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Replace Jabsco Bilge Pump with what? (1) AdamCermak at 9:52am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 16/5814 My Jabsco 37202-0000 bilge pump, which may be the original on our '99 Beneteau 321 (ours just a year
Urine Smell Nsdnh31 at 9:32am 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/6080 Just purchased a 1985 H31 and the urine smell inside the cabin is terrible. I'm a new boat owner, b
how low is too low (stern in water) (1) Piotr at 8:46am 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/4856 I had an equivalent of 6 adults (1 adult at 185 lbs, second adult at about 150lbs, 2 kids at about 1
hot battery (2) dlewis812 at 7:58am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1241 noticed cabin lights flickered depending on which battery switch setting (fine on 1, problem on 2).
Broken Keel Chasemixon at 7:39am 05.27.14 Smaller Boats 47/3772 So as the title shows, I now have a broken keel on my 85' Hunter 22. :confused: other than purchasin
Engine hour meter not working cat30 at 7:07am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 7/13465 When i bought my boat the engine hour meter wasn't working even tho it was getting power while the
Weighted fwd hatch screen (1) Justin_NSA at 6:58am 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1048 I am asking for a hatch screen (Bug Busters?) for my birthday. I have a support to keep it open. Doe
Help!......cracked mast (2) hercguy at 6:57am 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1071 I finally finished my fiberglass and restripe project and got the boat all ready for the season. As
New Leather cover for steering wheel? jpeac2 at 6:46am 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3775 Hey All - Continuing the early season cleaning of the boat. Anyone have thoughts on the best
Sailboat cradle Sadie103 at 6:09am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 11/5203 I have a 22 ft. Windstar sailboat that I just purchased. I want to put it up on a cradle so I can
2GM20F Alternator (1) Ken13559 at 6:04am 05.27.14 Musings With Maine Sail 15/4124 Maine Sail, Appreciate your advise on this; if I were to switch off the engine Key Switch while eng
Traveler Upgrade Question Ward H at 5:54am 05.27.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/4697 This is my second season with a keel boat. Last season I just set the sails so they didn't luff and
Sail repair Tim H11493 at 5:48am 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1123 I sail a 2006 Hunter 33 in Florida. The sails are in good condition but I have noted a few minor ar
Advice on rewiring the mast HillbillyWanderer at 5:47am 05.27.14 Catalina 22 11/1714 PVC vs Wire Ties ? Installing a new running light and up grading the anchor light this evening. I ha
descissions, descissions, descissions trainmanjess at 5:38am 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 32/4491 hello all I have never owned an electronic chart plotter for my boat... I have always sailed boat
Heading to NYC MLampner at 4:26am 05.27.14 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1263 Ell what seemed a long time off when I last wrote asking input about this trip is now less than a mo
Sealing new portlights on O'Day 25 Mad Dog at 3:19am 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2345 I posted this on the Ask All Sailors forum, but hoping I'll get more response from fellow O'Day owne
GPS Location Wedgie at 11:02pm 05.26.14 Big Boats 12/1616 Hi there, I own a 2008 Hunter 45cc monohull with an E120 Chart Plotter installed which is failing i
Even More California Non-sense caguy at 10:22pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2247 At MDR we have had a close to perfect launch ramp for years. . They made it even better by replaci
Furling Mainsail Halyards captmaddog at 9:43pm 05.26.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1374 I just purchased a Hunter 420 Passage with an in-mast furling system. The previous owner never ran

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crystline build up jssailem at 7:53am 07.03.23 No pictures so I'll SWAG it... Boat located in Marina Del Rey. white crystalline substance = SALT Un
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 7:49am 07.03.23 I enjoyed the Lido 14 in my youth. It was not too tippy as @Joe shares... I have tipped them over ma
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak mermike at 7:18am 07.03.23 Probably misaligned the gasket under the pump. Darn near impossible to line them up when you have li
Possible SmartPlug problem thinwater at 7:00am 07.03.23 Thanks for the report back! Yup, saltwater and electricity make a poor mix. I've had two boats wit
Beneteau Grey Water system kappykaplan at 6:53am 07.03.23 Cheers and Happy Independence Day to all! Same to you and yours! :beer:
Beneteau Grey Water system (3) Captedward at 6:49am 07.03.23 here's my update, first thanks for the referral to the jeanneau site, unfortunately I can't access t
st 4000 and rudder position Ward H at 6:40am 07.03.23 Or a guy with a lot of time on his hands in the winter. :cool: :beer: This!:biggrin:
Possible SmartPlug problem Sailm8 at 6:33am 07.03.23 The promised followup. The electrician replaced the wiring from the socket to the AC breaker in the
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 6:28am 07.03.23 I guess I'd be in the super hi-tech category. :biggrin:
st 4000 and rudder position (1) Ward H at 6:20am 07.03.23 If you want to go really super hi-tech, put a wrap of red tape on the port side of the spoke and a
Fresh water leak dlochner at 5:55am 07.03.23
Yanmar 2gm fuel lift pump leak dandelang at 5:52am 07.03.23 I had a stubborn fuel leak from the lift pump. I purchased a new pump but did not want to tackle the
Identifying switch under nav station??? shemandr at 5:46am 07.03.23 My H356 had a switch/reset under the Nav Station. I believe it was for the windless. I never under
Fresh water leak danb2k at 5:46am 07.03.23
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? rgranger at 5:36am 07.03.23
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? (1) Davidasailor26 at 5:31am 07.03.23 Your mention of the sail's age/use and three pictures showing the luff pretty eased brings to mind
VHF Antenna installation 2 OLD PIRATES at 5:15am 07.03.23 No connection ..... New aerial ..... Been replaced .....No brainer! ?
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? danstanford at 5:07am 07.03.23
ampacity of disconnects (1) JamesG161 at 4:38am 07.03.23 And I suppose heat shrinking could wait until I was back at a dock. or use this.
Bimini and Dodger replacement smokey73 at 4:21am 07.03.23 Thanks for the input. That is the kind of perspective I was looking for and I appreciate the experi

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