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Irish Olympic Sailing victorhoisington at 9:38pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 30/5394 Just thought you might like to see how the Irish are viewing the Olympic Sailing. http://www.thatv
Goiot wheel lock lock up islandrunner70 at 8:59pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2388 Bene Oceanis 370. The steering is a Goiot system but I am having the wheel lock/brake freeze up o
untrustworthy Rocna? capta at 7:53pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 14/3577 I have been offered one of the bad serial number 88# Rocna anchors for a pittance. Is it necessarily
Overheating The chief at 7:34pm 08.08.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1277 My 89 Cat 30 has been running hot. I have owned the boat for 9 years and it usually runs between 160
windex 10 or 15 e714753 at 6:40pm 08.08.12 Catalina 22 10/6807 Should I use a windex 10 or 15 for the catalina 22? Thanks Deltaville Va
holding tank access coach george at 6:21pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1446 How do I remove the access panel to the holding tank? Trying to tighten hose clamps and clean area
Change inboom shives Chkm8 at 6:06pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1180 Hi ... I would like to change frozen plastic shivs in the boom to something better with a bearing ..
Ghost of Lastchance cscott at 5:51pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/688 Ghost of Our 2007 26M Lastchance This was our first cruise of our new 2007 26M Lastchance. We towed
Salon Table Balance Spring Canoe at 5:36pm 08.08.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/997 In my H336 I have a salon table. It has a rope that leads to wheel in the top of the compression tu
Educate me, please! Plonk at 5:19pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2279
Solar panel and the arch subrock at 5:12pm 08.08.12 Big Boats 3/1597 I am in the process of putting a Kyocera solar panel above the bimini of my 2008 Hunter 36, which in
Mystery part (1) Ritdog at 5:10pm 08.08.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1602 Does anybody know what this is? Came off an Oday 25 - not attached to anything , just sitting on the
What a week Tom Potter at 4:28pm 08.08.12 Bigger Boats 3/1259 The past week has been one to remember. First off my O28 was struck by lightning. Took a strike to
keel lock down bolt size for mac 25?.... centerline at 4:13pm 08.08.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1314 can anyone tell me the size of the keel lockdown bolt on a mac 25? the pivot bolt is fine but the lo
9.5' Avon Rib: Short or long shaft? Jared1048 at 2:18pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1189 Hello, I'm not sure if I need the long or short shaft kicker for this. I see these dinks everywher
stern leakage through rudder support Waves 22 at 2:16pm 08.08.12 Day Sailers 4/1914 stern leakage through rudder gideon I bought a 1981 O'Day 22 this year and I have corrected most of
12 v pump for galley redhead78 at 2:05pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3049 hi all , I have a few ?? for a 12 v water system. I am soon ready to tackle the fresh water system
A New Project..Again (2) joker460 at 1:58pm 08.08.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1230 I've been looking around at the various bilge pump options for my boat (It has a manual switch pump)
A tale of pressure pumps Richard Bryer at 1:31pm 08.08.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1626 Actually mostly a tale of what happens when you combine a manufacturer and a distributor of a questi
Water pressure pump Richard Bryer at 12:57pm 08.08.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2604 I need some help here. I have just had the water pressure pump switch fail for the second time this

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New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:32pm 02.23.23 The internet at its finest : e. How does it exceed any other piston engine on the road for thermal
Failed hour meter on Bavaria 41,2004 tfox2069 at 12:02pm 02.23.23 If your engine hour LCD goes blank and you need to replace it for a Volvo Penta diesel engine, you
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? tfox2069 at 11:51am 02.23.23 I think this is very interesting, but the devil is always in the details yet to be worked out for ne
Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 11:46am 02.23.23 Mark, I'd like to get a follow-up on this product. both, as to how easy it is to apply and how it
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels tfox2069 at 11:35am 02.23.23 "...Unfortunately since we have had the boat our engine hours readout has been intermittent. I enqu
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Will Gilmore at 11:13am 02.23.23 A heat engine is limited in its efficiency just by the laws of thermodynamics (See Carnot Cycle) an
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question Tom J at 10:41am 02.23.23 Thanks guys. How about some info from Catalina 310 or 315 owners? CaptBob S/V Kimberly The compr
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Davidasailor26 at 10:37am 02.23.23 I know another 34 owner who also had the hour display go out. He got some sort of vibration based ho
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? rgranger at 10:37am 02.23.23 Yes, but how would its holding power compare to one of the new generation of anchors such as the Ro
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? shemandr at 10:29am 02.23.23 At the proposed 22 lbs. it would be a lot easier to re-power than your typical diesel auxiliary. An
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Alan Gomes at 10:06am 02.23.23 It would make a perfect anchor. Yes, but how would its holding power compare to one of the new gen
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 9:48am 02.23.23 The video is not real so no prototype yet This is not just now discovered idea. In 2016, the compa
Sailing and restoring #9874 (3) AaronD at 9:35am 02.23.23 Wifi Router + Extender (Cheap Geekish Solution) We occasionally end up at a marina with weak Wifi (
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 9:33am 02.23.23 The specifications on this Elco 40hp electric motor demonstrate the issues faced. weight power sto
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels Brians Mast at 9:32am 02.23.23 David, Thanks for this most informative post. It's great to have the part number for the display a
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? markwbird at 9:30am 02.23.23 Looks like BS to me. The video is not real so no prototype yet. Also, it doesn't matter that it is
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) jssailem at 9:15am 02.23.23 Why go back to a new type of IC engine when the world is trying to going forward with electric engi
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 9:14am 02.23.23 holy smokes-- totally glad it worked out in the end and humans and boat were ok, thanks for sharing
Where to look for Replacement Trailers AaronD at 9:08am 02.23.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he'
Diesel heater exhaust placement? SailingSole at 9:03am 02.23.23 From Scan Marine USA In discussion with the engineer at Scan Marine, he suggested the side of the b

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