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1988 Morgan 44 DJW at 10:45pm 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 7/5644 Was the 1988 Morgan 44 considered a blue water boat or more of a coastal cruiser? Any thoughts on t
Stainless rudder stock needs replacing in foam core rudder? Dennisail at 9:55pm 12.02.13 Big Boats 10/1722 Hey guys. I pulled the rudder from my Boat. It has crevice corrosion at the base of the shaft wher
Electric head markwbird at 9:08pm 12.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1219 I am considering replacing the manual head in my 1984 Hunter 34 to a fancy pants electric head. Anyo
Aux motor mount slowdog at 7:56pm 12.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/2020 I have a motor mount that is rated for 15 hp two stroke do you thank it will work for a nissan 9.9 4
prop size mrjfortin at 2:34pm 12.02.13 Irwin 0/1869 I have a 43 Irwin CC MKII 1986. I will need to change My prop soon, I think the specs call for an 18
Whisker pole. Doc_holiday at 12:56pm 12.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1336 I was looking at the adjustable whisker poles from WM. One goes 6-12'. Will this be long enough? I
folding cockpit wheel table (6) eianm at 12:40pm 12.02.13 Big Boats 5/1460 I have finally completed a project that I have been working on for some time- a folding cockpit tabl
Oday 37 cradle Erasmus at 12:11pm 12.02.13 Bigger Boats 0/798 Hi: Does anyone have plans for a folding 6-pad cradle for an Oday 37 ? Thanks. Erasmus.
Connections to battery ronald.hudson1 at 11:48am 12.02.13 Engines and Propulsion 14/3505 One of my projects for the winter is to install 2 additional house batteries. I dont have sufficient
remote controls sunman at 11:48am 12.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1854 anyone out there running remote throttle/shifter set-up on their 6-8hp Johnsons or other outboard mo
H42 TV Mount Art Dennis at 7:58am 12.02.13 Big Boats 6/1159 I want to install a flat screen TV on the starboard baulkhead and was wondering what others have use
Gori or Flex-O-Fold CCHer at 7:51am 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 18/10585 Going to a folding prop for next season. I like the folders over the feathering for my purposes and
FoldAway 8 djwaudio at 7:33am 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1545 Ahoy, I'm new to this so please excuse any breach of protocol. I'm curious about the FoldAway 8 te
Bimini frame parts jkeaton at 5:27am 12.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1189 After a hurricane last year I returned to my boat to find it intact, but somehow the center strut of
installing a bilge in ballast tank sunman at 2:23am 12.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/5395 Ok, who's got the skinny on emptying the water ballast tank before you retrieve the boat while at th
cable rubber boot Ken13559 at 12:15am 12.02.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1467 The black rubber cable boot of my Raymarine autopilot blacken my fingers when I touched it. How can
thinking about circling Catalina island newsailor72 at 9:23pm 12.01.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1144 looks like I might get 2 weeks off during xmas time, I'm thinking about circling Catalina island. i
Yanmar Parts Source steveebryant at 9:02pm 12.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1743 I live in Oklahoma City. I bought an impeller from some boat dealer in Clearlake, TX. three yea
Battery post torque Blitz at 7:21pm 12.01.13 Musings With Maine Sail 44/33776 Maine Sail, In reviewing your gallery on "Battery Meltdown" the question is what is the proper to
Refrigerator conversion Goldenage at 6:46pm 12.01.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2074 Hi Guys, Planning on adding a refrigerator conversion to my Hunter 335. Looking at the Isotherm u

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Best Chart Plotter Solution Davidasailor26 at 7:01pm 06.07.23 Interfacing - Im not sure how to get all device to talk to OpenCPN, ie Seatalk, wind depth, Etherne
Best Chart Plotter Solution Screen Saver at 6:40pm 06.07.23 Thanks good to know. Yes one of my proffered options is very similar, but PC not Mac using 15.6" IP6
fuel gauge Ralph Johnstone at 6:36pm 06.07.23 Will be testing it this weekend Thanks Rick Please follow up. The results would be interesting.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Ralph Johnstone at 6:34pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? An excellent question. I would expect the raw water pump on
Newbie High Current at 6:32pm 06.07.23 A couple of pointers. When we purchased our first boat, I attended a Power Squadron seminar, which
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? Greg
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:48pm 06.07.23 That is correct. It is the stainless steel rod that secures the chainplate. I have been in touch wit
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) jdrutten at 5:18pm 06.07.23 You might need to double check your engine serial number (on the faceplate at the front of the engin
Best Chart Plotter Solution jssailem at 5:04pm 06.07.23 Anyone using a PC product (such as OpenCPN or equivalent) at the chart table I am using OpenCPN on
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. MikeHoncho at 3:48pm 06.07.23 sounds like a lot of cranking....consider leaving the inlet valve closed until it starts.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) MikeHoncho at 3:43pm 06.07.23 Look it up on Toad Marine. I would assume a new pump would come with a impeller and gasket. There
SS Rod popping sound smokey73 at 2:40pm 06.07.23 I am not sure the OP is talking about rod rigging per se. I think he is speaking of the stainless s
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:34pm 06.07.23 If sailing I would try to reduce pressure on the rig till I could find the cause. Might even take a
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:30pm 06.07.23 I admit, I got lazy and didn't give the explanation. There are degrees of bad mix and matches. When
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:29pm 06.07.23 You might quick check the length of the rods. Using the main halyard as a tape measure from mast hea
Battery Switch Confusion jssailem at 2:20pm 06.07.23 @Dudenhoeffer Dave speaks wise words. But why you may ask. Batteries are very helpful. When one is
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:04pm 06.07.23 All the batteries in one bank should be of the same type, manufacturer, and age.
SS Rod popping sound dlochner at 2:02pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) dlochner at 1:59pm 06.07.23 The service manuals and parts catalog for diesels are often online and free to down load. Try a sear
SS Rod popping sound rgranger at 1:17pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i

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