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Wago electrical panel (1) donvanv at 8:37pm 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/4017 I am adding new electronics to my Beneteau Oceanis 36cc (1998) I just purchased. I am starting to u
Cabin Paint rblevens at 7:24pm 04.26.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1011 Hi everyone! I am going to paint the insides of the cabin and I was wondering if I should use any sp
Preparing to Purchase - '84 Hunter 31 choover at 6:35pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1192 I am just before buying an '84 Hunter 31. This will be my fourth boat (2 power boats and 1 sail boa
need genoa 130% sail for Sirius21 allainhenry at 6:23pm 04.26.14 Sirius 21/22 3/6122 While at dock, last season, wind storm tore a rip in my headsail. It was on furler but not tight en
Soft bottom HLWinesett at 6:13pm 04.26.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/853 I just hauled out my 1990 hunter 30 and noticed a rather large soft spot in the hull located under t
Painting project, Need advice (pictures) (2) wesleysherman at 5:39pm 04.26.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1141 Painting project,updated Need advice (pictures) I have started the awful job of paining my cherub
Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/1015 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1608 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9893 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1118 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1041 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/777 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1929 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1776 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7525 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2115 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/961 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3837 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1347 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/2009 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t

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Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. kappykaplan at 2:58pm 08.06.23 Here's a photo of the one he removed. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1691357458148-
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.06.23 Anyone have experience with Quantum? My loft here in southern Maryland did a great job with my new
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 2:48pm 08.06.23 So it might be a little under proped. Or you may have been over propped before. @Maine Sail did a
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. (1) dlochner at 2:31pm 08.06.23 A friend had similar complaints about the Jabsco toilet not flushing, I told him replace the joker v
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 2:03pm 08.06.23 The prop is on! Slightly smoother than the beat up old prop. Seems to have less prop walk. Looks
New Campbell Sailer Prop Tally Ho at 1:57pm 08.06.23 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. The
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? flightlead404 at 1:56pm 08.06.23 meh, I'm not putting another generator in. I don't see a purpose with the advances in lithium. I'm
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 1:38pm 08.06.23 You need a forestay. Furler extrusion (plastic one piece or aluminum foils) is reinforced with the f
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 08.06.23 For a quick and easy solution to the wiring harness problem, I found this to be the easiest and chea
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type BigEasy at 12:49pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) True; however, y
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type FastOlson at 12:29pm 08.06.23 Just about Any thru hull installation - done 'right' - will last 30+ years. :) While the OP seems to
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:21pm 08.06.23 Before I'd open up the pump to replace anything in it, I'd just replace the pump. If it IS original
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:53am 08.06.23 Was trying to do a dry run to step the mast, make sure all the parts were there as when I bought my
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 11:27am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop Michael Davis at 11:15am 08.06.23 surprisingly easy. Is that normal Not normal at all. Could be that it had been replaced before wit
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 08.06.23 One further question, is the shaft SS or bronze ? If SS, this makes the correct anode material even
Gearbox issue? Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 08.06.23 Occasional after driving forward, when I throttle to reverse my engine felt loaded with black smoke
New Campbell Sailer Prop MikeHoncho at 10:55am 08.06.23
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? BigEasy at 10:51am 08.06.23 Years ago, I had a 33.5. Impossible to clean the bilges easily because the teak & holly sole is glu
New Campbell Sailer Prop Ralph Johnstone at 10:40am 08.06.23 Look how pink it is. The only place that resembles bronze is near the keyway. I saw that. I've g

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