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Anyone going to the Toronto Boat show? holdech at 9:07am 01.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/881 We are headed down tomorrow and plan to hook up with a few friends (mostly from the TSBB forum). Ch
SS Bow Pulpit for Citation 38 SailJester at 8:54am 01.09.15 Irwin 0/1130 Looking a contact that might possibly have Irwin Citation salvage parts. Thanks for any info!
Swim ladder & docking Spellman66 at 8:29am 01.09.15 Catalina 310 23/4947 Hi Folks, We bought a 2004 310 in late October and are really looking forward to having some fun wh
New forum patch installed Phil Herring at 6:12am 01.09.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/1900 I installed a new forum security path this morning which caused a few minutes of downtime. Sorry ab
Rewiring from Scratch (1) Wireman at 6:08am 01.09.15 Ask All Sailors 45/11263 Hi There, Sorry to the break the thread, but I am desperately looking for some help to completely
Re seatingwinged keel Oday 302 jokers819 at 4:06am 01.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1587 I'm wondering wether or not I need to re seat my keel . I see no problems with it but is it part of
O'day 20 1976 Centerboard ahhe223 at 7:55pm 01.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1521 Hi, This past summer my O'day 20 was on the Ohio River. At some point the centerboard broke in ha
Re-powering Irwin 42 Center Cockpit swflman at 7:42pm 01.08.15 Irwin 6/3927 I'm in the process of restoring a 1976 Irwin 42 Center Cockpit and planning to re-power with an Yanm
Swing Keel Maintenance (1) suvh8er at 6:56pm 01.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2431 Hello everyone. I am a little more than halfway through sanding off the old bottom paint on my Mac 2
Where to buy Hunter 27 Port Lights? stollo770 at 4:57pm 01.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1685 Hello, I have a 1979 Hunter 27 and I am trying to find replacement port lights (side windows) for he
What the heck is this plug?? (2) Gene Neill at 2:28pm 01.08.15 Catalina 22 15/1530 Okay, this is embarrassing. I've owned this boat over a year now, and NEVER NOTICED this thing befor
H26 interior panel Larry D Calander at 2:05pm 01.08.15 Smaller Boats 8/1335 Hey all Replacing gray interior side panel in my boat with white vinyl. Any ideas on how to attach
How concerned should I be with these rusty keel cracks? (3) micksbuddy at 1:21pm 01.08.15 Big Boats 10/4139 I recently had a Legend 40 surveyed and all went pretty well except for these two rusty cracks in th
Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? dlandersson at 11:05am 01.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/13665 Tattoo 26 Production to Cease? Their facebook page said they were relocating because they had out
First 38 toilet brand (1) PekuHako at 10:52am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/1767 Does anyone know the brand of toilets in the 80ies beneteau boat? More specifically First 38. I need
boom vang on traveler? JoeSailer10 at 10:38am 01.08.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 20/15532 I bought a Macgregor Venture 21 mid season last summer. It was set up with the mainsheet mid boom a
fuel line hole in hull? gitpicker2007 at 8:26am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 7/1603 Has anyone ever cut a hole on the back hull for the fuel line to the outboard? One of my minor irr
Kick up rudder bugsboat at 7:46am 01.08.15 Catalina 22 9/2487 On our way south with our 1990 Catalina 22, the pintles and pintle housing was damaged on the kick u
Steering maintanance Video Sailvayu at 7:44am 01.08.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2410 Here is a new new video I just completed for Ocean Navigator Magazine and Edson Marine. It covers th
Beneteau 361 stanchion bases removal Philip_Oceanis 361 at 7:15am 01.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1546 Has anybody ever removed the stanchion bases from a Beneteau 361? I need to fix the fiberglass just

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Newbie High Current at 6:32pm 06.07.23 A couple of pointers. When we purchased our first boat, I attended a Power Squadron seminar, which
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) Tally Ho at 5:48pm 06.07.23 What is wrong with the water pump? Greg
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:48pm 06.07.23 That is correct. It is the stainless steel rod that secures the chainplate. I have been in touch wit
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) jdrutten at 5:18pm 06.07.23 You might need to double check your engine serial number (on the faceplate at the front of the engin
Best Chart Plotter Solution jssailem at 5:04pm 06.07.23 Anyone using a PC product (such as OpenCPN or equivalent) at the chart table I am using OpenCPN on
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. MikeHoncho at 3:48pm 06.07.23 sounds like a lot of cranking....consider leaving the inlet valve closed until it starts.
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) MikeHoncho at 3:43pm 06.07.23 Look it up on Toad Marine. I would assume a new pump would come with a impeller and gasket. There
SS Rod popping sound smokey73 at 2:40pm 06.07.23 I am not sure the OP is talking about rod rigging per se. I think he is speaking of the stainless s
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:34pm 06.07.23 If sailing I would try to reduce pressure on the rig till I could find the cause. Might even take a
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:30pm 06.07.23 I admit, I got lazy and didn't give the explanation. There are degrees of bad mix and matches. When
SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 2:29pm 06.07.23 You might quick check the length of the rods. Using the main halyard as a tape measure from mast hea
Battery Switch Confusion jssailem at 2:20pm 06.07.23 @Dudenhoeffer Dave speaks wise words. But why you may ask. Batteries are very helpful. When one is
Battery Switch Confusion dlochner at 2:04pm 06.07.23 All the batteries in one bank should be of the same type, manufacturer, and age.
SS Rod popping sound dlochner at 2:02pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) dlochner at 1:59pm 06.07.23 The service manuals and parts catalog for diesels are often online and free to down load. Try a sear
SS Rod popping sound rgranger at 1:17pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots i
SS Rod popping sound capta at 1:15pm 06.07.23 If this rod rigging has balls on the ends then it might be that the rods are loose in their slots in
fuel gauge capta at 1:10pm 06.07.23 I'd think it odd that the light works when the key is off, so perhaps the gauge does too.
Battery Switch Confusion kappykaplan at 12:56pm 06.07.23 Is it important to keep the house pack batteries all the same? I think so, but others may disagree
Battery Switch Confusion Dudenhoeffer at 12:54pm 06.07.23 Great thread and learned alot about how my new to me boat's system is wired.... Alternator runs stra

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