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Variprop Pitch Adjustment on a Yanmar 4jh4hte Brezzin at 9:04am 04.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/931 I have a Variprop 4 blade thats slightly over pitched (only gets to 2900 of a max 3200) I've run it
Panel Output -- Early and Late in the day... Sumner at 8:42am 04.10.17 Ask All Sailors 11/851 Probably a rather boring post but a recent discussion on solar panels and charge controllers on anot
Have lost key starter on Westerbeke 10-2 Pat at 7:44am 04.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/506 Went to start engine and the key mechanism has disappeared to a small compartment aft of the panel..
My Trogear AS-40 bow sprit install on a Capri 22 (10) Slartibartfass at 6:46am 04.10.17 Catalina 22 8/3110 Part 1
Alden Challenger ECHO. (4) TomY at 4:46am 04.10.17 Alden General Chat 2/3377 ECHO, Alden design# 949R, makes her the 17th Challenger built(Alden used letters instead of numerals
Be careful what you wish for... (2) BlowMeAway at 2:55am 04.10.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/853 We had beautiful weather yesterday here in upstate New York so off to the marina I went to see how t
H42 freezer lid seal eianm at 12:34am 04.10.17 Big Boats 14/1586 I have spend the last few years trying everything to seal the lid of my freezer, but I still get loa
Venture 17 boom vang? sasjzl at 9:21pm 04.09.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/876 i have a Venture 17 that has what looks like one end of a book vang about a foot in on the boom but
Turned the key and..KAPLOYEE, KABOOM... Mark Maulden at 8:00pm 04.09.17 Engines and Propulsion 12/1373 This also happened last spring. Volvo MD17c that I rebuilt 5yrs ago.. Smoke out the middle air inta
Applying Dalys Seafin oil to teak... VanIslandGuy at 6:24pm 04.09.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4908 Our interior teak is in really good shape. Today we cleaned all the teak surfaces with no-scratch s
2002 Hunter 270, need jib furler track line (halyard?) diameter Igetit80 at 5:51pm 04.09.17 Smaller Boats 4/570 I need to replace the line that runs up the foil track on my jib furler, the boat is a 2002 Hunter 2
Electrical Troubleshooting...God I hate these questions! (3) Team118 at 4:39pm 04.09.17 Catalina 30 14/1513 135138 135139 135140 Hello; I typically cruise this forum and try to add my 2 cents or pictures when
O'day 34 backstay backing plate (3) Sefuller at 3:22pm 04.09.17 Bigger Boats 19/1645 On my not-so-urgent project list was replacing the teak backing for the backstay chainplate. I had
Check your stern tube water nipple (1) Gunni at 3:05pm 04.09.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/10762 A reminder for those of you who run a Volvo Penta shaft seal that uses a water nipple. While you ha
A Typical Easy Boat Job shemandr at 2:44pm 04.09.17 Ask All Sailors 53/4947 So when I uncovered my runabout, preparing it for sale, I found the bow lights not working. Then I
216 wet stored, S.Texas billbag414 at 1:32pm 04.09.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/13 looking now at 216, as it will be at the lake (S.Texas), for use by members of our family, no launch
Resealing side window H26 nosnebjim at 12:55pm 04.09.17 Smaller Boats 3/501 I have a 1995 H26 and the port long fixed plexiglass has had a leak.... Forever I decided to remove
Winter on the Hard; Water in the Bilge Stutz63 at 12:18pm 04.09.17 Catalina 22 6/1947 Hi Guys, So last summer I bought my '76 Catalina 22 and sailed it quite a bit during the season, ge
Cabin Sole Solutions pcpk at 11:13am 04.09.17 Ask All Sailors 1/492 Hi All, I have an Oday 30 and exploring some options for a cabin sole covering beyond a trimmed dow
Lubricating harken winch (1) Davidasailor26 at 11:06am 04.09.17 Ask All Sailors 4/2569 I'm disassembling, cleaning, and lubricating our Harken 35.2 ST and 46.2 ST winches. I know to use o

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Sarasota Bay Returning (2) rgranger at 8:19pm 04.26.24 Before you lay down the tile, I would recommend these two products get rid of the mold and mildew w
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 7:17pm 04.26.24 Time constraints are the biggest issue. The fastest route is to take the Erie Canal from the Hudson
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Caboteur at 7:05pm 04.26.24
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 7:04pm 04.26.24 I'd consider draft as the limiting factor. If water is too skinny in the canal for your boat, then
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Scott T-Bird at 6:58pm 04.26.24 I'd consider draft as the limiting factor. If water is too skinny in the canal for your boat, then
The Great Lakes.... Scott T-Bird at 6:34pm 04.26.24 Due to the counterclockwise current and prevailing westerlies throughout the summer, the Michigan sh
Outboard depth in water. dlochner at 6:29pm 04.26.24
The Great Lakes.... (1) dlochner at 6:25pm 04.26.24 The deepest parts of Lakes Superior, Michigan and Ontario are hundreds of feet below sea level.
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) Project_Mayhem at 6:04pm 04.26.24 Have you looked into the Great Loop Association?
The Great Lakes.... quadrille38 at 5:28pm 04.26.24 The Great Lakes contain 1/5 (20%) of all the fresh surface water in the world.
Outboard depth in water. morbidfollower at 5:23pm 04.26.24
Outboard depth in water. (2) morbidfollower at 5:20pm 04.26.24 224416224417
The Great Lakes.... dLj at 5:06pm 04.26.24 Interesting list. dj
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation JoeWhite at 4:28pm 04.26.24 I use 3 1/2" computer fans. They draw about 34mA each. You can use 2 to bring air in and 2 to take a
Metal lathe garymalmgren at 3:48pm 04.26.24 Steve of Acorn to Arabella fits a Balmar alternator. He sent off his measurements. received his new
MPPTs / inverter / battery compartment ventilation dlochner at 3:02pm 04.26.24 Are you concerned about heat or about off gassing from the batteries?
NYC to Chicago on a sailboat (mast removed of course) dlochner at 2:56pm 04.26.24 The route is pretty straight forward once you get to the Lake Erie. To get to Lake Erie there are
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 04.26.24 Epoxy barrier with a different colour is good as well. What type of antifouling paint do you use and
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ (1) rardiH36 at 2:06pm 04.26.24 1) Taking notice of this thread, I thought to link you to my posts about my strut replacement eight
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 1:14pm 04.26.24 Carpet tile sounds interesting. Everything is a redo on the boat. I redid the seats and now they

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