rail. Based on your ar
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:35pm 06.14.23 I think it is "primarily" correct. Try google "are fuses sized for wire gauge" A 30 amp breaker wil
Changing transmission fluid in my ZF Hurth HBW 50 transmission. How simple is it? sesmith at 2:34pm 06.14.23 FWIW, the rebuilder of my ZF (Hurth) 15ma told me to use the older version of Dexron, not the new sy
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. tkwhalen at 2:18pm 06.14.23 In addition to turning on the breakers, there is a battery charger switch on the control panel. Thi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:17pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. That's not exactly correct. Breakers protect circ
Selling Used Boat Gear dLj at 2:16pm 06.14.23 I can attest to the very excellent section for selling boats - just my experience. dj
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 2:14pm 06.14.23 Welcome to SBO. There are likely more serious issues with this than just the number of amps being
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 2:13pm 06.14.23 Interesting point. I have some Starboard exposed to the sun for over 20 years, still looks OK! :)
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service walt at 2:11pm 06.14.23 Breakers protect the wire from getting too hot. Anytime you go to a smaller (higher number) gauge wi
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service Dave at 1:55pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Minor project: new teak companionway step (2) jaysweet at 1:39pm 06.14.23 I had to have mine fixed once... and a local welder was able to do the job. Maybe you could find a
30 amp shore power to 15 amp service jviss at 1:33pm 06.14.23 Welcome to the asylum! Ha, ha. What you say doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Maybe others know
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 1:17pm 06.14.23 I fogot to mention that I would leave the larger sail hanked on when I deployed the small sail. I h

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