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Solar Strategy Qs asherah at 9:28am 01.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1014 I'm looking for suggested panels for quality. I'm currently looking at putting a kit together of 4
New member and some questions Jimmy at 7:39am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/1607
Kermit eating habits for sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 01.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1429 @Kermit Just saw there is a thing now called: FROG FUEL on tv: I guess folks he did not want
Interior Teak Maintenance Outeast at 5:30pm 01.28.18 Ask All Sailors 30/11310 What is best to use to keep interior teak looking good? I've used furniture lemon oil and it looks b
Datamarine Depthsounder Outeast at 5:21pm 01.28.18 Ask All Sailors 13/6132 I have a Datamarine Corinthian II S400DL Depthsounder that started acting erratic (initially 4-5 tim
Outboard HP on WWP 19 jasonritter at 5:10pm 01.28.18 Day Sailers 22/8657 I currently have the Tohatsu 5hp outboard on my Potter 19. Maxes out at about 5-6 knots. Do you th
Titanic JamesG161 at 4:48pm 01.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 29/2094 I was just watching the 1953 movie "Titanic" starring Barbara Stanwyck et.al. Just when the crow's n
SeaDek Knock Off.... worth it? CloudDiver at 4:11pm 01.28.18 Catalina 22 0/1305 I was doing some product research on something totally different (adhesives), and I got a Google hit
Assm spinnaker setup on M25 RussC at 2:59pm 01.28.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/5548 I'm gathering bits and pieces to set up an asymmetrical spinnaker on our M25 and am curious how othe
What type of lead was used on an O'day 22 XnotedgeanymoreX at 1:29pm 01.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2596 Hello all, new to the forum. I've ended up with a '73 O'day 22 that has had a hard life. Repair is c
Batteries tied together Plymouth Sailor at 4:47am 01.27.18 Ask All Sailors 17/3054 Looking for advice on power. I have a 25 foot Hunter sailboat and I want to beef up my power reserv
Water pump question Hydro Therapy at 10:49am 01.28.18 Engines and Propulsion 16/1310 Im in the process of replacing the impeller in my Westerbeke 12C two. The faceplate faces toward the
How to steer with outboard motor Hunter 23 scott hall at 9:00am 01.28.18 Ask All Sailors 20/6893 I have a Hunter 23 with 9.9hp mercury on port side. Someone said to steer with rudder only while ke
Universal Engine Panel Wiring Harness Uh-oh's (3) Ward H at 7:52am 01.28.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3568 Yesterday was a beautiful day to work on the boat. One of my projects was to remove the alternator
Unobtainable fairlead? (2) justsomeguy at 7:31am 01.28.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2932 I've a stanchion-mount block on the pulpit that routes the furler control line. From the photos, you
Traveler parts (1) enoon at 6:24am 01.28.18 S2 1/754 I just replaced the entire traveler system on my S2 7.3. I have some parts from the original Kenyon
On an mdkd gen set- oil capacity and sound shields eianm at 11:35pm 01.27.18 Big Boats 4/1188 two questions guys; 1) what is the oil capacity of this ONAN MDKD gen set? 2) on my H42 (1991) the
Centerboard is getting on my nerves (2) BobbyFunn at 10:26pm 01.27.18 Day Sailers 18/2199 I took the centerboard off last spring and when i went to fair and paint it i found that there was w
PVC Furler fritz3000g at 7:22pm 01.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/5674 On the Mods page there's the following DIY PVC furler. I've messaged the poster, and he/she hasn't
Yanmar Exhaust Elbow / cheap, quick fix. The Tanqueray at 3:29pm 01.27.18 Bigger Boats 20/13999 I noticed black smoke when I increased the throttle (engine bogs). It was obvious that the exhaust e

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Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 8:03pm 07.10.24 Left Fury in bright sunshine and a light breeze. A few tacks up Fitz Hugh and the wind died, the clo
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) Michael Davis at 7:54pm 07.10.24 We got a it of sailing in Fitz Hugh Sound the next day as the weather went from sunny to light rain
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? higgs at 7:50pm 07.10.24 My boat has such and arrangement that it came with. The outboard is not electric start so the the s
Dinghy best practices higgs at 7:47pm 07.10.24 While towing my inflatable I NEVER left the engine on. It did flip on me in rough conditions. I ag
Dinghy best practices ggrizzard at 6:18pm 07.10.24 Stampings??? :yikes: Were they "cancelled"? ;)
Unusual stuffing box ggrizzard at 6:15pm 07.10.24 I agree with Shemandr. You're 3/4 the way there already. Go for it.
What are these screw things called shemandr at 6:04pm 07.10.24 So... I'm the least expert of these posters but I have an engineer friend who is a sailer - primaril
Unusual stuffing box shemandr at 5:24pm 07.10.24 To get far over my skis, because I'm bored tonight, I'd say yes pack it. It doesn't look that diffe
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. heritage at 4:54pm 07.10.24 The op says that he has a Yanmar 20gm. This engine doesn't have a heat exchanger or rubber impeller
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 4:47pm 07.10.24
Noise between Mast and Boom shemandr at 4:23pm 07.10.24 I'm shocked and appalled to learn that a PO didn't use OEM parts for a repair. That almost never ha
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 4:18pm 07.10.24 Looks like a great place to drop the hook! Tks for sharing. :beer:
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). kappykaplan at 4:17pm 07.10.24 Did you check the port aft? The PO of my boat had dyslexia and engraved the HIN on the port side of
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (2) Michael Davis at 4:14pm 07.10.24 The next day we motored to Kent Island in the Walker Group in preparation for our trip around Cape C
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) shemandr at 3:57pm 07.10.24 Nice pic!
What are these screw things called jviss at 3:57pm 07.10.24 This is an interesting discussion to me, as I like the controversy, and it seems people have prefere
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? LakeOntario270 at 3:56pm 07.10.24 I had a similar problem. I purchased a 30 watt panel from Amazon that came with a controller. The
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) (1) Michael Davis at 3:55pm 07.10.24 The next three days saw some long hours. It looked like a good weather window so we got an early sta
Installing a simple solar system to charge a one-battery ? dlochner at 3:26pm 07.10.24 A solar system consists of 3 basic elements, the PV panel, a controller, and a battery, along with a
3GM30F Service Issue MitchM at 2:49pm 07.10.24 any mechanic re using any copper washers in a yan mar is a big NO. they'll never

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