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HAPS November Dinner Meeting Summary Mikem at 11:11pm 12.03.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/22018 A wonderful thanks to Brian and Mary Scott for once again opening their beautiful home for the HAPS
Old Boat loans kb3pgo at 6:42pm 12.03.15 Ask All Sailors 7/908 I did a quick search and did not find any postings on finding a lender that will finance old boats.
How do I reduce 3JH2E Yanmar Mixing Elbows have a 3" to a 2" (1) Raul at 5:35pm 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 21/4741 I have a 1999 Hunter 380 with a 3JH2E yanmar diesel engine with a 2" exhaust pipe. I have to change
Aruba gpd955 at 5:02pm 12.03.15 Ask All Sailors 3/783 Anyone in Aruba? Headed there on Saturday 12/5 until Sunday 12/13 if anyone would like to meet up f
Engine compartment latch (1) mtm124 at 4:13pm 12.03.15 Parts Search 4/1162 this is latch for the engine compartment in our 1999 Beneteau Oceanis 461. Beneteau parts no longer
Center Board Coveswimmer at 2:09pm 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1432 I need to replace the line that lowers and raises the centerboard on my 2002 MacGregor 26x. Does any
3GM30F Water Pump Rotation Kit Weasel at 1:33pm 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 4/1577 Hi, I am the owner of a 2004 Beneteau 331 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. The water pump impeller acce
Boomkicker size and install Precision 23 Gene at 12:48pm 12.03.15 Precision 3/3927 It's my understanding that the 00750 is the correct size Boomkicker for the P23. Has anyone install
Stantion Repair Mark48 at 11:26am 12.03.15 Big Boats 12/1854 I have a couple of stantions on my H34 that are bent, I was wondering if anyone has experience in re
Anchor Locker size '86 shaubby at 10:08am 12.03.15 Catalina 22 8/994 I hoping to upgrade the factory 4 or 6 lb danforth style anchor in my 86, whatever size came from fa
St. Pete boat show.... Anyone going? PGIJon at 7:58am 12.03.15 Big Boats 9/1128 Any one heading over the the show this weekend? -Jon http://www.showmanagement.com/st-petersburg-pow
Stormy day Jorge Guerra at 6:49am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1612 What stops the master from getting struck by lightning on a stormy day I know its a stupid question
Auto helm going crazy MORNING LIGHT at 5:49am 12.03.15 Engines and Propulsion 34/5843 Hi Got a Catalina MK2 1996 for one season. We love her but when I engage the auto helm while motori
My keel Jorge Guerra at 1:23am 12.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4942 I have an 81 MacGregor 25 that I am trying to restore it didn't come with the kill so I am trying to
Rudder Bearing Replacement cam at 11:29pm 12.02.15 Catalina 310 10/3443 High All, I own a 2005 c310 Hull 314 and during a recent hawlout noticed movement in my rudder post
Hunter 430 Forward Waste Tank Drawing (1) hearing guy at 8:57pm 12.02.15 Big Boats 19/4348 Looking for the technical drawing for the forward holding tank on a 1995 H430. The original tank on
C&C36 rudder bearing replacement, osmosis?, front hatch etc goco at 6:30pm 12.02.15 C&C 0/1013 Dear ... Forum Before i point my questions, a short introduction to Sailboatowners.com and its user
Replacing Edson Helm Chain/Cable mytime at 6:27pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 17/9416 When I was at the boat show an Edson rep told me that the chain/cable connecting the helm to rudder
Sail Drive Lifted Thur Hull (1) KamaHeleKai at 6:17pm 12.02.15 Ask All Sailors 2/627 During the Great Lakes autumn ritual of hoisting out to dry dock, my '79 S2 8.0B with an Johnson-Evi
Holes in topsides near stern of Oceanis 430 (1) royd43 at 3:31pm 12.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2091 There are holes on each side of our Oceanis 430 that don't seem to be attached to anything. Any ide

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Push Button Starter Testing JoeWhite at 9:44am 09.10.23 What happens when you touch the wires of the switch to eachother after disconnecting one from the sw
Push Button Starter Testing Calif. Ted at 9:40am 09.10.23 The switches are less than $10, also available at most auto parts stores here near the harbor. Cole
Push Button Starter Testing kloudie1 at 9:36am 09.10.23 Some really good meters may be able to discern an extremely small resistance like that, but regular
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 9:29am 09.10.23 The switch could have a high resistance through the contacts. When you test for continuity with an
Push Button Starter Testing Rich Stidger at 8:46am 09.10.23 I don't follow that, unless you are saying the resistance of the switch will change when it has to
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 8:10am 09.10.23 you may measure great readings with an ohmmeter, but it will show a significant voltage drop when i
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas kloudie1 at 8:07am 09.10.23 The standard panel has a warning horn/buzzer in the location of your fuel gauge.. It is loud enough
Push Button Starter Testing kloudie1 at 8:04am 09.10.23 Instead of checking ohms with a meter, measure volts at the output side of the switch. If the contac
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 7:47am 09.10.23 Yes it is a Yanmar Switch and a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I did check the rubber boot as well. It shows
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 7:33am 09.10.23 DVM goes from 0 to 1 indicating that there is continuity in the circuit. I guess it depends on you
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:20am 09.10.23
Invest 97L Davidasailor26 at 7:18am 09.10.23
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 7:04am 09.10.23 Well, mine are mylar-on-mylar film, Pentax-reinforced (like Kevlar) sails, so like blades, airplane
How to determine Genoa size? Davidasailor26 at 6:57am 09.10.23 The distance from the tack to mast on boat A can and will be different from Boats B,C,D etc... thus
How to determine Genoa size? sailme88 at 6:41am 09.10.23 The distance from the tack to mast on boat A can and will be different from Boats B,C,D etc... thus
Push Button Starter Testing sailme88 at 6:38am 09.10.23 The rubber boot that usually covers the button has a limited life span. The fine cracks might not be
How to determine Genoa size? dlochner at 6:32am 09.10.23
Push Button Starter Testing jssailem at 6:27am 09.10.23 It is a problem that has been discussed here on SBO. Here is one thread. Yanmar Starter Button To y
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 6:20am 09.10.23 No they were there from the factory
How to determine Genoa size? jssailem at 6:08am 09.10.23 But I could be wrong. The folks at MIT describe it thus. http://sailing.mit.edu/wiki/index.php/Fores

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