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Water Pump Issue Zoom767 at 4:59pm 05.09.13 Big Boats 5/1102 Good Evening, I have a pump located above the battery locker which draws water from the lake to use
Buss Bars-Confused Solstice at 4:47pm 05.09.13 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1782 I am in the process of moving my connections from the batteries to Dist. Buss Bars. I have a 400a Ho
Electrical Problem Zoom767 at 4:46pm 05.09.13 Big Boats 3/1062 Good Evening, I have a Hunter 35.5 Legend with a Raymarine ST50 Wind indicator which is daisy-chain
Attn: Catalina owners who have ordered new boats. Doug4bass at 4:38pm 05.09.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2928 Recently ordered a new 385 which has been completed in Largo. We have paid a sizeable down payment p
H37C Stay sail boom and outhaul rigging (2) guidera48 at 4:23pm 05.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5704 I am putting back together the stay sail boom and since I did not take it apart, I am having to play
Depth sounder location 26D sunman at 3:29pm 05.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2113 I have a 26D a 6" screw-in deck plate and a Humminbird HDR 650'transom mount transducer and 30 ft
361 mast rake suttonski at 2:48pm 05.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/775 Hi, I would like to find out what is the ideal mast rake for my 361. I have in-mast furling main sa
masthead sheaves casualemt at 2:27pm 05.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1605 I have a 1978 27' Oday with a Kenyon spar. My boat currently has wire to rope spliced main and jib
Artemis has wrecked (1) FourPoints at 2:07pm 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2089 Artemis has wrecked - One sailor dead At least one crew member injured... http://sanfrancisco.cbs
vang location on boom fiestaMojo at 1:57pm 05.09.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1355 gonna install a rope vang on my 1981 33, I know the rule of thumb is the vang should make a 45 degre
Missing Transom Board Concerto at 12:10pm 05.09.13 Catalina 310 10/2060 My wife and I are the happy new owners of C310 #189, "Concerto in Sea", sailing out of Oyster Bay, N
Just Got a Catalina 22 Yardawg at 10:23am 05.09.13 Catalina 22 6/2130 I am new to sailing. I've been on boats my whole life, but I haven't sailed in 35 years. Even then I
changing to LED... ag123 at 10:14am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1012 I want to replace all my bulbs with all new LED bulbs and decided to start with the exterior. Would
First deaf person to circumnavigate single handed merlinuxo at 9:47am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3084 I think this is very cool. http://news.yahoo.com/;_ylt=AuWxaSnAsEFiZgV0b.SKxHHQtDMD edit, better l
rudder question GregMartin22hunter at 8:02am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1072 Hi all, I'm refurbishing a 1981 Hunter 22 with a swing rudder (as well as keel). I'm about to rig u
Australian back stay adjuster (2) paddy4699 at 7:26am 05.09.13 Parts Search 4/5827 This back stay adjuster came on our C22 which we purchased last summer. Trying to find some informa
C&C 24 -- Tightening Keel Bolts praxis1949 at 6:42am 05.09.13 C&C 5/5872 Greetings all, I have a 1983 baby C'C (C'C 24). There is a crack where the keel is joined to the
Magma Magic experience Tim R. at 5:44am 05.09.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1404 Anyone have any experience with Magma Magic cleaner?
How do I open the fittings in the fresh water piping? Andreas7699 at 5:25am 05.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/948 Hi I have a H36 2008. It has the blue and red pipes with black fittings. Does anyoune know how to op
Bottom Paint 89bruin at 4:28am 05.09.13 Trailer Sailors 10/4172 I'm looking for some advice on bottom paint for a new boat in the southern Chesapeake Bay region. I

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Evaluating a South Coast 26 Project_Mayhem at 6:56am 03.31.23 On the surface the boat appears to be in average condition for its age. You really need to dive into
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? rgranger at 6:37am 03.31.23 This is way more work than I was anticipating. I hate to :deadhorse:but see my post (above) on ho
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 6:32am 03.31.23 Great info, many thanks. I'm still waiting for my gooseneck in the mail before i move foward with c
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER PaulK at 6:28am 03.31.23 Not sure what your pictures are trying to show. Are you trying to remove/reduce the gap between the
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 6:14am 03.31.23 This link might help Troubleshooting Compressors - Cruisers & Sailing Forums But what is your issue
Is rigging tape evil? PaulK at 6:11am 03.31.23 Using this velcroed cotter pin avoids the problem:Johnson Velcro Wrap Cotter Pins If you find them t
Is rigging tape evil? Project_Mayhem at 6:02am 03.31.23 I found a cotter ring that was ready to fall out during my annual mast inspection. Knowing how riggi
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 5:32am 03.31.23 I did more sanding yesterday. So far just to the last layer. It was windy, so it kept whatever wasn
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals (2) fero at 4:49am 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for checking, find it pretty surprising that they would not include something on quite a
Evaluating a South Coast 26 SailingLoto at 4:19am 03.31.23 As a previous southcoast owner, I had a 22. Build quality was lackluster. Check decks and cockpit
Starwind 19 project boat SailingLoto at 4:08am 03.31.23 It looks so good I thought you had it done in a spraybooth! Nope! Middle of my shop about a year
Is rigging tape evil? dLj at 3:56am 03.31.23 Does rigging tape encourage crevice corrosion by potentially trapping moisture? I just replaced my
HELP FIX (REPAIR) RUDER-BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER (2) EXADAS MUSIC at 3:49am 03.31.23 ??????? ?? ????????????? ?? ??????? ??? BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER ??? ?????? ???? ???? ????--??? ???????
Pedestal guard replacment Davidasailor26 at 3:33am 03.31.23 At $355 it might be worth a try. At least it comes with the software needed to configure it and no
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand danielhwolf at 12:20am 03.31.23 Thanks very much, guys. This gives me some confidence about the place to start. If there's no valve
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand jssailem at 9:48pm 03.30.23 On my Perkins, with the valve cover off, the crankshaft can be turned with a large wrench and big ba
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 nitrogenase at 8:09pm 03.30.23
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals JamesG161 at 7:38pm 03.30.23 Model number might help. Jim...
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 7:36pm 03.30.23 There is no compression release on that engine. First check the valve clearance. It would be strange

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