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A day of sailing (4) banjoey at 8:23pm 12.21.13 Day Sailers 12/2186 Fortunately living near the Stockton Delta in California we are lucky to have wonderful sailing days
Yanmar 2 gmf BobnCamie at 7:38pm 12.21.13 S2 10/2281 I was just informed that my yanmar 2 gm-f is for fresh water only? Is this correct? I have never hea
Fat Boat rollout. F-46 reveal. (17) CharlieCobra at 5:43pm 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2465 We finally wrapped up the Fisher 46 restoration we were doing. After nineteen months, she rolled ou
Cold Steering Wheel (4) shanker at 4:34pm 12.21.13 Smaller Boats 2/1383 Up here in Canada its a relatively short sailing season. In the spring and in the fall you have to s
removing stripping tedkleban at 2:14pm 12.21.13 Smaller Boats 8/1335 how do u remove stripping from the hull without marring gel coat
Engine went racing, then kaput (1) Deadline at 12:51pm 12.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1614 My 2GM20F went racing twice, so a service tech overhauled the cylinder head and installed new inject
Grenada captbob2000 at 12:25pm 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2701 Hoping to keep my sailboat in Grenada for the 2014 hurricane season. Any suggestions/advice on marin
Advice on having a bimini/sail cover made in Caribbean captbob2000 at 11:40am 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1144 I have a Benneteau 393 in the BVI's and am looking to have a new bimini and sail cover made. Any re
question of the day!! what was this originally? (2) Snowman80 at 9:38am 12.21.13 Catalina 22 6/1206 So as with nice weather i was able to unwrap the boat a little to do some work. Im ripping out every
In-Hull Transducers mark6405 at 8:36am 12.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1399 Just bought a Garmin 546s GPS for my 1988 Catalina 34 sloop. I would like to use an in-hull transduc
Best upgrade Okiesaylor at 7:54am 12.21.13 Catalina 22 51/7436 What is the single best or your favorite upgrade you have done to your boat?
S2 7.9 Crackaloon at 7:14am 12.21.13 S2 2/1144 Normally I wouldn't say much about ebay, but someone is stripping a 7.9 and I'd want to know if they
Raritan KO2 kit SirOmario at 7:01am 12.21.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5348 Found this on defender.com. Does anybody have any experience with this kit? Although it's probably n
Punta Gorda Boat Parade seadaddler at 6:54am 12.21.13 Big Boats 0/664 Going to the Punta Gorda boat parade tonight and first time will have a front row seat as all the
240 petrol tank formbys at 6:44am 12.21.13 Smaller Boats 7/1400 hi can anyone tell which petrol tank to buy for my 240 the larger the better or factory fitted i hav
240 petrol tank formbys at 6:38am 12.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/679 hi i have just bought a 240 which needs a petrol tank for the tohatsu 5 hp outboard does anyone know
MMSI confusion. (So what else is new)? Chris Patterson at 6:20am 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 28/3195 The big question: No MMSI outside of US waters? I finally broke down from the worrying wife badgerin
Merry Christmas from the rough coast of Maine (1) dscribner at 6:03am 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1007 A little Christmas humor, my pen to you. I posted it a couple of times over the past years. so, tho
anchor windless h33c bugaloo at 6:01am 12.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2296 Has anyone installed an anchor windless on a 33c if so do you have photos? also what is a limited e
Windlass for 361 shuga at 5:03am 12.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/783 Just bought a 2001 Beneteau 361 and want to install a windlass. Any suggestions on what type and man

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Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM SycloneDriver at 10:51am 07.17.23 The engine in the photo is M2-12, not M25 though? Does the same alternator bracket problem apply?
two questions - 2008 H36 George Braun at 10:51am 07.17.23 Mine is a short 2/0 cable. Jim... thanks Jim - i just need to add a very short piece on the negati
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Johnb at 10:42am 07.17.23 I don't know how authoritative the below is but it does make interesting reading. https://homeard
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 10:40am 07.17.23 First what year is your boat? There is a company named called American Sail but they did not buil
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (2) discovery at 10:38am 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Source for 2" Sink Stoppers Johnb at 10:30am 07.17.23 I googled "2 inch rubber drain plug" and got "About 54,600,000 results (0.66 seconds)".....
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:30am 07.17.23 Sounds like you may not have used bleach labeled "non-foaming." I have no idea what's used in bleac
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 07.17.23 That still can indicate a defective Teflon "plate" 'cuz it shouldn't be happening. So I'd get the
Water proofing zippers.... arf145 at 9:28am 07.17.23 My bimini zippers have flaps, but they leak a bit and I kinda expect that. When you think of the she
In boom reefing design Hayden Watson at 9:07am 07.17.23 Rehoisting is certainly harder than pulling in the reef period but as long as I remember To release
Clean main sail cover DaveJ at 8:39am 07.17.23 To the cleaners? What do they do to it? And do they waterproof if after. Never heard of this! Also,
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount Davidasailor26 at 8:24am 07.17.23
Proper water tank sanitizing bleach amount svluigi at 8:15am 07.17.23
In boom reefing design (1) Hayden Watson at 7:54am 07.17.23 And another way to rig the ball bearing block to the cringle. I like the soft shackle because it al
two questions - 2008 H36 JamesG161 at 7:53am 07.17.23 anyone know the AWG of main battery connection cables offhand? Mine is a short 2/0 cable. Jim...
two questions - 2008 H36 JamesG161 at 7:49am 07.17.23 2 - is there a check valve or backflow preventer built into the fresh water pressure pump or plumbi
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down (1) JamesG161 at 7:35am 07.17.23 Here is the Troubleshooting guide for the 16k BTU unit.
Water proofing zippers.... dlochner at 7:34am 07.17.23 Are the zippers exposed on the outside? Mine all have a flap of fabric that covers the zippers. That
In boom reefing design Atlantic Phil at 7:22am 07.17.23 Some great info here and by the sounds of it, I'm not the only one with this issue. I don't do long
Marine aire 16 k btu unit will make loud buzzing sound after shut down JamesG161 at 7:14am 07.17.23 exhibits loud buzzing sound that won't stop even if power button is pressed on display Normally th

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