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Oil shortage All U Get at 5:37am 01.22.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3365
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements (2) shank at 1:41pm 01.21.22 Ask All Sailors 11/3933 It was -17F here in Vermont last night so of course I'm thinking about the upcoming boating season.
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 1:41pm 01.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/2648 Would anyone know if a mast from a Hunter 26 would work on a Hunter 260 I am looking to buy a Hunte
Groco BB-1 Seacock Backing Blocks ramoore at 1:18pm 01.21.22 Ask All Sailors 7/1405 The original plywood backing blocks for all of my thru hulls are rotting, so I'm trying to replace t
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 (3) fred1diver at 10:43am 01.21.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1921
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 RobAL at 7:32am 01.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1707 I raised this subject here before and received some great advice, based on the Eberspacher installat
What is your oldest boat picture? (1) patbratton at 3:46am 01.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1983 As I am sitting here waiting for the weather to warm up so I can install a shelf that I have made f
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) (10) J_Stone at 1:24am 01.21.22 Trailer Sailors 16/3917 201906 I also laid out some basic plans on what I wanted to do with it and what I knew it needed. T
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 CYQK at 4:15am 01.20.22 Ask All Sailors 3/653 Ordering a new one from the west coast All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when s
Starter for 1982 Mercury 7.5 (1) Light air at 3:27am 01.20.22 Parts Search 0/383 1982 Merc 7.5 HP.
Fairleads CaptainStan at 9:03pm 01.19.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4895 In The Sail Trim Users Guide Don talks about moving the fairleads in or out. The fairleads on my boa
First time out of the water in 8 years (4) SailingLoto at 7:30pm 01.19.22 Smaller Boats 18/2090 Finally got around to pulling her out. I just purchased her last year. 8 years tied to dock unused
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration (1) Mat Fournier at 3:33pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 7/950 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I noticed signs
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel (2) Mat Fournier at 3:21pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 5/1129 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I would like yo
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 (1) Mat Fournier at 3:09pm 01.19.22 Big Boats 6/1072 Hello, I am interested in a Hunter 356, 2002. The boat will be surveyed in march but I would like yo
Starter or battery Light air at 2:37pm 01.19.22 Engines and Propulsion 20/1964 I've narrowed down my starting problem on my Mercury 7.5 1982. I believe it is either the battery o
Heat exchanger anode (1) SV At Last at 12:48pm 01.19.22 Catalina 310 13/2094 I have a 2004 Catalina 310 with the Universal M-25XPB engine. It appears I will have to loosen the h
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 11:15am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1922 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 7:57am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2337 Hello I have a Hunter 336 that I recently bought from the original owner. He maintained the boat pe
MMSI Scam? shemandr at 5:04am 01.19.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1318 I got an email from USPS about my MMSI number. The email asked me to visit the site - with link pro

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Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 03.26.25 The Corian I used was only 1/4" inch thick . I found the weigh not much of a concern . Many local c
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:38am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subsc
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 8:28am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Diesel engine as generator question? SV Temenos at 8:20am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subscr
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 8:18am 03.26.25 Calder is wrong, or hasn't bought solar in the past 10yrs to understand how cheap it is now (almost
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:17am 03.26.25 I have built several counters using this method, plywood was sealed with epoxy, has lasted many year
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:11am 03.26.25 Right. But it is the definition of "bad for" that I think is key to the OP question. Yes, what do
Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 8:06am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: Diesels, unlike gasoline engines operate "unthrottled" , meaning that they are pu
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:05am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:03am 03.26.25 I took this to be a more general question, like, "If diesel engines shouldn't run at low RPMs, then
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.26.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? Diesel engines have duty ratings for how lon
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.26.25 I can't offer an answer, but I am interested in the question. Specifically, I am unclear of exactly
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:54am 03.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail JoeWhite at 7:53am 03.26.25 If it was my boat I would do all that I can to avoid drilling holes. I am not sure how big your do
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:53am 03.26.25 If you assume a fixed speed genset and not an inverter variable speed one, then yes, gensets are ty
DIY Remote Monitoring System SV Temenos at 7:36am 03.26.25 This is something that I've been wanting to do but haven't had the time. Would be a fun project. I
Galley table ideas dmax at 7:21am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable a
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Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 6:56am 03.26.25 His take is running an alternator in this range is the cheapest electricity you can generate, even

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