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Legend 35 Icebox insulation & conversion walmsleyc at 7:29pm 11.11.13 Big Boats 1/985 I have a 1987 Legend 35. I am considering add a refrigeration conversion to the icebox. For those
Catalina 30 Replacement Mast bassmanss at 6:58pm 11.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/6422 I need to replace the mast on my C30 Tall Rig. I've been looking for a used replacement for a few m
Windows 8.1 paulj at 6:56pm 11.11.13 Catalina 310 5/1630 Phil Herring Seems that I can not send a PM email as I have in the past on this site. Coul
Water Recycling FourPoints at 6:07pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2315 Doesn't say what kind of power requirements this needs to operate, but imagine if you could get a lo
Polishing Tips DHaranSailor at 6:05pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 2/982 Hello. Polishing my O'Day 22 with Shurhold Yacht Bright Buff Magic. This is my first time ever d
Trouble Shooting 1993 70HP Johnson OB Rick D at 5:48pm 11.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 6/2193 This engine is on a shared pontoon boat. Fresh water. In the last year we has problems on start-up b
Oday 28 Rudder and Tiller Head (3) AirBoyzT at 5:43pm 11.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1245 Ok, so massive overhaul on my boat, and the previous owner had a epson console helm installed. Of c
Magnetic Pole Reversal Spence at 5:26pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2009 "Sun's Magnetic Field to Flip Soon" http://ca.news.yahoo.com/suns-magnetic-field-flip-soon-video-204
Where"s The Water Goin???? puddlejockey at 5:22pm 11.11.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1075 okay...REALLY dumb question ... I went to winterize my 83 H27 yesterday, thinking that I would pump
Pearson 26 Rudder Lost - any for sale or know how to build? kjones at 5:05pm 11.11.13 Pearson 0/1729 Good evening everyone. Went for a sail on the Magothy yesterday on my Pearson 26 and the rudder shea
??First Winter with our Water Ballast csd0606 at 4:57pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1992 I really limit my questions on here and just read, read and read since we are newbies but we are fac
DIY head pumpout jcrumpley at 4:54pm 11.11.13 Smaller Boats 2/1160 I thought I'd share what I just did for the benefit of others with a head on their boat but no easy
Mac 22 vs. 26s -how does sailing performance compare Eric Jacobsen at 3:10pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3140 A 26s is difficult to fit in my garage. A 22 should slide right in. If anyone has experience on bo
Help! 400/405 rudder jamming ted777 at 2:50pm 11.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/682 Help! I have a Moorings 405, and the rudder binds up when I head downwind with following seas. The
Baby stays psych54 at 2:25pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1207 Hi, I recent took my 26x out of the water and when we were preparing the mast to be lowered and secu
Dodger Lost Parent at 2:20pm 11.11.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5587 What is the difference between a west coast dodger and an east coast one
First 36.7 Jib Measurements Tejas at 2:19pm 11.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1196
Universal M3-20 diesel equivalence cadams at 1:37pm 11.11.13 Catalina 30 4/11748 I may buy a Catalina with a rebuilt Universal M3-20B diesel. I am trying to find out two things. Fir
H340 lifeline stanchion mounting fastback at 1:20pm 11.11.13 Big Boats 3/1118 I have a '99 H340 and two of my lifeline stanchions have been hit so hard as to pull the bolts loose
Additional winches for Genoa Sail Tom Calovini at 1:17pm 11.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1094 We have the 26x and love it, but one thing really I think could be improved. I am thinking of addin

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Sense Wire for OEM Alternator (1) jviss at 1:21pm 06.12.23 As far as I know an alternator with an internal registration will not have a sense wire. Well, now
Sprindrift DS 17 Sunbird22358 at 1:18pm 06.12.23 Yes, and no. YES, the Spindrift built Day Sailer is the same, Class-Legal boat as the O'DAY built Da
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. artboas at 1:16pm 06.12.23 @dchipley this the hold tank for the H376, but should be close to yours. Note the only large exi
Transducer troubles dlochner at 1:08pm 06.12.23 It doesn't seem to make a difference and my source at Defender said as much, too. The D/S/T 810 was
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 1:08pm 06.12.23 I have all those same wires so I assumed that orange/red is a sense wire. I think that's a good as
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 1:06pm 06.12.23 I think you've got it backwards. At that price the obsolete boat anchor you're trying to restore sh
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator V&J at 1:05pm 06.12.23 I will defer to @Maine Sail on this topic, but, yes, the alternator is grounded via the engine bloc
In mast furling main working much better now artboas at 12:57pm 06.12.23 It never ceases to amaze me, the crap that floats around out there on the docks. Firstly, I am
New Alternator Regulator? mermike at 12:51pm 06.12.23 I think you've got it backwards. At that price the obsolete boat anchor you're trying to restore sho
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. JoeWhite at 12:37pm 06.12.23 Why not add a Y adaptor at the bottom of tank and connect the pumpout hose to it.
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 12:30pm 06.12.23 Since the transducer is on a drop cable and not a terminator, when it failed it simply didn't show
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.12.23 For any curved molded hose I take it with me to the auto parts store and look for a hose that has th
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator Hayden Watson at 12:07pm 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what? It excites the magnets in the stat
In mast furling main working much better now (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:00pm 06.12.23 It never ceases to amaze me, the crap that floats around out there on the docks. n as it was not
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:59am 06.12.23 Yes, I even found the crazy short molded curved hose behind the belt pulley at Advance Auto
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Hayden Watson at 11:57am 06.12.23 Your Universal engine is a marinated Kubota The M25 is a D850 The M25XP is a D950 Most of the engin
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator ggrizzard at 11:54am 06.12.23 "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire" Excites what?
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 11:45am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced...
Recommendations for a new head JRT at 11:31am 06.12.23 Remember not too many projects going at once, enjoy the boat too!
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:22am 06.12.23 Thanks for the prompt reply and welcome to the forum. This S2 is in fairly good working order and on

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