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windass....engine 430 Navicula at 7:01pm 05.03.12 Big Boats 4/1123 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 2/4564 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 20/12817 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 5/1796 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 9/1922 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 2/5941 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 24/3998 This doesn't look too good
battery explosion mccauley13 at 5:18pm 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3225 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 10/4799 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 9/6273 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 11/7075 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 3/4796 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 4/1344 As I was backing out - tried to put in forward. wouldn't go into forward. Panicked and cut motor - f
Cored Hull on 1993 30T ? RonB2012 at 11:52am 05.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/748 I am trying to determine whether the hull is cored below the waterline on a 1993 30T.
Best way to clean dock lines/anchor lines? Greg McKenzie at 11:35am 05.03.12 Ask All Sailors 54/16819 Any effective methods? Soak in bleach? Any suggestion is appreciated!
nylon stuffing box repack thetone at 11:01am 05.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1349 does anyone have a good way to remove the nylon washers from inside the box to get at the packing? a
Atomic 4 Starter Catch the Sun at 10:59am 05.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 7/7975
Zincs for keel sailorbrad at 10:30am 05.03.12 Catalina 22 3/1379 I just bought a 1985 Catalina 22. I'm taking it out of the water to power wash and bottom paint. It'
Fuel Vent Question (2) njwtech at 10:30am 05.03.12 Engines and Propulsion 3/1629 I bought this vent at WM and installed it next to the diesel fill fitting on the top of the starboar
Suggestion for small low cost battery? Ward H at 10:11am 05.03.12 Trailer Sailors 9/3096 My Newport 17 has the bow light, stern running light and a cabin light. That's it. I was thinking ab

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Ralph Johnstone at 8:56am 12.21.22 I'll add heavier battery cables, Always look for proof before spending a damn good whack of money
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? dlochner at 8:43am 12.21.22 Perkins was originally a British diesel. It is now owned by Caterpillar. The threads on the fittings
A roundup of 2022 Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 12.21.22 Blokes on Boats! What a heart-warming video filled with beautiful boats & a great story. Loved the
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Hayden Watson at 8:39am 12.21.22 Thanks Peggy. Fisheries actually delivers free to my marina so that makes it even better. It soun
Marina Advice Sailor Sue at 8:24am 12.21.22 We've locked through both ways in 3 different boats in the past. It's pretty much as duck21 describ
Water volume difference between Groco HF, Raritan SF PHII Jamsco Twist n Lock Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16am 12.21.22 The user controls the amount of flush water used by any manual toilet. Always using the wet mode ex
A roundup of 2022 stickinthemud57 at 7:52am 12.21.22 That was very relaxing, and nicely produced. Thanks for sharing!
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting dmax at 7:49am 12.21.22 You could add an air intake heater, there may be one that fits the 2GM but here's a generic one: htt
Electrical system william24424 at 7:43am 12.21.22 Thank you. Reading & studying.
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 7:32am 12.21.22 Well that is something to consider to use similar type of materials on it i did not notice an rust
Need perkins prima M50 fuel line replacement??? (1) georgetheleo at 7:26am 12.21.22 I have now been to 3 hydraulic hose shops, a goodyear/parker shop, and a Fuel injection shop. None h
Marina Advice duck21 at 7:18am 12.21.22 Oh--locking through--it was actually quite easy/straight forward. We went through at around 0700.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tom Fritz at 7:14am 12.21.22 Thanks everyone for your responses. -The 2GMF has a heat exchanger using raw water to cool antifree
STEEL RAILS JamesG161 at 7:12am 12.21.22 Why did you state that you would not use stainless steel to remake the rails I would have said the
Marina Advice duck21 at 7:08am 12.21.22 Hi! Indeed, we did the opposite(ish) trip back in 2021--we left from Benton Harbor on Lake Michigan
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting mermike at 7:07am 12.21.22 :plus: on servicing the injectors.
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting HMT2 at 5:41am 12.21.22 I had the same problem with my 83 2GM. Nothing really fixed it. There are no glow plugs on a Yanma
STEEL RAILS Rick.johnson at 5:37am 12.21.22 Hi John I will be going to her this coming week end to get pictures an develop a plan of that can
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? Kings Gambit at 5:18am 12.21.22 Here you go! Dont let the $900,000 price tag scare you :) https://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/2
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 4:57am 12.21.22

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