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Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/15384 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 7/5117 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 2/1461 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 1/774 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 6/3341 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 25/2720 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 2/882 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 18/5388 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 21/2485 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 5/481 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 10/1763 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 23/1650 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 5/392 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 0/467 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 14/5733 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 2/419 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 21/1898 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 14/2556 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 5/2631 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 47/4566 Into Sydney this last weekend to take our Gwaii Haanas orientation. Stopped at Tanners to order char

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Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 4:16pm 07.01.24 Some of destruction on the Islands Dammit Jim...
Alternator wiring question? BAD ORCA at 3:39pm 07.01.24 You're welcome. You might want to reconsider and wire to your house bank. Here's why: I cant.
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? kappykaplan at 2:47pm 07.01.24 For a live aboard I would want the larger boat. :plus:
Sources for Lister Petter Diesel Parts in Pacific Northwest? Sailor Joel at 2:24pm 07.01.24 Thanks Charles! Appreciate the insights as to the challenges replacing with a different motor. We d
Sources for Lister Petter Diesel Parts in Pacific Northwest? Charles Erwin at 2:11pm 07.01.24 Here are a few of the dreaded events. Exhaust routing- maybe on the other side of the boat. Do the
2005 Hunter 31 or 1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend? shemandr at 1:52pm 07.01.24 For a live aboard I would want the larger boat. There is much more to it than that.
Simrad RS35, HS35 not connecting JoeK at 1:25pm 07.01.24
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 1:15pm 07.01.24 I am not sure how your starter cables are connected to the relay. If you have access to the battery
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. JoeWhite at 1:08pm 07.01.24 I am not sure how your starter cables are connected to the relay. If you have access to the battery
Alternator wiring question? Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 07.01.24 and connect it directly to the start bank You're welcome. You might want to reconsider and wire t
Hunter 380 non-skid paint Scott NIelsen at 12:43pm 07.01.24 I painted the molded deck skid on my 37.5 with Kiwi Grip and am completely satisfied with ease of ap
Invest 95L (2) JamesG161 at 12:34pm 07.01.24 Admiring these Aviators. rmit is flying again ! And of course Kermit's Soul Mate.... 225745 "Mi
Ablative bottom paint help BarryL at 12:23pm 07.01.24 Hi, Be careful with the Odyssey HD. It is a very soft paint. If you have a driver clean the bottom,
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 11:49am 07.01.24 This comes up regularly on this forum. More typically with Yanmar diesels. But others too. A sea
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. shemandr at 11:30am 07.01.24 This comes up regularly on this forum. More typically with Yanmar diesels. But others too. A sear
1975 O'Day 25 Gated Thru Hull (Under Galley Sink) Timm R Oday25 at 11:21am 07.01.24 Our Oday 25 is a 1981 . The through hull under the galley sink originally had the ice box and sink d
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? Kupe at 11:18am 07.01.24 This is where I found the best price on mine. Great company to work with. . Bob Beard Encompass Mar
Missing Reef Hook? Occasional Heeler at 10:59am 07.01.24 Smooth as silk. No idea why the previous owners were running a non-functional setup ..
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. KitGriffin at 10:35am 07.01.24 Thank you, I'll try that today.
Intermittent non-starting 1990 Catalina 28. Don S/V ILLusion at 10:31am 07.01.24 Sounds like low solenoid voltage. Causes include battery low voltage or high resistance connection.

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