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V-Belt Replacement (1) lehighsail at 3:46pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1881 At the end of last season I noticed that the belt that powers my seawater pump on my Yanmar 3YM30 wa
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 1:51pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/1900 Love the new strobe light to replace flares, only problem is most of western world knows the signifi
How do you decide on your control lines for your sails? jssailem at 12:01pm 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/663 Running Rigging, specifically control lines for your sails - sheets. How do you go about deciding ab
The LiFePo4 Revolution! jviss at 10:55am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 50/3790 I have been a bit of a battery nerd for a long time, even though I don't know as much as many here o
Builder's Plaque jviss at 10:22am 02.27.22 Tartan 16/2031 @Sean K this one's for you! One great disappointment to me is that the builder's plaque for my boat
Is your boat a finely assembled, original manufactured piece of art work? jssailem at 7:21am 02.27.22 Ask All Sailors 33/2005 How do you look at your boat and what do you consider when something goes amiss? Is your boat a pr
MacGregor 26X Transom mast support/carrier keithl at 12:44am 02.26.22 Parts Search 0/297 my mac26x only has a console mounted mast roller carrier. It does allow pilot cover and cockpit bimi
Hunter 23.5 - Tiller Extension size Sailing Tiger at 9:39pm 02.25.22 Smaller Boats 5/1184 I am looking for suggestions as to the best length of a tiller extension for the aluminum tiller for
315 Sail Insignia Size (1) Skipper John at 9:04pm 02.25.22 Catalina 310 4/838 Continuing some posts about our new 315, can anyone figure out why the Catalina insignia on the sail
bilge pump brand mm2347 at 6:44pm 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1522 what are the best bilge brands
Hunter 340 salon table specs dimensions, design etc doccjt at 4:39pm 02.25.22 Big Boats 3/1056 I need to design and build a replacement salon table top for Hunter 340. Does anyone have or can sha
Hunter holding tank fconmass at 12:20pm 02.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2164 I have a1993 Hunter 30T. I may have to replace my holding tank. I have looked online for what size
WTB Oday Mariner Wing_Mechanic at 10:39am 02.25.22 Day Sailers 3/553 Hopefully it's ok to post this here: I'm in search of an Oday Mariner in the south east United Stat
Sail slug replacement dreadpiratk at 10:37am 02.25.22 Big Boats 4/1525 Re-posting this here for more boat specific info hopefully I have a 1989 Catalina 34. One of my win
Hack Freedom 20/Link-2000R for LiFePo4? jviss at 9:08am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2137 Has anyone considered "hacking" their older charge/inverter system to work with a LFP bank? I was t
Xenes LiFePO 4 Smart BMS Battery Management System (1) jviss at 9:04am 02.25.22 Musings With Maine Sail 0/475 Is anyone here familiar with this product? Xenes is a German company. The pricing seems quite rea
Fuse ratings Ilanortho at 5:51am 02.25.22 Ask All Sailors 42/4634 Hi all; Is a 10A fuse designated as 24V still a 10A fuse for 12V system? Tech told me yes, Ohm's law
Yanmar 2GM20F cooling problem stuendan at 11:03pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 10/1874 Got the boat back in water with antifoul, prop speed and new cutlass bearing + 2 new stop cocks (bal
HJull number engraved on hull of Hunter Legend Suntala66 at 5:45pm 02.24.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/531 Looking for the hull number engraved on my 1991 Hunter 37.5 Legend for registration in Delaware. Can
What are these. (5) mikeracca at 5:33pm 02.24.22 Catalina 30 8/1108

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Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva BigEasy at 7:39am 07.22.24 So I've begun revamping my blog. It contains about 675 posts on all sorts of topics. Cheers! Sail
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 7:23am 07.22.24 Paint it just like the transom on an inflatable boat. Paint=maintenance & more time to create
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? JoeWhite at 7:03am 07.22.24 I can not follow your description well, if you mean that the house devices work only when the switch
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:58am 07.22.24
New winches install ? Ward H at 6:51am 07.22.24 Also any tips ? Will I likely need to drill new holes ? Thanks Yes, you will need to drill new hol
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage DRhoads at 6:38am 07.22.24 Go with the drill set up! Been using one for years on ALL winches. 1/2 to 1/3 the cost and will no
New winches install ? Tally Ho at 5:56am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick Tally Ho at 5:51am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick wyctoronto at 5:20am 07.22.24
Gearbox dipstick dlochner at 5:01am 07.22.24 Dipstick should be loose. Level should be at the line on the dipstick, maybe an ?" above. The fluid
Gearbox dipstick Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 07.22.24
P42 head system solenoid (2) HoosierSailor at 4:42am 07.22.24 Did we ever establish what PN for the solenoid valve? PN 37068-2000 appears to connect directly to t
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage dlochner at 4:35am 07.22.24 Instead of the expense of adding an electric winch we bought an eWincher. Easy to use with good ergo
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage DSqr at 4:29am 07.22.24
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern sailme88 at 4:26am 07.22.24 Try the gravestone trick.. Overlay a sheet of paper and using a pencil or crayon go back and forth..
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Rasselas36 at 4:02am 07.22.24 Your insurance policy?
Iphone Sat-phone feature? rgranger at 3:57am 07.22.24
To swivel or not to swivel rgranger at 3:53am 07.22.24 I've always felt the main purpose of the swivel is when anchored in one spot for an extend e time.
P42 radar mount Csw1742 at 3:32am 07.22.24 Thanks!! That's exactly what I was looking for. Still not sure I'm going to mast mount it. I may us
New winches install ? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:09pm 07.21.24 Will I likely need to drill new holes ? See Lewmar winch specs :

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