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Boy taking sailing lessons is hit by boat propeller, dies The Shadow Knows at 5:04am 07.19.17 Ask All Sailors 51/3559 This is so sad, all the boy wanted to do was learn to sail: CENTERPORT, N.Y. -- (AP) A 10-year-ol
Maptech charts All U Get at 4:56am 07.19.17 Ask All Sailors 2/253 Hi all, Our Maptech charts are well used and the little spiral wire has caused the pages to pull ou
Hatch boards wing15601 at 4:19am 07.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/585 Thats what I call them, the three pieces of wood which block entrance to the cabin of a sailboat. Wh
Keel crab All U Get at 11:02pm 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 12/4687 I was just about to invent this. Now where do I get one. 1535941013115768 All U Get
Top 10 action items to check David Kelsh at 8:19pm 07.18.17 Catalina 30 12/1448 I am excited to have recently purchased a 1985 C-30... Going to be creating a punchlist to start goi
Newbie to the Catalina 22 fleet. jelofam at 7:59pm 07.18.17 Catalina 22 38/2243 My wife and I just up graded from an old 1969 Baymaster 18 to a 1977 Cat 22 hull #6832, we are namin
BIMINI INSTALLATION ON HUNTER capseaquel at 4:58pm 07.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1743 Have a Hunter 336 with a pedastal mounted main sheet. Want to install a bimini but because of the m
injection pump assembly splax at 3:38pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 9/920 I have decided that the issue with my 3GM30F is that a weight on the governor has broken off the sha
double block replacement splax at 3:35pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 0/270 Well, the aft-most double block for my furling line has disintegrated and there doesn't seem a way f
Condensate pump noise tbilyeu at 3:09pm 07.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1283 The AC unit in the forward berth of my 2014 Beneteau OC 45 works great. However the condensate pump
Coronado 23ft Rudder Head Replacement? Craiggers at 3:05pm 07.18.17 Parts Search 1/560 Anyone know where I can get a rudder head for my Coronado 23? I believe it's a 1973 Coronado. I too
Marine Elegance head issues? (3) scottdube at 2:00pm 07.18.17 Big Boats 8/1194 Last August I upgraded our main head to a Marine Elegance to make the Admiral happy. We love it and
Trying to sell my 26M. Any advice would be helpful? Thanks css77 at 1:15pm 07.18.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/554 Trying to sell my 26M. Any advice would be helpful? Thanks
Hunter 41ac. A/c cooling pump (1) Jack999000 at 1:01pm 07.18.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/506 I would like to know what the white valve is on the end of cooling pump for the a/c sea water coolin
Converting ZF 10 transmission to ZF 12 AlexC at 10:48am 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 3/1140 I'm trying to figure out what to do as far as a replacement transmission. Currently have a ZF 10M (
Passage 456 boot stripe discovery at 9:49am 07.18.17 Big Boats 5/609 Is the big blue boot stripe gel coat or paint? My 2002 fades very soon after I compound and polish
Swinomish updates? forbin at 9:31am 07.18.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 46/4579 Hey, Looking at the possibility of going through the Swinomish on Saturday or Sunday this weekend..
FIRST TIME EVER OUT SAILING corystemp at 8:37am 07.18.17 Smaller Boats 35/2282 Ok. I know there is a million things I most likely did wrong in this video. I know so be nice. This
Furling Mainsail Trim and Bridge Center sheeting bob_pattison at 7:46am 07.18.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/958 All, We've had many owners having issues with trimming furling mainsails with the Bridge system. Bel
Battery charger temperature sensor ... Scott T-Bird at 6:13am 07.18.17 Ask All Sailors 17/512 I clipped the oversize ring off the end of the supplied temperature sensor (Sterling Procharge) so t

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Transducer troubles dlochner at 11:19am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
S2 8.6 Hardalee8.6 at 11:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? RitSim at 11:05am 06.12.23 i have had mostly good luck ordering engine parts from Kumar Bros in N. I ordered a head complete w
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? JRT at 11:02am 06.12.23 Heating the hoses in boiling water helps get them more pliable, it is ok for a few, and a real pain
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 06.12.23 your xducer is defective There is nothing you can do externally, other than wiring it to 120 volts
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator jviss at 10:42am 06.12.23 Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and it does n
Need help: Mold in Toilet jssailem at 10:32am 06.12.23 Not sure how old your boat is, but most boat systems are a consumable that needs to be replaced... o
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? Steve_Catalina at 10:30am 06.12.23 check out the international site for your boat www.catalina310.org
Recommendations for a new head jssailem at 10:27am 06.12.23 Only practical thoughts.. Get one that pleases the wife and fits your butt... @Peggie Hall HeadMist
Steps for Replacing my HBW50 transmission with ZF 12M (2) SimiSAilor at 10:27am 06.12.23 Hi Lou, I made the swap a few years ago. It was a lot of work, but doable. It is a good time to r
Need help: Mold in Toilet anupghosh at 10:26am 06.12.23 I must be a real outlier. If I saw a mass of mold sitting in the head, rather then try and flush i
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:22am 06.12.23 That sounds serious...I'm keeping you both in my prayers! --Peggie
Sense Wire for OEM Alternator Hayden Watson at 10:20am 06.12.23 What? Stupid cell phones! Should have been "The small gage +12v wire is the excitation wire and
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. (1) JamesG161 at 10:13am 06.12.23 In fact you can download, from past documents, the shop drawing. @dchipley this the hold tank for
Pumping out Hunter 380 Waste Tank - Macerator pump failed. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:12am 06.12.23
S2 8.6 jssailem at 10:08am 06.12.23 On these older boats, manuals were not always provided. Google searching and a bit of sleuthing can
Balmar 150A Alternator with MC-615 Regulator Issue Hayden Watson at 10:07am 06.12.23 This doesn't make sense to me, as I understand the bulk phase is a constant current phase; I'l have
Transducer troubles jssailem at 9:53am 06.12.23 Solving mysteries isn't always so easy! :plus::beer:
Transducer troubles artboas at 9:50am 06.12.23 I called the B & G number but they are closed today inexplicably! I finally networked my chartplot
Need help: Mold in Toilet (2) JamesG161 at 9:49am 06.12.23 You can make Wine from anything containing Sugars, including Dandelions. If Oxygen is allowed into

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