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SALT WATER PUMP (1) thetone at 11:04am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/720 I am looking for a part number for the salt water pump on my 1990 35s5. Does anyone have a parts cat
Keel Cable Hum????? Cmackg at 11:03am 06.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1201 My Mac25 has gotten out a few times now, after a long round of up-fixing. One really odd thing is th
M25XP w/ HBW50 Transmission - Singing Prop Ward H at 9:41am 06.25.19 Engines and Propulsion 23/3083 My second season with our C30. New this season is a noise while motoring. This is a 93 C30 with M25
Companion way cover scratches (1) DRhoads at 9:38am 06.25.19 Big Boats 6/801 Does anyone else have this issue with their companion way cover? Something is scratching the bottom
Beneteau First 38 Owner's Manual JuanMarcos at 9:18am 06.25.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/4092 Hello friends. I just purchased an 1983 Beneteau First 38 and have been looking for the owner's man
Victoria 18 deck tom etzel at 6:42am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 3/410 Does anyone know if it is balsa cored? Thanks
Head pumping and stanchion vent Freespirit3087 at 6:08am 06.25.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/3048 I am a 2 season new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 and wanted to know if it was normal for water to com
Washer for galley sink drain (1) Mikem at 12:10am 06.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1146 I have searched in vain for two replacement washers for my 2003 H466 galley sink drains. I think th
New cooler (1) Jimmy at 8:20pm 06.24.19 Smaller Boats 3/715 166401 New set up Dometic cfx95
This is crazy. My exhaust is filling with water and it's flooding the engine Newbie3 at 7:23pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5768 I must have screwed up on the plumbing. This had happened every time I start the engine. Unless I le
Got the dreaded marina call today. sesmith at 6:46pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 18/2018 We were on hour 2 of a 3 hour trip home from the marina when my phone rang. It was the marina manag
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:33pm 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1007 So.....Took delivery of our 1989 Beneteau First 35s5 two weeks ago. Weekend before last, replaced t
B and R- lower diamond d1 cross lower Waterwindsail at 6:26pm 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/878 Does the lower diamond d1 cross in front or behind the lower D? Thanks! Ralph Sperry Boston Gypsy S
Heat Exchanger 1988 Volvo Model 2003 Mike H. at 6:22pm 06.24.19 Ask All Sailors 7/709 On our new (to us) boat, a 1989 Beneteau First 35s5, the Volvo Model 2003 needs a new heat exchanger
Regulator Not Regulating Rick D at 6:20pm 06.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 3/910 So, I have a Yanmar with a Balmar alternator and external regulator. The regulator is a Xantrex XAR
jammed halyard and climbing the mast ambler at 1:45pm 06.24.19 Catalina 22 22/4305 yesterday raising the jib on my 1883 Catalina 22 and halfway up it locked up solid. Turns out the wi
Pop Top Holder that uses mainsail slug track RobinsonCruiseOh at 12:37pm 06.24.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1069 My pop top came with a small U shaped angled bracket that slipped into the mainsail's slug track up
Adding Reefing Hooks (2) tmakar1 at 12:09pm 06.24.19 Catalina 30 15/11205 Hey guys, I just bought an 85 Catalina 30TR, and it looks like the previous owner never rigged the m
Ocean Electric Winches Leaking oil rptm67 at 11:01am 06.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/392 Hi All, I have 2008 Hunter 41DS with Lewmar Electric Winches, leaking oil I notice the oil dripping
Beneteau 361 2002 gel coat cracking/crazing/spider webb cracks? (1) miraculix at 9:32am 06.24.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2517 Hi all, I am in the process of buying a sailboat, preferably a Beneteau in the 36 to 40 feet range

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AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:58am 12.05.24 Combining them is fairly common, however, if your are a purist, there are two compromises with doing
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 10:59am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harne
AIS/VHF two antennae's or one? jssailem at 10:58am 12.05.24 I have installed: Vesper Marine XB-8000 AIS Transponder Vesper VHF/AIS antenna splitter Standard Ho
What is this mystery line? DArcy at 10:30am 12.05.24 I worked on a tall ship that had the worst harnesses I have ever seen. In fact, they were not harnes
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 10:00am 12.05.24 Before cutting any, make sure you have sufficient adjustment/takeup in your rigging
Just picked up a super nice 2003 Precision 165 but I have a lot of questions I haven't found answers to online. RitSim at 9:59am 12.05.24 i don't think the mast foot is an issue if it fits the plate. The in/out material bends could be fi
What is this mystery line? thinwater at 9:40am 12.05.24 As a rock climber (as many hours in the air as sailing, and that is a LOT of both) I have a complete
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 jssailem at 9:40am 12.05.24 You can use a hole saw without the pilot bit. You just have to cut a hole the diameter of the hole
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 BAD ORCA at 9:03am 12.05.24 I have considered my forstner bits because they do stay in place, but the center will enter the spa
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities pgandw at 7:16am 12.05.24 The shore side of the Outer Banks is forecast 1-2ft above ground level (minor flooding potential) du
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:03am 12.05.24 The event is likely to subside by evening. What's been happening on the east shore of the Bay? Ther
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities DRhoads at 6:50am 12.05.24 I did some looking around from Baltimore down to the Potomac. Looks like Point Lookout, (near Potom
Existing 30 amp main panel upgrade to 50 amp panel walt at 6:06am 12.05.24 Aha.. I may not have been talking about the same thing as you but its an interesting idea brought u
Best stronger jack plate mount Project_Mayhem at 5:45am 12.05.24 Assuming your O'Day 28 is similar to my 25... That wedge is a huge help in getting the motor low eno
TS 10 Simrad Tillerpilot reborn with smartphone app. garymalmgren at 5:40am 12.05.24 Test 2 Very satisfied with the progress. gary yyFfGvGPJco
1984 Newport 30 Mark III mainsail question dlochner at 3:33am 12.05.24 Booms are engineered to withstand the forces applied to it. Shifing from mid-boom to end boom sheeti
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 (1) colemj at 3:23am 12.05.24 I was thinking of adding one of these at mast base. https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-536-4
What is this mystery line? sailme88 at 2:58am 12.05.24 could be a preventer...
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities Davidasailor26 at 2:31am 12.05.24 Handy site with weather buoys from around the bay: Home \| Chesapeake Bay Interpretive Buoy System M
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities (1) kappykaplan at 2:10am 12.05.24 And here's Cove Point's history. I find it interesting that the wind gusts don't seem to be as high

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