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Batteries Dead :( Gino at 6:26pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1376 I have a Beneteau First 32S5. All good until last night. I have 30 Amp shore power onto the boat. P
H260 trouble with wheel steering below two knots svripple at 6:23pm 08.15.13 Smaller Boats 9/2363 Hello everyone, I recently upgraded from a 1994 Hunter 26 tiller boat to a 2004 260 with wheel steer
First night out in this boat DAVA390 at 6:10pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1575 So,the Admiral has dinner with her mom every Wed. night. I decided to ask my younger son out sailing
Raymarine ST6002 Autopilot Captpete12 at 5:43pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1846 Has anyone bled the air out of the hydraulic ram drive on a Raymarine autopilot? I refilled the uni
Perkins M 50 running hot Go For It at 5:42pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/951 Folks I have a 1993 Perkins M 50 runs at 190 degrees at 2500 RPMs after about an hour. Seems like t
low oil pressure light johnbrink at 5:34pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/3136 My 1998 Catalina 28 MK 2 low oil pressure light has come on? I changed the oil and oil filter, but t
Balboa 20 Trailer? MacGreg at 5:07pm 08.15.13 Balboa 3/17206 I am trying to find a trailer for my 1969 Balboa 20. Can I use any 20' boat trailer or do I need som
prop size gulf islander at 4:41pm 08.15.13 C&C 1/2390 I have a oversize two blade prop on my c'c 35 mk2. Engine is a westerbeke 15hp. Engine doesn't rev t
26S Bimini canvas replacement Joseph Sobelman at 4:32pm 08.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1296 Our three arch bimini canvas is in need of replacement. Need a reliable source. Anyone in the know?
Here's an oddball, maybe a one-off. ?? (2) Chris Patterson at 2:50pm 08.15.13 Catalina 22 13/1386 So there it is. Fabulous, huh? Anyway... What I think I know: The hull number starts with 'FLX', wh
1994 Hunter 29.5 Electric diagram and electric panel kamyk at 2:44pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 6/1832 Im looking for electric diagram for 1994 Hunter 29.5 and for electric panel for buy
wheel lock rzweig at 2:32pm 08.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1714 Does anyone know how the wheel lock worked on a 1984 hunter. THX RZWEIG
Electric heads mgandpcbryan at 1:56pm 08.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1211 Hi Considering a Raritan Marine Elegance head for the admiral. Any thoughts? 1987 C30 wing keel
queen size berth Justin_NSA at 1:16pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 16/10389 Does anyone know of any keel boats in the 26'-32' range that have a full aft queen berth like my Mac
Leak up by anchor locker into vBerth Jared1048 at 12:44pm 08.15.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/2010 I have some water streaking into the starboard side in the vBerth right under the anchor locker. I
C-30 RubRail Leaks Rob19574 at 12:11pm 08.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2651 Hi All - I have a '78 Catalina 30 and noticed several rainwater leaks around my rub-rails. Its th
New home built woody alexco38 at 11:14am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2139 http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/08/14/it-took-26-years-and-200k-but-mans-38-foot-wooden-sailboat-c
Newport Boat Show General Info. Bob4203 at 10:46am 08.15.13 Sails Call Lounge 2/3765 My wife's folks live in Providence, RI so we thought we would head up from Atlanta, GA and go to the
Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:08am 08.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/757 Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed he
Need Engine Mechanic Recommendations in CT shozbot at 10:05am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/947 Bought an O'Day 28 at end of last season and sailed her back from Cape Cod to Clinton Ct where she i

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Soldering advice sought dlochner at 2:05pm 05.18.23 Here's a good article on making coax connections. https://marinehowto.com/easy-vhf-terminations
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 05.18.23 I wouldn't think it should be so difficult to locate ALL your keel bolts! You'd expect to have to l
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Hollyberry at 1:23pm 05.18.23 On a non-communication-issue note, I once got a nasty handfull of fiberglass splinters when inadvert
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 1:20pm 05.18.23 The local keel guy or the people who used to build the boats ? ? ? ? I'd want all the expert knowl
Hunter smile / keel movement Hollyberry at 1:17pm 05.18.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:55pm 05.18.23 Aw crap. That does not help at all. I found my ancient scratchings from years ago when I was hunti
Soldering advice sought SiriusCanada at 12:34pm 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Soldering advice sought Timm R Oday25 at 12:32pm 05.18.23 Thanks for your reply
Hunter smile / keel movement dmax at 12:31pm 05.18.23 It does look like it's in good shape. He's saying 1" of movement is normal/ok? Seems like that would
Cockpit drain SiriusCanada at 12:31pm 05.18.23 Just an FYI for other owners: On my Sirius, the hose from the cockpit drain runs through the starb
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 11:52am 05.18.23 One of my favorite music videos by one of my favorite artists. lpzqQst-Sg8 -Will
Soldering advice sought (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 05.18.23 Here are pictures of the heat shrink device that I have. No flame, light and easy to use and comple
Soldering advice sought Rich Stidger at 11:23am 05.18.23 The coax connectors I use are solder-less. They use a special tool that compresses the connector an
Soldering advice sought Sailor Sue at 11:15am 05.18.23 I've got a new cax cable run through the mast as well as an 16 gauge 6 wire tinned wire. It was eas
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Leeward Rail at 11:12am 05.18.23 He'll need SatCom Nah if he or she is retired all they need is a big sign that says "Go away".
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 11:10am 05.18.23 Correct me if I'm wrong (which is becoming more common) but is the thermistor resistance at the sen
Hunter smile / keel movement (3) MysticBlue at 11:10am 05.18.23 Thanks all for the input. Just got some different advice from the local keel guy basically saying it
Love to Hear the Story Behind This stickinthemud57 at 10:49am 05.18.23 "What!!? Those trees weren't here 40 years ago!"
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 05.18.23 Periodically I turn on the key but not start just to observe what the temperature gauge shows. Some
Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung AaronD at 9:45am 05.18.23 Ah! That was good of Ruddercraft to drill the extra holes in the crutch. Mine came with only one ho

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