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Leroy Somer Windlass PhantomBJ at 9:47pm 01.16.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2535 Hey there, When we purchased our yacht, the agent demonstrated the windlass, but I have since forgo
3GM30 noise unknown? Jimongee at 5:41pm 01.16.24 C&C 4/1239
Ranger 33 sail cover available rbcoast at 2:28pm 01.16.24 Other Sailboats 1/1137 I recently installed a UK Lazy Cradle on my Ranger 33 and no longer need my existing sail cover. It'
EVA Foam teak and holly flooring use. LaDonaMina at 8:53am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1334 So to start out this topic several years ago I bought 5 rolls of EVA foam teak and holly decking pl
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? (1) Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1700 Can a plumbing step wrench such as the one below be used for a through hull? This one is $10. At tha
Bottom Streaking (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:19am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1169 Sorry to disappoint this post is not running around naked. I'm looking at used boats. Does heavy str
Builders Certificate charybdis55 at 2:04am 01.16.24 Ask All Sailors 6/1693 I have a 1983 Beneteau Idylle 11.5 and for registration purposes, require the builders certificate o
Insurance question SailingLoto at 3:06pm 01.15.24 Ask All Sailors 27/2376 I watch a lot of YouTube while not able to sail, especially Chasing Latitudes. He constantly talks
'83 Oday 28' Keelbolt Torque and... Bob_S at 9:50am 01.15.24 Bigger Boats 20/2576 Hello all and thanks in advance for any help you could give. I am about to tighten the keelbolts on
HP fuel pump on M35 (1) pzmaria at 9:34am 01.15.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/1167 I'm still struggling with the engine and just don't know where to look for problems. Previous proble
Beneteau 373 - How to remove a fixed port light (2) Lfarquhar at 9:06am 01.15.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1420 Does anyone know how to remove the fixed port light on a 2007 Beneteau 373
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and Capt Robbie at 4:11am 01.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1751 weird thing is my ignition switch had power but I'm pretty sure that is completely isolated from the
Service Kits for "SKIPPER Type 7&8 Mike Fournier at 3:21pm 01.14.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/955 I can sure use some help. We have two of these heads in teh boat and each have a different problem.
Vision (freestanding) Mast holding water (1) Belzoni at 1:54pm 01.14.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/830 This question is specific to Vision owners, and maybe Freedom or Nonsuch owners. My freestanding ma
Engine and H20 heater question JPS27 at 5:18am 01.14.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/1125 I have a new to me Pearson 36-2. A relatively big step up from my Ericson 27, so I'm learning system
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 4:17pm 01.12.24 Trailer Sailors 11/2750 Hi, We recently we're heading out of the Marina and saw water pouring into the salon area. The PSs d
1982 sabre 30 air conditioning domer94 at 3:28pm 01.12.24 Sabre Sailboats 22/3313 hi all , took a look at a nice 82 sabre 30 today and put in an offer. however , a priority is air co
N. lake huron marine forcast jon hansen at 3:20pm 01.12.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/1140 waves up to 30' , wind out of the NE great lakes ships are still running due to the previous mild w
Inner metal structure on 28' Oday Rudder Question fourwhitesocks at 3:05pm 01.12.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/905 We were wondering about the integrity of the ruder on my 1986 28' Oday. We removed it in the fall a
Thesis survey for boaters! MollyG at 1:43pm 01.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1480 Hi everyone! My name is Molly, I'm a sailor, prior liveaboard, and graduate student. I'm doing my th

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Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed thinwater at 3:45pm 10.15.25 As promised I did take some photos of the fitting enclosing the Joker Valve. Note that while there
Winter cover with mast down fred1diver at 2:44pm 10.15.25 When I designed a cover for a customer, the mast was to be removed for moving the boat in the off se
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 2:33pm 10.15.25 My 320 used Garhauer single clutches with the gray bodies, those will malfunction as you decribe if
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:18pm 10.15.25 You may be right, you may not be. All I can say is my experience is that when I tighten those bolts
Winter cover with mast down Scott T-Bird at 2:06pm 10.15.25 PVC pipe won't hold up under your snow load. I tried it one time for a pool cover and it failed mis
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 1:38pm 10.15.25 Not to disagree too strongly with you but I'm afraid all you're seeing is the bending of the pump f
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed skunther at 1:36pm 10.15.25 As promised I did take some photos of the fitting enclosing the Joker Valve. Note that while there
Replacing starboard rope clutch Calif. Ted at 1:31pm 10.15.25 My 320 used Garhauer single clutches with the gray bodies, those will malfunction as you decribe if
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:15pm 10.15.25 It's the pump cylinder discharge flange "dog ears" that are bending because they are thinner than t
How to identify and dispose of abandoned sailboat. Tally Ho at 12:42pm 10.15.25 Here you have made potentially an erroneous assumption. That O'Day 39 may simply be unused for 15 y
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 kloudie1 at 12:38pm 10.15.25 Here is a little panel and controller : Amazon.com : SUNER POWER 30W 12V Solar Battery Charger Maint
Winter cover with mast down (1) Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.15.25 My cover uses the boom and a spinnaker halyard for support. You could come up with something to app
How to Reseal New Design Frameless Windows morbidfollower at 12:32pm 10.15.25 My port side front is foggy. Ive been wanting to replace all of them for awhile too. Good luck with
Roller furling question Barnacle Bill at 11:49am 10.15.25 The size of the luff tape required is not necessarily dependant on the size of the boat, but rather
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? A REDUX! BigEasy at 11:45am 10.15.25 BigEasy, I just replaced the one before i heeded Dave's edict and slapped some cheap paint on it an
1992 Hunter 28 Throttle & Shifter Cable Replacement. (1) PAC3142 at 11:09am 10.15.25 No real help here from me, but that looks very much like my Hunter 37.5 (see photo), and my old Hunt
Head - Raritan PHII outlet connector bowed (2) FastOlson at 10:56am 10.15.25 As promised I did take some photos of the fitting enclosing the Joker Valve. Note that while there i
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? dLj at 10:16am 10.15.25 Thanks...the questions will be endless....and I live by the "there is no dumb question" motto :) Y
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? GeneraiT001 at 10:10am 10.15.25 Sounds great! If you have any questions, ask away... dj Thanks...the questions will be endless...
Navionics and missing areas of the Atlantic?? dLj at 10:09am 10.15.25 Hi....Yes....was a military pilot for 35 yrs (S&R/Transport/Tactical). Reasonably familiar also wit

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