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Clogged Sanitation Hose Terry Cox at 7:55pm 08.16.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 98/19653 Aft electric toilet will not send the bowl contents to the tank. Disconnected the hose from the toil
Cockpit Anchor Light jviss at 6:37pm 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 57/7054 I used to have a nice, D-battery powered light I'd hang from the boom as an anchor light in crowded
Surveyor recommendations for Annapolis, MD Franklin at 2:27pm 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 11/3280 The broker recommended Steve Sanders so to be safe, I would like to find somebody really good that i
H260 Mainsail Luff Tension - lug lube? Jeff Gray at 11:03am 08.16.18 Smaller Boats 9/643 Hi there H260 or similar owners... Anybody else have trouble getting enough tension on the main hal
Where to get the best price - Windlass for Beneteau SVMusic at 10:29am 08.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/4682 We have a Beneteau Oceanis 40CC that currently has a Horizontal, on-deck, electric,heavy duty windla
New Cockpit Light (3) w4swk at 10:00am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 11/952 We have been looking for a small, simple LED light to hang in the cockpit at night when we are out a
Simple LED Conversion (6) w4swk at 9:46am 08.16.18 Catalina 22 31/4537 If this has been covered, please accept my apology. I did a search and couldn't find this particular
Engine rpm light bulb out - what type? Pat T at 8:29am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 4/553 My rpm light went out on the engine panel. You don't notice this until you have to sail at night. I
Hurricane Lane JamesG161 at 6:48am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 13/1672 As noted in the previous post on TS Kristy... https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?threads/ts
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 6:32am 08.16.18 Weather and Forecasting 1/624 A point of INVESTigation is showing up 750 miles East South East of the Windward Islands It is loca
Two broken jib sheets within 5 minutes of each other! danstanford at 4:59am 08.16.18 Ask All Sailors 28/2720 Best race start of the year right on the line on time and second over from the boat end of the line,
Paging all sailors Meriachee at 8:35pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 30/2366 Did @Kermit fall into a frying pan someplace?
V berth venting question Fullajoy at 8:02pm 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 7/929
Catalina 250 Wing trailer SeaRags at 8:00pm 08.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3939 Hi, I currently own a Catalina 250 wing keel. I've recently decided I want to do some traveling to
Sub Tropical Storm Ernesto JamesG161 at 3:14pm 08.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/815 This NON-tropical storm is located several hundred miles southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland. It i
Number of batteries? RNC725 at 2:51pm 08.15.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/754 How many batteries originally came on a 2002 Hunter 326 please?
SSCA now pay-only website Brian D at 12:23pm 08.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/841 SSCA (Seven Seas Cruising Association) had a great forums section for marine communications. A lot o
New House Batteries! Yay! jviss at 10:22am 08.15.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2817 I just picked up my new house batts, two Trojan SCS200 Deep Cycle Marine, 115Ah, group 27 batteries.
Cooking Fuel Flexibility jviss at 10:02am 08.15.18 Ask All Sailors 29/1789 I have a propane locker with two 11lb. steel cylinders. They last so long one can become complacent
bent mast, are my chainplates ok? (1) vegassail at 9:44am 08.15.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/909 I stupidly managed to hit a tree with my mast and bent it in half. Looking the boat over after, I n

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Beneteau Propeller kloudie1 at 11:15am 08.18.24 Welcome !! This may help with understanding the fitting process: Lap-Fitting a Propeller to a Shaft
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot FastOlson at 11:12am 08.18.24 The inventor of the Pelagic, is a regular contributor on the Ericson owners' site, his technical exp
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel FastOlson at 11:05am 08.18.24 I got very used to starting our original equipment M25XP, from when we bought out boat in '94, to wh
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:19am 08.18.24 1. I would check the decompression lever as someone already suggested; 2. a glow plug solenoid real
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel Stu Jackson at 10:13am 08.18.24 either way, keep the glow plugs on while starting, starts up much quicker: Actually, it doesn't.
Merit 22 owners Jnovva at 9:31am 08.18.24 So glad that this group is active! I just sold my old Santana 21 and am negotiating with the owner o
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? JoeWhite at 9:15am 08.18.24 You are speaking of "signal wire", if signal is traveling through it and you are using a DC voltmete
Experience with the Pelagic Autopilot gouldx at 9:12am 08.18.24 I have the PA1 (Standard Pelagic Autopilot for Tiller Steered Vessels). It was installed by a previo
Do I have a stringer problem? dlochner at 9:08am 08.18.24 Great thoughts! Let us talk about the slacking rigging. When I am in strong wind and the boat is he
Do I have a stringer problem? JohnnyP at 8:40am 08.18.24 First of all, great pictures and explanation. Thank you! You know, these boats, and most contempo
Do I have a stringer problem? PaulK at 8:34am 08.18.24 The new pictures make it look like your floors were made of plywood that was 'glassed into the hull
Hunter 430 Plumbing Schematic JamesG161 at 8:21am 08.18.24 Note that my H430 the engine make hot water too, down load the owners manual here for the plumbing.
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? PaulK at 8:12am 08.18.24 Copper wiring can work just fine for decades. Put it on a boat and it may not last a week. Humidity
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? Rich Stidger at 8:06am 08.18.24 I am rather confused by your statements. You talk of 12v wiring, so I think that is low voltage wir
Does 12v wiring deteriorate with heat or age ? dlochner at 7:58am 08.18.24 It is not the voltage that causes heat, it is the amperage. Wire that has been exposed to salt wate
Hunter 430 Plumbing Schematic dlochner at 7:44am 08.18.24 Cold water goes in the bottom, hot comes out the top. Did you replace the check valve on the cold
Winter wet storage in Massachusetts North Shore dLj at 7:13am 08.18.24 Thanks for the replies and I completely hear you on the low probability of actually getting out ver
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel LakeOntario270 at 7:05am 08.18.24 Do a compression check to make sure the rebuild is still a ok.
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel jviss at 6:56am 08.18.24 1. I would check the decompression lever as someone already suggested; 2. a glow plug solenoid reall
New to me 216 - Cabin Seal - Deck Rot / Repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:56am 08.18.24 My dealership was in Zebulon and name of it was American Marine & Sail Supply. I have one question

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