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Battery Planning Time Monterey385 at 8:01pm 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 4/543 At the end of this month we mark 5 years of our original manufacturer installed battery bank (2 205A
Well I think they are cool JohnShannon at 6:38pm 09.09.20 Beneteau Sense Owners 3/10589 Well I think they are cool, anyone sailed on one?
Hawsepipe vent/cowl? Mr Fox at 5:06pm 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1871 I was wondering if while in my slip or on a mooring I could add some ventilation to my anchor locker
26S Who has a ballast inspection plate? Goatman at 5:02pm 09.09.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/695 Guys, I've had some work done on my ballast and plan on doing some more soon. I had seen a ballast i
Lakeshark Rockstar: (1) pclarksurf at 2:27pm 09.09.20 Catalina 22 1/551 Assuming that's you @LakeShark !? Looking good......
Need Propeller for Hunter 34 JFKeller at 1:35pm 09.09.20 Parts Search 3/1002 Threw a blade over the weekend. Need a new propeller: 3 blade 15X11 or 15X12 1" bore or a folding
anchor light sailor420 at 1:28pm 09.09.20 Big Boats 6/1517 Well, I need to replace the Aqua Signal series 50 bulb on our 2000 H420. The bulb is not the questio
Adding a Gas Cylinder to my Rigid Vang Sable Sailor at 12:32pm 09.09.20 Big Boats 7/1617 I've a '86 Legend 45, that came equipped with a rigid vang. But it doesn't have a gas cylinder or sp
Cracked liner after keel strike (4) ranmanca20 at 11:23am 09.09.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7369 In late July on a passage from Long Beach to Ventura, we struck an underwater object on our Beneteau
Unknown Sailboat Type (2) tosudbury at 11:22am 09.09.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2014 Help in identifying who the manufacturer the sailboat We were given a sailboat which had sat outsid
Thoughts on Seafarer 30? Scandium at 11:12am 09.09.20 Seafarer 3/13997 Found a nice looking S30 for sale in my area (chesapeake bay). A 1984, for $14k. Looks reasonably cl
Floating A Tax Deduction (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 09.14.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2138 The author Herman Wouk once said, "Income tax returns are the most imaginative fiction being written
Jib sheet jams (1) wyctoronto at 10:39am 09.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1538 Does anyone have a solution for the jib sheet catching at the bottom of the inboard shroud where the
Hunter 36 Siegener at 10:07am 09.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1709 Good morning from Germany, Here in Germany, hunter boats are really rare and it is almost impossibl
Quietest water pump? Mr Fox at 9:25am 09.09.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4822 I have one sink- so I do not need much flow at all, the current pump (jabsco I believe but I'm not l
Yanmar 35 Hp Engine Owners Manual Panama Jack at 8:25am 09.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2627 I need to replace my impeller and I was looking thru my prior owners manuals that he left on board f
Hunter 33 deck core material changes StephenD at 8:13am 09.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/540 I am considering a 2005-2011 H33, and was wondering if/when Hunter changed the deck core material fr
Fuel tank repairs on 2004 Hunter 33 Belle Amie at 6:35am 09.09.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/873 What is the best way to do repairs on the fuel tank? I just purchased this boat and have yet to sai
Barometer vs temperature shemandr at 6:30am 09.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 10/1806 My question is should I expect an inside barometer, which is an air conditioned area set at 77 degre
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 09.09.20 Weather and Forecasting 0/514 This non-Tropical disturbance [weak LOW should not have time to energize before landfall. It is runn

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Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator (1) BigEasy at 7:12pm 02.13.25 install #8 cable from the ground lug of the alternator to the shunt on the opposite side of the sh
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:48pm 02.13.25 That's probably a good bet. The price of alternators has gone up significantly since I last shoppe
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator dlochner at 6:37pm 02.13.25 Much thanks, If my repair is unsuccessful, I will give them a call. That's probably a good bet.
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:33pm 02.13.25 Call Tucson Alternator Exchange and tell them what you have and they can get you set up. Much
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:25pm 02.13.25 Looks good. To protect the alternator from future damage from loss of ground, install #8 cable from
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator Hayden Watson at 6:25pm 02.13.25 Call Tucson Alternator Exchange and tell them what you have and they can get you set up. If you are
DIY Boat Refrigeration by R. Kollmann Rich Stidger at 6:21pm 02.13.25 I have a paper copy, but it would be a time consuming job to scan it into a pdf. I agree that it is
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator BigEasy at 6:15pm 02.13.25 There is no need to buy a Yanmar branded alternator, there are plenty of better alternators out the
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator dlochner at 6:04pm 02.13.25 Fortunately, I have sourced a compatible module that has new diodes, brushes, & regulator that is p
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing dlochner at 6:00pm 02.13.25
Cell Phone Boosters DinghySailor at 5:54pm 02.13.25 Considering the WeBoost Marine package. I have a good marine wifi antenna already connected to some
Rebuilding Yanmar (Hitachi), 12V 60amp Alternator JoeWhite at 5:52pm 02.13.25 Looks good. To protect the alternator from future damage from loss of ground, install #8 cable from
Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 spadaforaj at 5:40pm 02.13.25 Thanks, Greg !
Watertight through-deck connection AaronD at 5:32pm 02.13.25 See this thread from 2019 and from 2020 for a few options. Including my contribution (I'm still hap
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing Captain Larry-DH at 4:11pm 02.13.25 It looks like it was installed once already and pulled out. It should be nice and shiny when you ge
Brand new rusted cutlass bearing garymalmgren at 3:48pm 02.13.25 Well. I wouldn't call it rusted, but I wouldn't call it new either. Can't see the internal rubber sh
What materials to use for mast step repair? Project_Mayhem at 1:47pm 02.13.25 I used an aluminum plate for mine. The work was done by a fiberglass shop in Cleveland. Total satis
Keeping warm for winter boat work Project_Mayhem at 1:47pm 02.13.25 For about $1,000 you can have someone else do most of the cold work and enjoy some hot rum. The bi
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 1:24pm 02.13.25 Very helpful! Thank you do much for the photo. The schematics were not super clear.
What materials to use for mast step repair? David in Sandusky at 12:43pm 02.13.25 I used an aluminum plate for mine. The work was done by a fiberglass shop in Cleveland. Total satisf

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