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Prone to lightning strikes or less prone? Nodak7 at 5:37am 09.09.15 Big Boats 7/964 Ok.... I think I just got struck by lightning and here is the situation. My boat is on a lift and w
Washdown pump (1) All U Get at 4:10am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/878 Hi all, We finally anchored out and had a little issue while raising 110 feet of chain. Our wash
Hurth Transmission Repair CYQK at 2:50am 09.09.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1787 Have a Hirth 25 transmission on the perkins 4.108 Anyone have experience which company is best at
Replaced my exhaust hose jmish at 12:10am 09.09.15 Catalina 30 8/2076 I replaced the exhaust hose on my 1988 Catalina 30 MkII, and I'm posting my project notes here in ca
New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/643 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/587 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1370 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/958 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1197 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1439 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1159 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1214 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/7235 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1094 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1071 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/2428 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1128 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/863 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/1655 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/543 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker

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Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 12:03pm 02.16.23 Well I've learned some of the ins and outs of yacht club life on a lake over the last few months. My
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 12:03pm 02.16.23 Hello right back at you @RSHunter27 . How about describing some of the boat related trials and tri
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 11:53am 02.16.23 Anybody tried anything that actually works on the gasket or is this just my OCD showing through ?
Autohelm st4000 display head lcd replacement JoeWhite at 11:17am 02.16.23 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?album=ST4000-Autohelm-LCD-Replacement Yes , watch th
Hello to the community Wyo George at 11:17am 02.16.23 Howdy and welcome aboard!
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Rich Stidger at 11:03am 02.16.23 Dan, Here is the tach that I purchased in Dec 2021. My Volvo MD22L-B has a red line of 3000 rpm, so
Ouch! rgranger at 10:53am 02.16.23 At least 13 years back. Thnx
Hello to the community Ralph Johnstone at 10:51am 02.16.23 Hello right back at you @RSHunter27 . How about describing some of the boat related trials and trib
Ouch! sailme88 at 10:48am 02.16.23 That sounds like a bugger. Mind my asking what you were paying for moorage on a one year contract
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 02.16.23 As a further to my previous blurb, the real reason I get around to inspecting my pump impellor every
Ouch! capta at 10:25am 02.16.23 How long ago was that? At least 13 years back.
Hello to the community kloudie1 at 10:21am 02.16.23 Hello ! Lots of great folks on board.. lots of experience to call on.. Welcome!
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:15am 02.16.23 do you have the model number of the gauge you installed? The model is the name of the file: Visio
Embrace the freeze. Hayden Watson at 10:15am 02.16.23 Just 11 days ago I suggested that winter was going to be around a bit longer. Here at 400 ft above
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler kloudie1 at 10:12am 02.16.23 Quick note; if you are looking towards custom stuff, consider using fiberglass, a much better materi
Hello to the community Roland5048 at 9:37am 02.16.23 Hello back. Welcome aboard @RSHunter27.
Tachometer needle broken - help Rick D at 9:25am 02.16.23 There are instrument repairers for classic cars and aircraft that could probably handle that. FWIW.
Dinghy repair follow up Hello Below at 8:57am 02.16.23 What kind of dinghy material? dj His original post in May 2021, he says hypalon, I believe. Infla
To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Dalliance at 8:47am 02.16.23 Also never tape over the bottoms of the turnbuckle whhich can trap water which will cause corrosion
DX Cup FDL S2 at 8:34am 02.16.23 For my jib sheets it was a toss up between the S Cup from Mauri pro and D2 Club from Vela. I remembe

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