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MCA or CCA for Yanmar 4jh3 series? drchpete at 11:45am 04.22.12 Big Boats 8/12711 Does anyone know how many MCA or CCA (specify please) are a minimum for the Yanmar 4jh3te? And...whe
Raymarine SL72 plus no image returned on display SV_Island_Fever at 11:33am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1639 I acquired a used SL 72 plus and am having trouble getting it to work. According to the previous ow
RAL or other color code first-375 at 11:06am 04.22.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1508 Have an 1986 First-375. Does anyone know the correct colorcode for this boat.
Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1160 I need to know the brand of ignition for my 1982 Catalina 30 diesel Lost my keys off-run-glow pluig
German / Admirals Cup Mainsheet on 35.5/37.5/40.5? (1) neilleparkerjr at 10:32am 04.22.12 Big Boats 1/1233 Has anyone out there re-rigged their mainsheet to be reachable from the helm? I have the jib winche
Leaking rudder problem, how to fix? GeorgiaBII at 9:06am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3463 I'm getting the boat ready for the season and noticed when I hauled it out last year that some water
depth sounder Matt Olfson at 8:47am 04.22.12 Catalina 30 11/3752 I have a 1977 Catalina 30. The Autohelm depth sounder worked great until we went aboard a few weeks
How would you handle this situation? Don Guillette at 8:26am 04.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/8719 As a lead in --- a numbers of years ago I particpated in the Long Beach to Dana Point race. How I ca
cabin sole depression dakno at 8:21am 04.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1292 I have noticed a depression at the base of compression post, approximate 1/4 inch. There is current
Bearing buddy caps needed DAVA390 at 7:56am 04.22.12 Trailer Sailors 11/3391 Saturday mission was (among lots of things) to take the boat to locall kandfill to use their scales.
possible solution to sanitation hose odors? Mike8245 at 6:39am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1938 Just an idea to bounce around, reread that OK. I am just starting to get a slight odor in the boat a
Boat cleaning and Oxidation Little By Little ll at 6:20am 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1753 We new to the sailing world and are in need of the better products to clean and remove the oxidation
Changing bulbs in the ceiling lights (1) RWSlater at 5:43am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1260 I have a (new to me) 1996 42 Passage, and one of the ceiling lights in the main salon (round 6", wh
She's in! (3) oliversdad at 5:38am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 5/1949 After many projects,she hit the water yesterday.It was a perfectly warm and breezy afternoon.She han
What to do with my tiller when I'm docked at the slip? joes new addiction at 5:23am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2079 The final countdown has begun. I'm hoping next week to drop her in the water and over to my first sl
Dinette table conversion Hannah Quinn at 5:13am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1564 I'm new owner of a 2005 Hunter 306. After installing the interior cushions I found I had a cushion s
A Sailor Of Note kloudie1 at 4:50am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1470 Check this out.. Around the Americas solo sail. http://www.solotheamericas.org
C&c 24 kendrick2 at 4:43am 04.22.12 C&C 2/6451 Hi All I just bought a 1983 C'C 24'. It was love at first sight! I can't tell you how excited I am
1975 Pearson26 kerryonc27 at 3:37am 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1313 Hi all, We have found buying our first boat a bit more difficult than first thought. But we think th
Steaming Light Bigjer40 at 10:52pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2254 I'll the steaming light only work if engine running and in gear? Checked all nag lights and looked g

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Outboard for Sirius 21? (2) SiriusCanada at 4:11pm 10.24.22 Thank you for the welcome and the ok for the 6hp!...Wasnt able to get the boat in the water yet, wil
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:10pm 10.24.22 I'm not familiar with this system (as David explained it) at all. I have no idea what is your purp
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 10.24.22 They are normal. Why couldn't you have said that in the beginning and saved everyone here from al
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Crazy Dave Condon at 3:53pm 10.24.22 Go with the locals for your area is best advice
Outboard for Sirius 21? kappykaplan at 3:49pm 10.24.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new-to-you boat. Post pictures - we like 'em! :be
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long Tally Ho at 3:45pm 10.24.22 The problem is that you could have water on top of the cylinders (at least1) and when you crank the
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 3:17pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :
Voltage Meter Issue Ralph Johnstone at 3:14pm 10.24.22 Super simple answer : WHAT DO YOUR BATTERY TERMINALS SHOW WHEN THE PANEL VOLT METER SHOWS 16V ? :b
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 3:05pm 10.24.22 I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year? nvm: YOU HAVE ENCAPSULATED KEEL. My
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:54pm 10.24.22 If it pegs out only when the engine is running, probably voltage regulator.. if it pegs out with e
Voltage Meter Issue Stu Jackson at 2:52pm 10.24.22 Went through the battery test routine along with a load test/recovery and that showed battery 1 was
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:23pm 10.24.22 V =RI. Simplistic answer- as resistance (as in a bad connection) increases intermittently, that is
Voltage Meter Issue Anon 156829 at 2:22pm 10.24.22 Next time it happens, check your batteries with a digital voltmeter and find out exactly what's goi
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:07pm 10.24.22 One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound keel stay held on by the encapsulating fiberg
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 2:06pm 10.24.22 Interesting, I wonder if other O'Day 28's with encapsulated keels do the same.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:03pm 10.24.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 2:02pm 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
Insurance claim Rick D at 1:55pm 10.24.22 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to h
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Davidasailor26 at 1:52pm 10.24.22 Presuming the boat yard guy had it right.... One has to wonder - how does a several thousand pound
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 1:47pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encaps

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