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Vetus Airvent Revisited (2) Dan_Y at 6:18pm 03.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 0/543 The Yanmar 3YM30 in our h36 has a Vetus AIRVENT H as the siphon break. Vetus says the H version alwa
Spinnaker setup for daysailer Black jack at 5:58pm 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1951 Does anybody have any pictures of their o'day daysailer 17' spinnaker setup? I have no idea how the
Troubleshooting Honda BF15 AWalker at 4:41pm 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 26/10475 I have a Honda BF15 that I ran last about 2 years ago. I tried to start it yesterday but there is no
Enhancing Alternator Charging sea_casper at 1:57pm 03.27.17 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3713 In Dec's Sail Magazine Nigel Calder has an article "Charged Up" which discussed "Low-cost options fo
Rusty dust in the starter Franzcat at 1:30pm 03.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/1285 Having owned my Catalina for just 6 months, when the second starter failed, I decided to get the loc
Hull Damage Jack Evans at 1:26pm 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 22/2318 I recently took possession of a 1978 Oday 23 that had water laying in the hull and cabin for several
PHRF adjustment for in-boom furling main - 2003 Hunter 356 shayes914 at 12:38pm 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 2/507 My club says that adjustments for in-boom furling main are done on an individual basis. I want to re
Crib Boards anyone? pclarksurf at 11:33am 03.27.17 Catalina 22 5/932 I'm on the verge of ordering plastic for sake of the speeding up my projects list, but I really want
Discontinued Harken parts Atonement at 10:44am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 4/653 I own a 2003 Beneteau 42cc which I am converting to a cutter rig and need two more genoa cars to fit
Bottom Paint lindacc at 8:22am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/496 My ODay had VC 17m on her last season. She has been power washed. Can I reapply the VC 17 m This s
Interior paint mjmercer19248 at 7:46am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/6213 Guys, Need to refinish my cabin. Looking for a good durable paint. Not sure if I should use a gelco
Hunter Legend 1985 34' Cutlass Bearing replacement Sea Painter at 7:13am 03.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1869 I am looking to see if anyone knows the exact dimensions for the cutlass bearing on a 1985 34' Hunte
Shore power Southpaw at 7:03am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 20/4160 I have a 2005 Beneteau 343 that was built in France it is setup for 220 v. Instead of changing it to
Prop size Steve and Monica at 7:00am 03.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/496 Hi all !981 O'Day 34 with stock drivetrain. Anyone know the size and pitch of the prop? Would like t
Mast winch or not Skipperdan at 6:01am 03.27.17 Ask All Sailors 6/4398 Should I put a mast winch on my mast while I am redoing it? Or better yet should I use one of the li
Solar Panels from Non-Marine Suppliers Lee Coller at 11:35pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1201 About 8 years ago I purchased 2 130 watt solar panels from West Marine made by ICP Solar. I've jus
AC 110V wiring - AWG wire recommendations ArkadiyS at 8:47pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 19/7945 We have a 1987 35 Hunter, and I am installing an additional AC power outlet. It is being branched o
Do you separate the masthead light and the all around light? Skipperdan at 7:44pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 55/7503 I am redoing the mast while it is down. They had the masthead light and the all around (anchor light
What is this boat (1) higgs at 7:31pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 9/788 I am pretty good with identifying boats even back into the 70s. At first I suspected an S2, but aft
Fridge issue question wilf at 6:16pm 03.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1733 I turned on the fridge and can hear the motor running but after a half day of running its still not

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Battery Placement (1) Jim Legere at 3:37am 06.30.24 On my 37C I left one (starter) battery in the original starboard cockpit locker location and moved t
Noise between Mast and Boom (1) KGarvey at 3:33am 06.30.24 It turns out the noise was not coming from where the boom meets the mast. The pin that goes through
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator Stu Jackson at 8:03pm 06.29.24 2 concerns, the voltage after 2 1/2 hours didn't drop to absorption (14.2 V) and the charge amperag
Non working microwave Teddy W at 7:42pm 06.29.24 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting Davidasailor26 at 7:21pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.29.24
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? justsomeguy at 7:11pm 06.29.24 I bought a can of R134a and a hose for about $50-60 bucks and recharged my fridge myself. Not diffic
Stripped Wench Base Screw rgranger at 7:09pm 06.29.24
Need help recognizing items on my boat (1) dlochner at 7:06pm 06.29.24 1404 is a cleat for a Danforth style anchor. The wedge slides into it. One caveat, it seems to be pl
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... rgranger at 7:03pm 06.29.24 "and then pop in new [ Monel rivets". Don't use stainless or aluminum. Thanks for the assist:ton
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting JoeK at 7:01pm 06.29.24 I have not done any firmware updates. Do they happen automatically? How would I update the hand set?
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator DayDreamer41 at 6:37pm 06.29.24 No its not wired backwards, this system worked flawlessly for 3 years and for some strange reason l
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 6:15pm 06.29.24 Thanks gang! Got back to the boat today with more time to dig into this. The unit is a NovaKool
Need help recognizing items on my boat Sanfelice at 6:14pm 06.29.24 The second picture is an anchor mount for Danforth type anchors
Stripped Wench Base Screw jssailem at 5:35pm 06.29.24 Somehow over the years one of the screws that hold our main sail wench to the hull has given way to
Balmar 6 Series 150 Amp alternator, Balmar MC 614 Regulator (1) jssailem at 5:27pm 06.29.24 Do you have the shunt properly wired? spect you could get a negative amp reading.
Hull flex question Hunter 23 1986 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:24pm 06.29.24 The boat is a 23 wing keel. I am waiting on some photos and will report back soon
Catalina 28 Cruising speed under motor Hard pull to port (2) jssailem at 5:14pm 06.29.24 Try motoring up to six or seven knots and slipping into neutral. Good chance that the pull to port
Downsizing to a 260 Ward H at 5:12pm 06.29.24 This is where a Stack pack is worth every penny. We struggled with flaking our new heavy stiff main
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... dLj at 5:11pm 06.29.24 OK, but that really wasn't the point. The magnet trick makes fishing a messenger easy, but you hav

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