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Swim Deck Shower BarryBershad at 6:23am 06.03.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1822 Any ideas besides getting a new valve on how to get shower to work on swim deck Beneteau 331. Worked
ENO 2 Burner Cooker Problem onlinelee at 1:39am 06.03.17 Ask All Sailors 0/208 Hi Friends, has anyone had a problem with gas rings not burning evenly? I have given my oven a rea
Dinghy sailing around Santa Cruz, CA? wsmac at 11:36pm 06.02.17 Destinations 5/1537 I may pick up a 12-15ft dinghy on my way down to Santa Cruz, CA this weekend. Short notice, I know,
'73 "Everywhere you look, there is a project" (9) Sacto Dave at 10:22pm 06.02.17 Catalina 22 5/550 137258 137259 137260 137261 137262
HELP- Friend's dad lost contact in Pacific Nurit Katz at 10:07pm 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2947 Dear sailing community, Trying to source help as my friend's father, Richard Carr, is lost at sea,
Seward Hillerange lpbosch at 8:50pm 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1649 I have a Seaward Hillerange and the pilot stays lit but the burner turns off and on and will not sta
Hunter 380 Running Rigging Questions Nickfox45 at 8:09pm 06.02.17 Big Boats 10/1560 I'm ordering new running rigging based off a Hunter 380 spec sheet. A few questions: 1. Do the lengt
Keel trunk crack (4) reefsider at 5:01pm 06.02.17 Catalina 22 9/2291 Figured this was important enough to get its own thread for others easier reference. As I was rest
Tachometer problem-goes too max and just sits there the entire time. How to check alternator output jandjnixon at 1:47pm 06.02.17 Yamaha 4/1675 Tachometer goes to max and sits there full time after engine start. How to check alternator output o
Another which boat thread.... I know... sorry! Grum.man at 10:30am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 55/2356 Hello all, just joined the site and am looking for advice. A little about me, live in Central NC an
new to our 27' 1978 Catalina MaryE at 10:01am 06.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/1179 Hi, We just took out our boat last w/e. It was a blast! This boat has the cut out transom and 201
Trouble: Raymarine ST1000 Tillerpilot Dennis Kitchen at 8:24am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3621 On Monday my tiller pilot failed to operate and I noticed it was stuck on 074 and flashing C but af*
Fresh water pump Doug/Karen at 7:57am 06.02.17 Big Boats 10/1792 When we opened the boat to start the season last week, we noticed that the water pump was cycling ev
Hunter 216 Spinnaker Questions Mike At Door County at 6:01am 06.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1562 Anyone that flies their asymmetrical on their Hunter 216? We tried last night for the first time but
Rudder Repair (1) Nodak7 at 5:06am 06.02.17 Big Boats 1/411 Grounded the other day and dinged the rudder. Just a dimple but it did crack the fiberglass a little
Big jumps All U Get at 4:46am 06.02.17 Ask All Sailors 5/392 Hi all, Since our tranny fix we moved up the ICW to Norfolk and jumped outside to Cape May then yest
O'Day 20 Mainsail CHris F at 3:41am 06.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2147 I have a PDF of the rigging instructions for our "new to me" 1976 O'Day 20. In it, it states to rais
hunter38 specs richard9525 at 9:06pm 06.01.17 Big Boats 1/383 for trucking purposes anybody know mast length and height of boat without arch thanks
Raymarine ST4000 autopilot in wind vane mode? patrickkidd at 8:00pm 06.01.17 Ask All Sailors 2/1771 I have a ST4000 (the black one, not the grey ST4000+) and am getting used to its awful limitations,
Catalina 27 interior paint surfforce 1 at 7:18pm 06.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 1/953 Hello Captains! What type of paint do you suggest for painting interior fiberglass? What type of pai

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Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:35pm 06.03.23 She don't look fast, but she'll get you there. The only question is, how to provision for a voyage
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing FastOlson at 6:33pm 06.03.23 The boat builder is still in business. It seems like they could provide a drawing of he parts and so
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 5:48pm 06.03.23 Here's to hoping for the Varoom!
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Joe at 5:32pm 06.03.23 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me about sailing the ICW? In what context? Are you wanting to mak
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (2) Tb0n3 at 5:22pm 06.03.23 I pulled lightly on the chain locker drain and look what I got. I'm sure the plastic thru hulls are
Continupus mainsail furling (1) kbgunn at 5:19pm 06.03.23 @Seahawk345 Your owners manual can be found here: https://www.marlow-hunter.com/wp-content/export/Ow
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump jssailem at 5:04pm 06.03.23 Sucking it down implies a vacuum is being created. Since you say the high pressure pump has a low pr
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 5:01pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 4:59pm 06.03.23 Test start set for Monday afternoon. Cross fingers, toes, and anything else that you can. :biggrin
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 4:55pm 06.03.23 Hi Thetone, I used 2" x 1/4" steel bar stock and 3/4" threaded rod, large washers and bolts (Home D
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) BigEasy at 4:39pm 06.03.23 Note that the video discusses rebuild of the Raymarine 4000 wheel pilot, not the 4000+. The 4000 mo
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump Screen Saver at 3:57pm 06.03.23 Yea this particular model Yanmar engine is not supposed to need and external pump of any sort and th
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 3:47pm 06.03.23 Tef-Gel (amazon link) on the threads. Buy a tub, you'll never run out and it is not that much more m
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Ward H at 3:44pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing (1) dlochner at 3:44pm 06.03.23 Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground, Were you watchin
Dissimilar Metals Rick Webb at 3:31pm 06.03.23 Or use rivets either SS or aluminum
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 3:25pm 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing stickinthemud57 at 3:23pm 06.03.23 What kind of boat? Draft and bridge clearance height? What time of year? Heading north or south?
Dissimilar Metals Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 06.03.23
3 Blade Prop Swap? Davidasailor26 at 3:13pm 06.03.23 Sounds like a good trip. It could be worth checking the prop shaft alignment. At least that can be d

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