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Solar Vent on a head hatch. Cat36Amoore at 8:42pm 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 29/3234 I would like to install a solar vent on my head hatch. Is it possible to drill the hole using a hol
Help with hydraulic autopilot [pics attached] (1) khanman22 at 7:08pm 07.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/606 Hey folks, hoping you can help me understand a bit more about my AP system in more detail as a means
Oh snap! It snapped! (2) Project_Mayhem at 5:33pm 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1420 I'm convinced this boat is cursed but that's a topic for another day. One of the stays got caught wh
Shoutout to Raymarine jrussnogle at 3:53pm 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1015 The ACU-100 unit on my Raymarine autopilot recently quit working. I sent to it to Raymarine via UPS
O'Day 39-40' Whisker Pole? LouisMK at 2:36pm 07.22.20 Bigger Boats 6/876
any Nonsuch cat owners out there? MitchM at 2:06pm 07.22.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1387 considering a small cat boat, the only ones i see are from 86. any comments about w
manual bilge pump CLSailor at 1:55pm 07.22.20 Precision 1/1608 Just purchased a Precision 18 in excellent condition. But...I guess the former owner did not realiz
Outhaul car for inmast furler. ronper at 1:49pm 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 1/295 Have an O'day 26' with an mast furler the car on the boom needs to be replaced any suggestions where
Replacement for spectra mag vane pump discovery at 1:40pm 07.22.20 Big Boats 0/586 Looking to see if anyone on the forum has found the part number for the procon mag vane feed pump on
WANTED - main for E30+ PZovic at 1:21pm 07.22.20 Ericson 3/1704 Hello We are looking for a replacement mainsail for our Ericson 30+ We've checked many used sail lof
Beneteau First 38 deadlight leaks JuanMarcos at 1:12pm 07.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/812 The deadlights on my Beneteau First 38 have over time developed a few leaks that I would like to sto
Gearbox oil change frequency and tips please. Guan at 12:52pm 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1803 Just remembered that I've NOT done any oil change to the gearbox for umpteen years!!! Please kindly
Cruising Guide to Western Florida 7th Ed. (1) rgranger at 11:53am 07.22.20 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/826 182733 I recently discovered that I have two copies of this book. If someone wants my spare, it i
Beneteau O-40 removing headliners? Yahtahey at 11:10am 07.22.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1162 I ripped the traveler cheek block out. One of the bolts was a through bolt, the other was a lag. Ne
CUBA! Member 131497 at 10:36am 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 27/2322 Anyone knows about nowadays going there?, are still being welcome, ect? Thx C
New Victron Smart Shunt vs. New Balmar SG2000 Swoosh1210 at 10:27am 07.22.20 Musings With Maine Sail 6/2747 Anyone with knowledge of the new Victron Smartshunt and how it might compare to the SG2000? I know B
Ranger 23 (1976) Boom gooseneck (1) KrisShera at 10:22am 07.22.20 Parts Search 4/1030 I moved to WA from KY and settled in near a marina on the South Puget Sound. Came across a good dea
Hunter Legend 37.5 - Owners Manual Panama Jack at 9:04am 07.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3247 Two comments: I just bought a 1994 Hunter Legend 37.5. 1) the wheel lock does not hold tight...i
best headsets? yz4pilot at 8:29am 07.22.20 Ask All Sailors 42/9581 Looking for what's best out there for anchoring or docking etc so i don't have to shout at the wife
Winterizing question already? (1) Justin_NSA at 8:06am 07.22.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/762 Based on some research I have done, I've decided to install an inline water filter on the pressurize

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Handcrank starting a small engine. Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 01.30.25 Nice! I love your PVC cleat! On one of the big ocean races a boat had a dead starter on their new en
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 01.30.25 I think I'm most nervous about overtightening these plastic threads. The resistance increases very l
Handcrank starting a small engine. Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 01.30.25 hand cranking is non starter. I see what you did there. :biggrin:
Handcrank starting a small engine. garymalmgren at 4:54am 01.30.25 RE: Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical Yep. Handcranking only works o
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 4:19am 01.30.25 Hand cranking only works on engines that are entirely mechanical, no electric fuel pump, no glow plu
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks colemj at 4:18am 01.30.25 The one I pulled was made by RC. I looked them up and discovered that Forespar had bought them in t
Handcrank starting a small engine. Terry Cox at 4:12am 01.30.25 Nice tip, but of no help for our 4J. Several years ago we experienced a dead start battery while out
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail colemj at 4:11am 01.30.25 I think Joe is on the right track, and that mast (and sail) isn't original to the boat. I think the
Handcrank starting a small engine. Jim Legere at 4:08am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just ca
Handcrank starting a small engine. colemj at 3:41am 01.30.25 While this is creative and fits my ethos, it is anachronistic in today's world. Today, one just car
Runaway diesel colemj at 3:12am 01.30.25 Shouldn't that be "without" ? No, I don't know of any marine diesel sold in recent years that has
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:05am 01.30.25 Now, Will . . . that rescue board just seems like tempting Murphy all to strongly . . . .
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 3:03am 01.30.25 Urban Hermit, I'm a fan of the ComPac 16. It was designed by an old family friend. Originally call
Runaway diesel garymalmgren at 1:14am 01.30.25 Ralph has a later model engine where the handcrank has been eliminated. My guess is that this is for
Outfitting a little bare boat garymalmgren at 11:50pm 01.29.25 Lots of ideas and inspiration from Paul ate Sailing Kate Louise. OysPdLi_muY And Roger Barnes https
Outfitting a little bare boat (1) Will Gilmore at 9:19pm 01.29.25 Urban Hermit, I'm a fan of the ComPac 16. It was designed by an old family friend. Originally calle
Outfitting a little bare boat (1) Will Gilmore at 9:06pm 01.29.25 I'd do the drag line too, but I'd go with 5/8" unknotted, and a lifeguard float at the end. Lifeguar
Its funny Friday! Urban Hermit at 8:58pm 01.29.25 No. It's described as a limerick. One of my favorite limericks goes, As a beauty, I am not a sta
Runaway diesel (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:50pm 01.29.25 I always found the Yanmar hand crack engines quite difficult to start, More like near impossible
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:41pm 01.29.25 Is there more to that "poem"? No. It's described as a limerick. One of my favorite limericks goe

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