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1992 Hunter 33.5 DC Shore Power and DC Panel replacment (5) calvin at 3:30pm 07.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/537 One of my last projects this winter was to install a shore power connector and a new DC panel with d
Diesel - All Seems Fine, But ... rpwillia at 2:36pm 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1011 So in commissioning prep this year I replaced my spin on filter and my racor. To make it even crazie
1992 Hunter 33.5 Folding Wheel? calvin at 1:47pm 07.06.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1740 Has anyone put a folding wheel on their 33.5? Am considering doing so on mine and wondering if anyon
Companionway Steps Restoration thetone at 12:53pm 07.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/551 I have water damage to my companionway steps and dining table. This is my 1990 35s5. Can anyone give
Frigoboat woes Phil Mac at 12:21pm 07.06.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1230 I have been trying to get my Frigoboat ice box refrigeration with an air cooled compressor working a
Turnbuckle thread size o0o0o0o0o at 11:19am 07.06.20 Catalina 30 14/1932 Hi, I have an 82' c30 and would like to replace the closed body turnbuckles with open body ones. Do
Eight month old water pump has changed colors (1) karellen at 11:01am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 Replaced the water pump on my 3GM30F last winter. Was doing some maintenance today and saw that it's
Keel Bolts BillGr at 10:57am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 0/12 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20.
Keel Bolts BillGr at 9:58am 07.06.20 Grampian 3/1525 I have a 44 year old 26' Grampian keel sailboat. I plan to put new bottom paint on starting 7/20/20
H260 - Thinking about repowering to a saildrive ArcticFarx at 9:44am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 14/1159 Hey all! I've had some great years with my H260 and have completed many upgrades including, new sol
Recommendations for Diesel Engine Mechanic in Vancouver BC Guan at 9:41am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 15/879 Can anyone recommend a good diesel mechanic in Vancouver BC
Day Sailing in the Florida Keys swishmister at 8:51am 07.06.20 Day Sailers 6/1273 Hey Y'all, I want to see if you guys can give me some insight. A couple of years ago I bought a Hun
USCG NVDC Vessel Documentation Search Question jviss at 8:44am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 2/661 Greetings, I recall not too long ago when performing a vessel search via the Coast Guard's National
c-18 boom height john6206 at 6:42am 07.06.20 Smaller Boats 3/872 Hello All - When I have my sail fully raised, and the luff taught, my gooseneck is right in the mi
25.5 Poptop delaminating Urchin at 6:33am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/424 My poptop on my 1985 25.5 is delaminating. It seems to be absorbing water in between the upper and
Boom alignment on Hunter 41ac (2) Tucker67 at 5:52am 07.06.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/567 I have replaced my topping lift on my hunter 41 ac and noticed that unless I really hoist the boom u
ProSine Inverter Charger Help Marc14857 at 5:05am 07.06.20 Ask All Sailors 1/400 ProSine 2000 Watt inverter charger after 5 hours of charging my 490 AmpHr AGM battery bank is still
Time for new AC. SycloneDriver at 7:20pm 07.05.20 Ask All Sailors 24/3337 About one month I managed to get the Cruisair 12,000btu turbo air conditioner working on my new to m
Bimini top for 26S Russ Ward at 6:33pm 07.05.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/695 I am in search of a bimini top for my 26S. I have read the past posts and reviewed Sumner's site ma
Raritan PH Super Flush Water leak (1) ontherocks83 at 6:11pm 07.05.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1735 I recently installed a new Raritan PH Super Flush Head. I am very happy with its performance, but I

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ID this old boat please (1) SailingLoto at 9:59am 11.26.23 Chaser 29
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:59am 11.26.23 Go back to #70 for the edit.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 9:30am 11.26.23 While I don't doubt that Wakespeed or Zeus are more efficient and better regulators, what I don't k
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 9:29am 11.26.23 I think I can add one more case for the less expensive LA to LFP DC-DC. If the existing alternator
Keel Trunk Removal 2006 Catalina 22 Sport Robert D at 9:22am 11.26.23 Okay, got a little more info for ya. Of course, so far, I'm just replying to myself. Maybe this litt
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Johann at 8:43am 11.26.23 There are 2 cases in which the LA to LFP route make some sense. If the boat is frequently at a mari
2GM20F engine issue dlochner at 8:38am 11.26.23 Check the transmission fluid. If it is black you may have burned up a cluctch plate. Reversing into
ID this old boat please dlochner at 8:32am 11.26.23 At 30' it would be a half-tonner. The HIN should be real helpful.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 8:31am 11.26.23 This is exactly my goal, all of these are my priorities. Sorry about the detour on the Zeus. I h
ID this old boat please FastOlson at 8:23am 11.26.23 Voting with Claude, except that I would date the design from the mid-70's. Can you get close enough
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 7:28am 11.26.23
what make engine? dmax at 7:12am 11.26.23 One design flaw in this engine is the crankcase ventilation. The hose attaches to the air filter an
2GM20F engine issue kloudie1 at 7:02am 11.26.23 If you are sure the sea water side is free flowing, you could have a bad thermostat, water pump, loo
ID this old boat please kloudie1 at 6:38am 11.26.23 One of the "1/4 Ton" class racers from the 80's-90's.. I don't know what it is.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 5:51am 11.26.23 @Gene Neill has a Catalina 22 with an outboard ... The prudent course of action would be to discon
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 11.26.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that t
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 4:57am 11.26.23
2GM20F engine issue Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 11.26.23 1. Have you checked the mixing elbow itself? It could be clogged and explain why all the hoses up to
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib caverun at 3:31am 11.26.23 For what it is worth I had the dimensions of my original Doyle jib from my '98 260. This is with the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:18pm 11.25.23

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