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How do you report a navigational aid failure to the Coast Guard. pateco at 8:13am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 30/2492 Ran into two different issues last night. We went for a sail out of Hillsboro Inlet in S Florida ye
Odd Keel Damage carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1680 Does anyone have any insight into this odd Keel damage I found? IMAG1537 by carbonrobot posted Jan 2
Sigh....suffering electrical insanity ..at midnight S34 at 3:47am 01.25.16 Ask All Sailors 8/848 New install running tests and suddenly getting 24v! Two banks paralleled of 2x6v in series. Three Bl
Need help with H280 Mains measurement Ken13559 at 9:10pm 01.24.16 Mid-Size Boats 15/1060 I'm helping a friend order the Mains and had given the sailmaker the IJPE from this website. http://
Manual Bilge Pump collins3184 at 4:39pm 01.24.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1975 I'm looking for the manufacture of the manual bilge pump on a 1992 370 Oceanis.
More Fav Haunts Terry Cox at 3:46pm 01.24.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/924 During these shorter winter days we enjoy getting away from the dock and over to some remote anchora
Kicker motor w electric start shanker at 12:59pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/695 This year for the first time I removed my Honda 9.9 outboard from the boat for the winter. I built a
Gori Propeller Puller (8) walmsleyc at 12:42pm 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/3927 I just finished having a custom made propeller puller made for my Gori 2-Blade propeller. It is a v
Capping a through hull Brian D at 12:40pm 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 44/10802 I am thinking of adding a bronze/brass through hull. However, I have no intentions of using it excep
Volvo TMD-22 Fuel flow issue keepsailin at 11:11am 01.24.16 Engines and Propulsion 8/1668 I have a 1997 Hunter 450 with a 78 HP TMD22 turbo diesel. I have owned the boat for 3 1/2 years. Unt
Keeping dry on a liveaboard patrickkidd at 11:06am 01.24.16 Ask All Sailors 18/7154 Hello! I'm sure this is a classic question for any boat owner. Does anyone have any good tips or fo
NAPLES, FL NOAA buoy -- Station NPSF1 NOS Vegas at 8:38am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/673 Data from this buoy on the NOAA, National Data Buoy Center website, does not include wind speed or d
Nova Scotia gettinthere at 6:48am 01.24.16 Destinations 0/615 Any south shore Nova Scotia hands about? Looking for reccos on guidebooks for the south shore
Cockpit seats - water pooling Chris at 1:48am 01.24.16 Irwin 3/1154 I have a 37' Center cockpit and the water doesnt drain on the cockpit seats, it just collects in the
ISO C22 trailer Noah b at 10:28pm 01.23.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/524 Just purchased a C22! Currently in the water and searching for a trailer. If you have any leads plea
ISO Catalina trailer options Noah b at 9:36pm 01.23.16 Catalina 22 9/1555 I am located in brevard county Florida and just acquired a Catalina 22! Besides obvious excitement i
Importing a boat from Canada shemandr at 3:30pm 01.23.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2036 Just for the sake of information, let's say there's a boat in Canada that I have some interest in.
Oceanis 351 electro Scan placement billymc38 at 2:29pm 01.23.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/595 I have a 1994 Oceanis 351 and just purchased Raritan electro scan and was wondering if anyone else c
State line boat inspections and water ballast walt at 12:08pm 01.23.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2464 In another thread Sumner asked about Zebra mussels in Lake Havasu and I know they are there but that
Dripless vs Stuffingbox (1) druid at 10:47am 01.23.16 Engines and Propulsion 24/8782 OK, I KNOW this topic has been discussed to death, but... what the hell, I'm new here ;) I need to

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Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 Scott T-Bird at 1:50pm 08.28.23 The info says she is a Sparkman & Stephens design, which means there are many similar boat models th
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Roland5048 at 1:37pm 08.28.23 I'm with @Rick486 on this one. Cheap insurance. Penny wise and dollar foolish isn't worth the los
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rick486 at 1:31pm 08.28.23 This seems to me like a common sense thing. You have 100 ft of chain of unknown age. 60 ft is bad. S
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? kloudie1 at 1:07pm 08.28.23 The fat o-rings that seal the tube bundle to the housing and end caps are a likely suspect.. It woul
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:47pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? captcoho at 12:40pm 08.28.23 Is your fuel/water separator empty when you go to check it? This would indicate the leak is tank si
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 12:34pm 08.28.23 should I paint the deck? there is a lot of non skid. what about painting the Interior fiberglass? I
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:28pm 08.28.23 Thanks for these replies. Greg, I should clarify that I meant a manual rather than power impact dri
Impact driver on window screws? captcoho at 12:25pm 08.28.23 We need to reseal our windows and some of the screws don't want to come out. My go-to solution is t
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 11:59am 08.28.23 Dan3121.....Check out this discussion on the Sailboat Owners Forum. (2) Replacing a rudder in the Wa
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:54am 08.28.23 When I installed my Rudder Craft rudder, I cut off the extra length and drill the hole myself. To c
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 11:35am 08.28.23 Is there a thin mist of AF on the engine or below the coolant water pump? Age of engine and coolant
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? JRacer at 11:27am 08.28.23 Don't think so. See the video. Boat in the video does not have the cutouts on the sides of the seats
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.28.23 Dan3121 What symptoms did you have before the rudder "sheared off"? Did it just go all of a sudden
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? RitSim at 10:52am 08.28.23 I have found it helpful to add a short piece of clear PVC tubing right before the feed to the inject
O'Day 31 Rudder Replacement GeorgeC at 10:46am 08.28.23 Dans3121....It sounds strange that your local boat yards do not want to do the replacement for you o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't LeslieTroyer at 10:38am 08.28.23 Great to meat Jason. He makes a mean G&T. Steak and baked potato dinner with live music and great
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? LeslieTroyer at 10:35am 08.28.23 Two things. 1). If you are getting bubbles from injector to block(and not fuel/bubbles dripping fr
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:14am 08.28.23 ... Do you think the curvature of the old lenses would present a problem? (I haven't worked with ac
Sourcing window lenses Hayden Watson at 10:12am 08.28.23 The big difference between our boats is what the whole in the fiberglass looks like on the inside.

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