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Bent my mast today whatcaneyedo at 8:10pm 10.02.15 Catalina 22 18/2555 Long story short I snagged my mast on a power pole cable while hauling out the boat for the end of t
Thanksgiving Turkey in an Origo Oven YVRguy at 2:13pm 10.02.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2028 And now for something completely different... Here in Canada Thanksgiving is just around the corn
Stern pulpit for a Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 12:46pm 10.02.15 Ask All Sailors 5/929 Can anyone tell me where I can find a company that makes stern pulpits? My google search goes nowher
Electric windlass on Hunter 33.5 eruditeluddite at 9:05am 10.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 12/3852 I'd like to install an electric windlass on said boat. Would have to be below deck in the chain loc
Sneak Peak? Rick D at 8:49am 10.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1619 Sneak Peek? I came across a Marlow-Hunter Facebook posting that seems to me to be a peek at a new m
Need advice on filling space between fiberglass.... Leeward Rail at 8:42am 10.02.15 Catalina 22 15/8174 Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening All, On my C22, the previous owner had a furler installed. The yard
Boat Stands? pateco at 8:31am 10.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2491 Looking to haul my 1983 H31 Shoal Draft in the next couple of weeks. This is the first time I have h
Signet Depth Sounder 19E Charlie D at 8:31am 10.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1426 Problem: With the engine off the depth sounder works perfectly. When I start the engine the readin
Annapolis Boat Show LakeOntario270 at 7:58am 10.02.15 Ask All Sailors 23/2459 I'm going to the Annapolis boat show next weekend for the first time and I was wondering Is there a
Second battery Windtherapy at 6:10am 10.02.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/708 Has anybody added a second battery to their 26 or any other O'Day that has the fiberglass battery pl
fuel filter leak jssailem at 10:51pm 10.01.15 Parts Search 2/751 It seems that driving to the boat brings such anticipation. And when the boat fails to work such a a
Sailing withdrawal support thread spartacus99 at 10:16pm 10.01.15 Catalina 22 73/7927 I am deployed and would like to see sailing pics you've taken over the last couple of months... I ne
CDI FF2 install on H26 CHSN WND at 7:59pm 10.01.15 Smaller Boats 11/1448 I've recently taken delivery of a CDI FF2 and have ordered the installation kit from Sail Rite (than
Victron question gettinthere at 7:45pm 10.01.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1568 Why won't my battery monitor show 100% any more? It stops at 99.9%. Even after a few days on shorepo
Portlight Gasket Installation BobBarr at 5:14pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 20/6160 Hi, Can anyone explain the easiest way to replace a portlight gasket on my Hunter passage 42 in the
Water Intrusion BobBarr at 4:59pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 5/908
Curse you, Joaquin! Goodbye 2015 sailing season... GregL564 at 3:09pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 1/863 Got the call from boatyard today... they are hauling me out in anticipation of Hurricane Joaquin. S
My boat sank today stiggy456 at 2:57pm 10.01.15 Ask All Sailors 47/12860 So this morning i recieved a call from the marina where our boat is stored, they said that this morn
Nav Lights B361 EddieM at 2:48pm 10.01.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1472 Just purchased a 2001 Beneteau 361 and have to sail it from TX to MS. Would anyone have a list of th
Water Heater Leaking pateco at 1:23pm 10.01.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/5820 Last night while motoring to a waterfront restaurant for dinner, I noticed the bilge pump kick on mo

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how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? dlochner at 10:19am 01.20.24 If it is narrow enough (~8 feet) it can ship in a container. If not it will have to by deck on a fre
how is to ship a 9 meters motor boat from costa rica to miami? leo310 at 10:14am 01.20.24 dockwise or just do it your self
3GM30 noise unknown? Claude L.-Auger at 8:34am 01.20.24 As jssailem I have the same engine. My tranny is a Kanzaki KM3A (2.61/1). Engine ran perfectly in ne
150 genoa vs 135 Siamese at 8:13am 01.20.24 For how I sail and where I sail (Lake Michigan), a 135 is a much better choice. On a day where I'm
Odd Yanmar issue Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 01.20.24 If your engine has an electric stop button, it would be a simple matter for your fire suppression sy
Odd Yanmar issue (1) quadrille38 at 7:34am 01.20.24 I guess the key would lie in where that white/brown wire leads (purple if a Volvo engine). It doesn
Testing out my jump starter... kloudie1 at 6:51am 01.20.24 If you can see and easily access the large "hot" starter lead, you can connect the jumper positive t
Odd Yanmar issue Scott T-Bird at 6:40am 01.20.24
Leroy Somer Windlass dmdiehl64 at 6:38am 01.20.24 Do you have the contact info of the previous owner? A short call would probably lead to an answer.
Conversion from Atomic 4 to Yanmar Diesel Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 01.20.24 Well, also the reason I asked is because the 10 hp reference seems to indicate that he is putting in
Selden mast information George Braun at 6:15am 01.20.24 it's really kind of stupid the way Selden does it - you should find a part #/configuration code at t
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 5:24am 01.20.24 This assumes there is not a blocking diode on the cables that prevents charging the battery from th
Testing out my jump starter... dlochner at 5:17am 01.20.24 As @davidasailor said, just don't take the jump cables off until you shut down the engine. The alte
Replace Radar sailme88 at 4:55am 01.20.24 I upgraded from a Furuno gray monochrome screen to a Raymarine digital color Chartplotter with rad
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:38am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... dLj at 4:36am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the alter
Testing out my jump starter... sailme88 at 4:31am 01.20.24 NO !! you need to keep the batteries connected to the alternator.. After the engine fires the altern
Testing out my jump starter... Davidasailor26 at 4:28am 01.20.24 I agree - sounds good. Be sure not to disconnect the jump pack until you shut the engine down, or yo
150 genoa vs 135 jssailem at 3:37am 01.20.24
Replace Radar jssailem at 3:18am 01.20.24 I read the review when it came out. For less than $2500 these systems are very helpful in providing

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