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Garmin chart plotter/navionics install????? woodster at 7:30pm 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1361 I read somewhere if you install Navionics on a Garmin chartplotter that you can not reverse it and g
Skin fitting life span? (1) Meeka at 5:57pm 10.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1459 2009 Hunter 36 skin fitting replaced Sep 2015. The photo shows the skin fitting from the holding tan
Wooden boat show sailaway78 at 4:51pm 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1176 The wooden boat show is this weekend in Madisonville. One of the events is the quick and dirty bo
Glazed cone clutch GorillaToast at 4:40pm 10.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1512 10 yr old Yanmar 1Gm10 w/ Kanzaki KM2P transmission. (Refurbished) Cone clutch is glazed, and I kno
Companionway boards (leaks)--dodger Windtherapy at 4:13pm 10.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/832 So how many O'Day owners have replaced their companionway boards and do you have stiles and rails on
Mainsheet block at port side of arch (1) Velero49 at 3:46pm 10.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/816 i have a couple of blocks, including one at the base of the arch. they have an "R" stamped on them.
Fortress fx-16 fit in anchor locker? Jared1048 at 3:02pm 10.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/426 Hi, I have a 1985 Hunter 31 and sailed it to Mexico where it sits now. I need another anchor and ha
Hunter 40.5 El HOMBRE at 11:36am 10.10.15 Ask All Sailors 8/843 looking to purchase 40.5.anything i should be looking for other than the holding tank.It seems a thr
Would a mac sink like this? williamtl at 10:43am 10.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3885 An unfortunate sailing family had their boat sink. See the "My boat sank today" Discussion in 'Ask A
Port side water deck fill Dominick13 at 9:21am 10.10.15 S2 1/678 Filling my water tank to the point of overflow out of the deck fill port, water leaked in two spots
Unfreeze bolts lpbosch at 8:26am 10.10.15 Catalina 30 8/652 What is the best product to help unfreeze mast stays?
Electrasan odor question THECUSCUS at 7:46am 10.10.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/694 I have noticed a distinct odor in the area of my boat where the electrasan unit is after flushing th
Hunter 34 wheel replacement Ilanortho at 5:35am 10.10.15 Big Boats 24/2712 Hi; 1986 Hunter 34; Would like to replace wheel with a smaller diameter wheel; is very hard to get a
Minifish outstanding condition. keep it oem? FHHUBER at 1:31am 10.10.15 AMF 1/3914 Boat condition: I got hold of an Alcort Minifish, everything OEM, almost perfect except the halyard
Snailmail while cruising Mark Maulden at 3:43pm 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 11/640 now that i retired over a yr ago, we're going to go cruising for several months into the Broughtons
T/s association north island cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 3:05pm 10.09.15 Trailer Sailors 0/410 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj
Tsa north channel cruise 2015 Gypsea Kids at 2:54pm 10.09.15 Destinations 1/622 The link provided below is of the Trailer Sailors Associaton's North Channel Cruise 2015. If you enj
Waited to long h22 is sitting in the mud. GeorgiaBII at 2:02pm 10.09.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1842 HELP! I just got the call telling me that my Hunter 22 is sitting on it's fixed keel in the mud nex
28-2 traveller location Dave Adolf at 1:02pm 10.09.15 Pearson 0/524 Looking at 88 28-2 with Traveller on coach roof which prevents dodger install. Anyone with experienc
Free (minus shipping) to a good home locker lid allen-deckard at 1:00pm 10.09.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/559 Since I finished my anchor locker project I have an anchor locker lid for my 1986 catalina 22. It's

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VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 11:35am 02.23.23 "...Unfortunately since we have had the boat our engine hours readout has been intermittent. I enqu
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 11:13am 02.23.23 A heat engine is limited in its efficiency just by the laws of thermodynamics (See Carnot Cycle) an
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question Tom J at 10:41am 02.23.23 Thanks guys. How about some info from Catalina 310 or 315 owners? CaptBob S/V Kimberly The compr
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Davidasailor26 at 10:37am 02.23.23 I know another 34 owner who also had the hour display go out. He got some sort of vibration based ho
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? rgranger at 10:37am 02.23.23 Yes, but how would its holding power compare to one of the new generation of anchors such as the Ro
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? shemandr at 10:29am 02.23.23 At the proposed 22 lbs. it would be a lot easier to re-power than your typical diesel auxiliary. An
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Alan Gomes at 10:06am 02.23.23 It would make a perfect anchor. Yes, but how would its holding power compare to one of the new gen
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 9:48am 02.23.23 The video is not real so no prototype yet This is not just now discovered idea. In 2016, the compa
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 9:35am 02.23.23 Wifi Router + Extender (Cheap Geekish Solution) We occasionally end up at a marina with weak Wifi (
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 9:33am 02.23.23 The specifications on this Elco 40hp electric motor demonstrate the issues faced. weight power sto
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Brians Mast at 9:32am 02.23.23 David, Thanks for this most informative post. It's great to have the part number for the display a
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? markwbird at 9:30am 02.23.23 Looks like BS to me. The video is not real so no prototype yet. Also, it doesn't matter that it is
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) jssailem at 9:15am 02.23.23 Why go back to a new type of IC engine when the world is trying to going forward with electric engi
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 9:14am 02.23.23 holy smokes-- totally glad it worked out in the end and humans and boat were ok, thanks for sharing
Where to look for Replacement Trailers AaronD at 9:08am 02.23.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he'
Diesel heater exhaust placement? SailingSole at 9:03am 02.23.23 From Scan Marine USA In discussion with the engineer at Scan Marine, he suggested the side of the b
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 8:32am 02.23.23 How it might be used in a sailboat. It would make a perfect anchor. Why go back to a new type of
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 8:30am 02.23.23 It looks like a rethink of the old steam engine adapted to combustion fuels. Of courses, smaller an
Diesel heater exhaust placement? (2) jssailem at 8:18am 02.23.23 213243 In discussion with the engineer at Scan Marine, he suggested the side of the boat had worked
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 Jeff Tirey at 8:12am 02.23.23 If your engine hour LCD goes blank and you need to replace it for a Volvo Penta diesel engine, you c

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