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Stainless Welding, first attempt (1) Shorefun at 4:50pm 01.12.19 Day Sailers 22/3936 I have made up a brace like used on the gudgeon they sell today. I have a TIG welder and can put i
Margarine, Sunscreen and Dead Reefs dlochner at 2:57pm 01.12.19 Sails Call Lounge 33/2339 Full Disclosure: I'm a descendant of the British Isles, the blonde blue eyed fair skin type, who sp
Raw Water flush? rfrye1 at 1:40pm 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 4/438 ive owned my H375 for 20 years with no major problems with the Yanmar engine. My boat sits in San Di
Anode for H260 MaxinCalgary at 11:07am 01.12.19 Smaller Boats 1/544 I asked this before but thinking about it again, has anybody put an anode on the rudder headstock of
Broken fitting holding roller furling to deck (1) buddybear at 11:01am 01.12.19 Catalina 310 8/1158 A fellow boater on our dock pointed out the broken fitting for the roller furling. I had never notic
Water in the Bilge (1) Oceanis 440 NY at 10:30am 01.12.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/719 Happy New Year Beneteau Owners! Have a new/old issue I am hoping someone in this forum may have exp
Westerbeke 10-2 prop replacement Chuck Powell at 10:28am 01.12.19 Engines and Propulsion 14/1546 I have a 1987 O'Day 272LE with a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel engine. Has anyone replaced the 2 blade prop
Yanmar 3GM30F Water Heater Nichole340 at 9:57am 01.12.19 Big Boats 27/8383 Regarding My 2000 340 w/Yanmar 3GM30F Engine. The Water Heater has a leak. Seaward S600. Do I need
Bleeding Fuel System 3GM30F mnmpizza at 7:54am 01.12.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/5752 I'm going to be upgrading the fuel system on my H34's 3GM30F. The shortlist: 1. Changing the Fuel Li
Re-wiring boat CYQK at 7:17am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1050 Getting ready to pull wire,most wire will be contained in conduit Been checking out some application
The North Pole is moving! dlochner at 5:59am 01.12.19 Ask All Sailors 100/7218 It appears the magnetic north pole is moving north faster than expected. https://gcaptain.com/shift
Rare find a Hunter 23.4 (2) P100D at 9:07pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 8/897 Came across this the other day. Even asked the guy what a 23.4 is. He swears by it. Maybe just maybe
Tara find a Hunter 23.4 P100D at 9:06pm 01.11.19 Smaller Boats 0/380 C
Charging System Upgrade Project (1) DayDreamer41 at 6:59pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 48/6335 Well I am diving deep into the world of charging systems and have started the acquisition process. T
When anchored overnight, raise or lower board/rudder? TraylerSailor at 5:25pm 01.11.19 Trailer Sailors 17/3994 While I was anchored in wave sheltered Urbanna, VA for last November's Oyster Festival, this was my
1979 southern sails skipper 20 (3) Kerrymorganandersen at 3:34pm 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/6 160084 160086 160085 1979 southern sails skipper 20. Main and jib in good conditions. Cabin, traile
Can 26X hatch be converted to pop top? Even Kiehl at 3:23pm 01.11.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/450 Hi, I need to enclose the cockpit of a 26X for San Francisco Bay. First, can the hatch be converted
Hunter 240 trailer problems Chern at 8:06am 01.11.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/4303 I bought Hunter 240 with a single axle trailer a year ago and towed it from upstate NY to Florida An
272LE Engine Replacement fhujber at 7:58am 01.11.19 Bigger Boats 12/1920 I'm advised by my mechanic that the Universal M12 inboard diesel in my boat has seen way better days
Bimini Design Ideas (2) rortega46 at 7:53am 01.11.19 Ask All Sailors 18/4605

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Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jssailem at 8:32am 07.31.24 On my Perkins, there is a solenoid when energized, pulls a lever on the High-Pressure injector pump
Ghosting with a Code Zero American_Mainsail at 8:17am 07.31.24 Thanks for sharing this video! It looks like you were able to make really respectable time in very
Add starting relay (1) JoeWhite at 8:16am 07.31.24 Ralph, here is a photo of 2 relays I installed near windlass motor to lower and raise the anchor wit
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 8:00am 07.31.24 I've sailed on two 33's with the universal diesels and my recollection is that pulling the throttle
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable shemandr at 7:47am 07.31.24 I've sailed on two 33's with the universal diesels and my recollection is that pulling the throttle
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 7:42am 07.31.24 Congrats on your possible purchase. It is difficult to argue with an owner when he is sharing with
1984 Hunter 22 Swing Keel pivot pin (4) Jim_3 at 7:36am 07.31.24 Suggestions much appreciated. Actually I was being a bit facetious with the suggestion of not fixin
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 7:33am 07.31.24 Ah, O.K., gotcha.
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable (1) Schwarz633 at 7:25am 07.31.24 Yea, something's off here. The owner doesn't know how to operate this, I guess. I'll bet there's
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable (1) jssailem at 7:15am 07.31.24 engine shutdown procedure to me, he had to pull aft on the lever for 20 seconds to kill the engine
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 7:03am 07.31.24 Yea, something's off here. The owner doesn't know how to operate this, I guess. I'll bet there's a
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE kappykaplan at 6:55am 07.31.24 Please look at the manuals I linked to.
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE KevinRMagyar at 6:40am 07.31.24 If there are pictures or drawings of HOW they are run that will be most helpful.
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable (2) Schwarz633 at 6:15am 07.31.24 1. I'm not familiar with that kind of speed control, where you can pull it back to shut down the en
Yanmar electrical problem. BigEasy at 5:46am 07.31.24
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 5:17am 07.31.24 Thanks, I have since marked the chain at the point where the centre of gravity is downward then I re
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable kappykaplan at 5:10am 07.31.24 Is it possible that this sequence reduces engine idle to a speed that will no longer support combust
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable jviss at 4:36am 07.31.24 1. I'm not familiar with that kind of speed control, where you can pull it back to shut down the eng
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? jibes138 at 4:09am 07.31.24 Check two things. This weekend they both failed on my little 20hp outboard skiff. 1. Pull the picku
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE sailme88 at 3:43am 07.31.24 If memory serves me correctly, the LE has an inboard diesel along with other upgrades. The plain Ja

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