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Fresh water pump problems jkeaton at 5:55am 09.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1232 The fresh water pump on my 320 seems to "burb" every 30 seconds or so when the water is not in use.
Hypothetical go or no go (1) 25yearslater at 3:31am 09.12.15 Ask All Sailors 16/1645 I am curious as to how one would depart or approach this harbor with a North wind at 25 Knots and wa
UV strip repair Syversens at 8:50pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2475 Hey all, so last sail trip I noticed the radar and spreaders have now worn a slit in the UV protecti
Jib sheeting angles on a Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 7:43pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5488 I have a Beneteau 311, Footloose, and I have been working on getting better tacking angles when goin
Breaker for electric head. Zeus2012 at 6:04pm 09.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/539 Found it.
Visiting my new boat this weekend! Justin_NSA at 6:02pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/863 Going to be spending the weekend sailing and checking out my soon to be new boat this weekend. It's
What is a blower jveatch at 5:10pm 09.11.15 Big Boats 13/3222 I know this is a really dumb question, but what is a blower? On our 2005 Hunter 41DS's 12 VDC circu
Can you do this? Kermit at 5:08pm 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1459 https://vimeo.com/133833096
Bimini Leopotter at 3:25pm 09.11.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1532 Does anyone know if the small metal brackets on the outside of the cockpit on my Mac 26D are for a b
Seatalk NG Power pins on i50 display? chrisyse at 7:03am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1684 Hi, Which are the 12V power and return pins on the Seatalk-ng 6 pin connectors on the display? Sa
1989 jeanneau 42 voyage 12.5 Casagf66 at 5:54am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1831 Hello gang, I'm intrested in putting an offer on what seems to be a nice1989 jeanneau 42 voyage
How do I remove swage fittings for replacement? Anonymous member 131 at 5:44am 09.11.15 Ask All Sailors 56/13254 Ok, new to this game and no search results on this but I know it has to have been discussed a millio
Slots for clutches MORNING LIGHT at 4:27am 09.11.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2433 Hi Want to install 1 or 2 clutches on my Catalina 28 MK 11 1996 to bring some lines back to cockpit.
Value of stove burnswelds at 1:49am 09.11.15 Catalina 30 5/1425 Good morning , What's a good price for a working clean factory stove for a 1980 catalina 30? Kind r
rigging for 1981 magregor 22 lost jigger o salt at 11:24pm 09.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2884 just got a 1981 macgregor 22 ft sailboat .does anyone know where I can get a rigging diagram or eve
anyone have experience with the sunbird 16? Zu13 at 9:21pm 09.10.15 AMF 0/3272 I am looking at buying my first sail boat and this seems to be a great option with my limited budget
extension ladder for 37 Hunter e Bryan Rucinski at 8:29pm 09.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1372 just purchased a 1984 Hunter 37 cutter rig. I hope I can get some wisdom from other owners for sever
Whale Gusher in bilge--anybody? (1) Windtherapy at 5:52pm 09.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/662 So has anybody installed a Whale Gusher Supersub in their bilge on their O'Day? I am just curious w
Hunter 23 Carling Toggle Switches dhaberman at 3:37pm 09.10.15 Smaller Boats 19/1938 Can anyone recommend where I can get replacement carling toggle switches for my Hunter 23 distributi
We did it JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:54pm 09.10.15 Catalina 310 17/2112 Yesterday at 3am we became full time cruisers on our C310. We cut the lines and headed south. We a

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Impact driver on window screws? Hayden Watson at 8:57am 08.28.23 I have found that an impact driver will do less damage to the screws than will a hand screw driver o
Impact driver on window screws? kappykaplan at 8:53am 08.28.23 And I have a new tool! What could be better? :plus:
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 8:47am 08.28.23 The power impact driver took the screws out like a knife going through butter. And I have a new tool
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Davidasailor26 at 8:37am 08.28.23 My biggest worry now is the keel and the keel bolts. def going to get a haul out and have the keel
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 8:30am 08.28.23 I wonder about the "volt signal" terminal. Does that mean one can only monitor one battery's voltag
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? jssailem at 8:22am 08.28.23 starting up the engine saw a glassy film on the water which is highly likely the missing antifreez
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? capta at 8:11am 08.28.23 First thing I'd do is check the oil. If it isn't milky, then move on to tasting whether the water th
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? dmdiehl64 at 8:11am 08.28.23 It's a Yanmar 3GM30F. I like the simplified pressure test you're suggesting. The one recommended in
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 jssailem at 8:07am 08.28.23 :plus: with @rgranger on the specs. You want to be smooth in chop you need a boat that will be bigg
Coolant Leak - Exchanger? Ralph Johnstone at 7:46am 08.28.23 WHAT IS THE ENGINE ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Try a pressure test before tearing into pulling the HE as you coul
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 dLj at 7:32am 08.28.23 Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or just better to have two smaller alts
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 garymalmgren at 7:24am 08.28.23 In a few years I'll take a loan and buy a nicer boat when I know more about what makes a good sailbo
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Scott T-Bird at 7:03am 08.28.23 Speaking directly about the Catalina 30, I think it would be very difficult to find a better boat in
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 7:00am 08.28.23 my engine alternators (I have two). Any idea why your engine has two alternators ? Redundancy or
Comparing Boat Specs - Apache 37 (1) rgranger at 6:51am 08.28.23 If you scroll down on the "sailboatdata.com" page for the boat you are looking for to the "Sailboat
Groko K backfills somewhat and handle moves CrispyCringle at 6:41am 08.28.23 Thanks all. Great suggestions. Peggie, thanks for all of your info. I dont think the unit is very
DIY Electronics? jviss at 6:36am 08.28.23 ^^^ @Davidasailor26
Looking at a c22 need advise ambler at 6:22am 08.28.23 Make sure the hose is top quality. The "volcano" the keel cable comes up through is below the waterl
Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 6:12am 08.28.23 The News has good information now. The Hurricane Hunters are in the storm now. They give the best
Wayfarer MKI - floor clamp- after market ideas? kloudie1 at 5:45am 08.28.23 Looks like Sea Dog has something similar.. If ya poke around on these and "windshield latches", ya m

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