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east coaster at 10:04am 01.28.26
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My pressure relief valve on my hot water tank is 150 psi. The domestic water pump is max 40 psi. I
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The starter for my Yanmar began intermittently working over the summer. The engine now starts only w
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Ever since we got our boat we have had issues seeing out over the bow while seated in the cockpit. I
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I recently acquired a 1996 hunter passage 42 and was looking at replacing the aftermarket inverter t
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I've been thinking about racing my boat in the non-spin class on Wednesday nights on a lake in Georg
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I was reminded of a site I found some years ago designed to help a PNW (or BC) cruiser plan their tr
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A few years back I built a wind instrument and I've been using it for years now and really appreciat
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Do the math... .
dlochner at 6:37am 01.26.26
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This morning West Marine sent out an email announcing they are dropping Blue Seas and will be stocki
gt Ken at 8:26am 01.25.26
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1974 MFG Whip 17 looking for main sail dimensions
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Does anyone know how to get a aspen pump mini orange fp 1057
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From a 2020 Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Aspen Pump mini orange FP 1057serial number MOU9600644141
Foswick at 9:47am 01.24.26
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At a recent yacht club bridge meeting, we were discussing the need to recruit younger members. Someo
Dave Jackson at 9:07am 01.24.26
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Looking to replace my black water holding tank on 2001 Beneteau 331. Any suggestions on where to get
peteepoo at 9:00am 01.24.26
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Hey everybody, I have my main off the boat for yearly maintenance and would like to construc
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I just bought a 1998 Fox 19. I am going to raise the mast soon.. The manual mentions inserting the
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vallkor at 9:18am 01.23.26
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Oceanis 373 2005. I have a leak and water collects in a reservoir where starting battery is located,

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Has anyone raced their TM 30?
BarryL at 10:48am 01.28.26
Hello, If you've been racing for a long time then you (probably) don't need advice from this bunch
Has anyone raced their TM 30?
dlochner at 10:27am 01.28.26
Thanks David. I just sent in my PHRF application. I will see how they view the data. My boat is bot
Hot water relief valve
dlochner at 10:24am 01.28.26
The pressure relief valve needs to be high enough to avoid nuisance blows. Setting it too low, at 40
Felling Sluggish?
jssailem at 10:22am 01.28.26
WOW. :wow3: NOW MY HEAD IS A MRSS
Start battery setting
Hayden Watson at 10:05am 01.28.26
Also, the best way to test for a battery issue when starting is to test the battery voltage while ac
Has anyone raced their TM 30?
Calif. Ted at 9:21am 01.28.26
"Congratulations" I said to my friend "I heard you just won the trophy for First Catalina 30 to Fini
Has anyone raced their TM 30?
GBeck at 8:54am 01.28.26
Thanks David. I just sent in my PHRF application. I will see how they view the data. My boat is bot
Felling Sluggish?   (1)
JamesG161 at 8:45am 01.28.26
Sluggish Team ffee on that!!! Jim... :stir:
Start battery setting
JoeWhite at 8:38am 01.28.26
Measure the voltage at the solenoid coil contacts while starter button is pressed. A chattering soun
Start battery setting
Don S/V ILLusion at 8:20am 01.28.26
All connections (dashboard, selector, starter solenoid, # 2 terminal) are tight and corrosion fre
Start battery setting
dLj at 8:18am 01.28.26
Voltage is not a good indicator of the battery's condition or state of health. Over time a battery
Hunter 49/50 transformer
dkinzer at 8:12am 01.28.26
I suspect that the galvanic isolator that you have was a less expensive option than an isolation tra
Start battery setting
DinghySailor at 7:29am 01.28.26
Felling Sluggish?
JamesG161 at 7:27am 01.28.26
In modern Floating point Arithmetic 1/0 does give a result:facepalm: Jim...
Felling Sluggish?
JamesG161 at 7:23am 01.28.26
don't like to divide by 0 yep. 0/1 is undefined My bad , not enough coffee when I posted it 1
Start battery setting
BarryL at 7:21am 01.28.26
Hello, if your boat is on shore power and you have a smart charger, you have no way of knowing the
Replacing bilge hose on 387
Tally Ho at 5:50am 01.28.26
the hose is likely held in place with zip ties. I have Seen videos of people using a sharp tool on
Hunter 37C Lithium Upgrade: Any experience?
Rumbero at 5:48am 01.28.26
Update. I changed direction and found a pretty elegant (for me) solution to relocating both house a
Start battery setting
dlochner at 5:07am 01.28.26
The starter for my Yanmar began intermittently working over the summer. The engine now starts only
DIY Sailing Instrument
brett_howard at 8:20pm 01.27.26
I actually used that exact model to dim down my insanely bright stern light. Flying insects were fo

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