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Marinium Fuel, Water and Holding Tank Caps (2) Euphoria2011 at 4:28pm 01.13.13 Bigger Boats 1/1469 Hello, I have 3 deck ports that say Marinium on them and I was thinking I might look into getting ne
End Slip? unclemoey at 4:08pm 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1663 Hello, the harbor has offered me an end slip for my father's 42' sailboat. I don't have too much of
RN300 gps raymarine (2) Navicula at 3:45pm 01.13.13 Big Boats 3/4368 I have this RN 300 Raymarine GPS that I want to use with my standard Horizion VHF with AIS.........a
Reliance on modern technology kpgraci at 3:04pm 01.13.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/3242 I found this interesting when compared to our modern reliance on gps. In "Sailing alone around the
Water Heater replacement (1) bobmorning at 1:32pm 01.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/2050 Just pulled the original water heater out of our 1985 Hunter 31. Attached is a photo. It appears
Fishing for Newbies merlinuxo at 12:26pm 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1875 Took a neighbor out for a couple hours today. He's late forties and never been sailing but wanted to
1976 Oday 25 cabin leaking. seabrooksailor at 12:09pm 01.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3977 Hello all, I noticed last week that my cabin roof was letting in quite a bit of water, it has never
correct prop size Mikey in Westbygodseattle at 11:28am 01.13.13 Catalina 30 21/13987 looking to replace the 2 blade prop on a Catalina 30 with a 3 blade. The boat is an 1988, Universal
Hatch Covers Eric3626 at 10:53am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2948 Any suggestions where I can obtain hatch covers for outside of opening hatches on my Beneteau 473?
Question regarding sanitation hose size and length (1) padozary at 10:16am 01.13.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/16731 I recently purchased a 2006 H44. The boat has the the original sanitation hoses which I want to rep
Need owner's manual for 11.0C fruivita at 9:49am 01.13.13 S2 6/2077 I just purchased a 1985 S2 11.0C and while there's a boatload (pun intended) of manuals on various c
Custom Rudders JasonC at 9:11am 01.13.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2630 Anyone who have built or installed custom rudders, can you please share you specs, I want to build s
Asymetrical Spinnaker Furling - Experience (1) Nodak7 at 7:49am 01.13.13 Big Boats 8/4154 OK I must admit that I love flying our Asym. :dance: The Admiral not so much. ;) But It is a pain in
Knot meter has two transducers? drumbeater at 7:42am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1053 My old boat has two speed transducers in the bow. They are not in the thru hulls right now, the dumm
Ben 423 Shaft Seal bwasileski at 6:48am 01.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3176 Hi. I'm seeking some advice from someone who as changed the shaft seal on a 423. My Ben is 8 years
Tips for closing the purchase of a sailboat PDReynolds at 6:28am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 30/8029 Hi Everyone, I am ready to submit an offer on a boat and think that I need some assistance in cra
CNG tank -CNG soon to be available in Savannah GA smokey73 at 6:21am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2160 I was hoping someone who has replaced their CNG with Propane might have a CNG tank with current date
battery connections gettinthere at 5:57am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1009 I need to make a new connection to my house bank. We have solar ' wind. Do I need to disable these b
Furlex 100S lost its bearings (2) Ken13559 at 1:17am 01.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/7354 I've a Selden Furlex 100S that losses all its lower ball bearings when I raise the headsail. Apparen
Whats Wrong with the Trim on ''This'' Boat ? (1) Stretch at 9:45pm 01.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 36/19131 Ok Rich, nice try. Don, yes there is a hidden answer.... What's wrong with this boat???

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Sole Replacement (1) RoyS at 5:58am 03.27.23 I used PlasDeck which is usually installed outside on the deck and not inside on the cabin sole. I i
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 Leeward Rail at 5:50am 03.27.23 Further to what @Davidasailor26 said... I would contact the manufacturer of the sensor and ask thei
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? RoyS at 5:32am 03.27.23 In the video the guy stated to be careful to install the impeller right side up. I never heard this
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... smokey73 at 5:29am 03.27.23 I'm really surprised the cooler/glove box was glassed in. I have one on my 40.5 and it lifts out.
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? Terry Cox at 4:57am 03.27.23 Hi Achilles, the pink color of the bronze pump and flange appears to me in need of a new pump, that
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... obxjeff at 4:43am 03.27.23 thank you everyone, I'm going to just buy a new type 2 12v drive unit, but surprised a couldn't find
Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 4:36am 03.27.23 Take a look at Taco Marine they make all kinds of vinyl trim. They might have something that will wo
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:09am 03.27.23 The speaker in that video is a bit unclear when he puts the impeller back in and suggests water flo
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Joe at 12:00am 03.27.23 That's a decent price for the mainsail. Plus now you have all the particulars you need to shop arou
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 11:28pm 03.26.23 We'll have to forgive you for your mistakes here as the video maker makes a few minor slips with his
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 9:56pm 03.26.23
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 9:54pm 03.26.23 Hi there, this short video shows why you are mistaken and the pump should operate clockwise: -sMh3
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 03.26.23 The pump is as kosher as matzo ball soup. It turns anti-clockwise if you want the water to go as @J
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail Redwood707 at 8:51pm 03.26.23 Thank you Don and Thank you Rgranger. I have not tried rigging the boom yet(picked up today), waitin
Removing Two Stroke Exhaust Marks (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:45pm 03.26.23 Never tried it before so can't say. This is the latest stuff I've tried. Seems to last for a few e
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? anastas at 8:42pm 03.26.23 that water is an incompressible fluid? These pumps work with the impeller turning clockwise. That'
Battery sizing Phil Mac at 8:40pm 03.26.23 Thanks. I am contemplating adding another solar panel as well.
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 8:17pm 03.26.23 Have you tried rigging the boom yet? I would be worried that the longer boom is going to hit the bac
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... (1) JamesG161 at 8:02pm 03.26.23 The drive is an autohelm type 2 from Top Brands Jim... PS: I am almost sure Type1 and type 2 wi
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) JamesG161 at 7:57pm 03.26.23 214054

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