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Trailer for Beneteau First 285 fuzzy at 4:19pm 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1087 I need assistance finding a trailer for my Beneteau First 285, wing keel. I sail out of Lake Tahoe a
can some tell me the manufacture of a grill pcjrusso at 4:01pm 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1037 Yes I should have taken picture. Its a rectangular stainless grill which uses 1 lb propane tank. It
Close hauled in a 30 colinhulse at 3:57pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/11198 I spent the day on lake St.Clair trying everything to get closer to the east wind that was blowing a
raymarine C80....M92650S Navicula at 3:56pm 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1810 I have a raymarine C80 and I also have a Raymarine Radar (model 92650s)....I need a cable to connect
Turnbuckles and Cotter Pins Roger Long at 1:08pm 06.09.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/5254 I would have posted this here if I had thought of it. Just in case you missed it in the other forum
Anyone replace the steaming light on O'day 25? Ward H at 12:29pm 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/66908 Looking for a replacement steaming light for my O'day 25. LED preferred. Any suggestions?
Lewmar Opening Ports Beneteau 321 at 11:45am 06.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2203 We have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanus 321 (new to us) Does anyone know the size or where to acquire the "O
Removing unneeded cleats YVRguy at 11:29am 06.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1487 My H34 has cleats on both sides of the cockpit that are unnecessary as far as I can tell. They are
Need advice from 26X owners Kermit at 11:13am 06.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2937 I am going to look at a 2000 MacGregor 26X this coming Tuesday. My first mate and I own a 1986 Hunte
Trash Can for hunter 33, 33.5 (1) meirgerner at 9:49am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1474 I need a new Trash Bin for our Hunter 33.5. Any idea/recommendation where I can buy one? Sizes of t
H34 Galley Redesign (2) zds at 7:28am 06.09.13 Big Boats 3/2397 Attached is a photo from a 1980s-era Hunter 34 where the owner did a pretty incredible redesign of t
controls cherub78 at 7:19am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/821 Hi everyone. Another inquiry. On my 78hunter27 my throttle and trans control are on the bottom an
h25 sink faucet Db421 at 6:56am 06.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1233 I have two original faucets for the h25, both have a small rubber ball inside that serve as a check
In need of 2 replacement stanchions (2) Winward_Saylor at 6:52am 06.09.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1298 Two of our stanchions were damaged over the past winter. I have heard that they are no longer made.
Crittenden Skipper II issue vtsailguy at 6:50am 06.09.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/10612 I love this head. If you ever get a chance, buy one. Never seems to clog, I swear it would pump a sm
Honda BF5 Prop Pitch Dougo at 6:44am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 6/5569 I'm running a Honda 5hp 4-stroke with the stock prop (7 1/2 pitch) on my h23. Toying with the idea
47 Ocean eckenroth at 6:16am 06.09.13 Bavaria 15/11233 Would like to share info with other 47 Ocean owners. I've had mine 8 yrs.
fuel cap replacement SBinNSB at 5:49am 06.09.13 Catalina 310 8/3042 After a great 8 day sail here in NW FL our final stop before returning to the slip was the fuel dock
Conversion to AGM John R at 5:24am 06.09.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1302 Several years ago, I went from lead acid batteries to AGM's. Since then I've read that if you make t
rudder modification pamacm at 4:31am 06.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/243758 can anyone send me specification for modifying more rudder to a kick up rudder? I modified one, but

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Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour kloudie1 at 7:10am 05.05.23 I've had two failures on automobiles where the oil pressure switch failed and oil came out of the el
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer walt at 7:05am 05.05.23 Interesting useful discussion, just one somewhat unimportant point to make. nce its just a switch t
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 7:02am 05.05.23 Yes, excellent article, Dave, thanks. But I don't think the regulating relays will prevent the volt
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 6:58am 05.05.23 "It's important to use the right sealant in any application....." and then provide links to the dat
Old bilge: water in keel Siamese at 6:55am 05.05.23 Bricks?
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 6:52am 05.05.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today!
Beneteau Questions Greg_D at 6:43am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
What sealant to use? Dave at 6:43am 05.05.23 Good points are being raised. At the moment I'm thinking something along the lines of a generic st
What sealant to use? MikeHoncho at 6:40am 05.05.23
What diesel engine is this on my new-to-me 1978 Catalina 30 Bob Fiske at 6:29am 05.05.23 Thanks for the help! Comparing pictures and diagrams of various Yanmar engines, mine appears to be
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 6:27am 05.05.23 That's not so. A stator is just one part of an alternator, and won't do anything without a rotor.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer (2) jviss at 6:19am 05.05.23 As an example, here are the stator and rotor in a CB750K (mine's a 1982 model): Stator: odes are out
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 6:18am 05.05.23 The fundamental question administrators should be asking is - why take the risk? Every forum i am
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:15am 05.05.23 Commonly referred to as alternators most motorcycles do not have an alternator, they have stators.
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:07am 05.05.23 I've heard the call. From the Admin perspective it is who has the credentials to post a meaningful
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 6:05am 05.05.23 You know, re-reading this thread there is a lot of bad information, and confusion. First, @tfox2069
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer dlochner at 5:57am 05.05.23 Are you sure, Dave? I have been riding, repairing, and rebuilding motorcycles for 49 years and I c
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 5:16am 05.05.23 The point here is comparing PWCs and Motorcycles electrical and charging systems to those powered b
What sealant to use? JamesG161 at 5:03am 05.05.23 My point exactly. Rarely use a "Sticky Post" and never for repeating stuff. If my no coffee brain
What sealant to use? Dave at 4:47am 05.05.23 Jim, Thanks for the information. The TOS statement does offer some protection, however, it doesn't

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