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engine overheat guidance qazvick at 6:37am 06.13.15 The Cherubini Hunters 25/6689 Hey all, I'm pretty familiar with gasoline engines but this sailboat is my first jump into diesel
propane grill parts mmsailor at 5:49am 06.13.15 Smaller Boats 1/579 I have a force 10 kettle grill that looks a bit like a magna . It was on the boat when I bought it .
Main sail slug types Sennigalais at 11:46pm 06.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1233 Hi community, can some one please offer some advice. I have just brought a First 24. She is a lovely
Beneteau 375 or Sweden Yachts 36 gregsellentin at 9:03pm 06.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1489 Hi All, I've sold my First 305, and am looking to move up. Two boats I've looked at are the ones
mast cracking. Kristoffer76 at 8:43pm 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1331 Hi I have a 1982 c25. She has developed a couple.of hairline cracks. One is about 6" long at the bas
Jack lines on a 340 DonC3222 at 8:37pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 2/845 I am trying to figure out the best way to attach jacklines on my 340. I like the idea of running two
main traveler line DonC3222 at 8:31pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 3/952 I have a Hunter 340. I just needed to replace my main traveler line (on the archway). The owners man
mast cracking Kristoffer76 at 8:31pm 06.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2183 1982 c25 the mast has developed a couple of hairline cracks 1 at the base and 1 above the spreaders,
C400 ORR rating RonWG at 7:37pm 06.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/809 Just wondering if you race what your rating is I have a deep keel and sail in Lake Michigan my Lmpfh
H27 Cockpit Floor Panel Reinforcement/Replacement (1) kvalerio at 7:29pm 06.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1179 Has anyone found a way to reinforce/replace the removable cockpit floor panel in the H27? (photo bel
Burnt Piston 37C JHoward at 6:56pm 06.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1428 After last falls massive overheat, from a failed impeller, that caused my dipstick to blow out and e
Low water pressure John_F at 6:49pm 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1674 Our 2010 Beneteau has pressurized water for our sinks, taps, etc. It's a Johnson water pump but I c
microwave on oday 28 shozbot at 6:18pm 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 6/1646 For those who have a microwave on their boats, can you please recommend a place to install/place suc
Getting killed on the course! Midnightoil at 5:20pm 06.12.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1444 Hi everybody I recently salvaged a Catalina 27 tall rig. She is my baby, but I am short a decent 1
12v Fan w4swk at 5:19pm 06.12.15 Catalina 22 45/7027 I was wondering what type of fan anyone is using for cooling the cabin at night. My experience with
Anchor light and Raising the Boom OdayGeorge at 4:48pm 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 0/1219 I'm thinking of raising the boom up to 9 inches to better accommodate a new bimini. I'd have the to
Replacing Keel Cable on Venture 21 TomTerw at 4:22pm 06.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2418 I have a 1971 Venture 21 and the Keel Cable broke. By hook and crook I managed to get it off the la
h34 antifreeze leak - hose run help (4) dcalif at 4:06pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 7/1247 On my '85 Hunter 34: Antifreeze/h2o mix is draining into the small bilge at the bottom of the com
1986 sabre 36 sailboat saloon table support Markraymond at 3:30pm 06.12.15 Sabre Sailboats 0/2425 Recently purchases sabre 36 and the support post for the main saloon table is missing parts. Curren
What do you do for a helmseat? rortega46 at 2:52pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 6/1905

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Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:41am 09.22.23 Or, keep the main sheeted in to your upwind setting and play the traveller. Ease it to leeward in th
Universal M-18 not starting kloudie1 at 11:33am 09.22.23 The engine stop will stop the high pressure pump from pumping to the injectors.. Your injector pump
Spider web cracks. How to fix them? dlochner at 11:21am 09.22.23 Those are gelcoat cracks which are cosmetic and not structural. The cure is clean out the crack and
Sewing Cushions and Bimini (3) Ward H at 11:12am 09.22.23 I'm interested in speed control, a better foot pedal, and so forth for mine. I am seriously conside
Universal M-18 not starting Stu Jackson at 11:10am 09.22.23 Is this correct @Stu Jackson ? Works on a Yanmar. Not necessarily. Our M25 NEVER needs to crack a
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:05am 09.22.23 Did the little green feller say how thick the putty was when the transducer was pressed into the pu
In hull transducer Kermit at 11:04am 09.22.23
Yanmar Diesel stalls when underway gkeiser at 10:47am 09.22.23 Hi all. An update here. My exhaust hose has a loop and mufler was not backed up with water. I foun
Just a bit too much heel and helm capta at 10:45am 09.22.23 I'm not sure what edge you are talking about, but you certainly make a lot more leeway when sailing
Sewing Cushions and Bimini jviss at 10:31am 09.22.23 Old Singers are great machines! My mom's 1951 model is very strong. I currently have the walking f
23.5 unsinkable??? CrispyCringle at 10:29am 09.22.23 Im not sure what the fixation is on an unsinkable sailboat. But everyone has their own list of perso
Replacing Spinnaker Sheet Blocks (2) patbratton at 10:06am 09.22.23 We sailed with the spinnaker using the Precision Turtle bag for the first time. Jessie liked how it
Universal M-18 not starting Better_Angel at 10:01am 09.22.23 Yes, this is the plan at this point. I had a fuel problem in 2020 when because of COVID the marina
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Blitz at 9:38am 09.22.23 FYI - For the Volvo Dripless Seal I noticed many of the Beneteu have a cooling port directly into t
Universal M-18 not starting Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 09.22.23 It would appear that the engine fuel pump is dead. Is there any way to have someone crank the eng
Alternator output to..... Ralph Johnstone at 9:26am 09.22.23 I was going to tell friends it's for DIY colonoscopies, That's gross :yikes: ! Got any more like
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Justin_NSA at 9:13am 09.22.23 This has been pretty well covered already. In a nutshell, forced water is needed for powerboats to p
Alternator output to..... Justin_NSA at 9:08am 09.22.23 Yeah, I just bought an endoscope/borescope on Amazon for $30. It has a wireless connection to my And
Dripless Shaft Seal Cooling water Davidasailor26 at 8:59am 09.22.23 Yep, The Volvo Penta Shaft Seal almost looks too good to be true! No cooling water necessary. I t
In hull transducer Johann at 8:45am 09.22.23 Then a moment of silence for those poor unfortunate souls, because if they wanted to mount a throug

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