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Variprop Pitch Adjustment on a Yanmar 4jh4hte Brezzin at 9:04am 04.10.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/1006 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 11/888 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 2/541 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 8/3217 Part 1
Alden Challenger ECHO. (4) TomY at 4:46am 04.10.17 Alden General Chat 2/3487 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 10/932 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 14/1769 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 2/916 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 12/1462 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 11/5110 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 4/624 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 14/1627 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 19/1844 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 27/11559 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 53/5181 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 3/531 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 6/2019 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 1/534 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 4/2769 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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Fuel Tank Gauge Belzoni at 9:46am 06.30.24 Unlikely there's a fuel gauge. If you have your original fuel tank, your capacity is 18 gallons (per
Fuel Tank Gauge Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 06.30.24 I have a 1985 Hunter 31 boat. Is there a fuel gauge anywhere on the tank or somewhere? I never know
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Stu Jackson at 9:41am 06.30.24 I know that the regulator is sealed, but I am wondering if the winterization antifreeze which appea
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator dlochner at 9:02am 06.30.24 I would not know how that could happen, if there is something awry there I may have to purchase an
Need help recognizing items on my boat Dave at 8:58am 06.30.24 Can't quite figure out why everyone is responding to this thread. The OP answered their own questi
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 8:58am 06.30.24 The wiring to the sensor/Balmar SG-200 battery monitor hasn't changed since its original installatio
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator jssailem at 8:49am 06.30.24 Getting a negative AMP reading is difficult unless something is wired "confused" on the sensor.
Noise between Mast and Boom kappykaplan at 8:49am 06.30.24 If you are at rest, attach your main halyard to the end of the boom. It can serve as a topping lift
Looking at a Tartan 33 jssailem at 8:44am 06.30.24 The Tartan is enticing. What do you think about what the rest of the boat looks like?
Noise between Mast and Boom jssailem at 8:42am 06.30.24 attach a cable to the back stay to hold the boom up Ouch... Please help me understand when you nee
Noise between Mast and Boom KGarvey at 8:31am 06.30.24 If I can not find replacement parts or have the current one repaired I can still use a non mechani
Looking at a Tartan 33 Lazy1 at 8:17am 06.30.24 Thanks for the input, I think with a potential rudder rebuild and repower I might be better off buyi
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 06.30.24 I know that the regulator is sealed, but I am wondering if the winterization antifreeze which appea
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 7:54am 06.30.24 I think I understand your issue, but this statement ^^^ confuses me. The regulator is what determi
Invest 95L JamesG161 at 7:30am 06.30.24 The fact that Beyrl so Compact , many of the Islands will not even see tropical force winds. Note L
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dizo514 at 7:23am 06.30.24
Invest 95L shemandr at 7:22am 06.30.24 Compact indeed! Is my rough estimate of 120 nm across the meat of the storm right? About 2 degrees
Need help recognizing items on my boat Davidasailor26 at 6:42am 06.30.24 Can't quite figure out why everyone is responding to this thread. The OP answered their own questi
Need help recognizing items on my boat PaulK at 6:40am 06.30.24 Can't quite figure out why everyone is responding to this thread. The OP answered their own questio
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive PMK at 6:32am 06.30.24 Thanks. Yes, I'm sure its not much of a problem to replace the hull seal. I'm planning to have bot

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