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Motor Mounts - Yanmar 4JH2E (2) smokey73 at 4:41pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/2739 I think I need to replace the motor mounts and took some pictures. The diesel runs great and there
Solid Bimini / Solar Panel Mount Daddio at 3:49pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3119 I have a hunter 29.5 and am looking for new ideas to mount my two 100w solar panels. I currently hav
New harmonic in driveline Skipper at 2:08pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1124 Have a new med/high pitch vibration in the driveline. More like a hum. Happens intermittently, but i
Selden In Mast Furler - New Problem (2) Nodak7 at 1:29pm 10.13.17 Big Boats 9/3454 Ok I am completely confused! The track guide for my mast furler is "stuck" at the bottom of the trac
Moisture Meters jviss at 11:33am 10.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3285 RC, I know you like the CT-33, but I couldn't help myself and bought a $40 General pinless moisture
Winter storage Oil change. Before storage or in spring? dsaniti at 10:40am 10.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 43/9924
Roller Furling upgrade MitchK at 10:15am 10.13.17 Newport 13/3575 Have any of you upgraded the foresail to a roller furling setup. If so, which furler did you go with
26S swing keel pivot assembly mystery copper sleeve (1) Bfranchini at 10:14am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3087 Question for Sumner or anyone who has serviced the swing keel of a 26S Thanks to Sumner's detailed
Hunter 240 Zinc Arnie53 at 9:30am 10.13.17 Smaller Boats 15/1725 I have a Hunter 240 water ballast that is kept year-round in the Marina at Great Salt Lake Utah. Wh
1990 Mac26S Reese hitch pulling question Mike Harvey at 6:53am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1086
Harvest Moon Race hewebb at 5:47am 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/447 I was fortunate to be able to charter a boat and put a crew together to run the Harvest Moon Race ou
roller fairlead for a Benetau 321 (1) rsotomayor at 8:19pm 10.12.17 Parts Search 5/1342 Hi. I lost the Roller Farilead on the aft port side of a Benetau 321, which tore off during hurr
Harbor Freight jviss at 5:07pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 52/7181 Harbor Freight has a lot of great tools for boaters, at prices we can afford I currently have in
Rudder bearing replacement - Beneteau 57 (2009) Philip Relf at 4:17pm 10.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1261 I replaced the rudder bearing last year and it looks like I'll have to do the same this year. Has an
Hunter 26.5 cdi furler CAL ADAMS at 3:18pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 1/331 I'm sure someone has installed a CD{ furler on a Hunter 26.5 . Looking for information on how it was
Below deck autopilot on hunter 340 Steve3254 at 1:14pm 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2716 trying to get ant information on will and how to put a ray marine mechanical drive autopilot on my 1
Sprockets, chain for Rotary Drive autopilot mlpayne at 11:49am 10.12.17 Big Boats 8/3902 I see on-going threads indicating folks are DIY installing Raymarine EV200 AP systems with rotary d
Replace acrylic portlights (3) kbgunn at 11:27am 10.12.17 Catalina 22 31/11417 I finally decided to address the acrylic windows that were sun damaged, crazed and leaking. Outsid
in mast furling Bill of Sail at 11:21am 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/979 looking for some advice on replacing the line for the in mast furling on a Hunter 340. Can anyone h
How to make a good offer on a boat for sale? Ward H at 9:54am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 32/5473 I've bought two boats in my short sailing career. Both under $4k in value, no broker, no survey and

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Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 9:21am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
Useful Technology Ideas thinwater at 9:15am 07.30.24 ...Transmission when submerged.... In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this princ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:59am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
Useful Technology Ideas jssailem at 8:48am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Reefing: Procedural Questions (1) Hayden Watson at 8:28am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defin
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Maine Sail at 8:12am 07.30.24 I have a bank of 2 batteries. Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconne
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:04am 07.30.24 That's a really simplistic model and does not hold true across environments (nor vessels or sailors
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 8:01am 07.30.24 I should mention that while the alt. was cold, it's max. output would have been around 30A. As it
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 Sailing Diver at 7:57am 07.30.24 Hello, I would also like to see the thread from Art Boas. I will be replacing my headliner in my 201
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 7:56am 07.30.24 Measure the voltage at the alternator. Put one lead of your multimeter on the positive post of the
West Marine Inventory Foswick at 7:54am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
1985 O'day 28 Depth Transducer Relocation - Something Interesting dlochner at 7:47am 07.30.24 What's your favorite fairing compound? Either Interlux Watertite or TotalBoat's TotalFair. They a
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Straycat22296 at 7:46am 07.30.24 I use a 4"x4" computer fan. It has been installed for at least 10+ years. I installed SS bolts thro
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system Project_Mayhem at 7:40am 07.30.24 There's a difference between a mechanical and solid state relay. An SSR doesn't draw as much power t
Autopilot setup (2) duck21 at 7:29am 07.30.24 My 376 is setup with a sterndrive unit in the aft port side locker. The previous owner modified (cu
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 07.30.24 Having a convenient store location is no longer convenient. There is nothing convenient about wande
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 7:04am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defini
Ideas......needed for freezer circulation fan frigoboat system CYQK at 6:54am 07.30.24 Right now i have the fan set to direct air right on the cold plate and it seems to work the best Yes
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 6:48am 07.30.24 Indeed, this past weekend I deployed my sails directly into the reef. However, we had already motor

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