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Sydney Hobart Race TimFromLI at 2:24pm 12.25.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2208 Does anyone know of a way to watch the race start?
Unknown Part and function (2) Jimc91 at 1:20pm 12.25.21 Ask All Sailors 26/4430 Merry. Christmas to all. I recently acquired a Hake Slipper 17. Well preserved and rigged as fract
A new 466 Blacksheep at 11:31am 12.25.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2801 Merry Christmas everyone. I have just had the opportunity to acquire a lightly used 466. I have neve
Hose in stern of boat - Can anyone identify? (2) Monheganlover at 9:48am 12.25.21 Catalina 310 11/2166 Happy Holidays. I could have posted this at the end of the recent thread on bilge blower hoses. Howe
Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel baycloud at 9:16am 12.25.21 Big Boats 6/1963 Hey all, I'm away from the boat again so I had a question on trying to use the hydronic system to he
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Universal 25MXP low rpm issue FLAPILOT at 1:30pm 12.24.21 Catalina 30 13/4097 So I just purchased a Catalina 30 with a Universal 25MXP. Right off the bat I messed up. My first d
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches (2) Crusty Ol Salt at 12:50pm 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 22/4782 So last night I was down on the boat tinkering, cleaning and, who I am kidding, I was basically doin
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year (1) Claude L.-Auger at 12:39pm 12.24.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1410 To all of you old and new participants on this forum. Very best of the Season. May 2022 see us out o
Self tailing winches grangehill at 11:02am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 31/5787 Has anyone added self tailing winches to their H 260 and if so is it worth it ? Also has anyone adde
Merry Christmas Alansails at 10:43am 12.24.21 Catalina 310 2/672 Eileen and I wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas and A Great New Year, Hoping for Fair Winds and Fo
Doing bottom work on a trailer grangehill at 10:31am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 11/1789 Hello all , we just purchased a 1999 H 260 , the previous owner has taken excellent care and attenti
Sailor skills. - KNOTS jssailem at 9:23am 12.24.21 Sails Call Lounge 6/1890 McDonald Brummel Splice McDonald's quick Brummel splice for hollow braid rope. Putting a quick but s
First Time in Gusts patbratton at 7:49am 12.24.21 Smaller Boats 22/2933 My son and I went out on our H240 Tuesday. The winds were 15 mph, gusting to 20. I reefed the main a
125 Genoa hollyclouse at 4:40am 12.24.21 Mid-Size Boats 7/1691 Am looking for a gently used 125 genoa for my 27 Tall. Anyone have one that they are willing to par
Cal 2-27 galley dish storage (1) ricksoth at 10:40pm 12.23.21 Cal 2/1559 Are there any 2-27 owners in this group that can share a photo or describe their boat's dish storage
Companion way slide (1) Ingram at 6:57pm 12.23.21 Smaller Boats 2/1095 Question is their a use for these holes covering the track

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Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. kloudie1 at 7:08pm 07.12.25 The pin and socket quick connectors are the usual suspects. The one you have pictured with the wires
yanmar 3gmf troubles bob45 at 6:38pm 07.12.25 shoot, now that you say it... I have noticed that sometimes it leaks a little from the banjo fitting
yanmar 3gmf troubles dLj at 6:33pm 07.12.25 I had a similar problem. Turned out there was one banjo fitting in the fuel line that was just not q
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 6:11pm 07.12.25 Will do that tomorrow and see what happens. :)
Head filling with water while I'm away CurtisC at 4:52pm 07.12.25 The Catalina Mk I also uses the thru-hull by the head sink for both the sink drain as well as the to
Dufour 500 GL Tally Ho at 4:22pm 07.12.25
Head filling with water while I'm away Tally Ho at 4:17pm 07.12.25 there is an actual Y valve, used to route waste overboard or to a tank. But your photo is a siphon
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06pm 07.12.25 First thing to do is check continuity of the wiring and ensure good connections by removing and clea
Head filling with water while I'm away (1) travelinreid at 3:29pm 07.12.25
Unreliable shore power Tally Ho at 3:18pm 07.12.25 The dock power seems to be fixed. But I upgraded my house batteries anyway. The old batteries wer
Head filling with water while I'm away (1) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 07.12.25 First, just to clarify, this is not a Y valve. It is a siphon break . ad, but my first thought was
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? Tally Ho at 3:00pm 07.12.25 Upgrading transducers may not be as easy as just changing the transducers. For example, I have a v
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? Davidasailor26 at 2:51pm 07.12.25 What kind of instruments are connected to the transducers, and what kind of condition are they in? I
Survey before insurance will renew? shemandr at 2:31pm 07.12.25 ...Progressive appears to have undertaken a marketing plan to grab a bigger share of the recreatio
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) testingthewaters91 at 2:21pm 07.12.25
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 2:18pm 07.12.25 The dock power seems to be fixed. But I upgraded my house batteries anyway. The old batteries were
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? SycloneDriver at 2:13pm 07.12.25 I just spotted a 34 or 37 locally, location withheld. I hope it doesn't come up for sale soon, if
Survey before insurance will renew? dLj at 1:55pm 07.12.25 Progressive appears to have undertaken a marketing plan to grab a bigger share of the recreational
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:52pm 07.12.25 Had to ask before I run, "What happened to the two bolts ?" l exploded view (the KM2P drawing) " 2
Head filling with water while I'm away travelinreid at 1:29pm 07.12.25 Since it fills up in such a short period of time, I would disconnect the hose from the seacock and

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