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Water in the hull Sirius repair at 1:40pm 10.19.12 Sirius 21/22 3/3809 I opened the rear hatch inside the boat today to find water had accumulated in there. as I was remov
Replacements for opening port Mark Nooney at 12:47pm 10.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1568 I have a 1984 H31 - with the grey opening ports. Does anyone have suggestions for replacements. I ha
Potential Fischer Panda Safety Issue Marc14857 at 12:33pm 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3450 I was preparing to change the oil and filter on my FP P 6000 genset this morning and came accross th
Closing in open shelving jsalley at 12:17pm 10.19.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/8055 One of the ways Catalina made the 309 a little more "affordable" was having open shelving along the
Webasto 3500 (1) carlager at 10:38am 10.19.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/939 I have a webasto 3500 heater in my beneteau 36cc Autumn started a couple of weeks ago. We now need
Racor on new genset is leaking BWagner at 6:17am 10.19.12 Big Boats 5/1696 Hello, I have a problem that doesn't make sense to me but maybe someone has some ideas. I have a F
Traveler (1) All U Get at 1:40am 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2987 Hi all, We put a bend in our traveler car connection plate and can't find a replacement. It appears
Weird water tank problem Rakuflames at 7:31pm 10.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 49/9842 I have a 31' Hunter (not Cherubini) built in 1983. I live on the boat exclusively and have owned it
Any of you stuck working on a boat for... (1) Sumner at 5:39pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1792 ...extended times in a yard with it on stands. We found ourselves working and living on the boat at
Please tell me i wont have any huge regrets Doc_holiday at 5:22pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/3808 When I put OHANA in this spring, I backed her in off the trailer and opened the valve to fill the ba
Gas Stovetop + Microwave (1) Ducati at 3:55pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2878 I spotted this combo gas stove/microwave on a 36.7 listed in Yachtworld. Anyone know where I can
Iam I sinking? ms. ndpndnt at 3:43pm 10.18.12 Catalina 22 11/1939 ok, every day when i go to the boat there is water under the port settee. i wipe it up and next
Mast Base - 40' 1989 Hunter 38lat at 3:01pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 8/2465 Hello: I'm back. Looking down inside the mast is two "pipes", one with the top mast wiring for w
Just when i thought all was well... (2) gpd955 at 2:56pm 10.18.12 Catalina 310 10/2504 Got hauled out today and this magically appeared. No groundings, no foulings. Familiar with the Ca
lewmar synchro block maintenance Joe2954 at 2:16pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3149 Any input on cleaning, lubricating Lewmar synchro blocks? Haven't used my asymmetrical for a coupl
Leak at windlass xsiddr at 2:01pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4116 Just finished rebedding the windlass. It still leaks! Am I missing something? The water seems to com
Sewer Work Roger Long at 1:44pm 10.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4820 What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I was out on the deck in the sunshine doing sailor kind o
Where to locate eberspacher in 340 MFord at 1:40pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 1/932 Any pics of install and duct runs would be useful Mike
Oil leak on a Yanmar 3qm30 jluke at 1:13pm 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/2429 I have a fair amount of oil leaking out of what appears to be the #3 rocker arm support where the oi
My Boat Leaks! ccraigmile at 12:11pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2205 I've fixed up my 1974 Mac V 25 and have had it dry docked. used it 7-8 times and finally got it a h

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Replacing Stuffing Box Hose (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 12.27.22 Same thing here. I think the most important thing is to have a mirror like finish on the shaft area
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring jssailem at 8:37am 12.27.22 Yes... That was a fire hazard waiting to ignite...
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom jssailem at 8:10am 12.27.22 Looks like the strut from my Vanagon rear hatch. Check automotive sources. That is unless you feel y
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 7:57am 12.27.22 Thank you Google translation. Same to you Justin:beer:
Advice on gel coat to centerboard thinwater at 7:52am 12.27.22 I have stripped the VC17 off my centerboard and plan to re-do the gel coat. I know that spraying wi
Replacing Stuffing Box Hose (3) CharlieSea at 7:39am 12.27.22 Ditto, the reply on the saildrive. They are easier, i.e cheaper for manufacturers but a pain for ow
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... Jacktar at 7:27am 12.27.22 another unrelated to boats and batteries but to cold.... we had three days of below freezing temp h
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... dLj at 7:18am 12.27.22 I agree, in my case its the charger. Both batteries (Sealed Lead Acid type) said 12.89 V but just
Raymarine Axiom tfox2069 at 7:05am 12.27.22 I just found an even better solution. There is a very slick company Yacht Devices. They make an int
Advice on gel coat to centerboard dlochner at 6:30am 12.27.22 If you spray gelcoat, you or someone will spend a lot of time sanding and polishing. If you brush ge
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... sailcapt340 at 4:23am 12.27.22 I agree, in my case its the charger. Both batteries (Sealed Lead Acid type) said 12.89 V but just d
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring (1) gorkem at 3:52am 12.27.22 211858
Yanmar Electric Fuel Pump Wiring gorkem at 3:51am 12.27.22 Thanks for your replies. I have cut the wire until I find a good looking part. Still I can not read
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 2:40am 12.27.22 Und ein gutes neues jahr Same to you, Justin_NSA!:beer:
Completely "Non Boat" related Electrical Issue... dLj at 10:09pm 12.26.22
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom BigEasy at 9:17pm 12.26.22 My questions: can you suggest where to look for a supplier of these struts? Call Beneteau USA
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom Mechone at 9:14pm 12.26.22 I have bought these many times for industrial applications in fact stainless and have never had one
gas strut for Bene 37 access door/seat at aft transom wilf_r at 8:29pm 12.26.22 Thank you Mechone for your suggestions. I have a couple of follow-up questions. First, I think you'r
QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:50pm 12.26.22 I had already thought about what Kings Gambit suggested, however that kind of search doesn't work. T
Boat shopping. Too heavy? Too light? dlochner at 7:27pm 12.26.22 My brother sails a J/30 out of Juneau and enjoys it quite a bit despite the light air they are stuc

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