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New 150% RF Genoa, love it, but... Roadking Larry at 11:04am 07.03.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1155 Last week all the pieces finally came together and My boat is now sporting a brand spanking new CDi
What is the best thing to use to clean the main salon liner? Parlay at 10:04am 07.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1335 Just bought a 2000 Beneteau 311 and there is a little mildew on the main salon liner. Just wondering
Interior pics of Victoria 18 LemonSharkII at 8:43am 07.03.16 Ask All Sailors 1/480 Just picked up a Vic 18. Outside is okay but inside is mess of wires and water. There are some woo
4th of July Celebration (3) Kermit at 8:25am 07.03.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1057 125442 125443 125444 Lake Murray celebrated the 4th last night. Here are a few images. I'm sure we'd
Adding an Outboard to Capri 30 Cyril G at 7:09am 07.03.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1979 My capri 30 features an inboard BMW D7 that is currently not starting. So I will be taking it out fo
AC raw water pump will not shut down rjarrell at 6:09am 07.03.16 Ask All Sailors 1/297 Pump runs continuosly. Provides plenty of water pressure but does not cycle off when compressor shut
Would this start a small diesel in an emergency Muttondressedaslamb at 5:54am 07.03.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/831 Last fall, I bought a 2003 Catalina 310 with a three cylinder Universal diesel. At the moment I am
Pulling into a slip with pilings peterbud at 5:43am 07.03.16 Ask All Sailors 12/5058 I recently moved to a house with a side dock and four pilings. The boat i have is a 22 and the pilin
How to remove Lewmar Folding Wheel with ST6002 Autopilot aw6686 at 2:39am 07.03.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/996 I need to replace the belt under the grey cover of the autopilot because the clutch keeps slipping.
Voltage drop on battery switches Syversens at 11:58pm 07.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1737 Hey all, so I just completed running 8 gauge wires to our inverter, really helped make me feel bette
connecting wires to a solar charge controller centerline at 8:16pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3689 as I try to wire up the blue sky charge controller, im setting here wondering what the point of hav
Soft floor in head of H260 Deucer at 7:34pm 07.02.16 Smaller Boats 8/1146 Has any one had issues with the floor going soft in a Hunter 260's head? We had to leave the boat o
DC Ground vs RF Ground Brian D at 7:08pm 07.02.16 SSB and Ham Operators 0/1133 On your boat, is your RF Ground connected in any way to your DC Ground? In other words, if you have
Settle an argument about engine sizing tim_kd7jz at 6:32pm 07.02.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/969 I sail a Mac 22 that came with a 2 stroke Johnson 6. It does OK, but I wouldn't mind replacing it at
I knew there was a catch! Tally Ho at 5:05pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 17/6012 I have been trying to interface my Lowrance Link-8 AIS/DSC VHF Radio with my Garmin 740 Chartplotter
Mast electrical Hunter 26.5 Dionysis at 4:03pm 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1454 My wife and I bought a hunter 26.5 and love the boat, with one caveat. No sooner as we put it into t
Fuel filter GrampyV at 3:28pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 6/914 New to me Hunter 28. Fuel filter on engine calls for a Yanmar 55710, which I believe is a 10 micron
Replacement Circuit Breaker (2) JACKHEAPE at 2:27pm 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/569 Anyone know of a source for the 50 amp DC main breaker? I have a 1983 Hunter 34. I ordered new break
Electrical ring connector failure Mark Maulden at 2:10pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 12/912 Waiting out some rain here in the Broughtons and thought I'd pass this along. Several days ago. I n
What's a fair price? rlmiller419 at 12:23pm 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 3/468 Hi - I own a Phantom 14, probably built in the early 80s. I've enjoyed sailing it in a number of pl

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Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions capta at 10:58am 10.25.23 It looks to me oily bilge water was left in there for some time, and it stained the paint. Some of t
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop capta at 10:53am 10.25.23 If you haven't already done so, replace incandescent bulbs with LED sealed lights (not just bulbs) w
Lantern Advice (2) sailcapt340 at 10:37am 10.25.23
Nicro Solar Vent Malfunction kbgunn at 10:24am 10.25.23 I unscrewed the top (the 4 screws you see above) and frankly do not see a way to get at the motor w
Lantern Advice (1) william24424 at 10:00am 10.25.23 I had one, about 20 years ago, light isn't quiet enough for reading, heat & flame concerned me, with
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop jssailem at 9:31am 10.25.23 Welcome back @captined last time we heard from you was in 2012. Did you get the bimini figured out?
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop kappykaplan at 9:21am 10.25.23 I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . Believe the OP means he's run a wire outside the boat
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Timm R Oday25 at 9:18am 10.25.23 Welcome , your messge is a little confusing . I'm not entirely sure what side voltage is . When mos
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions (1) JRacer at 9:00am 10.25.23 Agree. Looks like some repair work done there. Here is what my 1992 First 310 bilge looks like. No p
House Battery Condition Kings Gambit at 7:55am 10.25.23 I have six (6) Trojan T105 6v Batteries for my house battery system. They have been in service for
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Don S/V ILLusion at 7:53am 10.25.23 Theoretically, there should be no wire size reduction but with a boat which is 40+ years old, who kn
Max prop for a Catalina 315 dlochner at 7:30am 10.25.23 We have a Max prop and have had no problems with it. Because of the flat blades the prop walk in rev
Keel bolts on a 23-2 dmax at 7:08am 10.25.23 Your boat has a center-board with lead ballast - those look like bolts to hold the lead ballast to t
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:46am 10.25.23 For your information so you understand ranking of East Pacific Hurricanes. Yes, the NHC does name t
Hurricane Otis rgranger at 6:35am 10.25.23 That is scary:yikes:
Hurricane Otis (2) JamesG161 at 6:25am 10.25.23 Another storm started south of Cuba and Crossed into the E Pacific. Sorry I was wrong about that p
Hurricane Otis kloudie1 at 6:14am 10.25.23 Dammit! Sitting in Pensacola trying to decide if we want to go to Navarre against the considerable e
Lantern Advice (3) rgranger at 6:13am 10.25.23 Just a note - lamp oil, or what is being called paraffin, is a purified kerosene, also a paraffin.
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:10am 10.25.23 A sailor arrives in port and seeks out the nearest local drinking establishment. It's a rough part
Hurricane Otis (1) JamesG161 at 6:09am 10.25.23 That developed so fast it caught everyone by surprise. Tropical storm to Cat 5 in 12 hours.

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