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hunter 340 air conditioner arnie at 6:57pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 4/3975 I just bought a 2001 hunter 340, I would like to put in a air conditioner on board. When i was looki
Closing the engine seacock while sailing? Bob S at 5:58pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 21/6248 The closing seacock thread has been interesting and it seems it's much safer but maybe not always co
What boats have a PHRF rating of 0? rpwillia at 5:55pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 14/7385 Doing up some race results and my wife was asking about PHRF ratings and who would have a zero (0) t
Macgregor Rudder Float? SW Fla Guy at 5:39pm 09.20.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/7253 I recently purchased a 1984 22' Mac. I pulled the rudder to fix some dings and noted that it is of a
use barbor hauler when reefing roller furler? ChuckThomas at 5:27pm 09.20.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/9388 One of the problems when reefing my genny is trying to move the blocks forward. What are pros and c
Leaky fuel fitting Tom23352 at 4:35pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1697 is making me crazy! The banjo fitting on the intake side of the fuel feed pump on my Yanmar 2GM20F
Cleaning the bilge Smitty at 3:40pm 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 29/24627 Over 1800 hours my Westerbeke has dripped a little oil and sometimes when I change the oil filter, I
Another fuel topic-340 tank Andy1237 at 1:58pm 09.20.09 Big Boats 1/1143 I think the fuel sending unit in our 340 is caputz!. Anybody know how deep the tank on the 340 is?
Wind meter tommy at 1:07pm 09.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1146 I have a WS50 wind meter. Is there any significance in the first 60 degrees highlighted in "red and
Elegance on H356 Shawn93 at 5:34am 09.20.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2704 Does anyone have any experience installing a Raritan Elegance on a Hunter 356? I've taken measureme
A Back Up Bilge Pump? Ducati at 4:00am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3458 We race on a 2 ton/IOR which has no bilge pump. We suck out the H2O on race night with a wet vac. It
Adding a bail to an O'Day 222 for a vang (1) Mich222 at 2:39am 09.20.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1962 I made the leap and drilled larger holes at the base of the DAMCO (Dwyer Aluminum Mast Co) mast on a
Lowering keel on Mac 25 CaptTripps at 10:14pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2179 I have been surfing around and haven't figured out how to lower the kell on my "new" Mac 25 (1985).
Pictures of my new companionway door (5) MartinLanglois at 9:50pm 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/3149 I was tired of the ugly tinted plexiglass door on my Mac25. It was big and hard to hide anywhere on
3 years, 30,000 miles, 19' LOA Joe Blizzard at 7:07pm 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2983 http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-09/06/content_12081661.htm Aron Meder, a 29-year-old Hungaria
Raw water through-hull location xavierlh1 at 6:32pm 09.19.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1522 I just bought a 2005 B373, and as I was tidying the boat at the endof our first cruise, I realized t
rig tuning sailordel at 12:42pm 09.19.09 Big Boats 4/1906 I have a 1989 Legend 37 and am replacing all the standing rigging. Any guidance/information regardi
It's time for a 32ft Mac JoelHoover at 10:45am 09.19.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1773 Wouldn't it be cool if MacGregor made a 32-36ft water ballast cruiser with 2 100hp outboards? I'm
Do you cover your sailboat for the winter? cromer at 9:53am 09.19.09 Ask All Sailors 42/41609 How do you cover you sailboat for the winter? Mast up or down? Do you shrinkwrap, use tarps, or use
Need to build a temp rudder for an O25 gabriel.donnelly at 9:28am 09.19.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1057 Hi there, My name is Gabriel and I just bought an O'Day 25 and couldn't be happier! However, the rud

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Air conditioning Banooma at 10:56am 03.31.22 Not a trick question - I told you it was naive! Sorry if I misunderstand the whole installation, but
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets flightlead404 at 10:38am 03.31.22 "automatic transfer switch" Is the phrase I was looking for I think. I have and will keep the factor
Boat Stripe Oxidation nightowle at 10:36am 03.31.22 My 1987 had 30 years of fading and oxidation of the waterline stripe. When I bought the boat, I ap
Mast rail Richard19068 at 10:34am 03.31.22 When you get new sails, give sailmaker an old slide to match up so there's no lost in translation a
Hull Damage (5) rukidn at 10:33am 03.31.22 I've been absent for a while but wanted to update status. We had to fight with insurance (ours and m
Mast rail (1) william24424 at 10:09am 03.31.22 When you get new sails, give sailmaker an old slide to match up so there's no lost in translation ab
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets kbgunn at 10:02am 03.31.22 Our AC panels were set up to have a generator option. There is a manual lock-out and a "Parallel" br
Air conditioning Scott T-Bird at 10:02am 03.31.22 I'm not sure why you think a reverse cycle is invasive. It's mounted out of the way and effective a
Reuse shrink wrap? Dalliance at 10:00am 03.31.22
Vulcan 7 vs 7R? dmdiehl64 at 9:59am 03.31.22 B&G technical support noted the 7R just contains a faster processor. All of the other functionality
Mast rail (5) jssailem at 9:43am 03.31.22 splicing kits I like them. I have the one you post. It works OK. The issue I have with it is you a
Hunter 26.5 Thaniel at 9:38am 03.31.22
capacitor size for Polar Bay 16K BTU AC in 2005 Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 9:28am 03.31.22 I don't remember the running current for the compressor. I'd say around 6A. I think the locked rotor
Luck Be The Lady... (2) rgranger at 9:22am 03.31.22 203958 hehehehe... you said fly 203957
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post Dalliance at 9:13am 03.31.22 I think I can call this complete barring any issues when I re-step the mast. Replaced the fibergla
Mast rail (1) GrantBrown at 9:09am 03.31.22 What do y-all think about splicing kits? Any recommendations? Samson Splicing Kit for lines from 1/4
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets jviss at 9:06am 03.31.22 1) Yes I know I'll have output limitations but running a coffee grinder or some laptops is my requi
Tiller question Brucegspc at 9:00am 03.31.22 Gotcha. That pin is for a Raymarine tiller pilot. There should also be a cylindrical, vertical "c
Beneteau 361 - Replacement of cockpit teak John Dibb at 8:54am 03.31.22 John, I am curious as to why you didnt attempt to refurbish the existing panels by removing the
Re-wire "entertainment" and have inverter power Line 1 AC Outlets jeepbluetj at 8:51am 03.31.22 Fancy: If you want the outlets to be powered from shore power when available and inverter when shore

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