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Searching for Info on my 1991 35.5 Legend Richard Planas at 7:32am 08.23.00 Big Boats 2/1089 I am installing a tank meter on my 1991 35.5 Legend. I have been given various specs on both the fr
Shipping a 36 from France to the USA Jose G Venegas at 5:14am 08.23.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1337 I am buying a new Beneteau 361 in France this fall and, after sailing it for a few weeks there, I wa
Sheets and Travelers Gary Wyngarden at 5:13am 08.23.00 Ask All Sailors 3/1296 You're sailing close hauled and round a mark. Your new course is a broad reach. Clearly the main ne
Handcrank John Reid at 5:07am 08.23.00 Other Sailboats 3/1103 Any tips (other than eating a lot of Wheaties) for hand starting a Yanmar 3QM30?On my previous boa
Life with my 4JH2E Ron Hughes at 4:55am 08.23.00 Other Sailboats 2/982 These questions are intended for Gordon Torreson through the diesel forum. Hi, my name is Ron
Ammeter installation Mark at 4:30am 08.23.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1602 I bought a Blue Sea analog DC ammeter w/internal shunt. Unfortunately, I lost the instructions. Do
There went the hatch! Gus Elia at 4:11am 08.23.00 Smaller Boats 2/832 Should have know better but --- I was sailing the other day and against my better judgement, had the
What are the power ratio's for a Merriman 25 Bill Boyke at 3:53am 08.23.00 Ask All Sailors 0/1176 My '75 H30 has Merriman 25 jib sheet winches. Does anyone know the power ratios for the winch? I c
MSD Hoses Ron Doescher at 3:36am 08.23.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1613 Just got an email note that might be of general interest to this Forum:"A SPECIAL E-MAIL UPDATE FRO
See H37C 'Stargazer' at . . . Ed Schenck at 3:10am 08.23.00 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1057 "The Boats" forum. Click on "List Recent Photos" to see Frank Ireton's H37C. Pretty boat!
Phil, I just sent you an e-mail response (NM) Tom FitzGibbon at 2:33am 08.23.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/818 .
Disaster avoided LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners at 2:28am 08.23.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/963 Rob ' I went out tonight. Westerly blowing about 15 knts. Racing going on (not us though). Beautiful
Belt-type Autohelm Setup Eric Fiste at 1:40am 08.23.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1186 I have not been able to properly setup an existing, late model, wheel Autohelm on my recently purcha
336 or 33.5 Bill Saint at 12:56am 08.23.00 Mid-Size Boats 6/1380 I'm getting ready to start searching for a new (used) boat. I previously had a '93 Hunter 30 and am
H2/O2 Buck Harrison at 12:40am 08.23.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1416 Peggy,Having read your articles... which are quite informative, what are your thoughts about the o
Coolant leak in Yanmar 2GM20F Skip Loofboro at 11:29pm 08.22.00 Other Sailboats 0/1206 I recently discovered quite a bit of fluid in the engine pan. It appears to be mostly water but som
Keel Modifications Gene Webb at 8:06pm 08.22.00 Big Boats 2/1055 I got a lot of great responses to my posting "Reducing Tenderness" in the 34. One suggested modifing
H34 baby stay Eric linklater at 4:21pm 08.22.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/855 Has anyone out there added another smaller forestay onto a H34? If so, how did you do it?ThanksEr
Spare halyard installation Doug Margison at 3:30pm 08.22.00 Ask All Sailors 2/1577 How difficult is it to install an extra halyard for a cruising spinaker on a Hunter 30? Can it be d
Outboard motor brackets/mounts...desperate!!! Jeff Galvin at 1:59pm 08.22.00 Mid-Size Boats 5/1045 I just bought a Cat27 and had a fiasco trying to bring it to my home port. The motor bracket (holdi

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Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery Hayden Watson at 7:19am 03.04.20 Not unless you're in Europe and your boat is 230V. You'd want the 12/2000/80..
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery IStream at 7:19am 03.04.20 Thanks for the info. It sounds like you would prefer the MultiPlus C 12/1600/70 for this applicati
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery IStream at 7:15am 03.04.20 The ProCharge Ultra & ProNautic P are only programmable for absorption & float voltages but not for
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery Maine Sail at 7:11am 03.04.20 I am assuming that I will need to limit the alt output because I cannot find a serpentine belt kit
H26.5 outboard controls John A12737 at 7:08am 03.04.20 I have the original Nissan on my 26.5. In order to raise the motor, I have to remove the shifter cab
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery Maine Sail at 7:04am 03.04.20 Thanks for the info. It sounds like you would prefer the MultiPlus C 12/1600/70 for this applicati
Big scare with new standing rigging Joe Blizzard at 7:02am 03.04.20 The swellpro is a waste of money. Other than the novelty of being able to throw it in the water to
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition John6275 at 6:59am 03.04.20 that's a very nice looking vote. that should be your glow plug/heater and may be warm enough that it
H44DS Yanmar control panel plastic frame sail sfbay at 6:57am 03.04.20 .........find a replacement plastic frame........... Try a plastics manufacturing shop like: Plasti
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) JamesG161 at 6:37am 03.04.20 Simple... Any Stray current, AC or DC, can promote faster corrosion rates, Stop them both. Jim...
Sterling Pro Charge Ulta for LiFePO4 battery Hayden Watson at 5:52am 03.04.20 Thanks for the info. It sounds like you would prefer the MultiPlus C 12/1600/70 for this applicatio
Big scare with new standing rigging JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:41am 03.04.20 It wasn't the forestay that was slack. When I had new rigging made by Lockwood Boat Works, they no
cal 27 Mark III Anniversary Edition (1) cas206 at 5:40am 03.04.20 Hello fellow newbie Cal 27-3 owner. I just purchased one, too. Unfortunately, it's a 1.5 hour driv
trailer Brakes little breeze at 5:39am 03.04.20 does it matter what brands?
trailer Brakes Will Gilmore at 5:37am 03.04.20 What brands are you looking at? -Will (Dragonfly)
Traveler Lines - Hunter 31 84 RoyS at 5:18am 03.04.20 Be careful not to install lines that are too large for the pulleys. I did that and the traveller was
Big scare with new standing rigging (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 5:15am 03.04.20 Did you ever figure out the issue with the slack forestay? It wasn't the forestay that was slack.
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Galvanic Corrosion (Collier 6) Will Gilmore at 4:54am 03.04.20 Chapter 7 seems to be where we really get started on issues of the maritime concerns with corrosion.
37C Cabin top core thickness Jim Legere at 4:33am 03.04.20 An owner with the handle "Mathurin" posted a lot about repairing the deck and cabin core a few years
Replacement trailer for an 85 Mac 25 Tsatzsue at 4:30am 03.04.20 I put a torsion axle on mine last year. Stock trailer was chewing through springs and tires. I moved

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