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Battery "box" Urban Hermit at 6:02am 01.19.25 Com-Pac 3/176 Just finished construction of a battery "box," more accurately a battery retainer: Two pieces of go
How did you support your engine for installation of motor mounts. smokey73 at 8:13pm 01.18.25 Ask All Sailors 12/567 1994 Hunter 40.5 Yanmar 4JH2E My new Ellebogen motor mounts have arrived. How did you support or ja
23-2. I think there's (two) leaks in my keel - is this a big deal? AndrewJillings at 1:37pm 01.18.25 Ask An Oday Owner 3/156 This is my second winter with 'Shark Bait' (yes, I let my daughter name her, small price to pay for
Issue resolved. Benny17441 at 11:58am 01.17.25 Ask All Sailors 12/410 Issue resolved.
windlass installation need your suggestions (1) kknddandy at 9:52am 01.17.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/374
Lithium battery question Bob S at 6:46am 01.17.25 Musings With Maine Sail 8/594
Wiring Diagram Question. (1) BAD ORCA at 10:41pm 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 33/651 One of my AC chargers recently began having problems, so instead of buying another one, I was consid
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 6:46pm 01.16.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/152 I have a 2007 B323 with the standard 116% genoa and would like to get something bigger. I see some p
Traveler Urban Hermit at 1:24pm 01.16.25 Com-Pac 11/257 Has anyone rigged a traveler on their 16?
Who designed the 23.5? massnspace at 11:14am 01.16.25 Smaller Boats 5/234 I have a question about modifying what I believe is a design flaw in my 23.5 hull. I know the origi
Spotlight Recommendation spadaforaj at 9:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 9/225 Well - spring replacement gear season upon us - anyone have any recommendations for a basic/cheap sp
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 3:27am 01.16.25 Ask All Sailors 53/1257 I want to pose a crazy question: What are your thoughts and/or experience with rebuilding a sunken s
Private ir marina Slips for rent The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:33pm 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 1/180 Hello again Well i must stay local in the ruskin/Apollo Beach /Riverview area and seem not to be ab
A couple PVC tricks -- on request. Urban Hermit at 11:06am 01.15.25 Ask All Sailors 17/559 1. To splice a new piece into a line, the gap must be the length of the splice plus a hair more tha
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 3:10am 01.15.25 Com-Pac 5/177 Trailered a just-bought 16 home from Sarasota to Pensacola. Drove through a brief period of light r
New Malabar IV Build dlochner at 7:57pm 01.14.25 Alden General Chat 2/199 YouTube in its infinite wisdom thought I might like to watch a video on a new build of a wooden sail
Ross jackhart at 7:08pm 01.14.25 Ask All Sailors 2/266 Hi folks, I haven't been here for about 5 years. I have a question that I'm afraid of the answer.
PNW Summer Cruise 2024 Terry Cox at 12:00pm 01.14.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 2/144 Just published my latest cruising video on YouTube sailing around the SanJuan Islands this past summ
Ice Box Replacement on 373 Beneteau (9) Lfarquhar at 7:45am 01.14.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/210 Does anyone know how to dismantle the cabinetry without destroying the wood? This ice box cannot ge
Navigation lights Urban Hermit at 5:49am 01.14.25 Com-Pac 0/98 I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's installed navigation lights. How did you run/secure the wi

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Com-Pac 16 general questions Urban Hermit at 6:57am 01.27.25 Good thought. It came with a spare. I've taken a close look. I won't need to change the bunks, ju
Com-Pac 16 general questions (1) Will Gilmore at 6:38am 01.27.25 You could add a spare tire forward of the bow to improve tongue weight.
Transmission output rust dlochner at 6:37am 01.27.25 I only used it on the outside of the coupler. I think it best to to have direct metal to metal conta
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 6:32am 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dyn
Transmission output rust Project_Mayhem at 6:13am 01.27.25 For outboard props and shafts the general consensus is to grease them up. Strange that it's not for
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 6:11am 01.27.25 The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to bre
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 5:33am 01.27.25 That, methinks, was a lot more than an engine pushing a rod through the block or blowing off a head.
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 5:16am 01.27.25 Listen for the heat/cold reversing solenoid to release the high side pressure a few seconds after a
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater kloudie1 at 5:13am 01.27.25 Listen for the heat/cold reversing solenoid to release the high side pressure a few seconds after a
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater dlochner at 4:49am 01.27.25 The breaker on the boat is what's tripping. The unit is around 5 years old with all the proper size
Through-Hull Fittings peterbud at 4:41am 01.27.25 RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found t
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:36am 01.27.25 I'm thinking it could be related to the reverse flow switch. Now your moving into the HVAC world w
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 4:29am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the bre
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:22am 01.27.25 A soft start will help to mitigate the surge. You stated that all the wiring and connections are cl
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater jssailem at 4:18am 01.27.25 What is the age of the unit? The compressor is the challenge. Is the freon level proper? Is the brea
Runaway diesel colemj at 4:13am 01.27.25 If the cause is fuel dumped into the sump, this usually manifests itself at the next startup after f
Runaway diesel Robert Strickland at 3:45am 01.27.25 I agree, that is not a runaway diesel. In a runaway, the engine will rev in a series of surges lik
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:13am 01.27.25 Your description sounds like you are talking about the shore pedestal breaker. You are having a co
webasto fcf reverse cycle unit tripping breaker using heater 89Vision32 at 2:10am 01.27.25 Filter before the pump clean? Yes all my filters are clean and my seawater output flow is perfect
What is this on my boom? Andy6789 at 11:15pm 01.26.25 Looks like you have an excellent reefing mechanism :)

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