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    Looking for idea's to hide window screws

    Hi everyone, I have 4 windows in my sailboat which were covered with wooden boards. Over the last decade these boards have been starting to rot and this year they started falling apart. I removed the wood yesterday. The windows are screwed through the hull, into the wooden boards. So right...
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    Is my engine mounted low enough?

    Hi everyone, Recently I installed an old mercury 25hp on my sailboat. The anti ventilation plate is about 1 centimeter under water. I am worried tho, that my engine is mounted to high. Does it have to be lower than this or is this fine? It's a heavy boat (4000kg approx) The engine also is...
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    Outboard engine on odd shaped transom

    Hi everyone, I am currently exploring the options of an outboard engine on my boat's transom. She's coming out in April to get the hull painted and I've seen boats in my marina that have an outboard mounted at the transom with a bracket like this: These boats have a rather straight transom...
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    Volvo Penta md5a fuel not reaching engine after filter change

    Hi, not long ago, I've added a new delphi 296 diesel filter on my boats fuel system. The old one is the same but is at least 13 years old. 2 days ago I went out on the water with a friend to test everything. After about 5-10 minutes, the engine died on us. I threw out the anchor and began...
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    Volvo Penta md5a 1982 diesel Delphi 296 replacement

    Hi everyone, I'm new here so forgive me if this is asked in the wrong section. Last summer I purchased my uncle's 27 foot sailboat. At this moment the engine does vibrate heavily on more than 3/4 throttle. This occured when motor-sailing and a gust of heavy wind made me heel quite a bit. I...
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