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THOUGHTS (1) twodzusfittings at 9:29pm 02.15.20 Bigger Boats 8/1342 I would like to install the compass and the brains of my new Raymarine Auto Pilot inside the Lazaret
My Beneteau 44.7 Sank in Mexico garygreen68 at 8:51pm 02.15.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/4479 Recently, my Beneteau First 44.7 sank 80 miles offshore in the Sea of Cortez between La Paz and Maza
1996 37.5 hunter salon table barbie at 3:18pm 02.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/937 We purchased our boat, but the rope is missing from lowering the table. We are able to push it down
PNW Cruise 2017 Terry Cox at 11:53am 02.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/10 Finally able to post our 2017 cruising video here: KUryNchQfT8
PNW Summer Cruise 2017 Terry Cox at 9:53am 02.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/2089 DVD finally available for public viewing here: KUryNchQfT8
PNW Cruise 2017 Terry Cox at 9:48am 02.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1 Finally, finally, finally, YouTube lifted their restriction on the 2017 summer cruise video here: KU
Internal halyards ? little breeze at 7:34am 02.15.20 Catalina 22 26/6210 Hey guys , My C22 still have the wire to rope halyards. I would like to convert over to rope halyard
Strange Winter? (1) JamesG161 at 6:32am 02.15.20 Weather and Forecasting 26/4310
Could Winter be over? DayDreamer41 at 5:17am 02.15.20 Ask All Sailors 89/9452 This looks promising for us in the Great Lakes region https://www.mlive.com/weather/2020/02/intense
Flushing of Raw Water Cooled Engine Circuit (1) Blitz at 2:05pm 02.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/1018
Storage under H23 gas tank decktosser at 1:26pm 02.14.20 Smaller Boats 7/1094 All Hunter 23 owners will know that there is considerable storage space under the cockpit sole. A p
Water ballast valve on H26 Big Rog at 1:12pm 02.14.20 Smaller Boats 10/1553
Nautique all-electric ski boat a game changer - Plugboats Bob J. at 11:47am 02.14.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2622 I know this is a sailing site but thought in light of the recent discussions about electric boats th
Known object (1) Stratus3 at 10:20am 02.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1209 174996174996came with the boat bottom drawer
Low Power/RPM Universal M25XP jonelli at 10:13am 02.14.20 Engines and Propulsion 41/5170 I've been trying to figure out why my motor is having a hard time recently getting up to 2000RPM whe
Hunter 34 rudder bearing project Colibri at 9:37am 02.14.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2443
Powering Nespresso Pixie (1) william24424 at 8:58am 02.14.20 Ask All Sailors 16/25796 Can I power this machine with two 12V boat batteries? Will this duracell 3000w inverter handle the s
Installing halyard organizer plate Lovetosail21 at 6:37am 02.14.20 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3349 I am installing a halyard organizer plate on my ODay 23. There are four bolts, all appear through t
Dodger Oday 28 rogjack2 at 8:02pm 02.13.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1284 Can anyone show a photo of a dodger on an 81 Oday 28 keel centerboard with main sheet traveler mount
Marines! (1) Brian D at 6:41pm 02.13.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/667 174985

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Outfitting a little bare boat dLj at 4:18pm 01.31.25 I've never known a simple Ziploc bag to keep things dry for more than a few minutes in water. Use
Outfitting a little bare boat (1) Will Gilmore at 3:35pm 01.31.25 Another poster was kind enough to share a link for a book about two (of his friends?) Nope, never
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Hayden Watson at 2:00pm 01.31.25 I mentioned earlier that I use sealant on the threads, but didn't mention which type. coincidently
Handcrank starting a small engine. Rick Webb at 12:26pm 01.31.25 I am curious if anyone has tried using a cordless impact gun to start an engine. A cordless drill I
New Ham kappykaplan at 12:23pm 01.31.25 What information? "I came across a Morse Study disk, one of many ways I learned from years ago. Be
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 11:47am 01.31.25 I didn't know that the new diesel engines are actually four cycle not two cycle as the earlier smal
Runaway diesel LloydB at 11:36am 01.31.25 I didn't know that the new diesel engines are actually four cycle not two cycle as the earlier small
New Ham Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 01.31.25 I know this is an older posting, but I have some information you may be interested in. What inform
Runaway diesel dLj at 10:56am 01.31.25 I agree that the Yanmar crank designed for that purpose ought* to work just fine. It still makes m*
Runaway diesel dLj at 10:38am 01.31.25 Right. I knew that. I just wasn't sure what you thought of it based on your reply. I agree that the
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 10:23am 01.31.25 It wasn't my recommendation. Right. I knew that. I just wasn't sure what you thought of it based o
Runaway diesel dLj at 10:21am 01.31.25 Even with the socket on the crankshaft with an electric drill approach? That's the one that seems p
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:16am 01.31.25
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 9:50am 01.31.25 No problem if the engine fires off. The crank just disconnects and you are off and running. Even w
Runaway diesel dLj at 9:46am 01.31.25 And if/when the engine fires off, then what? Sounds pretty dangerous. The crank for my Yanmar 1GM--
New Ham Alan Gomes at 9:14am 01.31.25 I know this is an older posting, but I have some information you may be interested in. CW rules!!
Runaway diesel Alan Gomes at 9:05am 01.31.25 How does the cap come off? It doesn't look like there are bolts in those holes. Is it just held o
Runaway diesel (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 01.31.25 How does the cap come off? Held on with small machine screws as I SEEM to remember : ed. But le
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 8:38am 01.31.25 got in touch with Bob Yeager of Yeager sails in Spokane Wa. He laughed at my situation but said he
Handcrank starting a small engine. dLj at 8:34am 01.31.25 OK, I understand that. But if the engine requires battery power or electronics to run, then a hand

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