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1995 Oceanis281 engine speed Remivan at 5:21pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/788 I have 17 HP Perkins M20 that only makes 3.5 knots at 3000 rpm. Do I need an overhaul? What other
Fleet 137?? capdabney at 5:02pm 06.09.14 Catalina 22 2/803 Does anybody have the contact info for the folks in Fairhope , AL.??? prefer a couple of numbers.
Fress water level Daddio at 4:54pm 06.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/888 Looking for a tip on how to check the fresh water level on a hunter 29.5. I can't seem to access the
1985 hunter 40 we are close to buying fresh water tank crazy frenchman at 4:39pm 06.09.14 Big Boats 13/1885 We are close to buying a 1985 hunter 40. The fresh water tank is what's bothering me aluminum not a
hard windshield measurements jorge zlatar at 3:54pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/784 Hi everyone, I want to fabricate the hard windshield for my beneteau 40 cc 1996. I would like if s
1986 Cal 28-2 Owner's Manual Leenie at 3:17pm 06.09.14 Cal 12/5681 My husband and I recently purchased a pristine 1986 Cal 28-2. The previous owners took impeccable ca
Windlass Selection coach george at 2:34pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/899 What Windlass brand, model, power, etc. works well on your Beneteau 373? I am ready to give up bein
Windlass Joanie43 at 1:54pm 06.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/632 I have hunter 1992 43 legend. I purchased this boat about 7 months ago. trying to figure the systems
Wire gauge for masthead light Brian S at 1:41pm 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 8/4627 Hey, guys, my friend is replacing his masthead light fixture on a 20' boat. It has 2 bulbs so you ca
OK Here it goes, My Running Rigging Upgrades among other thi Barry B. at 1:18pm 06.09.14 Catalina 22 15/9471 My Boat, 1973 C22 #1909, Brighteyes: General Info: I bought my 1973 Swing keel Catalina 22 # 19
Cockpit locker doors - easy tricks? jpeac2 at 1:06pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1239 All - Any easy tricks to keep these open? Usually I just strong arm the door with one hand and d
Drainage in so called liferaft locker on new Oceanis 41-45 TropicalSeattle at 12:58pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2342 I Find the design of that locker behind the folding transom questionable. That storage always gets w
Forestay Length (1) slowtype at 12:36pm 06.09.14 Catalina 22 4/2930 Hello, I just ordered a new forestay for my Catalina 22. I'm fairly certain the boat is an 87.
center board bushings mmsailor at 11:58am 06.09.14 Smaller Boats 5/848 I am having the line to raise and lower he swing keel replaced and just got a call from the rigger .
overhead leak splax at 11:44am 06.09.14 Big Boats 0/520 Hello, I would like some advice on how to proceed eliminating a leak from the cabin top joint. T
Ac breaker Vitor souto at 11:42am 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/786 Hi you all Got my bene 30 days ago learning a lot but still have lots of questions,for now I can't
Fuel Filter Bracket rpwillia at 10:50am 06.09.14 Catalina 310 1/677 I searched the forums with no success. :doh: I seem to recall this has happened before to others.
Maxwell 23 Winches mphughes31 at 10:40am 06.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/4913 Hi, Does anyone have the detail drawings on the Maxwell 23 2 speed winch? I believe they were o
Manual Bildge Pump Tank at 10:36am 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 2/804 Hello, I am new to this forum. I bought my 40 legacy 1985 last year and have been working on it ever
Adjustable Backstay JustaCafe at 10:22am 06.09.14 Catalina 22 2/890 We just bought a used adjustable backstay, the newer version, for our C22. Our questions is can we

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New electrical panel WayneH at 7:45am 10.18.22 Are you cooking onboard? Propane needs a solenoid at the tank. On that line, I saw a neat idea. Some
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 7:45am 10.18.22 Due to space limitations, I'll probably use a heat exchanger from Sure Marine. It is only 2" x 23" w
New electrical panel Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 10.18.22 I've used separate breakers for each of the following: chartplotter autopilot VHF sailing instrumen
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 7:42am 10.18.22 It sounds like he had a bit of confusion over the specifications of his boat. I think he mentioned
How many impellers? sailcapt340 at 7:40am 10.18.22 On my 3GM30F Yanmar, I had 1 Yanmar impeller separate from the hub also. It happened about 4 years
Replacing transducer on C310 PlaneTom at 7:27am 10.18.22 I got the same answer from Raymarine at the time. It didn't look like a bad routing, so I decided to
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 7:13am 10.18.22 Thanks for the insight. He doesnt know everything from a complete physics perspective, but Captain
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 7:04am 10.18.22 It looks like he will have light winds all week. It will be excellent for motoring in the ICW. He
How many impellers? flightlead404 at 6:42am 10.18.22 Couple of hundred hours is a lot. Suggest a scheduled replacement every X hours. "a lot" meaning
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs Orbweaver at 6:38am 10.18.22 Thanks guys! I'll have to remove all the bulbs and measure lengths.
Twin coil water heater Bob S at 6:22am 10.18.22 I was thinking of using a heat exchanger https://www.supplyhouse.com/Heat-Exchangers-821000 but I do
Twin coil water heater dlochner at 6:22am 10.18.22
Twin coil water heater Bob S at 6:12am 10.18.22
Rig on Legend 35.5 replacement (3) CAVU at 6:02am 10.18.22 I have a Hunter 380 and your story sounds like mine. Our 380 had its rig destroyed by the two boats
23.5 interior/navigation light bulbs Crazy Dave Condon at 6:00am 10.18.22 @kloudie1 Thank you for the referral. Crazy dave
Diesel tank gauge not working Parsons at 5:47am 10.18.22 Eon... An eon is a very long time by human standards. It can be any length of time, just as several
Sails Timm R Oday25 at 5:41am 10.18.22 I've also had great experiances with Bacon Sails
How many impellers? RoyS at 5:32am 10.18.22 Was happened to the pin that goes through the hub of the impellers that you installed?
How many impellers? Terry Cox at 4:51am 10.18.22 Purchased our 1991 boat in 2002 without inspecting the impeller. Yanmar had about 650 hours of run t
Twin coil water heater SycloneDriver at 4:29am 10.18.22 Dual coil but it was 11 gallon and I think a 15. I did not find any thing smaller.

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