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New rebuilt yanmar starts instantly but small puff of smoke at startup CamaroMan at 7:02pm 08.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 15/1351 Is this normal? Just rebuilt myself. Runs very well and no smoke after startup. New valve seals pist
Vessel Weather Radar Question bxdobs at 5:04pm 08.15.23 Weather and Forecasting 10/1287 A Commercial Shrimp Boat sank last month during an overnight squall (45+ Knots) which came up in les
Pressure Cooker (1) jviss at 3:34pm 08.15.23 Sails Call Lounge 7/1119 I just discovered pressure cookers. I mean, I have always been aware of them, but never knew enough
Hot Water Tank higgs at 2:02pm 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 0/238 The element on my Taiwanese water heater (1985) is no longer working and needs to be replaced. I do
TO H41 OWNERS, GALLEY LIGHT captprogreso at 1:49pm 08.15.23 Big Boats 8/946 HI TO ALL, on my galley light i have very low voltage, any hint of were the electrical cable is goin
Latest on NMEA to WiFi? curtdo at 12:19pm 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 22/4437
Fresh water filler cap Vtphillips at 7:28am 08.15.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1187 looking for a stainless steel water fill cap for beneteau 423, any suggestions
Installing MOB1 On Sospenders Automatically Inflating Vest (2) jviss at 5:52am 08.15.23 Ask All Sailors 12/686 I have some concerns on this. Has anyone here installed the MOB1 on a vest? The way I understand i
Removing "great stuff" foam sealant from inside the mast Anchored87 at 7:05pm 08.14.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2254 Ok, so this was an interesting one to me... I'm looking at a nice deal on a (mostly) well-kept Catal
Speedometer Paddle Wheel Stuck SirMichael at 3:22pm 08.14.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/3202 I have a 1988 Hunter 28.5 And pretty much every year here lately, the paddle wheel for the speedomet
Is the factory solar trickle charger neccesary? Rick at 1:40pm 08.14.23 Ask All Sailors 9/840 2004 Hunter 420 Passage The factory 10 watt Uni Solar panel has been inop for a while now and is a u
pros and cons of adjusting valves... dave_and_dd at 12:50pm 08.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 36/2852 Hey All, I'm approaching 1000 hrs on my 3ym20 (2007 Catalina 309). I do all the typical routine mai
Owners Manual search RBand at 11:35am 08.14.23 Parts Search 3/1655 Where can I find an owners manual for a Cl 14? Need rigging instructions, etc. Looks to be the same
We just closed on Hull 45, we are so excited, we are Long Island NY based if anyone is around please let me know . johnatsea at 10:40am 08.14.23 Catalina 310 11/1529 We have spent the past couple of weeks learning the boat and systems this weekend we plan to take he
MD6A reverse gear unit removal (1) Leeward Rail at 10:02am 08.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/469 Has anyone removed the reverse gear unit from a Penta MD6A ? The rear output seal is leaking and ba
new companionway doors (6) john2 at 1:22am 08.14.23 Catalina 310 9/2156 Last winter i made a set of doors, The sliding boards are gone! So much easy opening/closing. it ha
Fixing ST-60 Depth Sounder on Hunter 33 2006 (1) Tomek at 10:19pm 08.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/739 I thought I should share my experience fixing ST-60 depth instrument. The reason for this is that th
what ever floats your boat jon hansen at 9:54pm 08.13.23 Sails Call Lounge 1/957 25gZ2BT7LdI
Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Extinguisher in engine compartment, Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 8:54pm 08.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/885 The gauge on it is on the border of green zone, so I guess it is time to replace it or recharge (if
Weather vane WI Rigger at 3:19pm 08.13.23 Ask All Sailors 11/974

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Suggestions for outboard for H260 PNWE36 at 7:37am 06.10.25 All good choices. Mercury in that size is made by Tohatsu. There might be minor feature differences
Chart Plotter Leeward Rail at 7:36am 06.10.25 A few years ago I found a screen from a San Diego company designed for outdoor marine use. Interfac
Chart Plotter jssailem at 7:29am 06.10.25 A few years ago I found a screen from a San Diego company designed for outdoor marine use. Interface
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:25am 06.10.25 Fwiw, when I was looking into adding engine monitoring, I found this post on the panbo site (the pla
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:09am 06.10.25 If I could get temp sensor and oil pressure, that would be great as well. I assume your existing g
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 7:01am 06.10.25 Is it really that simple.... and inexpensive? cool Yes. :biggrin:;) Sorta. You need to calibrate
Air Conditioner colemj at 6:53am 06.10.25 A 2400W genset should easily run a 16,000 BTU A/C even without a soft start. What size and brand is
Chart Plotter colemj at 6:46am 06.10.25 Onwa is a common brand in Australia and SE Asia, so not just a small fly-by-night. One problem they
Chart Plotter colemj at 6:32am 06.10.25 The more-known brands (Garmin, Raymarine, etc.) are way overpriced when looked at in terms of the v
Running Rigging Specs for 1987 Hunter Legend 40? jssailem at 6:12am 06.10.25 I like the approach suggested by @shemandr . It suggests defining the requirements of use, then loo
Is this a real company? SV Temenos at 6:00am 06.10.25 It is a good idea to have a healthy dose of skepticism with these non main stream websites. Last ye
Cockpit table leg ideas PaulK at 5:53am 06.10.25 We have a removable SS tube with a rubber foot for the outer end of our table. It fits into a hole i
Running Rigging Specs for 1987 Hunter Legend 40? shemandr at 5:49am 06.10.25 A lot has change in cordage since that manual was published. And boat builders didn't/don't equip th
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Project_Mayhem at 5:13am 06.10.25 Your spare might scrape the ground if lowered but you can always find a new mount
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Joe at 3:17am 06.10.25 Here is one resource that may provide a solution. https://navstore.com/collections/engine-monitori
Chart Plotter Foswick at 11:25pm 06.09.25 Just curious, have you looked at OpenCPN? Yeah, but not in a while. (I have 5.8.4 ... so not too
Hunter 49/50 alternator wiring (2) Georgedoyle at 10:30pm 06.09.25 I recently replaced the turbocharger on my 4jh4 HTE and stumbled onto a short cut you might be inter
Bring the heat: BigEasy at 9:40pm 06.09.25 Cool!
Windlass Gearbox Not Dropping Anifares at 8:42pm 06.09.25 There is a split washer at the bottom of the shaft that fits into a groove. It can be removed with
Chart Plotter dLj at 7:56pm 06.09.25 The issue is that the software engineering is a solved problem insomuch. The software is already w

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