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Two dipsticks on my diesel? (1) acudavid at 7:32pm 12.10.21 Engines and Propulsion 11/2944 I am new to diesels and have a 1977 Lancer with what I believe to be the original Yanmar motor. I a
Replacing Original yellow bilge hose on O'day 28 1985 BKParks at 11:53am 12.10.21 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2656 Hello, I am a new 1985 O'day 28 boat owner and new to sailing as well. Someone decided to abandon h
Bow berth remove fabric ceilings & install wood battens (10) william24424 at 10:19am 12.10.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1438 1- Ash battens, (Boulters lumber MA) 2- Epoxy stringers to hull 3- Followed line of shelves (nothing
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use Puesta del sol at 8:52pm 12.09.21 Big Boats 19/2849 Looking at my emergency tiller and just not figuring how I could possibly use it. The backstay prev
Catalina 400 Aqua Lift Muffler location CptCasper at 5:54pm 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1550 Hi All, I recently tried to start my Catalina 400 in Seattle today, however it wouldn't start after
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 5:42pm 12.09.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1759 Catalina 27 1987 with M18 Universal engine starts and sounds normal. Pulled out of Harbour and ran
Interesting Boat Project cb32863 at 11:28am 12.09.21 Ask All Sailors 4/875 Found this via Sailing Anarchy. Guy is a professional shipwright, short episodes, not polished or sl
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:18am 12.09.21 Sails Call Lounge 17/2448 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. ed to the ratio of
Passage 42 bilge question eianm at 2:29pm 12.08.21 Big Boats 9/1478 i am still chasing a diesel small leak into the bilge. I have cleaned and dried the engine around in
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle gjward63 at 9:50am 12.08.21 Ask All Sailors 13/4200 When motoring my 33 Pearson the throttle lever tend to slowly go back toward idle speed (if I let it
Looking for the wiring diagram of control panel for 1992 42 Hunter Passage? Pmack240 at 7:26am 12.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2068 Anyone who has access to the diagram/schematic of a 1992 Hunter 42 Passage, in particular the contro
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 11:31pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 17/3227 I came back to my boat after about a month away and found some mold growing in the fully enclosed co
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies Brian D at 9:20pm 12.07.21 SSB and Ham Operators 6/3215 Published in today's Federal Register. https://www.regulations.gov/document...2020-0668-0006 High F
I think I have Termites - Help! (3) Gint at 6:50pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2491 I have these pellets falling from an isolated area on my Catalina 34, above the nav station. Are the
Engine mounting Ken13559 at 5:41pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1434 One of my engine mount (back hole of starboard rear) lag bolt hole is loose. I fill it with some str
Eno Stove Burner - bad mixture. (1) sunlover at 4:12pm 12.07.21 Ask All Sailors 4/988 My propane eno stove burner has a spot throwing a yellow flame. It stinks and gives me a headache.
Hull dents (2) aschbrenners2 at 2:52pm 12.07.21 Mid-Size Boats 20/4883 We bought the boat a year ago and during the survey, sea test and, haul out, our surveyor found a go
1997 Bennetaue oceanis 400 stop switch wiring? (2) bwagner187 at 1:23pm 12.07.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/1070 I just purchased this vessel and I do have the original owners manual with the engine wiring diagram
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 11:54am 12.07.21 Newport 7/2999 I'm looking to replace both engine and prop on my N30. Does anyone know the max prop size that will
Converting '73 Javelin to mid-boom rigging? (1) RaleighRancher at 10:09am 12.07.21 Day Sailers 7/2246 I've got a 1973 O'Day Javelin with the end of boom rigging as shown below. I'm thinking about conver

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Unreliable shore power marcham at 2:21pm 07.10.25 In my experience, 95 pct of shore power faults are related to issues inside the boat... Think about
Emergency Tiller Configuration: Hunter 376 Don S/V ILLusion at 2:11pm 07.10.25
Is my new keel winch broken newsailor72 at 2:00pm 07.10.25 Called their support, on hold for 45 min, no answer. Got replacement unit from Amazon, same thing,
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine smokey73 at 1:02pm 07.10.25 You lose a product and expect them to replace it at a discount? Try that with any other product an
Beneteau 323 Battery Question BigEasy at 12:03pm 07.10.25 On my 2006 Ben, I have one AGM deep cycle starter battery (gp 31) & three (gp31) deep cycle batterie
Beneteau 323 Battery Question Tally Ho at 10:56am 07.10.25 For a long time, I used 2 deep cycle marine batteries to run my house system and for starting the en
Black bilge water Tally Ho at 10:40am 07.10.25 I would be checking your black water tank (assuming you have one, and the rank stuff could be sewage
Black bilge water (1) Rich Stidger at 10:28am 07.10.25 I had that issue of black bilge water a couple years ago. I never found the cause. But I cleared i
Black bilge water (1) Nan at 10:06am 07.10.25
Beneteau 323 Battery Question Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 07.10.25 For small diesels a deep cycle battery is fine for starting the engine, and having two of the same m
Black bilge water Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 07.10.25 Holding tank? Hoses to/from holding tank? All hose fittings?
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF pham at 8:51am 07.10.25 A welder might be able to braze a nut on the back of the flange where it broke. Might even be possi
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF duality at 7:05am 07.10.25 heres an old post of mine, reach out to them! Got to give a shout out to HDI Marine, especially Hai
Troubleshooting mainsail trim kappykaplan at 6:51am 07.10.25 We have a week-long sail camping trip planned for next week I'm looking forward to experimenting
Seaward Fox 19 manual online? Tranquil Soul at 6:24am 07.10.25 Does anyone know if there is a link anywhere to a Seaward Fox 19 manual anywhere on the net? I neve
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:18am 07.10.25 Just an update here: I did get out last weekend, and in the process added a fairly sizable tear to
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" Ward H at 6:06am 07.10.25 I followed @Tally Ho thread on his upgrades and did the same when I was having a new main built. Ve
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF Jim Legere at 6:00am 07.10.25 A welder might be able to braze a nut on the back of the flange where it broke. Might even be possib
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow thinwater at 5:56am 07.10.25 We sent them a 10% across the board export tariff. Just sayin', not knowin'. They have a resource, w
O'day 27 projects...help! shemandr at 5:50am 07.10.25 I think this is the video from the post. (My Browder calls it un-secure but the creater is well reg

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