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Volvo vs yanmar NYSail at 5:54am 08.28.16 Ask All Sailors 20/16025 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 0/617 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 57/8445 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 2/1488 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 10/4037 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 3/649 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 10/1336 Hey all! just signed up for an account and I like what I see here so far. I've been sailing since I
Removing Excess Caulking From Fiberglass (1) FlimFlamII at 3:52pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5881 Anyone have a suggestion on how best to remove excess caulking from fiberglass?
C22 mkII Boom Stop docon48 at 2:11pm 08.27.16 Catalina 22 14/1368 Does anyone know the correct height above the cabin top where the boom stop should be set. Mine is s
Sealant w/o adhesive capta at 12:31pm 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1799 I'm seeking an exterior sealant w/o ANY adhesive properties that can be used with uncoated mast grad
Air lock in raw water IslandTimeInVancouver at 12:28pm 08.27.16 Catalina 30 14/7450 I have a recurring problem with my raw water system. Anytime I sail with the motor off I develop an
Yamaha 30 New to me Jdub at 11:57am 08.27.16 Yamaha 1/1220 Hi all! I've just become the new owner of a beautiful Yamaha 30 here in Charleston, SC. Fiddler's
Bbq cleaning fred1diver at 11:04am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 11/631 ok everyone, time to spill the beans, what do you all use to deep clean a stainless Bbq? mine is in
Desperately seeking a sailing laugh PGIJon at 10:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 64/6270 I really need good laugh today... Any good sailing one liners? e.g.... So how's your jib hanging?
Thinking of Developing an App PGIJon at 9:19am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1098 I was thinking of developing an app where when someone is sailing, they could report the non-measura
Single Line Reefing - reducing drag when hoisting Main Sail (1) smokey73 at 8:27am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 25/4678 It seems I get a lot of drag from the single line reefing line where it feeds through the sail (at t
O'day 27 aux motor bracket recommendation. jhpereira at 8:16am 08.27.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/679 Hello, I need some opinions in what brand/model bracket will be the more convenient for my 9.8hp 2 s
Starting issues Keith13315 at 6:43am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/521 can anyone offer advice? I have a Yanmar 2GMF I went to start it and the buzzer sounded sick and not
some p-shaft alignment info MitchM at 3:00am 08.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/347 I subscribe to an excellent free blog by master surveyor and mechanic Steve D'antonio. h
Recore Cabin Deck Around Mast on C27 (2) Ajay73 at 1:50am 08.27.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1189 This is an FYI for all you C27 owners out there. On my 1 980 C27 I'm finally getting around to repai

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Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? higgs at 9:26pm 03.08.24 Yanmars are just getting broken in at 4000 hours. It should be good for more than twice that if mai
Choosing White topside Paint for an '83 Hunter 34 - Interlux Brightside is much too white Project_Mayhem at 8:35pm 03.08.24 To quote myself...
Painting the Boat Project_Mayhem at 8:31pm 03.08.24 I bought a boat that was painted from top to bottom with Brightside. The paint was solid on the deck
Beat way to fix this interior wall Project_Mayhem at 8:21pm 03.08.24 Take a look at BedIT, especially for the chain plates. It will outlast the boat unlike most caulk li
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 03.08.24 The motor won't have enough power to easily control the boat. I have a 9.9 outboard and a 15hp inboa
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 8:08pm 03.08.24 that is a reassuring story. Thanks!
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? PaulK at 7:39pm 03.08.24 The '83 Yanmar in our J/36 was working fine when we sold the boat 3 years ago. And it was salt-water
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 03.08.24 I picked up the new alternator this afternoon complete with the test report. It looks very nice.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? jssailem at 6:56pm 03.08.24 My Yanmar 3GM30 has 4000 hours ( 20 years old) on it Oh my... a baby... it's just getting broken i
Black water seacock Terry Cox at 6:46pm 03.08.24 Likely a wye fitting rather than a valve. Our boat (different model) is set up the same way, if I un
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? dlochner at 6:38pm 03.08.24 You don't say how big your Catalina is. That's an important factor. An outboard on a boat designed f
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dlochner at 6:29pm 03.08.24 If there is a magnetic in the gasket, then the magnetic side should be where it can contact the meta
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:18pm 03.08.24
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Ted10028 at 6:06pm 03.08.24 Well the outboard would only be used in the event of a Yanmar or steering failure. Once I had a Yan
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? garymalmgren at 6:02pm 03.08.24 Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? No! If you want security, you should have a reli
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket LloydB at 5:01pm 03.08.24 i just checked my home fridge just out of curiosity and the newer gasket on it has a flat magnet emb
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket Tally Ho at 4:34pm 03.08.24
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JRacer at 4:33pm 03.08.24 I never thought about it. I enjoy helping others. Thank you for advising There are some th
Hunter 170 pgandw at 4:32pm 03.08.24 Here is your best source of info: Daysailer Class Association. The class association for the Marine
Hunter 170 kappykaplan at 4:29pm 03.08.24 Here's one: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/oday-mariner-spreaders.40027 And two more: ht

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