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Out of Control Yanmar spadaforaj at 8:53am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 21/8349 Help ! When testing my old 2 cylinder Yanmar - it started racing out of control (not in gear). Noth
trailer lights Adrian Morris at 8:52am 05.24.10 Trailer Sailors 18/5583 got new lights and harness for my Hunter 19 trailer I connected the wires as recommended and the fla
She finally got wet! (2) jimmyp at 8:46am 05.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1611 Finally, got my 26S in the water. No major problems, but Tohatsu motor kept jumping out of reverse.
Engine Rotation Smitty at 8:24am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2011 Okay, here's one I oughta know but don't. Westerbeke W13A in an '86 Cal 28. Looking from the front
Lazy jack problem jackzimmerman at 8:05am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2719 We have a 1999 Hunter 380, just bought it late last year. We do not have in mast furling but we do
Traveler thaeni at 8:03am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1788 In what conditions or circumstance's do you let the traveler go to Port or Starboard VS leaving it c
Bilge water jackzimmerman at 7:55am 05.24.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3760 We have a 1999 Hunter 380 which we just bought late last year. It constantly has maybe 2 inches or
Shift cable fix s/v Sweet Laraine at 6:04am 05.24.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2738 I hit the seawall yesterday when I could not shift into reverse to stop. It seems that the cable nee
Replacing exterior wood (1) DannyS at 5:31am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2029 So I'm thinking of replacing the exterior wood with composite decking material. My boat has a molded
Widgeon Bailer Hole(starboard) tazmo8448 at 5:25am 05.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1206 I have noticed two bailer holes in the transom one for the main cockpit(on centerline) and one that
grounding plates woodster at 5:16am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1823 i am looking at installing a grounding plate on my S-2...and am wondering if they make one that will
Another Ferry Boat Question jibes138 at 3:02am 05.24.10 Ask All Sailors 13/4250 Let's say I am cruising along under sail only and I am on starboard tack only under sail power. I a
Missing LA Area Sailor; Boat Aground in Santa Monica (1) Rick D at 11:18pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 12/5641 (I hope I'm not violating any copywrites here. This is sourced form the LA Times blog site) h
Urgent Question - PHC Upgrade from Jabsco PKFK at 9:48pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3179 I also asked this in the head mistriss forum - but it seem quiet over there so asking here as well (
PHC LBA - Detailed Question PKFK at 9:40pm 05.23.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3521 I am installing a PHC-LBA conversion kit that I purchased from SBO.com. I have a question about th
boat just fell over Don Crowther at 2:02pm 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 44/11018 I've just received a call from my marina. Our boat has been blown over, it was on it's stand. Must h
Would you replace your own roller furler? PrincessoftheLake at 7:44pm 05.23.10 Big Boats 2/1688 Spent the weekend getting the boat ready and were trying to bend on the jib on our 1995 Hunter 40.5
Who has done a bareboat in the Caribbean? Brian D at 7:34pm 05.23.10 Destinations 11/4963 Is it worth it? When would be a good time to do one if one were interested? Who are the better chart
port hardware Mike U at 7:04pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1098 Does anyone know where to get replacement latch screws for a 1980s era Hunter? I have a 1986 34', a
Water Heater thaeni at 6:55pm 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1296 I have a 6 gallon Seaward water Heater and the heating element does not function. Is it a replaceabl

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Hypalon vs pvc dmax at 7:32am 06.26.22 As a point of reference, I have had my hypalon inflatable (made by Zeppelin) for 28 years, still loo
little egg inlet nj Dil at 7:12am 06.26.22 we came in the little egg Saturday and are staying at beach haven we had no issues coming in, howeve
Schaefer 2100 furler bearings (1) PlaneTom at 6:50am 06.26.22 I received the new drum from Schaefer and finally found time to do the swap. Easier than I expected,
Good exercise of older boaters Leeward Rail at 6:50am 06.26.22 Man... you guys know how to kill a joke. That is SOOOOOOO Depressing. I might just get a potato lau
Hunter 376 Anchor Rode to Locker Routing (1) duck21 at 6:43am 06.26.22 Attached is a picture of how the line currently drops through the deck on my boat. Here is one of t
Alberg Daystar 22' Epic1969 at 6:35am 06.26.22 Good list of boats there. Right now I have a Precision 18 and a fixer upper Montgomery 17 to satisf
Main Halyard for Catalina 315 Bill Russell at 6:30am 06.26.22 That's very interesting, Stephen. My clutches on the starboard side are rigged with the vang and th
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries dlochner at 6:28am 06.26.22 The more complicated you make the system the more points of failure you introduce and the more diffi
Hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 6:21am 06.26.22 Hard to say. Ask AB? Mine is an Aria model. I think this was their idea of a budget model and used t
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Marmalade at 5:59am 06.26.22 Chainsaw might do better than the "sawszall" in a de-masting situation.... unless you have a wood
Hypalon vs pvc jviss at 5:58am 06.26.22 My AB with the 215 is toast after 7 years. Leaking like a sieve. Yikes! I have an AB 9VL with Or
"Powersport" and Lawn and Garden Tractor Batteries as Starting Batteries jviss at 5:36am 06.26.22 I'm going to start a new thread on backing up the house bank (or maybe not), as that's where this on
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Ward H at 5:18am 06.26.22 I've had my Rigid Compact 18v Drill & Impact Driver for about 10 years now, bought them specifically
H34 mid ship cleats location Sefuller at 4:58am 06.26.22 @DeniseO30 if this is for a Hunter 34 with slotted toe-rails you can use a Dyneema soft shackle on t
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem robertcropdust at 4:55am 06.26.22 Thanks for the reply. Looking through the the logs the inverter was installed by a certified marine
Cordless power tools: best for boat? Sefuller at 4:47am 06.26.22 Milwaukee M12 is the way to go - they have an almost unlimited number of tools available. I keep on
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect Ward H at 4:46am 06.26.22 Sounds like several issues posted here. Last year my issue was after an update the SG200 screen woul
Window saga continues Sefuller at 4:42am 06.26.22 We had that happen on our last O'day, the originals were fixed to the cabin top with adhesive and sc
Help needed with Magnum inverter problem dlochner at 3:52am 06.26.22 To expand a bit on what @mermike said. When the boat is plugged into shore power the inverter should
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Kings Gambit at 11:02pm 06.25.22

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