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Compass location (2) fred1diver at 6:46am 01.14.20 Ask All Sailors 30/3602 Hey everyone, dreaming about summer and I was wondering where your compass is located on your bulkhe
Steel Seal Fudsdad at 1:02am 01.14.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/990 Has anyone used the product Steel Seal in the coolant to fix potential gasket problems? I have a Un
Raymarine ST40 and i40 Ken13559 at 11:47pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1599 Hello, I've separate ST40 for Depth and Speed over Water Displays. Can I replace both with the newer
Battery/fuel tank/furnace access - Vision 32 zephyr070 at 10:58pm 01.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1076 Does anyone have any advice regarding access of the very difficult to reach equipment installed unde
Manual Pump? Stroke2017 at 10:34pm 01.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/647
Removing Lifeline Coating/Cover (1) JDE at 9:23pm 01.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/6327
Prop Shaft Seal Leaking (2) Mike H. at 7:42pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/3493 The prop shaft on my 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 is leaking. In fact when it is underway, it sprays wa
Replacing my Max Prop questions (5) Mike H. at 7:31pm 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2567 Has anyone replaced their Max Prop with a fixed prop? Our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 has a Max Prop.
Battery issue. dnimigon at 7:02pm 01.13.20 Catalina 30 4/1133 I have a Blue Sea 7650 Add a battery that I installed last year. Works perfect on our Catalina 30 .
To cheer you all up (1) Noodat Lady at 4:56pm 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 17/2182 So you don't feel too bad about your weather, here is ours. A touch on the chilly side. Thankfully i
BECAUSE I'M TO LAZY TO FIND MY PREVIOUS POST (1) twodzusfittings at 1:53pm 01.13.20 Bigger Boats 11/1217 Last year( it wasn't that long ago) I installed an low profile automatic Rule bilge pump, as my boat
1980 Wilcox Headmate head Sailor George at 1:31pm 01.13.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1271
Rig-Talk and traditional LapStrake (3) rgranger at 1:08pm 01.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/1834 Hello all: For the past year or so, I've been doing some light research on the ancient Norse tradit
What do they call the wind? jssailem at 11:32am 01.13.20 Weather and Forecasting 35/3375 There is a song from the play/movie "Paint Your Wagon" - "They call the wind Mariah". a wind that bl
Interstate batteries CYQK at 10:56am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 9/735 Are their golf cat batts good quality?
Code Zero Rigging recommendations JRT at 8:25am 01.13.20 Racing 8/3903 I have a new code zero coming end of Feb for my Cataline 310 and am looking at how I'll rig it. I a
Oregon 5th Graders launch boats into the Pacific (1) jssailem at 8:10am 01.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 5/572 The article title goes: Oregon 5th Graders Build A Boat To Sail Across The Pacific https://www.opb.
Hunter 50 Raymarine Stng question (1) SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:57am 01.13.20 Big Boats 6/939 I am in the process of replacing my defective SPX30 autopilot with a new ACU400 autopilot. The old f
Mac Navigation: iPad vs laptop FastOlson at 7:30am 01.13.20 Ask All Sailors 32/4418 I am presently moving from an old Mac Book Pro to a new .... Mac Book OR... perhaps an iPad with an
Atomic 4 electronic ignition franz7781 at 6:46am 01.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1604 Does it pay to install the Moyer ignition?

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Removing ceiling light pcjrusso at 2:11pm 06.24.24 You should be able to gently twist or pry the base from the overhead liner. Thank you I will give
Yanmar 20gm starting issue dlochner at 2:05pm 06.24.24 Did you change the fuel filter? What's it do when you hit the start button?
Push button switch for starter (1) monocerosin at 1:37pm 06.24.24 If she can't appreciate your solid wire management, I don't know what to tell ya! I see your 25amp
Yanmar 20gm starting issue dmax at 1:37pm 06.24.24 I don't believe that model of Yanmar has glow plugs, it just uses compression to ignite the fuel. Ma
Has anyone replaced a 26M daggerboard? PotentialOwner at 1:34pm 06.24.24 Thanks everyone, daggerboard is in
What's this? DanMaine at 1:13pm 06.24.24 I replaced the head a couple of years ago with a standard Jabsco one. I hadn't paid any attention t
Removing ceiling light kappykaplan at 1:00pm 06.24.24 You should be able to gently twist or pry the base from the overhead liner.
Hunter Passage 42 forward head seawater hose clogged Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:59pm 06.24.24 It would really be helpful to know the make/model/approx age of your toilet. If you don't know, can
Push button switch for starter Ralph Johnstone at 12:51pm 06.24.24 You are a champion! I wish you'd tell my wife some time. I need all the help I can get in that d
Push button switch for starter monocerosin at 12:48pm 06.24.24 Great! Thank you for your quick reply, I have all the parts up on my PC right now. I noticed after I
Push button switch for starter (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:42pm 06.24.24 I think I found the relay you are using, is this it? Ah, so near yet so far. That relay has a 24V
C&C 30Mkii Folding Prop fstbttms at 12:26pm 06.24.24 The only other thing to keep in mind is that some folding props (Flexofold in particular) fold with
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 12:22pm 06.24.24 Rgranger thanks for the quick reply! Thanks for tbe simple break down I appreciate it. Ordering book
What's this? monocerosin at 12:09pm 06.24.24 I have seen every part of my 37c #52 and saw nothing like that. I removed every part of the electros
Push button switch for starter monocerosin at 12:05pm 06.24.24 "I took the easy way out and went with:" Hi Ralph. I am currently working through the wiring on my
3YM prop shaft coupling bolts and propeller nut torque settings? captain69 at 11:27am 06.24.24 Well, ALL FOUR of my bolts were loose enough to be further loosened by finger touch alone, and one w
Removing ceiling light (1) pcjrusso at 11:24am 06.24.24 225594
Yanmar 20gm starting issue rgranger at 11:15am 06.24.24 I am not a diesel expert but I did just buy the book and have read it recently. So you will prob
No more vroom vroom? rgranger at 11:09am 06.24.24 Make sure the exhaust path is clear and not plugged with carbon or old marine growth. Best of Luck
Aft Pulpit Replacement for '85 H31 rgranger at 11:07am 06.24.24 Yep! What @jssailem said. For instance, if I do a google for "boat rails in Charleston SC" I ge

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