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Beneteau Oceanis 31 "CU" purchase help SycloneDriver at 8:17am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 14/2454 I recently sold my Beneteau First 285 and I'm trying to purchase a Beneteau Oceanis 31. My lender i
Sailing with a High JamesG161 at 7:20am 05.01.20 Weather and Forecasting 18/2592 May 1st and the entire Gulf of Mexico and Parts of Lower Atlantic Coast, are in the middle of a glor
MarkSetBot -Automatic race marks DArcy at 7:14am 05.01.20 Racing 6/1347 This is a really cool idea, I just don't see it being a good market https://www.marksetbot.com The
New sails gary16188 at 7:13am 05.01.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2223 Hello, I am looking at replacing my main sail. Is it better to use a bigger company online or use a
raising the mast mark rocco at 4:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 9/938 I have a Catalina 22. When raising the mast i want to tie two lines on the mast down to the stanchio
Oil of Catalina 36 in San Francisco Bay (1) Rick D at 4:28pm 04.30.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1043 My wife painted this of a friend's Cat 36 off the Golden Gate. Turned out very nicely.
Painting bottom side of Catalina 22 - Anti-fouling Erbardy at 4:27pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 3/578 I am going to soon apply anti-fouling paint to my Catalina 22 (new to me). I have only two boat jac
Nova Kool Fridge / Freezer (2) Jeff Jellick at 4:19pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1860 We have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. We bought it new in early 2006, and it came with a NOVA / KOOL, Fridge
To Upgrade Radar, or not to Upgrade? DPW at 4:18pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 6/855
Clamshell Vent Covers DPW at 4:00pm 04.30.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3345 Ahoy, I have a Beneteau 43 and for the life of me cannot find replacement clamshell vent covers for
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 (1) Rick D at 2:21pm 04.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/747 My wife just finished an oil painting of our 40.5 as a B-Day gift for me. She did a terrific job on
The missing zinc (1) JoeK at 1:48pm 04.30.20 Engines and Propulsion 6/1168 So I was doing my annual zinc replacement in the heat exchanger of the Universal engine in my 2002 C
Okay, I'm Officially Stumped. (1) Red_Dog at 1:41pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2324 I finished the charging system wiring Monday - came up one ring terminal short. Tuesday, went back a
Non-Skid paint Erbardy at 12:40pm 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 0/267 Hi everyone. I getting ready to brush on non-skid paint on my catalina 22 after another coat of sem
hull ID numbers dbauer at 12:04pm 04.30.20 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1757 problems registering hunter 30 1980 model, tax collector says it has had an incorrect hull id number
Water between inner and outer Hull corbinstein at 11:41am 04.30.20 Smaller Boats 7/2240 I have a 1975 Catalina 22, and have water between the inner and outer hull from rain. Outer hull is
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe you've seen others TexanAV8R at 10:14am 04.30.20 Big Boats 6/840 OK, I had and missed an opportunity to buy a 460 a few months ago that was exactly what I now realiz
Replacing engine hoses to water heater jaybird2 at 9:07am 04.30.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/820 Hi folks, We have to replace our water heater on our Hunter 37.5 sailboat. The path the hoses take
Cleaning heat exchanger Hayden Watson at 7:11am 04.30.20 Ask All Sailors 21/6520
Forward Bulkhead? Sledge62 at 6:28am 04.30.20 Catalina 22 23/2448 Non sailor here. I happened on an 87 Catalina 22 that needed love. I'm no boat guy but she just took

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Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue dlochner at 1:08pm 07.11.24 Yes. The end of the control cable sheath is attached firmly. It doesnt move at all in any of the ca
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 12:59pm 07.11.24 It sounds like most of what I would say has been said already. But, I will break it down a little
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 12:59pm 07.11.24 For any control cable to work, the outer jacket needs to be secure and not move. If only one end of
Are These Davit Mounts? Rich Stidger at 12:54pm 07.11.24 They look more like fishing pole holders. For davits, I would expect a mounting that is much more r
Dogs Onboard Forum? ethanknox at 12:54pm 07.11.24 Clever plank solution. I sail with a service dog who is ... a tad larger. He is able to go up and
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue (1) dlochner at 12:31pm 07.11.24 For any control cable to work, the outer jacket needs to be secure and not move. If only one end of
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Foswick at 12:22pm 07.11.24 It sounds like most of what I would say has been said already. But, I will break it down a little d
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). kappykaplan at 12:22pm 07.11.24 De nada
HIN location(s) on my Hunter 380 (1999). markwxup at 12:16pm 07.11.24 Thanks Kappy, I finally found it starboard side but hiding under the rubrail, well forward of the st
What Starter Battery??? kappykaplan at 12:10pm 07.11.24 The Starter battery voltage after the solar panel kicks off is ~13.3V. So it seems the voltage is f
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 12:06pm 07.11.24 That's not how my 1984 ("Mk. I") was wired. I had a sender to a gauge, and it energized the buzzer
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 11:52am 07.11.24 All boat wiring may not be the same. The understatement of the year. :)
What are these screw things called jviss at 11:50am 07.11.24 An interesting post... First you say you have no idea where to get monel rivets, then say they don'
What Starter Battery??? Straycat22296 at 11:47am 07.11.24 All extremily good advice above. On a slight pessimistic opinion, I always go for the largest size b
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue 3GGG at 11:44am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location. The I doubt there
What Starter Battery??? JamesG161 at 11:31am 07.11.24 a dedicated Interstate SRM-24 Starter battery with a 2GM20F. The starter battery seems like it may
What are these screw things called dLj at 11:18am 07.11.24 The brush for the Tef-Gel is like a little umbrella, and leaves some on the inside surfaces. Plus,
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue dlochner at 11:15am 07.11.24 Make certain the outer jacket of the cable is secured in the correct location.
What Starter Battery??? dlochner at 11:04am 07.11.24 How old is the starting battery? Battery voltage and battery capacity are very different. A battery
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 10:54am 07.11.24 Jviss, here is a link to my website that includes the wiring diagram to explain how it works. Oil P

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