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Batteries Dead :( Gino at 6:26pm 08.15.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1395 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 0/1870 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 2/977 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 8/3203 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 3/17290 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 4/1333 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 16/10587 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
New home built woody alexco38 at 11:14am 08.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2168 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 2/3788 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 1/777 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 1/957 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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100 Liter Plastimo flexible water tank Captain Larry-DH at 4:18pm 06.17.23 This is no longer available
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Head Sail at 2:24pm 06.17.23 You will find both Friday Harbor and Roche Harbor very difficult to find anchorage. Especually this
Stuck screw on prop anode MikeHoncho at 2:04pm 06.17.23
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 2:04pm 06.17.23 Thanks for your feedback everyone. I have a slip for just 2 weeks in PT. Decided not to anchor the
Replacing stringers/bulkheads on my South Coast 22 with XPS foam? MikeHoncho at 2:00pm 06.17.23 It would cost more and take more time than replacing them with plywood.
Low fresh water pressure Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:03pm 06.17.23 Failed dock water connections have sunk or come close to sinking many a boat that was left on while
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 12:50pm 06.17.23
Doesn't hurt to ask Richard19068 at 12:10pm 06.17.23 Unfortunately Guido died in January 2021
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 06.17.23 Here's an article which I think @Rodd should read carefully, as well as anyone else who thinks it's
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 12:01pm 06.17.23 Congrats, John.
Fuel Pipe ID dLj at 11:21am 06.17.23 The question is whether or not I feel comfortable just cleaning it up instead of replacing it. If i
WS Parks Annual Permit Registration AaronD at 11:19am 06.17.23 We've always registered. But with a family of 4 on a 22-footer, about 80% of our State Park nights a
Gloucester 22 rgranger at 11:17am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose rgranger at 11:08am 06.17.23 This is a Hunter 26. The depth transducer plug also seals for the paddle wheel plug for speed. yo
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? BlowMeAway at 10:40am 06.17.23
Low fresh water pressure Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 06.17.23 I have very los pressure both on dock water and from onboard pressure pump. If you have dock wate
Low fresh water pressure Don S/V ILLusion at 10:09am 06.17.23
Fuel Pipe ID (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 06.17.23 Pulled a screen shot from a slowly panned 4K video I'd shot of every point on the engine : were eve
What do I do with the holes for instruments that are no longer needed? kappykaplan at 10:01am 06.17.23 I have smoked plexiglass covering mine.
Low fresh water pressure dlochner at 9:54am 06.17.23 The check valve in the water heater is there to keep the hot water from backing into the cold water

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