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Beneteau First 325 Keel Ron Toivonen at 7:16am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/561 Can anyone tell me if a 1986 Beneteau First 325 has an iron or lead keel?
28.5 Shaft Removal leahcime at 7:02am 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/892 While trying to replace the bellows on my my PSS system I noticed a plastic retention collar had a c
Cables in the mast and mast head completed. Just sharing photos. (9) tipsyravensailing at 6:53am 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 8/476 149891 149892 149893 149894 149895 149896
Cradle dimensions for 1986 First 405 ABOUT TIME 3 at 6:49am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/374 After 10 yrs in Bahamas with our boat we brought the boat back to Canada and are keeping her in Gore
Second hand transmission Hunter 31 1986 SeanP at 6:02am 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 18/3306 Hi, It turns out that the chatter I am experiencing underway is due to a worn transmission (so the
water line obstruction tbilyeu at 5:52am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/596 I just opened my boat this past weekend. We have a 2014 OC 45. I could get no fresh water from the
Replacement mattress for Beneteau 40 aft PaulGinger at 5:14am 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1351 We recently purchased a 2007 40 2 cabin and are thinking of replacing the aft mattress. I sent a not
Magma Grill Protection Plymouth Sailor at 4:40am 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1863 Dear Fellow Sailors: I have a Magma grill I love using however I don't keep it permanently fixed to
N28 progress (2) CharlzO at 8:52pm 05.06.18 Newport 36/7670 Spent the weekend on the boat, and finally, FINALLY got through the whole thing! I started the weeke
Dropping keel on MacGregor 23 JohnP51 at 7:30pm 05.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/915 I'm doing a restoration on a MacGregor 23 and want to drop and remove the keel to inspect it and ref
Dropping keel on MacGregor 23 JohnP51 at 7:28pm 05.06.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/793 I'm doing a restoration on a MacGregor 23 and want to drop and remove the keel to inspect it and ref
CORONADO 15 JACOBJOHNSON at 6:03pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 10/8588 I recently found a Coronado 15 for sale near me that I am quite interested in. One of my requirement
Breaker Panel Illumination spadaforaj at 4:14pm 05.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/780 Have a hunter 41, and now when I turn on the toggle switch to illuminate the breaker panel labels do
Volvo Boats in Newport shemandr at 3:59pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1505 I'm kind of mulling over going up to Newport on Wednesday to see the boats - do whatever. Did anyo
Simpson Lawrence Hyspeed 510 (1) japtenks at 3:33pm 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/367 Anyone have a tip to remove the chain from the gears in a hyspeed 510. I've gotten the rest taken a
Repair of My '79 O'Day 19 theluckyone17 at 3:00pm 05.06.18 Day Sailers 32/7575 Figured I'd keep a running log of the repair and rehabilitation of my recently purchased/rescued '79
1987 Westerbeke 10-2 Diesel air filter ?????? Chuck Powell at 1:43pm 05.06.18 Bigger Boats 1/564 My 1987 O'Day 272LE has a Westerbeke 10/2 diesel. As we all know, a diesel needs clean fuel, compre
!987 Westerbeke 10-2 diesel air filter????? Chuck Powell at 1:20pm 05.06.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/739 My 1987 O'Day 272LE has a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel like many of us . As we all know, a diesel needs cl
Another silly question from a new sailor. HanBan at 1:15pm 05.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/1850 Hi again guys, I took my 323 out the other day, and unfortunately I seem to have done a little dama
Boom Bail and Plate (1) Ench2456 at 1:05pm 05.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/859 My boom connection to my mainsheet has corroded and impossible to move to a new location as it is to

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Gearbox dipstick Blitz at 9:22am 07.27.24 I should also clarify that the work I had completed at East Coast Transmission was only expensive si
Ghosting with a Code Zero jssailem at 9:19am 07.27.24 Enjoyed the video. :biggrin:
Boat Mocs jssailem at 9:10am 07.27.24 I love Keens. They have an open-toe box to prevent pinching, and the toes are covered and protected
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. (1) jssailem at 9:05am 07.27.24 My education on my boat about exhaust developed these specifics. You need to inject the water into
shower drain sump pump question JamesG161 at 8:52am 07.27.24 Bad for marine life. Not true with a cup of Clorox ! Clorox rapidly reacts to kill Bacteria etc.
Boat Mocs Ward H at 8:52am 07.27.24 My favorite boat shoes are Teva sandals with toe caps. They have great traction even on wet decks,
Boat Mocs Jacktar at 8:51am 07.27.24 7 dollar water shoes have best non skid and are cheap/.
Boat Mocs Ward H at 8:45am 07.27.24 Nowadays I use my Keen 'walking shoes' and their sole compound and tread pattern seems fine for sai
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 8:45am 07.27.24 We found 10 Thu hulls on our Boat. The full parts list is very complex so I had to create a Spread
shower drain sump pump question NCBrew at 8:40am 07.27.24 Pour some Clorox or Bilge Cleaner in the shower drain. Jim... You should not put Clorox in the pu
shower drain sump pump question (2) Hello Below at 8:17am 07.27.24 The duckbill valve is listed as a Rule 1240R. It is probably specific to the Rule 20DA pump. And i
shower drain sump pump question ggrizzard at 7:57am 07.27.24 It seems to me the only difference between the OP's setup and the 98B system is a check valve in th
Is this a good price? Hello Below at 7:50am 07.27.24 I only checked against west marine which was of course more expensive but wanted to see if I went w
Gearbox dipstick dlochner at 7:49am 07.27.24 As noted by Sailcap340's photo the line is the upper/lower limit. So the line is the correct level
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. WayneH at 7:48am 07.27.24 The raw water in the bottom diagram drains into the muffler only and that is the siphon break. Once
shower drain sump pump question (1) JamesG161 at 7:21am 07.27.24 The pump is a centrifugal pump, any water left in the hose between the pump and the highest point o
Boat Mocs Hello Below at 7:19am 07.27.24
shower drain sump pump question JamesG161 at 7:11am 07.27.24
Volvo Penta 2003, exhaust. (1) Whitby-42 at 7:04am 07.27.24 This image pretty much explains everything I need to know except one thing I'm confused on is in the
Engine room vinyl coated foam is peeling (1) Tally Ho at 6:44am 07.27.24 Great idea Greg & a video to boot! Will investigate reflexite further. I guess it is called Refec

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