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Bonding blues sailcruiser at 2:30pm 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 25/10269 Is it possible to test a bonding system for unwanted electrical current while the boat is out of the
Just bought first boat!!! Cal 25 (1) Hjrhinehart at 12:51pm 02.28.13 Cal 8/2425 Hi , just bought my first sail boat! I am new to sailing . I paid $250.00 for my boat is that to m
Day Sailer Self Bailer or Boom Tent? RhodySail at 12:37pm 02.28.13 Day Sailers 6/6920 Hi All, I am finishing up a 2 year project re-building an 1960's 18ft Oday Daysailer and have com
Frustrating start to spring Bad Obsession at 12:05pm 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1835 So I decided to go down to the boat to get the jib so that I could take it to the sail maker. The s
Wiring an autopilot (1) Bob S at 11:55am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2770 Maine, I've been reading a lot about an upgrade I am doing and as always you've been there done that
Another WM Thread (5) philwsailz at 11:13am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 46/6234 Just kidding.... :D Made ya look though! Hopefully it is taken Tongue-in-Cheek as I meant it. It i
B331 Microwave Cwoody at 10:50am 02.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1062 Has anyone ever removed the Microwave from a B331. Never use it and looking for a little more stor
Skid-No-More dscribner at 10:36am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2792 I'm looking into non-skid paint and I'm considering Skid-No-More as a low cost alternative to KiwiGr
Need Size For The H34 Genoa Track Joe Mullee at 9:02am 02.28.13 Big Boats 3/983 Can someone give me the size of the genoa track for the H34? Is it 1' or 1.25"? I won't be able to g
Sheet Bags OfflineTN at 8:53am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 10/8009 Does anyone use a sheet bag like this one from Ronstan.... http://www.ronstan.com/marine/product.as
Can I move these halyards? (1) atroon at 8:29am 02.28.13 Bigger Boats 4/1252 Last summer we bought our O'Day 28 and are making preparations for splash day...looking like late Ap
Genoa car adjusters wflowe2 at 6:41am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4126 My Catalina 320 is set up with all lines leading to the cockpit except the genoa cars. I'd like to a
Stern Rail for V25 Tsatzsue at 6:11am 02.28.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2703 I have a 1977 V25 with no stern rail. I would love to have it there not only for the safety but for
One Last Wiring Question on Alternators and Starters (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:10am 02.28.13 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2705 I apologize for the poor drawing but I did this real quick this morning. (it is not my entire wirin
New Sole (8) Styx at 5:40am 02.28.13 S2 8/1627 I put a new sole in my 8.0c last fall. I thought some pictures might help others know what is under
jib sheet in/outboard advantage Quoddy at 3:51am 02.28.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2803 What are the advantages of sheeting the jib inboard or outboard of its normal position? Upwind /down
79 L25 Rot in Anchor Locker (1) Steve22116 at 8:24pm 02.27.13 Lancer 4/1914 Good evening all. It's been a very long time since posting. While scraping the anchor locker I disco
Getting ready to buy csd0606 at 8:11pm 02.27.13 Smaller Boats 14/2172 New here but... We have been looking for a sailboat for a while. Started with one in a slip and th
companionway slide & forward hatch on S2's (2) timtim at 6:13pm 02.27.13 S2 7/2249 Need a little info. On the forum, http://www.sail79s.org A member can make new CW hatch for the S2 7
Headliner Schematic (1) Double Fun at 5:55pm 02.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/801 Searched a lot on this forum on tips for removing the headliner from Hunter sailboats. Most were ver

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yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:15am 01.26.23 The Yanmar M200 is an 887.8 Horse Power commercial diesel engine. https://www.maritimepropulsion.
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 6:14am 01.26.23 not a glow plug problem...
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:13am 01.26.23 What is de M200? I'm guessing that you are operating in a warm climate, and we won't need to discu
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source Don S/V ILLusion at 6:11am 01.26.23 Nothing wrong with prudent use of a portable generator as long as you use common sense. Most use th
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start miguelgdelrey at 6:06am 01.26.23 Yanmar M200 in a Hunter 49? 887.8 HP should move you along nicely unless you sink from the weight?
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start (1) miguelgdelrey at 6:00am 01.26.23 The Yanmar M200, beside being 888 HP, is also a miracle as it runs on no fuel if the solenoid is st
What is This, Anyone Need One? rgranger at 5:55am 01.26.23 I am going to stuff it deep into the next boat that someone is selling. It'll be a head scratcher f
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:53am 01.26.23
Crack on rudder rgranger at 5:51am 01.26.23 :plus: I'd use a grinder to open that crack up to convince myself it wasn't something more than a g
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dlochner at 5:42am 01.26.23 An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Portable generators on boats is a poor idea. They a
Yanmar engine console - yuck nitrogenase at 5:30am 01.26.23 I have the black yanmar faceplate (eBay $75) but need to repair/replace the $922 white console. Will
Yanmar engine console - yuck mermike at 5:28am 01.26.23 I mdight have misread your post. The black instrument bezel is a Yanmar part. Is that the part you g
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start smokey73 at 4:59am 01.26.23 This is my guess too. But to troubleshoot more it would help to know exactly what the symptoms are
Solar panel question/Recommendations TheBigDeal at 4:51am 01.26.23 I'm confused by the 87w/12w rating on your fridge. You listed 288.0 WH, which is 12w 24H. 12 wat*
yanmar 4JH4-HTE dificult to start SycloneDriver at 4:45am 01.26.23 ........... The solenoid requires power to allow the fuel rack to open. If the solenoid had sta
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 4:38am 01.26.23 Hard to say for sure without knowing more about your wiring layout. It certainly sounds possible th
What is This, Anyone Need One? kappykaplan at 4:31am 01.26.23 Is that evil? Nah . . .
What is This, Anyone Need One? Rick Webb at 4:29am 01.26.23 Close. It is a sail guide for an older in-boom system, though I can't remember which. It helps ali
Solar panel question/Recommendations artleyt115 at 4:25am 01.26.23
Yanmar engine console - yuck nitrogenase at 3:35am 01.26.23 I have the 3GM30F and ordered the faceplate only. Swapped in the instruments and switches. Looks mu

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