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Vendee Globe boat in trouble cb32863 at 8:26am 12.19.16 Racing 35/2929 Hitting a container at 17kts or so does a bit of damage. http://www.vendeeglobe.org/en/news/17287/t
Replacing roller furler WoodyB at 7:05am 12.19.16 Ask All Sailors 7/665 I have to replace the furler on my 1989 Hunter 30. I would appreciate suggestions. My insurance adj
Which exhaust hose to use IH82BL8 at 5:09am 12.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 11/1179 I'm replacing my exhaust hoses. Which of these are the correct material to use? I will verify the
Inverter location 351 Mechone at 4:45am 12.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/736 Installing a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter . Does anyone have a factory installed inverter and
1984 Hunter 31 Fuel Gauge/sending unit & Holding tank sending unit. Glenn2002 at 9:01pm 12.18.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/832 We have been working on getting the fuel gauge to work, but no luck. It looks like I need to replace
catalina 270 bilge tom.p.brown at 6:55pm 12.18.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/546 hello, I just bought a 1994 Cat 270 2 days ago. I noticed there is a bilge in the cabin in the space
Venture 17 seems too high on trailer (1) sasjzl at 4:44pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1387 Hi all, I am the proud owner as of a few days ago of a Venture 17 built in 1973. It has been upgra
Lemon juice All U Get at 4:10am 10.12.20 Ask All Sailors 68/17542 Hi all, Our rafting mate was spraying his boat with lemon juice and the ICW Stain was running off.
mac 22 keel won't go all the way down (2) pulsewave at 3:32pm 12.18.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1299 Hi all, I have a Macgregor 22 and I can winch the keel down about 33 turns (with the lock bolt in).
Truly watertight electrical connection (1) Pilgrimtex at 2:01pm 12.18.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2780 While making a passage from Galveston to Tampa Bay in our Beneteau Oceanis 37; We spent 4.5 days in
Lewmar 50ST "circlip" removal (1) Wanderwind at 11:50am 12.18.16 Big Boats 10/1343 Hello everyone, I'm trying to lubricate my Lewmar 50ST primary winches (1994 Hunter Passage 42). T
Replace ST4000 Mk2 AutoPilot Belt (4) KZW at 10:26am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 6/2944 A month ago, my Raymarine ST4000 autopilot stopped auto piloting. It was obvious the belt was the pr
Need a ST4000 Autopilot control John Pergamo at 8:12am 12.18.16 Parts Search 0/519 Hi Does anyone have a ST 4000 head. I think its from the 90's. Its black. Thanks
Washer/dryer in one RWSlater at 7:56am 12.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1360 Can anyone provide manufacturer(s), and model number(s) for the all-in-one washer dryer units for sa
Battery Woes... Skip Gundlach at 7:38am 12.18.16 Ask All Sailors 19/1721 Battery Woes... Well, Dang! I installed new Deka L16 batteries (4x370AH, bank 740AH in April 2014.
Christmas Greetings Alansails at 7:14am 12.18.16 Catalina 310 1/400 We wanted to take some space to Wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a safe,healthy and Happy New Yea
Reefing ... (2) catalanc at 7:12am 12.18.16 Ask All Sailors 21/3388 Hi All, I have a Catalina 22 MK II (currently under wraps) and have been thinking about how to set u
Hanalei Bay (1) Mark Maulden at 7:24pm 12.17.16 Destinations 3/1143 Took this at Hanalei Bay yesterday. Boat is still there today!
Worst sailing update ever (1) pclarksurf at 6:59pm 12.17.16 Catalina 22 89/8243 stunning lack of progress
Liability Insurance limits Tally Ho at 2:10pm 12.17.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1012 Our Marina on Lake Michigan (owned by the City of East Chicago, IN) is under going a renovation. The

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Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:34pm 05.07.23 There is a sailor's tale that more crew/skippers have fallen overboard trying to relieve themselves
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 7:29pm 05.07.23 I see a whole bunch of problems. starting with a crack in the holding tank, followed closely by cor
2016 Beneteau 381: does the table drop to become a bed? ron2photo at 7:12pm 05.07.23 I have a B38. There are 2 set of table legs. There is a shorter pair of the same tube type. they are
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:11pm 05.07.23 I see a whole bunch of problems. starting with a crack in the holding tank, followed closely by corr
depth transducer and plumbing issue artboas at 6:49pm 05.07.23 so we re-commissioned our 2008 Hunter 36 this weekend. To my annoyance, one of the things I manage
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 05.07.23 The timing test @SycloneDriver suggests is a good one. You can also listen to the sites of the click
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? SycloneDriver at 6:29pm 05.07.23 The Racor fuel filter appears to be on the suction side of the electric pump. This is common, I'm n
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help dlochner at 6:18pm 05.07.23 You have a big mildew problem. Time to clean that up, the boat will smell better. Don't use vinegar
No power at electrical panel on B331 SycloneDriver at 6:04pm 05.07.23 @ Syclone Driver: do you mean a fuse for the grounds? No. Check to make sure the grounds are not
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 6:01pm 05.07.23 THe surveyor found moister in the upper part of the keel, right where the bilge connects with the k
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help bonkle at 6:01pm 05.07.23 I did not see the link, so I now understand. Good luck on the retrofit. Jim... Just want to make
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help JamesG161 at 5:58pm 05.07.23 I did not see the link, so I now understand. Good luck on the retrofit. Jim...
Head (toilet of course) plumbing help JamesG161 at 5:56pm 05.07.23 Gulp. And the help needed is? Jim...
Will a Raritan fit? Hunter 31 bonkle at 5:54pm 05.07.23 May I point everyone to my head plumbing thread? I figured it could be it's own rather than posting
Low engine RPMs >> Bad Fuel/Filter? SycloneDriver at 5:53pm 05.07.23 Perform a fuel volume delivery test on the pump. Remove a fuel line as close to the injector pump a
No power at electrical panel on B331 Stuermer at 5:52pm 05.07.23 @ Syclone Driver: do you mean a fuse for the grounds?
No power at electrical panel on B331 Stuermer at 5:51pm 05.07.23
No power at electrical panel on B331 SycloneDriver at 5:43pm 05.07.23 Beneteau generally installs switches on the ground as well as B+. Be sure to check the grounds.
Custom screen hatch board chriscampbell at 5:27pm 05.07.23 That looks nice. How did you attach the screen to the frame, did you cut a groove and use a spline
No power at electrical panel on B331 Stuermer at 5:23pm 05.07.23

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