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Dave's not here (1) Meriachee at 8:43pm 06.28.17 Sails Call Lounge 14/1676 Saw this on the interweb. Whoever this Dave guy is, I'm thinking that he's trying to pigeonhole us a
installed new Raymarine es127 - it shuts down when under sail Captpete12 at 7:54pm 06.28.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/996 My new es127 MFD shuts down when under sail for two hours or so. i checked with Raymarine and they
Wanting to get a roller furling for my Catalina 25... which one do ya'll recommend? BTWill83 at 7:42pm 06.28.17 Mid-Size Boats 6/4384 I've already got the sail FOR the roller furling that was on the boat and not working. Looking to ge
slippery deck mortyd at 5:55pm 06.28.17 Catalina 30 6/880 the textured cockpit deck on my catalina 30 mkii has gotten a bit slippery with no obvious cause. wh
Stepped my mast in 15 minutes piedpiperIII at 5:14pm 06.28.17 Catalina 22 16/1017 My boat is in my drive so I can do some work. I needed my mast up so I timed myself. From secured fr
Freshwater Tank flush Seute Deern at 2:11pm 06.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1061 Hello, after I bought my 2005 Hunter 38, I was told the fresh water tank was barely used at all. So
Rudder Donal Rice at 12:23pm 06.28.17 Big Boats 4/611 Hi All, I recently purchased a 340, year 2000. The rudder is very stiff, I have isolated the steerin
Genoa Block (2) Capri at 12:16pm 06.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/987 138050 138051 Hi, just purchased my '81 22 foot boat last year and wonder what the difference betwee
Heat exchanger paulj at 10:55am 06.28.17 Catalina 310 12/1556 I am thinking to relocate the heat exchanger............:hook2:
Just for FUN timebandit at 10:12am 06.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/451 http://www.nationalgeographic.com/volvooceanrace/interactives/sailing/index.html Don't speed to much
Fix for Hunter Starter Wiring Harness issue (3) SirMichael at 9:42am 06.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3548 I found a number of posts on the forums for a wiring issue that Hunter had with the starter wiring,
Mysterious Storage Compartment (2) Capri at 9:28am 06.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 16/1231 138031 138032 Hi. I have had a '81 22 foot for a year. Under the v berth cushions there is a wooden
VHF cable gettinthere at 9:27am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 11/776 I need to replace some VHF antenna cable. I have a new piece of coax that I think is good for the ap
A thing rarely seen in the wild: porpoising harbor seals (1) Kings Gambit at 9:03am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3199 I was "making passage" from Santa Cruz Island to King Harbor (Redondo Beach) last week; motoring nea
Furler Model - Luff Tape Size JHoward at 8:39am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3157 Hunter Cherubini 37.5, 1980. Had a 2nd hand Harken (series L300?) unit installed, have to get new ro
Mast support post length greg_m at 5:52am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 9/744 GDTU all! Would some kind soul kindly measure the length of their pole, erm... their mast support p
Can a Solar Charge Controller be used to regulate an outboard ? Leeward Rail at 5:22am 06.28.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4827 Question for the electrical nerds out here. My Tohatsu outboard has unregulated output via magneto
Towing without center support piedpiperIII at 4:02am 06.28.17 Catalina 22 11/964 Does anyone tow their boat with the mast supported for and aft only?? I put a support from the mast
Yanmar 3YM 30 SWP aftermarket rebuild Brahmany at 10:05pm 06.27.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/569 Any owners out the who have rebuilt the Yanmar/Johnson SWP with after market bearings and seals, and
Jacklines on a C30? patrickkidd at 6:55pm 06.27.17 Catalina 30 13/2923 I just tried the shortest jacklines at West Marine, which go 24" past the stern cleat when connected

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Help with a new sail (1) rgranger at 6:36am 01.08.24 If you decide to replace it, Dwyer still sells that end cap for the goose neck
Help with a new sail (1) Morgan donor at 4:58am 01.08.24 Threaded stainless bolts, in aluminum threads, doused in saltwater creates corrosion. Old mariners p
Espar hydronic heating system dlochner at 4:39am 01.08.24 After working well 2 or 3 times, the Espar (D5, 12 V) failed to start up, making a weird grinding n
Help with a new sail jssailem at 4:10am 01.08.24 @NOLA looking at the condition of the SS pin, fractured near the last threads, and the rust on the o
Help with a new sail justsomeguy at 1:52am 01.08.24 the photographer You're being quite generous.
New Electronics - Is this about right? jssailem at 1:19am 01.08.24 :plus: @marcham The SeatalkNG manual will explain load balance. Each power load (ie display, wire)
Espar hydronic heating system jssailem at 1:06am 01.08.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 11:46pm 01.07.24 for now I have ordered one of these: Amazon.com: MarineNow Analog to NMEA 2000 signal converter : Au
Espar hydronic heating system Mark Maulden at 11:45pm 01.07.24
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:36pm 01.07.24 Hi there I am trying to achieve the same with my Yanmar engine, also analog. what interface are y
So long 2023... BigEasy at 11:35pm 01.07.24 Definitely need to make sailing a higher priority in 2024. Lingering medical issue had me somewhat
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. marcham at 11:34pm 01.07.24 Do you have temp and pressure gauges or just alarms? They are fed from different sensors.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:05pm 01.07.24 @Ken13559 , Ken, do you have a theory as to why the low compression may be what is preventing the
Engine gateway data from Yanmar 3GM30(f) to chartplotter. andreshs1 at 10:53pm 01.07.24 Right ... I'm thinking that all the sensors (including the fuel gauge) I need are already installed
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 10:51pm 01.07.24 @Ken13559 , if you haven't started the repairs on the little dam, use a glue gun to set up a tempor
Espar hydronic heating system (2) matts997 at 10:41pm 01.07.24
I aim to give 100%. MikeHoncho at 8:59pm 01.07.24 Does that give your son more or less leeway to perform? I'm guessing he feels a lot less pressure
Beneteau circular shower doors rollers Destony at 7:51pm 01.07.24 Thank you so much
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 7:42pm 01.07.24 Does he still have a SeaTalk 1 network? if so, and if the ST1 network is connected to the ST NG netw
New Electronics - Is this about right? marcham at 7:40pm 01.07.24 Looks about right, although the daisy chain for the spurs is less than ideal. The total length of t

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