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melw at 8:11pm 06.27.16
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I need info on how to buy boat in DR..it is registered in the USA...I would like to register it in C
Marc14857 at 6:16pm 06.27.16
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The alternator belt on my Yanmar 4JH4AE is going on its 8th season ~600 hours. The belt looks virtua
Jackdaw at 4:19pm 06.27.16
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BlueJ gets a new carbon main... 225 sqr feet worth. The current sail is still in very good shape/con
Captpete12 at 3:44pm 06.27.16
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I cannot seem to find the literature for the transmission on my Oceanis 40 so do not know what trans
tmatzzie at 3:10pm 06.27.16
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Hello, I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine 80 chartplotter and instruments. I am planning an up
altairishgirl at 3:04pm 06.27.16
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Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the marine weather forecasting from this product, specifica
Ronald Roman at 2:38pm 06.27.16
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I need the add coolant to my motor and I have read on this site not mix colors of different coolants
Silva Nexus   (1)
Boomvang at 12:39pm 06.27.16
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125181 One of the blades on my very old Silva Nexus wind transducer broke off. Does anyone out ther
Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16
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Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16
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We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a
hook at 10:59am 06.27.16
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I've never sailed in my life, and this is probably a real stupid question, but I just bought an 86 M
druid at 10:46am 06.27.16
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OK, RANT time! Getting Digital Charts for Canadian waters SUCK!!!! There's ONE company (basically Go
Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 06.27.16
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Given wind of 10 knts sailing close haul of beam reach, can anyone tell me the average speed of a 25
usererror at 8:10am 06.27.16
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Was there supposed to be a plastic cap or other protector at the end of the boom for the Hunter 140?
Tom Barry at 8:01am 06.27.16
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Hello A year and a half ago I was "gifted" an old Capri 30. The boat had certainly showed some good
DaveJ at 7:32am 06.27.16
2/1298
I have been having water in my bilge for a while and could not figure out where it was coming from.
xianbarnard at 6:56am 06.27.16
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Hi, the outlets on my boat worked fine when I arrived yesterday. I took my Hunter 28 out for a few h
chrisings at 6:36am 06.27.16
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As a precautionary alert, and okay, a little bit of a rant, you never know what previous owners may
GWG at 6:35am 06.27.16
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I have the standard Teleflex single lever shifter. Last week, all of a sudden, shifting out of neut
Charlie98117 at 6:35am 06.27.16
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I am looking at a used North Sails asymmetrical with a leech dimension that seems much shorter than

Recent Replies

Instead of PropSpeed
Rich Stidger at 3:24pm 04.24.24
Maybe it was a really bad year where you moor? Was there a lot of rain and associated land runoff t
New Batteries and Switch
Stu Jackson at 3:15pm 04.24.24
Basic Battery Wiring Diagrams This is a very good basic primer for boat system wiring: Basic Batter
https://youtu.be/qaYsRSZ3CSQ?si=-tE9G7JwoqpNMIfZ
Jim Legere at 3:13pm 04.24.24
Not my sticky thread; Mathurin started it. Glad you found it. Plugging "H37C" into the Search bar at
Metal lathe
BAD ORCA at 3:12pm 04.24.24
Had a coworker's glove snag in a lathe while polishing an axle, hold his finger right off his hand.
Not perfect launch day...
Tally Ho at 3:03pm 04.24.24
Yes. And those had best not be zinc. In Chicago they should use Aluminum or Magnesium. :beer: Mag
Not perfect launch day...
Tally Ho at 3:02pm 04.24.24
Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Not perfect launch day...
dlochner at 2:55pm 04.24.24
Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Not perfect launch day...
twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 04.24.24
Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're payin
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31
anelso29 at 2:46pm 04.24.24
Ralph Thank you for your response! I purchased the prop shaft from this website, as it was listed
70 FT of LIFE LINE
twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 04.24.24
What's the approximate weight? Off the wooden spool its about 10lbs
Not perfect launch day...
Ralph Johnstone at 2:44pm 04.24.24
Congratulations ................... job well done ................. does this mean you're paying
Keel getting corrosion
Tally Ho at 2:38pm 04.24.24
70 FT of LIFE LINE
twodzusfittings at 2:32pm 04.24.24
Where are you located? dj Northern Delaware, but my boat is in Georgetown on the Sassafrass
Instead of PropSpeed
twodzusfittings at 2:17pm 04.24.24
I cleaned my prop and shaft support two years ago, down to clean brass. Shiny like gold. Acetoned it
Metal lathe
Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 04.24.24
If it were me, i'd cancel the charge with my credit card company and let PKYS fight to get it back.
Keel getting corrosion
dmax at 1:35pm 04.24.24
Maybe - was this area exposed (not sealed)?
Not perfect launch day...   (3)
Tally Ho at 1:24pm 04.24.24
Metal lathe
BAD ORCA at 1:16pm 04.24.24
This sucks. If they are willing to screw over a customer with suck a minor part, how are they going

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