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Hey, my front bow tie down loop is slightly loose and in bad condition. The SS flat bar that is su
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Hi Everyone, Saturday afternoon we noticed that when we turned our faucet on and selected the hotw
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Hello all: I need to mount an in-hull transducer in my Pearson 27. I know that a core hull is not go
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I have a Hunter 38 with a Yanmar 4JH5E engine. This year I have noticed my remote shifter is much h
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Friend of mine, new to sailing, bought a '84 C25 (tall rig, swing keel) and asked me to show him a f
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On the Yanmar 37 hp diesel engine, how do you check oil levels?
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Hi guy's, I have purchased a 81 O'Day 23 and have a question. The pull out bunk was an option when
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My boat has been sitting in this trailer for 6+ years. Looks as if it has settled. Should the traile
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Hi everyone, I'm looking for someone with Ericson experience...Have a 32' with a fin keel. Four
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Hello Macgregor-ers out there! After laser-ing for 3 years, I bought a 1992 Macgregor 26S, my firs
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need some help. i have a wc newport electric head and the intake doesn't draw water. i took it apart
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Hello Macgregor-ers out there! After laser-ing for 3 years, I bought a 1992 Macgregor 26S, my firs
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About 7 or 8 years ago, we had the compression post on our '86 h31 r/r by a very reputable yard whic

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Need a new tachometer
Tom J at 12:35pm 09.05.22
When you order your tach, be sure to order an optical rpm reader to calibrate your new tach. CD off
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612lunasea at 12:29pm 09.05.22
The deck light is not part of the current steaming light on the mast but there is a combination stea
Mainsheet   (2)
brockangelo at 11:32am 09.05.22
209005 209006 See if either of these help. If not, dig through my album in my signature. I'm sure I
Bleeding Yanmar Injectors
2Sheets2TheWind at 10:48am 09.05.22
How long has it been since the engine last ran? What lead up to this issue? How do you know the co
Windlass Power Source
Hayden Watson at 10:28am 09.05.22
One thing to note in this discussion about ACR's and Isolators is that the ACR is only a good choice
Windlass Power Source
Davidasailor26 at 10:17am 09.05.22
The voltage drop is caused by the diodes that do the splitting/isolation. These diodes will cause
Windlass Power Source
Davidasailor26 at 10:14am 09.05.22
Another data point - Retrieving my anchor yesterday took my house bank from 58.7% SOC to 57.7%. On m
Windlass Power Source
Hayden Watson at 10:09am 09.05.22
Thank you John for responding. The issue was as to which battery bank to get the power for the wind
windless   (1)
capta at 9:46am 09.05.22
If you find yourself windless, I can get you all the sailboat fuel you need at a very good price.
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada)
Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 09.05.22
But if the clock has an alkaline battery I would remove that to prevent it from leaking. Just to c
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada)   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.05.22
Alcohol is liquid to about -120C so you should be good for MOST Canadian winters. for the winter.
Windlass Power Source   (1)
dlochner at 9:20am 09.05.22
I just got my first boat with an electric windlass and I've been worrying about that very thing, so
Hunter Europa transom bung
Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 09.05.22
Glad that's cleared up.
Hunter vision in mast wires
P Lund at 9:00am 09.05.22
I put a bore scope camera into main halyard mast hole. Looks like 3/4 in PVC. This might be a chal
Windlass Power Source
Tedd at 8:53am 09.05.22
Hunter 326 running rigging
sail sfbay at 8:43am 09.05.22
9.5 -10mm (3/8") low stretch is fine for your length sailboat. This article recommends 8-10 mm for
Bottom Paint Clarification
colb218 at 8:36am 09.05.22
Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.

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