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Yanmar 3GMF ragman326 at 7:06am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1053 GREEN WATER TEMP SENSOR WIRING ... Wire goes from front of sensor then where does it go ? Sensor was
Charging Circuit (1) Roy 845 at 6:08am 12.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1819 I recently acquired a 1977 22' O'Day with a shoal draft keel and am in the process of getting her re
Solar panel installation suggestions RWSlater at 5:30am 12.09.16 Big Boats 40/7478 I'm looking for ideas on the placement of solar panels on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. Would love to see some
Icebox size or how to measure Islanderwannabe at 5:25am 12.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3457 We have a 1997 hunter 336. We are wanting to add a refrigerator unit but not sure how to calculate
New owner of a sailboat decked in lights (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 4:58am 12.09.16 Ask All Sailors 18/1109 130977 This was just sent to me. Merry Christmas to all.
Salute/Farwell to Astronaut John Glenn Crazy Dave Condon at 3:02am 12.09.16 Sails Call Lounge 21/2031 The original Mercury 7 astronauts were first stationed at NASA Langley and most comprised of WW II p
no Oil till Spring? (1) toliver at 8:17pm 12.08.16 Ask All Sailors 17/1750 I just sucked out only about 3 Qts of Oil with my Big Boy Topsider hand pump from my Yanmar 2QM20, f
Keel Winch Bill and Kathy McDonald at 4:08pm 12.08.16 Catalina 22 23/3478 While the PO had done good maintenance on the keel cable, etc. the winch is very old and junk. Othe
Battery Replacement Questions... SailFysh at 2:57pm 12.08.16 Catalina 310 41/5914 I have searched and read many posts here about batteries for the Catalina 310. I now know just enoug
Hunter 45CC davits RWSlater at 1:57pm 12.08.16 Big Boats 33/7560 Do any of you have a 45CC with a davits? Which manufacturer? Never again or do it again?
Need Pearson 26 Rudder Irish Goodbye at 12:40pm 12.08.16 Pearson 0/792 I too am looking for a used P26 rudder. The previous rudder fell clean off the shaft which is still
Capri 16 furling Kntafamily at 12:20pm 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 9/2715 Bought a used Capri 16 a few years back and love it, but I can't figure out how the furling system i
Checking out a H260 fixed keel tomorrow (1) bamabaxter at 11:47am 12.08.16 Smaller Boats 74/7424 After selling my 240, I want to upsize for more space. My crew consists of me, wife and daughter (t
New Classe Figaro boat for 2019, and its a foiler! (1) Jackdaw at 9:41am 12.08.16 Racing 8/1747 Classe Figaro and Beneteau have announced the replacement for the superb and long serving Figaro II,
Has anyone put a composting head in an 83-87 H31? SFS at 6:20am 12.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/707 I'm not interested in starting a debate on marine heads vs. composting heads. I have removed our Ja
1981 30 S2 Center Cockpit jlillie at 3:43am 12.08.16 S2 5/1617 There's a S2 9.2 CC on Craigs in Port Charlotte, FL cheap and in need of luv. http://fortmyers.craig
Advice on Yanmar 3QM30 exhaust Johnb at 8:39pm 12.07.16 Engines and Propulsion 4/2434 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3QM30F. I have all the parts and am ready to start re a
Boat dogs NiceBeny at 5:37pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 48/7877 Hi all, any good breeds out there that do well on boats? size, amount of food consumed, etc. Looking
Oceanis 351 Exhaust Question (1) Respite at 4:55pm 12.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/3360 Due to corrosion, leading to water leaking, I just disassembled the water exhaust from the heat exch
New Orleans services Monty VM at 4:11pm 12.07.16 Ask All Sailors 5/608 Hello everyone, i am looking for a diver to clean my hull and change zincs. A canvass person to make

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I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (2) Coloradonosea at 9:38am 05.30.24 I took of the wood trim on top of the centerboard, and got to sanding and cleaning up the hardware.
Hunter 335 what is the largest mainsail of in mast furling flightlead404 at 9:36am 05.30.24 I need to replace the mainsail, in mast furling on Hunter 335. The owners manual states: P 40'11 3/
Engine fire Hayden Watson at 9:24am 05.30.24 Is the red wire going to the alternator fused near the alternator? Was the start battery switch ON?
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 9:21am 05.30.24
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:58am 05.30.24 Art, I think you mean the fuel shutoff solenoid? I don't think there are a "choke" on a diesel.
Engine fire SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:56am 05.30.24 So if my engine started and ran without any issues, then the fire circuit to the pressure switch was
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! Coloradonosea at 8:52am 05.30.24 Well, I don't think it qualifies as "The Lord's Work", but I think you are amassing lots of sailing
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 8:25am 05.30.24 Ocean South had these premade grey ones that worked for me. 71" long, 15" wide, 2 1/2 thick. When I
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? giono2 at 8:17am 05.30.24 @morbidfollower what size cushions did you go with for the cockpit?
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 8:01am 05.30.24 What RPM are you typically running your engine at? How often and how close do you get to these upper
Are your PFD's ready? Mark Maulden at 7:50am 05.30.24
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. Mark Maulden at 7:45am 05.30.24 A quick google search shows it is a Kubota D722. Any Kubota dealer should have it and I would expect
Damned generator Clay Smith at 7:20am 05.30.24 That is your Answer. You sent me a Private Message at 5:30 am this morning on this subject. Call m
Nanni to Kubota Filter cross references. dlochner at 7:12am 05.30.24 Try the cross refenence pages for Wix Filters. https://www.wixfilters.com/en-us.html
Are your PFD's ready? (1) sailcapt340 at 6:58am 05.30.24 Paul, when you have the chance post a photo of your ladder you use. I for one am interested in seei
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 6:45am 05.30.24 The technique for repair depends on how this area of the boat was built. Can you post a pic of insid
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 6:31am 05.30.24 The manual indicates continuous rating of 24 HP/3400 RPM, while the one-hour max output is 27 HP/36
Leaky windows JBP-PA at 6:16am 05.30.24 I found that the cutout on my boat was pretty shoddy too. I guess if it's covered with trim they do
Leaky windows Project_Mayhem at 5:53am 05.30.24 I assume you've tried different ports in different holes? Perhaps there's some difference between th
Love Hate relationship Joe at 5:39am 05.30.24 I'm wondering if it might fold better by reversing the frame. i.e. back to front. The long section

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