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The hardest kind of math... (1) Brian D at 6:38am 05.21.18 Sails Call Lounge 43/4381 Don't you just love marketing?
Layout Question Yachtsman1686 at 5:50am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/637 Hi All, I'm new. Just bought a boat, already looking for my next boat. We really liked the layout o
Running a new transducer cable mcrow33 at 4:29am 05.21.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/884 Any Bene 361 owners every replace the speed/depth transducer. If so suggestions on how you ran the n
1976 O'day 25 Bilge Pump Installation supercub at 2:26am 05.21.18 Bigger Boats 9/2295 The boat never had a bilge pump installed. I found a purposely made passage between the bilge and th
Glenn Henderson H41 compression post support dakno at 11:48pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 13/890 This is really upsetting. My lightly used 08 H41 has a depression at the compression post. I believe
Beneteau Spare Parts Manual JohnB40 at 9:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4930 I would like to see a spare parts manual. When I go to spareparts.beneteauusa.com it says I can regi
Motor mounts for the Yanmar in a 1997 Hunter 376. Diablito at 8:43pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 14/2159 Hello everyone. I hope everyone is well and your boats are healthy. Just returned from an American
Delayed Reverse CTS at 6:37pm 05.20.18 Catalina 310 8/1523 We had a great sail today on the Chesapeake Bay, good winds, nice temps and no chop. When we got bac
Ben 361 Repairs for water inlet nipple at fwd end of shaft log - or NOT?? Pinch at 6:30pm 05.20.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/661 On my 2000 Ben 361, there's a water inlet line for the forward end of the shaft log, just behind the
Stern Shower Walter59 at 6:07pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/483 Stern Shower advice. I have a 2005 Hunter 36 and the stern shower at the swim platform just abrupt
Balmar Regulator Temp Sense Wires dlochner at 4:56pm 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1970 Installing a Balmar ARS-5 with both battery and alternator temperature sensing. The battery sensing
O'Day 322 throttle and transmission cable replacement (1) joshnewbury at 4:40pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1411 Changing the cables just made my to do list. Any tips tricks would be appreciated. Has anybody chang
Through hull strainer (1) Ted at 4:33pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2107 We had different opinions at the boatyard today regarding the correct way to install a through hull
Hunter Purchase advice needed airtraffic at 4:25pm 05.20.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/877 Hello! I'm considering a 1999 Hunter 301 that I've seen advertised for $29,500. Boat is used on the
Simrad WP30 Worth Repairing? SFS at 2:04pm 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 23/5332 The belt inside our WP30 is apparently failing, and generating some steering friction, which is incr
macerator r@r dakno at 12:58pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 14/1056 Hello Skippers I need to replace my O.E. JABSCO Model 18590 macerator on my 08 H41DS. It looks fairl
H41 holding tank sending unit. Very eratic dakno at 12:34pm 05.20.18 Big Boats 32/2900 Hello Skippers The WEMA sending unit in the holding tank has become erratic and I want to get a repl
6v wired in series/parallel Bob S at 10:16am 05.20.18 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2148 what color wire when wiring pos to neg when wiring in series? Does it make a difference? Also, the
Alternator wire identification..... help (2) NYSail at 6:09am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 17/6611 hello all..... so I am now the proud owner of a new alt. / regulator (balmar 150 series 6 / mc614).
FTZ lugs? Solstice at 5:33am 05.20.18 Ask All Sailors 12/747 I am about to install a new Sterling charger and usually source my heavy duty lugs from genuinedealz

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Not perfect launch day... (1) Tally Ho at 3:27pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? shemandr at 3:26pm 04.23.24 The Code 0 is a reaching sail. Maybe close reaching. It has a beautiful shape but a relatively nar
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 3:15pm 04.23.24 I decided to change the vent exhaust hose (hose from engine compartment to the blower). It turns out
Not perfect launch day... shemandr at 3:11pm 04.23.24 Bummer. I followed your installation with interest. I've watched competent yard workers struggle w
Gooseneck Pin ggrizzard at 3:08pm 04.23.24 Assuming yours is like my goose neck. and the pin drops down into the assembly from the top... No, i
Self tacking jib DArcy at 2:35pm 04.23.24 The fore and aft track could be for a baby stay but then you would need some way to pull the car for
Retrofitting a bowthruster to a 423 dlochner at 2:28pm 04.23.24 Good to know plenty of room forward and no additional battery box. Greatly appreciate your getting
Windlass and thruster Battery question dlochner at 2:23pm 04.23.24 The Odyssey TPPL AGMs are great batteries. In this application an AGM would be a good choice becau
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement Crazy Dave Condon at 2:22pm 04.23.24 Check with Mike at SBO to see if by chance they have any lens. Mike use to order all parts for hunt
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 2:16pm 04.23.24 Mfg of boom and mast along with model/year of ssilboat
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement dlochner at 2:10pm 04.23.24 Once you have the starter off, take it to a local auto electrical shop and have them take a look. Br
Air Conditioner Vents danm1 at 2:06pm 04.23.24 Great info. I will check next time I'm at the boat. Thanks.
Air Conditioner Vents (1) karellen at 2:00pm 04.23.24 I have a 356 (very similar) with AC and ducting in salon and v-berth. The aft cabin has a 4 inch ro
Instead of PropSpeed dlochner at 1:28pm 04.23.24 PYI has a new product, Crystal Prop. Same idea as Prop Speed, but much less expensive. The zinc pa
Instead of PropSpeed capta at 1:25pm 04.23.24 One summer in Powerboat's in Trinidad the Propspeed folks were applying their product free for those
Santana 21 design info needed prairieclover at 1:15pm 04.23.24 We have a 1972 Santana 21, too. Put it on the water last summer after a long time in storage. We ha
Access to windlass marchem at 12:52pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker w
Access to windlass marchem at 12:48pm 04.23.24 Yes Thanks. Didn't want to have to tear into that if I didn't have to.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel east coaster at 12:44pm 04.23.24 My yanmar 2gm20 had a manual lift pump that worked reasonably well depending on the position of the
Access to windlass east coaster at 12:34pm 04.23.24 My windlass had the same issue and after some electrical sleuthing it turned out that the breaker wa

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