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Engine Cover Removal 40.5? (1) Rick D at 2:24pm 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/651 Have any of you had success in removing the FRP cover from the top of the engine compartment. It was
Clean up duties fred1diver at 2:09pm 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1498 Hey everyone, with the boat closer I can get some work done on her, I was wondering what soap/produc
Fake News: Family Living On Deserted Island! dlochner at 2:08pm 06.12.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/2094 This showed up on a newsfeed this week. Sounds terrible, living in isolation on a deserted island in
Debating motors john6206 at 1:55pm 06.12.20 Smaller Boats 7/2407 After sitting on the fence for about two months, I had decided to go with a mercury 3.5hp long shaft
Grab bars on deck bstaff250 at 11:40am 06.12.20 Mid-Size Boats 8/2002 We have a 1992 Hunter 33.5. Love it, except when walking from the bow to the dodger, there is very l
Air Conditioner Install mpassero at 10:17am 06.12.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2451 I'm looking into installing AC on my 2004 Hunter 33. Does anyone have a recommendation on a unit?
Alternative to gas shock end fitting plastic, Beneteau part number 124059???? (2) Vegas at 10:03am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/804 I've replaced these several times on the helm seat that lifts to give access to my swim platform. T
Isotherm Air Cooled Refrigeration System Sizing Ward H at 9:19am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2426 I'm ready to replace the non working Adler Barbor refrigeration system in the ice box of my Catalina
Ranger 23 seeking a good home (3) tomv6380 at 9:18am 06.12.20 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/13 Hi, I'm moving off of the lake and will no longer be able to store my 1978 Ranger 23. Its mostly
mold control in effect fred1diver at 8:58am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 4/571 so I rented a fogger and I'm in the process of killing the mold in the boat, I'll go remove the fogg
The battle with my AC unit SycloneDriver at 8:53am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/614 I recently purchased a 2008 Beneteau 31. The owners were older and rarely used the boat. The inter
Help with new vibration (1) Steve L22188 at 8:07am 06.12.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1191 After enduring the winter and early spring, I fired up the Yanmar 2GM last weekend. The motor ran f
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? CharlieRN at 7:38am 06.12.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1662 My Com Pac Sun Cat came with three cleats (a single bow and two stern) - I'd like to add two midship
1998 Hunter 410 Fresh Water Piping b.needalman at 7:23am 06.12.20 Big Boats 8/1074 My 1998 Hunter 410 has unusual fresh water piping. The tubing (hose) is a translucent white, semi-fl
Loos specs for Beneteau First 310 grandview846 at 6:50am 06.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1366 can anyone share the tension settings when using a Loos rigging gage? Also, to which of the 4 holes
Maine Visitors RoyS at 6:35am 06.12.20 Destinations 44/8327 May be best to plan to visit somewhere other than Maine or else comply with the following edict: Te
Rudder locking disc installation (2) Richie50 at 4:59am 06.12.20 Catalina 22 1/936 I just disassembled the rudder casting to install new CD Locking Discs and found there is no bolt ho
Alternator belt adjustment NYCatalina30 at 4:22am 06.12.20 Catalina 30 14/4525 Good morning, I've noticed my alternator belt has at least 1'' deflection when pushed (while 1/2''
seal pedestal grab bar Hayden Watson at 11:54pm 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1030 I found a leak at the steering pedestal boats when we were remaking the cushions. (the big mold spo
Tachometer Calibration (1) ontherocks83 at 7:54pm 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2275 I have a Universal M25 with a New Balmar 6 series alternator, external regulator, and Balmar serpent

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Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 jssailem at 4:36pm 04.01.25 Hi. You use the terms fy: How many batteries are being used to provide power on the boat? You want
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 jssailem at 3:59pm 04.01.25 Just need a short monsoon season like the old days.
H310 Shoal Keel Bent jssailem at 3:57pm 04.01.25
H310 Shoal Keel Bent Ralph Johnstone at 3:50pm 04.01.25 A picture will give us a much better idea of the severity of the bend. Without a picture, haven't g
Connecting a battery Charger to 1977 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 2qm15 Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 04.01.25 I also read about using a combiner over an isolator. One person said to connect a on/off switch to
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 04.01.25 Thanks everyone! I'm feeling pretty confident about hooking this up without busting out test equipme
Replacing Mast Head Sheaves on a 310 KenK13623 at 2:34pm 04.01.25 Sorry for the slow response. Thanks to both for the response. Unfortunately, there is not a proper
The Little Engine story continues Foswick at 2:20pm 04.01.25 Oh man, I have been burned so many times after saying that...:) Yeah, but you have to admit, it is
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 2:05pm 04.01.25 Clyde, what makes you think you need to do this? Have you been trying to start your engine and it
Beneteau 321 genoa roller furler swivel top and low parts stuck together BigEasy at 2:01pm 04.01.25 Can anyone offer a quick tutorial. I am going in blind. I just received an article that was
Easy solution for Catalina 310 companionway crib boards (3) max_sailing at 1:53pm 04.01.25 I ended up using King Starboard. It was around $250 for the material from my local TAP Plastics. It
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! dlochner at 1:42pm 04.01.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on H
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 dlochner at 1:37pm 04.01.25 Hmm, the early adopters probably have separate BMS and are responsible about charging. I suspect m
Emergency Manual capta at 12:43pm 04.01.25 I like that phrase. :) If there's a "big marina in the sky", I would hope there's a lovely anchora
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! (1) BigEasy at 12:37pm 04.01.25 While we are the subject of alternators. What is the purpose of the black jumper wire as seen on Hi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:33pm 04.01.25 I really appreciate the input. Thanks to those that replied. Lots of food for thought. I think my fi
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:19pm 04.01.25 Yep, if you plug into shore power every night or even every couple nights, LFP aren't really necess
Alternator Terminals - Please help before I fry things! Stu Jackson at 12:12pm 04.01.25
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Stu Jackson at 12:09pm 04.01.25 Clyde, what makes you think you need to do this? Have you been trying to start your engine and it d
Thoughts on replacing 9 year old agm batteries on a B323 Phil Mac at 12:05pm 04.01.25 Flooded batteries are still an alternative to AGM. For decades all we had were flooded batteries, m

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