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Yanmar 3gm vibration? Tom at 4:50am 08.04.04 Ask All Sailors 17/4211 I have a Yanmar 3gm30f 1984 with 475 hrs. It has a vibration that's driving me nuts! This is an engi
Beaufort NC to Jacksonville FL Tom Hamilton at 3:00am 08.04.04 Destinations 0/1362 I am trying to make plans to move my boat "Trilogy" from the Chesapeake to Jacksonville FL this fal
310 Main Trim Scott at 2:59am 08.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/875 Greeting! I find myself trimming the main on a Catalina 310 in San Francisco bay for some medium-ser
Deep keel vs shoal keel Brain at 2:21am 08.04.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1568 I am new to larger boat sailing and have been considering a purchase. My question is about deeper ke
Window Leak and Type of Varnish Mike Hopton at 1:29am 08.04.04 Big Boats 0/756 Looked in the archives and couldn't find any discussion, so...Any been there done that on repairin
Windmill/electric power generation ITMaster at 1:24am 08.04.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/931 I have recently purchased a new 387, hull # 24. The batteries seem to be inadequate for maintaining
clinometer Bill C320, Papillon at 12:45am 08.04.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/980 I need to replace the clinometer on my Oceanis 281. The original is a "Silva 231" made in Sweden.
Gelcoat Repairs John S at 12:39am 08.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/890 If other owners have a boat with gelcoat cracks like mine, then this subject has probably been dealt
Nissan NS5 poor throttle response question william3045 at 12:37am 08.04.04 Smaller Boats 1/860 I posted this on the "ask all sailors forum and haven't recieved any responses. maybe some of us "sm
water running into cabin thru starboard side main mike at 11:50pm 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 5/964 I was sailing on a hot humid day and we recieved the usual downpour for this time of the year on seb
How about anchoring near Fort Myers Beach?? p323ms at 11:44pm 08.03.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1305 A friend is moving to Fort Myers. She knows nothing about boats. Anyway we are thinking about sailin
South to Jacksonville Tom Hamilton at 11:28pm 08.03.04 Ask All Sailors 0/844 I am trying to make plans to move my 36 ft boat (Lancer 36 "Trilogy") from the Chesapeake to Jackson
New system ?'s Russ20666 at 10:02pm 08.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1238 Just bought a new Thetford Aquamate to go into our O'Day 23 and the pitiful pamphlet that comes with
Boom furler? MICHAEL YEARGAN at 9:56pm 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/779 Have just seen the ads for the Schaffer Boom Furlers and am curious if anyone has had one installed
Experience with Boatpix.com Juice6576 at 2:53pm 08.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1113 I was sailing my home waters around Manitowoc, WI last Saturday when we were buzzed by a white helic
26X prop size? Jib21855 at 1:30pm 08.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/987 I have a Honda 50 4 stroke on my 26X. The prop is 12.1" x 9 pitch 3 blade. The motor begins to rev
Head Odor and Vent Paul17656 at 1:22pm 08.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1848 Peggy,I have your book on Boat Odors and I remember it says that the holding tank vent should not
Need help shortening forestay Mac Bentley at 1:15pm 08.03.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1482 The mast on my h23 is way too far aft. I've done the halyard-hanging trick and, after loosening the
Barient Winch Parts Charles Vega at 1:14pm 08.03.04 Big Boats 3/1482 I am looking for Barient parts for model 21-33 ' 24-45. Does any body knows were I can find them.C
what year? stephan at 1:07pm 08.03.04 Smaller Boats 2/997 I bought a 22' a few years ago. We have enjoyed it immensley. The hull # is 5999. Is this indicat

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Thru Hull Fittings dlochner at 5:56am 08.16.20 Depends on what the seller believes is high quality. If the valves are off the shelf valves from a b
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone dlochner at 5:27am 08.16.20 iPads have their uses, but as a primary navigation device, I think 2 limitations work against it. Fi
Losing GPS fix when tacking: iPhone Davidasailor26 at 5:25am 08.16.20
Rod jssailem at 5:11am 08.16.20
Cruising RPM. jviss at 5:11am 08.16.20 Most of the time if I have to charge the batteries I use my Nextgen 5.5KW generator and run my AC p
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Sailgunner at 2:49am 08.16.20 I would not recommend it. Not of enough fuel to motor so you are dependent on the wind. That time of
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 11:24pm 08.15.20 You are supposed to carry wooden plugs sized for all the holes you have in your boat. Depth sounde
Hunter 240 dry weigths twalker H260 at 10:02pm 08.15.20 Looks like I included link to wrong vessel! Heres link to 240 https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-co
Hunter 42 passage Terry Cox at 9:27pm 08.15.20 The most forward starboard cabinet in the main cabin has a small panel on the forward side that can
Hunter 240 dry weigths Benny17441 at 9:25pm 08.15.20 In the UK the 2019 ( could not find 2020) Volvo XC60 2.0L T-5 is rated to tow braked/ 2,400 Kilogram
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:40pm 08.15.20
I just bought a new boat and the previous owner tossed the running rigging lines over board? DrJudyB at 8:31pm 08.15.20 Genoa sheets with a length of LOA plus 3-4 feet might be too short on many boats, particularly if it
Cabin Cushion Snaps Ron20324 at 8:26pm 08.15.20 Velcro or magnets.
Hunter 26.5 Dave Groshong at 7:50pm 08.15.20 Halyards should be 5/16=8mm, sheets should be 3/8=10mm, that's my recommendation, but it's hard t
Hunter 240 dry weigths sail sfbay at 7:39pm 08.15.20 Ouch!!.......you can check with a moisture meter.
Cruising RPM. smokey73 at 7:32pm 08.15.20 So you don't cruise unless you get a slip and plug in? We are on a mooring and anchor out when we
Waypoints not showing on Zeus3 (1) SoSound at 7:29pm 08.15.20 On my system, there are options in Waypoints to display name and icon for each individual waypoint (
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys MarkSails21 at 7:28pm 08.15.20 As was previously mentioned the distance is more like 450 miles which translates to 5 days at sea. T
Cabin Cushion Snaps Revv up at 7:00pm 08.15.20 Try some lip balm or bees wax on both side of the snaps to lubricate them, there is a commercial pro
Cruising RPM. jviss at 6:59pm 08.15.20 I've never run the diesel just to charge the batteries. So you don't cruise unless you get a slip

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