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Upgrading Raymarine e80--do I have STng or ST? Tips? tmatzzie at 3:10pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2242 Hello, I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine 80 chartplotter and instruments. I am planning an up
Delorme Inreach SE altairishgirl at 3:04pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/415 Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the marine weather forecasting from this product, specifica
Coolant Ronald Roman at 2:38pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/988 I need the add coolant to my motor and I have read on this site not mix colors of different coolants
Silva Nexus (1) Boomvang at 12:39pm 06.27.16 Parts Search 1/2030 125181 One of the blades on my very old Silva Nexus wind transducer broke off. Does anyone out ther
Water System Installation (4) Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 8/837 Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
Flying pigs MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 18/3563 We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a
Rudder pin hook at 10:59am 06.27.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2327 I've never sailed in my life, and this is probably a real stupid question, but I just bought an 86 M
Canadian Charts SUCK!!! druid at 10:46am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 35/6225 OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Speed of a Hunter 25 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16 The Cherubini Hunters 7/935 Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
Hunter 140 - Boom "bumper"? usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/495 Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Capri 30 rehab for grand prix winner Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1282 Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good
Bilge Pump Hose Replacement DaveJ at 7:32am 06.27.16 Catalina 310 2/1273 I have been having water in my bilge for a while and could not figure out where it was coming from.
power outlets xianbarnard at 6:56am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/773 Hi, the outlets on my boat worked fine when I arrived yesterday. I took my Hunter 28 out for a few h
Oh those "previous owners" (1) chrisings at 6:36am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1452 As a precautionary alert, and okay, a little bit of a rant, you never know what previous owners may
engine shifter problem GWG at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1192 I have the standard Teleflex single lever shifter. Last week, all of a sudden, shifting out of neut
Asymmetrical sail cut Charlie98117 at 6:35am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/568 I am looking at a used North Sails asymmetrical with a leech dimension that seems much shorter than
Green Harbor, Marshfield, MA Plymouth Sailor at 5:19am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 4/732 To anyone who has navigated this harbor, I have a mooring in Plymouth, MA however the boat ramp ther
23.5 Hull ID # mgiraz at 12:13am 06.27.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/480 I am looking at a Hunter 23.5 with the hull # "etched" into the starboard side of the boat. I'm susp
Hunter 260 Mast Raise PaytonG at 10:01pm 06.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1211 Hey guys, Well we are purchasing a 2001 Hunter 260 , and it is being shipped to us in a couple of w
Flex Seal JHoward at 6:46pm 06.26.16 Ask All Sailors 26/7116 I've recently, successfully I might add, using a product called Flex Seal, stopped a whole lot of de

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Topping lift justsomeguy at 11:34am 04.06.24 But what is the tension I should have? Hoist the mainsail and soften the topping lift to a few inc
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt Georgedoyle at 11:17am 04.06.24 I can see the voltage drop when the glow plugs go through their cycle so I know they are drawing cur
1981 Catalina 30 Rudder Questions (2) Trixster at 11:14am 04.06.24 Hello Sailors, My 1986 Catalina 30 rudder has a slight water leak. Any suggestions. Thank you Tr
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM dlochner at 10:38am 04.06.24 Water should drain out of the HW tank pretty quickly if the faucets are left open, at least until th
Topping lift pgandw at 10:37am 04.06.24 Maybe pertinent to the OP's situation, maybe not. On my Mariner 19, the boat came with a fixed leng
Gennaker Halyard Lead for Oceanis 37. Fractional or Masthead? JP Pacific at 10:34am 04.06.24
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Tally Ho at 10:28am 04.06.24 Water heater will drain quickly if you hold open the pressure/temperature relief valve lever while
Simple electronic install - first time advice needed dlochner at 10:16am 04.06.24 Just don't ask which anchor is best...:biggrin: Oh, come on, that's too easy. Its the one hanging
Rode for Desolation Sound marcham at 10:02am 04.06.24 I lock it with a hitch and usually cleat it as well. Have a great trip!
4-tire boat trailer . . do best tire go on front or rear? LloydB at 9:57am 04.06.24 The last time I decided to buy new tires for my trailer I found by going to a nearby RV and camper s
Topping lift dLj at 9:50am 04.06.24 I have a boom roller furler, not in mast. I leave my topping lift adjusted so when reefing, the boom
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:32am 04.06.24 Was there just last week .... can totally relate. We got blown sideways as we were stern tied (easi
3GM30F Service Issue Calif. Ted at 9:27am 04.06.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:02am 04.06.24 Should be fine. There are spots we anchor in 60 ft but it's sloped bottom with a stern tie, so the
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 9:01am 04.06.24 You say rough starting in cold weather, Do you have glow plugs? When you look at the exhaust is the
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 04.06.24 Peggy, I have a 50 gallon aluminum fresh water tank and a 25 gallon flexible water tank that I adde
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Mark Maulden at 8:33am 04.06.24
Does anybody know what size wire or threaded rod life lines are on Catalina 320, 2004 Calif. Ted at 8:31am 04.06.24 I replaced the gates this winter and have stayed with coated.
MORC jssailem at 7:42am 04.06.24 Looks like the Hunter is not in the list of boats that have been measured and qualified.. https://ww
Diesel Generator Slow Starting on First Attempt kloudie1 at 7:42am 04.06.24 Doesn't sound that bad but ya might want to check the glow plug circuit and plugs to see if all are

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