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Lock a battery to a dinghy? Sailing Vermont at 6:41am 08.10.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3202 Has anyone figured out a clever way to lock a battery for an electic motor to a dinghy? I have a ri
SeaDek installation on an O'day 39 (3) Panta Rei at 6:39am 08.10.13 Bigger Boats 11/4209 This turned out very well. The SeaDek product is used on stand-up paddle boards and swim platforms.
replacing lost halyard chrisyse at 6:35am 08.10.13 Big Boats 2/2303 I'm looking for suggestions/thoughts on how to replace a genacker halyard, when the original is no l
Bed hardware for double berth in main salon Sailkaz at 6:31am 08.10.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/2819 Hello With my boat 2006 Catalina 309 I received a bag of blocks, clamps and a large cushion, one ha
Dinghy for H42 eianm at 11:40pm 08.09.13 Big Boats 10/2136 I was wondering if it is common for H42 owners to carry their inflatable dinghy on the foredeck duri
satellite phone Monty VM at 8:50pm 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1813 I would like to buy a sat phone and service plan. the purchase is mostly for safety, partially for c
2013 NorthEast C&C Rendezvous Hanuman at 8:40pm 08.09.13 C&C 0/1723 2013 C ' C NorthEast Rendezvous https://www.facebook.com/CcYachtsNortheastRendezvous C'C Yacht
San Juan Islands Recap (12) sinnettc at 8:36pm 08.09.13 Catalina 22 16/2925 Hi all, Thought I'd share some photos from our recent trip to the San Juan Islands. We had a small
Oceanis 41, Yanmar SD50 saildrive slipping in forward zoya at 7:50pm 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/6291 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 2/1061 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 2/3126 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 3/1442 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 2/2335 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 22/15151 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 13/2305 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 4/1616 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 2/2018 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 33/6896 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 12/1595 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 25/3403 Ahoy! Newbie to the group. Bought my C22 last week and have spent a lot of time cleaning her insid

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Engine Model dlochner at 7:28am 02.07.23 Can you post a few photos of the engine? Is the data plate for the transmission still there? Knowin
Miami boat show 2023....you goin? dLj at 7:24am 02.07.23 I've never gone to the Miami show. I go to the Annapolis show in October. I've been going there for
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 7:24am 02.07.23 Yes, but then you have to have all the instruments you are looking at that can A) send a signal you
2007 H38 - Wiring diagrams flightlead404 at 7:19am 02.07.23 Thanks TWalker H260. Looks like the same document as I referenced above; however, the expanded lis
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:07am 02.07.23 Just to clarify for newcomers who are reading the thread, chart plotters can range in price from $7
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 6:59am 02.07.23 Modern chart plotters are much more than a navigation device. Ours is an AP controller, radar disp
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters (2) tfox2069 at 6:13am 02.07.23 On our 2005 H38 an automatic extinguisher was factory installed. Upon activation (a simple glas tub
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? ice breaker at 6:01am 02.07.23 It should just slide out. The first time I pulled mine there was some calking attached to it from w
Oday 302 keel surface Tin Kicker at 5:51am 02.07.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Tin Kicker at 5:47am 02.07.23 Just to clarify for newcomers who are reading the thread, chart plotters can range in price from $7
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips fero at 5:30am 02.07.23 Thanks for all the input.
Phasor and Next Gen Generators dlochner at 5:12am 02.07.23 Tip: All 60Hz, singe phase 120VAC Generators, Run at 1800 rpm. Most, not all. http://www.ne
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (1) dlochner at 5:08am 02.07.23 I reflect on the Polynesian sailors that use no instruments at all. And I compare to our western mo
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? davespud at 5:02am 02.07.23 Thanks for the reply, and for the picture. Yes, we found those 4 screws are removed them. There's
Meet your new Forum Administrator Bob S at 4:52am 02.07.23
Why??? shemandr at 4:48am 02.07.23 So he was bass-ackwards?
Oday 302 keel surface (1) Evan656 at 4:34am 02.07.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Ward H at 4:31am 02.07.23 So I am actually using a chart plotter, just a free one instead of spending $10K to $30K, or howeve
Phasor and Next Gen Generators JamesG161 at 4:26am 02.07.23 Tip: All 60Hz, singe phase 120VAC Generators, Run at 1800 rpm.
Kanzaki KM3P4 problem Hunter 380 MatCast at 3:55am 02.07.23 Ill double check that. Thanks for your input!

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