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Sort of sailing related allen-deckard at 2:05pm 08.09.14 Catalina 22 7/1245 ok I admit this isn't really all the sailing related but I did get their by sailing :naughty: Me
anchor roller iwindance at 1:53pm 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1985 I have a single anchor roller and want to have a dual anchor roller so I can carry two anchors forwa
injector replacement cjfj at 12:40pm 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1547 I'm reinstalling the injectors on a yanmar 3gmf and cant get the precombustion chambers out to repla
Bow Pulpit Seat (5) LiveAloha at 12:07pm 08.09.14 Big Boats 7/11000 Been wanting a bow pulpit seat for some time now. Finally found one that allows access to the anchor
Venture 17 project boat bls50 at 10:36am 08.09.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/781 I learned to sail 30 yrs ago, consisted of 4 lessons in a Sweet Sixteen, and have only sailed a coup
Yanmar 3YM20 and Hunter 31 Winterize Jerry21707 at 10:27am 08.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/5841 I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 31. I am not familiar with diesel engines or larger boat systems
repair Raymarine MFD (3) Bob 04 H260 at 9:15am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 0/844 I have a Ray C120w where the rubber membrane behind the malfunction knob has deteriorated. Ray says
I don't own it but sure looks good. Christian Sailing at 8:49am 08.09.14 Morgan 6/2174 Any thoughts on this particular model? We're still searching for a larger boat but can't get too fa
Halyard replacement BobM at 7:51am 08.09.14 S2 8/2183 Can anyone confirm is the sheaves on the 9.2 are rope friendly? Currently mine are of the wire/rope
Engine Panel Re-wire FredV at 7:47am 08.09.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/738
Tips on loosening screw (1) carlager at 6:29am 08.09.14 Engines and Propulsion 9/2008 I need to remove the cover on the hand cranck shaft on our Yanmar 3gm30f The 2 screws on the cover
Battery questions John_F at 6:27am 08.09.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1811 A couple questions: 1. Our current house battery is a lead-acid, which is under the aft bunk. We
Beneteau 331 Microwave henryD at 6:23am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1280 Has anyone installed a M/W on a 331 that did not originally have one? If so, how do you remove the
ALWAYS use the safety chains! DAVA390 at 6:11am 08.09.14 Trailer Sailors 32/7211 Lesson learned the hard way. By my rough estimates, I have launched/retrieved my boats about 60-70
Beneteau 331 Steering System Blocks henryD at 5:50am 08.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1923 Has anyone performed maintenance on the blocks on the cockpit floor (under the pedestal) that turn t
Thinking of buying a 2005 Hunter 33 Chet Knights at 4:17am 08.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4993 I currently own a1986 Hunter 34, but I've been looking at the 33. Would like to hear from owners rat
Slide out Galley Remake (12) the7Cs at 9:55pm 08.08.14 Trailer Sailors 4/2494 After living on my Merit 22 several times 2-3 days at a time, I thought it was time to make a galley
Headsail choice Joidevivre at 8:33pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4378 Catalina 27', standard masthead rig (not talk rig). Converting to roller furling, including new sail
How to run new halyards? njlarry at 7:52pm 08.08.14 Ask All Sailors 11/8381 Is it easier to replace internal halyards with the mast up or down? How do you keep a new halyard fr
going faster olegedelman at 6:40pm 08.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/2581 I wanted to find out, How can i get my Hunter H33 go faster under power? Would changing propeller he

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Invest 95L WayneH at 7:50am 09.06.23
Water staining? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:50am 09.06.23 is that a question? if so i believe my post answers this. (shakes head) not to be sarcastic or any
School's back in session cruise! kloudie1 at 7:32am 09.06.23 My fave watch on long sails is the 2am to 6 am one.. I just really like the vibe of a cup of hot cof
New Electronics Networking Help Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 09.06.23 The Navico family of Simrad/Lowrance/B&G have a proprietary cabling system much like Raymarine. I
Water staining? JBP-PA at 7:27am 09.06.23 the compression post being the edge of the bulkhead? i was thinking on redoing the bulkhead totaly
Engine Monitor Happy Jack at 7:06am 09.06.23 Great project. Does your temperature sender provide both variable and high temp signals? I bought a
Water staining? (1) Anomymous 163294 at 7:04am 09.06.23 Check the compression post right next to the bulkhead. If the bulkhead was sitting in water, meh, i
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 6:57am 09.06.23 The Navico family of Simrad/Lowrance/B&G have a proprietary cabling system much like Raymarine. I t
Water staining? JBP-PA at 6:53am 09.06.23 Check the compression post right next to the bulkhead. If the cabinet was sitting in water, meh, it
Your experience with propane outboards? patbratton at 6:46am 09.06.23 The empirical evidence suggests that when starting cold, after several days, pulling the motor throu
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:41am 09.06.23 Note that if it was on the trailer when it filled, you may have some hull damage around where the s
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:39am 09.06.23 After thoroughly cleaning the inside of the cabin, hopefully you can determine any leak source afte
New Electronics Networking Help jviss at 6:33am 09.06.23 I had never heard of the NASA instruments. I just looked at the manual for the Clipper depth, and i
Water staining? Anomymous 163294 at 6:30am 09.06.23
New Electronics Networking Help Ward H at 6:30am 09.06.23 This became a long post. Sorry. I'd like to offer some clarifications, some of which have already b
Water staining? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:19am 09.06.23
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 6:18am 09.06.23 TS Lee should not Fear, Hurricane Margot will follow his Rear. :beer::beer:
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 6:15am 09.06.23 This is great stuff, man we're a bunch of nerds lol I just wrote 3,000 lines of code to automate a h
Changing out OEM water pressure pump to on demand pump need help.. jviss at 6:11am 09.06.23 Wiring is the same as an auto bilge pump. However, why would you replace one of the best pumps ever
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel flightlead404 at 5:53am 09.06.23

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