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Cushion size Lost Parent at 4:38pm 08.04.13 Catalina 30 9/1356 Have 1982 30ft and need sizes of seat backs for dinette and settee I need the sizes real soon if po
Streering JasonC at 4:22pm 08.04.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/961 How do you trouble shoot steering? It feels like it is slipping when turning.
How long should engine run to charge back battery ? Delawaredave at 4:15pm 08.04.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3338 Hunter 27 with Yanmar 1GM. 2 batteries, AB switch. Believe standard alternator (35 amp ?). Charg
Water Intrusion Jersey 31 at 2:53pm 08.04.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1033 I just purchased a 2006 Catalina 309 in great condition. My only problem is water that is entering
Need help catalina cushions Lost Parent at 2:42pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1228 Have 1982 30ft and need sizes of seat backs for dinette and settee
trailering a 322 Mike Wannell at 2:39pm 08.04.13 Bigger Boats 5/1444 Does anyone know if it is possible to pull a 322 on a trailer with a powerful car? There was one fo
oil in bilge carego at 2:36pm 08.04.13 Catalina 30 2/1270 Bilge completely cleaned...clear water. Oil in bilge after cleaning even with motor not being run.
Anchor out or pay for transient slip? bernmeister at 2:24pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 47/14828 We close on our boat next week (August 8) and plan to sail all over the Chesapeake Bay in the coming
Flooded Bilge carego at 12:46pm 08.04.13 Catalina 30 3/1191 I was under toe last week and the bilge kept filling with water. When the boat stoped so did the flo
Fuel Gauge not working apieschel at 12:32pm 08.04.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1235 I am in the process of replacing the diesel fuel tank sender unit and install a new gauge. Problem i
Blige flooded while in toe. WHY? carego at 12:31pm 08.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1840 I was under toe last week and the blige kept filling up with water. Any answers?
Hood 900 Series Furler Line Replacement Help Needed (1) Rick D at 12:04pm 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1287 So, I purchased some new line to replace the furling on my Hood 900 series furler (early 1990's, bel
113" Teak grab rail for 1977 Hunter 27 marich at 10:37am 08.04.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1132 I need a 113" Teak Grab Rail; can someone please tell me where to find one? Thank you very much.
Boat blender? Bob 04 H260 at 10:36am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2165 We are looking at adding a blender to our vessel inventory. We have been experimenting with making g
Trinka, get well soon Technodad at 10:02am 08.04.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2212 Trinkka, get well soon Trinkka (Joe) I am thinking about you and your health issues, it breaks m
Flying Fish hull repair (2) Lee In VT at 9:07am 08.04.13 AMF 1/4741 Hi. I'm in the process of chasing down leaks in my original model FlyingFish. When I flipped the b
Does anyone have these on their boat? Nereussailor at 8:42am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1373 I am looking at the Kiwi Slides and was wondering if anyone has installed them on their sails. It lo
Cruise Air AC condensate pump failure PDReynolds at 8:05am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4508 Hi Folks, I have a couple of Cruise Air self contained AC units on my 2006 Beneteau. The system wor
Selling a sailboat drumbeater at 8:04am 08.04.13 Smaller Boats 10/1705 Where is a good place to list sailboats?
public anchoring wielandbrake at 8:01am 08.04.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2152 Hello I'm Jon And my dream.is to sail the east coast of us I'm.in the middle of 2nd state of dre

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2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite dmax at 7:10am 03.19.23 A door not fitting can also indicate a shift in the hull shape - something to look for when examinin
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 6:48am 03.19.23 The Nexus card makes a huge time and convenience difference for $10 a year. Makes sense, Dave. Unl
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite Scott B at 5:36am 03.19.23 It's odd that the door is not fitting. Has your boat always been in Chicago? Mine's always been in
Passport Renewal dlochner at 5:34am 03.19.23 HI 'Dave. All good suggestions. A dumb flip phone is my only cell phone, which I prefer, so no apps
Hunter 386 freshwater tank sending unit help BroncoJohn at 5:02am 03.19.23 I wanted to provide a final update. I replaced the external tank sensors that with new ones and repl
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 03.19.23 Nicely done. On our 37 the door opens into the aft cabin, and it has the metal pinch bracket to hold
mast lights BigEasy at 11:02pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. BigEasy at 10:48pm 03.18.23 There is room for the door to open into the rear cabin, I think the European boats are made this wa
Passport Renewal Terry Cox at 8:53pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. HI 'Dave. All good sugges
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:11pm 03.18.23 The Raritan Marine Elegance is the top rated macerating electric toilet Raritan Marine_Elegance Pro
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. dlochner at 8:07pm 03.18.23 It is always safer to have a door open into a room rather than out of a room, unless the door leads
Second Battery dlochner at 8:05pm 03.18.23 Separating the house and start/reserve batteries is a good idea. The Blue Sea Add a Battery Kit is a
Passport Renewal dlochner at 8:00pm 03.18.23 Once you get your passport, apply for a NEXUS card and use the ROAM app. This greatly facilitates cr
Second Battery SycloneDriver at 7:48pm 03.18.23 I much prefer to use separate batteries for start and house. Use two battery switches and some form
Replacement head (toilet unit specifically) Ralph Johnstone at 7:47pm 03.18.23 Do you want to stay electric or go manual ?
37C Deck flexing from stanchions DianaOfBurlington at 6:40pm 03.18.23 Sounds like it could have been Divinycell, which is a PVC foam coring material (quite hard) used in
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems chuckwayne at 6:28pm 03.18.23 my fluxgate was under the nav station..... I'm replacing my 4000+ with an evo the control head (no A
Macerators Sailm8 at 4:52pm 03.18.23 That's not the acual one I bought. It was only $20 and I bought 2. Have never used the second one.
mast lights Terry Cox at 4:42pm 03.18.23 Hi Al. Replaced the bright halogen deck light on our boat with one of these: 9mm BA9S Mini Bayonet L
Raymarine st4000+ autopilot problems RoyS at 3:47pm 03.18.23 I have a different boat but mine is under the galley sink inside the cabinet. Very accessible.

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