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Keel Cradle jkowza at 8:24am 07.28.12 Sirius 21/22 5/3498 I happen to notice something the other day while the boat was on the trailer. The manual says to lo
5411 engine question: jrowan at 6:45am 07.28.12 Catalina 30 11/5095 Hello all, Does anyone else with a 5411 model Universal diesel know where the hose that exits up f
Bleed Screw: Which one is it? (1) Scup at 6:38am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 24/6857 ...on Yanmar 1GM10. See pic. Which screw is used to bleed the air from the secondary filter, "A"
Quadrant problems (4) Goldfinger at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1922 2? problems. 1) My quadrant stop is "working" the deck just behind the binnacle
Shower Curtain (2) gpd955 at 6:09am 07.28.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/11721 Did a search of the forums and couldn't find anything on this.... Have any Catalina (or other) ow
Making bed out of the table Ron.Korpan at 5:49am 07.28.12 Big Boats 4/1570 Recently bought a 92 hunter vision, suppose to sleep 7, tried to put the table down to make a bed, c
Catalina 27 Upwind Performance Ajay73 at 4:31am 07.28.12 Mid-Size Boats 12/6564 I have a 1980 C27 with the standard fin keel. Just this past week I was able to get out sailing it
Wet plywood encased in fiberglass weh5748 at 4:19am 07.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1347 On a recently purchased O'Day 19 in excellent shape overall I discovered and repaired several cracks
Cal 36 I think. ezajac at 3:49am 07.28.12 Cal 1/2918 Hello all. 1st time Cal threader long time reader. I have a 1968 Cal 36 I believe? The title for t
lifeline stops? Banooma at 3:27am 07.28.12 Ask All Sailors 11/4401 I saw something on a sailboat some time ago that impressed me with its practicality....if I imagined
Water tanks usage preference islandrunner70 at 8:14pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1407 On my Bene 370 there are two water tanks connected through a Y-connection to the fresh water pump.
Busted rudder Bob Cronin at 6:52pm 07.27.12 C&C 2/2433 Hi all The rudder on my beloved C'C 24 broke off at the water line (18 months I paid a boat wo
Fixture hole in cockpit Golden Road at 6:50pm 07.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1424 On my 1978 O'day 23 there was something mounted in the aft (transom) wall of the cockpit, equi dista
How to change the oil filter of M30 perkins, Beneteau 352 sirocovzla at 5:43pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1731 Any can help me and tell a easy way to change the oil filter of the M30 perkins diesel engine of th
Excellent Vendor Report - Sea Frost (1) Maine Sail at 3:26pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 2/3179 So a few weeks ago I ran into Cleave, the owner of Sea Frost Refrigeration, on the dock at our club.
Echo Charger wgkenney at 2:28pm 07.27.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2907 Hi all, Over the last two years I've been doing electrical upgrades on my B473 based on the advice
Internal charger short circuit fuse? Dave555 at 2:26pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/853 I have a Quick sbc adv charger factory installed in my beneteau. By misstake i switched the poles on
Bilge pump under the engine Philip_Oceanis 361 at 1:13pm 07.27.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2542 In the Beneteau 361 if the compartment (or whatever is called) under the engine fills with water for
Holding tank pumpout Phil P at 12:58pm 07.27.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/6635 Relatively new to boat, I have a '91 Hunter 375. It has the original aluminum holding tank and a Jab
OMC Saildrive losing power David20613 at 12:35pm 07.27.12 Bigger Boats 9/3281 My 1979 O'Day 28 has an OMC saildrive, model 15s10s, that is losing power when trying to give it any

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Bermuda Caboteur at 7:16am 01.24.23 May should be great for weather: winter storms are finished and tornadoes are a few months away! You
45' mast for Buchan 37 Sailing_Victoria at 7:07am 01.24.23 Thanks for the advice, Ralph. Pro-Tech was my first-in-line contact to talk with. Sent them an email
Marine Head to Water Ballast Tank? (2) Sethic at 6:50am 01.24.23
Beneteau 361 cockpit shower faucet replacement bmadan at 6:40am 01.24.23 Yes, my shower faucet has a cover. It's a verticle door that opens out. It covers the faucet and spr
Gennaker dLj at 6:28am 01.24.23 The sail operates outside the fixed headsail and its sheets. It's free flying, meaning the luff of
Slip n slide! Scott T-Bird at 6:22am 01.24.23
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 RoyS at 6:13am 01.24.23 One thing that is unusual on your boat is the sink location nearly under the companionway. On my sim
Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:09am 01.24.23 Better living through Chemistry. Most of the time. :D That sounds like a slogan for a drug compan
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 5:29am 01.24.23 I am also inclined to Selden ... but I am oping someone in this forum has experience and knowledge i
Gennaker Joe at 5:03am 01.24.23 So how do those parrel beads or the tracker go over your sheets on the rolled foresail? dj It's a
End Boom Sheeting Joe at 4:48am 01.24.23 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing t
Gennaker (1) dLj at 4:39am 01.24.23 The size of your gennaker will be determined by maximum luff. Most ready made gennakers are built
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 01.24.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Gerard56 at 1:43am 01.24.23 It is totally stupid. We have in France, not a site but a huge forum for the oceanis and we never ha
Winches H26 Joe at 11:52pm 01.23.23 Your question is not clear. The self tailing feature has little to do with power comparisons betwee
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 01.23.23 (same dimension as other group 27 's but a lot heavier.. . ) You seem to be under the mistaken im
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 9:55pm 01.23.23 The Trogear looks like nice kit. Definitely not low cost. I'd go with the Selden but I don't have en
Swing Keel Fittings (2) pclarksurf at 9:33pm 01.23.23
Teak Rub Rail pclarksurf at 9:27pm 01.23.23
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Tally Ho at 9:05pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Co

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