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Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/15258 Do any of you have this outboard? Looking for opinions on a near 10hp motor. I have the 10'2" infla
Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/5090 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 2/1453 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 1/772 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 6/3306 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 25/2653 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 2/880 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 18/5315 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 21/2472 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 5/467 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 10/1755 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 23/1635 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 5/389 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 0/460 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 14/5654 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 2/413 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 21/1890 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 14/2481 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 5/2601 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 47/4522 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char

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Torque settings for keel bolts on Hunter 41 (1) rgranger at 7:54pm 06.21.24
Could use some help! Davidasailor26 at 7:51pm 06.21.24 Congratulations! Welcome to the forum and to the world of boat ownership. :beer: Do you mean that t
Head treatment rgranger at 7:46pm 06.21.24 Muriatic (hydrochloric) acid is not a tank treatment...it's commonly used to remove sea water miner
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 7:00pm 06.21.24 Results of dusk light test: power on - charging and oil lights come on, alarm sounds turn key - cha
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 6:49pm 06.21.24 Results of dusk light test: power on - charging and oil lights come on, alarm sounds turn key - char
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? Davidasailor26 at 6:09pm 06.21.24 Your proposed actions sound as good as any. Narrowing down the source of the sound will be the most
Flickering House Lights (2) PeteT at 5:50pm 06.21.24 Hi all just and update. The cabin lights are in parallel. Used just a little common sense and follow
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? David in Sandusky at 5:49pm 06.21.24 Planned actions: Pull control panel while connected to try to identify alarming item. Observe panel
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? thinwater at 4:46pm 06.21.24 How do you feel about a Prusik hitch instead of a fall arrestor device? Levels of risk .... I di
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Gene Neill at 4:41pm 06.21.24 Ethanol is at the root of 99% of all small engine problems. If you're not using ethanol free fuel, t
Head treatment Foswick at 4:14pm 06.21.24 Foswick said: I just want to chime in here with a small thing to add. When discussing the "best" t
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop Davidasailor26 at 3:39pm 06.21.24 I feel that the feathering prop (at least the MaxProp) is better at providing power in the water (e
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop (1) Tally Ho at 3:30pm 06.21.24
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues Davidasailor26 at 3:11pm 06.21.24 I do the same as @morbidfollower -- When I arrive at the mooring ball, or the dock I disconnect the
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues ShawnL at 2:57pm 06.21.24 I do the same as @morbidfollower -- When I arrive at the mooring ball, or the dock I disconnect the
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 1:36pm 06.21.24 @Hello Below Thanks for the link. I'm still a little confused as the article doesn't specifically s
Head treatment Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:32pm 06.21.24 Foswick said: I just want to chime in here with a small thing to add. When discussing the "best" tr
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 12:32pm 06.21.24 opps @WayneH Update the post for more info on NOAA Aircraft. As a Moderator i was updating withou
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 12:27pm 06.21.24 So how do they measure wind speed and direction without a dropsonde? That was a Hurricane Hunter f
Invest 92L WayneH at 12:12pm 06.21.24 I knew about the drop sondes. But I was looking at the recon map and there are wind barbs from where

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