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Solar panel damage? (1) kpgraci at 8:13pm 10.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1730 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 4/1554 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 21/7623 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 25/4821 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 1/441 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 6/762 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 2/657 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 2/750 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 4/1432 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 4/921 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 17/4210 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 2/359 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 5/731 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 26/3041 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 10/1686
Transponder installation jblank at 8:58am 10.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1011 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 24/2513 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 1/502 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 8/1218 I have sold my 310 and am in the process of moving to the Dark Side (power boat). Just wanted to th
the keys back country and gulf side? A6C5O7 at 5:34am 10.14.20 Destinations 4/1068 My wife and i are heading down to the keys for two weeks of sailing with out potter-19. she draws 18

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Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? dlochner at 4:43am 04.08.25 Hunter sold boats in Europe. The e probably stood for European model.
Does an '"e" in a Hunter model name indicate a primary electric engine? jssailem at 4:22am 04.08.25
Mainsail Question SailingLoto at 3:32am 04.08.25 Hi all! I am just wondering if a Hunter 23 mainsail will work on an O'Day 25.?.? I know the size i
Aqua Lift muffler C310 Clydo at 10:49pm 04.07.25 Yes, yet another good reason to NOT run the pump dry. From what you've told us, it sure doesn't se
Sailing Tender dLj at 9:40pm 04.07.25 I don't believe it is photoshopped, just an example of bad seamanship. They probably left the sail
Mainsail Question dLj at 9:31pm 04.07.25 Ok, thank u all for the input. I will just get the right sail for my boat. I just thought it might
Sailing Tender Will Gilmore at 9:25pm 04.07.25 I don't believe it is photoshopped, just an example of bad seamanship. They probably left the sail
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? smokey73 at 8:26pm 04.07.25 How often do you expect this particular scenario to present itself (50 feet from a hazard when the d
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56pm 04.07.25 Check to see if the centerboard is held fast or tight while on the lift. If not, i am stumped. tha
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit azambella at 6:53pm 04.07.25 Also check the fuel tank cap (if internal tank) . It's a known issue on the small 2.5 hp model.
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit kappykaplan at 5:09pm 04.07.25 deeply comatose Good luck in waking it up from the coma! :beer:
Sailing Tender Urban Hermit at 4:59pm 04.07.25 I think it's a lateen rig, so there would be a semi-vertical yard attached to the mast at an angle.
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? Urban Hermit at 4:53pm 04.07.25 Footnote to my last: I assumed any outboard intended for emergency service would be electric start.
Mainsail Question FastOlson at 4:13pm 04.07.25 When you need a new dacron sail for a production boat with a lot of sister ships, most regional and
Selden in mast question Hamish_s at 3:50pm 04.07.25 Morsail779 has all the steps. One thing I have not seen in the responses so far is maybe, just mayb
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 3:22pm 04.07.25 The solution really depends on the sailing you do. Long term cruisers have different needs than week
Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 2:53pm 04.07.25 Thanks again for all the replies. I am searching for a new one.
Wisps of blue smoke Morgan donor at 2:51pm 04.07.25 Diesels tend to smoke on initial start up. Injector drip or just plain ole unburnt fuel usually pres
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 2:47pm 04.07.25 Lower cost than a genset, but not cheaper than solar. However, solar requires real estate, where an
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Foswick at 2:09pm 04.07.25 It might be time to consider sanding/painting project when it never looks good and the maintenance

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