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Frig drain on Oceanis 370 islandrunner70 at 8:16pm 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1575 I have taken ownership of a 1993 Oceanis 370. The water does not drain out of the frig drain and I
Meteors on the Chesapeake caruthers at 7:55pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1358 I'm hoping for good weather this Saturday night for the annual Persieds meteor shower. A question fo
removing tiller and re-drilling ... navigateur at 7:53pm 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/3365 I am not at the boat presently, but when I return next week I would like to address the excessive 'p
Hunter Legend 37 with 2 blade prop mcfiechter at 7:40pm 08.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/3300 We purchased a 1988 Hunter Legend 37. The surveyor indicated the prop is approx 11" in diameter and
Sink faucets. Hardware vs chandlery Goldfinger at 7:30pm 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2351 Need to replace the mixer tap in the galley. Is there any difference between those chrome-plated bra
Deck flex ahead of helm in cockpit H33 Saqqara at 6:43pm 08.07.12 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2666 Boat shopping and boarded a 1980 Hunter 33. The deck flexed considerably when I stepped just forward
28-5 rudder split Jeff McVittie at 6:43pm 08.07.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1538 My rudder on my 28-5 is split down the rear seam when I purchased it. So now I have to decide wheth
Compression Post Repair (8) StanFM at 6:32pm 08.07.12 Catalina 22 19/10798 OK, Don't laugh. This could be the weirdest repair yet! When under sail, I collect a small bit of
Catalina 22 in Chicago? CABixler at 6:23pm 08.07.12 Catalina 22 0/1009 Good friend made the mistake asking me about maybe getting a sailboat in Chicago. Of course sailors
White smoke, reduced RPM, increased fuel consumption jviss at 6:17pm 08.07.12 Engines and Propulsion 25/16100 This year the M25 in my C36 has been smoking under load, white smoke. I had just assumed it was ste
Lewmar Folding Wheel CABixler at 6:15pm 08.07.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1434 Just thinking about it but I have a B331 with a Whitlock steering system and was curious if the Lewm
Using Split Backstay to Support Dinghy Davits? Piratenorm at 5:35pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 3/2490 My Catalina 30 has a medium service davit set that uses 1" stainless steel tubing properly and profe
New Backsplash (2) jimmcgee at 5:22pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 10/3397 Two years ago we re-did our interior in ultra leather. As all Catalina 30 owners know washing dishes
Hot and calm weekend on the boat (1) c_witch at 5:20pm 08.07.12 Trailer Sailors 2/2017 Hiee, I spent Saturday and Sunday on the boat. It was to calm to do anything Saturday so I just l
mystery 27' sailboat (5) artb598 at 4:50pm 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/2324 Calt/2 Does anyone have info for this 1972 CALT/2? Thanks.
Water Muffler Box Leak Piratenorm at 4:46pm 08.07.12 Catalina 30 6/2893 I have a 1983 Mk 1 Catalina 30 with a persistent leak around the water muffler box. It causes the bi
Base of mast compreson posts jberube85 at 4:43pm 08.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1597 Ok all i have yet another issue that has arose with my 72 o day 22, today after about 5 hrs of saili
Widgeon spinnaker rigging jameslea at 4:34pm 08.07.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4819 I solved the hull plug problem and took her out for the first time today and she goes good. The boat
2000 420 cc Wood interior Barny192 at 4:31pm 08.07.12 Big Boats 5/1462 Hi again guys, I am re-modeling the Tv/video cabinet on my H420 but I am having trouble identifyin
Stove antonic47 at 4:18pm 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2057 what type of and where do I find a stove for this boat mac 25 1976

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Barlow Self Tailing Arms Justin_NSA at 12:15pm 01.07.23 I've bought parts for my winches from them. Not cheap but a reliable source. Or wait for a BOGO from
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Tally Ho at 11:42am 01.07.23 When all else fails, read the instructions. I was lucky enough to get a complete Yanmar Service Ma
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Karl T at 11:29am 01.07.23 You need to identify the watts for each of the units in the circuit controlled by the breaker. The
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting (1) Dalliance at 11:20am 01.07.23 When all else fails, read the instructions! I was lucky enough to get a complete 1GM-2GM-3GM Yanmar
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement Karl T at 11:17am 01.07.23 To my surprise the breaker in our 2014 (Built in South Carolina with US 110V circuits) is also a PF
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters Tally Ho at 10:47am 01.07.23
Hi All, Anyone replaced the shift & throttle cables on 2003 Hunter 386 have any suggestions? sailcapt340 at 10:44am 01.07.23 If you can show a few photos of what you have and can see at the moment. That will help a lot. The
Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters LloydB at 10:18am 01.07.23 FYI What is Halon 1301? Why is it Banned? \| ORR Protection Systems Same issues as the refrige
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? ShalomOrchard at 9:30am 01.07.23 "One thing that I've noticed during my searching is that not all manufacturers put adequate thought/
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement jssailem at 9:13am 01.07.23 Defender has this bit of info. https://www.defender.com/pdf/ReplacingOldRayInstr.pdf
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement jssailem at 9:09am 01.07.23 https://www.ebay.com/p/552261714
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:54am 01.07.23 Hi David, Thanks for the reply. Yes the boat's AC system is 120, the usual US standard. I too was
Barlow Self Tailing Arms Zom-B-Land at 8:24am 01.07.23 Ok great thank you. Will check them out.
First time sailboat owner danooxnard at 8:14am 01.07.23 We always called it a Stitch Awl, takes speedy out of the equation.
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement jssailem at 7:55am 01.07.23 Welcome Karl. Glad to have you aboard. As a new boat owner you are now responsible for all the syste
Think your PO made mistakes? kloudie1 at 7:37am 01.07.23 The pedestal system itself at today's prices is around $3000 .. Reckon he's trying to recoup his "in
Barlow Self Tailing Arms jssailem at 7:08am 01.07.23 Ebay may have it. Best source info comes from Rig-Right. Barient/Barlow Winches Rig-Rite no longe
Think your PO made mistakes? Hayden Watson at 6:57am 01.07.23 I don't have a problem with the wheel steering if that is what floats your boat. It looks like the
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer sail sfbay at 6:44am 01.07.23 Is this a trailetable sailboat? If this is this a fuling main, it is likley a Selden and there will
Single handing WI Rigger at 6:37am 01.07.23

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