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Oceanis 41, Yanmar SD50 saildrive slipping in forward zoya at 7:50pm 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/5847 My 41 is 9 month old with around 200hrs on the engine and the Yanmar SD50 saildrive was slipping in
H30 88-92 Holding Tank Dean Strong at 5:35pm 08.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1003 In our 1990 H30, the holding tank was relocated to where the batteries compartment directly aft of t
3GM30F Heat Exhanger heritage at 5:13pm 08.09.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/2914 I have come to the conclusion that there are two varieties of tube assemblies that fit into the jack
Yanmar Zinc Replacement Jim L at 4:27pm 08.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1349 Has anyone changed the motor zincs on 2GM20F? I am afraid I need to but not Siri I can get them out
Port lites Rich (P303) at 4:12pm 08.09.13 Pearson 2/2269 Has anyone replace a port lite in a Pearson 303. General question... are the skins cored with wood:c
Minimum Wind Speed Don Guillette at 3:30pm 08.09.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 22/13684 I was trawling other sites searching for an interesting topic and found the above. The question was
First Sail: O'Day 25 Ron20386 at 2:33pm 08.09.13 Day Sailers 13/2017 My wife and I helped out some friends who just bought a (1984?) O'Day 25 centerboard model by taking
Interdeck paint on Topsides? Caribbean trade-offs! Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:31pm 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1568 My haulout date for a bottom job fast approaches and I see an opportunity to have my topsides painte
Boat Refrigeration Richard Kollmann at 12:52pm 08.09.13 Big Boats 2/1990 Tech Tip 3 Are new boat refrigerators better than the older ones? Product improvements in sma
topping lift splax at 11:19am 08.09.13 Big Boats 33/6331 Will someone please tell me the proper routing of the topping lift. I believe mine is caught inside
Deisel Shutdown Woes wstockho at 10:45am 08.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1497 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 2GM20F auxiliary. The engine is equipped with a remote shutdo
New Catalina 22 Owner (1) fjordstar at 10:12am 08.09.13 Catalina 22 25/3274 Ahoy! Newbie to the group. Bought my C22 last week and have spent a lot of time cleaning her insid
Cheap Alcohol FourPoints at 9:44am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/3662 ok, you probably thought I was meaning the kind you drink... but no, I'm looking for cheap sources f
Door and Cabin Hardware replacement PDReynolds at 9:39am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4921 Hi Folks, We are quite happy for the most part with our 2006 Beneteau 423. The interior is very wel
Catalina 36 Main Halyard Recommendation? jviss at 9:34am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/7579 Time to replace the main halyard. I've had StaSet-X, 7/16" (I think) these past 13 years. Not craz
Looking to buy harleyjl at 8:58am 08.09.13 Smaller Boats 1/771 I am a novice "sailor" and would like to buy a used Catalina-22 or, failing that, a Catalina -18 so
Mainsail leech flutter rfriesen at 8:45am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3644 We have a 2007 B40 with a battened in mast furling (Neil Pryde) mainsail. In winds over 15 knots it
Auctioning a large boat jander31 at 8:12am 08.09.13 Big Boats 2/942 Has anyone had any succes auctioning off their boat? I'm talking about boats 35-40 feet in the $60-
Damaged Spar, Oday 222 (2) noolacam at 7:55am 08.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1706 Hi, I just picked up an Oday 222 that has been sitting for several years. When I got it home I found
"Pop-Top" Cabin Enclosure for the Hunter 23? (1) Paladin27 at 7:28am 08.09.13 Smaller Boats 10/6998 http://shop.hunterowners.com/images/product/141.jpg This pop-top cabin enclosure on the sailboatowne

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Rodkicker boom mount adjustment PaulK at 1:07pm 08.08.22 If dogging down the screws works, you're fine. If it doesn't, you're not. Drilling a couple of hole
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 1:06pm 08.08.22 Sorry to hear, John. I was hoping that your "klunk" was a not-expensive kind but as you post more in
Air conditioning thermostat issue Banooma at 12:46pm 08.08.22 Thanks all. I'm sure the AC was doing it's job, but continually fighting the sun and heat and absen
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 11:51am 08.08.22 Which Perkins is in the Boat. If it is a 4.107 or 4.108, Buy the boat. Repower with a brand new Be
squeaking on mast connection jssailem at 11:50am 08.08.22 :plus: Nice trick with the Polypropylene washer.
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? JRacer at 11:48am 08.08.22 Often seen in KS, Toto.
Rebuild Perkins Diesel jssailem at 11:48am 08.08.22 Which Perkins is in the Boat. If it is a 4.107 or 4.108, Buy the boat. Repower with a brand new Bet
Adding solar and a BIG inverter heritage at 11:44am 08.08.22 https://www.bluesea.com/products/2127/MaxiBus_250A_BusBar_-_Four_5_16in-18_Studs. I would attach a
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 11:41am 08.08.22 Would you be able to work under the engine to access the piston connecting rods and the crank shaft
Rebuild Perkins Diesel redlegmsg66 at 11:39am 08.08.22 Hours are unknown, engine is 40 years old however it does run very good. Long term intent is to reti
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 11:32am 08.08.22 You go for it Kappy. My sailing skill are rusting like the metal of my seized engine. Maybe faster.
Two Things Hunter 49 Georgedoyle at 11:23am 08.08.22 The batteries were fine. The solar was charging during the day. We have the ARS-5 controller. I didn
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 11:20am 08.08.22 tale of woe. Well-written, John. Sorry to hear of your woes. No comparison, but I finally got my
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 11:07am 08.08.22 John and I have been discussing this for a while and moved it out of the Vacuum Gauge link. I have
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:51am 08.08.22 Good query Ralph. From the valve adjustment, to the time I completed the fuel line replacement the e
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't rgranger at 10:41am 08.08.22 Well it is not my money so do what you want but I want my next cruising sailboat to have an electri
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? Will Gilmore at 10:39am 08.08.22 "Ensign, bring me my brown pants!" -Will
Shore pwr plugs tfox2069 at 10:34am 08.08.22 Pro tip for those that decide to go the Smart Plug route: Make up a pigtail with the boat side havi
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 10:30am 08.08.22 Looking on the bright side, your writing skills are excellent :clap: ! Do I understand you correctl
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? Roland5048 at 10:21am 08.08.22 uuuuuhhhh Time to reef the sails! Yeah, right after I change my britches. :yikes:

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