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Engine charge light & blower palacegrand at 9:38am 07.09.13 Yamaha 4/2642 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 9/2752 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 2/1501 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 2/845 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 9/2073 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 6/4895 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 10/1915 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 13/6834 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 8/2069 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 1/987 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 6/2713 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 5/2795 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 0/851 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 1/890 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 0/866 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) 9/4308 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 1/1353 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 11/7444 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 11/2206 is there danger of delamination of rudder while in the water?
Suggest replacement for dripless packing seal? bstowers at 9:07pm 07.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2703 Hello all. I recently picked up a somewhat neglected '96 Oceanis 321 and am working my way though t

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Marine Toilet Question Tally Ho at 1:46pm 05.28.23 I have a manual head, an older Raritan. I cannot quite get used to the idea of saving the TP in a
Mainsail up! sbrogden at 1:06pm 05.28.23 I'm thinking this picture would be even better with some water under the boat ! I plan on putting
Jib furler basics and maint Dave at 1:06pm 05.28.23 Does this happen when the sail is attached? What is the wire attached to the top of the drum? The
Electrical upgrades Johnb at 12:17pm 05.28.23 Your refer draws 5 amps, is that per hour? If that's the case it draws close to 100 amp hours in a
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing thetone at 12:06pm 05.28.23 This looks like it will do the trick. How long is the steel bar?
G-Flex Question - Curing Time thinwater at 11:58am 05.28.23 Another thing about amine blush. It must be removed before painting or the paint won't dry.
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 11:35am 05.28.23 Your refer draws 5 amps, is that per hour? If that's the case it draws close to 100 amp hours in a
Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:28am 05.28.23 My neighbor who is 90 years old found an ODay boat in the corner of one of his barns. He remembers
Need details about this boat tsuchenek at 11:27am 05.28.23 I measured it from the ground. It looks like 20 feet long, depending on where the measurements are t
Electrical upgrades Steve_Catalina at 11:25am 05.28.23 Here's some electrical upgrades I did last summer, finally got around to taking some pictures of wh
Marine Toilet Question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 05.28.23 Or, you could always buy RV and Marine toilet paper! Isn't that just about the same as using thes
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Kings Gambit at 11:05am 05.28.23 The basic stimulation to go to power is the wish or need to arrive at destination before dark especi
What is at the top of my mast. capta at 10:37am 05.28.23 The shielding should be tinned copper, so being exposed is not a problem for the radio signal. I'd p
What speed makes you fire up your motor? capta at 10:22am 05.28.23 That question was completely dependent on the circumstances. As a charter boat with a schedule to ke
What speed makes you fire up your motor? Captain Larry-DH at 9:48am 05.28.23 I use 6 knots as planning speed. Our flat water sailing speed is 0-10 knots depending in conditions,
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 9:34am 05.28.23 The way I understand how the center board works there is one ( the cable ) as you described that rai
Shipping a boat question (2) Sailm8 at 9:06am 05.28.23 Actually that was the total price after being gauged by the storage lot and the crane company.. Th
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size (1) JamesG161 at 9:01am 05.28.23 You may get your answers here... HunterOwners.com downloads or scale this drawing.
Memorial Day -- Redux kappykaplan at 9:00am 05.28.23 Tks for the research, Jim. :beer:
Electrical upgrades morbidfollower at 8:54am 05.28.23 Wow, impressive work! Your panels are 50W each, right? You're making me itch for an upgrade. :biggr

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