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Cold weather sailing (1) Jackdaw at 8:06pm 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2320 Out fun sailing today, at the start it was 39F and blowing 18 knots. Later 52f and blowing 12. With
Thoughts on mod.?.detachable lifeline support poles charms at 7:03pm 10.21.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1181 So the highest affixed points on my newly acquired Mac26X (while on trailer) are the 4 poles that ho
H25 Bulkhead removal Fatbutter Pancake at 4:22pm 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1098
Replacement Rudder H31 jmce1587 at 11:10am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/553
What would you call it? (3) capta at 10:20am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 31/2311 My Hood Stoway electric has this unit between the motor and the luff rod. It is not identified in an
Winterizing tip rpell1@msn.com at 10:08am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2088 Hi all, I finally discovered the leak causing my fresh water system pump to cycle every 20 seconds,
Ordering a new in-mast furling mainsail - correct boom angle? (1) Wanderwind at 8:54am 10.21.18 Big Boats 20/3071 I am preparing to order a new furling mainsail. It's my first time ordering a furling mainsail and
Keel peel (3) BC Bernie at 8:40am 10.21.18 Catalina 310 17/3519 157645 Here's my keel today. I knew both starboard and port areas were flaking so we peeled away the
mast leaking through deck along compression post into cabin gertonw at 7:04am 10.21.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6016 Hi, my 1994 Hunter Legend 40.5 is leaking, a lot, along the compression post (deck stepped mast). Th
VHF send issue, buzz sound gertonw at 6:55am 10.21.18 Ask All Sailors 62/6232 both my VHF radios work fine receiving, but have a loud buzz sound when sending. I even get the same
Ever get one of these? (2) Brian D at 3:33pm 10.20.18 SSB and Ham Operators 6/2514 Back in the '80's the FCC issued certificates when one upgraded to the next level Amateur Radio Lice
Galvanic isolator- how to test if its working? eianm at 2:58pm 10.20.18 Big Boats 3/3282 When I bought my boat it had a Galvanic isolator fitted already - a Zinc Saver made by Yacht corrosi
Cast iron keel Mechone at 12:25pm 10.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2058 For past 2 years after haul out I have had rust coming thru micron on keel , my buddy with his 375 f
ping paulj at 11:47am 10.20.18 Catalina 310 2/704 xWhYkZfgwa0
Mast up trailer storage in Panhandle henke at 8:19am 10.20.18 Ask All Sailors 5/830
Hunter 40 Legend 1985 macerator position? StanDragon at 4:20am 10.20.18 Big Boats 6/1272 Hi guys, My macerator pump is not coming on any more. I would like to check it but could not locate
Hunter 216 ACP Hull maintenance Hunter216 at 4:04am 10.20.18 Smaller Boats 25/4722
Replace Helmsman's seat on a 2002, 411 natep at 8:00pm 10.19.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1261 Does anyone know a good place to get replacement parts at a discount. I have a 2002, 411 that I purc
New England in late October - early November Richard19068 at 1:42pm 10.19.18 Sails Call Lounge 28/2088 Hi All, Due to various circumstances the wife and I are flying into Boston on October 24 and rentin
Flushing diesel engine and air conditioner goofeyfoot at 12:27pm 10.19.18 Engines and Propulsion 11/942 Flushing diesel engine and air conditioner Hello: I am kind of new to all of this maintenance st

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Mistral 16 sailboat engine mount jibes138 at 12:44pm 05.28.24 Why not use an electric motor, they are lightweight and most of the weight will be the battery. The
ABYC wire identification question? (1) DArcy at 11:57am 05.28.24 A different idea could be a handheld inkjet printer. I have never tried one, and it would not work w
Love Hate relationship kappykaplan at 11:35am 05.28.24 3 hours later in the sun-- gosh this is pretty good, better get the rear brackets and do this right
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 11:32am 05.28.24 Sure, it may be something else that is causing the hard starting, but those compression numbers are
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 11:27am 05.28.24 Compression specs for that engine can be derived from Yanmar's published data on the engines specs.
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? dmax at 11:24am 05.28.24 You could pull it and treat and re-paint most of it - the oil pan metal is pretty thick and the rest
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 10:14am 05.28.24 Thanks. I have on YBW received replies that indicate compression is a nebulous thing, and this is wh
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 05.28.24
Help me Install Dripless Shaft Seal (PYI Model) (4) anelso29 at 9:49am 05.28.24 Hey everyone! I have a few updates. I didn't take enough pictures, but I do have a few to show the p
Deck leaks on Marlow Hunter 37/40 matts997 at 9:34am 05.28.24
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... rgranger at 9:00am 05.28.24
What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? Leeward Rail at 8:54am 05.28.24 Greenish foam is factory filler. There are more than a few threads here about how to fix the hatch.
3GM30F Service Issue dmax at 8:49am 05.28.24 Low compression is a root cause of hard starting - hard starting is a symptom of low compression.
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 05.28.24 I got my labeling insight from Rod (@Maine Sail ). I struggled with the hand written names, number
ABYC wire identification question? BAD ORCA at 8:44am 05.28.24 You could try making labels and then flagging them, i.e., instead of running lengthwise along the w
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 8:43am 05.28.24 I have a hard time trusting a repair, if I haven't figured out the how and why of the failure, befo
The falling c - Clip odaydokay at 8:41am 05.28.24
Help with seized fresh water pump (4) Afraal at 8:40am 05.28.24 I'm attaching a few pics of the pump. I can't see well inside, but most likely the bearings failed.
Wing Keel on a 1988 Hunter 335 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:26am 05.28.24 The keel was just serviced before I bought it. Would have a trivial eff
Fabric search LakeShark at 8:25am 05.28.24 Similar... I was hoping for an exact match to replace 1 cushion the POs St. Bernard ruined. Or the

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