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There's no place like home (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 04.13.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1327 While most of the country is under stay-at-home orders, some owners are struggling with marinas and
EPEVER Triron 30a Solar Charger with MT50 and Bluetooth Install MikeHoncho at 10:18am 04.12.20 Ask All Sailors 0/1122 My previous EPEVER charger took a dump after I screwed up on a battery polarity so I purchased anoth
New England Sailing Venues? Kings Gambit at 9:45am 04.12.20 Destinations 54/8990 Just for the moment anticipating that the New England summer sailing season will go forward, when is
HANK ON JIB SAIL SHEETS twodzusfittings at 9:17am 04.12.20 Bigger Boats 12/4262 Once this pandemic is over and recreational boating and crossing state lines is again allowed, i'm g
Replacing Side Windows on Our Catilina 30 Mark 2 Tall Rig look4judy at 8:57am 04.12.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2437 Hi We are going to be replacing the long side windows on our 1989 Catalina 30 Mark 2 Tall Rig . My
New lines and arrangement help please (7) Canonshooternb at 8:12am 04.12.20 Big Boats 5/1466 We have purchased a new to us 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5 last year and it could uses a few new lines th
Hunter 40.5 - Prop Upgrade Censina at 7:49am 04.12.20 Ask All Sailors 21/2793 Still have the original two blade prop on the Boat and was wondering if anyone has success stories o
yanmar 1gm10 engine and shaft alignment John6275 at 6:27am 04.12.20 Engines and Propulsion 29/7016 finally got my 1984 Cal 27 III in the water last weekend. started and ran fine but when I put it in
Adding Winch and deck organizer on a B323 (1) S/Y Obelix at 2:45am 04.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/4705 Hello People, I am an brand new yacht owner and now own a Oceanis 323 Clipper. As a boat from 2007 t
Filler..... advise needed NYSail at 12:29am 04.12.20 Ask All Sailors 16/1353 Hello all..... so sanding my rudder down I notice a crack in the leading edge. Rudder sounds fine an
Catalina 30 Alanworsley at 8:12pm 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1241 Hi can anyone tell how I go about removing the hand rails and the strips below the handrails on the
Has anyone tried these heat exchanger brackets? (1) rpwillia at 7:57pm 04.11.20 Catalina 310 9/1827 For whatever reason when I reinstalled my heat exchanger the space was a bit tight for the exhaust h
Beneteau 352 1994 the stuffing box seal is leaking sirocovzla at 7:11pm 04.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/3144 Hello, I have a Beneteau 352 1994 the stuffing box seal is leaking...I had never changed it, where
Not the time to be cheap (2) Timm R Oday25 at 3:53pm 04.11.20 Trailer Sailors 13/1723 I was hooking up my flat bed trailer , when I noticed an oddly placed rust hole . Upon further inspe
Outboard jib sheets? henrykorous at 3:19pm 04.11.20 Racing 8/2519 I have a Oday 39, just got my new sails. The boat has inboard tracks but when, I'm not pointing hard
Replacing all hardware bolts/screws for my deck of C22 Erbardy at 11:58am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/795 can one use lockwahsers for all hardware mounting?
Cascade Yachts - 27' Cascade "pocket cruiser" (10) Cascade27 at 10:44am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/5576 Hello all! I'm relatively new to the forum and a relatively new sailor/cruiser although I've driven
Widgeon Floor Repair (1) thelouise at 8:34am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1043 Hello all! I am wondering if it's possible or worth it to repair a Widgeon cockpit floor. I've atta
Turks Head Knot Question Ward H at 8:18am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 5/3610 I'm spending some of my newly found free time wrapping my helm wheel. I've never tied a turks head k
Docking Mishap kloudie1 at 8:09am 04.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 38/4566 hOEVqESw3G4

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Runaway diesel (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:18pm 02.04.25 I have the same engine and even after I cleaned/repainted it and varnished surrounding wood it look
Runaway diesel colemj at 12:09pm 02.04.25 I'm confused by this sentence. I've always thought RPM was rotational speed, velocity is synonym fo
Runaway diesel colemj at 12:00pm 02.04.25 I'm not sure what you are pointing out with the above. When one wants to hand crank a diesel engin
Runaway diesel dlochner at 11:57am 02.04.25 The engine doesn't have to get to a 200rpm velocity to start - it only has to achieve a 200rpm rate
Rhode Island - Expired Flares Turn-In Events Don S/V ILLusion at 10:56am 02.04.25
Cajun Ground Hog Day! (1) Will Gilmore at 10:25am 02.04.25 Here in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Thailand, "Chedi," the stupa of Wat Phra Mahathat, felt a raindrop toda
Runaway diesel (1) Calif. Ted at 10:16am 02.04.25 I always hate when Ralph posts pictures of his engine compartment because I have the same engine and
Runaway diesel MikeHoncho at 9:41am 02.04.25 I had a runaway engine with a Yanmar 1gm10. Motoring at 3000 rpm. Martec prop spun off shaft. Engin
Seattle Boat Show (1) jssailem at 9:27am 02.04.25 I mentioned Gig Harbor Boat Works. They are now producing the little boat work horse for PacificNW w
Looking to replicate this transmission cable bracket. MaryEllaRose at 8:56am 02.04.25
Runaway diesel dLj at 8:42am 02.04.25 Cranking speed is a rate of change, not a velocity, as explained in the text above. The engine doe
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed kappykaplan at 8:41am 02.04.25 CSTim, welcome to the forum. Recommend you create a new thread instead of resurrecting one that is
Runaway diesel Jumpstart at 8:35am 02.04.25 I had a runaway engine with a Yanmar 1gm10. Motoring at 3000 rpm. Martec prop spun off shaft. Engine
GPS Antenna Quandary (1) DRhoads at 8:27am 02.04.25 From the original question see below in red_ish. I think I may have to replace the RS120 GPS antenn
Yanmar 2GM20F Shifter Reversed CSTim at 8:18am 02.04.25 The painted bracket looks like it is a Yanmar part, while the unpainted is the modification. Am I c
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09am 02.04.25 but how often does a "vented loop" need servicing? On the discharge side it seems like a replacement
GPS Antenna Quandary marcham at 7:28am 02.04.25 What I may do is in stall my Em Trak B954 and see if it sends sentences (it has its own internal GP
GPS Antenna Quandary jssailem at 7:23am 02.04.25 Sounds good. Test and Verify. The unit is either transmitting GPS strings on the network or it is no
Cajun Ground Hog Day! (2) jssailem at 7:18am 02.04.25 It's time to call the winery and order up 6 cases of WVV Estate Pinot Noir. It looks like winter
Motorhome Mariners Urban Hermit at 6:56am 02.04.25 If everybody in the marina rushes you with boat hooks and fenders. (Or if you call fenders "bumpers

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