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Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:39pm 05.12.11 Catalina 30 7/2854 I'm rebuilding my M-15 and would really like to find someone who is re-engining and would like to se
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:36pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/971 Rebuilding my engine and would like to buy an engine for parts...anybody re-engining? Thanks, Jim
Insurance Agreed or ???? rhythmsurfer at 12:08pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5688 Now that we have been pouring more and more money into our "boat on the hill." I have decided to get
Alternator Question? simplicity at 12:00pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4350 I am rewiring some of the electrical in my O'Day 34 and want to know if its a problem to wire my alt
Bareboat in Greece rfrye1 at 11:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1536 Considering a bareboat in greece (athens area). Other than Sunsail ' Moorings, does anyone have expe
Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee dennisp at 11:32am 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1349 Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee for retirement. Plan to bring my Hunter 306 from Alex
no turnbuckle on 9.2A forestay? bugbitten at 11:26am 05.12.11 S2 3/1773 I've recently purchased a '80 9.2A and and working through various issues. Bear with me, as I am new
zee in cedros..... zeehag at 10:53am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2487 with starter failure-- is under repair and will be leaving very soon for cabo and mazatlan--- spot
Furler Fairlead/Bullseye highdesertM26 at 10:19am 05.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1869 Where does everyone mount the first fairlead/bullseye coming out of the furler? I've scoured the in
app for boat movement? bstaff2 at 10:10am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1937 Hi, Does anyone know of an app (Android preferrably) using GPS (or whatever) for sensing an anchor d
What port brand is this (2) inquiztr at 9:44am 05.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2224 I was wondering if anyone could help me find a replacement plastic pane for this window. It is on my
Blue Sea Terminal Fuses - Heads up Rick486 at 8:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2536 Be aware that installation of the Blue Sea terminal fuses, while a great product and a worthwhile sa
310 Interior gpd955 at 8:32am 05.12.11 Catalina 310 3/2496 What's everyone using to clean up/protect the interior wood on their 310's. I used to use lemon oi
Wednesday Night Races (1) kpgraci at 8:13am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3029 Tagged along with the WNR crowd - why has no one told me about this before? What a blast, totally en
Hull Cleaning for H-216 bobbened444 at 7:23am 05.12.11 Smaller Boats 3/1493 I would be interested in what people have used to clean their ACP hulls, such as I have in my Hunter
Propane on a boat Smitty at 6:26am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3965 My 1986 Cal 28 has a propane stove with the tank located in an aft lazerrette. The compartment is v
Keel Bolt Torque Karen at 6:07am 05.12.11 Pearson 1/1892 Hi, Anyone know the paramaters for Pearson 34 keel bolt torque? We are replacing the aluminum pla
Jabsco head not pulling sea water golffnut2000 at 5:45am 05.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/14513 I am new to the site. a lot of great info. I have been reading about Jabsco heads not pulling in sea
Impeller Installation - H386 (1) Jeff Bacon at 5:43am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4900 Hi All: This is one of those Theory vs Practice questions. I know how to change an impeller, but ha
Wrenches for rigging adjustment Scott B at 5:34am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3268 What type of wrench do you use to adjust the rigging. I've tried an adjustable, but it does not stay

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Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? sail sfbay at 7:57pm 09.12.22 3 bladed fixed propeller on the Hunter 46.....no big deal to sail in neutral.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:53pm 09.12.22 He was unsure. Knows it is a 3 bladed fixed prop.
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:47pm 09.12.22 Yes David. I thought is a little strange. I wondered if there might be a shaft issue or the cutlass
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? dlochner at 7:46pm 09.12.22 What kind of prop is installed? A fixed blade prop will spin the shaft in neutral. A folding or fe
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? Davidasailor26 at 7:43pm 09.12.22 A noise described as singing reminds me of a thread that I think involved the edges of the blade bei
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer jssailem at 7:41pm 09.12.22 I found the advice from John Harries regarding both Jacklines and preventers to be sound and practic
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? (1) sail sfbay at 7:29pm 09.12.22 Neutral.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:11pm 09.12.22 if the rebuild is done right, Yes. My adventure into the unknown.
Traveling alongside Timm R Oday25 at 7:11pm 09.12.22 When my boat was transported from Charleston to a yard in New Orleans, the trucker called me from
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer sail sfbay at 7:10pm 09.12.22 What's a good material? high-strength, low-stretch webbing Jackline Materials Evaluation - Practical
Long range rescue DArcy at 7:10pm 09.12.22 When things go wrong in a survival situation it tends to lead to a snowballing series of problems.
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race berner73 at 6:46pm 09.12.22 Very cool and thanks for sharing. Nice to see the race in action again. Interesting fleet, surpris
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 6:43pm 09.12.22 John, I'm a little late to the party, I only noticed this thread a couple days ago. Sorry to hear ab
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Mechone at 5:44pm 09.12.22 Replace it with a Vetus which most Beneteaus use
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 5:42pm 09.12.22 Not until PIC does my New Generator , waiting on them to decide what is next. After that I will be
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) palcuz at 5:41pm 09.12.22 Best wishes to Guy! We'll be anxious to hear about his progress along the way and I'm sure that th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:36pm 09.12.22 I looked hard at the replacement strategy. Having space limits, without totally modifying the boat,
Long range rescue SFS at 5:36pm 09.12.22
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 5:33pm 09.12.22 Update I reached out to Blue Sea. They are very responsive and we are working on a solution. Very
Removing bent driveshaft strut from 1985 hunter 31 Tally Ho at 5:28pm 09.12.22

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