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Raritan electroscan question rudyturner at 2:37pm 09.27.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3580 Did I see somewhere that the Electroscan is not legal on inland lakes? BH
Replacing 1994 26C Keel Cable Perew at 2:33pm 09.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1335 My Keel raising cable broke, Got a new cable, but now the challenge is to raise the boat enough (saf
Fuel tank sender unit Richard19084 at 2:31pm 09.27.15 Catalina 310 3/1013 My current fuel gauge permanently reads minus empty with or without the ignition turned on. Does any
Finished control panel (2) Windtherapy at 10:51am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/972 Just finished running all new wires every where, adding a few goodies and now just have to hook up t
2 questions (2) Windtherapy at 10:32am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1164 By the photos attached, I have a few questions. 1. Water fill hose--how does one get those specia
Trimmer's nightmare (1) Sublime at 9:57am 09.27.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1760 There was a race Saturday. Here is the path of one of the boats due to incredibly shifty and variabl
Interior cushion specs1985 27' Cat jwarrenlaycock at 9:56am 09.27.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1212 Can anyone help me find out where the actual measurements of my cushions are located? I need to reup
Java to Retire (1) Jim Seamans at 9:53am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2268
A4 exhaust leak - Hot side Forrest15112 at 9:19am 09.27.15 Engines and Propulsion 3/1095 I have a fresh water cooled A4 that I recently discovered has a leak in the hot side of the exhaust,
Tunes on board Karyon at 9:06am 09.27.15 Smaller Boats 10/1392 I would like to install a stereo on our 23.5, I was just thinking of going to walmart and get a $50.
Roller furling twist on hoisting.. Kopite at 8:29am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4237 Hi, I have a harken roller furling on my Catalina27. It works perfectly, and has been nicely s
Super Moon 25yearslater at 7:17am 09.27.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2617 Who is heading out tonight to view the Super/Blood/Eclipse of the moon tonight. Let's see the pictu
O'Day tinted cabin windows--removal & reseal Windtherapy at 7:09am 09.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1256 Has anybody removed and resealed the cabin tinted windows on their O'Day and if so, what did you use
twisted (1) richk at 7:00am 09.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1205 This is repeatedly happening. Any ideas how to keep it from happening?
Cabin floor/sole Repair Ilanortho at 6:36am 09.27.15 Big Boats 7/1993 Hi again; 1986 Hunter 34 main main center cabin floor has water damage discoloration that is too de
Rocna on H44-45 Richandhelen at 5:03am 09.27.15 Big Boats 3/1055 As anyone put a Rocna 33 kilo on the bow roller of a 44-45? How is the fit? Deployment/retrieval? Th
Best place to install GPS on Benetau 321 rsotomayor at 8:41pm 09.26.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/945 Would like some input as to the best place to install a GPS on a 321. At present time am using a
Blue Smoke Tim22 at 2:26pm 09.26.15 Engines and Propulsion 5/2991 Sorry if this has been covered before. I have gone through many of the old posts, and while there is
Racing Our Hunter 340 Bill19233 at 12:15pm 09.26.15 Racing 5/1682 We were able to get our Hunter 340 into all 8 of the GBCA Rum Races on Galveston Bay this year. We h
original C22 model halyard and sheet lengths? jmczzz at 10:00am 09.26.15 Catalina 22 12/3464 Before i'm told to go search or read the manuel let me say I have tried those options and several ot

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Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 08.01.23 Using STW is the "proper" way for measuring TWS from a performance perspective. STW accounts for cu
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:26am 08.01.23 What "most folks" on google claim is less important to me than the fact that Yanmar's engineers set
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:41am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no. O.K., but still - if you google diesel engine oil pressure you're see t
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:35am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:27am 08.01.23 When the engine is hot the oil pressure is about 10 psi at 1,000 rpm and the alarm sounds. Does th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:23am 08.01.23 I recently installed an oil pressure gauge in place of the original low pressure switch on my Yanmar
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising RoyS at 4:04am 08.01.23 It may not apply here, but when you change your oil and filter your filter is empty until you run th
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jviss at 3:58am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one?
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos jviss at 3:54am 08.01.23 Wow, very nice!
J/24 anchor roller? dlochner at 3:53am 08.01.23 There are number of different styles of aftermarket anchor rollers. They will through bolt through t
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:42am 08.01.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through w
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.23 Very nice. PETG might also work, especially for the fuel fill as it does have good chemical resistan
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 8:42pm 07.31.23
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 8:14pm 07.31.23
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? rgranger at 8:05pm 07.31.23 I did a Google search on anodized aluminum services and about a dozen places popped up. If the winch
Lazy jack rigging question Hollyberry at 8:01pm 07.31.23
Shore powered vent fan? rgranger at 8:01pm 07.31.23
Kevlar skid plates? rgranger at 7:57pm 07.31.23 BTW KEEL GUARD also makes a ss plate. Might be a better choice than Kevlar for your stated purpose
Raymarine ST4000 MK2 Wheel Drive - Ball Bearing Size? siberydws at 7:57pm 07.31.23 Does anybody know the size (diameter) of the stainless ball bearings used in the Raymarine ST4000 M
Kevlar skid plates? rgranger at 7:56pm 07.31.23 (And yes, I acknowledge that is likely due to our lack of skill at sailing, too.) how old are your

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