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20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 7:22am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1049 so the Susuki 20hp is 30lbs less than the Yama 25. 97 vs 126. Wondering if the additional 5hp is
Diesel Oil Change (1) RoyS at 3:37am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1710 I have mentioned this before, but today I have a photo. Most of us have tried to pump out our crankc
Kenyon Marine wind instruments Caligo at 1:56am 09.29.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1528 I have two gauges by Kenyon Marine on my boat: apparent wind indicator AW-300 and anemometer WS-300,
New Furler Simon Sexton at 10:33pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1016
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners thelilnauti at 7:11pm 09.28.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/893 Hello fellow seamen and ladies. Im in the midst of what turned out to be a major refit of my 1984 Hu
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 6:25pm 09.28.20 Engines and Propulsion 8/3530 I'm thinking of buying a boat that has a 4-108 engine in it. The motor looks poorly kept, but is sa
C&C 35 Mark 1 - going into reverse issues Bathsheba at 4:03pm 09.28.20 C&C 1/905 My C'C 35 Mark 1, has real issues trying to get any speed while going into reverse. It makes it ver
Oberdorfer Water Pump for 83 Oday Sethsdad1965 at 3:14pm 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/394 All, I have a 1983 Oday 28 with a Universal Diesel 5411. It currently has a Sherwood water pump that
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 3:11pm 09.28.20 Catalina 22 10/1634 New CD winch and cable going in. (cha ching!) The cable has a TON of extra length. Like three feet o
Why, Beneteau, why? Dr. D at 2:19pm 09.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1510 My instruments needed a software update. Updating the B'G Zeus3 was easy: Just stick a microSD card
O'Day 272LE Packing fhujber at 1:30pm 09.28.20 Bigger Boats 4/924 Does anyone know what size packing material is used in the stuffing box on an O'Day 272LE?
WEBASTO HEATING SYSTEM Ciarabc at 1:22pm 09.28.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1227 I have a Webasto Heating System in my 2007 Beneteau 343 which doesn't work when at anchor. The syst
Main salon hatch in '93 C34 daviddiscenza at 12:45pm 09.28.20 Big Boats 2/914 I'm trying to determine whether the hatch in my main salon is a Lewmar Coastline or Oceanis hatch. T
34 Feet (3) Bill19233 at 12:13pm 09.28.20 Racing 18/2321
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump (1) hunter34austin at 12:03pm 09.28.20 Big Boats 8/2375 I'm having a fuel leak on the injection pump and I think it's the high pressure fuel lines (I see di
What to do if you lose your rig. (1) Hunter216 at 10:47am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 91/7236 @Jackdaw recently posted a video of a fellow racer losing their rig and it got me thinking what I wo
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 8:38am 09.28.20 Racing 22/3150 Jodi and I sailed in the double-handed fleet in the WYC Fall Regatta last weekend. 2nd day was breez
Spider Control Buzz Brown at 5:46am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 10/2194 Has anyone tried using those insect foggers to rid boats of spiders? I was thinking of waiting until
Where is the 757 pilot? CYQK at 5:13am 09.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/299 Miss seeing his posts on the Hunter40 project
Tilt lock for Hunter 26.5 Nissan 9.9 outboard Xstream at 9:31pm 09.27.20 Smaller Boats 5/1495 Does anyone have a solution for getting the outboard out of the water and holding it in place? My s

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Large Rectangle Hatches Calif. Ted at 11:43am 08.13.24 How about leaving the existing hatch and cutting it out for a hatch or put a couple fixed light port
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 08.13.24 Given that Mosquito Crk just rejiggered their business model and booted out some 500 ~ vessels Ca
Large Rectangle Hatches (2) BjornTheMenace at 10:52am 08.13.24 Here are some photos of the opening and of the current hatch. Mr. Mayhem, I would be able to fix up
Anchor, dock, or buoy? Drinky Crow at 10:48am 08.13.24 @jssailem, after reading the post from @TimFromLI, us folks in the Salish Sea are very fortunate to
Mast Tabernacle Project_Mayhem at 10:32am 08.13.24 This looks nice! Much more elegant than my setup but then again, mine only gets used once or twice a
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Maine Sail at 10:28am 08.13.24 I attached the data sheets for the older, 30A Orion DC-DC charger and the (released this year) 50A
Mast Tabernacle (4) pgandw at 10:17am 08.13.24 I will take pictures in the next few days. My single handed mast raising and trailering equipment c
Plastic stuffing box? Andy_P at 9:58am 08.13.24 Thanks both. Very useful info.
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 9:52am 08.13.24 Depth transducer? Yes!
Large Rectangle Hatches dLj at 9:49am 08.13.24 Can you post pictures of your current hatch(s) that you are looking to replace? That might help the
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. Davidasailor26 at 9:28am 08.13.24 I don't really understand why The Big Dawg gets to boss the tropical cyclone around. It reminds me
Mast Tabernacle drgbanks at 9:11am 08.13.24 Do you have pictures of you device? I'm looking for the following: 1. Where and with what did you
Invest98L The next storm front crossing the Atlantic. shemandr at 9:00am 08.13.24 I don't really understand why The Big Dawg gets to boss the tropical cyclone around. It reminds me
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 Windpilot at 8:31am 08.13.24 Pull up 20' or so, use a boat hook to flatten out, repeat till anchor up. Easy, easier on your windl
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 (1) duck21 at 8:23am 08.13.24 Interesting. Mine looks something like this: t side is what guides the line down into the pipe. I
Rudder bracket Crazy Dave Condon at 8:14am 08.13.24 @RolfSail this forum storer has the build list of parts for your boat. You will never knot the st
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 superiorsailor at 7:35am 08.13.24
Anchor windlass rode bunching, 376 superiorsailor at 7:29am 08.13.24 On.Lk Superior, fresh water only, rode is thick and just cones upward, a stick or thin long rod will
Anchor, dock, or buoy? dLj at 6:57am 08.13.24 Anchor, dock, or buoy? Which do you prefer and why? It depends upon what is being done. I prefer
Dinghy Lights jviss at 6:45am 08.13.24 Thanks, very interesting!

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