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Where do you carry your dinghy?? NYSail at 5:21pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 47/6440 Hello All.... So for the time being and all through my past I have always pulled my trusty tender (
Merit 22 owner manual Ugnius at 5:14pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1166 Hi. I have a Merit 22 and looking for an owner's manual. It is very hard to find. Maybe you have it
MRBF Fuse on Busbar nramsey at 4:21pm 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 13/3684 I'm replacing some of my wiring do accommodate a 200 amp alternator and 4 Firefly G31 batteries. Loo
2004 420 Passage aft black water tank won't pump out Fgard at 1:45pm 04.11.19 Big Boats 12/980 I've flushed the vent line with water and it is not plugged. I'm moored in Boot Key Harbor and the p
Stack pack GBGraham at 1:03pm 04.11.19 Smaller Boats 21/3125 I'm just wondering if anybody out there has already done this, similar or has any thoughts thus havi
Fuel Tank pickup tube SBinNSB at 12:54pm 04.11.19 Catalina 310 23/2950 Can anyone tell me which tank fitting has the pickup tube...I know one is the return and one the the
Looking for opinions on slip dilemma hawk232 at 9:50am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/2931 I have not had a boat that has to be slipped yet, so this is all new to me. Looking at slip options
This is Gonna be Interesting... (2) Simon Sexton at 8:32am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/511 Came across this in my inbox today: "1.The north (inbound) channel, directly under the SH146 bri
T-Shirt Idea for the nerds in the group... (1) rgranger at 7:44am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 31/1624 163539
diy hard top bimini b crites at 5:48am 04.11.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4604 Anyone installed a hard top bimini? Diy material used or ideas?
Hatteras - bomb cyclone Gunni at 5:21pm 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 6/514
Chainplate removal w/ Mast up Nathan Beck at 1:00pm 04.10.19 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 7/3574 Does anyone have experience or knowledge regarding pulling to 2 main chainplates for the top mast sh
B&R Reverse Diagonal Tension Don Lucas at 12:01pm 04.10.19 Big Boats 14/1351 As background: I had my mast off a few months ago. None of the "on the ground" settings were changed
South Florida Broker radiolawyer at 12:00pm 04.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/803 Can anyone suggest a reputable effective sailboat broker in south Florida?
Jib Angles - Do I Have This Right? (1) topcat0399 at 11:42am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 40/8030 I have finally equipped with a bunch of good hank on head sails of various sizes and after studying
Aquarius 23 Outboard In Cockpit Well (3) Capt. Seeweed at 9:42am 04.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 16/2485 I like the boat but the rudder engine set up is insane. The designer put the prop behind the rudder!
A sticky question... nestorph at 9:40am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 29/1653 I'm making new slats for my companionway but the widest teak boards that I've been able to purchase
Funny things said while sailing (1) Allowishish at 8:15am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 29/1489
Box over Thru Hull topcat0399 at 6:09am 04.10.19 Ask All Sailors 28/1447 Recently I read about a boat that sank due to a speedo paddle wheel thru hull failure. This is the o
Water leak in aft berth chp at 6:06am 04.10.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/527 Once in a while I get water running down the back wall of the aft berth. This is the only leak. It s

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Invest 95L (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:03am 09.04.23 This is GFS model forecast for 10 day from today. And an even more concerning picture from the GFS
lines Evan656 at 5:03am 09.04.23
Winterization of hot water tank jssailem at 4:55am 09.04.23
Vagabond 17ft. jssailem at 4:30am 09.04.23 Your Vagabond 17 sounds like a sweet boat. Clearly you understand the first rule of a boat. Water m
Yanmar 2YM15 Oil leak Pattern- Need advice please BigEasy at 3:33am 09.04.23 Possibly leaking from valve cover gasket. Another thing to possibly check (if present) is an additi
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season miketcook at 1:12am 09.04.23 Fresh water and cooler temperatures! Am jealous! From St. Petersburg, FL where we luckily dodged an
Rope to anchor chain attachment Richard19068 at 10:53pm 09.03.23 If you know how to splice, why do you even have a question?!?:banghead::banghead::banghead: Well,
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Ralph Johnstone at 10:31pm 09.03.23 Was able to force the new belt on, started the engine back up but the fresh water circulating pump
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:12pm 09.03.23 Ralph, I'm guessing that your waste water plumbing drawing shows a vacuum breaker instead of the ai
Rope to anchor chain attachment Stu Jackson at 8:48pm 09.03.23 I've always used the eye splice & shackle s If you know how to splice, why do you even have a ques
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Stu Jackson at 8:46pm 09.03.23 Good luck finding a new pump. :beer: always consider DEPCO in FL.
Selden Furlex 100S parts Ken13559 at 8:11pm 09.03.23 Found this "Quick Fix" like you mentioned. Maybe worth a try. Thanks. Ken Y After 2_1/2 years, th
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement SailorShaggy at 7:19pm 09.03.23 No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IMHO), but do on the intake lines. The one for th
Blown exhaust not enough I guess kappykaplan at 6:31pm 09.03.23 this time that pulley turning but again with a big squeaking sound. I just went through this with
'93 P42 Sanitation hose replacement Terry Cox at 6:28pm 09.03.23 Can anyone confirm if there is a vented loop? No vented loop on the discharge lines (not needed IM
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:28pm 09.03.23 I had a coolant pump fail. Actually it was the pumps seals. Coolant came out unde pressure through t
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Davidasailor26 at 5:21pm 09.03.23 I would get the adjustment bolt loose, take the belt off, and try to turn the fresh water pump by ha
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Tally Ho at 5:19pm 09.03.23 I read that. Greg the raw water pump produces the water out the exhaust. He stated the pulley on th
Blown exhaust not enough I guess jssailem at 5:06pm 09.03.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess Tally Ho at 5:03pm 09.03.23

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