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Engine shut off on Yanmar 3QM30F (1) eelwik at 9:58am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/492 Hello! I'm reinstalling cables on my Yanmar and currently troubleshooting my engine shutoff lever.
Replacing single rusty keelboat (1) dirigible at 8:28am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/1470 Hi, all. I'm the new owner of a 1991 Oceanis 370. One of the keelboats--an easily accessible one, wi
Axle fell out (1) Dr. D at 7:48am 10.20.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/587 My anchor locker has two hinges. The axle in one of them (lower one in picture) fell out. Anyone kno
Parts found under Yanmar 3YM30 (1) Hunter 36 Dave at 6:47am 10.20.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/744 I have been having some exhaust leakage problems (possible cracked exhaust elbow) after an engine ba
Genset capacitor NYSail at 1:15pm 10.19.25 Ask All Sailors 4/263
Catalina ceases production. dlochner at 11:18am 10.19.25 Sails Call Lounge 0/358 https://open.substack.com/pub/loosecannon/p/hmmm-catalina-shuts-down-factory?r=ca4tx'utm_campaign=po
Hunter Owners Store Response tfatland at 11:05am 10.19.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/457 Good morning. I am wondering if anyone else has had problems with the Hunter owners store respondin
Best way to fill small wood rudder crack? (2) JBP-PA at 9:21am 10.19.25 Damage Repair 7/774 I'm starting on a project to restore a Trinka 10 I bought. The rudder blade had a small Crack that g
Considering buying a Beneteau Oceanis 37 (or 373) shday8 at 9:20am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/326 Hello, I'm planning to visit a few 3 cabin versions and was wondering if there are any potential pr
FRESH WATER FLUSH (1) Doug on Long Island Sound at 9:03am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 0/197 Here's an easy mod to eliminate salt water in the holding tank. It only takes one 'T', one straight
TRAVELER UPGRADE (2) Doug on Long Island Sound at 8:44am 10.19.25 Catalina 275 4/269 I wanted to eliminate the friction that was being caused by the part of the cam cleat that captures
Beneteau Oceanis 46 2007 - lines Kawanager at 2:39am 10.19.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/588 Hello, could anyone help me with the lines. My boat has a Selden 304S Furler and in mast main shee
Hull preparation (4) unclejack3 at 10:21pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1020 Hi. Need to repaint hull so am sanding it down with 40 grit,,quite hard to get paint off, is the bla
Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1807 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/487 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/577 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1478 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/319 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/578 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t

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Replacing AC wiring to outlets Johnb at 4:24pm 12.01.25 You also need to ensure that a 30 amp main panel breaker is not the only protection the outlets have
C350 hatch rebedding kappykaplan at 4:07pm 12.01.25 I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and it had 5200 on it. I prolly
C350 hatch rebedding Howard Jones at 2:57pm 12.01.25 Ok great! That encouraging. I had to rebed a hatch once years back on a Wellcraft cabin cruiser and
Replacing AC wiring to outlets (1) dhandzy at 2:39pm 12.01.25 @Ralph Johnstone and @colemj - you're absolutely right about the parallel vs. serial. I was using th
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:35pm 12.01.25 Switching to a K&N Filter is pretty common on the M25XP as the can filters with the metal mesh that
How To: Replace engine mounts, damper plate, and transmission on a Catalina 310. Project_Mayhem at 2:25pm 12.01.25 This is an amazing amount of detail you've put into this! This will surely help many people for year
O'Day 19 Centerboard Project_Mayhem at 2:09pm 12.01.25 No templates unless you have another centerboard to make a mold from. Call marine salvage yards. Stu
Air Intake Redesign Project_Mayhem at 2:02pm 12.01.25 Something is up with the calc I used. It was giving me different results when I reloaded the page. A
Replacing AC wiring to outlets colemj at 1:50pm 12.01.25 I've got to agree with @jssailem on this one but I'll go one further and say that outlets are ALWAY
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 1:42pm 12.01.25 Just to be clear: I do NOT think electric winches are a bad idea. I can see them in my future. Wha
O'Day 19 Centerboard Aqualung74 at 1:40pm 12.01.25 Hey All, I am an absolute newby sailor. Just bought an O'day 19 to learn on, but it is missing the
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident colemj at 1:20pm 12.01.25 It's a guideline for everything. It is not. It may be your guiding principle, but it is not in
Whisker pole questions kappykaplan at 1:09pm 12.01.25 Gene, can you post a photo or two of what you've got? I'm having a hard time picturing your set up.
C350 hatch rebedding Calif. Ted at 12:32pm 12.01.25 The hatches on my '02 320 made in California were bedded in butyl tape and easy to remove.
Replacing AC wiring to outlets (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 12.01.25 I've got to agree with @jssailem on this one but I'll go one further and say that outlets are ALWAYS
Air Intake Redesign Richard19068 at 11:22am 12.01.25 ... This is a 23hp/57ci engine with a max operating speed of 3100RPM. I found a calculator online t
Kiwi skipper dies in winch accident Leeward Rail at 11:18am 12.01.25 It escapes many people that this "KISS principle" is not a rule of owning a boat, nor even a guidel
ST 4000 problems Get EDucated at 10:31am 12.01.25 Hi All ! first post for me. Well recently & unfortunately I experienced a lightning strike which fr
old man sailor Richard19068 at 10:29am 12.01.25 All I know about this particular breed of sailing vessel is what I have learned from saiboatdata.co
old man sailor dLj at 10:22am 12.01.25 First and for the coming summer; The Puget Sound and Vancouver, Canada Islands. I am located in Tac

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