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Cleaning a Webasto Heater (1) dkinzer at 4:40pm 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 0/921 I have a Webasto SG1577 diesel hydronic heater installed by Sure Marine Service in Seattle. It funct
Newport anchorages NYSail at 3:25pm 07.25.23 Destinations 18/4149 So friends are invited wife and i to Newport for the folk festival this coming weekend. Tried to res
Motor suggestions for a Day Sailer jpcrane at 1:55pm 07.25.23 Day Sailers 5/2020 Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing, new to Day Sailer ownership, and new to this forum. I recently
Beneteau 323 LynnM at 11:55am 07.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1177 1) what are the 2 toggle switches on the head sink? 2) how do you tell where the icebox drains? 3) h
Well...the time comes to all of us.... Dunlookin at 10:17am 07.25.23 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1000 ...each sailor, each, boat, each of us. My beloved 1978 33' Cherubini Hunter (Dunlook'n) has develo
Capping a Black Water Tank's Access to Macerator Jason and Dina at 10:03am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 8/838 We have 1990 Catalina 30 MKii and would like to cap the black water tank's access to the macerator.
Replace Lewmar vent with solar sailAnnapolis at 8:13am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/341 I would like to replace a Lewmar Retro-fit Mini Vent Black with a solar vent. Does anyone have expe
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 7:06am 07.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3297 Hey Guys, our Hunter 386 has started to exhibit some intermittent clutch slippage. Backing out of
Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Pmack240 at 7:04am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 6/584 Thinking of getting rid of holding tank on 42 Hunter Passage and installing two composting heads, th
How do you prove you can sail a boat? Daveinet at 6:06am 07.25.23 Ask All Sailors 36/4717 So I have an interesting situation I'm in. As some may recall, my boat was crushed by a tree, and I'
Raytheon Chart Platter Question for Old School Folks Rick D at 7:37pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 3/670 OK, so my RC520 Raytheon chartplotter I had below for 23 years suffered a screen burn. Not worth rep
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? tkyoung04 at 6:48pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/1028
Here are some videos of my boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 'Yellowtail' Traveler7 at 6:06pm 07.24.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 2/1376 First trip where we got stuck.... 0_HNMvU-GCs Interior WO7PqyP6v0w In Portland at the Marina Ln5z8Yn
H 41 sea water pump removal captprogreso at 12:21pm 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 4/389 Hi to all, while assembly back the sea water pump i broke one of the 4 bolts, now i have to take dow
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 11:55am 07.24.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1964 I was racing yesterday and I thought the the TWA/AWA numbers were a bit odd on a long beam reach. At
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch (3) tomoma2 at 10:38am 07.24.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1219 I own a 2007 hunter 45cc. The lewmar autopilot drive/clutch is located in the binnacle. (see attache
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel (1) Catalina310#175 at 9:59am 07.24.23 Catalina 310 8/2438 I was checking the wiring on our Catalina 310 and noticed a jumper wire connecting the AC Neutral bu
Life Is Good (1) morbidfollower at 8:43am 07.24.23 Catalina 22 11/1519 Boat appreciation post. Sometimes I forget how blessed we are to be able to enjoy these boats. Lets
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (4) Daze at 7:41am 07.24.23 Big Boats 8/1255 Another upgrade that my wife wanted was to add a teak shower seat like the one in the master cabin s
Pearson 31-2 Deck Compression Near Mast Razasaurus at 7:06am 07.24.23 Pearson 1/850 Wondering if anyone has experienced compression to the deck around the mast, possibly caused by the

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Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm mcconkd at 8:19am 07.25.25 I am not sure but I will share your response to see if it makes sense to him. There was an alarm wir
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) SycloneDriver at 8:10am 07.25.25 Does your boat have a hot water heater & is it heated with engine coolant? The coolant hoses going t
Lazy Bag for H260 ArcticFarx at 7:51am 07.25.25 AMAZING! And right at the price I was hoping to get it for!
Lazy Bag for H260 Mark15231 at 7:49am 07.25.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? thinwater at 7:37am 07.25.25 If, like a racer, you adjust the halyard loose off the wind and tight up wind and particularly in st
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat marcham at 7:37am 07.25.25 Strange... all the arm chair sailors that make a final determination and say it's only cosmetic, wit
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm marcham at 7:22am 07.25.25 Ok, great, that helps to narrow it down. Did your installer use the input 2 and output 1 wires on
Lazy Bag for H260 kappykaplan at 7:13am 07.25.25 Check with your local sail loft.
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 7:10am 07.25.25 If you look around marinas, you will find many boats with this scar. It is a big nothing. Nothing
ICW and the Hunter 49 short rig tkwhalen at 6:56am 07.25.25 Well we are just about rebuilt in Florida ... from Ian ... almost 3 years after the storm ... so get
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm mcconkd at 6:03am 07.25.25 On the MS200, I get both an audible as well as a visual alarm that simply states "Alternator". I hit
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat thinwater at 6:02am 07.25.25 Relax and enjoy the summer. You are not the first on, and the water won't hurt it. Fix it on the har
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. (1) testingthewaters91 at 5:01am 07.25.25 I bought a sheet of G10 from Amazon. We'll see how it goes.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:53am 07.25.25 Please, please, please don't use wood. It WILL rot unless you're usng an exotic and if you're going
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 4:38am 07.25.25 The guys at West Marine were telling me everyone uses Starboard these days because it's all they ca
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 4:15am 07.25.25 y. "Give me 40 acres and I'll turn this rig around. It's the only way that I've found. Some guys
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 4:12am 07.25.25 233207
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 4:11am 07.25.25 233205n your 40 acre body.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 4:10am 07.25.25 G10 is the preferred material for backing plates; however plywood coated with a few coats of epoxy
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification (1) twodzusfittings at 4:10am 07.25.25 If I remember correctly (mine is a 5416, which has two cylinders), each injector needs a crush washe

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