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Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:43pm 08.30.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1542 As I slowly replace parts on our Hunter 386 sailboat, I was thinking of tackling the water/coolant l
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) Seadoc at 11:56am 08.30.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1055 See attached pix. This stainless steel strap is from my 1985 Mac 25. I have a pre-removal picture w
Square top main on water ballast? massnspace at 6:30am 08.30.23 Smaller Boats 19/2248 Need a new mainsail for my Hunter 23.5. Since no backstays, why not order a larger roach? With 2 r
Winterization? Jimongee at 4:10am 08.30.23 C&C 9/1234 New boat to me 1 week ago; 1987 C'C MKIII; not sure how to drain the fresh water tanks; not sure h
Refilling Compass - where's the port? HilaryK at 7:30pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1120
Reefing julspower at 6:51pm 08.29.23 Sirius 21/22 1/1131 Hi all How does reefing is done on the main sail? Also it seem like I dont have a vang with the boat
Thundering water tank? Jimongee at 5:45pm 08.29.23 C&C 9/1016
Catalina 22 bilge care Saylor1022 at 5:24pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 4/722 Just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 that I can't figure out how to drain the bilge. There are 2 cockpit d
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season (5) pclarksurf at 4:00pm 08.29.23 Catalina 22 3/741 Pathetic that I have yet to get out this year on my own boat (sometimes you have to collect a payche
Raritan PHII long term review Skipper at 3:49pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 29/3424
Question about ignition switch and engine panel for 2004 Hunter 36 (1) AndyL at 3:32pm 08.29.23 Big Boats 3/602 219354 My 2004 Hunter 36 has the engine panel that looks like the picture above. I had a couple of
2001 HUNTER 320 Keith P at 3:28pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 6/450 LOOKING FOR SOME INFO PLEASE... About to purchase a hydraulic autopilot made by Raymor. Does anyone
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 2:50pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 10/939
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? bmohr at 2:18pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 13/986 Back in the (good/bad) old days, I used to wrap fiberglass tape on the headers and exhaust of my mot
Drifter block positioning? stickinthemud57 at 12:29pm 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 3/544 I have ordered a .75 ounce nylon drifter for my MacGregor 26S for use in light winds, and want to ha
Water demand pump question Jimongee at 11:21am 08.29.23 C&C 4/708
No Binnacle Compass on Oceanis 34.1 toastysailor at 10:20am 08.29.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1022 My Oceanis 34.1 did not come with a binnacle compass. The only compass is a very small one located
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks jviss at 7:39am 08.29.23 Ask All Sailors 41/4008 I have a thought on which I'd appreciate opinions. I have never had a ton of success with dry lube
Gonna pull the boat... rgranger at 6:14am 08.29.23 Trailer Sailors 9/1159 So Idalia is supposed to pass right over Charleston during a high tide.... They are predicting a t
A C27 Question (1) rpwillia at 4:37pm 08.28.23 Ask All Sailors 5/710 Friend has a track mounted on his C27 Boom with two movable blocks on it. What does it do?

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Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Foswick at 1:48pm 04.15.25
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion Foswick at 1:41pm 04.15.25 Holy cow! I guess Westerbeke paints are made of diamonds and unicorn tears. $75 for a single can! h
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Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? dlochner at 1:28pm 04.15.25 The Victron manual suggests that using different wattage panels may result in the controller "not a
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion (1) Foswick at 1:14pm 04.15.25 It is cast iron. Do aluminum block marine diesels even exist? The best picture I have, on-hand, is
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Gene Neill at 12:57pm 04.15.25 So, it looks like I still have no use for the outboard alternator, other than perhaps in the event o
Hunter 240 - replacing chainplates and deck fittings? Gypsy Legend at 12:49pm 04.15.25 Bit late responding to this but I replaced my standing rigging and the furler last year. I'm sure th
Catalina 25 1981 David in Sandusky at 11:53am 04.15.25 Welcome! Lots of good advice so for. We have a porta-potty connected to a pump out on our boat. It
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? dlochner at 11:51am 04.15.25 Flexible panels are not all that flexible. They are designed to attached to a curved surface like a
H310 Shoal Keel Bent shemandr at 11:50am 04.15.25 IF it's lead you can pound it out. But I wouldn't. All that vibration might loosen something that
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (4) fred1diver at 11:48am 04.15.25 230975230976230977On the picture with 3 models we like #2 and we really love the first one
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? JoeWhite at 11:42am 04.15.25 I have similar setup. I installed one 100Watt flexible solar panel fastened to the top of the dodger
Catalina 25 1981 dLj at 11:14am 04.15.25 My favorite marine store: ACE Hardware. That's a good one. The Ace hardware store near my boat has
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Stu Jackson at 10:51am 04.15.25 my 2-Duracell Ultra \| 230AH \| 6V \| Golf Cart batteries, wired in series to create 12V charge and a
Catalina 25 1981 Stu Jackson at 10:43am 04.15.25 My favorite marine store: ACE Hardware.
Cheap Fenders ... and I Knew Better Stu Jackson at 10:40am 04.15.25 I've had the same Taylor fenders for twenty years. There is no goo or gunk on any of them. I learn
Treating Engine Surface Corrosion dLj at 10:34am 04.15.25 I have had a similar situation with my engine. The raw water pump leaked and caused surface rustin
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? Nichole340 at 10:26am 04.15.25 I have also long considered a "spare" flexible solar panel which could be stored under a mattress,
Outboard shaft for 240 Gypsy Legend at 10:09am 04.15.25 Thanks for that, I'll try the standard length this season and see how I get on out on the Solway Fir
Can I add additional power source(s) to Victron MPPT controller? colemj at 9:49am 04.15.25 There is no problem exceeding the 220W input limit, but the output will be limited to 15A maximum.

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