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replace 380 water heater peaceofmind at 6:57am 07.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/860 I have water seeping from under my water heater. I am assuming it is the original based on condition
Tohatsu 3.5 help Delezynski at 6:08am 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2388 Hi all, I have a 2004, 2 stroke Tohatsu outboard I bought new. I just got a few replacement parts
Shelving ideas for 23.5 SFKjeld at 1:48am 07.09.15 Smaller Boats 6/837 Looking to install shelving inside the cabin on the starboard side, between the sitting area and the
Hard to find stainless machine screws higgs at 9:09pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1874 I need some #10 machine screws 4.5 inches long. I also need #8 machine screws 5 inches long This s
music to my ears allainhenry at 7:30pm 07.08.15 Sirius 21/22 2/1795 Hi all, I have a question about music while sailing. During one of my outings, doing about 4.5 kts i
HELP! Mrlee at 6:30pm 07.08.15 Irwin 0/1183 Does anyone out there own an Irwin 30 centerboard? I need some questions answered to fix a leak...al
So Cool pateco at 5:35pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 19/1965 I wonder how much this would cost for my H31? https://scontent-mia1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/v/t
Tach problem on 2008 Beneteau 40 Captpete12 at 5:12pm 07.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/916 My tach is pegged all the way clockwise, beyond max. I seem to recall threads about this problem in
Transmission Issue? Solstice at 4:28pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/852 This weekend we were finishing our sail home and when we were entering the harbor we fired up the en
Water leak bugsboat at 3:35pm 07.08.15 Big Boats 12/2964 I need your thinking caps! Our 1995 Hunter 37.5 has a wet locker in the V-berth on the starboard sid
Tidal current online resource CapnGrumpyBreeches at 2:01pm 07.08.15 Ask All Sailors 21/3734 I'm Looking for an online reference that shows not only tidal charts for a given area but also tidal
rudder gasket material periwink 12345 at 1:08pm 07.08.15 Smaller Boats 6/1326 Can anyone tell me the name of the red gasket type material that is glued to the insides of the alum
Bottom painting and paint strips v Vinyl davidpackwood at 11:36am 07.08.15 Big Boats 4/1724 I have a 1996 40.5 Hunter legend, which I have just hauled out to get a bottom job done. I am looki
H42 forward hatch BellaSogno9119 at 10:08am 07.08.15 Big Boats 11/3145 My 1991 H42 forward hatch has seen better days. Has anyone changed the lens or do I need to change
Rudder packing nut / spud part number (1) qazvick at 8:52am 07.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/944 I have an 83 cherubini 33. The rudder packing nut /spud is corroded to the point of uselessness. In
Adding a drifter to a 26C BudGates at 8:44am 07.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/846 Along the Southern California coast we often encounter winds in the range of 2-6 knots. I don't min
Annapolis to Bermuda 473Clipper at 8:04am 07.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/587 If anyone has participated in this race with a 473 please contact me. Thanks Bill Hellman
Rudder Stop? (Pintles - Gudgeon diagram) 20' Oday chipleak at 7:22am 07.08.15 Day Sailers 7/5776 I am a new owner of an Oday 20 (1975) and reading thru rigging, launching, trailering tips...with a
Changing a motor mount meb135 at 7:01am 07.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1479 Engine: Yanmar 3ym30 Boat: 2004 H33 Over the winter, my fuel/water separator leaked fuel on one
Irwin 30 LEAKING!! Mrlee at 6:53am 07.08.15 Irwin 0/1470 I have an Irwin 30 with centerboard. There is a slow staedy leak coming from the forward area justaf

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Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help shemandr at 11:49am 01.01.24 On my H356 the breaker was beneath the nav table on the bulkhead. If I remember the battery switch
Need a new swing keel Captain Ron 18 at 11:12am 01.01.24 Happy New Year! My dad had an O'Day Mariner when I was growing up and we sailed the heck out of her
60 best Boats 30' and under lacoursmarc at 11:08am 01.01.24 I'm putting together a list of boats including their basic specs in order to narrow down my search.
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch (8) Claude L.-Auger at 11:05am 01.01.24 I did that conversion on my 3GM30F and it works fine. I attached a Trombetta P-610-B5V12 directly o
Installing engine shutoff solenoid/switch Scott T-Bird at 10:44am 01.01.24 I was just looking at the YM series parts and it appears the solenoid is mounted directly to the gov
60 best Boats 30' and under Don S/V ILLusion at 10:18am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
Battery charging marcham at 10:13am 01.01.24 An interesting aside is that our panda generator alternator only charges the start batery it shares
Battery charging (1) marcham at 9:56am 01.01.24 Start with the owner's manual (posted link to it in your windlass thread). You should have an autom
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help (2) marcham at 9:49am 01.01.24 From the manual, it seems engine has to be running and there is a windlass motor breaker on the star
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 9:07am 01.01.24 Pretty much all the boats we are talking about here were "built to a price." My Ericson, which for
(re) location of hot water heater Tom J at 8:59am 01.01.24 The standard location for the water heater on the C310 is already above the engine. A little bit hi
60 best Boats 30' and under Steve L22188 at 8:40am 01.01.24 Asking which boats should be in a "best under 30'" list is just one step away from the dreaded "shou
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:17am 01.01.24 Eliminate any boats that were, as the sayings go, "built to price" Pretty much all the boats we ar
60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 8:09am 01.01.24 Anything over 2-2.5' and less than 3 seconds apart is uncomfortable in an O'Day 25. Waves less tha
60 best Boats 30' and under mermike at 8:05am 01.01.24 I'm biased, but you could add the Yamaha 30 to your list. They're not common, but owners love them.
60 best Boats 30' and under DArcy at 8:02am 01.01.24 The best boat I ever went out bashing waves in is the C&C 27 Mark 1(Although I'm not sure it was ca
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 01.01.24 If your boat is for heavy weather on Lake Michigan, I would eliminate all boats on your list under 3
Simpson Lawrence Windlass Help Mike H. at 7:48am 01.01.24 Thanks. It is a Sprint Atlantic. It has one circuit breaker. When I press the reverse or forward bu
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 7:41am 01.01.24 It's an interesting list for a couple of reasons. Foremost to me is that there is hardly a boat on
60 best Boats 30' and under Obsessiion at 7:00am 01.01.24 The Mariner 28 was well built and pretty comfortable.

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