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Freezing cold but I did it anyway (1) rgranger at 12:55pm 12.15.16 Ask All Sailors 25/2046 Went to the lake to pull my OB for the winter and just had to
Which exhaust manifold M25xp (1) JosefR at 10:57am 12.15.16 Catalina 30 15/4524 Someone working on my boat sent me this pic of the elbow coming off my manifold, so I'm assuming the
winterizing ryansk at 8:30am 12.15.16 Ask All Sailors 6/587 Hi, I have a 1993 H27 with the inboard Yanmar diesel. the boat is kept in a slip year round in Tulsa
question about boat insurance liability newsailor72 at 8:05am 12.15.16 Ask All Sailors 22/7693 Interested in doing a partnership with somebody once I got my boat. We'd split the monthly expenses
Im boat shopping Dbnichols at 7:12am 12.15.16 Mid-Size Boats 17/3454 Ill start by saying that I am new to sailing. I have spent my life in/on/around the water but in p
Lazy jack line vibrating on mast Allan Frey at 8:34pm 12.14.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1379 The lazy jack lines lead to the upper part of the mast and a block on each side turns the port and s
"Cabin bags" forbin at 1:59pm 12.14.16 Ask All Sailors 6/2846 Hey, I want to add some "storage" to the vberth and aft cabin for people to put stuff while on board
Motor Mounts c130king at 8:48am 12.14.16 Catalina 310 12/3290 Hey Everybody, Anyone have a source for motor mounts other than Catalina Direct? Mine are looking
Mac classic trailer axle (3) walt at 8:44am 12.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/7932 I finally started to do some projects on my trailer. The main thing I wanted to for sure do was to p
Photos of Autohelm ram/linear drive on Oceanis 37 Rob Heath at 4:52am 12.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3793 Hi I am about to fit a Raymarine Type1 linear drive to my Oceanis 37. Has anyone got a photographs
Where to purchase Garmin GPS Richie50 at 6:07pm 12.13.16 Catalina 22 4/1311 In my research for a GPS I came across a website, factory outlet store . Com. Two of the 4 models I
OC 45 Chart Light Change Out SteveInMD at 5:13pm 12.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/539 How do I remove the original chart light at the chart table. It's not obvious to me how it comes of
Portable emergency jump-starter battery for Yanmar 3JH3E? Kings Gambit at 4:20pm 12.13.16 Ask All Sailors 19/3330 So--any opinions or recommendations out there for a portable, compact, jump-starter battery that wil
Is it possible to use antifreeze in holding tank if cannot pump out? Jecemis at 2:24pm 12.13.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/9358 So I've made another noob mistake. There are free waste pump out stations in the bay I keep my boat
Merry Christmas from the family Kermit at 12:30pm 12.13.16 Sails Call Lounge 7/929 ysIzPF3BfpQ
Hunter 240 spreader replacement clenfestey at 12:17pm 12.13.16 Smaller Boats 15/2005 I am a new Hunter 240 owner. My boat is a 1998 model. I am getting ready to put the boat in the wa
Auto Pilot for Catalina 38 C38newbie at 6:35pm 12.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1474 What have people done for installing an auto pilot in these boats. In my research so far it seems it
Leading edge Keel ding bertram at 5:57pm 12.12.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/811 One of the partners on the boat hit a submerged object about 5 months ago. It was immediately patch
CNG to propane SVPardonMyFrench at 3:35pm 12.12.16 Big Boats 11/3000 Hi All - CNG is become more and more problematic to get (Shilshole marina if you are in Seattle is t
Boat for sale Ted at 1:04pm 12.12.16 Ask All Sailors 24/2345 What was he thinking??? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Viking-Dragon-Ship-39-ft-long-unique-outrageous-sai

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Anyone interested in refurbishing a classic schooner? jon hansen at 10:19am 03.29.24 any pictures?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . jon hansen at 10:05am 03.29.24 pilot is in command. ships steer by directing their thrust at any speed all great lakes officers are
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:57am 03.29.24 Wema gauges or any other tank level indicator that uses an internal sensor are fine for water and
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help RitSim at 9:42am 03.29.24 It would seem that if that is a transmission cooler that this would be first in the cooling line. T
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 tomlix at 9:34am 03.29.24 Thanks for the link, much appreciated.
NMEA Scott T-Bird at 9:00am 03.29.24 When looking at NMEA 2000 network structure, I fall back to this diagram. Power Up the Network Rem
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:57am 03.29.24 Yep, everything comes with a cost. I suspect that something is going to change. I agree that prote
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 8:42am 03.29.24 So you are going to slow down the ships in and out of Baltimore to 1-2 knots until past the bridge?
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 8:34am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge R
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:30am 03.29.24
Stem Fitting Deleted member 117556 at 8:29am 03.29.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
How does a battery selector switch work? jssailem at 8:26am 03.29.24
How does a battery selector switch work? Scott T-Bird at 8:21am 03.29.24 Becareful when buying Northstar Batteries and any TPPL batteries. Many of them are designed for use
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:05am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-
How does a battery selector switch work? dlochner at 7:40am 03.29.24 If I were buying AGM batteries, I would get Odyssey, Northstar, or X2Power (exclusively sold by Bat
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help Jim Legere at 7:35am 03.29.24 You are right, that is different Yanmar - 3QM30F rather than "H"? - than was standard for the 1980-8
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26am 03.29.24 What is the make/model/approx age of your toilets? If not one of the high end all china "thrones,"
37c 3qm30 Kanzaki water house routing please help (4) Cocoa Beach Sailor at 7:24am 03.29.24 What you are calling the "transmission cooler" is actually the engine heat exchanger. The Yanmar 3Q
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 7:17am 03.29.24 Minimum steerage speed for such a ship is 6-7 kts, which is why she was doing 8kts. Even my huge Ru
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 03.29.24 The magic number is the 8+ kts speed. I'm sure there is a minimum steerage speed for that ship, may

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