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Outboard Oil Extraction (2) Brian D at 2:16pm 07.02.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/854 Time to change the oil in my Suzuki DF2.5 Outboard. I have been meaning to do it since I cleaned out
Door Pulls? GorillaToast at 1:38pm 07.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/721 Does anyone know what the wooden rings lining the holes in cabinet doors on the Bayfield 36 are call
H 23.5 Bimini stackwalker at 12:26pm 07.02.17 Smaller Boats 11/909 Took the family out yesterday on the boat... on the busiest boating weekend of the year. Things wen
Drawer locks Bill post at 12:25pm 07.02.17 Parts Search 2/448 hunter 49 08 model need push drawer locks
Solar Renogy? rpludwig at 9:25am 07.02.17 Catalina 22 12/1191 probably should direct this to Gene, but perhaps others have used them, seems very reasonably priced
Cooking batteries gettinthere at 9:03am 07.02.17 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2144 This time it's low water. My 5 T-1275s are a year old and never need much water. But I checked them
Yanmar 3YM30 raw water cooling system problem Vegas at 5:56am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/5493 How long should I run the engine to see if the impeller will prime and pump water, knowing that runn
Wheel Pilot Beneteau at 2:52am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/705 Looking to install a wheel pilot on our 1997 Beneteau 321.Will the latest version of the Raymarine w
Adding a Pilot Berth to Beneteau First 47.7 okolehao at 2:43am 07.02.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1146 Has anyone successfully ripped out the salon cabinets on a Beneteau First 47.7 and built pilots bert
Salad with Catalina dressing (2) Jacomo Sailor at 9:04pm 07.01.17 Catalina 22 8/731 So the other day I rowed out to the boat and immediately noticed that something was wrong when I tri
Texada adventure (continued) (6) Captn Scotty at 8:20pm 07.01.17 Destinations 2/633 Some pictures of the current running into the lagoon, great fun, and of the crystal clear pools of t
34 rig tuning (again) Sefuller at 8:08pm 07.01.17 Bigger Boats 11/1315 Before launching this spring I ordered a Spartite kit, which I have yet to install. I thought I may
Texada Adventure! (9) Captn Scotty at 7:59pm 07.01.17 Destinations 2/737 Well, after several years being on the hard we finally got to go on an adventure. After dreaming of
Gonna leave this here and walk away very quietly... Rallyfanmx at 7:22pm 07.01.17 Tattoo Owners 0/2707 Have you checked the Tattoo yachts Facebook page lately? :biggrin: Like, the post from last Thursday
So rad radio problem tbilyeu at 6:23pm 07.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/901 I have a 2014 OC 45. The electronics are the B ' G Touch. The radio is the Simrad RS 35 and HS 35.
Idle Adjustment? Suzuki 6HP, 2012, need some quick help (1) CloudDiver at 2:33pm 07.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 17/17934 138182 My Dinghy outboard is cutting out at low idle. 2012 Suzuki DT6 standard shaft, bought from P
Real life load test..... NYSail at 2:19pm 07.01.17 Ask All Sailors 11/600 so new boat has a house bank of 2 4d lifeline agms 410 ah total. P/o said they were 5/6 years old. I
Jabsco marine toilet backflowing from tank into bowl Jimongee at 2:19pm 07.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1583 Suddenly we have occasional air bubbles and waste flowing back into the toilet bowl. The lever for
Motor Anodes Waandderer at 12:03pm 07.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/457 Hello All, I recently had my 1985 citation pulled out for repair. While it was out I changed the sha
Has anyone used Topcoat F11 on their boats? caguy at 10:51am 07.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/5342 I've seen some pretty impressive videos on YouTube but was wondering about how it holds up. I was a

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Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? Kings Gambit at 10:21am 05.26.24
Old bilge blower wiring question. Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 05.26.24 You should see some form of ? on the fan housing to show the direction of air flow. If there is, th
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? (1) Kings Gambit at 10:10am 05.26.24 So we evidently agree. My snubber length runs maybe 25 ft from the cleat so should not reach the bot
macerator hose removal advice (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 05.26.24 Nice write up. Just like I'm looking over your shoulder. Actually, I'm kind of cheating here becau
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? thinwater at 9:49am 05.26.24 The main problem with simple chain hooks is that they will come off if they rest on the bottom, and
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! BAD ORCA at 9:08am 05.26.24 Even better. I have a 48V 100Ah Epoch on the way as part of my Genset replacement scheme and my pl
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! jssailem at 9:01am 05.26.24 The boat looks like it has been ridden hard and put away wet... Look at the size of the outboard hu
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Johann at 9:01am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch su
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? jssailem at 8:52am 05.26.24 I do plan to ask some sail lofts for estimates Good plan Andy.:clap: My quote came with a boat vi
Old bilge blower wiring question. BAD ORCA at 8:46am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutra
Old bilge blower wiring question. rgranger at 8:16am 05.26.24 Yellow is typically hot (+) and blue is "neutral" ... since you only have two I would assume neutral
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 8:06am 05.26.24
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? Kings Gambit at 8:05am 05.26.24 The one main advantage I see is distributing the anchor load to 2 cleats instead of one. There may
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? kappykaplan at 8:02am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. :plus:
macerator hose removal advice JoeWhite at 7:39am 05.26.24 The barb adapter will come out of the white female outlet. Then use the PVC cap with plumber's tape
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? JoeWhite at 7:29am 05.26.24 I am told the purpose of a snubbed is to provide "shock absorber" effect and prevent the anchor pull
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? dlochner at 7:00am 05.26.24 They all look very nautical, but what is the bridled snubber doing on a sailboat at anchor that a s
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! dlochner at 5:09am 05.26.24 I have set the Sterling to a Custom charge profile. After reviewing a long thread on the Epoch supp
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? Davidasailor26 at 4:16am 05.26.24 You could try Bacon Sails - Sail search page. They have a lot of used sails in varying conditions. F
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? (1) morbidfollower at 10:08pm 05.25.24 225026

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