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Engine cooling system - What is this? (2) islandrunner70 at 2:46pm 05.17.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/2128 Hey everyone, The item in the pics is installed between the heat exchanger and the hot water tank
Connect to 12V Panel (1) carlager at 12:38pm 05.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1007 I need to connect the + chord on our AIS to the 12V panel on our oceanis 36cc. Does anyone know how
Adler Barbour Cold Machine Terry Cox at 12:35pm 05.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3074 The original 1991 DCM-12L Adler Barbour Cold Machine fridge on our P42 stopped working. It happened
Main Halyard Sheave SailingGestalt at 12:30pm 05.17.15 Pearson 4/1562 Hi folks, I need some advice! I recently purchased a 1985 P-34. Both the jib and main halyards where
Looking at a 28-2 - any issues to look for? JohnnyD71 at 11:48am 05.17.15 Pearson 2/1883 First post here, we are looking at a 1985 Pearson 28-2, don't know the hull number. On distant insp
Teak Trim (1) Alan at 9:27am 05.17.15 Ask All Sailors 27/7810 For years I've been bothered with how to maintain the exterior teak trim on my boat. I hate the annu
36 Mk I I Ross20546 at 8:45am 05.17.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/606 Can someone give me the measurements for the salon dining table please?
CQ sullyj020 at 8:39am 05.17.15 SSB and Ham Operators 8/1939 Whats happening guys :confused: Anything new with radio's on the boat ??
House Battery OD26 mlindberg1 at 8:05am 05.17.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/938 Just bought an Oday 26 a few weeks ago. Started working on the boat for a launch and "BAM" threw my
My rudder problem has just become more complicate (1) SFKjeld at 7:50am 05.17.15 Smaller Boats 15/1510 The problem last week was that I couldn't get the rudder blade out of the water. Went to try the las
260 in Gulf and San Juan Islands langstraatp at 7:19am 05.17.15 Smaller Boats 23/2426 I am moving to Victoria, B.C. I have sailed my H260 on inland lakes in Alberta. Is the 260 a saf
Seacock G10 backing plate & West System Six10 DinoKanuck at 7:03am 05.17.15 Musings With Maine Sail 1/2046 Morning: The project is a Maine Sail style seacock install using the Alternate Backing Plate Meth
Interesting app Bob 04 H260 at 6:56am 05.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1157 I just came across this sailing app. I installed it but have not used it yet. It looks useful and it
What Happens When at Low Tide? (2) stephen Penny at 1:25am 05.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/965 What do you do when the tide swings 8.5 meter (28 feet)? These photos show what happens in Tenby
No reverse in 6 hp Mercury outboard Piotr at 9:15pm 05.16.15 Ask All Sailors 10/12445 I need help fast (before the next weekend). I had an impeller changed by a "mercury authorized servi
repowering my Hunter 26 Steve Tabor at 7:44pm 05.16.15 Smaller Boats 6/1182 I am getting ready to buy a new outboard for my 1994 Hunter 26. The Suzuki 4-stroke 9.9, 15 ' 20 all
delmarva Eastern Shore. MLampner at 6:52pm 05.16.15 Destinations 3/1795 We will be circling Delmarva starting a week from yesterday. I'd love to hear from people with exper
Dolly wheel Meriachee at 6:07pm 05.16.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1376 'nothing like this' had a rather interesting thing happen to the retractable spare/dolly wheel last
Launch Day (3) agprice22 at 5:48pm 05.16.15 Bigger Boats 10/1922 Finally launch day here in Watkins Glen in Upstate New York on Seneca Lake. Really nice to see my bo
Ants galore! Doc_holiday at 4:50pm 05.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1086 Yesterday I climbing in the boat to take a couple of measurements. I may have been in once before in

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Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? colin59 at 10:43am 11.21.23 thks
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 10:28am 11.21.23 B. Bill, Thanks for those suggestions--I'm adding them to my list. I know nothing of the Precisions
Which are the best good old daysailers? Barnacle Bill at 10:21am 11.21.23 I learned to sail on a Flying Scot. Can't say anything bad about them. Others: Rhodes 19 (stated a
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? Brad Hoff at 10:21am 11.21.23 Running the engine a bit cooler can lead to increase in deposits in the combustion chamber and mixi
Hunter 356 - electrical issue when plugging in on the hard Nichole340 at 10:11am 11.21.23 This happened to me last year at a slip in another marina. Mine was reverse polarity and the light
Funny Friday!!! kappykaplan at 9:41am 11.21.23
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 hunter240 at 9:35am 11.21.23 Have been using a CDI furler for around 20 years on my 1998 H 240. When you get it you can cut it to
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 8:42am 11.21.23
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 (2) GeorgeC at 8:33am 11.21.23 Hi, I own a 1983 O'Day 30 with a with a Universal 5416 engine. I compared the picture of your engine
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor DRhoads at 8:30am 11.21.23 Concur with Barnstormer -- new battery. fixed mine.
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions chriscampbell at 8:20am 11.21.23
Boom eye - What is this called? Allan12210 at 7:51am 11.21.23 Clever fairlead. In the fiber spinning industry they were called "Pigtails" to guide the filaments a
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:37am 11.21.23
Does anyone recognise this windlass? jssailem at 7:03am 11.21.23 The windlass looks like something that could come from either of those seaports. Certainly a piece o
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor barnstormer at 6:22am 11.21.23 Don't know if this is helpful but the RS 129 seatalk 1 antennae has a button style battery that dies
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:59am 11.21.23 Do you have a battery fuse? IIRC the AYBC requires a Class T fuse within 7" of the Lithium Bank. H
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 5:45am 11.21.23 Thanks Terry! I will certainly send that email. Brisbane, Australia in 1976. I have no knowledge o
Another Solar Panel Question. . . Project_Mayhem at 5:38am 11.21.23 Get a decent charge controller such as Victron or Morning Star. If I had a choice between MPPT and a
Compass plexiglass got blind kappykaplan at 5:11am 11.21.23 Ritchie will rebuild to as good as new for 1/3 of price of replacement :plus: Did this many years
Compass plexiglass got blind NoReverse at 5:07am 11.21.23 Ritchie will rebuild to as good as new for 1/3 of price of replacement

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