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Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/911 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/2885 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1507 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?
Repair Tiller bolt hole in rudder (1) cbourne200 at 7:25pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1690 Guess we used tiller as a handhold once too often. As I was returning to marina, tiller came off in
Needing help finding why I can't get fuel pressure. Newbie3 at 7:03pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1446 I just installed a new engine in to a Catalina that has been sitting for... probably a long time. It
New pumpkinpie at 6:26pm 06.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1207 .
1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts (4) Island Pilot at 4:02pm 06.20.19 Pearson 5/1949 Good evening, here are pics of keel bolts. Please let me know what you think. I am interested in g
Time keeps on slippin, slippin, slippin (1) Phil Herring at 3:32pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 33/2873 How long have you owned your current boat? Are you new to the hobby, or new to your vessel? Or are
Can anyone identify this fitting? (2) Solitude at 2:40pm 06.20.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/810 I am installing a new air conditioner and removing the old one. The attached pictures are of a fitt
Installing new GUDGEON BUSHING (1) Rltgold at 12:10pm 06.20.19 Catalina 22 5/1108 If you hear and feel your rudder thumping when it swivels back and forth it may be time to replace t
This might be fun ... (1) shemandr at 12:00pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 8/564 166204 ...for NE cruisers. Attached is a picture of Great Salt Pond on Block Island RI. Most who h
Worlds fastest battery charger!? Project_Mayhem at 11:02am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 5/731 I have a 6amp digital charger and have been going through and charging all of my batteries one by on
Ultrasonic speed transducer? marchem at 11:01am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3591 Anyone with experience with an ultrasonic speed transducer? I know they're expensive, but I'm tired
Low cost, high performance lazy jacks (2) Jackdaw at 8:40am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 26/7268 For years we have always saddle-bagged (large even flakes) the laminated mainsail on BlueJ's boom fo
Help For Boat Part CatboatDoug at 8:38am 06.20.19 Parts Search 2/36 As a newbie here, let me introduce myself. For a hobby, I fund/own/operate a free search service for
Replacing Main AC Breaker (1) dlochner at 8:16am 06.20.19 Musings With Maine Sail 14/2425 Over the past few years the main breaker on the AC panel has been acting up. Often, when shore power
East Penn / Deka 6V NYSail at 8:09am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 10/624 Hello all, So have 2 agm lifeline 4Ds that are nearing 10 years old. I can still get a couple days
"On the Hard" Sailboat Storage Marinas in Southern Florida, key west? smitrock63 at 7:36am 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 1/1373 I'm looking for a marina I can store my 30 ft O'day sailboat "on the hard" with mast "up", who can a
Catalina 18 First Sail Ajay73 at 2:48am 06.20.19 Smaller Boats 3/1520 Finally got around to getting a good first sail in yesterday. Winds were about 10 knots and very ste
S2 7.9 or Olson 25 Drinky Crow at 11:12pm 06.19.19 Racing 2/1927 For single-handing. Which would you choose and why? Will also be used for beer can racing and crewed

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Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 11:44am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location. The I doubt there
What Starter Battery??? JamesG161 at 11:31am 07.11.24 a dedicated Interstate SRM-24 Starter battery with a 2GM20F. The starter battery seems like it may
What are these screw things called dLj at 11:18am 07.11.24 The brush for the Tef-Gel is like a little umbrella, and leaves some on the inside surfaces. Plus,
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue dlochner at 11:15am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location.
What Starter Battery??? dlochner at 11:04am 07.11.24 How old is the starting battery? Battery voltage and battery capacity are very different. A battery
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 10:54am 07.11.24 Jviss, here is a link to my website that includes the wiring diagram to explain how it works. Oil P
What Starter Battery??? TomStewart50 at 10:49am 07.11.24 I have a similar question, but it's different. I have (2) deep cycle 200ah Interstate 31M-AGM Hou
Dogs Onboard Forum? (5) Foswick at 10:39am 07.11.24 Clever plank solution. I sail with a service dog who is ... a tad larger. He is able to go up and
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 8:52am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
P42 radar mount Windpilot at 8:50am 07.11.24 If you are trying to do this yourself, go up there and try to drop a small line with a weight inside
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:41am 07.11.24 I doubt there's a kill switch as to an electrical solenoid. Follow the cable back to the small leve
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues jssailem at 8:34am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
Dogs Onboard Forum? (1) ethanknox at 8:00am 07.11.24 225946 Waiting for the plank to drop
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:51am 07.11.24 If the crimper isn't adjusted properly for the connector that'll happen. Or if you use poor quality
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:49am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this? Thankfully no. I had my boat mechanic troubleshoot it as I
What are these screw things called jviss at 7:36am 07.11.24 How do you get the inside surface of the mast? You feel the Tef-gel does that? So from a productio
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 7:34am 07.11.24 Anyone have an idea as to where one can find drawings for the Arch? Looking at the possibility of ma
Fresh water pump jviss at 7:33am 07.11.24 I have a Par 36800-1000 3.3GPM 40PSI pump. It's old school, a belt driven diaphragm pump. They las
What are these screw things called dLj at 7:32am 07.11.24 No, I just use the brush that comes with Tef-Gel to thoroughly coat the hole with it. How do you g
Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc

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