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Keeping A Sailboat Cool Without Shore Power Leeward Rail at 9:10am 08.31.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2803 Good Morning All ! We plan on spending more time on the boat next summer and I have some questions
pink blotches on radar screen tadd5181 at 9:01am 08.31.21 Ask All Sailors 1/402 Are pink blotches on radar screen indication of a malfunction? Radar is part of Raymarine e125 devi
Vibratios Hunter Legend 37.5 Gil at 8:18am 08.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/941 Hey guys, I have a hunter legend 37.5, 1991 for a few years now. Since day one I'm experiencing v
Pigtail? Jeff Pryor at 6:58am 08.31.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1110 Wanting to plug both shore and AC into pigtail splitter for shorepower - possible? Recommendations.
Charging a NORCOLD SCQT 6406 with refrigerant (3) Bolander at 5:54am 08.31.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2979 Last summer we purchased our 1985 37 ft. Hunter cutter SV Shadow. It came with a Norcold SCQT-6406
Cowl vents on MH40 Phantom154 at 5:13am 08.31.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/439 Do the cowl vents on my 2014 MH40 have a dorade box to keep water out or are they just vents? If it
Norcold SCQT-6406 Refrigerant Charging (3) Bolander at 5:18pm 08.30.21 The Cherubini Hunters 1/804 SV Shadow came with a Norcold SCQT-6406 refrigeration unit for the icebox. I don't know if this was
RF ground mjsb at 4:18pm 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1177 Installing new Raymarine Instruments on an 87 Hunter. In their wiring directions that have the shiel
26S Considering new prop. Russ Ward at 1:59pm 08.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/707 I have a 1992 26S with a fairly clean bottom. It lives on a trailer, so not much growth. I have a
Aqua Signal FOB kenrait at 12:08pm 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 1/502 Anyone have an Aqua Signal FOB they would be willing to part with? Lost mine.
Fuel line crack. Josko at 11:31am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2128 Hi everyone, is it possible to get air in the fuel system through the cracked flexible fuel hose bet
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Plymouth Sailor at 11:24am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/737
MacGregor 25 Classification Giro at 10:30am 08.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/3092
The 260 is home! (2) Ottdreamer at 9:49am 08.30.21 Smaller Boats 13/2297 We will organize and polish it in the driveway before bringing it down to the marina, drydocked whil
Unique DIY Designed and Built Sailboats (7) Leeward Rail at 7:32am 08.30.21 Sails Call Lounge 2/783 Thought I would start a thread where people can post photos of unique, DIY sailboats. Unique in a g
Webbing: Sew or Tie mikemoyer at 7:17am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/1628 I have some tubular webbing that I'm going to use to make jack lines. What's the best way to attach
Wheel pulling to the right VernonJ at 6:39am 08.30.21 Ask All Sailors 7/982 After having the boat (Hunter 326) out for some maintenance, as I was motoring back to my marina, I
C27 Build a Chain Locker Chief Jim at 6:04am 08.30.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/812 Like many, I have no Chain Locker, bowsprit, bow rollers or windlass. Who has built these mods on
Change or Replace Air Intake Filter (2) Stephen M at 5:56am 08.30.21 Big Boats 2/487 I want to clean or replace the air intake filter on our Yanmar 4JH2-TE. Any advice on what to expect
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s (1) stricklandmma at 6:06pm 08.29.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2728 I'm not a sailor, I have a combined sail time of 8 hours lol. Went out for the second time today and

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Runaway diesel dLj at 1:59pm 02.04.25 You kind of changed the focus from "the engine has to be at 200rpm to start" to something about han
Cutless Bearing Set Screws dlochner at 1:49pm 02.04.25 Even though you are in freshwater, do not put brass below the water line. Bronze only or 316 SS.
Cutless Bearing Set Screws duck21 at 12:37pm 02.04.25 Oo, indeed -- McMaster-Carr has a ton of bronze/brass options. Thanks for the recommendation!
Runaway diesel Jumpstart at 12:32pm 02.04.25 so what actually caused the crank oil to generate the run-away condition? I.m not sure. When the p
Cutless Bearing Set Screws dlochner at 12:23pm 02.04.25 You can try McMaster-Carr for bronze set screws, they seem to have just about every fastener known t
Runaway diesel dlochner at 12:18pm 02.04.25 My terminology may not be precise or even correct, and may be confusing. Go back to the section of
Runaway diesel (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 02.04.25 I have the same engine and even after I cleaned/repainted it and varnished surrounding wood it look
Runaway diesel colemj at 12:09pm 02.04.25 I'm confused by this sentence. I've always thought RPM was rotational speed, velocity is synonym fo
Runaway diesel colemj at 12:00pm 02.04.25 I'm not sure what you are pointing out with the above. When one wants to hand crank a diesel engin
Runaway diesel dlochner at 11:57am 02.04.25 The engine doesn't have to get to a 200rpm velocity to start - it only has to achieve a 200rpm rate
Rhode Island - Expired Flares Turn-In Events Don S/V ILLusion at 10:56am 02.04.25
Cajun Ground Hog Day! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:25am 02.04.25 Here in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, "Chedi," the stupa of Wat Phra Mahathat, felt a raindrop toda
Runaway diesel (1) Calif. Ted at 10:16am 02.04.25 I always hate when Ralph posts pictures of his engine compartment because I have the same engine and
Runaway diesel MikeHoncho at 9:41am 02.04.25 I had a runaway engine with a Yanmar 1gm10. Motoring at 3000 rpm. Martec prop spun off shaft. Engin
Seattle Boat Show (1) jssailem at 9:27am 02.04.25 I mentioned Gig Harbor Boat Works. They are now producing the little boat work horse for PacificNW w
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. MaryEllaRose at 8:56am 02.04.25
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:42am 02.04.25 Cranking speed is a rate of change, not a velocity, as explained in the text above. The engine doe
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed kappykaplan at 8:41am 02.04.25 CSTim, welcome to the forum. Recommend you create a new thread instead of resurrecting one that is
Runaway diesel Jumpstart at 8:35am 02.04.25 I had a runaway engine with a Yanmar 1gm10. Motoring at 3000 rpm. Martec prop spun off shaft. Engine
GPS Antenna Quandary (1) DRhoads at 8:27am 02.04.25 From the original question see below in red_ish. I think I may have to replace the RS120 GPS antenn

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