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Rope Repair Slow Mo^cean at 1:10pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2776 My jib halyard's outer braid seperated from the inner strand, and is now about a foot shorter than t
Gas Strut/Pop Top mod RonRock at 12:30pm 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2117 I am ready to do the mod to my 79 Venture 25. I have read many of the previous threads on the forum,
Stupid propane tank question - tare weight jviss at 12:23pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 16/8307 I found the specs for my propane tanks, which are 11 lb. capacity steel tanks made by Trident, model
Whit Lock Steering (1) pdnervo at 12:19pm 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1312 we have a 361 Beneteau 2000. we have a Whit-Lock steering system. we would like to take off the wh
Salt in propane locker jviss at 12:18pm 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1057 My 1984 Catalina 36 has a propane locker for 2 11 lb. steel propane bottles. I don't know if the lo
Solar Doug J at 11:36am 07.31.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/8280 I have a question for the electrical guru's (Walt :)). Okay, I know this topic has been discussed
Wireless Wind Instruments Beneteau 321 at 10:43am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2875 Has anyone had any experience with the TacTick wireless wind system?
Blower? sailliny at 9:42am 07.31.12 Catalina 310 5/1997 Just wanted to know do any of you run the blower before starting the engine? My understanding is
Best way to attach the side shelves and over head storage? (3) joes new addiction at 8:21am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2779 I had thought of moving up to a bigger boat or at least one with more, "creature comforts" than my P
Smile confusion fox islander at 6:34am 07.31.12 Catalina 30 6/7097 OK so over in "Big Boats" there's a post on the "smile" and as I've heard before the smile is caused
Rigging Empress at 6:21am 07.31.12 Big Boats 2/1049 I am a new Hunter 45 Legend (1988) owner. I am having trouble with the sail rigging. Particularly re
Stern Wake over Exhaust Port Rag Doll at 6:13am 07.31.12 Bigger Boats 6/2024 Just a question on a 1986 O Day 28. When I am sailing or motoring and get over 4 knots the stern
H310 stock holding tank sending unit canyon at 6:02am 07.31.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1908 My H310 has a stock 50 gal. holding tank, with the needle stuck on 3/4 full. The level sensor is ori
The good, bad and ugly on a 1974 T23? joes new addiction at 5:56am 07.31.12 Columbia 0/2418 Fact finding mission for a friend. We had sailed Sun fishes when we were kids, but Jim had gone over
thoughts on a Columbia 23'?? joes new addiction at 5:36am 07.31.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3040 Took a friend out on my boat last weekend and now he is HOOKED! He'd been on the fence for a while,
Holding Tank Idylle 11.5m djm297 at 4:31am 07.31.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1776 Hi All, I,m a first time forum user so please forgive awkwardness. I was wondering if anyone had i
Broken Yacht Specialties Helm Control Head (4) Allan12210 at 10:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 8/4678 Well this part has raised its ugly head once again. Mine finally has completely broken. First the ta
H260: how much mast "wiggle" Sublime at 9:00pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 4/1633 I had my forestay replaced. I went sailing and had a lot of mast pumping with the jib luffing so I
H27 jib sheet tracks jcalluaud at 8:40pm 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 2/1247 I have a 2006 H27 (current model) that I purchased 2nd hand. It came with 2 sets of jib tracks one s
Ice Cube Trays Lee Hadjiosif at 8:23pm 07.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/870 I have a separate freezer and fridge units, so the freezer has a big round plate and did't come with

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Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 02.10.23 I see what you're saying, I tried to measure run-out but I wasn't totally prepared. The shaft moves
Persistent Fresh Water Leak sailme88 at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Heavy duty hose clamps have been known to crush hose barbs... Good place to check..
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Cederholm at 4:58pm 02.10.23 @Cederholm , I bought the Defender 2 display package with wireless wind sensor late last season and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 4:58pm 02.10.23 Perhaps I have an exotic metallurgy protecting me. Ours looks just like yours, Ralph.
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Hello Below at 4:54pm 02.10.23 I sometimes get water in the bilge when I overfill the water tank. I is supposed to have an overflo
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Terry Cox at 4:48pm 02.10.23 The 1991 original water system on our boat still does the job of delivering fresh water whenever we
Persistent Fresh Water Leak (1) dlochner at 3:28pm 02.10.23 Hello , In our cat there were hose connectors in places you can't reach ... i ript it all out an
Persistent Fresh Water Leak JoeWhite at 3:02pm 02.10.23 I had a leak on my boat when I purchased it new in 2005. Water would accumulate only when the fresh
On a 41DS (2007) : Can't get access to water tank watercolours at 1:03pm 02.10.23 Thank you for the help I pulled the gauge on the tank and just slid the float up and down. It moved
How to get under the windshield visor/eyebrow on a 41DS watercolours at 12:59pm 02.10.23
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 12:52pm 02.10.23 The B&G blue tooth mushrooms are pretty powerful. I have one for the remote on the AP. It is mounted
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Scott T-Bird at 12:39pm 02.10.23 @Cederholm , I bought the Defender 2 display package with wireless wind sensor late last season and
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver dlochner at 12:37pm 02.10.23 Hi, My boat came with a Vesper XB8000 AIS transponder, Standard Horizon VHF radio, single VHF ante
Vhf splitter for ais transceiver BarryL at 12:27pm 02.10.23 Hi, My boat came with a Vesper XB8000 AIS transponder, Standard Horizon VHF radio, single VHF anten
Prop seal change on Honda BF50A tcwest at 12:07pm 02.10.23 I know this is an old thread but i have a 1997 BF50A, with somewhat of a similar issue. I changed my
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month BigEasy at 11:28am 02.10.23 I suspect the problem is not with the forum discussion (as Phil said that part will live on), but s
Meet your new Forum Administrator Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 02.10.23 I'm happy that such a thoughtful choice in Dave was made for Admin. I only participate in one forum
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:54am 02.10.23 Then I saw and felt it. Pit corrosion. Miserable rotten break :banghead:. This is something I ha
I have come to the conclusion kappykaplan at 10:44am 02.10.23 I know. I was young once. We all were! :beer:
I have come to the conclusion thinwater at 10:44am 02.10.23 It's probably like driving a car. At some point, age catches up with you, but until fairly advanced

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