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Universal 5411 Engine compression ChesaBaySailor at 11:41pm 03.22.08 Pearson 1/1805 Does anyone know what the compression reading should be on a Universal Diesel Model 5411?
new depthsounder,inhull or thur-hulltransducer vincent-roundhouse at 11:47pm 03.22.08 Ask All Sailors 0/817 i want to install a new depth, or fish finder, i would like to use one that i can glue to the inside
buying a used boat rant Brian Scott at 12:29am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1213 Looked at a lot of boats. Seriously considered six, offered on three, paid for a survey on two and b
motoring a sailboat in reverse Nicky17000 at 1:00am 03.23.08 Trailer Sailors 13/3551 Hello,I use a Nissan 9.9 to drive my legend 23.5.It was ok to drive the boat forward but very inef
need advice on cruising chute Nicky17000 at 12:46am 03.23.08 Trailer Sailors 3/1758 Hello,I bought a cruising chute for my legend 23.5 (complete with bag and dowsing sock)This is my
A different scenario sailaway78 at 2:06am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/959 OK, Higgs post about the life raft call started my feeble brain to thinking. So, here is the scenar
Lifetime for AGM batteries Larry Jackel at 3:16am 03.23.08 Big Boats 4/1394 My 2005 H44 came with two 200amp-hour AGM batteries. They have been kept pretty well charged by sola
How many people is safe? tcrespo at 5:12am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 29/2760 This could be a silly question, but how many people is safe on your boat? I've got a 1978 Hunter 27
Roller furling question sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:15am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1519 Yesterday, my roller furling jammed with the jenny fully out. I could not roll it up. Winds were onl
2nd battery for Hunter 260 w/marine head Hunter 260 at 8:09am 03.23.08 Smaller Boats 5/1176 I have a Hunter 260 2002 with one battery and want to know where other people put the second battery
1998 340 changing Head KenHartfield at 8:19am 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1030 I want to replace the head on my 340. I currently have a Jacobson and I want to convert to a Raritan
installing a new spreader on a 1983 catlina 30 bill hammond at 9:20am 03.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1034 I removed a wooden spreader built a new one of wood and now must install any thoughts on how diificu
cell phone weather radar SandyJ at 8:44am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1302 Hello All,I am adding cellphone weather radar to my cell phone and my research with Verizon lists
Signs of a worn out main sail? tomcat2k at 8:30am 03.23.08 Seidelmann 4/7192 This is likely a dumb question... but here goes. What signs will tell me when a main sail is truly
re-stuffing a stuffing box Chris3608 at 10:49am 03.23.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1652 I have an 1984 34' hunter. My stuffing box needs to be restuffed. It is leaking pretty good right
Satellite radio Salish Sea Cruiser at 10:20am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1054 Has anyone used either Sirius or MX satellite radio while cruising the Inside Passage to Alaska? Th
18 Crew Trapped in Tug Rick D at 1:54am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1313 See note. Divers trying now to rescue. Rick D.
need advice on depthfinders, fishfinders,inhull or thur hull vincent-roundhouse at 1:30am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1063 hi, just wanted to know witch is beter for sailboats inhull or thur hull,also witch unit raymarine ,
Yet another fishfinder question Manny at 11:45am 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1044 I'm looking at either the inexpensive Hummingbird Piranhamax, Eagle Cuda, or Garmin 90 fishfinders a
Fuel Tank Sticking sailortonyb Allied Mis at 1:42pm 03.23.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2349 I have an irregular shaped fuel tank which was custom made by the P.O to conform to the shape of the

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Steering drain through hull jonelli at 8:54am 10.06.21 And lastly, it appears to have solved the mysterious water in the bilge.
What do You know about Rudders? rgranger at 8:50am 10.06.21 Well I have built one rudder (out of wood) for a smaller boat and did my best to give it the correct
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases JuanMarcos at 8:41am 10.06.21 https://spareparts.beneteauusa.com/controleur.php?action=accueil don't know if this link will get
Key Lime Sailing club, reviews? DAVA390 at 8:40am 10.06.21 Thank you guys, appreciate it.
Wiring new TV Gary Ryan at 8:39am 10.06.21 Exactly
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 8:37am 10.06.21 Hollyberry - can I ask where you got the new galley sink, I am doing some interior mods as well and
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 8:30am 10.06.21 Well done. I didn't know that sapelle looked as good as that when finished. The most important item
Wiring new TV Don S/V ILLusion at 8:23am 10.06.21 Because of the large voltage fluctuation possible on the 12v system, some TVs wired directly to the
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 8:21am 10.06.21 That's an important distinction Don. I added diverter valves to my hot water tank (another thread) s
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! Scott T-Bird at 8:20am 10.06.21 Scott, hard to tell how exactly your system is plumbed from the photograph. It appears that the two
Halyard Loss danstanford at 8:12am 10.06.21 We lost one of our spin halyards last season because dump the spin halyard can be taken literally wh
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 8:03am 10.06.21 Hollyberry - can I ask where you got the new galley sink, I am doing some interior mods as well and
Water Heater hoses Don S/V ILLusion at 7:57am 10.06.21
Halyard Loss Jacktar at 7:48am 10.06.21 Yep a simple figure eight knot on each line can save you a world of hurt.
Water Heater hoses Justin_NSA at 7:45am 10.06.21 Here's a link to my heat exchanger flush/winterizing thread. The closed system gets pretty gunked up
What is this? Scott T-Bird at 7:40am 10.06.21 Deja Vu all over again! Somebody recently posted a picture of a boat built by the other Johnson boa
O'Day 23 rudder problem sail sfbay at 7:38am 10.06.21 .........Maybe if he can tell me how much my rudder should weigh, I can determine how much water it
Wiring new TV Gary Ryan at 7:32am 10.06.21 We didn't need tv too much when out sailing, so I routed ac over to our starboard side and mounted o
Steering drain through hull (1) jonelli at 7:17am 10.06.21 Replaced it with the Marelon mushroom one. WM had it in stock. It was the 3/4" barbed thru-hull an
What is this? kloudie1 at 7:14am 10.06.21 I will second that. I have a good bit of time in Flying Dutchman and Lightning boats.. Just a HOOT!

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