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"Rehabilitation" of a 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke that went to the bottom Kings Gambit at 10:05pm 08.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 15/1853 A strange event occurred the evening of July 3rd that sent my 5-hp Tohatsu 4-stroke to the sea botto
Portsmouth classes glaufman at 7:39pm 08.13.18 Racing 2/578 Is it reasonable to use Portsmouth to handicap races between boats in different portsmouth classes a
How do I clean my fuel tank?? 1979 Newport 30 (1) coreth at 7:30pm 08.13.18 Newport 4/1271 Greetings Skippers, After replacing every part of my fuel delivery system, I'm still not able to sta
Slightly different focus (4) Jackdaw at 6:41pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 31/1625
Universal 35B Intermittent Overheat adelboat at 6:20pm 08.13.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1353 Hi, all - hope you are enjoying a great season! A bit of unseasonal weather this season in NE, but a
Guest 900 Oscillating Cabin Fan (1) jviss at 6:10pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1041 I have two of these on my boat. https://newcontent.westmarine.com/content/images/catalog/large/24
Anti-Foul on a Mac 26M annon2019 at 5:14pm 08.13.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/492 My husband and I are VERY novice sailors, who bought our Mac 26M because it seemed the ideal boat to
Dinghy Outboard Motors: Mercury versus Johnson jviss at 4:08pm 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 5/465 I have two 15HP Mercury 2-stroke motors for my 9' RIB, the tender for our sailboat. I have been on
How do I run a new main halyard? DStegs49 at 4:00pm 08.13.18 Big Boats 4/1074 I have a legend 37 and over the winter the wind and ice caused one of my main halyards to chafe and
C270 New Sails Sailfish03 at 11:35am 08.13.18 Mid-Size Boats 8/1263 Hi All, Our main and 155 genny are in need of replacement and our Variable winds at Bear Lake are an
Chart plotter choice Jimski at 11:19am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 29/4522 It is time to replace my aging Garmin 178 chart plotter. The other instruments (depth and speed thro
Boat Capacity Limits jimedwards at 9:42am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 28/5869 Is there a maximum capacity for my 1981 Catalina 27? Weight or number of persons? I know number of l
Time to Let Her Go... Simon Sexton at 8:09am 08.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/866 Hey Everyone, I am sad to report that we are selling Valiant, our first boat. She's been great fun
Well, sold my boat Kommy000 at 7:49am 08.13.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/879 Well, after all the work, I ended up selling my boat. Moving on to a bigger boat, hopefully my last
Hunter Vision 32 engine to water heater lines. SonnyMarshall at 7:23am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1012 Found some chaffing on the coolant lines that go to the water heater. Chaffing has occurred on the
Port Replacement Screens carriemeaway at 7:02am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/930 I have been looking to replace the screens in my small ports on our 2006 38 foot hunter. Has anyon
Adding Air conditioning to a 38 ft 2006 Hunter carriemeaway at 7:00am 08.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1363 We own a 2006 38 foot Hunter. We would like to add air conditioning. The electrical panel has th
Dodger Jeff Scheid at 6:35am 08.13.18 Catalina 30 17/3271 Hi All, Looking for a Dodger pattern or and old dodger, so I can fab a new one. My boat 1980 C30 T
New 1/2"� genoa sheets. Hayden Watson at 9:41pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 8/436 I need to replace my genoa sheets and want something different than the stay-set that I am replacing
Universal diesel multiple sudden symptoms Skipper at 8:13pm 08.12.18 Ask All Sailors 60/4509 UPDATED POST 8/25 page 2 UPDATED AGAIN 9/20 page 3 -- it was the air cleaner. Pretty sure I know w

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Overboard discharge of waste tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50pm 03.23.24 Oops...I was too focused on keeping him legal in his current waters to pay enough attention to his f
Canadian dilemma Hello Below at 7:47pm 03.23.24 @jssailem, it seems that marine anti fouling paint has undergone a significant change over the last
Capri 18 battery dlochner at 7:38pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes c
Capri 18 battery (1) claudesapp at 7:13pm 03.23.24 Here's my work, I believe I calculated everything correctly at 12v? Worst case usage, USB assumes ch
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage (1) jssailem at 6:36pm 03.23.24 No experience with in-mast furling. Looking at the info from a sail trim point I think you are spot
Canadian dilemma Drinky Crow at 6:08pm 03.23.24 WM long gone.
Canadian dilemma jssailem at 6:03pm 03.23.24 I have been able to use the Petit Trinidad on my boat. First in 2017 and then again in 2024. It is i
Canadian dilemma twodzusfittings at 5:41pm 03.23.24 So here is some info for thought. I found this out whilst visiting my local WM. The producer of Peti
Hunter 306 fresh water leak Arbee at 5:05pm 03.23.24 Given our 306 has been bone dry since I last updated this thread (and through several big downpours)
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 4:26pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? dlochner at 4:04pm 03.23.24 Well, you could shock it more than once to be certain. Shock, rinse, repeat.
Ultimate demonstration of a displacement hull's hull speed. jssailem at 3:50pm 03.23.24 FunVideo Dave.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 3:41pm 03.23.24
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? Project_Mayhem at 3:23pm 03.23.24 The pump pressure is relatively low and the hose diameter small, so over pressure is not much of an
Capri 18 battery Project_Mayhem at 3:18pm 03.23.24 What are you using the battery for? Can you add up the amps that each device draws and how long you
outboard hoisting Project_Mayhem at 3:13pm 03.23.24 Good point. The center of the motor mount should be directly over a stanchion. A 1" tube is strong
Yamaha 25 MK2 offshore experience Stu Jackson at 2:37pm 03.23.24 We had a 1981 Catalina 25 w/7.5 hp outboard from 1987 to 1998 on SF Bay. Sailed it to HMB and Mont
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:30pm 03.23.24 All the contributors have given you good advice. I can tell you for coastal cruising, you are unde
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? Sandy Stone at 1:42pm 03.23.24 I second Gulfport Harbor. Very well protected, docks in good shape, and reasonably priced. You hav
Overboard discharge of waste tank? JoeWhite at 1:35pm 03.23.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inste

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