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Generator pkum at 6:56am 12.28.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1444 Information/experience are needed 1) correct instalation of a generator 2) does anyone has a direct
Early prop shaft packing gland info PLEASE (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:43pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3148 Hello, I am hauling my early 27' (Hull #15) out for bottom paint and figured its a good time to repl
Engine pan drains? 1990 335 ingeanous at 7:57pm 12.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1393 Are there any? Resurrecting our old new to us boat sucking up money on the hard to make seaworthy a
Insulating the engine. MORNING LIGHT at 10:59am 12.27.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2439 I would like to soundproof the box that covers my diesel engine.It is just made of plywood and I onl
New Bottom Paint Cap Jack at 10:03am 12.27.13 Catalina 22 5/32922 The PO of my 22 layered paint on top of paint on top of paint. My plan is to remove all paint down t
Too much of a good thing Bill1565 at 8:08am 12.27.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/2958 Maine, I put 3 Kyocera 140 watt panels on our boat with 3 Genasun controllers. We have a 6 golf ca
I dont know radio stuff Doc_holiday at 7:13am 12.27.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/4133 I currently use a handheld radio but was thinking of upgrading to a GPS enabled radio such as the Un
Electric heads rlamb at 6:52am 12.27.13 Big Boats 21/3145 In my 2004 Hunter 466 I have Jabasco manual heads. I am looking to replace these with fresh water e
Interior cabin doors mjmercer19248 at 6:37am 12.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/715 Looking for used/salvaged teak doors for the head and vberth. Anyone have any ideas? Google searchin
Gopro sailing camera Terry in Naples at 6:16am 12.27.13 Ask All Sailors 70/22142 I have some extra Christmas gift cash and am thinking of buying a gopro action camera and mounting i
Forestay Quick Disconnect Hardware wolfgw8625 at 5:24am 12.27.13 Smaller Boats 4/4088 Hi I just purchased a 1987 Catalina Capri 18 and trailer. The guy I bought it from has always kept
Below deck autopilot joul at 4:03am 12.27.13 S2 3/1611 has anyone ever installed a below deck autopilot on a S2 11.0 A ? there is not much space around th
Line Drawings for H22 Early 80's 203 at 9:31pm 12.26.13 Smaller Boats 4/1262 I've found reference in the archives for such a drawing. However unless I'm blind ( good possibilit
Wood trim strip on side of cabin (1) azguy at 5:40pm 12.26.13 Catalina 22 47/165847 I don't have handrails on top just two 1/2"or 5/8th's trim strips on the side of the cabin, maybe 5
C30 engine stringers dj2210 at 5:31pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 16/2807 Anybody ever replace their C30 engine stringers? My motor mount lag bolts are loose and don't tighte
Tarp Size chrisings at 4:57pm 12.26.13 Catalina 30 4/1697 Hello folks, Well, we're closing on a 1983 Cat 30 tomorrow (assuming tomorrows survey goes as expe
Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition Pilgrimtex at 3:26pm 12.26.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 80/19339 House is up for sale. Treva and I will be ordering a new Oceanis 34 or 37 Platinum Edition as soon a
H30 Main Halyard Winch is Loose (1) malyea at 1:22pm 12.26.13 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2522 The main halyard winch, mounted to port of the companionway on the cabin roof, has pulled loose. It
3YM 30 Mixing elbow Brahmany at 12:47pm 12.26.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/863 Hi all, Sure this has topic been done to bits BUT: 450 hours on my 2007 built 3ym30 and the mixing
Electronics - they're all the same Chinese toys (?) Skipper at 10:58am 12.26.13 Ask All Sailors 44/8996 It seems that all the chartplotters, instruments, etc are starting to look and feel like they were a

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1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? jssailem at 7:15am 06.21.23 Without a Previous Owner you have a surveyor, broker, the person or family that is selling the boat,
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Project_Mayhem at 7:12am 06.21.23 I've always used a ratchet strap to help support my 4 and 9.9HP motors. I also got the motors as clo
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 7:11am 06.21.23 T They are not analogous. I think they are. it seems everyone has some anecdotal story so
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? Project_Mayhem at 7:08am 06.21.23 I've ran my outboard out of the water at idle for more hours than I can remember. There was very lit
Windlass install kironkp at 7:00am 06.21.23 Hey vmaks, I have a very similar boat (Pearson 323) and I am facing similar issues to what you have
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? kloudie1 at 6:55am 06.21.23 The old gasoline Atomic 4 looks like it was cared for. Get comfy with the Moyer folks, the gurus for
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 6:50am 06.21.23 The inside is so good that I suspect this is just a "miracle" deck coating that has failed. It will
Engine vibration universal m3-20 brazenarticle at 6:34am 06.21.23 It is common for the M3-20 to run rough at low rpm. Idle is about 800 and from there to 1000 it ratt
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 6:22am 06.21.23 "If you want it nice, you'll probably have to redo the nonskid again". Yes I would definitely plan
Tropical Depression 3 (2) JamesG161 at 6:07am 06.21.23 Newest update... TS Bret will not reach Hurricane Status.:clap: It will arrive at the Antilles on
Engine Monitor RoyS at 5:53am 06.21.23 Details: The installation was somewhat limited by my old Raymarine C120 plotter. That plotter can on
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? JBP-PA at 5:39am 06.21.23 From the photos is pretty clear someone has redone the non-skid and now it is failing. Kloudie1 is
Furler q's Kevin&Karen at 5:38am 06.21.23 I have a Hyde stream stay II on my 78 Hunter 27 and the track serves as the actual forestay. It has
Dockside water connection dlochner at 4:47am 06.21.23 Here's a story to consider when thinking about adding city water to your boat. https://www.sailmag
Dockside water connection jviss at 4:21am 06.21.23 I would check with my insurance company before I connected to dock water. The water in your water t
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question Claude L.-Auger at 4:16am 06.21.23 you are far luckier than me. But remember that when it rains or snows, the water will dilute then
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L sailcapt340 at 4:04am 06.21.23 Nice job with this repair. Both execution and planning! I agree completely, well said and execute
Engine vibration universal m3-20 dlochner at 3:57am 06.21.23 In general engines with fewer cylinders run rougher at idle than those with more cylinders. A 1 cyli
Engine vibration universal m3-20 Ralph Johnstone at 10:35pm 06.20.23 Same thing I have at 1200 RPM with a 1999 Yanmar 2GM20F. The engine is vibrating at a specific freq
Dockside water connection artboas at 9:50pm 06.20.23 Art - how would that then feed back to the manifold for the rest of the system. No check valves any

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