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Outboard alternators ebsail at 7:36pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1508 What happens if you run an outboard with an alternator and your battery switch is in the off positio
Forward wheel on Pearson 10M JudeHey at 7:31pm 05.21.11 Pearson 1/1722 Why is the wheel forward in the cockpit on the 10M? How do people like it? Thanks
Ilya is Launched! arknoah at 7:01pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1175 After many frustrating weeks of waiting and trying not to be a major pain at the marina, Ilya was fi
Winch to eye relationship (1) dscribner at 6:29pm 05.21.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6693 In one post I posted a photo of my boat on the trailer. One fellow piped up and said that my winch
Hunter 40 Mast Step Well jmag at 6:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1060 Our Hunter 40 (1986 vintage?) has a shallow well for the mast step. It's a problem. It collects but
Battery life Ross at 6:02pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2478 I had to change my batteries this year they lost 3 volts over the winter and won't hold a charge. Th
Patronus is home Juice6576 at 5:59pm 05.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 6/2113 Shakedpwon cruise is in the books. The weather was crappy and not much sailing got done, but we sure
Crack In Mast (1) plannen at 5:45pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 36/10297 My mast has a 12" crack at the lower section of this 50 ft mast. (see photo) Is there a risk sailing
Motor mount installation and access to bolts? jrale at 5:37pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1999 Macgregor Owners, RE: 25 ft Macgregor sailboat: How do you gain access to motor mount bracket bolts
barlow winch Jerry C at 4:52pm 05.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1391 how to take apart a barlow australia on a 222 mast
Rudder Line Question Ledhead51879 at 4:34pm 05.21.11 Day Sailers 2/1626 I recently purchased an Oday DSII but it has a DSIII rudder, I took the rudder assembly apart to cle
Removing bent dipstick Raftco at 4:09pm 05.21.11 Engines and Propulsion 2/2889 I have a Universal 25XP diesel. Today, I went to check the oil level and found the dipstick seems t
Boom vang ehudm at 3:10pm 05.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/6095 Did anyone try to use 2 boom-vangs? one connected to the port side and the other to starboard side.
Breaker Sizing FourPoints at 2:59pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 27/14857 I'm trying to size the breakers for the new electricial panel, right now on the old panel everything
What would you do with this fitting? Roger Long at 2:15pm 05.21.11 Musings With Maine Sail 18/7035 This fitting on my Yanmar, just downstream from the RW pump, has a NPT thread but has to end up orie
Grand opening of New dock in Anacortes paulj at 2:08pm 05.21.11 Catalina 310 2/1761 New dock at Port of Anacortes - Cap Sante Boat Haven Anacortes,Wa is not for Catalina 310's ..
Normal cracks in keel? (3) bustedrudder at 2:03pm 05.21.11 Big Boats 3/2142 Looking at a 376 shoal draft. On haulout it was noted there is a 2' crack on the port side starting
trouble logging in Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 05.21.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/2892 I can login fine on the home page but if I try to login on the Hunter forums I get an error, user na
Coolant Change Siamese at 1:26pm 05.21.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/5014 I need to change the coolant on my 309's 3YM20 Yanmar. Can anyone speak with authority on the best
New Panel (1) c_witch at 12:59pm 05.21.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2073 HIee, Just thought I'd post a picture of the new panel I've made for our boat. It has mounted a n

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Hunter 33, 2015 (1) dLj at 8:57am 09.25.22 @dLj Do you have a link for the ISO standard or better yet, numbers from the referenced ISO standar
Integral Fuel Tank leak Ralph Johnstone at 8:45am 09.25.22 I suppose the proper way to fix this is to cut out the plywood completely, install an aluminum fuel
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed SoSound at 8:38am 09.25.22
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed Blitz at 8:34am 09.25.22 Yes, the remote does not allow you to do all functions such as setup, but it does allow easy access
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 8:27am 09.25.22 I messed around with my Honda generators yesterday. I was pumping out my hot tub at the time so I pl
HELP Gene Neill at 8:07am 09.25.22 He's knows less than he thinks he does. I'd avoid his advice in the future. Yeah. Him AND the We
Invest 98L (1) jssailem at 7:57am 09.25.22 Over night Ian continued to move westerly at a slow pace. It is still identified as a Tropical Storm
Invest 98L BigEasy at 7:54am 09.25.22 If you want to better understand the way wind and weather forecasting has evolved I suggest the boo
Hunter 33, 2015 smokey73 at 7:38am 09.25.22 @dLj Do you have a link for the ISO standard or better yet, numbers from the referenced ISO standard
Integral Fuel Tank leak Kings Gambit at 7:30am 09.25.22
Hunter 33, 2015 dLj at 7:20am 09.25.22 Published values for torque by bolt size assume an incompressible assembly like steel on steel. Whe
Integral Fuel Tank leak kloudie1 at 7:04am 09.25.22 Fuel return line leaking?
420 outhaul length sailor420 at 6:40am 09.25.22 What size line did you finally use and type. I need to replace mine.
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed Maine Sail at 6:32am 09.25.22 Temp sensor is likely doing what it should if the batteries are below 80F
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Epic1969 at 6:24am 09.25.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean shemandr at 6:23am 09.25.22 Since the OP is asking about safety I would treat myself to a rig inspection or replacement. And it
First 405 Rudder Parts Mechone at 6:23am 09.25.22 Where's your quadrant? Above or below in pic .On my boat the shaft collar sits against the delrin t
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Kings Gambit at 6:18am 09.25.22 Nobody has mentioned installing an autopilot. For me that would be an essential piece of gear even w
Frustrated, confused, and dissappointed dlochner at 5:56am 09.25.22 What is a "bonded ground wire"? gary On this charger it is a chassis ground. Incase something sh
Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:55am 09.25.22

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