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Fuel Catalyst CYQK at 4:25am 05.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/855 Noticing folks add this to diesel pusher motorhomes to clean injectors Anyone use this in the small
Should I run away from this boat? (7) tym2 at 6:14pm 05.15.22 Catalina 30 11/1926 I am looking to buy a 70's Catalina 30 and the boat is in awesome condition except for the keel bolt
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... (2) Team118 at 5:02pm 05.15.22 Big Boats 7/3446 Hello; I wanted to request information if possible about the exact process of creating the in boom
Operating the House/Start battery selector (1) Udi at 2:48pm 05.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5029 Hi ! Request The forum's advise concerning the operating of the "operating the House/Start batte
Insurance RichardSprince at 1:01pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1156 In the process of purchasing a 22 ft. Racer/daysailer. Insurance is cheap enough, property and $100k
Macerator for Hunter 34 (1) Charlie98117 at 12:46pm 05.15.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/3022
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 12:44pm 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 4/1438 I have just had the bearing replaced. Unlike many boats it's a rubber sleeve held in by friction and
M7 Toggle Jaw Reverse Thread (1) sunlover at 12:22pm 05.15.22 Ask All Sailors 2/603 Anybody Know where I can find one of these? I'd prefer a double end left right bolt, but ironicall
Electric motors for sailboat Ivortickle at 9:17am 05.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1978 Any recommendations or thoughts regarding adding an electric motor to my sailboat. Would be used pri
AC voltmeter replacement Stephen M at 5:32am 05.15.22 Big Boats 9/1408 My voltmeter on our 420 started reading less and less then 120v over a period of time and now is rea
Bargain Genoa (3) patbratton at 3:03am 05.15.22 Smaller Boats 2/961 A friend on the dock gave me his old Jib. It is not really old but he put a roller furling jib on th
Alternator upgrade thoughts for Yanmar SycloneDriver at 8:34pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 27/8548 I've been doing a lot of research trying to find an affordable alternator upgrade for my 3YM20. I'v
Yanmar's The_Sailing_Pelican at 5:10pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1202 Hi I could swear I had a topic been develop on this subject but VOILA it's gone(?)... So... I have
Santana 20 needs a motor maybe a trolling motor? (1) acudavid at 4:58pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1136 Hi everyone, I have a 20 ft Schock Santana that I bought to support a charity for young sailors. It
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? (2) jaysweet at 3:20pm 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3983 Two days ago, I ran the engine (Yanmar 2GM20F) on dry land to test it before today's launch date. I
Newbie hoping for some help with b343 project Byrnsy at 2:41pm 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/593 Hi all, I've just bought an oceanis 343 project and hope some other owners maybe able to help me. My
Jabsco Sensor Max 14 simonbbt at 12:49pm 05.14.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/832
Ericson 28-2 Fuel system simonbbt at 12:38pm 05.14.22 Engines and Propulsion 6/1041 Have just acquired a 1989 Ericson 28-2. While checking all systems, for the life of me I can't find
Installing macerator on 2000 Beneteau 411 in forward head Craig Meredith at 11:31am 05.14.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1774 Our forward head has a deck pump out but it does not have a macerator for draining the the holding t
Rearming an inflatable life vest George Jarvis at 11:26am 05.14.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1691 I inherited an inflatable life vest with a recent sailboat purchase. I ordered a rearm kit for it w

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From a Catalina 22 to a 310 North Texas Sailor at 7:45am 07.31.25 Congrats, and I am sorry you caught that sailing virus. I have heard it is very hard to get rid of
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 7:31am 07.31.25 My thoughts is that would be a weak design for a sailboat steering. That said Edson has a lot of kno
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance jssailem at 7:28am 07.31.25 Yours maybe a friction fit. Perhaps with set screws holding it in place. I have not seen one of them
Unexplained situation last night Allan12210 at 7:25am 07.31.25 Happened all the time at China Beach State Park in San Francisco Bay. The hydrodynamic lift from the
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 7:24am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 7:24am 07.31.25 Given the age of the boat and the quirks in how it is put together, now might be good time to servic
Water Tank Tally Ho at 7:20am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) jssailem at 7:18am 07.31.25
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) jtm at 7:12am 07.31.25 you mentioned you were doing like 1500 rpm. Kinda slow. 2350 to 2800 (wave/wind conditions permittin
Water Tank Paulam at 7:08am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mou
Water Tank Paulam at 7:07am 07.31.25 Thanks for getting back to me. I blew the vent line out with compressor. Then I blew through by mout
Albin Vega 27 first time owner jssailem at 6:57am 07.31.25 I would suggest reviewing the video works of Andy at BoatworksToday.com He is a talented individual
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance (1) Tally Ho at 6:34am 07.31.25 Just to be clear, I have not removed any nuts yet. I'm not sure how people are gathering that the w
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 6:28am 07.31.25
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance kloudie1 at 6:05am 07.31.25 The wheelpilot drive should be "fixed" by drilling through the little wheel mounting screws and repl
Water ballast sailboat rudder uphaul lined patbratton at 5:54am 07.31.25 I purchased the blocks and new line for the rudder and have never gotten around to installing. I fou
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance dlochner at 5:38am 07.31.25 I'm not sure how people are gathering that the wheel shaft nut has already been removed. Because
Removing Raymarine ST4000+ from Edson Destroyer Wheel -- Need Guidance testingthewaters91 at 4:24am 07.31.25 I completely removed my ST4000 drive and replaced all of the belt bearings and bearing pins. Fun j
Water maker in the Salish? colemj at 4:16am 07.31.25 I just looked at that link. While it does give the basics about watermakers, the list of the 5 best
Unexplained situation last night dlochner at 4:10am 07.31.25 The boat will lie to whatever force is stronger, wind or current. In your case the wind was having a

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