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tiller pilots.... simrad, raymarine, other brands??? centerline at 9:49pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1707 I am going to purchase a tiller pilot for a 25ft boat but would like to hear from people that use th
Voltmeter Got The Shakes...... rpell46 at 8:18pm 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1157 ...Strange development today. While running my Universal 25xp today, as I normally do, I charge my
Stays/Shroud Tightness JaySauls at 7:14pm 08.15.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/4217 Hey folks! I finally got my boat in the water - was really glad it stayed ABOVE water - and raised t
M25 oil consumption Jwhy at 7:13pm 08.15.13 Catalina 30 3/1352 Brought my boat up from SoCal, motoring most of the way. Had to add oil regularly, about a pint a d
Batteries Dead :( Gino at 6:26pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1396 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 9/2410 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 6/1581 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 0/1871 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 2/978 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 8/3204 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 3/17292 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 1/2424 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 4/1334 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 13/1393 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 6/1856 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 11/1760 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 2/1225 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 16/10593 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 10/2023 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 5/2685 Hi All - I have a '78 Catalina 30 and noticed several rainwater leaks around my rub-rails. Its th

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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
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Tedd at 10:55am 06.18.23 @BigEasy , Is the purpose of the transom saver to prevent the motor from rotating or is it meant to
2011 Hunter 45DS need mast boom sails FastOlson at 10:50am 06.18.23 Previous insurance total loss? If so, be sure that your current insurer will underwrite it, once res
Do you trailer with the motor attached? BigEasy at 10:39am 06.18.23 I have had fishing / runabout boats on & off for many years. Absolutely impossible to remove 40 HP
Location of ELCI on 2003 Beneteau 393 BigEasy at 10:26am 06.18.23 What's an ELCI??
Need Mast boom sails for 2011 hunter 45DS sunwest at 10:25am 06.18.23 call a sailmaker................... google "sailmakers" or "sail lofts near me" "mainsail for
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:19am 06.18.23 Being. YouTuber, I figure you will appreciate videos of "How TO". BoatUS has some good ideas that a

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