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Advice about the P15K Toller at 5:43pm 09.04.18 Precision 1/1771 I am not much of a sailor, and my lake frequently has flags 100' apart blowing in opposite direction
Hunter 23 tack pennant help plz (1) BradH23 at 4:15pm 09.04.18 Smaller Boats 6/751 How do you make a tack pennant? The PO made one way too long, so I need to make one or shorten mine.
Bilge pump issues Suspicious Behavior at 3:17pm 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 29/1483
Hot water tank temperature controller- Catalina 320. Aftica at 2:41pm 09.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1866 We have had our 2000 C320 boat for 2 seasons and loving it. I turned on the hot water tank and got d
Hauling out mast up - H33 Maurice Doran at 2:13pm 09.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/582 We're hauling out our Hunter 33 with the mast up this year. I know previous owners have done it as
Please Criticise Electrical Layout (1) topcat0399 at 1:44pm 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 6/494 Finally bit the bullet and dumped all of this into my ancient Venture far exceeding the boats value
WestMarine CPP Paint vs Slime ToddS at 1:02pm 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 1/335 I've been using the (relatively inexpensive) West Marine CPP Ablative paint for more than 15 years w
Unseized Outboard Plymouth Sailor at 11:23am 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 8/499 I recently pulled up to my mooring, tied up, turned off my outboard and everything was great. I cam
Cutting a depth transducer cable marchem at 10:58am 09.04.18 Musings With Maine Sail 27/6399 I'm looking to add a depth transducer to my Raymarine e7D MFD, to get a graphical depth display. Cu
Galley ventilation / exhaust Parsons at 10:04am 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1003 Has anyone done a modification for exhausting cooking smoke from the galley, and would you mind shar
Lifespan of aluminum mast Hardhead at 10:00am 09.04.18 Catalina 22 8/2528 My C22 mast is 30 years old, and doesn't show any obvious stress defects. However, I did notice las
Bose 321 on Hunter 45 DS Boby_Hunter33 at 9:25am 09.04.18 Big Boats 4/651 Hi All, My bose 3-2-1 system is at the end of it's life time and bose say it is too old and they mig
Gordon in the gulf (1) Jacktar at 9:20am 09.04.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/394 Well all Catalinas in Pensacola back in the target zone. Got this little storm soon to be Cat 1 hurr
washing 26X upholstry Albertagirl at 8:15am 09.04.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/464 Has anyone washed the upholstry in their 26X to rid mildew smells? Any recommendations for getting
Pearson-O'Day 290 dscribner at 7:14am 09.04.18 Bigger Boats 5/1539 Any POD 290 owners out there? There's only 8 of us . . . at best
Left the FL gulf coast just in time! Justin_NSA at 7:13am 09.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 1/308 We just got back Saturday night after a 2 week vacation in the Destin FL beach area. The weather was
Pearson-O'Day 290 dscribner at 7:13am 09.04.18 Pearson 1/690 Any POD 290 owners out there? There's only 8 of us . . . at best
Two Perplexing Engine Issue JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:01am 09.04.18 Catalina 310 25/2312 Good Morning All, I have two strange engine issues I am hoping someone might have some insight on f
Replacement hatch screens for Catalina 10 1/4" hatch openings warpinsr at 6:34am 09.04.18 Parts Search 0/380 Looking for replacement inside-the-cabin screens that fit the hatch trim kit for what appears to be
Battery monitor inaccurate..... NYSail at 4:47am 09.04.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1361 hello all, Hoping to get a bit of input on readouts I am getting on my Xantrex LinkLite battery moni

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:29am 08.10.23 Alan, very good question. No definitive answer. I sucked about 2 gallons of water along withe the en
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Alan Gomes at 7:29am 08.10.23 Is that engine raw water cooled? Yes.
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:22am 08.10.23 How is the engine itself? Any damage to it from the water intrusion? (Perhaps the level did not get
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 7:19am 08.10.23 Have you decided on the system best for you? I find these discussions very interesting. There is s
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 7:18am 08.10.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 7:09am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 7:03am 08.10.23 Before you remove the head you might want to check pressure in water jacket with engine running. I u
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 7:02am 08.10.23 I used a 128 MB San disc card that worked well.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? tfox2069 at 6:54am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this n
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.10.23 So now with an electrical rebuild, a lot of decisions face you. Luckily, for John, I had same iss
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:50am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland. Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly w
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 6:48am 08.10.23 Not familiar with your engine. Some engines have cylinder liners with o ring type gaskets to separat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets isaksp00 at 6:46am 08.10.23 I wish my boat had even one robot let alone 4
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 6:46am 08.10.23 I'm staying in bays and sounds. Will never venture south of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Is
VHF Handheld RoyS at 6:36am 08.10.23 I suspect one reason the newer radios do not measure up is because they are made to float. The manuf
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:35am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 6:34am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:31am 08.10.23 You were lucky to pass thru the Storm that is now Cat 2 Hurricane.:yikes:

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