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Depth Sounder has no reading jamescyu at 5:08am 06.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 10/1475 My boat was on the hard for 4 weeks, after bottom painted and put back to the water, the depth sound
After market Alternator Ken13559 at 4:51am 06.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/8528 I've found an after market 80A alternator (Gladiator) seems very attractive replacement for my LR155
Diesel return line (1) suttonski at 4:10am 06.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/642 Hi, does anyone knows if the diesel return line on a Beneteau 361 goes down to the bottom of the di
cooking stove dodger007 at 9:31pm 06.01.14 Columbia 0/2217 I'm looking for a cooking stove for my Columbia 26. Mine was stolen.
slow but steady leak into bilge peter frontera at 8:15pm 06.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1805 on my 27 ft. hunter i have a slow but steady leak from forward ground wire hole in bilge. it has be
Varnish or natural ? boblufkin at 7:32pm 06.01.14 Catalina 22 15/2106 My 1992, came to me with weathered teak. Is this common or do most varnish the wood ?
Galley question boblufkin at 7:29pm 06.01.14 Catalina 22 4/985 Just picked up my new 1992 Catalina 22. Next to the sink is a cover with nothing under it but space
1983 Cheribini Hunter 27 Interior Calvin1Calvin at 7:19pm 06.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1451 Anyone out there have photos of the navigation station cabinet, both external and internal and the c
Stuffing box tips-- I-30 nestorph at 7:14pm 06.01.14 Islander 3/2300 I'm going to be changing the packing in my stuffing box on the I30. It's my first time venturing th
Alternator install vs key switch Mark Maulden at 6:55pm 06.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1291 I'm installing a balmar series 7 80a alternator with a requisite external regulator. The field curr
grill safety mmsailor at 5:59pm 06.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/885 Our boat came with a propane grill that can be mounted on the stern rail . I wonder about the wisdom
Better to back your sailboat in? captmaddog at 5:26pm 06.01.14 Ask All Sailors 46/5915 Wondering what the majority think about docking. I've had people suggest I back my Hunter 420 in st
shower pump raye at 5:08pm 06.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2469 we have a 1995 38M beneteau-great boat! one of the survey items to be taken care of is the problem o
Kick-up rudder for O'Day 26 Dulcinea at 4:00pm 06.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/923 Has anyone modified their original O'Day 26 rudder to low it to kick up ? I would like to back my 2
Finally, air conditioning...er...not so much. IH82BL8 at 3:23pm 06.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1495 Today was the day to finally start the air conditioning. I'm finishing the install on a 16kbtu FCF
Odd questions ShaggsV21 at 3:22pm 06.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/1762 so i seem to have a sea sickness problem with my 21' venture sailboat, i was wondering if that would
Main sail roger keen at 3:16pm 06.01.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1752 My Catalina 27 mainsail does not seem to fit the the mast and boom set up. I have a tall rig, which
catalina 27 refrigerator roger keen at 3:05pm 06.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/1347 I have a 1982 Catalina 27. It has a storage compartment that looks like it should be refrigerated. I
Lancer 27ps Mainsail Halyard Size btdg28 at 2:27pm 06.01.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1358 Planning to change out the Mainsail Halyard next weekend on our Lancer 27 PowerSailer our current on
Info Needed on "Quick" brand anchors sailingguy2005 at 1:26pm 06.01.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1032 Anyone ever used or know anything about the brand "Quick". I'm looking at a 33lb Delta style anchor

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 1:15pm 07.04.23 ok for the Oil Filter side of MD22 engine. ? Fuel? Jim...
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA JamesG161 at 1:03pm 07.04.23 we are making good time. average speed is what? Jim...
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:50pm 07.04.23 Thank you to both @jssailem and @JamesG161 ! So far so good. Seas have been a bit rough but so far
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jonelli at 11:56am 07.04.23 One time, my RPM's stopped going more than 2000RPM and took a week to figure out the fuel shutoff le
Engineering Issues MikeHoncho at 11:49am 07.04.23
Engineering Issues MikeHoncho at 11:48am 07.04.23 I saw this video this morning and wondered, how did the park safety team miss this on their AM insp
shore power female-end fell in the water rgranger at 11:47am 07.04.23 RadioShack / :laugh::laugh::beer:
Can anyone explain this southern Atlantic pattern of July 4? (1) rgranger at 11:44am 07.04.23 Media conspiracy
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 07.04.23 Welcome to the site. Many people here have Lewmar hatches on Hunters and Cats. Some of them like m
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power rgranger at 11:33am 07.04.23
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 10:41am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e problems with things that have keyboards, engines, and long hair......
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Calif. Ted at 10:35am 07.04.23 Only two kinds of boat parts, available but expensive and unavailable at any price, after dealing wi
shore power female-end fell in the water LloydB at 10:08am 07.04.23 In my opinion every electrical problem description should start out with some statement such as this
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Ward H at 10:08am 07.04.23 I was curious as I paid less than that for my C30 so I looked it up. I paid $4.24/ft and I'm seeing
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e fails.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 07.04.23 Thanks all for your replies although I see that none of them rose to the level of extremely offensiv
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 9:51am 07.04.23 I've read maybe hundreds of these fuel gph posts over the years. Many of them "promote" checking gp
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:40am 07.04.23 In terms of size for a fuel leak, that's huge :yikes: ! The leak appears to be continuous. The pic
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 RitSim at 9:35am 07.04.23 I helped a friend last year with a keel space. In his case the keel bolts could be easily loosened
Shoutout to Weems & Plath Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 07.04.23

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