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Inverter relay buzz (1) NYSail at 7:56am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2033 Hello all, So I have a 3000w inverter that I just started to use as I am now working from the boat.
Repairing or Replacing Origo alcohol atove MySong at 6:14am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 18/7340 Have a Hunter 26 with the original Origo stove. In the past few weeks am getting very little flame.
Sailing hunter boats across oceans destiny12 at 4:24am 09.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/996 Dear All, i have an Hunter Legend 37.5 in Malaysia, and will like to sail her in time to cross all o
2006 Mac26 gas tanks Blue Pearl Captain at 3:37am 09.12.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/574 Looking for replacement 12 gal or less gas tanks (2). There is a notation on BWY that the Mueller ta
Traveler bar (2) gtg at 2:33am 09.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1216 What's the deal with a tiny 2' traveler bar in my boat? Is 1' in either direction, adding twist gonn
Bottom Cleaning/Painting OCSailor at 11:15pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/581 I had just finished cleaning the bottom of my H326 when a powerboat owner on my dock stopped by to t
Liquid Rubber or some other coating on dc ground bus bars? (2) smokey73 at 8:31pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 18/2046 Does anyone coat their bus bars with some sort of coating? I was chasing high resistance connection
Changing Oil in Perkins Perama M20 Scott2 at 7:44pm 09.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2768 does anyone have advise regarding changing oil in a Perkins Perama M20? I am trying to decide whethe
Awesome article on reading engine data Phil Herring at 7:33pm 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/317 Just posted in Owner Mods, worth a look. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/mods.php?task=article'mi
Backing plates? We don't need no stinking backing plates. (2) Richard19068 at 6:59pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1041 I decided to check out the very hard to get to backing plate under the foredeck deck/anchor cleat on
M-25 oil pan hose "At Ease" at 6:01pm 09.11.20 Catalina 30 8/1135 Just moved up to the C-30 so happy! is there a pump that comes with a suction hose connection that w
TD 19 Thoughts kappykaplan at 3:29pm 09.11.20 Weather and Forecasting 9/621 What do you guys think about TD 19? Tks. :beer:
Whisker pole on a Mac 25 jbrock at 1:52pm 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1616 Has anyone installed a whisker pole for downwind sailing on their Mac 25? What would be involved (be
plastic fuel tank repair Slipin Away at 1:37pm 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 26/8064 Has anyone had experience using a sealant or adhesive to repair a crack in a "poly" gas tank? I hav
Anchor locker for M25 jbrock at 10:55am 09.11.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1240
small boat halyard questions SailingLoto at 10:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/848 The main halyard on my sc22 is wire spliced to double braid and in very poor condition. Is there an
Manual Holding Tank Pumpout Pump in Odd Location . Or is it? markwbird at 8:39am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1254 The manual pump for pumping out my holding tank is in the line from the tank to the deck fitting. T
minimum solar for battery maintenance over winter? richk at 7:02am 09.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/485 I have two house and one starting battery, all AGM. House batts are 200 AH each. What's the minimu
Hunter 336 1995 manual? ipretender at 5:51am 09.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1156 Hi there! We are struggling to locate the full manual for our new boat. It is not here either Anyone
Great Salt Lake Fables j_schoenfeld at 9:11pm 09.10.20 Ask All Sailors 4/617 My Oday 28 is on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. It is a fickle lake with heavy salt water that some ye

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Get my engine running. isaksp00 at 6:08am 08.10.24 Yanmar 2qm20 attempt See video^^^^ it's short. ok gang! We are working hard on our Unicorn Hunter
Solar Voltage walt at 5:45am 08.10.24 The question is.. Lets say we have panel that has a open circuit voltage of 100 volts (or a maximum
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge twodzusfittings at 5:45am 08.10.24 Could that "Sooty Water" be belt dust from a miss aligned belt? Just asking....don't send me to th
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits twodzusfittings at 5:23am 08.10.24 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I call it CYA. I had to look up the word "terti
Small brass screw TackandJibe at 5:08am 08.10.24 Plastic or metal medium with counter sunk hole. Possibly threaded, or maybe there's a nut and washe
Solar Voltage twodzusfittings at 5:03am 08.10.24 The equation doesn't balance. Now I know where Jimmy Buffet got the idea for his song "MATH SUCKS"
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 4:57am 08.10.24 For this scenario I carry a fully charged Weego ent the need for back up systems. An ounce of preve
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits (1) twodzusfittings at 4:51am 08.10.24 The value of separating the house and start/reserve bank varies based on how much time on spends cr
Small brass screw Joe at 4:45am 08.10.24 Plastic or metal medium with counter sunk hole. Possibly threaded, or maybe there's a nut and washer
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 3:38am 08.10.24 On newer hulls Beneteau switched to an LED from the factory. You can get the fixture they used from
Solar Voltage dlochner at 3:14am 08.10.24 Instead, the voltage of the panel becomes the battery voltage and its still limited to 5 amps. Ho
Stepping a mast on a Hunter 33 Jim Legere at 3:10am 08.10.24 Tape on the turnbuckle threads certainly works but an even more reliable method is to measure the di
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits dlochner at 3:06am 08.10.24 The value of separating the house and start/reserve bank varies based on how much time on spends cru
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge FastOlson at 9:47pm 08.09.24 I see one little part of the situation that may (perhaps) play a large role in several other parts.
Get my engine running. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 08.09.24 is the orientation of this photo how it is mounted, vertical? Yes, after looking at it, it does n
Get my engine running. Ralph Johnstone at 8:59pm 08.09.24 :biggrin: Perfect setup when the fuel tank is slightly higher than the injector pump.
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge Ralph Johnstone at 8:56pm 08.09.24 I'm here for a good time.......and for you to solve my problems. What if you're here for a good t
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge MikeHoncho at 8:09pm 08.09.24 Yes, somewhat like that nagging old battle-axe you had back in grade school. It's the only way I
Solar Voltage walt at 7:41pm 08.09.24 Davidsailor26 usually has the right answer.. I will just add a little. Check the spec on a solar
Alternator heat - how serious? Hello Below at 7:39pm 08.09.24 Maybe, as a trial, rewire the regulator as per the manual and then again try charging from your shor

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