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Ordering new Main Sail. Couple of questions Ward H at 6:49pm 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1463 I am finally replacing my 35 yr old main sail. I got a couple of last minute questions which of cour
WYC Woman's Cup (5) Jackdaw at 5:58pm 08.23.15 Racing 1/1158 WYC has the largest number of woman racers of any club in the USA, and we actively promote ladies to
Main water pump Fredthedriver at 4:14pm 08.23.15 Catalina 30 4/853 Has anyone changed a main water pump un a universal m25xp diesel, mine has siezed and broke fan belt
Adequate towing vehicle? spitfire1967 at 3:30pm 08.23.15 Trailer Sailors 17/10079 I have a c/b ODay Mariner which weighs 1300 lbs. The question is: What vehicle can I purchase whi
Coolant Leak buddybear at 3:05pm 08.23.15 Catalina 310 5/1751 Have been doing multiple jobs on the boat. Disconnected the discharge hose from the raw water pump t
Roller fuller problems and the weekend scottmellloyditude at 2:53pm 08.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/857 Roller fuller... Harken and it looks to be in good shape. However we have tried to use it twice and
House bank battery location drkmcdaniel at 11:25am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2037 I have a 1994 35.5 legend, The house bank batteries are located in the port side lazarette, I would
Fuel tank Location drkmcdaniel at 11:20am 08.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/715 I have a 1994 Hunter 35.5 legend, the original owner removed the fuel tank, could someone possibly p
Vent Cowling White hcolvin1 at 9:21am 08.23.15 Parts Search 3/756 I dropped my cowl vent overboard. Anyone know where I can find a replacement?
Empty Holdibg Tanks on Beneteau 473 rbelau at 9:18am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/4882 We are planning an offshore trip. It it possible to empty our (waste) holding tanks overboard (once
Mercury 9.9 Hurting my Season: Advice Needed (2) Sock Puppet at 8:42am 08.23.15 Engines and Propulsion 44/11662 I've been chasing an issue with my 2009 Mercury 9.9 4 Stroke since last year. Sometimes it will run
Isolation in ground circuit? (2) BobT at 7:52am 08.23.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2893 Electrical guys please enlighten. This little gizmo was between the ground wire and the negative bus
Leading lines aft on an O'Day 22 PamC at 7:30am 08.23.15 Day Sailers 6/1580 Hello all, I haven't posted here in quite a while. So by way of introduction, my husband and I r
Engine Alarms haebby at 6:50am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1480 Recently, we were sailing with the engine (Yanmar 2GM) OFF and no key in the ignition, when the engi
theft from boat trainmanjess at 5:11am 08.23.15 Ask All Sailors 60/11790 hello all I live along way from my 45ft sailboat... at present I have my boat at a dock behind a
Bypass hose for a Seaward Waterheater sailcapt340 at 5:00am 08.23.15 Big Boats 11/2216 How do you by pass the Seaward 600 Water-heater when you winterize? I am currently in the process
Cabin Lights Gerald Tibbo at 4:01am 08.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1542 I'm looking to change the bulbs in the cabin of my 2007 Beneteau 343. Before doing this, can someon
Fuel spill Manureva at 9:31pm 08.22.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1468 The kid at the marina was more interested in girl then fuelling this evening, the result being a few
Catalina 30 fuel tank Socalsurfer at 7:28pm 08.22.15 Catalina 30 5/4951 Hi everyone. I bought a '78 C30 MkI TRBS a few months ago and have been having a blast sailing her.
Emergency tillers cookcwayne at 3:37pm 08.22.15 Bigger Boats 5/906 anyone know what size the O'Day 27 takes and where to locate one Previous owner replaced steering a

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Santa's Gifts 2023 smokey73 at 7:30am 12.24.23 A Garhauer rigid vang! New Main halyard, new Genny halyard.
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead G Newboat at 7:15am 12.24.23 Well, you might be right, but I already bought a sheet from a local plastics company in town for $23
Weather patterns for the PacificNW Kings Gambit at 7:05am 12.24.23
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. Terry Cox at 6:40am 12.24.23 Merry Christmas to all and a most Happy New Year.
Yanmar 2GM Engine Questions ChrisHunter at 6:12am 12.24.23 Thanks for the great suggestions. I will add these to the winter chores. Must admit, I do not have
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Radiance at 5:19am 12.24.23
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 5:05am 12.24.23 .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop...crazy also..the cap an
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 5:02am 12.24.23 You should not need to remove the prop. The collar should split into two halves. Just clean up the s
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location (1) Radiance at 4:24am 12.24.23 thank you for your replies .so every time I replace the zinc on the shaft I have to remove the prop.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year & Most of all a big Thanks to the folks that make it happen. jssailem at 3:18am 12.24.23 Thank you Claude. A very Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location BigEasy at 9:42pm 12.23.23 I found this photo on a forum but it's not clear to me where the anode goes Agree with @David
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 7:21pm 12.23.23 Thanks, I'll take it to an alternator shop and ask them if they can add a regulator.
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 6:39pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
Beneteau 343 ZInc Location Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 12.23.23 The collar should go on point A, as close to the prop as possible.
H49/50 battery replacement dlochner at 6:10pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Stu Jackson at 6:01pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:57pm 12.23.23 I tried disabling the alternator on the generator so the new lithium start battery wouldn't fry it,
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Alan Gomes at 5:46pm 12.23.23 No dought about that it wasnt my boat I am juts a friend trying to help in sort out the mess. Good
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:42pm 12.23.23 Moral of the story: don't let random low-lifes stay on your boat. No dought about that it wasnt my
I am in the process of helping a friend reconnect the plumbing that a person he let stay on his boat decided to vandalize it. I need to find out what Brentcan at 5:40pm 12.23.23 How nice. What did they say? They juts asked for more info but seems I have resolved this I hope

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