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Chicken Jibe Don Guillette at 10:59am 03.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 137/23912 There's the controlled jibe and the chicken jibe, plus a couple of others. My advise to beginners is
Drone question Meriachee at 9:22am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 93/10037 Here's an unqualified straw poll. How do you feel about a drone flying around an anchorage, or a ma
A bit of twist (4) dewhunter at 8:37am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1526 With a 2 speed main sheet and a traveler I can trim the main for speed without having to exceed 15'
h26 dodger (3) dewhunter at 8:27am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 4/925 All I have is inside photos of the dodge at this time. After this summer I'll have some dockside pho
h26 motor mod (6) dewhunter at 8:17am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1621 :cussing:Seeing as their is some interest in h26 upgrades, I've put together some photo packages to
AC Power Onboard and Dockside Chenega at 8:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3033 https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player'v=O7-s_mdEPb0 Hot docks, Hot boats and Ele
Amount of strain on stanchion fairleads Bad Obsession at 8:01am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1536 I was wondering how much strain/pressure is on fairleads and the terminal cleat. If you route your
Case Ground Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:13am 03.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1492 I am getting ready to install my solar controller and something just occured to me. I was about to
Difficulty changing furling headsail YVRguy at 7:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 27/6940 Generally I am happy with my roller furling system as it makes single handing - and sailing in gener
C&C rudder bushings Captain Smilin Jack at 6:55am 03.05.15 C&C 1/1668 Has anyone replaced the bushings on a C'C 29 mk1, if so where can I get them and how much does the r
Documentation vs. Registration wflowe2 at 6:17am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 37/3308 What is the difference between the two? Are there benefits of one over the other. I know that on our
anchor and anchor chain trainmanjess at 7:56pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3099 hello all I am sure this topic has been discussed before but I am not having much luck finding th
Understanding batteries, voltage, amphrs, and etc.. Rick Templeton at 7:55pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2533 Ok, hear it goes. I can design and build massive buildings and infrastructure, but I just can't seem
Popularity of Saildrives Bad Obsession at 7:43pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 38/6387 Someone else mentioned to me, the other day, about how popular sail drives are becoming. I really d
B&G transducer problem Sefuller at 7:21pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 3/3343 I have replaced the depth transducer for our B'G Network Quad a couple of times in the last 4 or 5 y
Hatch Lens color? sailfree20770 at 7:16pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 0/670 Does anyone know what color acrylic to buy to replace the lenses in Lewmar hatches? It seems the ind
What are these wires - Hunter 40.5 (2) smokey73 at 6:56pm 03.04.15 Big Boats 2/843 Attached are a couple of pictures from my 1994 Hunter 40.5 (built in 1993) While getting ready to r
Mast un-stepping cest le bon at 5:05pm 03.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2478 We are planning on transiting the Erie and Oswego Canals en-route to a Down East Circle Route this y
Perko fittings for the companionway stairs (1) bugbitten at 2:53pm 03.04.15 S2 10/3725 In addition to everything else, I'm looking at adding a removable plywood extension to the port sett
Spreader work (4) All U Get at 2:12pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/769 Hi all, It was warm enough today to work in the garage and the spreaders needed some touching up.

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Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type MBroderick at 6:36am 06.19.23 I purchase one from online from a Yanmar dealer for around $40. but i'm rethinking it as I see what
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) Wood Jigger at 6:27am 06.19.23 Unremarkable. I too replaced the swing keel lifting line on my 222. There is only the one block an
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... Tally Ho at 6:21am 06.19.23
2gm20f will not start BigEasy at 6:20am 06.19.23 If I can make a suggestion here : "DON"T TAKE ANYTHING ELSE APART IF YOU WANT THIS ENGINE TO RUN A
Fresh water cooling system elcojo2 at 6:10am 06.19.23 Thanks so much for the responses and direct me in the right direction.
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Hello Below at 6:05am 06.19.23 So it's unlikely that the pump is your problem. :plus: Was the water heater not winterize last yea
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? capntmitch at 5:49am 06.19.23 I tossed
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems capntmitch at 5:32am 06.19.23 New Kuma water heater worked great for a season - and now won't heat through the heat exchanger R
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 sailme88 at 5:25am 06.19.23 get a test strip that indicates water from NAPA etc.. pull the dip stick and use that oil to run a c
Rudder Bearing thetone at 4:52am 06.19.23 Update : Got the rudder out. Had to cut the steering arm connecter, the pin on that side of the coll
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Scott T-Bird at 4:47am 06.19.23 I thought the purpose of a variable speed pump was to eliminate the need for an accumulator tank. I
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Timm R Oday25 at 4:46am 06.19.23 Several valid points have been raised here . Most of us who trailer our boats use an aftermarket out
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems spadaforaj at 3:49am 06.19.23 There is definitely a pressure relief valve, but I don;t know what a thermostatic valve looks like -
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Ralph Johnstone at 9:44pm 06.18.23 If the coolant pump doesn't work, your engine overheats. Is there anything like a thermostatic val
Fresh water "Pressure Capacity Tank" - Keep or Toss ? Ralph Johnstone at 9:39pm 06.18.23 Deep six it. The PVC tank does not have a bladder and so the water is in contact with the air. Wat
2gm20f will not start (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:32pm 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. If I
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 06.18.23 To bleed the injector pump of air, you must have someone crank the engine while you crack an inject
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 8:27pm 06.18.23 Thanks again for the info! One additional note. On two occasions, I had an amber ground fault ind
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 8:20pm 06.18.23 When I first got my boat the tongue weight was far too low. I found that it was actually quite easy
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 8:19pm 06.18.23 Most trailerable sailboats overhang the back end of the trailer by quite a bit. So, unlike with pow

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