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Inflatable dinghy sealant... Doug/Karen at 1:38pm 09.16.12 Big Boats 4/2312 We have an aged inflatable dinghy that has developed a slow leak that, thus far, has avoided detecti
Yanmar 2GM20F suddenly lost power but not RPMs scorpio77 at 12:41pm 09.16.12 Engines and Propulsion 15/10081 Hi all folks, Im looking for some experience Yanmar owners, about a month ago I purchased a beautifu
Fuel capacity Oceanis361 at 11:26am 09.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1119 Hi, Recently bought an 2000 Oceanis361, and in the specifications they say it's 75 litres fuelcap. B
Shower Faucet Assembly for C-310 c130king at 10:53am 09.16.12 Catalina 310 1/1339 The shower in my 310 has several hose issues so I would like to replace the whole faucet, shower hea
Holes in Keel fore sail 1 at 10:39am 09.16.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1726 What can anyone tell me about the two small 1/4" holes in the rear of the kee just above the bulb?
phrf ratings craigtilson at 10:05am 09.16.12 Racing 4/6298 does anyone know the phrf rating for a 1976 ericson 35-2 has a 150 genny non folding prop and w
Noisy wheel-drive autopilot Vegas at 9:36am 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 19/13127 I just replaced my ST4000 wheel drive unit (black) with the Raymarine MKII wheel drive unit (grey).
About The Venture 21 ???? Mick at 9:30am 09.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4798 I have a 01 26 ft sitting in the lake , that I love. Had a 26C that got tornadoed a few years back.
SeaEra toilet shoots straight up tchastain at 8:17am 09.16.12 Big Boats 5/1196 My electric SeaEra toilet has started shooting water straight up and sometimes out of the bowl when
Last Dispatch Roger Long at 7:34am 09.16.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/3972
I got out yesterday... Did you? inarathree at 6:45am 09.16.12 Smaller Boats 5/1300 My day went from this: http://youtu.be/oIMg9eQ4Gm4 To this... http://youtu.be/58i1vuKm26I I
Replacing lifelines with Dynemma line paul1938 at 4:42am 09.16.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3099 I've almost completed replacing on my Hunter 33, the old lifelines that were showing rust. CS Johnso
Winterizing a Universal 5411 Diesel Ajay73 at 3:00am 09.16.12 Musings With Maine Sail 23/12910 This will be the first time I'm doing the winterization on my Universal 5411 diesel. I'll be doing i
Steering cable Oceanis 351 redege at 8:02pm 09.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1540 This happened 6 month ago, but I thought I'd share this with you. Coming back through the Seaway in
S2 6.7 traveler question jubels at 6:36pm 09.15.12 S2 2/1457 Some dirt bag stole the traveler car and main block from my 1981 S2 6.7. Does any one know the make
First season sailing ending, looking for next boat! (3) Ward H at 6:22pm 09.15.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3687 First season of sailing is ending, looking for next boat Getting close to the end of my first seaso
Sayonara to the long hot summer BobT at 6:19pm 09.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1448 Finally got a spanking clear day with 8-12 knots of wind this afternoon. Busting high 6's ' low 7's
Freedom 20 Echo Charger wgkenney at 6:15pm 09.15.12 Ask All Sailors 17/5511 All, With the help from several of you about a month ago I installed a xantrex echo charger to tric
Help Identifying this sailboat (5) Ward H at 5:43pm 09.15.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1462 This O'Day is a few slips from us. We were studying it today and found it has a lot of things we wou
Necessity breeds ingenuity, I hope . . . (2) sinnettc at 4:29pm 09.15.12 Trailer Sailors 18/5999 I've had issues getting my boat on the trailer since I bought her. The bow eye and trailer winch ar

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Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps (1) brockfromwa at 10:11am 02.18.23 Thank you Captain Larry and Hello Below for your insight. Much appreciated. I've been intermittentl
Ouch! thinwater at 9:43am 02.18.23 That sounds like a bugger. Mind my asking what you were paying for moorage on a one year contract
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Hello Below at 9:31am 02.18.23
Replaced all my sanitation hoses (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 02.18.23 "Lard tunderin' Jesus" I had no idea you were rebuilding the whole boat to install new sanitary line
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? (1) DaveJ at 9:09am 02.18.23 I use one of these on either side of my binnacle, the winch handle rarely is left in the winch. Very
Ouch! WayneH at 9:07am 02.18.23 Wayne, what marina was it that was bought and by whom? Pensacola Shipyard by David Finke
Hello to the community Terry Cox at 8:33am 02.18.23 Texas, it's too freakin hot in the summer and too far from the ocean. Amen, Bro.
protecting deck and nonslip BigEasy at 8:32am 02.18.23 As DavidSailor mentioned, it is gel coat with nonskid pattern & grey color molded in. It is not pa
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Terry Cox at 8:08am 02.18.23 We've used Verizon International wireless service (Telus cell partnership) for years into British Co
protecting deck and nonslip Don S/V ILLusion at 8:08am 02.18.23 Once toured the Hunter factory in Alachua. The nonskid deck areas were all painted gray. If you feel
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (1) Tally Ho at 7:10am 02.18.23 So, the engine is located in the V berth? That sounds like a strange place to mount an engine. Mu
protecting deck and nonslip Davidasailor26 at 7:02am 02.18.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:30am 02.18.23
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 6:07am 02.18.23 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we w
Hyde StreamStay II Question (2) jssailem at 5:59am 02.18.23 213094 The toggle fitting (the lower portion) is shown on the deck. If you can not find the toggl
Hyde StreamStay II Question (3) Kevin&Karen at 5:09am 02.18.23 More pics that I took yesterday of the Hyde StreamStay II rollerfurler connection point. Still look
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Captain Larry-DH at 3:47am 02.18.23 Check your wiring. If you have a marginal connection it might not show up with a multi tester due t
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Apex at 3:27am 02.18.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The lo
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 02.17.23 I know that some have the standard steel muffler and many if not most of us have the stainless stee
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:56pm 02.17.23 I like butyl when I have fixtures with fasteners to adhere the parts together. When dealing with a w

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