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Starboard higgs at 7:01pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1406 Does Starboard plastic compress? I want to use it to mount some deck organizers in place of teak.
hydraulic oil for Raymarine autohelm friesen at 6:01pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1005 I need to add a little bit of hydraulic oil to my raymarine autohelm hydraulic drive (It is 8 years
Leaky A/B valve? (1) jonelli at 5:58pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 7/1368 All of a sudden, i'm getting water seeping back up into the icebox. I haven't had time to take an
How to get water oput of the forward fresh water tank? OS2Dude at 5:48pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 5/3033 My forward fresh water tank is not emptying. (The starboard settee tan k works fine.) I saw an old
Nice solo sail on Lake Michigan Tally Ho at 5:46pm 06.08.15 Bigger Boats 8/1705 Here is a (long) video of my 26NM solo sail on my Oday 322 this weekend. Nice wind, but chilly on t
Anyone added (Or have) A/C on their 30? OS2Dude at 5:44pm 06.08.15 Catalina 30 18/6217 I have a need to add a marine A/C to our new (to us) 1985 Catalina 30. I can't find a good place fo
Dolphin Selfie Rich Stidger at 5:41pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 20/2600 Let me apologize in advance if this forum is not the right spot for this video post. I thought it m
Raymarine Fluxgate Shuts Down Monterey385 at 5:36pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2028 My fluxgate compass works fine at power up each weekend but after about 2-4 hours the compass shuts
Mounting tv in a 29.5 timangiel at 5:33pm 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/662 I want to mount a tv in a 1994 29.5 and was wondering if anyone else has done this and where did you
Buying a new main for my H31 IH82BL8 at 4:41pm 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/952 There's probably a thread here for this but I didn't find it in my cursory search. I'm buying a mai
Steering chain Mhoffpapa at 4:32pm 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1134 The steering chain in my Hunter 336 snapped. Edson, the manufacturer do the system want around $300.
Cat 27 rear Transom Drain Majestic at 4:14pm 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/595 The plug that goes thru the upper deck into the transom drain system is broken. I think it's 1/4 inc
Need your opinion (1) Jacomo Sailor at 3:26pm 06.08.15 Catalina 22 4/800 Need some quick opinions. I'm freshening up the gelcote on my 84 C22 and while I'm at it I've decid
port side 110 circuit shiponia at 3:03pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1063 1999 411 Beneteau 3 cabin . All of the GFI outlets on the port side have stopped working. All four
Hood Furler hardware (1) TommmD at 2:53pm 06.08.15 Big Boats 2/1051 Fairly arcane question for anyone with a Hood SL 900 series furler . .I meant to take one of the nyl
lifting mac25 off trailer for bottom painting jonjbfx at 2:44pm 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/6088 OK my first post I am sure of many. I have 79 Mac Venture that has never seen salt. I am on Southe
Beneteau 432 - 1988 Issues - Know anyone? cappat at 1:19pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1260 Hello everyone - I have a 1988 Beneteau 432. There does not seem to be much info out there from ow
Trolling motor and charging Syversens at 12:19pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1170 Hey all, last weekend the mrs and I went on a nice sail without the kids. We did a nice row along th
Any Idea Who Made This Furler (1) ramblinrod at 12:13pm 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1770 This furler (see photo) has a lunchy drum bearing. Attempting to determine manufacturer, to see i
Engine Instrument Panel Gauge Covers/Panel Replacement (1) dtmarker at 11:56am 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1867 88824We have a Perkins diesel on our 1996 Oceanis 281. We need to replace the instrument gauge cover

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Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:32pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability? Yes. They are no
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam kappykaplan at 3:30pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability? Then I returned
Jib sheet block kappykaplan at 3:24pm 11.15.23 That's not a rope, that's a sheet. :plus: Sheets control side-to-side and halyards control up and
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 3:18pm 11.15.23 if I understand correctly you advise to get rid of them for lack of reliability?
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Stu Jackson at 3:10pm 11.15.23 Actually, it doesn't answer it at all. I'm not talking about a filter that has been sitting unused
Jib sheet block dlochner at 3:08pm 11.15.23
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 3:06pm 11.15.23 You take the batteries to the local scrap metal dealer so they can be recycled. That's what I did.
Jib sheet block (1) tcbailey67 at 2:59pm 11.15.23
Bimini window.... NYSail at 2:22pm 11.15.23 Greg, I can understand how having the cover on the underside of the Bimini would make using it easi
Jib sheet block (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:18pm 11.15.23 Picture from the 1978 Brochure, good view of how the Working Jib (110%) sheeting leads.
Bimini window.... NYSail at 2:13pm 11.15.23 three areas with zippers: storage aft, cover up n and cover out. thanks!
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? NYSail at 1:49pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? dLj at 1:47pm 11.15.23 I had read that the filter material breaks down over time. Don't recall any specifics, but I do rem
End of Season Storms shemandr at 1:38pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Alan Gomes at 1:06pm 11.15.23 Alan, I believe the first quote answers your question. Actually, it doesn't answer it at all. I'm
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 dlochner at 1:04pm 11.15.23 Try opening the AC panel and trace back to the plug. What you are getting is a resonant sound, it ma
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 12:59pm 11.15.23
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Stu Jackson at 12:58pm 11.15.23 from Racor Technical Service. "There is no maximum shelf life as long as the filter is still in the
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 (3) Kupe at 12:47pm 11.15.23 There should only be one transformer. It should be located near the shore power inlet, it will be
Suddenly needing some brake work Gene Neill at 12:46pm 11.15.23 18 years later...who needs brakes? ;) You people and your "math". :biggrin:

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