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Windlass wiring Charlie98117 at 10:59am 06.29.20 Musings With Maine Sail 18/6987 I'm finally getting around to installing a windlass on my H34. I have a question regarding the fact
Refrigerator - Compressor and Evaporator gscottnelson at 10:47am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 13/3736 Boat team, I have a 2002 Catalina - that has a 18 year old Adler Barbour - C100, and the fan starts
The WTF Thread ontherocks83 at 10:40am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 49/5763 I thought it would be fun to start a thread where people can tell stories (i.e. gripe) about how th
New chaps (3) All U Get at 10:01am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1040 Hi all, My wife finished the chaps for our new dinghy. She added a lot of nice touches like chafin
Tack shackle ? Ron20324 at 9:10am 06.29.20 Catalina 310 6/1535 My slip neighbor lost their tack to roller shackle or whatever was there. Can you tell us what is th
Depth Finder Question TheSoggyDollar at 9:05am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 17/1703 Our boat came with a glue-in Hawk eye Depth finder. I have yet to see it display anything but " - -
Advice H37 LunaSea at 8:43am 06.29.20 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1988 I have a 1980 37C with a QM30. It was my dream boat when I purchased it and I had every intention o
Screwed up nicopress fittings Grotto at 8:35am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1656 So I built new forward shrouds. looked up the specs and misread the number of crimps 1/8 sleeves. Cu
Anybody else have login problems at trailersailor.com? Tedd at 8:07am 06.29.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/1300 I've had a login over at trailersailors.com for quite a few years now but I've rarely been able to u
2014 (New Version) Marlow Hunter 22 Centerboard Cable Length tzc at 8:04am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 2/689 The cable from the centerboard to the hydraulic lift broke on my 2014 Marlow Hunter 22. I'm trying t
Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2227 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1857 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3536 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3400 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1985 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/945 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
No Flights, No Problem dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/536 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/world/americas/coronavirus-argentina-sailor.html?campaign_id=2'em
Shout out to Weems & Plath miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20 Catalina 30 2/943 Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
Refurbishing Hunter 410 szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20 Big Boats 6/2472 We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1796 Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th

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Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Runningfix at 5:06pm 01.22.25 Hello Charles, both gears have an axial run-out of 7 thou.This damage was probably caused when the b
Your experience with online courses? Stu Jackson at 4:44pm 01.22.25 With diesel engine maintenance for example, I think some basic instruction is probably less expensi
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Charles Erwin at 4:39pm 01.22.25 What is wrong with those gears? Photos do not show any gear problem. FYI gears from other Kanzakis
Traveler (2) Will Gilmore at 3:05pm 01.22.25 You can see in the picture of Puff, the tiller went under the transom deck. There are plenty of tra
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 2:51pm 01.22.25 @rgranger can make a good suggestion What motor mfg do you have
Tuning guide Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 01.22.25 Who makes the sails? Neil Pryde supplied the previous generation and makes those guides available at
Suggestions on removal of teak trim dmax at 2:06pm 01.22.25 That's not so bad that it couldn't be refinished in-place - avoid removing unless necessary, kind of
Yanmar 2QM20 with Kanzaki YP- 7M Transmission : Parts required Runningfix at 1:55pm 01.22.25
Your experience with online courses? SFS at 1:34pm 01.22.25 @jssailem ...With diesel engine maintenance for example, I think some basic instruction is probably
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? BigEasy at 1:03pm 01.22.25 Traditional stuffing or dripless? Thanks! Just replaced my Volvo shaft seal a few months ago, a
Your experience with online courses? BigEasy at 12:52pm 01.22.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry abo
Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 12:21pm 01.22.25 Thanks @BigEasy I hadn't considered US Power Squadron - I'll check them out. By the way, sorry a
Beneteau 34 Any owners out there? tbolan at 12:18pm 01.22.25 I'm looking for other Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners out there. Mine is a 2012 model manufactured in Mar
Traveler jssailem at 12:08pm 01.22.25 For me racing entails frequent trim changes and tacks. Cruising is more laid back. I don't need to
Teak Handrail Bedding DHembree at 12:04pm 01.22.25 Excellent! I'll get some and go this route. Thanks for all the input!
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Davidasailor26 at 11:56am 01.22.25
Traveler Urban Hermit at 11:43am 01.22.25 Are you racing or just cruising and trying to optimize your performance. Makes no difference. I
Your experience with online courses? BigEasy at 11:38am 01.22.25 I have taken online courses from US Power Squadron, ASA, & NauticEd. Good to have basic understandi
Traveler jssailem at 11:07am 01.22.25 What does your transom look like?
Traveler jssailem at 11:05am 01.22.25 Are you racing or just cruising and trying to optimize your performance.

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