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Keel and bottom goose at 1:16pm 04.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1826 I Just purchased a 1990 Vision 32 last fall. I am going to have the current bottom redone because of
40.5 salon ash strips larrybaswick at 1:00pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1177 Has anyone installed the blonde ash strips of wood found in the salon of the 40.5 in the forward and
ST 4000 Auto Pilot John Burns at 12:32pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1404 I have just completed the diagnostics on my ST4000 autopilot with RayMarine It seems my control h
Hockles in anchor rode serenisea at 11:34am 04.27.09 Big Boats 1/1407 Our 1997 Hunter 376 has a SL windlass, which drops the anchor rode (15 ft. of chain and 180 ft. of l
Restoring an ODay dan armitage at 11:34am 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2103 Over the weekend, I bought a small, ill-kempt O'Day sailboat as a summer project for me and my 9 yea
Dodger building/design? Jim D at 10:01am 04.27.09 Big Boats 8/2222 Has anyone built or designed there own dodger for an 83 hunter 34? Looking for a dodger, Prices can
New mainsail question (1) Charisma at 9:56am 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1555 We have a h26 and the time has come for a new mainsail. Because we have a Bimini we have to raise th
Best Hp? jsin_7 at 9:25am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1346 It seems I need the 20" shaft. What would be the best Hp. My old outboard was a 4 Hp Johnson it just
L28 headliner removal Fairwind at 8:58am 04.27.09 Lancer 1/1750 Lancer 28's and probably other models as well come with a vinyl headliner that covers all the fasten
cutlass bearing--formosa 41 zeehag at 8:45am 04.27.09 Other Sailboats 10/3765 i have a leaky teaky and am changing engine out--i will also need to change cutlass bearing soon----
New sailor paulj at 8:45am 04.27.09 Destinations 2/2944 Seems Grand Daughter is a natural sailor. http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/JennaAtWheel?authkey
Yanmar YSM12 Oil Pressure Rick2413 at 8:00am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3248 I had posted a question last summer looking for opinions about what would cause low oil pressure on
short shaft and kicker?? jsin_7 at 7:50am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1277 I have a mac 26d with a kicker i need a new outboard. Will a short shaft be long enough with the kic
Lancer 28 Mark V sail connectors??? bporter at 7:40am 04.27.09 Lancer 1/1910 Help- I am trying to connect a new sail to my Lancer mark V 28 ft and the sail came with slugs that
New Inflatable Dingy Towing colmitch71 at 7:18am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1873 I recently purchased a 9 foot inflatable Mercury hypalon dinghy with inflatable floor. I would like
Secondary Fuel Filter on1981 H 30 Nelsonhow at 7:14am 04.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/1488 Well, It's getting there... I'm changing the fuel filters on the 2 GM. The primary (on the motor
Replacement parts rascalarg at 7:08am 04.27.09 Irwin 1/2138 Good morning, I am trying to replace the steering cable of a Irwin 38 CC, and would like to know if
Indented hull infinity290 at 6:48am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/6290 I returned to my boat last weekend to get her ready for the new season, only to notice that the hull
Transducer bman88 at 6:45am 04.27.09 Big Boats 10/2284 I have a 1984 or 1986 Hunter, I'm not sure which, and I would like to install a shoot-through transd
15" shaft with kicker?? jsin_7 at 6:28am 04.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1282 i have a mac 26s with a kicker. i need a new outboard i have a 20" shaft on my johnson outboard but

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Choosing a battery charger Stu Jackson at 12:56pm 02.16.22 I'm just going by the chart that Sterling puts in their manual. Why? Why not use the handy BlueSea
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 12:42pm 02.16.22 I have trouble believing that you can find something to do all that which is either free nor cheap.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? Head Sail at 12:42pm 02.16.22 https://www.smartdraw.com/circuit-diagram/electrical-design-software.htm?id=370861&msclkid=ceec6d29b
Don't drag your rudder on the ground when trailering. Doing some fixing after PO fail. SkookumZac at 12:38pm 02.16.22 What's your process? I have a similar repair in my future.
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:36pm 02.16.22 Sizing the charger can be done according to your use case. How are you using your boat and batterie
Choosing a battery charger jviss at 12:33pm 02.16.22 I'm assuming the charger doesn't compensate for voltage drop. From the Sterling PCU manual: "Adva
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? jviss at 12:29pm 02.16.22 Just to clarify the queston. I am an electrical engineer, and I've done some mechanical design too,
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 12:22pm 02.16.22 It is worth understanding the need to not take big waves, up or down, straight on or at right angles
Yanmar coolant Dale Haz at 12:12pm 02.16.22 OK thanks all, good information. A bit more effort and I found that both are the usual glycol produc
Choosing a battery charger DayDreamer41 at 11:37am 02.16.22 Scott, its a good thing you found a home for the charger, otherwise I was going to suggest you get a
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? DayDreamer41 at 11:22am 02.16.22 Electrical or Mechanical?, I have done both on excel, you just have to be creative with the symbols.
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:16am 02.16.22 Is it recommended to partially tighten the thru hull, wait for the sealant to cure and then tighten
Thru Hull Backing Plates jssailem at 11:16am 02.16.22 I did not use that double tighten technique. I was hanging in the slings for an overnight haul. We g
Yanmar coolant jdrutten at 11:14am 02.16.22 If I'm remembering correctly, YG30R is the updated nitrite-free version of YG30, for better aluminum
Yanmar coolant BigEasy at 11:07am 02.16.22 I have used Havoline Xtended life coolant(orange color) in my Yanmar 3YM30. It is an alternative co
Best Schematic Drawing Tool for Boat Electrical Systems? JoeWhite at 10:56am 02.16.22 There is a "language" to drawing wiring diagram. To draw such that the reader understands the diagra
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 10:53am 02.16.22 The currents on the AC side are 1/10th of the currents on the DC side. A 40A charger is about 500W
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 10:51am 02.16.22 Your double nut plan creates a theoretical sealed chamber that will fill with water if the sealant a
Sole Refinish Question Archangel36cc at 10:47am 02.16.22 The sole is definitely a laminate and not solid hardwoods. I can definitely prep the surface careful

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