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1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 12:07pm 07.25.24 The Cherubini Hunters 17/980 Hi Folks, I'd appreciate your take on the following: A previous owner had replaced the alternator*
Another lithium conversion about to start... Rich 35.5 at 10:38am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/313 I'm planning to make the switch to lithium. I'd like to run the general outline of my plan by the co
UK Furling Main Clew Pulley Replacement (1) Nodak7 at 9:03am 07.25.24 Ask All Sailors 3/257 I have a UK Furling Mainsail. It appears that it has cracked and degraded. Has anyone ever changed o
1987 P31-2 Jfrost59 at 7:18am 07.25.24 Parts Search 1/217 Looking to replace the sun cover for a Raymarine ST4000 autopilot
Leaking port lights daverippetoe at 11:34pm 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/452 I have a 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 and am having a horrible time getting the overhead ports to seal. I
Oceanis 473 in the Great Lakes wally30 at 5:27pm 07.24.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/322 My family is interested in purchasing a 473 (3 cabin) in the southern Caribbean, but would like to g
Vigil RT80 VHF Radio Terry Cox at 2:43pm 07.24.24 Big Boats 5/323 Just placed a wanted ad for a Vigil RT80 VHF radio. Ours will transmit, but not receive audio. Any
Boat Mocs jviss at 2:08pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 27/1032 I just bought boat shoes from Sperry, Dockers, and Florsheim. Florsheim are far and away the superi
It's That Time Again ......................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:57pm 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 11/658 ....................... to pay the insurance man. Every time I thumb through my insurance policy r
Whale of a Time! (3) dlochner at 11:53am 07.24.24 Sails Call Lounge 2/462 We're off cruising in the St. Lawrence River and beyond. This morning we up on the Saguenay River in
Standing rigging repair (1) jcrewser at 10:40am 07.24.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/575 226243Could I temporarily prolong the life of my standing rigging by installing a screw on extension
How are you cleaning scale buildup Raritan electric toilet? BAD ORCA at 10:06am 07.24.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/652 I was having backflow issues on my Marine Elegance electric toilet, so ordered new joker valves and
New Alden member in France (1) StettO at 7:50am 07.24.24 Alden General Chat 5/827 Hello everyone, We have just acquired the 949DD Challenger 38 which was waiting for us in a micro fj
H26 furler mast swivel might be the problem Chiriqui at 7:40am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 1/59 I thought I posted my problem yesterday but I can not find it..oh well The halyard is wrapping arou
Missing Swinging Keel on H26 Legend Mags at 7:27am 07.24.24 Smaller Boats 0/10
Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat jviss at 7:05am 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/391 Haven't seen this on here, sorry if this is redundant. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/ca
New Ham jviss at 7:03am 07.24.24 SSB and Ham Operators 5/470 Ha, I forgot to post this! In my retirement, as they say... I studied for 6 days and took all thre
Hunter 26 legend. Swing Keel Missing Mags at 6:53am 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/256
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 07.23.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/710 There's two plastic through hulls for the cockpit drain. One that goes through the transom and the o
Recaulking windows (1) cvadeanu at 4:33pm 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/499 Hi there, I am rebedding our windows (side and large front one) due to leaks- poor job done by previ

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Espar hydronic heating system east coaster at 4:08am 11.11.24 Although I have a espar D4 air unit that I installed on my 2002 310, my response has to do with the
Funny Friday!!! justsomeguy at 3:58am 11.11.24
Sewing bags for gear justsomeguy at 3:50am 11.11.24 Marine Fabric Seamstress Yeah, overcapitalization. These people don't need it.
Today I said goodbye to an old friend justsomeguy at 3:48am 11.11.24 How did the severed tendon happen?
cabin lightbulb change pdrisc at 1:34am 11.11.24 I believe the clear portion rotates counter clockwise (while looking up at it) about a half inch, th
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 11:21pm 11.10.24 Throw it away just because it's old. :yikes: Half of us on this forum would be in the trash heap al
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? paulheth at 11:17pm 11.10.24 Another update and question. So I thought I had won. Was very excited. Installed (test fit) a r
Espar hydronic heating system paulheth at 10:54pm 11.10.24
Maintenance intervals jssailem at 10:53pm 11.10.24 :plus: To what you read above. It is what I did. You need a known initial point for reference. Other
Espar hydronic heating system matts997 at 8:26pm 11.10.24
Maintenance intervals Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 11.10.24 You might also consider finding your engine manual in the downloads of this site. Depending on your
Maintenance intervals Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 11.10.24
New to me 78 C&C 35-1 FlyingMonkey42 at 6:21pm 11.10.24 No, that is exactly and concisely put. Thanks for all of that input. It does have a bit of a light a
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram Schwarz633 at 5:56pm 11.10.24 If you shut down the alternator, you will lose the ability to charge the start battery, which in th
Today I said goodbye to an old friend Timm R Oday25 at 5:52pm 11.10.24 My plan was to keep our Oday 25 for 4 maybe 5 years . I've window shopped thousands of boats. For no
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram dlochner at 5:41pm 11.10.24 The battery switch is a Blue Seas 5511e, which is a dual circuit Off/On switch with a 3rd "emergenc
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram Schwarz633 at 5:29pm 11.10.24 I see you have the tools to draw electrical diagrams. Pretty cool. Several thoughts. I have found
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram dlochner at 5:09pm 11.10.24 All good points, but as I stated in my post, the battery switch is a Blue Sea 5511e, which is funct
Tartan 33R Wiring Diagram Project_Mayhem at 5:07pm 11.10.24 I think you are talking about the LS-10. The hull mold was made by sacrificing a T10 hull I think
New to me 78 C&C 35-1 jssailem at 5:02pm 11.10.24 Welcome to the forum. Congratulations on your new boat. When refitting my 50-year-old boat, my prior

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