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Changing motor Pete145 at 12:32pm 01.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 72/9367 Hello all, I'm new here so please go easy on me. I have a Nash 26 with an OMC Zephyr 2cyl, 2 stroke
got a nasty surprise yesterday SycloneDriver at 11:56am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 76/10474 Yesterday I invited some fiends to go sailing. When we arrive at the marina one of my dock neighbor
Toggle Switches w/ Screw Terminals Ward H at 10:41am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 12/568 Working on my DC Distribution panel and need two toggle switches, SPDT for bilge pump and SPST for V
fixed 3 blade propeller Slow Dancin at 7:47am 01.06.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1394 I have a 2006 hunter 38 with 40 hp moter which came with a FlexFold 3 blade propeller but am unhappy
Re-powering '86 O'Day 28 with a Yanmar 2YM15? (1) DJR at 5:19am 01.06.19 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1475 Joyfully purchased an ODay28, but it has been in dry dock for three years. According to boatyard le
Sabre fans: sailme88 at 4:14am 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 2/827 2020 will mark the 50th anniversary of Sabre Yachts. Even though Sabre is no longer producing sail
Coast Guard Monterey385 at 8:32pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 27/3014 Many of you know that I am Coast Guard family and quite proud of it. Everyone by now knows that ther
What do I need to have and what should I have on my 170 when I head out on the bay in NJ? Shorefun at 8:20pm 01.05.19 Day Sailers 26/2794 I plan on getting floating VHF, a mast float and some decent life vests for starters. I will need al
1979 cat 30 cutless bearing dnimigon at 7:12pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 6/993 Going to be pulling boat out here next week sometime. Want to change the cutless. I've read that the
You Get What You Pay For fstbttms at 4:37pm 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 43/3728 A new customer asked me to inspect the work her previous dive service had done a week earlier. mSdR
Sail battens wisey2 at 3:34pm 01.05.19 NSHSA (Hunter Assoc. Upper Chesapeake Bay) 4/6851 Where is the best place to get replacement battens for my Hunter 240? I live in Nazareth, PA and sa
Aft Cabin Cushions on a 380 Tucsonsailor at 3:25pm 01.05.19 Big Boats 2/665 I am looking to replace the outdated fabrics in the V berth and Aft Cabin. One question is how to g
Need your opinion. Help me spend my money dennisv at 2:45pm 01.05.19 Bigger Boats 63/7069 OK, Status I own a 1984 Oday 28. Beautiful boat in very good shape. Truly use it for family day sa
Standing Rigging Cost: DYI vs. Rigger Doctor Dolittle at 1:23pm 01.05.19 Catalina 30 14/17606
Beneteau Solent stay (1) Jbv at 9:48am 01.05.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2449
Garbage Patch 1, Clean Up < 1 dlochner at 5:46am 01.05.19 Sails Call Lounge 25/2109 Just saw this from the Ocean Clean Up project. https://gcaptain.com/structural-issue-forces-u-shap
Heating system in Catalina 470 Joaleb at 5:44am 01.05.19 Big Boats 17/3382 Good morning. We would like to install a Webasto heating system in our Catalina 470 and are wonderin
Featherstream Folding Prop Repair/Recondition spadaforaj at 4:58am 01.05.19 Ask All Sailors 4/911 Have a really nice Garlow Featherstream prop that took a beating this season - one of the blades pre
Issue with engine power after replacing mixing elbow Brinky63 at 4:38am 01.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/2621 I had an issue with my mixing elbow on my yanmar 2GM20F recently which i was able to remedy with the
Remote controls for outboard motor MaryEllaRose at 7:23pm 01.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/2295 I've posted this in the motors/propulsion forum but am hoping that a C25 owner can add some input...

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Prefer to trailer Project_Mayhem at 8:55am 09.10.24 Most people feel the opposite. It takes about five minutes to grab my dingy from the rack and paddle
Nice restoration Sail22Capri22 at 8:32am 09.10.24 That was enjoyable to watch. Love seeing a boat get a second life, and what a great restoration.
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer dmax at 8:06am 09.10.24 If it's not an electrical problem, get yourself an infrared thermometer (cheap and handy to have) -
Nice restoration morbidfollower at 8:00am 09.10.24 I wish I had this level of skill and patience. Would really like to see a new design redone like thi
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 7:38am 09.10.24 That looks pretty much identical to my Yanmar qm series panel, also most likely on a Cherubini if i
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Moondawg at 7:35am 09.10.24 Can't even start until we know what model the Yanmar is. Yanmar 2GM20 has different overheating ca
1980s Oday Timm R Oday25 at 7:34am 09.10.24 With a trailer in decent shape , about the most one could reasonably expect to get would be about a
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kloudie1 at 7:07am 09.10.24 Heading to marina this morning to arrange lines for high water.. Looks like the center will be very
Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate (2) buddy0 at 7:02am 09.10.24 Sounds like you figured out how to calibrate. But here are the instructions for reference, and the m
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 Rattlenebang at 6:52am 09.10.24 Thanks for that. I was wondering if that might be the case. Since it's leaking I was also wondering
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing American_Mainsail at 6:32am 09.10.24 I think posters mostly have it covered here. Change the oil, run ethanol-free fuel through it, make
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:28am 09.10.24 Staring at that image from the buoy for very long can make you seasick.
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (2) JamesG161 at 6:26am 09.10.24 Data buoy near TS Francine NDBC - Station 42020 Recent Data
Navigation Instruments Power Outage jssailem at 6:21am 09.10.24
Heavy weather sailing Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.10.24 Definitely you should practice trimming your boat and sails to Hove-To. The rationale for its use
Shrink wrapping details? Tally Ho at 6:14am 09.10.24 Greg, Great you didn't need a frame, that sure helps keep the initial cost down. Do you have a zi
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 6:11am 09.10.24 Thank you all for the info, ordered through the Hunter store and is on the way. Needed to know how t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:09am 09.10.24 Francine is shaping to be an interesting storm. NHC is calling it to intensify over the Gulf to a Ca
Hunter 50 AC deck light American_Mainsail at 5:35am 09.10.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us. Same here. The install is pr
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 2:20am 09.10.24 Y'all stay safe! :beer:

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