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Leaving battery's on board in the winter smoothsailing at 9:59am 11.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4662 I have 2 Deep Cycle battery's on board hooked up to a 120 W solar panel with a Pulse Width Modulated
Just finished my $20 pvc hand rails (2) kito at 9:24am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 54/8250 I got 2 113" long hand rails out of a 1" thick pvc board I bought at Lowes. It cuts and routes very
What is the largest trailerable sailboat? Mike H. at 8:14am 11.15.14 Trailer Sailors 107/60994 We currently have a nice 36 foot Hunter Vision. Beautiful, comfortable boat. We have had her in a ma
No boats for sale in So Cal Skipper at 6:42am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 30/4550 --Update 11/25-- We're looking at moving back to Orange County, CA. On Yachtworld, there are bu
Catalina 25 mast wiring concheyes2 at 6:14am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/3109 I am needing to replace my mast vhf antenna and wire. I will also replace the lighting wires while
Hood SeaFurl 810 LD bearings (1) George Da Porge at 4:31am 11.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/14699 So I am undertaking maintenance on my Hood SeaFurl 810LD, specifically bearing replacement. I've wo
Fishries Supply Seattle, WA hewebb at 4:18am 11.15.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1432 Have any of you done business with Fisheries Supply in Seattle, WA? I ordered a mast eye from
Butchart Gardens Terry Cox at 8:04pm 11.14.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1243 The Admiral and I have been to the Gardens several times over the years. We find it most enjoyable t
Mac 25 Rudder question (1) Wakulla212 at 6:20pm 11.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/3323 Hi, I just bought a 1985 Macgregor 25 which needs a bit of work before I get her into the water. I
Keep them interested... atwhite2 at 5:40pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 28/3013 Hi All. Welcome to winter... A brutal slap of cold so early yet in the season.... I read somewhere t
Jabsco pump rebuild johnnysuede2 at 4:00pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I have rebuilt my Jabsco 1673 pump 3 time in 6 months. The problem is the non-standard parts you ar
Made a Wood stands for the Mast (1) Seahorse24 at 3:43pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1589 I had the mast tied to the front railing, but after reading some older post realized there could be
Looking for "handles" for the cabin (1) Hooks at 2:10pm 11.14.14 Parts Search 5/2242 I'm not even sure what to call these but I would like to find some to put in my boat. I have two st
building a propane locker... (5) centerline at 1:29pm 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 33/11873 I have room for, and want to use a 20lb propane tank for my heating, cooking and bbq.... but for thi
Ice box removal 302/322 the_alpine at 11:24am 11.14.14 Bigger Boats 3/928 Has anybody removed their ice box on a 302 non destructively? I'm having trouble and could use some
Keel bolt socket (1) jimali at 10:56am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/6293 Hi I have been advised to check my keel bolts by undoing each nut, removing the plate from under,
460 dorade vent - what do they do? (3) jimali at 10:36am 11.14.14 Big Boats 6/2694 Hi On my 460 there are 2 dorade vents on deck between the mast and solar panel. They are obvious
460 mast step leak (3) jimali at 10:27am 11.14.14 Big Boats 5/2056 Hi I have a 460 in the UK which has a leak I am trying (frustratingly) to trace.The boat is out o
Java - Update for November Jim Seamans at 10:26am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1470 Well it's finally over. I've completed my six months of chemo treatment today. It was very aggressiv
BoatUS - "Port Risk Ashore" down_shift at 9:11am 11.14.14 Ask All Sailors 32/7621 I just completed an interesting exchange with BoatUS. I am posting here to see if it was an abnorma

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Lazy jack rigging question chriscampbell at 7:02am 08.01.23 Thanks, everyone. My plan was to unhook the aft two points of the M, allowing the whole thing to be
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 7:01am 08.01.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servi
Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? dlochner at 6:42am 08.01.23 Can the broker measure it for you?
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 6:42am 08.01.23 OK, jviss, you got me to investigate oil pressure on my Yanmar 2qm15. According to the Yanmar Servic
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 6:27am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one? Badly worn. I'm consulting wi
Hunter smile / keel movement duck21 at 6:24am 08.01.23 Here's the manuals link on the current Marlow Hunter website: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-cont
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 5:35am 08.01.23 Using STW is the "proper" way for measuring TWS from a performance perspective. STW accounts for cu
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 5:26am 08.01.23 What "most folks" on google claim is less important to me than the fact that Yanmar's engineers set
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:41am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no. O.K., but still - if you google diesel engine oil pressure you're see t
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:35am 08.01.23 See my edit above. So, no.
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot jviss at 4:27am 08.01.23 When the engine is hot the oil pressure is about 10 psi at 1,000 rpm and the alarm sounds. Does th
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot RoyS at 4:23am 08.01.23 I recently installed an oil pressure gauge in place of the original low pressure switch on my Yanmar
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising RoyS at 4:04am 08.01.23 It may not apply here, but when you change your oil and filter your filter is empty until you run th
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? jviss at 3:58am 08.01.23 I can't recall, @Rich Stidger , was it a broken gear in the old one?
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos jviss at 3:54am 08.01.23 Wow, very nice!
J/24 anchor roller? dlochner at 3:53am 08.01.23 There are number of different styles of aftermarket anchor rollers. They will through bolt through t
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:42am 08.01.23 Required STW doesn't make sense because if you were adrift in a 4 knot current your speed through w
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos Davidasailor26 at 2:51am 08.01.23 Very nice. PETG might also work, especially for the fuel fill as it does have good chemical resistan
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising skunther at 8:42pm 07.31.23
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising Alan Gomes at 8:14pm 07.31.23

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