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Ysb trouble shooting dougphurd at 10:57am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 I have a 1977 O'day 27 that has a YSB 12 Yanmar diesel engine. The engine is becoming more and more
How do you rig your boom vang? stvnm at 10:17am 10.25.15 Smaller Boats 8/2625 Hi fellows, Does anyone have pics or a reference on the correct/best way to rig the boom vang on a H
Zeehag survived hurricane Patricia Stu Jackson at 10:02am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1971 From a post just this morning on cruisersforum, thought you'd like to know: It's been a scary past
Whisker pole (1) bawlmer at 9:51am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/3654 Fellow sailors. I went to the boat show and saw a whisker pole at a great price so I bought it. I fi
Prayers and thoughts for a missing sailor... Henry Scurlock at 9:01am 10.25.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1337 The missing, and sadly presumed drowned, sailor is a friend from church. Tom just returned to sailin
Throttle/gear change Padrone at 7:58pm 10.24.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2947 Has anyone moved the throttle and gear lever on a Catalina 30 1983 TR? how do the levers dis-assembl
The end is not near. (1) Skipper at 7:09pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1050 Endless summer
Pls recommend anti-siphon/vented loop for 3gm30f PGIJon at 4:55pm 10.24.15 Big Boats 10/1279 I need to replace the raw water exhaust anti-siphon/vented loop valve. I seen a few out there by Ja
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:36pm 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 2/450 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Recommendation for marine window specialist puget sound area matts997 at 2:32pm 10.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/316 My Hunter 280 needs all Plexiglas windows to be reset and re-sealed or replaced all together. Don't
Question about new posts for the Saturday brain trust Phil Herring at 11:58am 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/154 Since everyone is in a meta-debugging mood today... I wonder if it would make sense to put a big "n
Heat exchangers- when to replace? Rodd at 11:42am 10.24.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/689 Thinking about heat exchanger replacment this winter. I have 3 on a Westerbeke 58, oil, transmissio
With new format of site, what size of photo file can be uploaded? centerline at 9:56am 10.24.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/651 I have tried uploading a couple of photos, but the popup box says they are too large to be processed
Autopilot linear actuator on hunter 356 Neil Spooner at 7:41am 10.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/4673 Hi Guys/Girls, I have just purchased a 2003 Hunter Legend 356 to which I wish to fit an autopilot. T
Turning block mounting toggle BigEasy at 7:29am 10.24.15 Ask All Sailors 7/984 I recently purchased some Lewmar 72mm blocks to use as turning blocks at the base of my mast for the
Beneteau 323 rudder damage & removal Orion B323 at 6:53am 10.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2293 Hi.....our boat is lifted out every fall for the winter. This past spring, I noticed a series of ho
Nsr but if your a gearhead sailaway78 at 8:33pm 10.23.15 Ask All Sailors 1/310 This is just amazing. Not so much he is capable, but the time and patience required. http://www.
Hunter 376 plastic sail slides Diablito at 6:29pm 10.23.15 Big Boats 7/715 Greetings all, I have a 1997 Hunter 376. I purchased her in July of 2014 and renamed and documented
Any plans for https? Davidasailor26 at 5:08pm 10.23.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/468 I heard a story today that Firefox may begin giving warnings when users visit sites that prompt for
Unsteping the mast NavySailorII at 4:15pm 10.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/581 I am the new owner of a 1988 Hunter 26.5 with shoal keel. I would very much like to know the correc

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Asbestos? WayneH at 3:52pm 03.27.23 Wet it down if you are going to disturb it. That will keep the loose fibers from flying around. You
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 3:52pm 03.27.23 That should not be a problem... This iPadAir is 4th gen, model nyfq2ll/a, running sw version 15.4.1
Asbestos? Davidasailor26 at 3:42pm 03.27.23 Asbestos was used in some wraps like that. I don't know if there's an easy way to tell if that's wh
Dieless Crimpers? capta at 3:41pm 03.27.23 I purchased a hydraulic crimper through Northern Tools for considerably less than the prices you quo
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. capta at 3:35pm 03.27.23 There are quite a few farm machines that use Kubota engines. Parts can easily and fairly inexpensive
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe Davidasailor26 at 3:23pm 03.27.23
Question about replacing gasket on Jabsco head AndyL at 3:22pm 03.27.23 Just wanted to give a quick update on what I did. This is simple stuff but since I asked, maybe oth
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 3:15pm 03.27.23 Mark, A few years back I had to replace my mixing elbow. It was for my 2000 340 (Yanmar 3GM3F).
Dieless Crimpers? JamesG161 at 3:07pm 03.27.23 As we were connecting up our new 9kw Kohler diesel generator, our 2500 watt starter needed an 2/0 ex
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:05pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men!
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 03.27.23 Thanks for the suggestions. I ended up taking the easy way out and just getting the cables pre-made.
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:41pm 03.27.23 The fuel tank isn't HDPE either...at least it hadn't better be because that's the wrong type of PE.
Catalina 25 floor access panels Roy the retired PM at 1:51pm 03.27.23 Hello, I have a "new to me" 1982 C25. What are the wooden access panels for in the floor of the ca
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 1:33pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... the
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing (1) gotons at 1:19pm 03.27.23 I just wanted to post another update with an additional picture. I've got some janky stuff going on
Dieless Crimpers? (1) JamesG161 at 1:02pm 03.27.23 This what we used for 2/0 wire. irst error. We got it right the 2nd time. Jim... PS: Under the Ar
Heart stopping drone footage Joe at 1:01pm 03.27.23 I watched a few of Team Malizia's vids after the drone footage peaked my interest. It's so interes
I thought I should post this warning. Maine Sail at 12:40pm 03.27.23 I've got a used boat. OK, OK, it's an OLD boat. Built in 1980. I decided to dump the two old 100ah
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Davidasailor26 at 12:38pm 03.27.23 Now that the smoke has cleared. wledge about his pump. Good luck... Jim... No, vanes just flippe
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) JamesG161 at 12:24pm 03.27.23 Looks correct to me. This a flex vane pump. Jim... Now that the smoke has cleared.

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