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Echo Charger wgkenney at 2:28pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2911 Hi all, Over the last two years I've been doing electrical upgrades on my B473 based on the advice
Internal charger short circuit fuse? Dave555 at 2:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/855 I have a Quick sbc adv charger factory installed in my beneteau. By misstake i switched the poles on
Bilge pump under the engine Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:13pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2548 In the Beneteau 361 if the compartment (or whatever is called) under the engine fills with water for
Holding tank pumpout Phil P at 12:58pm 07.27.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6636 Relatively new to boat, I have a '91 Hunter 375. It has the original aluminum holding tank and a Jab
OMC Saildrive losing power David20613 at 12:35pm 07.27.12 Bigger Boats 9/3290 My 1979 O'Day 28 has an OMC saildrive, model 15s10s, that is losing power when trying to give it any
halyard aft delibob at 12:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1548 Hi I Have A 1999 26x My Halyard Line Does Not Come Back To The Cock Pit So When I Raise My
interior walls change Patrice at 11:58am 07.27.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1463 Hi, Having a C34 MKI with the tinted inside wood work to a dark red. It make the inside kind of d
Sink in Head Renovation pelicanj45 at 10:54am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1853 Head sink renovation The sink top in my 36ft Hunter has cracks in it and is now starting to delamina
Hunter company response Bryan Atwood at 10:47am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1938 I've send two e-mails to Hunter with questions about my 1986 Hunter 40, but received no response. H
S2 HIN interpretation dmusgrove at 10:24am 07.27.12 S2 5/1508 I've recently purchased an 11.0C. We have been wondering if the Hull Number can be deciphered f
hot water tank dvantong at 10:03am 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1071 I have a leak at the hot water tank, I think it is the hose coming from the engine, but I can't tell
Rudder ? Oday 17' DaysailerII (1) odaynj75 at 10:02am 07.27.12 Day Sailers 10/3123 After a long year of many aggravations I finally got my boat in the water and went for a sail. Thin
some sail luck Marc Bergmueller at 8:46am 07.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/898 I just got back from dropping off my torn jib at Cambridge Canvas and Sail Loft. I took it there fo
Installing a traveler on my 26D (2) r.oril at 8:08am 07.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2382 I picked up a Kenyon Traveler in good condition at Minney's for $50. All the ball bearings on the ca
Anyone have an ARB fridge? bugbitten at 8:07am 07.27.12 S2 2/2338 I think my wife's enthusiasm for the boating life would greatly improve if there were always the pro
Owners/Installation Manual Credibility..? Maine Sail at 6:20am 07.27.12 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3608 I got the below message from a guy trying to figure out where to wire his DC refrigeration and how t
Adding Inspection Port - Rear Deck---OK? andymorto at 6:14am 07.27.12 Day Sailers 2/1750 I have one of the "newer" javelins (second generation hull design)--and I suspect there is a lot of
'89-'94 H27-2 - Q on original jib size Charles94 at 5:38am 07.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1040 1989 Hunter 27-2 Purchased a year ago with new Doyle sails. The furling genoa is ~150%. With the
Water ballast Hunter sailboats centerboards and rudders Crazy Dave Condon at 5:32am 07.27.12 Smaller Boats 0/1313 Hunter no longer builds the centerboards, rudders nor centerboard brackets. Foss Foam built the ru
Site was down overnight Phil Herring at 5:23am 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2770 All of our sites were down from approximately 6pm Thursday to 3:30am Friday (PT). The data center

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Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 12:38pm 01.27.23 Jim, is this from the hurricane? Yes. The Rudder was pushed up when my H430 set down on it, after
Crack on rudder (2) dlochner at 12:21pm 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... al expansion, NOT. Also ze
Need a "double" block at the mast base (1) JRacer at 12:20pm 01.27.23 Justin: Here is a close up of my mast base - A Z-Spars (US Spars) mast. Note the slot cutout. The bo
Crack on rudder JamesG161 at 12:19pm 01.27.23 had never heard of fiberglass rudder stocks before and was wondering what torsional loading would d
Crack on rudder Dalliance at 11:36am 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... al expansion, NOT. Also ze
My hunter 420 passage has a bad creaking sounds in aft cabin. Rich Stidger at 11:17am 01.27.23 Find the rubbing piece of wood and sand it so that it doesn't rub. This is the only method that I ha
Considering sonar dlochner at 11:12am 01.27.23 Forward scan transducers are cool and expensive. At least the Navico version has a range of 8 times
Considering sonar stickinthemud57 at 10:11am 01.27.23 Not forward looking, but you can definitely mount a traditional transducer in the hull without a th
Considering sonar dmax at 10:09am 01.27.23 There are some inexpensive depth sounders that should work for you by Hummingbird and Hawkeye and ma
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 10:08am 01.27.23 How many amp hours in total ? I gave inaccurate info. I have two marine starting batteries (700 cr
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? dlochner at 10:02am 01.27.23 As title says, wondering if anybody has experience installing a Code Zero sail on a Sabre 34? Wel
Crack on rudder (1) JamesG161 at 9:47am 01.27.23 For reference of what a FRP Rudder shaft with SS sleeves looks like... ch clearance between boat si
Considering sonar Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 01.27.23 I would think by now, through hull transducers are almost a thing of the past. The only place for t
Solar panel power recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 01.27.23 I have two deep-cycle marine batteries, How many amp hours in total ?
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:32am 01.27.23 Yes money is an issue for a Code Zero. What type of sailing do you plan on doing? I found an Asymm
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? jssailem at 9:29am 01.27.23 If money is no object you can look at the Selden retractable sprits. Nice
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:23am 01.27.23 At the moment I'm away from the boat although the sprit idea is going to be a necessity. Many thank
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? (1) jssailem at 9:18am 01.27.23 Ok. You need an attachement strong point on the bow, or a sprit to carry the task of the sail. What
Line routing to cockpit kappykaplan at 9:12am 01.27.23 convinced to mount the clutches in the cockpit now :plus:
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 9:12am 01.27.23 Understood about masthead rig. Torsion roller reefing sail to eliminate/reduce greatly foredeck wor

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