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leading lines into cockpit Glenn8732 at 9:17pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1753 I have a H33.5 1990 with 4 lines aft on the starboard cabin top. I want to add 3 lines through a de
AGM Battery Life Expectancy (3) MalibuC at 8:50pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/3316 Shakedown trip on a newly acquired 31' Hunter (1984) turned up battery issues. I have a starting ba
Mast wiring mandm at 8:43pm 06.28.11 S2 4/2326 I am having issue with understanding the mast wiring. The mast head and streaming lights work but th
Anchor Testimonial? Deadhead at 7:50pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3492 Last Saturday Kathy and I anchored outside of Still Pond for the night. We were about 300' off an e
Hunter 170 cracked hull. jeffwingo at 7:25pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 11/5354 It looks like the Virginia winters are a little too hard for the good old Hunter 170. I have cracks
Purpose of deck hardware (2) alcyone at 7:05pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1483 Purpose of deck hardware on Mac 25... Pic 1- plate with threaded hole, one on each side of mast just
cockpit starting panel tomdempsey at 7:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1094 does anybody know what that 4 pronged receptacle is on the display unit and can i adapt it to a dc i
Downrigger Installation lr172 at 6:54pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 2/4559 I am trying to keep my kids interested in going out on the boat and they have a good interest in fis
So, there we were dscribner at 6:29pm 06.28.11 Trailer Sailors 22/9221 7:30 The weather was supposed to be marginal, probably rainy, definitely overcast. The boat was saf
Msst Light Bulb (1) amcmahon at 5:49pm 06.28.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1720 Does anyone know the bulb type/model # used by hunter for the masthead anchor light of the 1984 h27?
Boom makes annoying grinding sounds Greg McKenzie at 5:32pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3809 Without sails up and taking waves directly to beam, lots of metal on metal noise is created. Have t
Yanmar 3YM20 Undersized water pump belt and loss of power msfeldt at 4:23pm 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 13/7662 My 3YM20 overheated yesterday and today but only happens when at higher RPM's for several minutes. W
Leaking CAP Pilot64 at 4:04pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/5255 Well I finally hauled the boat up to the lake last night and managed to remember how most of it went
Oday Widgeon swamping sailordude66 at 4:00pm 06.28.11 Day Sailers 3/2476 While sailing on a lake last summer, I capsized my Widgeon and swamped it in the process. As the wat
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:55pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 3/3334 I have a Catalina 27 (1985) I can not find deck acess for pump out for head. The chimatic I have sho
Beneteau rigging set up mate bill at 3:43pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4188 I am looking for advice on the rigging tensions for the Beneteau 331. I am not a racer but would li
Radar! Roger Long at 3:06pm 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2429 Yes! :dance::dance: http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=130998
Grasshopper learns from the Master Roger Long at 3:05pm 06.28.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/5725 Or: Why it pays to get someone who really knows what they are doing. Readers of my forum section kn
Catalina 27 pump out system metalsmith at 3:01pm 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2394 I have a Catilina 27 - (1985) I cant find the pump out "valve" - not on deck as show in scimatic t
Air Conditioning (A/C) Distribution Problem sstarley at 2:57pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 5/1454 We have a 2003 H356 with A/C which works great - except that very little air flow gets to forward ca

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Battery bank question kappykaplan at 8:29am 06.23.22 Do I allow the shore power charger to charge the batteries and shut the solar panel charger down or
Thetford / Tecma Comfort Mate waste valve (joker) replacement Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:21am 06.23.22 This is the first I've heard that Thetford has discontinued Tecma and Tecma toilets still show up t
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Rick D at 8:21am 06.23.22 Very nice. We just returned from four days in MdR and a week in Cat.
I sailed a Sunfish! Kermit at 8:19am 06.23.22 Try Try a laser next. Sounds good. If one presents itself I certainly will.
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Outboard Battery Charging Project_Mayhem at 7:39am 06.23.22 The motor is a 96. I measured ~16v with no load connected so I'm assuming there is no voltage regula
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Battery bank question Jon Elliott at 7:36am 06.23.22 Starting a small marine engine with deep cycle batteries is just fine. It would be better to have a
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Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer rgranger at 7:25am 06.23.22 I've seen a really nice marian full of sailboats at Oak Island and also at Top Sail. I did not sail
Repairing gate value on Hunter 31 galley sink drain Mike Culik at 7:24am 06.23.22 Your boat remaining afloat depends on the integrity of the sink drain hose/tubing! My original was
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 7:18am 06.23.22 You can get a Hobbs meter for about $13 on Amazon, but that doesn't solve the problem; you don't wan
Outboard Battery Charging Jacktar at 7:16am 06.23.22 hook the leads to the battery , run motor and check at terminals, only way to determine voltage outp
Outboard Battery Charging rgranger at 7:09am 06.23.22 If you want to know the voltage coming off of your alternator, hook up a voltmeter (multimeter) to t
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer flightlead404 at 7:09am 06.23.22 You could always break the outside up into a few short hops Precisely. So local knowledge and in
Outboard Battery Charging kloudie1 at 7:06am 06.23.22 I think that there is a simple regulator built into the newer motors that limits voltage. The ampera

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