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Traveler Question Majyik at 5:33am 08.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/835 I have a 1980 O'Day 30 ... I am re-working the interior and am looking foward abit and was wondering
Books on wood maintenance Ken13559 at 4:48am 08.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/763 Having nearly finish working on my engine, my sight is now on the wood works in the salon/cabin. Tho
Hunter 31 hull construction Croy at 1:35am 08.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2902 Hi, I'm planing to buy a hunter 31 1984. Does anyone know if there is balsa core in the hull and
'98 H376 Traveler use and modifications rfrye1 at 11:03pm 08.26.13 Big Boats 4/929 I find it very difficult to use the the OEM traveler on my 376 with my dodger installed. Has anyone
My Hunter 49 Cockpit (5) artboas at 9:55pm 08.26.13 Big Boats 9/1949 Ok, I guess I'm known for taking on some tough projects. So,,, here's my latest. Everyone out ther
Electric Panel John Murphy at 9:02pm 08.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1047 Fellow Sailors, I have a 1997 Hunter 376. On my electric panel on the A.C. side the last three switc
H376, 1998, Refrig/ Ice Box Lid separation John Murphy at 8:44pm 08.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/862 Please, I recently had the upper lid of my refrigerator on my 1998 H376 separate from the lower
V-Berth size for a 1989 H28 Sailorette28 at 8:09pm 08.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1194 Does anyone have the measurements of the V-Berth mattress for a 1989-1991 Hunter 28.5? I ordered a "
Camel Hump Seat for 1990 Legend 37.5 ben solomon at 8:03pm 08.26.13 Big Boats 4/1230 Does anyone have the original "Camel Hump" seat for a 1990 Legend 37.5? It did not come with my boa
Galley Sink strainer Alansails at 8:00pm 08.26.13 Catalina 310 8/3440 Needless to say, we have suddenly LOST our Galley sink strainer, any idea as to get a replacement-pr
leaky holding tank on the 28 Michael Toombs at 7:27pm 08.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1458 the holding tank on my 1990 28 hunter needs to be replaced. the tank is to big to come out of one of
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter & GPS connections BigEasy at 7:00pm 08.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/4407 I am presently upgrading my Raymarine 435 chartplotter to a Raymarine C80 plotter along with a Rayst
Ice box in 456 kingsailor at 6:04pm 08.26.13 Big Boats 0/744 Does anyone know how big the ice box is in Cubic feet on the H456 (2002) ? How about the insulation,
Mast wiring drazlou at 5:41pm 08.26.13 Catalina 30 5/1424 I'm planning on dropping the mast this off season to do some repairs and upgrades. Is the wiring bet
Volcano Hose Grich at 5:25pm 08.26.13 Catalina 22 5/2329 I just acquired a 1987 22' Catalina and would like to know where the keel hose and clamps are locate
High Gloss (1) Hydro Therapy at 4:37pm 08.26.13 Day Sailers 15/2627 Earlier in the season I wet sanded, compounded and waxed my 33 year old hull. It looked good but rec
plugged fuel tank pickup tube rapidron at 4:30pm 08.26.13 Bigger Boats 3/1700 can the fuel tube be removed without removing the tank? also are the tubes flexible? also is there a
Keel Help! ncbyrdman at 3:39pm 08.26.13 Catalina 22 3/1034 I bought a Cat 22 and am fixing her up as she has been dry a while. The keel needs work how do you g
Steering ratio Sanfelice at 3:16pm 08.26.13 Catalina 30 5/1745 Last year I bought a 1988 30 which was in exceptional shape. The one thing that bothers me about thi
Fresh Gelcoat (1) Hydro Therapy at 2:59pm 08.26.13 Day Sailers 1/956 I finally found time to finish shooting gelcoat on the Starboard side, toe rail area. I've been grin

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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
Transducer troubles dlochner at 11:19am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:05am 06.12.23 i have had mostly good luck ordering engine parts from Kumar Bros in N. I ordered a head complete w
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? JRT at 11:02am 06.12.23 Heating the hoses in boiling water helps get them more pliable, it is ok for a few, and a real pain
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 10:42am 06.12.23 Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and it does n

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