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I am in the market for a new 4 stroke motor for my Pearson 26, and found these Parsun motors: http
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My Hunter 376 has a terribly hull slapping problem to the extent we have trouble sleeping even in ou
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I recently purchased a 81 Venture from a man in Dallas. He had gotten it fron a local lake marina.
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I have a 1990 Beneteau 41s5 and I need a new spinnaker. I'm debating skipping the spectacle and run
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So here's one I've been pondering off and on. Early last season, while rowing my dink around the s
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Hello folks - I was changing the oil on my 1985 Catalina 30's M25 and discovered I had lost a lot
William John at 11:57am 12.26.12
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New boat and asking for help. The bow plate has 2 holes to attach sails. The hole furthest aft has a
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Time has come for the work to start and the dreaming, well gotta get my inspiration from somewhere.
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Recently purchased a 1988 40. The stem plate/anchor roller made of pot aluminum has broken off at th
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I have a 1993 Catalina 28 that I purchased a little more than a year ago and I noticed that she sits
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Will a Volvo MD2 fit into my 71' Catalina 27
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I purchaced an S2 9.2a this past fall so I have not spent much time aboard My question is were do th
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there is track (below the boom attachment track), and an padeye below that. What is their intended u
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I own a hunter 40.5 built in 96, Yanmar 50hp has 1400 hours was serviced every year, it starts and r
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I would like to utilze my laptop for navigation. I am running windows 7 and want to know if anyone h
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I'm thinking I'm going to need a tiller extension on my 9.9 Honda or connect it to the tiller for be
Cool Beans at 4:11am 12.26.12
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Cockpit sole is getting a bit springy. . .brown water drips when it rains hard. . .thinking a recore
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I have a YSB12. It only has idiot lights. How do you know when the thermostat has opened? I just win

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free)
patagoniadave at 2:27pm 06.12.22
Don't ya love it when a plan comes together? :beer: Here's to all future boat projects going so s
Paper Charts
dlochner at 2:25pm 06.12.22
The oft raised argument that GPS jamming might happen is silly since electronic charts work just f
VHF at helm (possibly hands free)
dlochner at 2:21pm 06.12.22
Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Paper Charts
CarlN at 2:18pm 06.12.22
As long as you carry up-to-date electronic charts on more than one device to have redundancy (e.g. c
VHF at helm (possibly hands free)
patagoniadave at 2:05pm 06.12.22
Funny story. As I mentioned in my original post, it looked like a mic had been wired at the helm at
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier?
BarryL at 1:46pm 06.12.22
HI, I have B&G gear on my boat (and on my previous boat). I have CMAP and Navioncs charts. both cam
Grounding two isolated battery banks
dlochner at 1:05pm 06.12.22
The primary reason for only one negative connection to the engine block is to keep the engine out of
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier?
Head Sail at 12:56pm 06.12.22
I'm using Navionics charts with Raymarine chartplotter. I am in a well charted area so I haven't up
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement
Blue Horizon at 12:56pm 06.12.22
the second image is a birds-eye view looking down at it.
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement
Blue Horizon at 12:55pm 06.12.22
Hi Ralph, Thanks for your note. It's the stock Yamaha prop shaft thrust bearing that mounts to a
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement
Blue Horizon at 12:50pm 06.12.22
Is this bearing a part of the Yanmar engine or an add on for your particular installation ? lso,
Grounding two isolated battery banks
Hayden Watson at 12:32pm 06.12.22
The only way I see there might be a connection between the two batteries is through the alternator
Grounding two isolated battery banks
Hayden Watson at 12:23pm 06.12.22
Having a defined procedure for managing your boat system is essential and safe. I was looking at t
Grounding two isolated battery banks
Ward H at 12:20pm 06.12.22
The only connection between the neg terminal on the two batteries is the engine block. The only wa
Grounding two isolated battery banks
Hayden Watson at 12:17pm 06.12.22
I too am learning about LiFePO batteries, the first thing I've learned is you can't treat them like
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 12:16pm 06.12.22
Is this bearing a part of the Yanmar engine or an add on for your particular installation ? matic t
Spinnaker use "cruising style"
Hollyberry at 12:14pm 06.12.22
The point I was making is that in a breeze that tack line would put a strong side-load on the pulpit
Spinnaker use "cruising style"
dlochner at 12:06pm 06.12.22
Notice that in this image your tack line is outside-loading the bow pulpit... I'd say you need to r
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier?
dlochner at 12:02pm 06.12.22
The charting companies are using the same primary data from NOAA. The difference is whether there is
Spinnaker use "cruising style"   (1)
Hollyberry at 11:51am 06.12.22
206192 Notice that in this image your tack line is outside-loading the bow pulpit... I'd say you nee

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