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Dickinson Diesel heater uralite at 5:54am 09.25.18 Ask All Sailors 5/920 Good morning all. I am getting ready to take the kids overnight for the first and last trip off the
New Owners of a S2 35C ojsdna744 at 9:23pm 09.24.18 S2 4/1303 My wife and I are very happy to announce a new addition to our family, the 35C! We look forward to l
How to find boat model by Maine registration and hull number (1) danila74 at 5:57pm 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1742 I'm considering buying a 17ft sailboat. Current owner doesn't know model - only available info is it
Winterization Methods Cole07 at 5:19pm 09.24.18 Day Sailers 16/2549 Hi my name is Cole and I recently bought a 1971 Oday Daysailer II. Living in the north east the wint
Happy Birthday (1) Kermit at 2:20pm 09.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 2/560
40hp yanmar engine cutting out at higher rpms, no warning alarms SWagner at 11:23am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1422 I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with a 40 hp Yanmar. She runs beautifully, well until recently. I was cruisi
Stray Current energizing gear Shift - Shocking question Raider_Bob at 11:01am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 5/509 I have a new to me sailboat that my surveyor stated the wiring both DC and AC are a mess, but a 30 y
40 hp Yanmar engine losing power with no alarms going off SWagner at 10:59am 09.24.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/16 I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with a 40 hp Yanmar. She runs beautifully, well until recently. I was cruisi
23.5 side window Mike P16616 at 10:28am 09.24.18 Smaller Boats 1/447 My hunter 23.5 suffered some damage to the windshield and side windows. I can order a windshield fro
Furnace suggestions for Mk2 Hayden Watson at 10:19am 09.24.18 Catalina 30 11/1146 After nursing it along for 20 years, my obsolete Arctic furnace gave up the battle this past week so
Any seaplane experts here? plenny7 at 10:19am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2754 We had a seaplane land on our lake yesterday while we were sailing. At first I thought it was makin
Never sailed, but thinkIcan. mciron9 at 8:44am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 35/1978 My last boat was a wood hull 34' Trojan, which was very costly to maintain and cruise. So, thinking
Round up, in a race this time (1) Jackdaw at 8:41am 09.24.18 Racing 12/1174 Last weekend, windward mark in 18 knots gusting to 25. A poorly timed gust and shift overloaded us d
Replumbing Fresh water lines Rick at 8:33am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 6/562 After a week in Catalina, my 420 Passage has developed a fresh water leak. I am going to have to in
Refrigerator drain issue Spellman66 at 7:56am 09.24.18 Catalina 310 15/2543 I have a refrigerator that doesn't drain on my 2004 310. At first I looked for a Y valve and there
Has anyone cruised the Choctawhatchee Bay? (1) Todd Atchison at 7:44am 09.24.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/615 So after a few shakedown cruises we are prepairing S/V Sea Gypsy for four days and five nights on th
Are you sailing? Ken Cross at 6:17am 09.24.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2457 Hi all. I get to miss lots of sailing. I broke my shaft strut and haven't been able to fix it yet. t
Manual for Dolphin Charger ~2009 Rob Heath at 1:54am 09.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2927 Hi I am looking for a manual for my Dolphin Charger 12V 25A fitted to my 2009 Oceanis 37. Would anyo
Floor flex on the 170?? Shorefun at 6:43pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 1/427 How solid should the floor feel from the swing keel aft towards the transom? There is some movement.
Removing the anti skid. Shorefun at 6:40pm 09.23.18 Day Sailers 1/481 Well I had a crack that went under the anti skid on the port side. It was easy to get a fingernail u

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does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks (1) twodzusfittings at 3:05pm 04.01.24 My guess by its appearance the white zip tied unit is a starter solenoid. Black Zip tied unit looks
working on my yanmar 2gm Tally Ho at 2:38pm 04.01.24
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Tally Ho at 2:35pm 04.01.24 What model Yanmar is that? Someone stole your air filter. Greg
How does a battery selector switch work? Davidasailor26 at 2:20pm 04.01.24 Whoops, it is just occurring to me that I cant use a group 31 battery. I need both terminals on th
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Fidgit at 1:58pm 04.01.24 I think it turned out great! Thanks for the info! Thanks!! :beer:
Not understanding stop solenoid function Tally Ho at 1:58pm 04.01.24
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 1:56pm 04.01.24 If you don't change the battery charger, investing in the Odessy, the Northstar, or the Lifeline wo
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Project_Mayhem at 1:42pm 04.01.24 I think it turned out great! Thanks for the info!
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 1:27pm 04.01.24 One of the key defenses against ships hitting bridge abutments where not in place on this bridge. So
New to me Cat 22 LakeShark at 1:26pm 04.01.24 @mashmaster Thats great news! If you get the boat al fixed up you should think about coming along f
New to me Cat 22 mashmaster at 1:20pm 04.01.24 Thanks. Boat is very dry and it was stored on the water so I feel pretty good about the trunk....
Not understanding stop solenoid function Mark Maulden at 1:19pm 04.01.24 I had a solenoid fail on my beta 35 (400 hrs). I'm going to hook up the mechanical one as a backup.
Composting head on B361? sv_bisou at 1:19pm 04.01.24 Just converted my 331 to a Ogo composting head. Lost a bit of floor space and had to make a larger p
New to me Cat 22 (1) LakeShark at 1:15pm 04.01.24 @mashmaster Welcome to the forum and the boat ownership club. I would highly echo @morbidfollower i
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log mermike at 12:56pm 04.01.24 Yep, I'm aware. Other Yammie owners might know.
working on my yanmar 2gm Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 04.01.24 I don't see a cable attached to your shut off lever. The cable is normally attached to a handle mou
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. (2) Fidgit at 10:56am 04.01.24 Here's a picture of the roller (post use) it's normally white foam. The texture is tough to get but
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? LloydB at 10:43am 04.01.24 I read post #8 as having said they won't let their rental sailboats go out when wind speed above 15,
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 9:36am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi

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