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Michael Davis at 5:19pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
Tally Ho at 4:26pm 10.18.23
Thanks Stu, my setup with forward spring and stern all is good. It is two lines, sure, but it work
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging?   (2)
Davenport at 3:27pm 10.18.23
The round hole into mast was the gin pole hole, showing no rope or wires are in first foot of mast.
Diesel shut off pull
Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 10.18.23
Yanmar's do not have a solenoid for shut down, the fuel system is entirely mechanical, at least for
Diesel shut off pull
Michael Davis at 2:31pm 10.18.23
The Perkins also uses a cable pull in some boats. I just thought it would be easy to put a stop swit
Diesel shut off pull
dlochner at 2:27pm 10.18.23
He said he has a Perkins with a solenoid. I see. The OP has a Yanmar. The thread has become a bit
Diesel shut off pull
Michael Davis at 2:22pm 10.18.23
Diesel shut off pull
Richard19068 at 2:13pm 10.18.23
Which model Yanmar? Are you certain you have a Yanmar, all the Yanmars I have seen are gray. I don
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging?
Crazy Dave Condon at 2:06pm 10.18.23
@Davenport First picture shows the companionway cover. Retake the picture of the area so I can see
Diesel shut off pull
dlochner at 1:57pm 10.18.23
220825 Don, I was down at the boat and decided to take some poor and hard to see photos of my shut-o
Diesel shut off pull   (2)
Michael Davis at 1:42pm 10.18.23
At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches hotos of my shut-off solenoid. Very hard to see b
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
Timm R Oday25 at 1:39pm 10.18.23
Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she decla
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 10.18.23
You have inner tracks and tracks on the toe rail - no? My neighbor's C-34 does and I wish I had tha
Kevlar skid plates?
piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger
Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23
Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue
jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23
Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging?   (1)
jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23
https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging?   (4)
Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23
To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the

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