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466 diesel burn rate rlamb at 6:09pm 10.23.13 Big Boats 13/2042 We are buying a 2004 466 with the 75 HP Yanmar. I have to run it up the CA coast and wondered what i
Engineering advice needed Sefuller at 5:40pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/44758 I recently posted a question about a cradle I would like to have constructed, but may have been too
Pearson 39-2 survey mpbeagle at 5:20pm 10.23.13 Pearson 42/23707 So I just had this 1987 original owner Pearson 39-2 CB surveyed yesterday. Boat is beautifully mai
Horn blasts for navigation Bdkjak2011 at 5:01pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 19/15030 Please advise: I've read the uscg colregs and unless I'm reading them wrong they require a lot of ho
Battery charging issues Kordie at 3:33pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3329 Anyone here use solar to charge their batteries? Anyone using the emarine e20 solar and wind reg
Got Spinnaker? Tobydaisy at 2:58pm 10.23.13 Catalina 22 3/849 I am trying to decide if I should get rid of the internal spinnaker halyard and topping lift before
Lightning Strike wmcminn at 2:38pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 34/4365 My Catalina 400 was hit by lightning while at the dock, no one aboard. All instruments malfunctionin
Mounting hardware on oday 26 cabin top jfschena at 2:01pm 10.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1629 I have a 1984 oday 26. Id like to mount a third winch on the cabin top for raising the main. Id also
Bow light Wiring through pulpit leaking dchipley at 12:47pm 10.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1082 Hunter did not install a fitting at the point where the Bow light wiring passes through the deck and
Walker Bay Inflatables bobtigar at 12:42pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/844 What I have attached below is a portion of a letter I recently sent To the President of Walker Bay.
Pearson 530 strut attachment capta at 12:30pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1369 I have been searching for any interior nuts or threaded plate that the strut on our Pearson may hav
Instrument blanks The Garbone at 11:45am 10.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/985 Both of the Catalinas I have possess non functioning wind and speed instruments installed in the co
Need some basic info... Steps at 9:00am 10.23.13 Catalina 30 4/1407 We have just moved from O'Day 272 to 1985 Cat 30 Tall Rig... And are very eager to spend time on her
'85 h22 max wind Chasemixon at 8:12am 10.23.13 Smaller Boats 30/3262 Ok I'm still a newbie, last week we had some really good wind on my lake, and my wife got a little n
main sail slug bail ss with rocker size rvazquez2 at 8:11am 10.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1190 hi if any one know the measument of the main sail slug bail ss with rocker size? Rafael
Bow slamming Philip_Oceanis 361 at 12:53am 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3493
Ericson 35 Brentpd at 10:33pm 10.22.13 Ericson 2/24829 Hello forum world! I'm looking at an Ericson 35 mkII that was built in 1972. I'm wondering if anyone
Waterline Beam on 45' CC bevbo1 at 10:24pm 10.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1017
A Wonderful Evening in the Fog Les at 8:06pm 10.22.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1484 I am sure many of you have done what we did this evening on your own boat. After a foggy morning th
Pedestal mount compass rsotomayor at 7:44pm 10.22.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1036 Need to change the pedestal mount compass on a Benetau 32- it is a Plastimo 135, it has a bubble a

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SS Rod popping sound kappykaplan at 2:45am 06.08.23 safe passage the rest of the way! :plus:
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion artboas at 12:04am 06.08.23 Hi Art, Our system is planned at 600+ah of lithium and we would like to heat hot water and reduce
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 9:09pm 06.07.23 My link to the drill bit didn't make it into my post. Second try Kobalt Magnetic Screwdriving Bit
Help Identifying model apell at 8:15pm 06.07.23 Exactly...I'm new to this site, but it was my perusal of the model list with identifying letter w
Help Identifying model apell at 8:11pm 06.07.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in
SS Rod popping sound Hollyberry at 8:07pm 06.07.23 Good stuff!.. safe passage the rest of the way!
Help Identifying model Hollyberry at 8:04pm 06.07.23 right ... the 26 wasn't built til '83
What's next to be aware of ? (3) Will Gilmore at 7:27pm 06.07.23 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQa4f1YSK0Wfbl1yYe18qDVlus9c8Ilai7mya_3lEzmHk
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:20pm 06.07.23 If you determine your fuel pump is working you might want to look back at hidden air in the fuel lin
Help Identifying model Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 06.07.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in 7
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.

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