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Simple terror Tom and Sue at 5:54pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/3029 Consider this a therapeutic vent.... I have served in the US Army for 16 years. Multiple deploymen
Help me make a shopping list Propnut30 at 5:38pm 05.02.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1536 I have been stuck in a rut here. Im deployed and right before I deployed I decided to upgrade my rig
Where to mount winches on O'day 22? Pictures? (1) damoses1 at 4:26pm 05.02.10 Day Sailers 0/44 I just bought a couple of Lewmar winches for my O'day 22. I was hoping a few O'day owners could tel
Refrigeration kit bigsick at 4:24pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2072 I have a nice ice box in my 2003 326. I would like to upgrade to a real refrigerator, any good plac
Engine whistle or squeek bigsick at 4:23pm 05.02.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/1939 I have a Yanmar 2GM20f in my 2003 326. When I am at low rpm their is a slight whistle or squeek com
Tiller autopilot bcollis at 3:06pm 05.02.10 Smaller Boats 4/1746 So I took the family out for the first time this weekend on the 25.5. It was also the first time I h
Overheating Engine Steph at 3:02pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 22/5694 My Westerbeke 13 Diesel has been overheating. It runs fine but when the temp gets over 205 degrees
battery charger location on a Vision 32 rickgosselin at 3:01pm 05.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1430 :eek:Does anyone know where the battery charger is located on the Vision 32. I have a breaker switc
Put that pencil sharpener back onboard your boat! Roger Long at 2:57pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/3091 http://blog.geogarage.com/2010/04/waas-geo-satellite-going-down.html The Federal Aviation Administr
Dock Lines Nereussailor at 2:13pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3079 I need to buy some new dock lines, and am on a little bit of a budget. I don't want to skimp, but I
Nice Weekend sail Bad Obsession at 1:43pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2342 We made it! I took my fiancee on her first overnight trip on my boat and it was a success despite a
tiller wobble jcwlbw at 1:07pm 05.02.10 Smaller Boats 5/2000 The tiller on my H26 wobbles at the attachment to the rudder. It appears the plastic on either side
"Blue water", 30ft+ recommendations Skipper at 12:35pm 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/7670 I have been looking for a 30-33 ft cruiser that will sail fast(ish) and be on the upper end of seawo
Stuff Tom Hoffman at 11:47am 05.02.10 Trailer Sailors 15/3998 Hi Everyone, Finally yesterday, I managed to get the boat cleaned out and the mast off and down o
Hatch Knobs jorgefife at 11:19am 05.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2261 I want to remove the hatch knobs (Bomar) that are attached to the lifting part (the ones who secure
Ensenada Race 2010 Rick D at 11:01am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2486 Did any of you guys do the Newport Beach to Ensenada BC race this year? There were 217 boats entere
Pump for A/C betzhunter at 9:41am 05.02.10 Big Boats 2/1188 We just purchased a 1984 Hunter 34' a few weeks ago and we are doing some updates and clean up to th
Manual & Auto Yanmar 3JH3E Engine Shut down Ron McCoy at 9:02am 05.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2742 For those of you who have both the auto (red push button) engine shut down and a manual (pull/push)
For your use - A nice, clean C30 interior layout (1) SailingWebGuy at 8:46am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/2558 I whipped this up this morning. Needed a general interior layout...one that I could scale up and it
Help me complete the diagram!...please (1) SailingWebGuy at 7:55am 05.02.10 Catalina 30 1/1690 I need a little guidance on wiring up my boat. I should also mention that I have no idea what I'm d

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 11:14am 06.09.22 I do keep a back up handheld VHF on board. :plus:
Wire Size rlongfield at 11:07am 06.09.22 Are you rewiring the boat or are you adding new stuff? Yes! :) The wiring in the boat is well, bit
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Ward H at 11:01am 06.09.22 When I installed my SH GX6000 I installed a wired remote mic. In the radio manual it warned against
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing (1) quadrille38 at 10:23am 06.09.22 Thank you for your detailed response, especially given you have the same model Hunter. I have the
Wire Size (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:18am 06.09.22
Wire Size leo310 at 10:02am 06.09.22 My question is what are you doing? Are you rewiring the boat or are you adding new stuff? If your r
Back pressure in sanitation line Windflyer at 10:01am 06.09.22 I see you've just joined sbo.com today...welcome aboard! First, I would have replaced the 1" toile
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 06.09.22 Interesting. When you say 1500 watts, I'm assuming this is supplied by a 120 volt AC supply. The f
Back pressure in sanitation line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:50am 06.09.22 I see you've just joined sbo.com today...welcome aboard! First, I would have replaced the 1" toilet
Wire Size Project_Mayhem at 9:22am 06.09.22 I'm curious as to how you came to this conclusion and the reference to 1500 watts ? I accidentally
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 06.09.22 Regardless of temperature rating I would never attempt to push 20 amps through an 18 awg wire. It's
Wire Size Project_Mayhem at 9:14am 06.09.22 I don't think I understand this table, I'm assuming that an 18awg wire can handle 10amps at 75C, 20
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. Ralph Johnstone at 9:08am 06.09.22 Have surging issues from 2000 to 2500 Does this mean it doesn't surge above 2500 RPM ? I would t
Yanmar 2qm20 wet exhaust pipe Kingjus at 9:02am 06.09.22 The high cost is probably because you're going from 2'' to 1 1/2. You might try installing a short
Buff buff buff DayDreamer41 at 8:54am 06.09.22 Best results you will ever see https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/tips-for-a-great-buff-wax.1
Wire Size DayDreamer41 at 8:43am 06.09.22 The temperature is in reference to insulation of the wire and not the ambient temperature of the spa
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 8:42am 06.09.22 I don't think I understand this table, I'm assuming that an 18awg wire can handle 10amps at 75C, 20
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. jim01749 at 8:37am 06.09.22 Thanks! Not a bad idea for the vent....
Does 2008 Hunter 45 CC have a screen in the fuel tank pick up tube. (1) Justin_NSA at 8:34am 06.09.22 Not sure there is one but others might know for sure. Algae probably got in there from moisture. I i
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) BarryL at 8:34am 06.09.22 Hello, My previous boat had the Simrad VHF with cradle by the helm. I installed it in 2015 and it w

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