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321 Ignition system woes AdamCermak at 7:59am 10.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2645 Folks, I've had an intermittent problem with the ignition system on my '99 321, and am looking for
Hydraulic fluid leak at helm madmike50 at 7:09am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 1/254 My Morgan OI33 is leaking hydraulic fluid from around the helm wheel seal. Anyone know how to replac
Owners manual Morgan madmike50 at 7:03am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/402 Anyone have a Morgan OI33 you would part with?
Boat Without Autohelm - Your Thoughts 51RD55 at 5:34am 10.24.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1936 It looks like we found a boat to replace our current boat but it does not have an autohelm and we ar
Wire sources? Justin_NSA at 5:58pm 10.23.16 Ask All Sailors 23/1489 I would have thought it was easier to find. I'm looking for marine grade, 22/3 wire. I'm rewiring my
Sails on board Coddiwomple at 5:07pm 10.23.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1038 Hi sailing world, we are taking off next year from Ontario Canada, through the trent system then the
Rudder Bushings (1) Bill Roughton at 3:06pm 10.23.16 Ask An Oday Owner 0/841 I have an O'Day 27 (1977) that I have been overhauling. I finally got around to dropping the rudder
water under the engine windchill82 at 10:32am 10.23.16 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/1648 I have a 1978 Ranger 33. Water from the packing gland drips into what I call a pan under the engine
Window and port shades Keith13315 at 10:13am 10.23.16 Big Boats 4/1009 Can anyone tell me where I can get the honeycomb style window coverings? Thanks
New prop for my Oceanis 390 yorammelnik at 7:35am 10.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/634 Hi, I need to replace the prop on my Oceanis 390. The boat is slow while motoring. The fuel consumpt
Perkins Prima M50 specs yorammelnik at 7:30am 10.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/2254 Hi, I own a Beneteua Oceanis 390 with a Perkins Prima M50. I want to replace my prop and need the en
Fuel burn rate Keith13315 at 6:02am 10.23.16 Big Boats 25/6398 can anyone tell me your average fuel usage for the Hunter H340 when motoring not motor sailing?
Go CUBS Go ! Doug in Lakeview at 8:32pm 10.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 20/2074 On the boat tonight at Belmont harbor just east of Wrigley field. Pandemonium. We can hear the cro
anchoring spots website Kommy000 at 3:05pm 10.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/506 Hi, in my never ending research for sailing tips and knowledge, I remember finding a website I think
Why design a boat with prebend? Daveinet at 2:11pm 10.22.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 41/10317 Ok, so I've seen enough discussions here on sail trim, but not much about the purpose of prebend in
Autumn Migration in Chicago (3) Dalliance at 11:41am 10.22.16 Ask All Sailors 8/751 We did our annual autumn sailboat migration through the lock and down the Chicago River to winter st
need marine survey for a cal 20 in Long Beach newsailor72 at 10:12am 10.22.16 Ask All Sailors 9/959 would like to put a cal20 in a marina but they require a survey, can anyone give me some surveyor na
Hunter 49/50 cockpit insert deck flex SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:11am 10.22.16 Big Boats 10/1484 Hi All, I have noticed on my Hunter 50 that the insert (over the steering mechanism ) in the aft of
Hunter P42 1997; has anyone upgraded alternator to a Balmar system with the alt mount blue pulleys? BBC16385 at 7:59am 10.22.16 Big Boats 15/3123 We have the Hitachi 80 amp alternator (worthless) and are considering upgrading to Balmar 120 amp wi
Call From Marina in the Middle of the Night M-Captain at 7:33am 10.22.16 Sails Call Lounge 16/1953 A security guard at the marina called me last night and left a message (I didn't know they had secur

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Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories dLj at 7:16pm 03.21.24 That sucks... dj
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Davidasailor26 at 7:07pm 03.21.24 I might get flamed for this but I would check out a couple of your local big box hardware/home stor
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 Looking for a good general solution. Not sure what I or next owner will be doing . Short term will
M-12 Oil Change Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:30pm 03.21.24 Ted; Everyone so far has been trying to answer your question in a vacuum. You have to provide info
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:27pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose a
M-12 Oil Change Richard19068 at 6:26pm 03.21.24 Unless there is a existing hose from the oil pan to attach a pump to, or you can access the drain pl
M-12 Oil Change JoeWhite at 6:23pm 03.21.24 It appears that there is a hose laying next to the starboard engine mount with a bolt in the hose an
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Richard19068 at 6:21pm 03.21.24 I've heard some people say you can go with automotive batteries. I see 680 CCA on Amazon for an AG
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. NYSail at 5:43pm 03.21.24
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 5:06pm 03.21.24
Looking at a 373 shemandr at 5:01pm 03.21.24 ... Our biggest hurdle was how to get the dog into the dinghy... Yet another reason for a scoop t
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? heritage at 5:00pm 03.21.24 Bahia Honda State Park has a boat ramp and is a great spot for snorkeling and swimming. I would cal
Looking at a 373 JHorr at 4:16pm 03.21.24 We've been away from sailing for about 4 years, got caught up with trailer boats and had a great ru
CD Traveler Control Cleat Install Question ...3TacksontheWater at 4:02pm 03.21.24 Thank you MaryEllaRose! I picked up a Milwaukee Hard Metal Index last night and started at 1/16 and
Rode for Desolation Sound leo310 at 3:44pm 03.21.24 I have been sailing around Desolation Sound for many years as it only 3 hour away. We use 100 feet c
Marine insurance dmax at 3:04pm 03.21.24 Switched from Boat US/Geico to Progresive, better price. No claims though.
Hunter 23.5 in the Florida keys, are we crazy? shemandr at 3:02pm 03.21.24 I don't think I would consider Hawk Channel ocean sailing. Large swells are broken by the reef. Yo
321 Rudder Play - Parts (2) joker460 at 2:18pm 03.21.24 Most Oceanis Beneteau rudders are designed the same way. There many videos showing what needs to be
bow stemhead 351 (2) Claude L.-Auger at 2:05pm 03.21.24 Same thing happened in summer of 2021 to a friend who owns an Oceanis 321. What broke in 2 was the

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