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Uno Mast at 8:31pm 08.23.15
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Seems like I read somewhere that it's a good idea to change something besides the fixture when upgra
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I have just had to go through the process of changing my heat exchanger and found the cost of genuin
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I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour
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WYC has the largest number of woman racers of any club in the USA, and we actively promote ladies to
Fredthedriver at 4:14pm 08.23.15
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Has anyone changed a main water pump un a universal m25xp diesel, mine has siezed and broke fan belt
spitfire1967 at 3:30pm 08.23.15
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I have a c/b ODay Mariner which weighs 1300 lbs. The question is: What vehicle can I purchase whi
buddybear at 3:05pm 08.23.15
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Have been doing multiple jobs on the boat. Disconnected the discharge hose from the raw water pump t
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Roller fuller... Harken and it looks to be in good shape. However we have tried to use it twice and
drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15
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I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15
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I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15
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I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15
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We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once
Sock Puppet at 8:42am 08.23.15
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I've been chasing an issue with my 2009 Mercury 9.9 4 Stroke since last year. Sometimes it will run
BobT at 7:52am 08.23.15
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Electrical guys please enlighten. This little gizmo was between the ground wire and the negative bus
PamC at 7:30am 08.23.15
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Hello all, I haven't posted here in quite a while. So by way of introduction, my husband and I r
haebby at 6:50am 08.23.15
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Recently, we were sailing with the engine (Yanmar 2GM) OFF and no key in the ignition, when the engi
trainmanjess at 5:11am 08.23.15
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hello all I live along way from my 45ft sailboat... at present I have my boat at a dock behind a
sailcapt340 at 5:00am 08.23.15
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How do you by pass the Seaward 600 Water-heater when you winterize? I am currently in the process
Gerald Tibbo at 4:01am 08.23.15
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I'm looking to change the bulbs in the cabin of my 2007 Beneteau 343. Before doing this, can someon
Manureva at 9:31pm 08.22.15
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The kid at the marina was more interested in girl then fuelling this evening, the result being a few

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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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