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Daysailer III, centerboard lines stuck LSATTAN at 5:14pm 06.11.20 Day Sailers 10/5568 The lines to raise and drop the centerboard do not appear to be working, they feel stuck, i have rea
1979 J/24 clean-up (2) G0ri11@ at 2:21pm 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 1/457 I've had my J for a little under a year. She's been repainted and had some minor mechanical fixes a
Stiff Steering Wheel balbontin at 1:54pm 06.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4981 Hi - Any idea why the steering wheel is so stiff on the 411 after a while. Planning to take the boa
Changing shaft on 411 balbontin at 1:52pm 06.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/769 Hi - Would appreciate any advice (or video) about the process of replacing the 30 mm shaft on the 41
Propeller 3 blades - 18x10 RH 30mm balbontin at 1:50pm 06.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/893 Hi...I am looking to buy a 3 blade fixed propeller for my 411 (18 diameter x10 pitch for a 30 mm sha
2004 Seaward 26rk - Newer vs. Older Models - Things to Look For (2) JDE at 12:23pm 06.11.20 Trailer Sailors 18/7665 In my quest for the perfect, do everything, trailer sailor, I've settled on the Seaward 26rk. This w
H146 Centerboard mstoffer at 12:04pm 06.11.20 Parts Search 3/449
Yanmar Cooling Water Flow Rate Roger Wood at 11:58am 06.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/3748 Does anyone know the spec water flow rate for the sea water (raw water) system of the Yanmar 2GM20F
Gps plug (1) thetone at 11:19am 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 1/647 Does anyone know what chartplotters would be compatible with the plug I've shown. Just baught a1990
Hot halyard? (5) Noodat Lady at 11:08am 06.11.20 Seaward 6/1776 180753 So I could replace it neatly if moving or deleting was the option. Incidentally, I think the
Yanmar Sea Water System Flow Rate Roger Wood at 10:16am 06.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/501 Does anyone know the spec water flow rate for the sea water (raw water) system of the Yanmar 2GM20F
Anybody knows what this is (1989 Hunter 35.5 Legend) (3) sasafil at 9:29am 06.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/557 I am in a process of replacing all my thru hulls below water line. Attached pictures shows something
Question on actuator greasing (1) Brap Brap at 8:36am 06.11.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/624 I recently purchased a catalina 250 that has a Panther Power tilt and lift. The zerk is corroded an
In Board Shrouds (4) drewlamparello at 8:33am 06.11.20 Catalina 275 19/3326 180735180736180737s 50+ the shrouds will now be in board... Got these from Catalina...
Hella marine fan repair (1) SeaBob48 at 7:26am 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 38/5027 I'm trying to repair a Hella marine fan. The resistor on the circuit board for this Bugler 12 vdc mo
Water intrusion from swing keel well (Catalina 22)? Erbardy at 6:59am 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 2/905 Hi, I am posting this to get advice. I have some water coming in from the swing keel well I believe
Battery cable thru-hull? caverun at 6:47am 06.11.20 Smaller Boats 9/1379 I just bought a used 8hp electric start outboard for my H240 and need to run the battery cables into
Ospho Bob S at 6:17am 06.11.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2778 I hired an outfit to sand blast my cast iron keel and apply an epoxy barrier coat. They use Sea Hawk
Getting small amount of water from keel well (Catalina 22)? (3) Erbardy at 4:42am 06.11.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1441 Hi, I am posting this to get advice. I have some water coming in from the keel well I believe. The
Battery Questions Tarkus at 9:29pm 06.10.20 Catalina 22 5/1388 I'm carrying 2 batteries on board. A12V motorcycle battery to start my (yes I know...over sized) 9.9

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Hunter 41 fuel gauge doesn't calibrate (2) buddy0 at 7:02am 09.10.24 Sounds like you figured out how to calibrate. But here are the instructions for reference, and the m
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 Rattlenebang at 6:52am 09.10.24 Thanks for that. I was wondering if that might be the case. Since it's leaking I was also wondering
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing American_Mainsail at 6:32am 09.10.24 I think posters mostly have it covered here. Change the oil, run ethanol-free fuel through it, make
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:28am 09.10.24 Staring at that image from the buoy for very long can make you seasick.
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (2) JamesG161 at 6:26am 09.10.24 Data buoy near TS Francine NDBC - Station 42020 Recent Data
Navigation Instruments Power Outage jssailem at 6:21am 09.10.24
Heavy weather sailing Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.10.24 Definitely you should practice trimming your boat and sails to Hove-To. The rationale for its use
Shrink wrapping details? Tally Ho at 6:14am 09.10.24 Greg, Great you didn't need a frame, that sure helps keep the initial cost down. Do you have a zi
Hunter 50 AC deck light mcconkd at 6:11am 09.10.24 Thank you all for the info, ordered through the Hunter store and is on the way. Needed to know how t
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 6:09am 09.10.24 Francine is shaping to be an interesting storm. NHC is calling it to intensify over the Gulf to a Ca
Hunter 50 AC deck light American_Mainsail at 5:35am 09.10.24 Yes, replace the bulb with the LED from the store. It worked for us. Same here. The install is pr
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX kappykaplan at 2:20am 09.10.24 Y'all stay safe! :beer:
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX BigEasy at 9:11pm 09.09.24 Right up the ol' miss. A big enema. I can't remember another with that track. The only one tha
Navigation Instruments Power Outage Tucson Sailor at 6:44pm 09.09.24 Thanks Jssailem, I'm working with Geico right now. They seem supportive. We'll see. Tim
What in tarnation is this? Hunter legend 43 duck21 at 5:58pm 09.09.24 For a while Hunter was including a small built-in solar panel that trickled charged the start batter
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Johnb at 5:47pm 09.09.24 That looks pretty much identical to my Yanmar qm series panel, also most likely on a Cherubini if it
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Ralph Johnstone at 5:22pm 09.09.24 Can't even start until we know what model the Yanmar is. Yanmar 2GM20 has different overheating cau
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes dlochner at 5:17pm 09.09.24 The jump pack will start to discharge into the good battery and the rate of discharge will depend on
1/2/Both/Off Switch >>> Alternator Diodes twodzusfittings at 4:54pm 09.09.24 If I start the engine with the switch in the "OFF" position How are you starting your engine with
Sailing an AeroRig dLj at 4:51pm 09.09.24 That is very low head room for a boat that size... Nice looking though... Even I'd have to bend over

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