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Heat Humidity and Bills Rooster20524 at 1:54pm 06.13.05 Big Boats 12/938 I'm thinking of buying and moving into a Hunter 450 but I'm curious to see if anyone has experience
Dingh7y Davits for 37.5 Mark Mynsberge at 12:35pm 06.13.05 Big Boats 0/748 Another question for the forum! I am thinking of installing dinghy davits on my 37.5. The dinghy i
m25 xp What is the top speed and RPM ? John at 12:13pm 06.13.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1050 My C30 has a m25XP and I want to no what speed I should be runing at.I no i should run at about 2/3
Wheel steering for a Cat 27 Bruce at 11:49am 06.13.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1666 Does anyone have advice regarding adding wheel steering to a 1978 Catalina 27? I have a full width
Turnbuckle pin replacements Travis at 11:41am 06.13.05 Smaller Boats 0/788 Im going to be dropping my mast on the hook next week and want to bring a back up (if the original o
Really hot water Mark Mynsberge at 11:08am 06.13.05 Big Boats 4/639 I have a 1992 Legend 37.5. The water heater makes the water extremly hot to the point we are worrie
Reefing main or Genny Joe Wienecke at 11:07am 06.13.05 Big Boats 8/888 Wondering when reefing the main or rolling in the Genny dose most everyone turn into the wind? I gu
Palisades Revervoir, Idaho and Wyoming John S at 11:03am 06.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/801 I am going to be attending a cross country flying course in the little town of Alpine Wyoming for fo
WOB-Wife on Board John at 10:58am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 32/2208 Oil and Water don't mix. The same seems to holds true for women and boats...I think. My experience
How old is my c-22 Ed-ARRrrr at 10:58am 06.13.05 Smaller Boats 2/897 I recently aquired a C-22. The boat has been setting for several years and the previous owner cannot
Sailboats Hold Some Value...I Hope Jason at 10:50am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 22/5396 The big lie about boat ownership is that they will retain their value. Nothing could be further from
Back flow into the bowl. John at 9:29am 06.13.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1208 Peggy,It seems that when I pump the head, it doesn't seem to empty completely. I only flush with f
Refrigerator Fan Ken at 9:19am 06.13.05 Big Boats 4/743 The fan on my Alder Barbour cold box is making a lot of noise. Sprraying it with lube doesn't help.
Reefing the main Bill L at 8:43am 06.13.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/887 Is it proper to reef the sail on my daysailer to leave it on the mast after each sail or is this som
Glue for Vanity Mirror Donna12932 at 8:13am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1127 The Vanity mirror in the head (on the cabinet) has started to slip down. It probably needs to be t
Dinghy Motor Mount for 2000 Hull Donna12932 at 8:06am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/822 Where can you put a motor mount for a light weight motor on the 2000 380 model? The stern rail area
Nobeltec David W at 6:52am 06.13.05 Ask All Sailors 0/824 Hi all, wondering anyone has used the USB antenna that is bundled in the MS Streets
Mast wiring problem Greg at 6:11am 06.13.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/715 I'm having trouble figuring out the wiring for the mast lights on a 1986 Hunter 25.5. I've verified
Mac 22 pop-top supports Anonymous User 77196 at 5:57am 06.13.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/806 I have just purchased a 1980 Mac 22 with a pop-top cabin. One of the support rods is useless. Any s
hard place leslie lloyd at 5:46am 06.13.05 Big Boats 7/697 water lines to my water heater were tied together,for what reason I do not no.When they were parted

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Charging system question Don S/V ILLusion at 7:27am 10.09.20 Im going to add a switch but continue to keep the charger on. A mechanic at the marina advised that
Charging system question rgranger at 7:26am 10.09.20 I don't have a switch for my charger either. I'f I'm plugged into shore power, my charger is eithe
Looks Important Maybe cb32863 at 6:57am 10.09.20 Glad you found it and had no issues. It is un-nerving finding spare hardware on the deck for sure.
Safety on deck Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 10.09.20 The suggestions offered by @rgranger are the best. I speak from experience and knowledge as a forme
Starting Battery won't hold a charge Stu Jackson at 6:47am 10.09.20 OEM 1-2-B Switch Wiring History Alternator/Batteries & "The Basic" 1-2-B Switch BEST Wiring Diagram
Charging system question dlochner at 6:38am 10.09.20 There should be some circuit protection for the charger, typically a circuit breaker on the AC panel
Charging system question jssailem at 6:33am 10.09.20
Original sails jssailem at 6:32am 10.09.20 @Xstream sounds like your project boat is nearing the point in time when you want to dress her up.
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 6:19am 10.09.20 Im going to add a switch but continue to keep the charger on. A mechanic at the marina advised that
Charging system question Davidasailor26 at 6:13am 10.09.20 There are times when the batteries get drawn down by on board DC loads. For example a pump with a s
Original sails dlochner at 6:11am 10.09.20 Okay. A little background here: I live in Kansas and sail at Cheney Reservoir which has a well de
Brands shemandr at 6:02am 10.09.20 It's always good to buy into a brand, class or design that has large numbers of boats still on the w
Charging system question jssailem at 5:50am 10.09.20
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 5:46am 10.09.20 Thanks, I have a vacant spot in the panel so it should be pretty easy.
Charging system question kappykaplan at 5:43am 10.09.20 I'd add a switch to the panel so you can turn the charger on and off.
Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries Hunter 34_1984 at 5:33am 10.09.20 Good point Claude. I was just starting to sketch it up and with 4 batteries I do overlap the acces
Charging system question Hydro Therapy at 5:31am 10.09.20
Charging system question kappykaplan at 5:14am 10.09.20 My question is, should my charger be wired to a switch on the panel allowing the option to bypass i
Winter Cover for mast up boats? CYQK at 5:12am 10.09.20 Also vapor barrier allows light and winter projects
Winter Cover for mast up boats? CYQK at 5:11am 10.09.20 Try this one Get a roll of heavy duty vapor barrier. Get the red tape used in construction . Overlap

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