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Mexican Woes. dparilla at 6:16am 01.11.14 Destinations 17/3675 heavily-armed-marines-seize-338-pleasure-boats-from-retirees-and-mellow-canadians-over-70-permit.
Polar for Beneteau 361 suttonski at 6:04am 01.11.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2547 HI, I have a Beneteau 361 2000 with new Genoa and Vertical Batten Main Sail from Neil Pryde and I
Any plans for iPhone app? Davidasailor26 at 5:09am 01.11.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1364 I Know the mobile apps for this site are maintained by a third party, but I was wondering if anyone
1981 33' 3 blade prop Tom Marini at 9:14pm 01.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1165 Thinking about a 3 blade prop for my just bought 81 33' Hunter. Any ideas on size, pitch, etc.?
Clevis Meriachee at 8:16pm 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2408 Saw this tonight in the new Sail magazine. A clevis pin that does not require a locking ring. It doe
Transom Water/Rudder Post Cover (3) Blackacre at 7:48pm 01.10.14 Big Boats 4/881 Does anyone know where I could find a replacement cover for my 1986 H34? It could also be helpful if
Not worth a new thread but cant imagine hijacking one to ask Doc_holiday at 7:07pm 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 34/6602 I we all know how we must secure and deal with human waste. What if the dog has to take a dump in th
stitching on sails hotrodderjim at 6:09pm 01.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2196 Why are sails sewn with a "zigzag" stitch all the time? I want to put a Luff tape on my sail ' my ma
Real time global wind Captain Rahnn at 5:17pm 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2013 Check this out. http://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-148.84,14.
Tales of the Salty Dawg Gunni at 5:01pm 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/866 In early November, the Salty Dawg Rally managed to get themselves lots of attention in the sailing c
Hunter 240 Rudder Vibration Winkali at 2:55pm 01.10.14 Smaller Boats 7/2582 Hi all. The rudder on my H240 vibrates when it is under light pressure. When the boat is healed, an
propane fittings bahamabo at 2:13pm 01.10.14 Big Boats 1/1185 Where can you get replacement fittings for the propane system for 36mkii? Trying to get the correct
H33 H30 Bimini top question kito at 12:46pm 01.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1137 I was looking through the store here for a bimini top for my 79 H30 and found a pre-made one for the
Fresh Water Anodes joker460 at 8:53am 01.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/818 Finally there is a place to get Mag. Anodes for fresh water boats. FYI: http://www.boatzincs.com/b
Any ft. Lauderdale sailors? How do you deal with draft? TropicalSeattle at 8:14am 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 21/3792 Have recently been in the Fort Lauderdale area recently, port Everglades, the new river, and beaches
Solar Vent Advice Request Bedouin at 7:51am 01.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 15/3827 Hello! As I add another chalk mark to the tally of days since my H306 was pulled out for the winter
lexan to aluminum gettinthere at 6:08am 01.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1073 I need to adhere new lexan fixed portlights to their aluminum frames. There is no mechanical fastene
Which Tiller Pilot StinkBug at 11:37pm 01.09.14 Ask All Sailors 17/3645 Ok I know it's been discussed before, and I've already read a bunch of threads, but I still haven't
Kodiak Calipers/Pads 203 at 9:28pm 01.09.14 Trailer Sailors 3/2120 I just got a trailer for my H22, ( used ) and it's equipped with Kodiak calipers. I wanted to check
Lancer 44 Motor Future Lancer Owner at 6:05pm 01.09.14 Lancer 19/13956 After many years of power boating I have set my mind on buying a sailboat, after looking around on t

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Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 2:00pm 06.18.23 But shows how easy I remove the oil from the sump. The tube is hung and then rotates toward you. P
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) JamesG161 at 1:54pm 06.18.23 I thought it was oil lubricating the Water pump bearing.:laugh: That is not a part of my Model B en
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 1:49pm 06.18.23 That was from the earlier model that had an oil cooler on it.;) Jim... Ah Ha!
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (1) Rich Stidger at 1:48pm 06.18.23 So your failure must be the Water pump Bearings Actually, that is what I expected. However the be
Do you trailer with the motor attached? rgranger at 1:16pm 06.18.23
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 1:11pm 06.18.23 The small angled tube is not used and is plugged. That was from the earlier model that had an oil
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L JamesG161 at 1:07pm 06.18.23 First, I don't understand your "oiler" comment. Please explain. In my first annotated picture, I a
2gm20f will not start jssailem at 1:05pm 06.18.23 Your diesel engine is a simple system. It wants Air, Clean Fuel, and timed compression. But, it want
3D printing fun (1) Tedd at 12:51pm 06.18.23 I made this today. My outboard motor has power tilt, which is nice but it means I should have a way
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:47pm 06.18.23 More to come Thursday or Friday next week.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 12:40pm 06.18.23 Still not finding the knuckle end of the steering arm
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't arf145 at 12:28pm 06.18.23 I do love a happy ending! (OK, almost at the end!)
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L (7) Rich Stidger at 12:25pm 06.18.23 Guessing now about the Water pump flow. understand your "oiler" comment. Please explain. The pump
2gm20f will not start BigEasy at 12:02pm 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 11:51am 06.18.23 OK. On my boat (Beneteau) there is only one breaker on the AC power distribution panel for all AC
2gm20f will not start CharlieAnn at 11:50am 06.18.23 As I am waiting for fuel filters I decided to pull the injectors and inspect and clean them. After
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 11:40am 06.18.23 thanks !! after watching the video it seems that the plates/rings inside the gear box are faulty, i
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 11:29am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant t
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 JBP-PA at 11:25am 06.18.23 A 2003 boat would not have had an ELCI breaker, but if retrofitted it would be your main shore power
Leaving the dock BigEasy at 11:15am 06.18.23 Another great piece of advice! I will give the pirouette a try. Do a bit of research on the

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