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Wiring a float switch B311 cstonedent at 6:44pm 04.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/974 Starting to install a Water Witch float switch, but unable to determine the best way to run wires to
Compass for Cherubini 30 gknox102 at 6:43pm 04.19.16 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1093 I just purchased my boat and the compass is missing. Any advice on where to get a replacement?
Water heater keeps tripping circuit breaker Vegas at 6:19pm 04.19.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6405 I've got the Quick Nautic Boiler, 25BX, on my 37. Recently it has been tripping the circuit breaker
1988 Hunter 23' kick-up rudder steve_reeves at 6:17pm 04.19.16 Smaller Boats 21/5158 I have a problem with my 1988 Hunter 23' kick-up rudder. After hitting bottom a couple of times last
Squatting Beneteau 1998 Oceanis 352 (3) Rob2435 at 5:17pm 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/3256 So, I have an issue or at least I think I have one, my boat squats. As in the description it is a 1
Swing keel paint RichieR at 2:40pm 04.19.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2884 Hi, I'm going to be checking out the swing keel on my v21. There seems to be some rust bubbles. Re
O'day 23 weight? JJShockley at 2:26pm 04.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/683 Anyone know the "hanging weight" of a 23? Regards to all...
anchor roller Bruce Maxwell at 2:09pm 04.19.16 Mid-Size Boats 4/724 I am trying to hook up an anchor chain to an anchor running thru the roller on the bow. I can fit th
Asymmetric chute: inside or outside gybe? marchem at 12:09pm 04.19.16 Catalina 310 8/5327 Just started playing with the asymmetric chute on our C310. First big question is to run the sheets
Propeller Guard? MDS64 at 10:45am 04.19.16 Pearson 0/623 Has anyone had any luck installing a guard around their propeller? I have a 1979 28 and we catch a
Holes in mast & boom Stan Linado at 8:52am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 14/4029 Previous owner(s) of our boat have, over the years screwed many pieces of stuff to the mast and boom
Hunter 140, 146, 15,170 questions? richard lulik at 8:21am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1144
H34 Steering link out of line (1) PGIJon at 7:51am 04.19.16 Big Boats 7/817 Is this or is this not an issue? I've seen MaineSail and other mention that the H34 cable is out of
fixed window material? Justin_NSA at 7:44am 04.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/825 Does anyone know what the 3 fixed windows on my '91 30T are made of? When we bought it we had them a
Dripless Shaft seal leaking (2) galynd at 7:31am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2257 My model 2000 Beneteau 36cc has a volvo-penta dripless shaftseal which is leaking. It generally drip
How best to clean spilled diesel from gelcoat? tmjb at 6:05am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1613 I guess I overfilled my fuel tank with diesel at the end of last season. With the warmer weather t
Boat Broker (Buyers) recommendation in Annapolis, MD realst at 5:49am 04.19.16 Ask All Sailors 4/667 Anyone have a Buyers Broker they can recommend in the Annapolis/ Baltimore area?
Universal M20 lpbosch at 5:24am 04.19.16 Catalina 30 12/3102 i am thinking of repowering from 5411 to M20 in my C30. Has anyone used the M20? Will it fit in the
Bow gaurd SS 44ds Dwayne Anderson at 8:44pm 04.18.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/764 I'm happy to share we have just purchased are first Hunter sailboat it is a 44ds 2003. It is in exce
Venting mods gfroch at 7:06pm 04.18.16 Catalina 30 11/1334 Hi all- Another question on our "new to us" 1987 Catalina 30. We had a major deck re-hab job over t

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Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 12:35pm 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how thing
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems (1) Techstyle at 12:25pm 08.30.23 Like others have said this problem is well documented and easily fixed. you can start by cleaning a
DIY Electronics? Techstyle at 12:15pm 08.30.23 I bought sensor for my fresh water tank to replace the original from Aliexpress for $22. Just need
Raritan PHII long term review (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:43am 08.30.23 There's your problem right there : he RH side, rather than the LH side like mine : 219399 Just pl
Drifter block positioning? (1) jssailem at 11:19am 08.30.23 You want to locate the blocks at the stern. You are going to fly the drifter high and out in front o
Problems with cdi furling jib (1) jssailem at 11:13am 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how things
Reefing (3) jssailem at 11:05am 08.30.23 Slab Slab or jiffy reefing allows for the quick establishment of a new tack and clew, while the haly
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jibes138 at 10:47am 08.30.23 They make tape to stop leaks in radiator hoses available at auto stores. If it can handle hot antifr
Shureflo Aqua King II pump tripping circuit when engine running Mike G. at 10:42am 08.30.23 Life got in the way. -- Finally got to work on the breaker issue. It ended up being an old and ti
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems jibes138 at 10:39am 08.30.23 Check the connections at the switch, and the starter. Corrosion in either place can be cleaned up wi
Raritan PHII long term review (3) Skipper at 10:36am 08.30.23 Hard to believe that the PHII would still be the top rated manual toilet pump ever since Raritan in
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jibes138 at 10:25am 08.30.23 Can you just get a new ferrule?
Refilling Compass - where's the port? Dalliance at 10:25am 08.30.23 Refilling is only half the problem. Unless you find and fix the cause, refilling is a futile action
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 10:13am 08.30.23 One other possibility is to anneal the current ferrule so that it is soft again. The ferrules start
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 10:07am 08.30.23 Lot of Damage done. Storm Surge was high in key spots. One picture I found about houses built on "
2001 HUNTER 320 kappykaplan at 9:55am 08.30.23 I have a Raymarine type 1 linear drive - love it!
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 08.30.23 I think what is far more interesting with the rope/chain splice is its strength after, let's say 20
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Hayden Watson at 9:47am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pr
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake jssailem at 9:39am 08.30.23 See if you can find someone scraping out an old engine. That is how I got replacement steel high pre
Square top main on water ballast? (1) SkookumZac at 9:36am 08.30.23 219386 I have one on order :cool: I discussed square top vs roachy main with my sailmaker. He sug

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