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Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/5044 I've upgraded my M25 to include the bleed valve that was on the later engines. I've read that some
Motor for O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:52pm 03.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1436 I purchased a 1976 O'Day 20 In Spetember 2016, which came with a 5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I later neede
OPTIMUM PROPELLER SIZE FOR 26M 70HP YAMAHA GILLES PARENTEAU at 2:18pm 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/753 HI ! MY MAX RPM IS 5200...SHOULD BE 6200 MY MAX SPEED BALLAST OUT IS 16 KNOTS...I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SA
bow to beach ladder? RussC at 1:00pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3243 Anyone here have one of these ladders. looks very interesting, but unsure how stable they would actu
Happy Pi Day! LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/2603 Just noticed the date today and found out its Pi Day! So with all the insanely smart engineers and
Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/873 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/5113 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2446 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/464 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?
Macgregor 22 keel cable (2) pulsewave at 6:49am 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1727 Hi all, The keel cable on my Macgregor 22 looks like it's getting a little frayed (see pics). Any
Pulpit + Piling + Tornado = (1) PGIJon at 6:31am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1613 Result of a tornado last night here in Punta Gorda. Not a lot of damage around us other then trees
Questions on buying a new used boat Bob S at 4:59am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/385 We've been looking to move up to a bigger boat and had some questions. Yachtworld has some interesti
Beneteau461 Polar Diagram gunsiray at 4:10am 03.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/455 Dear Friends, does anybody has the polar diagram of Beneteau 461 ( year 1997 ) ? Or else could you
Wiring Harness Upgrade (3) gypseywannabe at 10:19pm 03.13.17 Catalina 30 14/5536 Hi All, In the process of updating my wiring harness from the original, dangerous trailer plugs. Th
Cabin Sole Teak Questions... (1) Jtcf78911 at 9:57pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/405 Hi everyone. Well. Mother winter just couldn't let us go without one more big dose of snow. We had
Hunter 33 2QM15 sinister_me at 9:57pm 03.13.17 The Cherubini Hunters 21/1856 Recently acquired a hunter 33 with a bad engine. PO had rebuilt, but said the alarms kept going off.
Foggy Notions in Southern California (1) Kings Gambit at 9:11pm 03.13.17 Destinations 14/2376 I was more than a little surprised on Saturday to hear NWS forecasting severe fog conditions along t
Albemarle Sound Cruise - North Carolina (1) GL-WindPower at 7:55pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 5/2525 Hi everyone, from Michigan here. Hard to think of sailing when the temp for the day is only 24 degre
Sun Gypsy 2017 cruise Michael Davis at 7:35pm 03.13.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 47/4308 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char
Yamnar Engine mount rubber parts (2) Tally Ho at 5:41pm 03.13.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2402 Does anyone know if the rubber parts of one of these Yanmar engine mounts can be purchased? or is a

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Winch placement Guystapo at 7:26am 05.29.24 Everything is a compromise, including the position of the winches. If the set of primaries are set
Looking for a used Seaward Fox 19 LloydB at 6:52am 05.29.24 This thread reminds me of that gimmick "what happens in Las Vegas stays in Las Vegas", and why time
macerator hose removal advice jdrutten at 6:40am 05.29.24 I took two wrenches, permatex, disposable coveralls, and diapers to the boat last night. Things went
Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? LloydB at 6:25am 05.29.24 It looks to me like you found a good place to drill through the deck so that the waterproof outlet c
Prop Shaft runout Hamish_s at 6:19am 05.29.24 Decided that what I know to be true is true. There is really only one way to do things properly, so
Huge oil leak on a 3GM30F (1) Seahawk25167 at 6:04am 05.29.24 Great thread, my turn to remove and replace the oil line.
Damned generator garymalmgren at 6:04am 05.29.24 Calm down. Take it easy. Relax and let's work this through methodically. To start with Clay, we don
new engine? Rebuild? Make do? David in Sandusky at 5:55am 05.29.24 When we bought our '77 h27 in 2000, the Yanmar SB8 engine was working fine, and moved us well when t
hunter 33 2004 bar indicator michel06440 at 5:42am 05.29.24 my autopilot raymarine ST 4000+
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 5:41am 05.29.24 I checked the dipstick for both the sail drive and engine and both look fine and are at the right l
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 5:24am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry. I checked the dipstick for bot
Love Hate relationship Will Gilmore at 5:08am 05.29.24 I'm a fan of dodgers and biminis. Yours looks very pleasant to sit under. -Will
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue dlochner at 4:59am 05.29.24 Did you check the transmission fluid? The transmission sounds dry.
Damned generator dlochner at 4:57am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines. Find the starter cable and follow it
Volvo Penta MD7A / 110S Sail Drive Clunking Issue Scraigward at 4:53am 05.29.24 The video is not available as it is listed as private. Change the setting in You Tube to "Unlisted"
Rigid boom vang on Catalina 310 PaulK at 4:53am 05.29.24 Extending the rigid vang might work to hold the boom up to clear the bimini when you're not sailing,
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:50am 05.29.24 Also boat docs say only one starter battery fo both engines.
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:34am 05.29.24
Damned generator Clay Smith at 4:22am 05.29.24
Damned generator dlochner at 4:18am 05.29.24 How's the start battery? Does it have a separate start battery from the engine? If the battery has b

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