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Aftermarket Heat Exchangers capjules at 8:05am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 5/4164 Hi, I may need to replace the heat exchanger on my Yanmar 3QM30F and I am looking for a cheaper op
Yanmar 4JH engine service manual Don S/V ILLusion at 7:19am 12.05.12 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/6881 Sold our boat which had a 4JH engine so have no need for the service manual. Before I recycle it, I
Yanmar ysm-8 Cre8tve1 at 6:49am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 15/6096 After a rebuild by a licensed mechanic, my YSM-8 runs well, in neutral. however, as soon as it is pu
A/c in a O'Day 28 derfus at 6:38am 12.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2123 Hi, I would like to install a/c in my O'Day 28. Not to sure of where to put the compressor,
Rust. Is there any way to get it off a sail Fore Sail at 6:26am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4000 Any help would be great. Thanks Monte
Tenn Tom Question tgrass462 at 5:54am 12.05.12 Smaller Boats 3/1435 Next spring we are planning on taking Grasshopper III - our 1999 Hunter 260 from Pickwick Lake to Mo
Removing old fuel from my tanks Brian D at 5:34am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 28/4560 Hi everyone! So now that I am almost home, it is time for me to start making a list of maintenan
Bow roller replacement jumbyway at 5:23am 12.05.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2294 Anyone know of a source for replacement bow rollers? Ours is 4 1/2" wide with a 3/4" hole. My impr
Glueing plastic to glass hoges in wa at 1:38am 12.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3217 I've gone and busted the fwd starboard portlight away from one of its hinges. Lewmar tell me it can'
Shaft Coupling for Yanmar 2QM15 EdWard3 at 9:00pm 12.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 8/6719 Has anyone replaced their Shaft Coupling on their Yanmar 2QM15 Diesel? Mine is very corroded in my
Wheel issue lbd at 7:46pm 12.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1110 Wheel on my 2004 Hunter 33 not quite in the smooth as silk category. Somewhat noisy and appears almo
Price check on O'Day sails and cushions? vtsailguy at 6:49pm 12.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1153 Not sure if its the right place, mods move if not. I have two sets of items from a totaled boat a
Scared to pull dummy plugs drumbeater at 6:45pm 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2958 Our "auction" Pearson has old SR depth and knot meters. I'm going to power them up soon and see if t
Hunter 34 : A new layout (4) Guillaume C. at 6:22pm 12.04.12 Big Boats 6/3400 Hello, I have completed my new boat interior and tough fellow H34 owner might be interested to see t
Moving fuel tank on Oday 28 Drift Away Boatsail1 at 6:06pm 12.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/849 :confused:
bottom paint teammt at 4:28pm 12.04.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2918 This year has seen a lot of slime on the bottom. The good news is that there is very little room for
New Arch for an Older Hunter? neilleparkerjr at 10:37am 12.04.12 Big Boats 6/2200 Has anyone out there installed a new traveller arch on a .5 Legend series Hunter (or any model for t
Keel cracking on a catslina 30 sailsupnwegone at 9:56am 12.04.12 Catalina 30 3/2308 I'm told on top of the keel to the bottom of boat they have what is referred to as a Catalina smile.
Outboard for 217S Herbert at 9:54am 12.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/928 I have a Beneteau 217S ' would like to fit an electric start outboard. The lightest I can find is a
S2 8.0 cockpit cushions timtim at 8:09am 12.04.12 S2 4/1886 Looking to buy cushions and wanted to know what everyone else likes and what size fits best. Also li

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VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Davidasailor26 at 8:34am 06.08.22 The Simrad / B&G (and many other options) also support multi-channel scanning. I usually set mine to
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Joe at 8:32am 06.08.22 Twist depowers the sail. It will make it flatter.. in very light air, you often need a flatter sail
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) Joe at 8:29am 06.08.22 Geez... a hand held is basic survival equipment. For $100 or so, c'mon man. I have a couple of '
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions Davidasailor26 at 8:28am 06.08.22 In light air you sometimes need more twist to handle the more aft apparent wind up high, where the t
Water leak from my keel joint (1) dmax at 8:25am 06.08.22 The problem with the keel joint leaking is that the keel bolts are then exposed to water which may b
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) BarryL at 8:12am 06.08.22 Hello, Over the years I have had fixed mount VHF down below with No handset at the wheel (bad) Cor
Buff buff buff Project_Mayhem at 7:57am 06.08.22 Be sure to wax it afterwards. I've lost about 50% of the wetsanding shine because I skipped that par
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 FastOlson at 7:56am 06.08.22 The prop is two-blade and folding Perhaps you mean "feathering" ? (different animal entirely)
Cracking around inside fixed portlight Walsh0575 at 7:55am 06.08.22 Thank you!
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 7:54am 06.08.22 You got it! :beer:
Question about boat speed under power (Tartan 31 FastOlson at 7:54am 06.08.22 With a static LWL of 26 feet, and moderate beam, once you get the prop properly pitched, you should
Friction on CDI Furler isaksp00 at 7:53am 06.08.22 Seems like you should be able to straighten the foil enough to mostly eliminate that source of frict
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:49am 06.08.22 :plus: Yeah, I was going to do that as well, just as a backup instead of primary. Also, side benef
79' C7C 30 mast lights/wiring Scott T-Bird at 7:48am 06.08.22 May well end up rewiring. If not now, in the future. Out of curiosity, there is no way to install a
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) kappykaplan at 7:48am 06.08.22 but I also have a good handheld VHF that I keep handy :plus:
Loose-footed Staysail Johnb at 7:44am 06.08.22 That said I have long been thinking about rerouting that sheet along the cabin top rather than all t
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? dmax at 7:42am 06.08.22 They are are hard to source because of their length, look locally. I removed mine on my Catalina 30
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:40am 06.08.22 We have been quite happy with a Simrad VHF inside, with their remote handheld remote at the helm.
Loose-footed Staysail Johnb at 7:39am 06.08.22 The track is too far forward for the sheet to provide the aftward force needed to give the sail the
Isomat outhaul 1980 model (1) dmax at 7:38am 06.08.22 I have an Isomat mast/boom, here are the different set-ups Isomat used for the outhaul, depending on

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