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NEW to me O'Day 22 gRussell at 5:56pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1280 Hello shipmates... just wanted to introduce myself before bombarding the forum with questions... M
prop 2 or 3 blade, for speed? pilots lady at 5:53pm 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1971 We have a Beneteau 311 and it has a 2 blade prop. We get about 5 knots out of it while motoring. W
Bat mystery on Lake Michigan Audrius at 5:42pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1491 Last Sunday, me and my buddy, were crossing Lake Michigan back to Waukegan, IL from St. Joseph , MI
Back from Barkley Sound YVRguy at 4:53pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1028 Well I'm home today, having completed my trip with a friend from Vancouver to Barkley Sound and back
Upgrading Engine Instrument Panel (1) vincejg327 at 4:04pm 08.11.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/6842 I want to replace the old engine instrument panel on my Catalina 27 (#5321) with the Engine Instrume
Hunter 15 centerboard pivot scbody at 3:33pm 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 3/764 Hi The centerboard on my H15 came loose sometime in the last few days. After some investigation
192 parts Jerry Shenkman at 3:12pm 08.11.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1207 Without going into detail about my own stupidity, I find myself in need of a fore-stay and the part
Iphone navigation bwons at 3:02pm 08.11.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1655 Is anyone using iSailor as a main navigation source while piloting? If so what are the pros and cons
2gm20f RPM timangiel at 2:06pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/3714 What would be considered the maximum rpm you should operate this engine and is there an optimum rpm?
Fridge Spring blakemjr at 2:06pm 08.11.14 C&C 0/978 I have a C'C 110 1999 and the spring on the top loader needs to be replaced, does anyone know where
Bristol26 Manuals Xolo100 at 1:49pm 08.11.14 Bristol 1/3197 Does anyone know where I can get manuals for my Bristol26? I have hull 51 and am restoring her.
Hunter 23 transom strength Bill Leathen at 1:41pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/885 I have a Hunter 23 currently with a 6 HP mercury. I would like to change this motor to a 9.9 HP mot
Battery Charger on an H34 wired to starboard oulets markwbird at 12:01pm 08.11.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1434 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. I recently discovered that the battery charger is wired into the starboard
Bow Eye Loose (1) KrustyKrab at 11:50am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 14/6429 Another Crazy Dave question, sorry. But since you are intimately familiar with the 23.5, do you know
My next boat? bigpapaporsche at 11:31am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/989 I am interested in a Beneteau 235. I've tried to get on the benteau 235 Forum, but it doesn't look l
Centerboard marabou7 at 11:25am 08.11.14 Smaller Boats 3/944 I need help on how to replace my centerboard line. Any suggestion will be greatly appreciated. Thank
Crazed hatches, ports davidf995 at 11:21am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1411 Hello- All my hatches have crazed cracks. I've been told that this does not affect structural inte
List to Port? davidf995 at 11:19am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1081 Hello alla you 393 owners. Is it my imagination or do these boats have a slight list to port? Than
Articulating Electrical Panel Light c130king at 10:22am 08.11.14 Catalina 310 16/2861 My apologies if this is a dumb question or a recent repeat... But how do you replace the bulb in th
replacing the sump pump chuckrace at 10:00am 08.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/641 Hi fellow Beneteauer's I own a 2000 44CC and just had my forward head sump pump burn out. Has any

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Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 09.10.23 The black came off I presume the black was only the black bottom paint as Citristrip isn't going
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 11:47am 09.10.23 My Universal 5614 will not go any higher than 2000 rpm's and when its up there I see black sludge l
Push Button Starter Testing Ralph Johnstone at 11:32am 09.10.23 I have decided to replace the wire to the starter. Just to be clear, you want that wire to go to
Water Tank Capacity on 2007 44DS ggrizzard at 11:03am 09.10.23 Good work. Thanks for sharing.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION nramsey at 10:59am 09.10.23 Damned autocorrect. Over propped.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION nramsey at 10:59am 09.10.23 Sounds like it's overloaded. Could you be overcrowded?
Hunter 320 Steering Issue Kevy at 10:35am 09.10.23 Thanks all. Indeed it was a maintenance point that I was ignorant of so happy to take the blame. I
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 10:15am 09.10.23 Is this a Yanmar? There's a known issue with the starter that has these symptoms. The problem is th
Push Button Starter Testing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 09.10.23 The switches are less than $10, also available at most auto parts stores here near the harbor. @C
Push Button Starter Testing JoeWhite at 9:44am 09.10.23 What happens when you touch the wires of the switch to eachother after disconnecting one from the sw
Push Button Starter Testing Calif. Ted at 9:40am 09.10.23 The switches are less than $10, also available at most auto parts stores here near the harbor. Cole
Push Button Starter Testing kloudie1 at 9:36am 09.10.23 Some really good meters may be able to discern an extremely small resistance like that, but regular
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 9:29am 09.10.23 The switch could have a high resistance through the contacts. When you test for continuity with an
Push Button Starter Testing Rich Stidger at 8:46am 09.10.23 I don't follow that, unless you are saying the resistance of the switch will change when it has to
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 8:10am 09.10.23 you may measure great readings with an ohmmeter, but it will show a significant voltage drop when i
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas kloudie1 at 8:07am 09.10.23 The standard panel has a warning horn/buzzer in the location of your fuel gauge.. It is loud enough
Push Button Starter Testing kloudie1 at 8:04am 09.10.23 Instead of checking ohms with a meter, measure volts at the output side of the switch. If the contac
Push Button Starter Testing Nichole340 at 7:47am 09.10.23 Yes it is a Yanmar Switch and a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I did check the rubber boot as well. It shows
Push Button Starter Testing jviss at 7:33am 09.10.23 DVM goes from 0 to 1 indicating that there is continuity in the circuit. I guess it depends on you
Adding second reef to main sail? Kings Gambit at 7:20am 09.10.23

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