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New Autopilot Suggestions planoron at 10:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/702 OK,,,I am sure this will generate a lot of opinions and hopefully so:) We purchased our boat a y
Changing engine controls SFS at 9:36pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/709 My H31 has a relatively new Yanmar 3YM20. I have separate throttle and gear controls on the two sid
Need bomar hatch arms (4) SFS at 9:14pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 8/1944 1983 H31 with what appear to be the original hatches. Total of 2 hatches, one in main cabin, one in
What are these receptacles? (2) SFS at 9:07pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1121 1983 H31. What can be plugged in to these? I have about 3 of them in the main cabin - they apparent
Does polarity matter ? Padrone at 8:59pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1274 Does polarity matter when connecting up a 12v (car) outlet for use when plugging in an adapter for u
waxed paper Ken13559 at 8:33pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1558 Can I wrap the prop with waxed paper to prevent barnacles growing on it? When I run the engine, I su
port shades james morrison at 7:53pm 09.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1493 I have a 1995 oceanis 40 that has retractable shades on all the ports. A few no longer retract well.
Significant port helm while motoring tigue at 7:49pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 5/1313 I am at the later stages of purchasing a 2003 Hunter 356. With a Yanmar 27HP motor and a MAX prop. I
Stand-Up Paddle Boards and "Rights of Way" Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 61/9679 I was returning to home harbor after the Labor Day outing. The channel had several SUP's in it. On
Asking for advice on a 1985 h31 purchase C Jones at 5:15pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1288 I took several big boat friends to look at a 1985 h31 today. The owner was not there but we were abl
new video gettinthere at 4:10pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1131 Thought I'd share my latest work. Lot of fun to produce and didn't crash the drone once...as opposed
Motor not peeing water Doc_holiday at 4:09pm 09.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/3037 I have a 9.9 merc 2 stroke. It's been a great motor. This week while out putting around I noticed I
Turned refrigerator into an icebox - By mistake OS2Dude at 3:46pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1192 We have a Norcold 'L' shaped refrigerator in our 1985 Catalina 30. (Not sure of the model) It had
Obtaining New H260 Trailer VT Fitz at 3:10pm 09.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/933 After 10 seasons with our beloved H23.5, Grasshopper, we -- well, me really -- have been bitten by t
Broken strut SFS at 3:03pm 09.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 11/2235 Guess this will teach me to worry about dock lines. Had the boat (1983 Hunter 31) out Saturday, mot
Diesel Generator - economical? Don Lucas at 2:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/624 I would like to have more power available to run stuff like hot water, air conditioning, water maker
anchor windlass idea allen-deckard at 2:34pm 09.08.15 Catalina 22 3/761 haven't seen anyone try it so there ya go it means I have to give it a try hehe What I'm planning
H-23 Kenyon mast pins Earprints01 at 2:18pm 09.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1155 I have a Kenyon mast on my H-23. It is held on the deck with two pins through the mast base and the
Volvo 2002 gauges JerryA at 1:54pm 09.08.15 Ask All Sailors 1/480 Hi Folks, I have a Volvo 2002 diesel in my boat and it seems that the gauges become less accurate
Lightning Strike or near miss? Nodak7 at 1:51pm 09.08.15 Big Boats 8/1735 Instruments E120/E80 (Classic) MFD's We had a bad storm last night and had some near miss lightning

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Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help DRhoads at 6:29am 01.02.24 Check your starter battery. If low all you will get is clicking. Start the engine, take it up to a
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:06am 01.02.24 I was going to pay to have the boat disposed of but someone wanted to have the boat. I ended up gift
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. dlochner at 6:02am 01.02.24 The extra clamp on the shaft is a safety feature. If for some reason the SS rotor should come loose,
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Ward H at 5:57am 01.02.24 I agree that the clamp is being used as a marker to indicate if the collar is slipping forward and l
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. Captain Larry-DH at 5:54am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish pa
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. marcham at 5:06am 01.02.24 It looks over compressed. Where is the vent line? When was it last serviced? (Every 6 years ish par
What's the purpose for these slots? Jkutyna at 4:50am 01.02.24 What's odd is I have the same panel on my 1993 33.5 and it does INDEED drain out the back as there i
Propeller shaft seal does not seem right. arf145 at 9:02pm 01.01.24 I think some owners put a clamp behind the stainless steel piece to ensure that it doesn't back off,
Need a new swing keel pgandw at 6:13pm 01.01.24 It's worth joining the Mariner Class Association. Over 250 owners of the 4000+ Mariners produced ar
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 6:12pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help marcham at 5:30pm 01.01.24 With the main DC panel windlass breaker ON, the windlass controller box would "click" when pressing
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 01.01.24 It's not the breaker or the switch, because there would be no clicking if either were faulty. In add
Need a new swing keel MBBoater at 12:58pm 01.01.24
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help ice breaker at 12:29pm 01.01.24 Could be a bad solenoid/batery contactor too.
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Sailgunner at 12:28pm 01.01.24 One of the best upgrades I did recently was replaced my Simson Lawrence with a new Lewmar. What a di
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 12:08pm 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly
Need a new swing keel shemandr at 11:56am 01.01.24 For the one time I sailed an O'Day Mariner I thing it had a metal CB. What is the material of MBBoa
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help shemandr at 11:49am 01.01.24 On my H356 the breaker was beneath the nav table on the bulkhead. If I remember the battery switch
Need a new swing keel Captain Ron 18 at 11:12am 01.01.24 Happy New Year! My dad had an O'Day Mariner when I was growing up and we sailed the heck out of her
60 best Boats 30' and under lacoursmarc at 11:08am 01.01.24 I'm putting together a list of boats including their basic specs in order to narrow down my search.

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