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Stern Rail Tubing cb32863 at 10:51am 07.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1430 Keep forgetting my tape measure when I go out to the boat so I thought someone here would know and a
Engine charge light & blower palacegrand at 9:38am 07.09.13 Yamaha 4/2187 Hi Folks, Having some electrical issues at the moment. Yamaha 30, Yanmar YSM 12, up front under th
quick - which M-25XP do I have? iSailor at 9:38am 07.09.13 Catalina 310 9/2275 I need to replace a fuel pump and not sure if I have a M-25XP, M-25XPA or M-25XPB??? Any idea based
Transom Leak Repair - With Photos snows at 9:14am 07.09.13 Big Boats 2/1350 There's a number of threads on the forums about leaks at the transom hull-to-deck joint. I repaired
Winch Service manual (1) Justin_NSA at 8:02am 07.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/754 I was cleaning up my hard drive and found this manual for servicing our Lewmar winches. Someone migh
Replacement tubing for faucet (1) ScottS at 7:51am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1951 I have a leak in the sprayer hose connected to the sink in the head of my boat. It is made with a co
What's Going On With Racing Participation? Rick D at 7:44am 07.09.13 Racing 6/4610 I participated in a hundred mile overnight race this weekend. It had maybe a dozen boats. It has ORC
VHF Issue Rick D at 7:34am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1668 I have an older B'G (Virgil) VHF primary cockpit radio. I love this radio and do not want to replace
Outboard - long shaft necessary? zpeteman at 7:28am 07.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/5334 I'm shopping around for a used outboard for a Mac 25. From looking at the way the motor mount sits,
Galley sink zpeteman at 7:26am 07.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1881 I want to build a custom galley in our Mac 25. Can anyone point me toward the best place to find a n
Furuno Scanner Issue Rick D at 7:22am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/904 Any ideas? My Furuno scanner has a cogged belt connecting the drive motor to the antenna. There is n
Hunter 36, shoal or deep draft? Dazed1 at 7:14am 07.09.13 Big Boats 6/2160 Considering a new Hunter 36 for coastal cruising in South Florida, Keys and the Bahamas- what would
BoatUS Insurance Renewal Failure! FourPoints at 7:13am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2653 I just logged onto my BoatUS insurance policy and was shown the warning that my policy was inactive!
Need for a 23.5 ceterboard Crazy Dave Condon at 7:10am 07.09.13 Smaller Boats 0/800 The mold for the 23.5 centerboard was inadvertently destroyed. Bob Walker at Foss Foam does not hav
Fuse Question BWagner at 6:03am 07.09.13 Big Boats 1/765 I have written here before regarding what I believe to be a problem with my house battery bank. Lon
Stainless steel bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 5:04am 07.09.13 Smaller Boats 0/814 Recently, I received a personal email inquiring where to purchase the bolt for the centerboard brack
Hmm? Banned? For real? Chris Patterson at 5:03am 07.09.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 9/4112 I just saw this morning another member banned. This is the second one that I've seen lately by long
Suncor Stainless Quick-attach Swagess Terminals Isla-Mae at 4:34am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1208 I recently rebuilt an O'Day 25. Part of the upgrades was 3/16 SS shrouds and "Quick-attach" swageles
Raymarine GPS Slow to get a fix Marc14857 at 3:40am 07.09.13 Ask All Sailors 11/6593 My Raymarine GPS unit connected to the E80 MFD via Sea Talk has worked well for many years. Recently
macgregor 25 tiller freddieo at 2:35am 07.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1932 is there danger of delamination of rudder while in the water?

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 10:21am 07.30.22 Not until PIC does my New Generator , waiting on them to decide what is next. PIC did decide the d
Isla Holbox, Mexico (4) Will Gilmore at 10:18am 07.30.22 Between my unfortunate condition and my son's work demands that kept him as tied to his phone and a
New owner Justin_NSA at 10:14am 07.30.22 Did you get any maintenance records from the previous owner?
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller Hello Below at 9:51am 07.30.22 Has anyone come up with a clever way of keeping the water that channels down the traveller from com
New Battery Benny17441 at 9:48am 07.30.22 I think the only question being posed is where to locate a 100W solar panel in a 22'boat? Sorry,
Hunter 356 side boarding step? Hello Below at 9:39am 07.30.22 We were looking at both the Fender Step and the West Marine version, but saw a lot of reports that
What to do about missing inboard motor? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:35am 07.30.22 but being forced to motor at 2800 has opened my eyes. Are you now suspecting your consumption at
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:32am 07.30.22 Start simple. Check the cable and clamps. If the clamp becomes disconnected from the transmission, i
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Hello Below at 9:24am 07.30.22 What are the symptoms of the sail drive not engaging? The only thing I could suggest is what is lis
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower drm1 at 9:22am 07.30.22 We were able to run the air con and the water heater for the 4 days we were in port over the last 2
Hunter 356 side boarding step? AndyL at 9:19am 07.30.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower AndyL at 9:14am 07.30.22 FYI, we run our Air Con by using the parallel setting. We do not run the water heater or microwave
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 07.30.22 In addition to @jssailem 's suggestions, consider installing an external alternator regulator for ke
New owner Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 07.30.22 Check out all hoses and their thru-hulls throughout the boat. Do this ASAP. Add antifreeze and V-be
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? jssailem at 8:51am 07.30.22 You have made an investment in your new battery bank. It is wise too protect that with a charging sy
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 8:50am 07.30.22 Thanks for your response. Shift lever is working. Thanks again
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly kloudie1 at 8:45am 07.30.22 Get someone to look at the gear lever on the box while someone shifts from the helm.. push the gear
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? Ralph Johnstone at 8:43am 07.30.22 As @Davidasailor26 summed it up, if your batteries are at 12.7V and the fridge is not running, the f
What to do about missing inboard motor? Calif. Ted at 8:38am 07.30.22 Outboard wells were designed for 2 stroke engines with their much smaller powerheads, a 2hp or elect
Help Boom Jacktar at 8:20am 07.30.22 Yep 65' is long enough to put boom out for wing and wing downwind without letting the boom bang up a

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