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I am looking at a Catalina 22 with a wing keel. I believe it has a 2'8" draft. With this shoald draf
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With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
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Will dropping from a 9.9 hp kicker motor to a 8hp seriously affect my ability to navigate my boat th
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With Persephone still on the hard, I tend to grasp at any sailing-related straw to occupy my mind. I
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All you Yanmar experts, here is a real and not theoretical question for you. Today I was going to b
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I'm trying to replace the wheel brake on my '84 27' Hunter. I removed the compass but can't seem to
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I have a leak where my wires from the radar go down the mast and into and thru a small like box on
John at 9:13am 04.05.08
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I have heard that this vintage has had problems with the drop keel housing ...what should I be watch
Dick Dixon at 9:10am 04.05.08
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Will someone please tell me the most economical place to purchase engine mounts for a Yanmar 3GMF?

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What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
dLj at 10:14am 11.24.21
I did dial back the voltage to 16V. I've been in and out checking this battery for the past 4 hour
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries   (1)
sailcapt340 at 10:11am 11.24.21
I did dial back the voltage to 16V. I've been in and out checking this battery for the past 4 hours
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge???
Terry Cox at 9:47am 11.24.21
Please let us know what you find out, Eian.
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric
TomY at 9:47am 11.24.21
Here in Massachusetts the plan for reducing carbon emissions relied heavily on getting more hydropo
Tohatsu MFS9.9EEPTL too big for H260?
dano63 at 9:47am 11.24.21
I have a 9.9 yamaha xtra long shaft with trim and tilt that should be close to the same weight and
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller
DArcy at 9:37am 11.24.21
It's really not clear to me from the description what is stainless and what is aluminum. If you are
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
dLj at 9:34am 11.24.21
The DC voltage is +\- 18 V The DC Amp is 0.5 Amp Prior to starting I had Specific Gravity readin
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
dLj at 9:33am 11.24.21
Raise the voltage to 15.6 volts for 15 minutes, no more. I strongly disagree. For flooded lead
Dingy Davits   (1)
sail sfbay at 9:31am 11.24.21
You are correct, Hunter apparently supplied davits that attached to the arch as discussed in this th
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
chip veres at 9:22am 11.24.21
A modern charger that has automatic equalization is a very good idea. If you REALLY want to do it b
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller
Bluenose at 9:20am 11.24.21
Excellent - isn't owning sailboats fun! Nothing time, parts and money cannot solve!
Single handing
WI Rigger at 9:20am 11.24.21
Water tank pick up
Rjm st.petersburg at 9:17am 11.24.21
That was a question I posed to the P.O. since they actually live in VA but kept their boat in FL. I
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
sailcapt340 at 9:13am 11.24.21
The DC voltage is +\- 18 V The DC Amp is 0.5 Amp Prior to starting I had Specific Gravity reading
Norwegian Shipping Going Electric
DArcy at 9:07am 11.24.21
I always hate the way they advertise zero emission That's why I called it "reducing emission" and
Rule Manual bilge pump parts   (1)
sail sfbay at 8:59am 11.24.21
In case you cannot find the parts might consider replacing with a conventional manual bilge pump fro
Oceanis 321 Looking for complete assembly bow anchor roller
Claude L.-Auger at 8:58am 11.24.21
Went to my friend's boat yesterday and removed the broken part of the stem head fitting. Glad to fin
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question
Stu Jackson at 8:40am 11.24.21
I'm starting to get the impression your investigation into this problem is about as organized as a
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question
Stu Jackson at 8:39am 11.24.21
Also read somewhere about a little ball check valve inside the housing of the raycor inlet could be
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries
dLj at 8:31am 11.24.21
Just sitting in my garage (1 year) with no loads on it at all. Voltage was 12.38 v. So, approxima

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