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VDO Tachometer Recalibration Marc14857 at 8:00pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 1/438 To help pass the winter blues I've taken on trying to get my second VDO tachometer to read properly.
Sailing/Eating destinations? PacNW jssailem at 7:27pm 03.05.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 18/1910
Origo 6000 stove advice Cpt.Rog at 5:44pm 03.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 47/14388 Greetings everyone, My recently purchased Hunter 30T has an Origo 6000 alcohol stove. Not ever hav
Galley Rebuild (3) richv at 5:02pm 03.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1422 I had originally planned to take out the galley on my 1974 Oday, then use the parts as a template, a
Sailing/Eating destinations? danm1 at 4:31pm 03.05.18 Destinations 35/3954 Thinking about retirement, probably on east coast, and trying to identify a good town for both saili
Niagara River Boating dlochner at 3:32pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/441 OK, so this story doesn't really have a lot to do with sailing, unless you sail upstream from Niaga
AC Startup Power with Generator SqPeg at 2:34pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 13/5224 If the start-up draw on a 16k Webasto unit is 57 amps, how much generator do I need? Running amps ar
310 with Linear Drive Autopilot JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 1:04pm 03.05.18 Catalina 310 6/1588 Anyone know the owner of the 2000 C310 for sale in Anacortes, WA? From the description on YW, they h
new prop selection help for motor that is too big for Hunter 23 scott hall at 12:50pm 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 7/666 I have a hunter 23 with a 9.9HP Merc kicker. Max theoretical hull speed for boat is 6.5 knots. From
310 25XP Harness to Seaward Helm Pod Drawing Frank H at 11:48am 03.05.18 Catalina 310 22/5246 Does anyone have an accurate "310 25XP Harness to Seaward Helm Pod" drawing? My 310 Manual harness
Hunter 31 Newbie Introduction Manly at 11:38am 03.05.18 Mid-Size Boats 12/3157 Hello everyone, I would like to introduce myself as a new Hunter owner! My wife and I purchased a
Hunter 34 owners jk kudera at 9:52am 03.05.18 Big Boats 13/2063 I bought a new Garmin chartplotter, I need guidance as to how others ran the wireing to the unit. I
Is 11 HP too little for a 30? Dave Isaacs at 7:57am 03.05.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 23/2879 I am looking at a 1980 Catalina 30 Tall Rig that is for sale, and I have a question about the inboar
Hunter 240 keel operation Pdc at 7:19am 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/369 I have a 1998 h240 with ballast system. Anyone know how the center board keel is lowered and raised?
Hunter 240 keel operation Pdc at 6:45am 03.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1296 Hello, I'm new to sailing and I bought a 1998 Hunter 240 with the ballast system. I don't know how t
Bulkhead replacement on 1985 H25.5 Urchin at 6:16am 03.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/545 I have just bought a 1985 Hunter 25.5 that has a bit of water damage to the main cabin bulkhead and
Spring Long Cruise (2) Simon Sexton at 6:16am 03.05.18 Ask All Sailors 1/280 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to share with everyone who's in the Kemah/Galveston/S
Diesel woes JohnShannon at 8:44pm 03.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/939 What is going on? My Yanmar 1GM10 starts poorly and runs but makes no power for about 5 minutes, af
Mast head sheave (1) Jimmy at 6:38pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/431 Im going to get this great boat H26 on the water soon I hope. It seems like every thing I check need
Raritan Elegance Install MarkSails21 at 5:25pm 03.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3409 Any H33.5 owners installed a Raritan Marine Elegance toilet ? The Jabsco has got to go. Can't seem

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Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel AndyBC at 4:43pm 08.20.24 I have a 98 Catalina 34 with the Universal M35B engine, so different than yours. I engage the glow
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old is
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 4:24pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:10pm 08.20.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jssailem at 4:08pm 08.20.24 Check the transom for a number. Possibly located on either side of back of the transom near the top.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.20.24 There is no connection between dirty cooling water lines (either raw water or AF) and the engine sh
Heavy weather sailing Stu Jackson at 3:41pm 08.20.24 Simply put: go try it out in progressively windier conditions; i.e., practice, practice, practice.
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Stu Jackson at 3:36pm 08.20.24 I agree, no problem. When you do get back in the water, just make sure you have water at the pump b
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 3:23pm 08.20.24 Great question. It depends on how well you can trim the sails to get her to hove-to. Can you stall t
Megayacht Bayesian sank (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 08.20.24 Water spouts. A Devil's Water Tail... In August of 1969, Hurricane Camille swept across Virginia ba
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.20.24
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 08.20.24 Nothing wrong at all. I generally leave my seacocks open for the winter so any residual water runs o
Faucet replacement HELP RitSim at 2:17pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a small
Megayacht Bayesian sank Rick D at 2:15pm 08.20.24 "I've heard of many waterspouts but they seem like a tornado's poor cousin. I'd hard pressed to rem
Megayacht Bayesian sank kappykaplan at 1:57pm 08.20.24 Are waterspouts just a tornado over water? That's my understanding.
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 1:53pm 08.20.24 Many times I've noted that a boat might be better off in really bad stuff if not tied to anything so
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 1:32pm 08.20.24 scratching my head on how such a large yacht could have been sunk at mooring While it is true, siz
Megayacht Bayesian sank Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 08.20.24 would one not also expect there was some catastrophic hull damage? Or possibly downflooding if it
Megayacht Bayesian sank shemandr at 1:17pm 08.20.24 We had a tornado F1 rip through our little town and across the water for a while. I don't know if
Megayacht Bayesian sank degas at 12:54pm 08.20.24 Sad news. Not comparing this tragedy to my own experience, but this kind of weather can be highly

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