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What's more chip resistant... Drinky Crow at 12:58pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 2/471 ...gelcoat or LPU?
Interior Wood Refinishing npaulay at 12:51pm 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 7/2730 Hello, I'm working on restoring my fathers sailboat and one of the first projects is cleaning the
Bottom Paint for Hunter 170 DFD at 12:12pm 04.14.20 Trailer Sailors 15/1826 I would like to freshen up my 170 hull paint. Not really sure if it needs it as I don't know how to
Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual npaulay at 11:27am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/7994 Hello, I am search of a Yanmar SB-8 Service Manual. I've tried to contact Yanmar directly asking fo
Yanmar B-type Engine Instrument Panel P=97 Tachometer (1) SeanP at 9:19am 04.14.20 Parts Search 8/3983 Hello all! I am struggling to find the P=97 instrument panel for my Hunter 31. EBay has a number of
Mega 30, Head plumbing length/size (2) Ethanhopps at 8:56am 04.14.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1628 Hello! First post here so go easy on me... I bought a mega 30 (save the ugly comments, you're just j
Panel mounted bilge switch questions jdy2kgt at 7:11am 04.14.20 Ask All Sailors 4/607 Recently my bilge pump wasn't working. Due to time constraints I called in a pro. To my surprise t
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? ScottySailor at 12:48am 04.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 22/7184 Hey all doing some work on my Yanmar 2gmf and I stupidly took apart the fuel limiter screw whoops!!
What deck paint Hunter 33 woofetc at 8:40pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/882 The diamond pattern anti-slip area of the side decks running along the length of our 2008 Hunter 33
Hunter 386 Year 2002 Line Replacement Gary Ryan at 6:17pm 04.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/820 We purchased our new/used Hunter 386 last October. It was wrapped and on the hard. I did notice th
Hunter 38 Interior wood stain match letskeepriding at 6:05pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 12/2764 Just a heads up for anyone who might need to touch up their interior wood. After painstaking researc
Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1 Service manual srancourt at 5:55pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/503 Anyone have a service manual for the generator Yanmar 3TNE68C-EG1
Finding Obscure Sailboat Items (and a sorry story to go with it). (4) Ziggler at 5:52pm 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 31/2904 Shorthanded, I back my 1984 Morgan 323 away from her slip but we get blown into the adjacent boat -
Beaching your sailboat Ryan61065 at 5:14pm 04.13.20 Trailer Sailors 14/2921 What's the policy on running your boat aground on purpose. Will, it hurt the boat to let it rest on
Specifications help Tbride at 12:43pm 04.13.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1333 I recently bought a 2004 Mac 26M with a broken mast. The new mast is in place but there is a naggin
Catalina 380 - Cable Length Issue John Gilbert at 12:39pm 04.13.20 Big Boats 1/989 I have to replace the cable from my wind instrument readout in a Navpod above the steering pedestal
Where is your GPS antenna? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:22am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2569 Mine is on the transom. Right next to the B in Bella.That's where a P.O. mounted it. I broke the mou
Securing floor with 4200 adhesive (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:11am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/2289 Well, I purchased the sheet of teak ' holly plywood, made the cuts and finished the flooring. It fi
battery monitor slow to read (1) lunasea6 at 7:15am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 17/1523 I have an original battery monitor that takes a few minutes to give a reading. Is this likely the g
Sliding Galley Catalina 22 Erbardy at 6:10pm 04.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2507 IS there anyone that lives within a respectable distance of western PA have a sliding galley for a C

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Garmin Fishfinder 240 jssailem at 4:27pm 08.25.24 Put the boat in the water and power it up. The transducer needs a water medium to work.
Electronics O'day 22 jssailem at 4:24pm 08.25.24 if I really need it. Only you can answer the question. You will be sailing in a lake. Is it import
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Tally Ho at 4:20pm 08.25.24 In my area on the South end of Michigan, it seems people only monitor channel 16. And that is prima
Atomic 4 1978 carburetor shemandr at 4:15pm 08.25.24 As I remember from my A4 on my Ranger 29 that is normal. Not to be confused with OK. If the fuel t
What's inside the VHF antenna can Mark Maulden at 3:57pm 08.25.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Scott T-Bird at 3:38pm 08.25.24 If you are ever in Barnegat Bay, Channel 78A is the Windjammer channel (now channel 1078). :cool:
Why is it so hard for me sail downwind? Scott T-Bird at 3:22pm 08.25.24 It gets a bit more complicated. It depends upon hull design. dj Yes, actually my point is that it'
Garmin Fishfinder 240 drgbanks at 3:14pm 08.25.24 How can I test this fishfinder?
Garmin Fishfinder 240 ShawnL at 2:32pm 08.25.24 I have a fish finder on my catalina 22 -- only use it for depth, but it was inexpensive and works we
Garmin Fishfinder 240 dLj at 2:18pm 08.25.24 I don't fish! Maybe I should, but I'm not into it. In the future I'd want a navigation system. I
Garmin Fishfinder 240 drgbanks at 2:12pm 08.25.24 I don't fish! Maybe I should, but I'm not into it. In the future I'd want a navigation system.
Electronics O'day 22 dlochner at 2:12pm 08.25.24 Attached are 2 pictures. The fishfinder and transducer. I don't know how it works, but I'm guessing
Garmin Fishfinder 240 dLj at 2:09pm 08.25.24 What do you have for a depth finder if not that fish finder? I'd want to at least have a depth sound
HULL SCRATCHES dlochner at 2:08pm 08.25.24 Those scratches look like dock rash that has gone through the paint and probably affected the gelcoa
Electronics O'day 22 (2) drgbanks at 2:04pm 08.25.24 I know how easy it is to be intimidated by all the wires. I am at times when doing things on my bo
Garmin Fishfinder 240 dlochner at 2:01pm 08.25.24 Are you going to fish? Is the transducer under the cockpit? If so it is a terrible place for it.
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 1:56pm 08.25.24 Yea, it's funny, the only people using the absolutely correct, formal radio procedures are the inte
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From jviss at 1:27pm 08.25.24
Where 'Roger That' Really Comes From Davidasailor26 at 1:19pm 08.25.24
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E dLj at 1:16pm 08.25.24 @dj, it is a brand new gauge that is "matched" in resistance to the "new sensor." The old gauge is

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