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H35.5 L macerator Kgatesma at 12:05pm 05.13.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/622 I was under the impression the macerator was specifically for grinding up waste as you flush into th
Recently purchased FTZ crimper - horribly over crimping (7) genkinyc at 7:04am 05.13.18 Musings With Maine Sail 14/3663 I recently purchased an FTZ Correct Crimper from this site - Mfg p/n 94284. I also purchased the FT
SD50 Saildrive whine redunculous at 6:56am 05.13.18 Engines and Propulsion 2/1028 Just had the shaft replaced in the SD50 due to the magical issues these things have and when we run
Equalizing batteries NYSail at 6:26am 05.13.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1990
Mother's Day Celebration! JamesG161 at 9:30pm 05.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 3/415 I took the Admiral out to dinner tonight with her two son's, daughters-in-laws and 2 grandkids. It w
Engine compartment air blower ... 2010 Beneteau 40 Oceanis JohnB40 at 8:53pm 05.12.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1655 There is an air blower attached to the transom. Very hard to get at thru aft locker. Was badly insta
Companion way screen and boom canopy Whatsit at 1:16pm 05.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1039 hi all If this has been brought up time after time on here please delete I was wondering if any of y
yanmar gear shift lever dave lundy at 10:33am 05.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/7170 recently I read a post where Kloudie referenced adjusting either the control cable or the lever on t
P-18 Forestay shackle recommendation needed ghandif15 at 8:50am 05.12.18 Precision 3/2242 Hello, I need to purchase a shackle to connect the turnbuckle to the forestay chainplate on my 1985
PROPANE OUTBOARD? drewsyntax at 8:37am 05.12.18 Smaller Boats 27/6633 Hi All - Shopping to replace my 23yo 2 stroke 9.9 still and was about to pull the trigger on a toh
376 V beth headliner JohnandJane at 7:23am 05.12.18 Big Boats 1/503 Does anyone know which fasteners on the deck hold up the v berth headliner, I have a small leak I wa
Is telling all really important? Kermit at 6:40am 05.12.18 Ask All Sailors 40/3857 Seems like most folks here post their hull number when describing their boat. I have no idea what hu
House Battery Circuit Troubleshooting rishackie at 6:40am 05.12.18 Big Boats 4/700 I just had an issue where I lost DC power to the main DC switch panel in my 2013 45DS one week after
Perko swivel hasps (1) rukidn at 4:33am 05.12.18 Catalina 310 11/2916 Has anyone replaced the Perko swivel hasps on their cockpit / anchor lockers? The standard Perko chr
New trick w/butyl tape rgranger at 6:26pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 23/4073 Hey all I stumbled on a trick this weekend and thought it might help someone else. I was touching
Traveler pully replacement thwilson at 5:39pm 05.11.18 Catalina 30 3/790 I have an 86 Catalina 30 and the two pulleys on each side need replacing. They are held in place wit
Painting Stainless Steel Cowls jviss at 4:10pm 05.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2701 Hi there, MainSail, Can you (or anyone else with knowledge) please advise as to painting the inside
Mast wiring slap PSR at 2:30pm 05.11.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2019 I've searched the forums and found many threads on the subjects of mast wiring, conduit installation
Diesel Jello Rick D at 2:06pm 05.11.18 Engines and Propulsion 3/775 So, on a recent trip, I had some fuel issues. The fuel had picked up a bug maybe five or six years a
Beneteau 321 - how often to replace sanitation hose? cymeyer at 1:01pm 05.11.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1622 Have a 20 year old Beneteau 321 with original sanitation hoses. No issues yet, but was looking to

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Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 Rick D at 1:53pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to f
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 1:41pm 07.28.24 www.marinebeam.com should tell you all you need to know, a great resource. One issue to keep in m
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 keswift1 at 1:37pm 07.28.24 Thanks to Peggie and others. I am following closely on all the advise since I am probably soon to fo
Anchor deployment (2) JoeWhite at 1:24pm 07.28.24 It goes out but the shank will catch the furler and then will swing if I let too much chain free. A
Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Tally Ho at 12:59pm 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:49pm 07.28.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: oklahoma-go
Set your watch back 20 years (1) dlochner at 12:43pm 07.28.24 The first cruise I took on my brand spanking new Tanzer 22 was across Lake Ontario, about 50nm. We w
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral kloudie1 at 12:33pm 07.28.24 Try engaging one decompression lever at a time.. only one then back on then the next one etc. you ma
Set your watch back 20 years ShawnL at 12:14pm 07.28.24 We have a depth sounder (there are some shallow reefs where we day sail and I draft 6'). That's abo
Set your watch back 20 years (1) jssailem at 12:03pm 07.28.24 SAILING can be enjoyed as a sensory experience. The challenge for many sailors is that they have n
Outboard motor parts. Project_Mayhem at 11:41am 07.28.24 Are you looking for new or used? I know this part is a bit pricey. Honestly, You'd be better served
Set your watch back 20 years kappykaplan at 11:19am 07.28.24 While I may have some of the new tech on my boat (chartplotters, AIS), I still practice and enjoy th
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 07.28.24 Going to hop in with goggles to take a look Just make sure you're not wearing a tie. Usually the
Yanmar 3gm30f - heavy vibration/shaking in neutral dmax at 11:11am 07.28.24 Could be the damper plate in the transmission, try to determine if it is coming from the bellhousing
Anchor deployment wyctoronto at 10:58am 07.28.24 Thanks Stu but the problem is with deploying the anchor. It goes out but the shank will catch the fu
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 07.28.24 But I'll keep GPS as an improvement for trips, But when they started linking the GPS to the autop
Sun Gypsy ( wondering 2024) kappykaplan at 10:42am 07.28.24
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:36am 07.28.24 Now that you mention it, that pretty well describes most of the people I see in our marina who are
Set your watch back 20 years Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 07.28.24 He will, of course, tell his insurance company that it was an autopilot failure. I don't know if
Set your watch back 20 years thinwater at 10:30am 07.28.24

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