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45CC fuel filter change (1) RWSlater at 10:50am 04.29.18 Big Boats 15/1284
Frosted Lens (2) agprice22 at 10:30am 04.29.18 Ask All Sailors 10/512 This is the lens of a Seadog LED all-around Mast head light... that was in its package, since I didn
Bow nav light fixtures, 2009 B37 Vegas at 9:57am 04.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/507 Why isn't anything easy? Bolts and nuts holding one of my nav lights are missing. I assume I have
Bow nav light fixtures, 2009 B37 (3) Vegas at 9:39am 04.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/319 Why isn't anything easy? Bolts and nuts holding one of my nav lights are missing. I assume I have
Manual Bilge pump relocation (6) CaptKimble at 9:34am 04.29.18 Big Boats 0/608 The factory installed bilge pump restricted access to the port side aft lazzerette on my 96 Catalina
Need a Cat30 Traveler car Rickbruce5 at 9:25am 04.29.18 Catalina 30 9/776 I need a traveler car for a Cat30. I tried to remove the blocks and twisted one of the screws off. I
Interior Cowel Cover for 473? BumpyNight at 8:47am 04.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/574 Looking for an interior cowel vent opening cover to use when we have heat and/or AC running...the pa
Barge traffic (2) Cowpokee at 8:23am 04.29.18 Ask All Sailors 35/1863 149550 What is the proper etiquette while sailing in the vinicity of barge traffic? Yesterday I wen
Capri 26 Owners - new owner of 93 #266 with questions DaveNC at 7:33am 04.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 9/1993 We just bought a very nice Capri 26 and are looking forward to sailing out of Sea Harbor in Oriental
Prop Size? Hunter 27 w/ Yanmar 1gm johnm5858 at 6:59am 04.29.18 Smaller Boats 1/431 I purchased 3 years ago a 1983 Hunter 27. It has the Yanmar 1gm Rated at 6.5 HP at 3400 rpm. Max Rpm
Prop size ? for a Hunter 27 Yanmar 1gm johnm5858 at 6:56am 04.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 0/548 I purchased 3 years ago a 1983 Hunter 27. It has the Yanmar 1gm Rated at 6.5 HP at 3400 rpm. Max Rpm
Solar Southpaw at 6:24am 04.29.18 Ask All Sailors 8/668 I have 4 180w solar panels. 2 of the panels are on the bimini each ran through their own Victron 75
Jabsco filters Bob S at 6:06am 04.29.18 Ask All Sailors 2/392 i broke the threaded portion of a model 36200-000 inline filter used in my shower sump. It's the cle
Whisker Pole Limited to "J" Length? EditorC22NSA at 5:27am 04.29.18 Catalina 22 10/2782 Our local sailing club has boats that race with a spinnaker, and those who do not. For those boats t
Hunter 27 1983 correct prop size? johnm5858 at 5:23am 04.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/373 I purchased 3 years ago a 1983 Hunter 27. It has the Yanmar 1gm Rated at 6.5 HP at 3400 rpm. Max Rp
Hood Furling Rxsail at 5:11am 04.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/941 I have original Hood furler on my 1992 30T that seems to be difficult to operate. I am not convince
Fiji has some nice spots (3) Franklin at 1:48am 04.29.18 Destinations 9/993 Just thought I would let you guys know that I am loving Fiji and I haven't even gotten to the parts
Disel fuel deck fitting bigmorg27 at 7:37pm 04.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/574 Looking at a late 80s 28.5 Hunter. I must be crazy, but where is the fuel deck fitting??
Oh my O'day had some ropey quality Captmayhem at 7:24pm 04.28.18 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1033 Prepping "no hurry" for getting wet next week, and one thing that has bothered me since getting the
Stainless steel bolt -- aluminum body. What could go wrong? cmonroe54 at 6:25pm 04.28.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1138 The sheaves on my boom are obviously way passed expired, so... I tried to remove the boom ends so I

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Vent Hose Project_Mayhem at 10:52am 07.18.23 5/8" is the standard size vent line. You can use Shields or Trident #148 sanitation hose (the che
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 10:39am 07.18.23 I guess this will give me opportunity now to install the magnesium anode I bought.
There is lust in my heart (3) rgranger at 10:16am 07.18.23 @rgranger that is an amazing boat! they've done some magic on the design of this one. 217919 I'v
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. kappykaplan at 9:46am 07.18.23 The "joker valve" is the most common failure. :plus:
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Richard19068 at 9:45am 07.18.23 +1 on dlochner's post. The belt jack he suggests will make it a lot easier than trying to tension t
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Joe at 9:42am 07.18.23 The "joker valve" is the most common failure. If you google the jabsco website you will find the ma
There is lust in my heart john6206 at 9:40am 07.18.23 @rgranger that is an amazing boat! I've always thought 27' was too small for a center cockpit. Li
Let's Buy A Sailboat Don S/V ILLusion at 9:35am 07.18.23 Knowing where the fuel gage is would help too. :) Yea, s#t happens. the sender on mine broke.*
Spinnaker sailing dlochner at 9:18am 07.18.23 I think you might have the pole on the wrong side. It should be on the windward side. The flags seem
Spinnaker sailing dlochner at 9:11am 07.18.23 where's your pole? behind the boom. Look for the bridle.
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 8:58am 07.18.23 >>>>>>>> I think I know what it is! <<<<<<<< I just called them and they said 99% of the time its
There is lust in my heart rgranger at 8:57am 07.18.23 A Nor'sea 27 popped up on my FB feed... I've been lusting over this boat for a long time. This one
Against the wind - in the docks rgranger at 8:45am 07.18.23 I think @sloughsailer might be onto something.... you could put a hook on the other end and your oa
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? dlochner at 8:44am 07.18.23 Never had one before, and I don't see any leaking at the connections that I see from the outside.
Its funny Friday! (2) rgranger at 8:41am 07.18.23 <p>
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 8:40am 07.18.23 And it might not be anything associated with the heater install, it could be a near by fitting that
Winch handle safe use (1) rgranger at 8:38am 07.18.23 I switched to using 0-W20 synthetic motor oil I use this... er had any problems with my winches
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 8:37am 07.18.23 You could connect the input and output hoses together directly, bypassing the heater. That would he
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? jonelli at 8:35am 07.18.23 The other thing to check is the PT valve.. it usually has a lever on it to bleed the fresh side ..
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement (1) dlochner at 8:31am 07.18.23 This is a pretty simple job. It involves 2 bolts. The challenging part is keeping the tension on the

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