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Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me
Ward H at 1:13am 03.08.21
Joe, your PO, was the type of PO we all wished we bought our boats from.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING
splax at 12:16am 03.08.21
I'm curious about how you plan this. The H34 bilge is not that big. I was thinking about staggering
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed
Drinky Crow at 10:05pm 03.07.21
The load is carried by 6 stainless bolts going through the chainplate, through the 3/4" ply bulkhead
Is this damage at bow of concern ?
jssailem at 9:31pm 03.07.21
The damage is not good. It creates a path for water to get beneath the gel coat. It should be fixed.
Is this damage at bow of concern ?
gusestrella at 9:23pm 03.07.21
What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. It you use it to pull or guide t
Is this damage at bow of concern ?
JamesG161 at 9:16pm 03.07.21
What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. If you use it to pull or guide th
Rope for lazy jacks - H310
Justin_NSA at 8:32pm 03.07.21
I get that. So since your lazy jacks have to be tight to support the boom, how do you raise your ma
Cover pic? Really?
DArcy at 7:46pm 03.07.21
oh Scott. So many words, and all of them wrong. Wow, how open minded.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me
Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 03.07.21
@Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alterna
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me   (3)
Scott T-Bird at 7:17pm 03.07.21
Well, with a little help from my friends :biggrin:, I solved my problem! It's funny how things work
Cover pic? Really?
Jackdaw at 6:50pm 03.07.21
I don't see anything in the picture that suggests that women sailors aren't strong, competent, brav
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies.
Jops at 6:50pm 03.07.21
The wiring was not changed when the new engine was installed. Couldn't get it started this weekend.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING
hunter34austin at 6:48pm 03.07.21
When I did this I ran two sets of wires so that I could later add a second back up bilge pump.
Marelon seacock maintenance   (1)
CarlN at 6:42pm 03.07.21
Do you have the Forespar Series 93/OEM style (picture below). If so, I have found they don't need lu
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING
hunter34austin at 6:38pm 03.07.21
The bilge manual wire runs forward, then up on the ports side before the vanity sink and then back t
Oil loss through oil breather
cjm1 at 6:30pm 03.07.21
We have the Universal 5432 with 1100 hours and have used nothing but Rotella 15w-40 and never have h
Neck deep in the Dark Side
Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.07.21
First boat with two batteries ans a 1,2,all switch. If i put a trickle charger /maintainer on 1 bat
Oil loss through oil breather
cjm1 at 6:26pm 03.07.21
Except, some of us, who KNOW this engine, and actually HAVE ONE IN OUR BOATS, have suggested what t
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jon hansen at 6:18pm 03.07.21
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Summer in the Salish Sea
jssailem at 6:14pm 03.07.21
Meriachee I think you would be in for some HARD water sailing.

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