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Yamaha motor sailer LaurieD at 8:25am 03.12.14 Yamaha 0/1485 Folks, I am trying to find information about a Yamaha 30' motor sailer located in NSW Australia and
Sail Slide Problem (1) jerry10848 at 8:07am 03.12.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3255 One of the two plastic sail slides at the head of my mainsail broke. Unlike the other slides that a
Anchor Locker & new winkless Ralph Theriault at 7:55am 03.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/555 Hi, I just became the owner of a 2000 Hunter 29.5. I have a windless from my previous 30 hunter and
Redrilled Swing Keel? Kper at 7:49am 03.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/955 I was considering the purchase of a Catalina 22 until I asked the owner the maintenance history of t
Yanmar specified adhesive sealants Blitz at 6:10am 03.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 4/4993 Hello everyone, Hopefully this is an easy question. The yanmar service manual lists a bunch of what
Tow hunter trailer with fiat 500l Counting Stars at 6:47pm 03.11.14 Smaller Boats 23/5485 Does anyone know the weight of the trailer that came with the sailboat and the trailer ball size and
Magic Marina..... Delezynski at 6:25pm 03.11.14 Destinations 6/3147 FIRST, I have to say a BIG THANKS to Winkfish (on this site) for stopping y and taking Jill and I ar
Holding Tank Treatments - Odorless..?? ArkadiyS at 6:22pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2331 Has anyone used this Boatlife Bionatural Holding Tank Treatment packets? The description as always
Washdown pump wire size (1) Genesis V at 6:19pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 18/4579 Help..I am installing a wash down pump on a H356 and there are a couple of things that I am unsure a
Looking for a used headsail Steve Moser at 6:02pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 2/928 We're looking for a used/affordable roller reef genoa for our 30' Catalina.
Cheapish, cost effective handrails? sully75 at 4:55pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2113 Hello all, Sorry for the barrage of questions but just was up to my boat and have a bunch. I h
Need a top to one of my stantions (2) sully75 at 4:53pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/849 I have one stantion that appears to have some sort of repair made to it from a broken top. The repa
Camping Gas (propane) in the Cabin sully75 at 4:35pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2612 So I'm going to ditch the little gimbaled stove that my boat came with and replace it with a fixed t
Can anyone recommend a freight forwarder for the Caribbean? Phil Herring at 4:32pm 03.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1452 Someone who consolidates shipments. We've got a customer in a bind and figured you east coast cruisi
Help me review and rebuild my electrical system (4) sully75 at 4:18pm 03.11.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/3120 The PO has a kind of mishmash of exposed wiring and I'm trying to figure out what is good and what i
prop needed for hunter 27 Aco77 at 3:25pm 03.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/838 In need of 13 in 10 pitch r h. For hunter 27 1 in shaft. Any help appreciated. Thank you.
Comments on painted boats? horrors? Scooter2368 at 1:33pm 03.11.14 Catalina 30 4/1267 We just sold our Catalina 25 and we're looking at new boats 30-34. We see one we may go look at but
Bent mast step Bruce Bythrow at 1:00pm 03.11.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1332 Has anyone had a problem bending the mast step? Last year, when dropping the mast for the first time
Fixed Port Windows Long Story at 12:29pm 03.11.14 Catalina 310 12/6019 I know there are a lot of articles posted on the subject on different suppliers web sites, but I wan
Hunter 34 main outhaul replacement capt62 at 12:04pm 03.11.14 Big Boats 8/3164 Any suggestions for replacing in boom out haul on '83 model?

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Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:54pm 08.01.23
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 3:35pm 08.01.23 Ah, I see. It depends on how you define TWS. The definition I'm familiar with isn't the same as y
Weird electrical issue jviss at 3:30pm 08.01.23 There could be a poor connection causing a significant drop with the pump load. I'd check grounds,
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 3:23pm 08.01.23 GWS is Ground Wind Speed - the actual speed of the wind over the unmoving ground, as opposed to TWS
Weird electrical issue Benny17441 at 3:21pm 08.01.23 Make sure the batteries are in good health. Test the pump's actual power draw against the specs of s
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? Davidasailor26 at 3:01pm 08.01.23 Did you mean SOG/GWS, or perhaps SOG/TWS? If so, what's GWS? It is, indeed, confusing. But then
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jviss at 2:35pm 08.01.23 it demonstrates the type of confusion you can cause using SOG/GWS for performance monitoring. If yo
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 2:15pm 08.01.23 They are both on the house bank, but separate circuits, which is why it's weird to me. Also the ligh
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 08.01.23 Thanks - I think my next attempt is tubing (or bungees); wrapped rope isn't working. What is it ab
Weird electrical issue Davidasailor26 at 2:06pm 08.01.23
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 2:03pm 08.01.23 That's a good idea too! Get's the seat up and out of the way, as it is a bit tight in the forward s
Lazy jack rigging question Hollyberry at 1:54pm 08.01.23
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) tkwhalen at 1:53pm 08.01.23 I did the opposite sort of ... I put the forward one on hinges so I could get it out of the way by
Alder Barbour Refrigeration IllusionV at 1:33pm 08.01.23 Hello all... I am having an similar issue with my Danfoss Refrigerator Controller (Model 102N3030).
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 1:20pm 08.01.23 On my tiller boats, I used a good piece of nylon dock line that was looped over one stern cleat ran
DIY tiller tamer fails ('68 Javelin) Philly2DC2LBI at 1:20pm 08.01.23 I used surgical tubing to center the tiller. Tension the tubing. Then balance the sails. I had my 1
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice ggrizzard at 1:03pm 08.01.23 Yes, it's a fix it NOW. First, remove the wiring harness connections from any electrical source befo
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice rgranger at 12:49pm 08.01.23 Sounds scary :yikes: Glad you are okay. So you got fire on a gas burning boat. I'd go with "
Need first hand info on the 2007 Hunter 33 Juice6576 at 12:49pm 08.01.23 I owned a 2011 H33. Overall, we loved the boat, but got 3 foot itis and bought a Marlow Hunter 37. T
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Juice6576 at 12:31pm 08.01.23 there should be 4 L- Shaped brackets that screw into the bottom of the counter. I ran a bead of RTV

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