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Swing keel cable replacement Erbardy at 7:50am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 1/485 Hi, I have a Chrysler 26 and I am going to replace the swing keel cable. I know the thickness of th
Johnson Boat Works SM 6 Scow (1) jtournoy at 7:22am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 9/3006 I recently purchased a 1977 JBW 16 ft scow. As I started doing some research I learned that JBW went
Understanding Victron SmartSolar Synchronized Charging dlochner at 6:48am 07.22.21 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4749 Second Star has 2 150 watt Solar PV panels independently controlled by 2 Victron 75/15, the PV panel
handheld VHf? Orbweaver at 6:36am 07.22.21 Ask All Sailors 35/5344 I'm considering getting a handheld VHf radio. Mostly because it might be nice to talk with some of t
Help with identifying my boat? (3) rgouette at 5:40am 07.22.21 Trailer Sailors 51/5148 I cannot find out who the maker is of this boat, that I was told was an O' Day. I'm pretty new to th
Whitlock Constellation Stephen M at 5:13am 07.22.21 Big Boats 2/2689 I want to do maintenance on the steering pedestal on our 2001 420 passage. We have a Whitlock Conste
Prop shaft bearing size for Beneteau 350 pishnuke at 8:39pm 07.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1251 Hi! I'm going to replace prop shaft bearing - due to an increasing vibration. Does anyone know the
VHF radio or antenna problem John_F at 5:45pm 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2182 I can't tell if my VHF radio is broken, or if the antenna isn't working. I was told to use an SWR me
Catalina Outboards Motor Flush John Marrone at 1:23pm 07.21.21 Catalina 22 6/1106 I purchased this boat with a 20-year old Nissan 5HP 4-Stroke that lived in fresh water since it's be
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection LukeAvanti at 11:06am 07.21.21 Catalina 30 5/1506 Hi all, recent new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. Wondering if someone can help me understand th
holding replacement Huckleberry Friend at 8:53am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Our 1989 Tartan372 has it's holding tank located under the port locker in the cockpit. I want to rep
Tartan holding tank Huckleberry Friend at 8:19am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1367 We have a 1989 Tartan 372, I want to replace the holding tank. It's located under the locker in the
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 6:20am 07.21.21 Big Boats 18/2788 We've got the Xantrex Freedom 20 Charger/Inverter. Ion a trip through the thousand islands in King
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... SirMichael at 5:57am 07.21.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1564
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? rfgeorge55 at 5:51am 07.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/826
Soft shackles for anchoring Bob S at 3:34am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 1/801
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 12:19am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3207 I had a 30 ft newport with an inboard atomic 4 engine. I have a Hunter H26 with a little 9.9 Honda o
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy Pattmost20 at 7:49pm 07.20.21 Destinations 4/1196 My fiancee and I will be traveling to Italy for our wedding at the end of September and we'll be spe
Air conditioning breaker question on 456 discovery at 6:43pm 07.20.21 Big Boats 6/918 We have a 2002 passage 456...tonite the shore power AC breaker poped. When I opened the panel and lo
Companionway sliding hatch Ktneff22 at 4:55pm 07.20.21 Catalina 22 7/2342 Lots of damage to my companionway sliding hatch (is this the correct term for the sliding roof door

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3YM30 rebuild raw water pump Hello Below at 8:17am 04.20.25 Other than the annoying background music this basic one may be of interest. Yanmar 3ym30 raw water p
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor Joe at 7:11am 04.20.25 But, thinking about it, I can't recall seeing a boat where someone has done this, Does anyone el
Instrument Shuffle Joe at 7:07am 04.20.25 I'm just doing a sanity check for considerations I might be overlooking. Seems pretty straightfor
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 (1) Joe at 6:55am 04.20.25 Your backstay is a single wire set up for an adjustable mechanism. The short wire clamped to the lo
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:06am 04.20.25 AaronD has it spot on. You bought the single backstay it sure looks like your existing backstay was
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 AaronD at 9:37pm 04.19.25 Does your boat have stay anchors (eye bolts) on both sides of the transom? Some were originally ship
Last night, greatest experience Project_Mayhem at 8:18pm 04.19.25 I would push my O'Day 25 as often as I could. I love heeling. The O'Day's rigging is on the lighter
Instrument Shuffle Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 04.19.25 Raymarine and possibly Garmins MFD have the ability to report on the screen what you want to manage
2008 Oceanis 40 - Marine head water intake fitting size (diameter) and strainer type BigEasy at 6:16pm 04.19.25
WEMA (Kus Americas) Multi-Tank Level Indicator MFD at 5:56pm 04.19.25 To close this out... I did power it down completely, powered back up and it was stuck on solid #5,
Last night, greatest experience dlochner at 5:43pm 04.19.25 Unlike when day sailing or cruising, most sailboat racing courses are triangular, Times have chan
Alternator Temperature Sensors (1) Hayden Watson at 5:03pm 04.19.25 275A. I was calculating at 13.4V, since that is the voltage the alternator is at for 90% of the ti
Backstay for 1987 Catalina 22 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 04.19.25 Call them. They will know or at least be able to offer advice
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor (1) garymalmgren at 4:42pm 04.19.25 Those deck plates at 6 inches will not allow you to get two hands and a filter in or out. Would maki
O'Day 322 chainplates Tally Ho at 3:37pm 04.19.25
Alternator Temperature Sensors colemj at 2:58pm 04.19.25 Earlier you said, "In our case, we have a 3.5kW alternator on a 55hp engine." That would be 291A a
Deck Plate in Cockpit Floor Foswick at 2:54pm 04.19.25 According to your profile you have a Fuji 32. This drawing seems to show that the opening would ne
Removing pin from old deck block? BigEasy at 2:50pm 04.19.25 I was thinking of using these as replacement center pins. They have a 1/4/20 fastener and a 5/16 b
Alternator Temperature Sensors dlochner at 2:14pm 04.19.25 I got several different thicknesses of alternator pulley shims at my local auto parts store and was
Removing pin from old deck block? BAD ORCA at 1:52pm 04.19.25 The blocks typically have stainless steel axles/pins that are retained on the outside block surface

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