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Cool we can now post videos Skipper at 9:28am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 18/1178 Instead of only linking. Nice additional functionality
Plans To Redevelop Alameda Marina In The Works fstbttms at 9:20am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1312 And at a community meeting last night, the developer showed 4 or 5 iterations of the plan, none of w
Raw Water Pump for Boat's Refrigeration Finisterre at 9:00am 11.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/882 I have a 2001 Hunter 380 with raw water refrigeration. The pump has gone out and needs replacing. Lo
First 235 Hull Thickness cb32863 at 8:29am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/612 Does anyone know what the thickness of the hull is in the area where the transducers are mounted? A
Re-purposing used halyards IH82BL8 at 8:27am 11.20.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3745 I just replaced my halyards and want to used to old ones to replace my jib sheets which are in prett
Beneteau 45 Code 0 vs Spinnaker SteveInMD at 4:25am 11.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/11144 I'm trying to decide if I should order a spinnaker along with the code 0 for my Beneteau 45 or if th
Replacing 2 blade with 3 blade prop Broadman at 6:57pm 11.19.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/806 I'm a newbie to boat ownership and haven't sailed for years. A year ago I purchased a 1993 36' Hunte
High Thrust Prop Mikem at 4:40pm 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 49/5755 Our 1981 Catalina 25 (swing keel standard rig) is powered by a 1991 9.9 two stroke Mariner with a th
New style chainplates vs old SailShannon at 4:31pm 11.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1783 Replacing the bulkheads are first on the list once I get the new Shannon home. I was looking at the
Buying sailboat grtlakes at 3:11pm 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2017 Hey guys. My question is about buying a used sailboat. So I have no sailing experience, but really w
95, H26 wood panels rather than carpet. Astrozombie at 12:17pm 11.19.15 Smaller Boats 6/1048 I want to put wood panels on my H26 where the carpet runs along the inner walls in the galley and in
2011 Hunter 50 AC Purchase SEMPERAVANTI41 at 11:26am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/799 Hi All, I am planning to purchase a 2011 Hunter 50 AC in St. Pete that was never titled. It does no
Closing sink through hull ChrisNY at 10:00am 11.19.15 Sirius 21/22 7/2781 Hey everybody, I am now the owner of a brand new used Sirius 21 (1978). I keep in the water and wi
On the ball in Boot Key Florida (Marathon) Paul and Judy at 9:04am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1257 We plan to spend 3 months on the ball in Boot Key and 3 months on the ball in Key West. Then head b
Check your batteries! Might not be the alternator! Nymph at 8:26am 11.19.15 Big Boats 7/2272 2014 Marlow-Hunter 40 with Yanmar 4JH5E (54 HP ' SailDrive SD50) and ElectroMaax 140a Alternator My
Marlow-Hunter 31 named on of Sail's best boats of 2016 Phil Herring at 8:13am 11.19.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1322 http://shoutout.wix.com/so/f8fe1e3f-3cfd-4a60-8e6b-829fa1c0d083#/main
Bigger boat Meriachee at 6:50am 11.19.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1525 There's always the question of a larger boat in our world, and here's a quick timelapse (another top
Hand Rail Refurb CRichardsDSX at 4:54am 11.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1053 After doing the necessary repairs to be able to use the boat for the better part of a year - it's ti
Font change Phil Herring at 9:03pm 11.18.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/468 You may have noticed :) the font changed Wednesday night. Serif fonts are easier to read and this i
M-H 31; 7.8 Knots... Really? Rick D at 8:59pm 11.18.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2410 Not to be snarky, well, maybe. Anyhow, I was thumbing through Sail magazine (I know...) and there wa

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Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 Alan Gomes at 7:29am 08.10.23 Is that engine raw water cooled? Yes.
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? Davidasailor26 at 7:28am 08.10.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (2) jssailem at 7:23am 08.10.23 @kappykaplan They have been more like skirmishes. The latest challenge was the failure of my Sher
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Alan Gomes at 7:22am 08.10.23 How is the engine itself? Any damage to it from the water intrusion? (Perhaps the level did not get
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 7:19am 08.10.23 Have you decided on the system best for you? I find these discussions very interesting. There is s
Rear seal size/specs for kanzaki k3mp CamaroMan at 7:18am 08.10.23 KM3P? my old ('85 vintage ) shows that seal for my KM3A as a Yanmar part# 177088-02961 which is a s
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Johann at 7:09am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 7:03am 08.10.23 Before you remove the head you might want to check pressure in water jacket with engine running. I u
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 7:02am 08.10.23 I used a 128 MB San disc card that worked well.
Advice for a Solo Sailor? tfox2069 at 6:54am 08.10.23 If you're going to invest in a personal rescue signal device, I highly recommend you consider this n
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.10.23 So now with an electrical rebuild, a lot of decisions face you. Luckily, for John, I had same iss
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:50am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland. Best thing are the two weather routers that are tirelessly w
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 RoyS at 6:48am 08.10.23 Not familiar with your engine. Some engines have cylinder liners with o ring type gaskets to separat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets isaksp00 at 6:46am 08.10.23 I wish my boat had even one robot let alone 4
Advice for a Solo Sailor? dLj at 6:46am 08.10.23 I'm staying in bays and sounds. Will never venture south of Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, Block Is
VHF Handheld RoyS at 6:36am 08.10.23 I suspect one reason the newer radios do not measure up is because they are made to float. The manuf
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 6:35am 08.10.23 It would depend on the waters you are sailing. If you are more than 200 NM from shore, you cannot c
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather JamesG161 at 6:34am 08.10.23 Good thing you did NOT go to Ireland.
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather dLj at 6:31am 08.10.23 You were lucky to pass thru the Storm that is now Cat 2 Hurricane.:yikes:
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (1) RoyS at 6:31am 08.10.23 My 1980 h33 had one of the U bolts on the split back stay fail. Hunter U bolt was an inferior design

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