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auto pilot oldgranpop at 7:21am 06.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1361 My Navico WP100 autopilot jammed. Any advice as where to send it for repair?? Ole Dad
(Help) Irwin 34 Compression Post Specifications victormarsh at 6:16am 06.14.10 Irwin 4/3237 Hello All, I'm the proud new owner of an Irwin 34 Citation. Love the lines. The previous owner deci
Looking for an EXPESIVE cockpit awing alternative??? Alan at 6:10am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1759 We just bought one of these Sport-Brella's and put it up in the cockpit over the dodger. Only takes
(Help) Irwin 34 Compression Post Specifications victormarsh at 5:57am 06.14.10 Big Boats 0/1808 Hello All, I'm the proud new owner of an Irwin 34 Citation. Love the lines. The previous owner deci
Big Problems HukilauMike at 5:51am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 20/3950 This was the year that I thought I would be splashed and sailing early. I got a friend to help me p
Isomat mast steps Alice A. at 5:40am 06.14.10 Big Boats 2/1676 Yesterday the casting broke on one of our mast steps and we need to replace it. It is a folding cast
Garmin GPS76 PC/Interface HELP AXEL at 4:30am 06.14.10 Ask All Sailors 19/5572 I have the Garmin GPS76. It comes with a PC Interface cable that I believe plugs into a serial port
Beneteau 373 owners manual oceanbird at 1:35am 06.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/6683 Hello, I would dearly love to obtain a copy of a Beneteau 373 manual. I have purchased a 2005 Oc
Converting Ice box to fridge waltdrechsler at 8:00pm 06.13.10 Morgan 2/3334 I have a 1984 Morgan 323. I am doing some reasearch in considering a unit to convert the ice box to
35 Legend Differences shavdog at 7:44pm 06.13.10 Big Boats 13/3231 I'm interested in a 35 legend...I might be wrong but were they made 1987-1995?...also were there cha
battery charging on the road gdanza at 7:26pm 06.13.10 Catalina 22 8/1851 I am rewiring my old Cat 22, and looking to spend smart money (for a change). I have heard rumors t
Stymied by diesel engine overheating & hull vibration algoodman1 at 7:20pm 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 14/3292 I recently changed the raw water pump impeller on the Yanmar 2GM20FW diesel on my 2000 Hunter 320. A
YSM12 filter recommendations and priming advice Robert1224 at 7:15pm 06.13.10 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1587 Ahoy, I am changing the primary and secondary fuel filters on my YSM12 this week. Any recommendat
ipad vs chartplotter dlewis812 at 6:44pm 06.13.10 Ask All Sailors 42/14158 no gps on boat i bought recently. planning to buy new gps/chartplotter however in meantime have bee
Zarcor companionway doors (1) gwhite at 6:42pm 06.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5612 I am thinking of making my own set of doors, I like the doors that Zarcor has on thier website, but
Hove Too thaeni at 6:29pm 06.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3575 Is there a secret on how to Hove too?. I tried with no success. First I pulled the main sail in and
keel stepped vs. compression post aswas22 at 6:25pm 06.13.10 Ericson 0/2697 I have a 1972 Ericson `35... Deck mount for mast is cracked. Should I repair it ? Or should I add an
wiring problem rmdakine at 6:06pm 06.13.10 Bigger Boats 1/1523 I have an O'Day 30 with a Yanmar 2QM15 eng. I recently repaired a wire that was removed by the previ
Mac 22 rigging? puflinger at 6:06pm 06.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2559 I have recently gotten a 1983 22' Macgregor. I have been trying to find a diagram, or a clear pictu
1988 to 1990 Pearson 37 matthewspoint at 5:35pm 06.13.10 Pearson 0/1317 Am very interested in this boat, but would like to have wife get on one to see it before driving fif

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Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:33am 03.19.22 Update: 3 days later!!! - and I haven't done any of those things in the list, but the batteries are
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:32am 03.19.22 If you find that the neutral and ground wires are showing continuity between each other, first look
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 7:31am 03.19.22 I didn't know that. I thought these worked by detecting differences in the neutral and hot current
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:26am 03.19.22 So, to the O.P. - with the boat not connected to the shore power outlet, measure the resistance from
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:23am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into no
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Alan Gomes at 7:22am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:15am 03.19.22 Further, only newer marinas have gfcis on the dock pedestals. The OP may have been plugging into non
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 7:13am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenl
Pinhole of light through hull. Best way to fix? Old Skool Neil at 7:11am 03.19.22 The picture really helps. When the boat is molded, hull color and stripe color gelcoat is sprayed i
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 7:10am 03.19.22 If I understand the OP correctly, the only gfci that tripped was the one on shore. If you mistakenly
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:53am 03.19.22 I think it could be inconsistent depending on the quality of the connections on the boat and in the
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 6:50am 03.19.22 I don't think the other GFCIs wouldn't have tripped were this the case. I think it could be incons
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:42am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. Thi
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard jviss at 6:41am 03.19.22 It could well be that the GFCI is faulty. Another observation is that you didn't trip GFCIs when
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) RoyS at 6:36am 03.19.22 You need to carry a spare (new not used) impeller on board. You should probably carry a complete spa
Wheel Lock Question - Beneteau 311 with Wheel Steering kloudie1 at 6:19am 03.19.22
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard RoyS at 6:14am 03.19.22 A previous owner may have bonded the neutral wire (white) to the ground wire (green) somewhere. This
Replacing cabin sole in 1979 Hunter 30 Jim Legere at 6:14am 03.19.22 Roy is 100% correct. I did the cabin sole on my 1983 H37C. The silicone is a bch to get off. I use
Floorplan overhaul thoughts? RoyS at 5:58am 03.19.22 Do you mean, you can't without a pump? I have never seen a pump on a galley sink drain. Gravity wo
Raw water impeller (Yanmar 4JH4) sailme88 at 5:56am 03.19.22 The first indication of failure should be an obvious decrease in the volume of discharge water at t

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