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Forward gear Hunter 27 yanmar gm series Tom23300 at 4:07pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/675 has anybody experienced not being able to get into forward? I am able to get the engine into rever
Getting at the holding tank Justin_NSA at 3:28pm 08.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 12/1372 I want to install a level indicator, but before I can even order the parts I need to know what my ho
PHRF Rating Ted at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1345 Trying to find the PHRF rating for a Laguna 30 in different areas of the country. Any leads?
Looking for feedback / opinions on Ericson 34-2 (1987-1989) ArkadiyS at 3:12pm 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 5/3909 We are considering a move from Catalina 30 TRBS to a more performance minded boat with good storage
Inboard performance Randall Schmidt at 2:47pm 08.28.16 Ask An Oday Owner 103/9782 I have a 1984 Oday 28 with a 10 HP Universal Diesel inboard motor (now know as Westerbeek). I've b
fiberglass arch leaking hunter 410 stinson at 1:02pm 08.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1093 hi there, I have a hunter 410 ,1999 and i 've been having water intrusion from the staboard side arc
Any south eastern Ohio sailors on here sailnewbie at 11:58am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 10/383 I would love to do a ride along to help my skills out. Thanks
Looking at 1983 C30 TRBS.. what upgrades should I look for? Bikerbob at 10:35am 08.28.16 Catalina 30 11/1227 Hello all, As the title says, looking at one to buy. I know the bad things to look for... but wont
Raymarine chartplotter 435 Chaz3536 at 9:46am 08.28.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1379 All, I have hull 139 and my Raymarine 435 chartplotter takes a long time to update the position o
Has any one seen this? (1) sailnewbie at 8:16am 08.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 37/2357 Has any one seen this instruction manual before? Is it accurate? It says it was retyped by Roger gar
Just how bad is my mainsail? (1) Cowpokee at 7:42am 08.28.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1998 I learned shortly after I bought this boat 2 years ago that I would be replacing the sails. To buy a
There's got to be a better way... BlowMeAway at 7:03am 08.28.16 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1505 So curiosity got the better of me today and I simply thought...I should check the fuel level. Down t
Hunter 34 cabin leak Ilanortho at 6:08am 08.28.16 Big Boats 34/5131 Anybody who can comment on pulling the toe rail and rebedding on the H34? I have a leak during stro
Volvo vs yanmar NYSail at 5:54am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 20/15161 hello all.... Currently have a yanmar and love the engine. Looking at boats and come across many tha
NECO 8401 Auto Pilot pcjrusso at 3:54am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 0/567 Hi All I have a 1985 Nauticat 33 Pilot house which I own for a year. Its has a NECO 8401 auto pilot
So, which one of these is more accurate? (3) Tally Ho at 8:35pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 57/7567 sailed my O'Day 322 on the south end of Lake Michigan today. Had a nice south wind at about 12 kts,
Sail Plan (dimensions) for Oceanis 45/ Barryr8195 at 7:47pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1377 I have an Oceanis 45 with the shorter ICW mast. The manual publishes the sail plan and dimensions f
Rain leaking via companionway hatch rsotomayor at 6:43pm 08.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3803 Hi. This is on a Benetau Oceanis 321, 1999. Boat has recently developed rainwater leak from companio
Question about an ODay Mariner modification and mast hinge (2) bates221 at 5:53pm 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/611 Hello all, I am looking at an Oday mariner a local has for sale on craigslist. The modification in
New sailor on the forums (1) gimpy117 at 4:03pm 08.27.16 Trailer Sailors 10/1182 Hey all! just signed up for an account and I like what I see here so far. I've been sailing since I

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I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try stephen_i_w at 6:08pm 10.13.23 The problem was even though I had down loaded all the O-Charts for the area I was interested in and
1987 Hunter 28.5 Project Update rhwins at 5:01pm 10.13.23 Ahoy from Galveston, TX! A while back, I made an update post saying I'd adopted a 1987 Hunter 28.5
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 4:43pm 10.13.23
Man the Boats... JamesG161 at 3:56pm 10.13.23 The Solar Eclipse Path found here. 2023 Annular Eclipse: Where & When - NASA Science Oh My Gosh!
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? jssailem at 3:06pm 10.13.23 That's this thing. It's a mystery to a few of us! It is an electronic pulse devise that claims to
Man the Boats... jssailem at 2:57pm 10.13.23 @Terry Cox With your WALLAS heater a little frost is nothing... After all it is just "Frost on the
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try jssailem at 2:52pm 10.13.23 In order to deal with this you need to download the additional charts for the area you want covered.
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip Tally Ho at 2:48pm 10.13.23 Yes Ralph, that is going to be a tough installation in the shoe box. I wonder if the tank will work
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (1) jssailem at 2:47pm 10.13.23 Ok. I tried to reproduce the issue shown by @JBP-PA . I do not have the US Charts loaded for Erie. I
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try (3) jssailem at 2:22pm 10.13.23 What it appears to be is a conflict between using Raster charts and ENC charts. Here I am using ENC
Tiller cover for clutch fred1diver at 2:12pm 10.13.23 You could always get your cover modified, just need to cut a slit where the clutch is, add some wing
Watches Rick486 at 2:02pm 10.13.23 Understated is my real-world mantra. Overstated is just my forum persona. And I don't even wear a
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:47pm 10.13.23 We are in a very secluded back bay wi4h little to no action. Now, we have had violent winds to the p
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? thinwater at 1:43pm 10.13.23 I tested a bunch on my cruising cat. Also on test panels over a 4 year period. See Practical Sailor.
Best clear vinyl plastic window cleaner? Roland5048 at 1:42pm 10.13.23 why you need to read the product guidelines. In a past life I was a teacher. When we switched fro
Legal Question Rick Webb at 1:37pm 10.13.23 Absolutely, the US Coast Guard and other similar law enforcement organizations are empowered to enfo
Precision 23 dock size Crazy Dave Condon at 1:36pm 10.13.23
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try JBP-PA at 1:34pm 10.13.23 It looks like the Erie chart has at least one additional more detailed chart available, do you have
Legal Question Crazy Dave Condon at 1:10pm 10.13.23 I found it interesting that a person new to the forum asked about boarding by the Coast Guard in nat
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try SoSound at 12:50pm 10.13.23 Yeah... I would want a little more detail than the 10 NMi scaled chart. Interesting that most of ou

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