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Engine exhaust GABristol29 at 5:14am 01.08.19 Ask All Sailors 17/3223 PO installed a Yanmar 3GM30F in my Bristol 29. He glassed over his exhaust throughhull which appear
Bilge pump wiring question wyctoronto at 4:55am 01.08.19 Big Boats 7/984 installing new Rule with no float. I have 2 browns and a yellow coming into the bilge and the Rule h
Searching for the correct size electric windlass Noyrt at 10:50pm 01.07.19 Ask All Sailors 34/3178 Need some help still in choosing a correct power windlass. Any help appreciated... Here is what we h
Pearson 28-1 stanchion rebedding marvy1 at 9:38pm 01.07.19 Pearson 3/1488 Hi - now that I have her out of the water, I have noticed that the stanchion over the galley on the
Universal engine harness upgrade - here's why (1) Sefuller at 7:07pm 01.07.19 Ask All Sailors 14/2445 There are lots of threads about the importance of replacing or upgrading the engine panel wiring on
Windlass on a 322 NY BIMBO at 4:59pm 01.07.19 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1823 I am looking for advice on mounting a windlass on my O'Day 322. I am thinking that I will mount it o
Hunter 49 performance Laid-back at 1:33pm 01.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/774 I am considering purchasing a Hunter 49. Would appreciate any input from owners as to sailing perfor
Colorado winter sail (1) Allowishish at 11:42am 01.07.19 Destinations 23/3615 we keep our Catalina 27 on lake Pueblo year round and last Saturday was one of those majical days. v
Bilges do not drain into each other Jeff652 at 11:38am 01.07.19 Catalina 310 14/3006 I thought I had seen this question before on the forum but I couldn't find it. The aft bilge on Stil
Seidelmann 245 parts, drawings, details needed gwort at 11:06am 01.07.19 Seidelmann 1/2319 I recently got a 1982 Seidelmann 245. It does not have a boom or tiller or outboard motor or motor m
H31 companionway leak (1) dasreboot at 10:46am 01.07.19 Mid-Size Boats 1/832 have a leak in the port side hatch slider. It can become significant in heavy rains. Has anyone enco
Benefits of an inverter NYSail at 10:24pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 74/10783 hello all I have a xantrex 3000 inverter on my boat that we never use that takes up a large amount
LCD replacements for fluorescent bulbs Jack Barnes at 7:07pm 01.06.19 Big Boats 13/3387 Has anyone found a replacement for the FL-8CW bulbs found in the salon fixtures as in my 2004 Hunter
Racing in January on Galveston Bay Bill19233 at 3:40pm 01.06.19 Racing 9/1393 First GBCA Icicle Rum Race of 2019 on Saturday. Good turnout, close to 50 boats turned in times. Gre
Genoa with multiple attachment points at clew (1) Skipper at 2:58pm 01.06.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1143 Saw a genoa furled today on a brokerage boat at the dock. It had 5 or 6 attachment points for the sh
Changing motor Pete145 at 12:32pm 01.06.19 Engines and Propulsion 72/9628 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 76/10728 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 12/588 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 6/1469 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 5/1539 Joyfully purchased an ODay28, but it has been in dry dock for three years. According to boatyard le

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Yanmar engine life RickK at 9:57am 10.22.24 Hey, Is / was the engine in salt water or fresh water? With fresh water I would say a very long ti
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Alan Gomes at 9:42am 10.22.24 On our 1991 Catalina 30, the Universal M25XP engine has been stopping shortly after it reaches oper
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 9:41am 10.22.24 Thank you for your comments! I am happy to be the experiment here. I agree that 1 year is hardly a t
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 9:28am 10.22.24 Cannot help with the removal. You might post images of the area concerned. One of us may see someth
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes RitSim at 9:09am 10.22.24 A couple things to try. For a diesel its either fuel, air or timing. 1) Try adding a temporary pi
New Windows for Oday 272 Iriegal at 8:58am 10.22.24 Wow, Kloudie1! That looks great! I love the idea of hot-gluing a small shelf for the window to sit
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Davidasailor26 at 8:56am 10.22.24
DC Three wire deck light question. OS2Dude at 8:49am 10.22.24 Typically, RED is DC POS, Black (now Yellow) is DC NEG. On my 1985 Catalina 30, there are 4 wires u
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife shemandr at 8:42am 10.22.24
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 8:39am 10.22.24 -100 is typically ethylene glycol - I don't like the toxicity compared to propylene glycol. The -1
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife kappykaplan at 8:34am 10.22.24 About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Nice museum. Visited a long time ago.
Yanmar engine life Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 10.22.24 28 years old with the original engine. I'd say 2800 hours on the engine as a really wild guess.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Ralph Johnstone at 8:19am 10.22.24 Custom tanks are rarely made using polyethylene... If one should find oneself backed into such a
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife jssailem at 8:16am 10.22.24 We are out of the woods today. About to enter the Mystic Seaport Museum. Like a kid in a candy s
Winterising Justin_NSA at 8:15am 10.22.24 I built my water heater bypass system. Easy to winterize. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/
Adding cabin top winches senang at 8:12am 10.22.24 If you place a very strong light on the outside where you intend to place your winch, looking from t
Winterising dLj at 8:08am 10.22.24 Colin - After 43 years on Lk Champlain, which runs into Quebec, and having frozen my a* off at the*
Yanmar engine life BarryL at 8:02am 10.22.24 Hey, Is / was the engine in salt water or fresh water? With fresh water I would say a very long tim
Sea-Fire system senang at 7:54am 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 7:48am 10.22.24 The guy did a huge amount of work. The saddest part, seems to me, is he did not have a leaking tank

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