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323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2119 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 5/962 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 12/3838 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
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1359 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3932 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/576 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/968 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5676 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1516 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?
Shorepower and running engine kasishunter30 at 1:37pm 04.25.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4420 Hi! I am new to this site and a new Hunter Owner :). I have a quick question.... when I am plugged
mercury 5 hp 4 stroke sailorsteve1 at 1:13pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/5424 does anyone have experience with the mercury 5 hp 4 stroke outboard motor? ive read some scathing re
Installing adjustable backstay on a 192/222 Brian S at 12:19pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/830 Guys, my 192 has the typical backstay with about an 18" strop from chainplate to triangle bracket, a
Duracell 230AH Golf Cart Batteries kito at 11:39am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 5/2072 I picked up a couple Duracell 6v wet cell golf cart batteries at Sam's Club yesterday. $109 for a 23
93 Hunter 40.5 How tall are we Marco Garcia at 10:07am 04.25.14 Big Boats 15/2904 My 93 40.5 has the tapered Zspar mast with full batten sails. The whip VHF antenna is at the top a
Honda outboard on Edson controls Regular Guy at 9:02am 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 5/1770 Hi, I exchanged the Mercury 8 hp, 2-stroke outboarder, which came with my boat, with a Honda 9.9 hp,
winch handles suvh8er at 9:00am 04.25.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2189 Are all winch handles universal? I see them for sale on eBay for 20 bucks but are these junk?
Power Washing dirtbike at 8:52am 04.25.14 Ask All Sailors 14/3252 What is the highest psi that I can use to power-wash my fiberglass deck? I'm worried that too much
Shifter Cable & Throttle Cable 88' 28.5 Hunter kenwhaga at 8:27am 04.25.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/3598 Just snapped my shifter cable and I may as well replace the throttle cable. Let me know if anyone h

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Well, it's been two years.... Rich Stidger at 7:33am 08.07.23 Wonderful! Enjoy the whistling wind in your sails and the swish of water under the hull.
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (2) christophermoorkelly at 7:25am 08.07.23 Interesting. I sort of figured the high shroud would go to the aft chainplates. And, I meant that th
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 7:19am 08.07.23 WOW, I thought those guys were out of business. I'm glad their sail worked out for you, you were l
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel Captain Larry-DH at 7:17am 08.07.23 I have the SCAD system (2 of the TM2 models). One measures 2 fresh water tanks, the other measures
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (3) rgranger at 7:02am 08.07.23 @shemandr makes some very good points. If you are willing to spring for a new main, consider gettin
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? rgranger at 6:53am 08.07.23 ... on some rigs (notably the B & R rig) there is no back stay. The lower shrouds are slighly aft
Merit 22 owners Centex at 6:53am 08.07.23 Thanks for the info on that, the furled jib came packed in a large pvc style tube that was stored ne
16' Restoration... How do I rig this lady? (1) rgranger at 6:50am 08.07.23 Nice looking boat. Should be a lot of fun once you get it all sorted out. I'm not sure what you me
Well, it's been two years.... cymeyer at 6:48am 08.07.23 Safe travels!
Tank Monitoring Systems like SeeLevel BL_Sailor at 6:23am 08.07.23 The one I have which is extremely accurate and reliable is a Levelguard 200 two tank system but I be
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker shemandr at 6:13am 08.07.23 I hate to be a stick in the mud but I don't see that much to be gained with a gennaker. You have a
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) JamesG161 at 4:47am 08.07.23 After the next 48 hour, @dLj will be in a HIGH pressure system until the Azores.:clap:
New Mainsail, sail loft in southern Maine jviss at 3:22am 08.07.23 WOW, I thought those guys were out of business. I'm glad their sail worked out for you, you were l
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? Screen Saver at 1:40am 08.07.23 I have FP PMS 12. Its done just over 3000 hours. had 1 re-occurring problem with the exhaust water m
Replace bulbs in stove light in the galley and sink light in the head lbess at 11:47pm 08.06.23 Remove the big metal piece to the left, it's like a u-shape clips, then you can remove the glass, th
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 9:10pm 08.06.23 I would avoid any epoxy alternative; its more expensive, time consuming, & an absolute nightmare i
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 9:06pm 08.06.23 Lots of good replies here! Thanks guys. Down at the boat today, I did a quick check on the thru hul
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? dlochner at 8:30pm 08.06.23 I can't believe FP is still in business. I've known literally hundreds of unhappy FP owners. In fac
Is my Fischer Panda 4200 trash? capta at 8:28pm 08.06.23 I can't believe FP is still in business. I've known literally hundreds of unhappy FP owners. In fact
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 8:00pm 08.06.23 FoR your question about sea water versus freshwater https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Salinity-Tester-

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