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hydraulic oil for Raymarine autohelm friesen at 6:01pm 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1013 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 7/1387 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 5/3058 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 8/1751 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 18/6348 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 20/2607 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 12/2036 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 2/666 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 3/955 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 7/1136 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 0/597 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 4/802 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 6/1071 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 2/1055 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 24/6168 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 2/1262 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 8/1192 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 15/1778 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 3/1899 88824We have a Perkins diesel on our 1996 Oceanis 281. We need to replace the instrument gauge cover
Keel paint coming off..... davidlneely at 11:55am 06.08.15 Big Boats 3/1086 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 and had my bottom painted about 7 months ago. I had it dove to change the z

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Single private mooring rentals tfox2069 at 12:25pm 11.29.23 I like the business idea; a lot of worthy considerations have been proffered. The state of Maryland
Single private mooring rentals Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 11.29.23 @fishinnnc As a former sailboat dealer in North Carolina , there is a lot to deal with to include
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:44am 11.29.23 We received our new LSZ last Friday. It is quieter, more powerful and that LED light is fabulous.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 11:44am 11.29.23 You could try a jumper wire from the battery to the fuse block. If it powers up then the problem is
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Caboteur at 11:34am 11.29.23
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack Dalliance at 11:28am 11.29.23 Good idea. My hack is a 3-way valve on the engine side of the raw water strainer with a hose into
Charts recommendation bob45 at 11:10am 11.29.23 Why do you think this is necessary? What's moved? New equipment? Please help us understand the "
Charts recommendation Stu Jackson at 10:50am 11.29.23 I need to update my charts for my raymarine axiom. Why do you think this is necessary? What's mov
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Re-anodising boom and holes PaulK at 10:23am 11.29.23 The anodizing guys should be able to tell you if the different alloys will make any difference. The
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo
Seeking a precise pattern for a Hunter 260 jib Crusty Ol Salt at 8:32am 11.29.23 When a winter storm destroyed my jib a couple years back, I called a local sail marker that came hi
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack tfox2069 at 8:20am 11.29.23 Plastic on plastic threads are a pain. Try lubricating the threads with some Super Lube. It prevent
Water tank syphoning? serenisea at 7:58am 11.29.23 David, It does do a quick cycle on occasion when pressurized. After I turned off the faucets to dr

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