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Radar reflector All U Get at 9:16am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4301 I have a Davis radar reflector hanging from the lower spreaders and have been concerned with losing
New Tuning Guides bob_pattison at 8:49am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/781 An FYI for new Oceanis 38 and 35 owners: Our sail trimming guides are available for these two models
Replacement Windlass for '37? flipcorp at 8:26am 02.23.15 Bigger Boats 0/569 I have a seized Lewmar Sprint 1000 Windlass for my O'Day 37 - I am looking to replace it. Does anybo
Watermaker install on a Hunter 466? rlamb at 8:14am 02.23.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2001 All, I have a 2004 Hunter 466 and am getting ready to order and install a watermaker. Since I dont
Go2Marine Cabin light problem... braol at 8:12am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1392 ...so I get these great LED dome lights, brass colored, red and white LED's.... The problem is that
H34 and Fuel return PGIJon at 7:49am 02.23.15 Big Boats 26/1818 I've noticed that my 3GM30F is making a lot of noise when it idles. I asked my mechanic to take a l
Fuel line issues YVRguy at 6:37am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2561 Over the last year I have really struggled with fuel problems on my H-34. I have had the engine qui
Keel Bolt Inspection (1) gbgreen59 at 6:23am 02.23.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2323 My 1984 Bene 35' First is in dry storage for the winter (from fresh water). I pulled all of the kee
Insanity or genious? futuristictech at 6:14am 02.23.15 Sails Call Lounge 24/7548 I love the lines in a sailboat but my ignorance and laziness about sailing cut the mast and keel to
Is Your Battery Monitor is Accurate..? Maine Sail at 6:01am 02.23.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2846 This one has been on my mind for a very long time, and folks have been after me, but I just needed s
220V AC Breaker Panel Spares ttqmat at 1:08am 02.23.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/677
CC36 deck hatch hardware JimF at 11:42pm 02.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1556 I have two deck hatches have flush mounted locking clasps. The originals were black aluminum, have
mast rig for spinnaker njlarry at 9:30pm 02.22.15 Bigger Boats 4/902 Our 34 came with an asymmetric spinnaker but doubt the prior owner ever used it. I would like to fly
Anchor recommendations. BeneDuke at 7:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2061 We are preparing for a month long cruise to Labrador this summer as my wife has been offered an arti
272 LE Exterior Wood Trim DeltaBreeze at 7:19pm 02.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/718 I have removed all hardware and wood trim and am replacing as needed and rebedding. I am curious if
The Dogs of SBO: Chica (3) Phil Herring at 6:40pm 02.22.15 Sails Call Lounge 1/1738 SailboatOwners.com is a dog friendly office and on any given day there are two to four mutts hanging
Location of Elec Generator Panel smokey73 at 6:30pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1169 Getting ready to finally install my electrical generator in the starboard lazarette. I have a 30 fo
Galvanic Isolator wire size smokey73 at 6:18pm 02.22.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1544 Doing some upgrades and will be shortly installing a ProMariner FS30Amp ProSafe galvanic isolator.
Emergency battery charging Brahmany at 4:45pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1329 Hi All, One of my sailing buddies has a xantrex truecharge 40 which has suddenly gone dea
Autopilot issue redunculous at 4:44pm 02.22.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1231 Did a major re-wire of my cockpit today and discovered that after my 'tinkering' my autopilot doesn'

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Newbie Dalliance at 5:21pm 06.18.23 Thanks. We are leaning towards smaller boat now. Would we be able to get liability only with no sai
Home Built Stack Pack jssailem at 5:05pm 06.18.23
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration jssailem at 4:59pm 06.18.23
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:47pm 06.18.23 Never purchased a pass and never will. With all the taxes I pay along with the boat tab fees, just n
Help with Hunter 45 CC AC power. artboas at 4:45pm 06.18.23 Art ... I will say it explains their thinking and why it's wired the way it is ... but I still fin
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration Terry Cox at 4:44pm 06.18.23
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? Joe at 4:39pm 06.18.23 Search YouTube for "filling instrument holes in bulkhead" I have seen a number of such instructiona
Transducer troubles Scott T-Bird at 4:12pm 06.18.23 Turns out it was a bad transducer. Replacement functions as it should!
Gear box not engaging Alex G at 3:24pm 06.18.23 That is the most common failure for this transission. It is ussually caused by sailing with the tr
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 3:12pm 06.18.23 Look at the P4E Picture on my post #28, you found your problem. It was that Seal. Classic proble
Gloucester 22 LloydB at 2:45pm 06.18.23 Kinda looks like the top of a broken retractable center board retractor to me. Could be the PO decid
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 2:15pm 06.18.23 It might not be a bad idea to replace all of the hoses in the fuel system from the tank to discharge
3D printing fun Davidasailor26 at 2:12pm 06.18.23 I made this today. My outboard motor has power tilt, which is nice but it means I should have a way
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 2:11pm 06.18.23 Congrats.... that's a tough troubleshoot!!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 2:10pm 06.18.23 a dark trail from the pump weep hole and headed down Look at the P4E Picture on my post #28, you f
Steering arm knuckle Hollyberry at 2:08pm 06.18.23 Where exactly did you cut the arm? Did you shorten the threads on the drive rod? Those ball swivel l
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 2:02pm 06.18.23 MD22A, the first model, oil cooler.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 2:00pm 06.18.23 But shows how easy I remove the oil from the sump. The tube is hung and then rotates toward you. P
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 1:54pm 06.18.23 I thought it was oil lubricating the Water pump bearing.:laugh: That is not a part of my Model B en
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 1:49pm 06.18.23 That was from the earlier model that had an oil cooler on it.;) Jim... Ah Ha!

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