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Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 (3) ricksoth at 6:32pm 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 23/2584 Hello, I have an dead Westerbeke 13a which I'm determined to get out of the boat this winter. I wa
Jib halyard question. SailingLoto at 3:26pm 11.07.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/777 I recently ran my halyards to the cockpit on my c25. This is a grand improvement for getting the sai
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 2:49pm 11.07.21 Racing 9/1950 The Transat Jacques Vabre started today. More than 70 boats sailing from LeHavre, France, to Martin
Raymarine C80 Chartplotter Charts - 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 2:28pm 11.07.21 Big Boats 27/5056 Hi. Now that we're up on Georgian Bay it just occurred to me that I'm not sure if the current memory
331 Oceanis wiring diagram ChrisMro at 1:17pm 11.07.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2267 Has anyone laid his/her hands on a real wiring diagram for 2001 Bene 331 Oceanis made in NC for Nort
Alternator wiring (1) DArcy at 9:29am 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 5/1804 I'd like to rewire my alternator to be wired to the battery positive busbar. The B+ terminal is curr
Winterizing Yanmar 2QM15 Wm. Gill at 7:45am 11.07.21 Ask All Sailors 21/3108 I have a new to me 79' C'C 30 with a Yanmar 2QM15. I am winterizing her for the 1st time, but am use
ALWAYS A MESS!!! twodzusfittings at 7:15am 11.07.21 Ask All Sailors 20/1877 Every single time I change the oil and fuel filters on my engine, M-20, I end up with a mess. For th
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" DeniseO30 at 5:47am 11.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/1890 On my 3gm30 I have of course the flywheel mounted sensor for the tach I'm quite convinced it's is o
o'day keel problems Mawingo at 7:19pm 11.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1644
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 28/3071 As I am working my way thru the survey and making repairs..... I need to replace the 115V battery ch
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 5:47pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 12/845 Why such bizarre voltage readings on the M2 monitor on my brand new, Blue Sea Systems 360 panel? Thi
H41DS Racor priming question (5) Nachismo at 11:12am 11.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/677 My first time checking for water/gunk. Pure diesel and 1 small booger came out. Then I went to ble
US SPARS Question joker460 at 8:40am 11.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2124 Has anyone had issues getting a response from them lately? I wanted to order some spar parts from th
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 8:14am 11.06.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1528 My latest DVD production of our 2021 family summer cruising season. SCWjsMyD_dE
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:16pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 27/4030 The docks at our current marina are much lower than what we have had previously. I am wondering if
Yanmar SB-8 - Shifter (1) npaulay at 6:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 0/588 hello - I recently installed a Yanmar SB-8 into my 27' sailboat and I had to modify my existing shif
Replacement Bulbs for Tachometer in a Type B Panel (1) dkinzer at 4:34pm 11.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1036 I took my tachometer apart to replace the defunct "hours" LCD and decided to ohm out the two red-col
What Top-down Furler Do You Like? Jskosmo at 3:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/833 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode
Top-down Furling Brand You Like? Jskosmo at 3:36pm 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/467 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode

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Is your boat haunted? shemandr at 1:39pm 10.28.24 Of course, in Joshua Slocum's "Sailing Alone Around the World" there was a story of when Slocum was
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 1:39pm 10.28.24 OK Sailors. We all know if you desire wind in your sails, the time to go sailing is in the fall mont
Beneteau 423 Mast height measurement cosmonaut at 1:25pm 10.28.24 @jssailem Did you measure the air draft on your B423? Kindly clarify if to tip of antenna, wind sens
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 11:43am 10.28.24 Maybe it was the tequila...:biggrin: The scotch definitely came after while dripping wet in the sal
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? FastOlson at 11:41am 10.28.24 Note also that diesel seepage is common on old gaskets under gauge senders or clean-out plates on th
Is your boat haunted? dlochner at 11:39am 10.28.24 @jssailem - Are you sure you weren't sipping the scotch earlier? I'm pretty sure it wasn't straig
Is your boat haunted? Rich Stidger at 11:35am 10.28.24 @jssailem - Are you sure you weren't sipping the scotch earlier?
Is your boat haunted? jssailem at 11:09am 10.28.24 No, not my boat. We are besties. Now, on the Catamaran we chartered in Belize, I had an out-of-bod
Outboard motor install Willemvan at 11:06am 10.28.24 @Willemvan and @Chiriqui As a former dealer, I installed those brackets on the Hunter 26 successf
Outboard motor install Crazy Dave Condon at 10:14am 10.28.24 @Willemvan and @Chiriqui As a former dealer, I installed those brackets on the Hunter 26 successf
Is your boat haunted? Captain Larry-DH at 10:07am 10.28.24 Yes - Every time I drop a tool or fastener it heads straight for the water! (.... and it's a catama
2011+ Hunter 22 wanting to buy Crazy Dave Condon at 10:04am 10.28.24
Grey water outflow from head sync best practice Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:35am 10.28.24 I will re-route with a clean conscience. cheers. This will allow you to do something else that you
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass baycloud at 9:29am 10.28.24 From a related thread by a different 40.5 owner: n hundreds of people would have been in the past an
Is your boat haunted? WayneH at 9:29am 10.28.24 It wasn't me but I met a sailor who swore his boat was haunted by a nice ghost. I don't recall all t
Hunter 27-2 Salon Wood Species Siamese at 9:24am 10.28.24 You'd draw from a much bigger audience with some good pictures.
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass (1) baycloud at 9:12am 10.28.24 $2K to replace a holding tank??? A new top quality plastic tank up to 25 gallons shouldn't cost yo
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? Rich Stidger at 8:35am 10.28.24 I'm with @dlochner - Replace the tank, lose the band-aids.
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? Hello Below at 8:29am 10.28.24 Captain Obvious here. Have you tried contacting Grand Yachts in either Vancouver or Sidney? Maybe
Outboard motor install Chiriqui at 8:01am 10.28.24 Careful how far out from the stern you extend the mount because the weight of the motor will or can

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