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Locating small seawater leak on Yanmar 4JH2E (1) smokey73 at 4:38am 10.15.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1660 As you can see I have an obvious seawater leak somewhere on the starboard side of my Yanmar 4JH2E.
Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1647 186035 My wife would blame leaf miners. What causes this and should i be concerned?
Descaling Yanmar 2cylinder raw water system Avi at 7:28pm 10.14.20 S2 4/1507 I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do it? Can
Engine Cooling Water not Flowing KZW at 7:09pm 10.14.20 Catalina 310 21/7313 Need help. My boat is no longer huffing with the engine (Universal M25 XPB) running (i.e. cooling wa
Dark side?? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 25/4589 If you ever feel the need to move to a powerboat, what would you do? Lots of options. Pogo has an
Descaling yanmar 2 cylinders raw water cooling Avi at 6:34pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 1/431 Hello, I need to descale my 1979 yanmar 2qm15 . I have a raw water cooling system. How exactly I do
US Coast Guard ATON Survey weekendrken at 5:23pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/746 The Coast Guard is soliciting PUBLIC INPUT until Nov. 1st on AIDS to NAVIGATION located in less than
replacing Yanmar 4JH2-TE for the new 4JH80 in a 97 Hunter Passage Mag97 at 5:03pm 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/633 Does anyone have any experience on the pro and cons, compatibility, etc. of upgrading to the new 4JH
Reverse Osmosis system under sink Beneteau 343 swisssally at 1:45pm 10.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/725 Can a small reverse osmosis system fit under the sink? If so, what models have you all used? any r
Hunter 34 Ice Box Conversion (1) Charlie98117 at 12:45pm 10.14.20 Big Boats 4/1376 I just finished putting a refrigeration unit in my H34 and thought I'd put some info here in case an
Help in finding a spring for Yanmar 4JH2E (2) smokey73 at 12:32pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/903 When changing the oil I found this broken spring hanging down. Not sure of its purpose but I am pre
1GM10 yanmar diesel Redrover1425 at 11:32am 10.14.20 Day Sailers 17/4040 I am looking for some advice for an 1986 O'Day 26 with a Yanmar 1GM10 (C) which I bought last Fall.
Looking for a mooring for next week. Porter River, Danvers MA azambella at 11:29am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/353 Anyone got an empty mooring I could use? Getting hauled out two weeks from now but need to exit my
Raw Water Shut Off Access Port -- At Last (3) Allan12210 at 10:49am 10.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/633 After 35 years of stretching over the engine or having to unload the back berth (garage), I finally
P42 Bimini/Dodger Upgrade to Solar HandsOnTech at 10:13am 10.14.20 Big Boats 26/2914 My Passage 42 has the small, curved dodger with the short, narrow bimini connected by a zippered str
Measuring for a new sail fred1diver at 9:28am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1609
Transponder installation jblank at 8:58am 10.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/977 I want to install a through hull transponder for a Raymarine i40 depth finder. The transponder can
The kind of year it has been (1) Jackdaw at 8:24am 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2380 More 2020 weirdness. I quite often post sailing pictures and vids to my FB account, most often racin
Who doesn't like to watch things blow up, dlochner at 7:23am 10.14.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/487 especially when no one is hurt or damage done. A WWII Tallboy bomb was detonated in Poland. https:
Moving to the Dark Side iSailor at 7:19am 10.14.20 Catalina 310 8/1173 I have sold my 310 and am in the process of moving to the Dark Side (power boat). Just wanted to th

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Upgrading Inverter/charger dlochner at 12:49pm 02.25.25 Victron has become the default standard for electrical system monitoring. That's a huge plus in the
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 12:24pm 02.25.25
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 12:11pm 02.25.25 OK, thanks for the help
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 11:58am 02.25.25
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing (4) jssailem at 11:52am 02.25.25 It depends on the type of jammer. Some use clutches that they term jammers. These have a range of li
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question dlochner at 11:45am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel. Use the test numbers I listed earlier. I really doubt that
Upgrading Inverter/charger HoosierSailor at 11:40am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length o
Yanmar tach sensor wiring question azambella at 11:28am 02.25.25 Sorry, 2GM Sensor is on the flywheel.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 10:24am 02.25.25 It does have to be a minimum thickness to lock into halyard jammer, right?
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 10:16am 02.25.25 If I read and understand what @sesmith is saying, the cutlass bearing on the strut may be out of ali
Upgrading Inverter/charger jssailem at 10:03am 02.25.25 When mounting your inverter, it should be near your battery house bank. This minimizes the length of
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing jssailem at 9:56am 02.25.25 I guess it's for a thinner line. That is a good observation. We often have lines as the halyards
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? JBP-PA at 8:52am 02.25.25 One possible glitch in your approach is that the joint between extrusions might be corroded. The fo
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Rick Webb at 8:31am 02.25.25 There should be a sheave in there Time for a new one
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? SteveHughessails at 8:31am 02.25.25 I am educating myself on tuning our B&R rig on a Hunter 240. I step and unstep our mast all the time
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 8:30am 02.25.25 Yes, mine had the main halyard and the topping lift in those sheaves.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 8:28am 02.25.25 With the line on the left sheave, the tab presses on it and locks it from moving. I guess it's for a
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 8:09am 02.25.25 Also! There is an alternative product, called a T-Terminal Retaining Plug. https://www.fisheriessu
Mast rivets? JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.25 I had that problem with my H25.5. I would hold them in place with blue tape before raising the mast.
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? dlochner at 7:18am 02.25.25 Lot of words here, let's break it down. Building your own rigging, i.e., cutting the wire and insta

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