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Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems spadaforaj at 5:54pm 06.18.23 Ask All Sailors 18/982 New Kuma water heater worked great for a season - and now won't heat through the heat exchanger Re
Keel bolts mkI mwill at 2:35pm 06.18.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1217 We purchased a 1985 catalina 36 mkI last year and are uncertain about the state of the keel bolts. T
Steering arm knuckle (1) thetone at 12:46pm 06.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/378 I recently removed the rudder on my 1990 Beneteau 35s5. It was not easy, I had to cut one of the ste
Hunter 310 accessories HugoJaramillo at 11:41am 06.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/288 Looking for recommendations on where to pick up used or new Bimini, dodger ' dinghy davit. 1999 Hunt
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 Bscott515 at 8:11am 06.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/760 Anyone know the location of the ELCI on a 2003 Beneteau 393?
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) Unremarcable at 7:50am 06.18.23 Day Sailers 5/1058 Does anyone happen to have a diagram of or knowledge of the swing keel routing for an O'Day 222? I h
Do you trailer with the motor attached? john6206 at 6:02am 06.18.23 Trailer Sailors 19/1615 This might sound like a stupid question, especially from someone who has been trailer sailing for so
Need Mast boom and rigging for 2011 hunter 45DS sunwest at 6:10pm 06.17.23 Parts Search 4/1036 Need Mast boom and rigging for 2011 hunter 45DS ....please contact sunwestmarine@hotmail.com
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails sunwest at 5:56pm 06.17.23 Ask All Sailors 3/379 need mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS please contact sunwestmarine@hotmail.com
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 5:54pm 06.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 17/2377 our gear box will not engage the propeller shaft in forward, on Our Kubota engine. the engine runs f
Raw water pump westerbeke 42b (3) Syversens at 5:01pm 06.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/656 Hey all, after a week of lots of motoring finally noticed a leak spraying small amount of raw water
Hunter 27-2 clear plastic engine control panel cover B type inkunzi at 2:51pm 06.17.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/503 Hello I saw a post about this engine control panel cover with a round opening for key access. Phil H
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? skipperdee at 11:25am 06.17.23 Ask All Sailors 5/504 Last year I received a free South Coast 22 and have been slowly fixing it up with a steep learning c
Gloucester 22 (4) Armike at 10:44am 06.17.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1281
Low fresh water pressure Rodd at 9:49am 06.17.23 Musings With Maine Sail 22/3152 I have very los pressure both on dock water and from onboard pressure pump. I checked my filter by
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? arcadiahunter28 at 9:42am 06.17.23 Mid-Size Boats 6/953 I'm upgrading to a multi-function display mounted on my pedestal, which renders my autohelm controll
Portugal lehighsail at 8:24am 06.17.23 Ask All Sailors 5/469 Does anyone have any experience chartering a sailboat in Portugal? I may be going in October and wo
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration MikeHoncho at 8:20am 06.17.23 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/1067
New Rudder for 1990 Hunter Vision 32 (3) CET at 5:54am 06.17.23 Ask All Sailors 0/2 I wrecked my sailboat and it was totaled BUT unfortunately, I jumped the gun on the marine survey an
1980 c and c 32 shower pump dmcelwreath at 5:45am 06.17.23 C&C 0/435 hi, shower pump drain does not pick up water. I can heare pump working (installed under sink)( but

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Wiring new LED lights in salon/saloon headliner ggrizzard at 11:09am 09.19.24 :plus: for heat shrink butt connectors or, if they have to be "removable", use bullet connectors wit
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) Belzoni at 11:08am 09.19.24 The ACR just uses voltage sensing to open and close relays (likely solid state relays, judging by th
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 10:58am 09.19.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. Foswick at 10:51am 09.19.24 I wonder if im chronically dehydrated? I'm going to take a few days off from caffeine and see how m
Raritan Fresh Head or Masterflush Dometic Orbit captainlew at 10:28am 09.19.24 Thank you @Peggie Hall HeadMistress ! We do have a dedicated circuit available. However, given the p
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 10:28am 09.19.24 Two words: Port Townsend Assuming you are in/around Victoria and there is no condition that preven
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Hello Below at 10:25am 09.19.24 Looks like New Castle Marina in Nanaimo may be a good option for you if the boat can make the trip.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 10:20am 09.19.24 Fasteners have always been my go-to for attaching Starboard. Then I read about the "magic potion" (s
Thoughts on locating Battery switch jssailem at 10:18am 09.19.24 The alternator feeds the Start side, but the ACR will direct charge to the House Bank as needed. Th
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 09.19.24 How do you secure poly to fiberglass or, for that matter, anything? Screws. The protruding bolts
Need some advice on renovating the interior of my new Catalina 25 fred1diver at 10:12am 09.19.24 The musty smell might be that the covers just need a good cleaning, if you can remove the covers, ju
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 RJD at 10:08am 09.19.24 The more wobble you have, the more wear on the keel pin and keel hole. Eventually the pin will get
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 09.19.24 I Believe! I feel redeemed! Go forth my son and spread the word. Pick up a few donations as wel
Thoughts on locating Battery switch LloydB at 10:02am 09.19.24 Better Meteorological Sailing this acronym found in Lloyd's acronym finder.
Adding a Bimini fred1diver at 10:01am 09.19.24 For the frame, getting a shop to make one is expensive but worth it, definitely go with SS. For the
Missing keeper plate for mainsail slides? Art12050 at 10:00am 09.19.24 I (thought) I lost mine a few years ago. I was able to replace it with one from Rigrite in Rhode Isl
Keel Winch Replacement pcharn01 at 10:00am 09.19.24
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Belzoni at 9:58am 09.19.24 BMS - Battery Management Switch; perhaps I landed on that term from my own drawings/documentation. S
Thoughts on locating Battery switch (1) jssailem at 9:54am 09.19.24 I rebuilt my Primary DC & AC panels with the help of a friend's CNC machine. DC panel was cut out o
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Scott T-Bird at 9:44am 09.19.24 That location for the switch looks fine to me ... I wouldn't hesitate. Most batteries are located i

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