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Another Echo Charger Question - Outboard Alternator Looking4Wind at 4:43am 05.04.12 Musings With Maine Sail 5/4988 Greetings. I have a 25' O'day with 110w Solar panel connected to 2 120Ahr house batteries. I would l
yanmar control panel slbt37 at 3:26am 05.04.12 Big Boats 4/2621 Anyone know where I can find a control panel for a yanmar diesel ? It is for a 1984 hunter 37 cherib
iPhone App Sailboat Owners (11) Sail123 at 12:50am 05.04.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1917 How many of you with iPhone's know this site has an iPhone app? Go to the app store on your iPhone
Yet Another Keel Bolt Thread Faris at 10:26pm 05.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1655 So, I'm fixing up C-27 hull #506 - a 1972 fixed keel. Everything important is in good shape aside f
Thinking About AIS, Radar, Night Sailing, Tankers Etc. Rick D at 9:21pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 24/5144 So, I got back yesterday from Ensenada, Mexico where we picked up a second in this 65th race from Ne
repainting Hunter 23.5 rudder Terry11319 at 8:20pm 05.03.12 Smaller Boats 2/1007 My Hunter 23.5 has a wood rudder that I have sanded to remove stains. I need advice as to how to pr
Flying with inflatable PFDs Kordie at 7:30pm 05.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1090 On my most recent trip out of LAX I had to surrender the CO2 cylinders from our three life jackets.
windass....engine 430 Navicula at 7:01pm 05.03.12 Big Boats 4/1082 I powered up my 430 on the hard with the batteries hooked up and pluged into a genny... everythin
Cal 22 Parts sailden66 at 6:59pm 05.03.12 Cal 2/4482 Hello group, I am in the process of inspecting a 1986 Cal 22 for purchase. Currently I own a Cat
Outboard charging rate? (1) finding41 at 6:48pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 20/12339 I saw Outboard charging current mentioned in another thread. And I got thinking...What is it suppose
O'Day 34 Silpping Throttle Linkage SailingCal21 at 6:40pm 05.03.12 Bigger Boats 5/1716 Whilst motoring for several hours, I noticed that the throttle would slowly slip. To maintain cruisi
New floor covering (1) Doc_holiday at 6:30pm 05.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1841 As someone else said, the white is too sanitary. I am beginning the interior design side. Anyway, a
C&C 33 mk1 vs C&C 29 mk1 JoeSmith at 6:21pm 05.03.12 C&C 2/5749 Hello, does anyone have any feedback on the sailing charateristics of the C'C 33 mk 1 compared to th
Uh oh (1) Captnkev25 at 5:49pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3859 This doesn't look too good
battery explosion mccauley13 at 5:18pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3032 Was at the boat last Wednesday, worked a bit on a lifeline, played the raido and all was well. Went
Chesapeake Bay anchor recommendations Rich M at 3:38pm 05.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/4334 This site has regularly provided significant input, so now that I have moved my 28.5 to the Bay I fi
37.5 Legend manual Georgieboy at 3:05pm 05.03.12 Big Boats 9/6144 Would anyone have a manual for a 1994 Legend 37.5 that I could copy or get specs from or better yet
Yanmar Ignition Buzzer Replacement (1) gregoryfalls at 3:02pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/6744 My ignition buzzer is slowly dying. I bought my Hunter 38 new in 2009 with the 40hp Yanmar and all a
New member. Help with my ICOM 700PRO RWSlater at 2:48pm 05.03.12 SSB and Ham Operators 3/4706 Hi all. I recently bought a sailboat that has an ICOM 700PRO I have read the owners manual and o
Traqnsmission jeagles at 12:42pm 05.03.12 Bigger Boats 4/1275 As I was backing out - tried to put in forward. wouldn't go into forward. Panicked and cut motor - f

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Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:29pm 09.14.22 I replaced my mounts at about 27 years.. One was collapsed, the other three were still fine. The co
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:24pm 09.14.22
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:10pm 09.14.22 The mounts can be checked by measuring the clearance between the top and bottom steel plates. I see
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:08pm 09.14.22 Look at the fasteners that hold the mounts onto the stringers. Some boats come with lag bolts and t
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:07pm 09.14.22 would love to see pictures of the engine hobby horsing. Did it make any unusual noise? As was said,
1987 Catalina 22 Circuit Panel Gene Neill at 4:57pm 09.14.22 I'm not sure on the thickness. 3/8-ish? It's scrap from our Albin Vega, so it's metric. I adhered it
New Mailsale heritage at 4:54pm 09.14.22 I ordered a new jib from Far East this spring. Very happy with the sail.
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 4:52pm 09.14.22 Those 2 folks are seriously uninformed. Why? Because it IS a big investment. If you were buying
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries heritage at 4:50pm 09.14.22 If you are thinking about buying four new mounts, I have four that I bought from a British company a
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 heritage at 4:31pm 09.14.22 Is the oil in the picture from the transmission?
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Hayden Watson at 4:12pm 09.14.22 ... 16.9k. I'm ready to do immediate or near immediate haulout for bottom paint and to replace the
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 3:58pm 09.14.22 I have a Kanzaki KM2P transmission paired to my Yanmar 2GM20F. the link below shows the transmissio
Yanmar 3YM30 bell housing oil leak on Oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 3:38pm 09.14.22 Could be a leak from the transmission front seal also.. Both can be canged without major disassembl
East coast Florida causing spots Davidasailor26 at 3:34pm 09.14.22 thanks I'll check out aquamap Integrates pretty well with Navionics too. Navionics has its own dir
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? shemandr at 3:29pm 09.14.22 Surveys had their pluses and negatives but when you buy a boat of any substance you cannot dispose o
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries MitchM at 3:16pm 09.14.22 on my new 2 GM20F installed by a reputable local mechanic in 1997, the subject of th
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries mermike at 2:55pm 09.14.22 Yeah: I read around some before posting and saw a few comments like that. They seem so extreme (like
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:47pm 09.14.22 I understood that the engine mounts on the Yanmars are supposed to be replaced periodically: 4 year
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 2:42pm 09.14.22 Do you have broken alternator bracket? Nope!
321 air conditioning install dmdiehl64 at 1:12pm 09.14.22 Thank you dmdiehl64 for the input, it is much appreciated. I am closing on the 321 tomorrow and ge

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