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Beneteau 323 Battery Question Beneteau323 at 9:39am 07.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1245 The Beneteau 323 has an Engine Battery and a House Battery. In the past, I have used the same two A
Black bilge water Nan at 7:58am 07.10.25 Ask All Sailors 6/615 My 1986 Pearson is getting black, rank smelling water in bilge. Seems to be isolated in forward bil
Commodore 26 question TeamRichardson at 7:57am 07.10.25 Ask All Sailors 2/238 Just purchased a Commodore 26 in solid condition but needs some tlc. Looming for measurements for th
1997 Oceanis 351 - upgrading ST400 wheel auotpilot to EV-200 linear drive help jpeac2 at 7:49am 07.10.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/317 Hey everyone - Hope you all are out enjoying some great winds! As the title says I am about to diy
Broken Flange at Exhaust Mixing Elbow - Yanmar 2GMF (1) pham at 11:05am 07.09.25 Ask All Sailors 3/413 Replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 2GMF, all 4 bolts came out easy. Unfortunately, the 4th onl
ABYC Summer School Videos dlochner at 9:57am 07.09.25 Ask All Sailors 3/436 ABYC has started posting short (<10 minutes) excerpts from their certification courses. These are fr
ProNautic 1240P won't exceed 11.7 A of charge toomanyirons at 7:53am 07.09.25 Ask All Sailors 8/790 ProNautic does not exceed 11.7 A I have a ProMariner ProNautic 1240P charger (rated for up to 40 A,
O'day 27 projects...help! sailingescape at 1:42am 07.09.25 Bigger Boats 7/753 Hi all - we are first time sailboat owners with a new to us and very loved 1977 O'day 27. I have a
San Diego Bay. New to me, Holokai. Catalina 30 (1) Bgkahuna11325 at 6:36pm 07.08.25 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 0/390 232807
Whisker Pole Part Sought (1) Randall Schmidt at 4:49pm 07.08.25 Ask All Sailors 6/490 I was sailing on a Hunter 40.5 sloop today and we were going wing-on-wing with a whisker pole. Afte
Sparcraft Mast for Ericson 32-3 or 32-200 IndigoSkies at 12:09pm 07.08.25 Parts Search 2/630 Ok, I may be crazy but i just picked up a beautiful 1990 Ericson 32-3 with the catch that it's missi
Is my new keel winch broken (1) newsailor72 at 9:05am 07.08.25 Ask All Sailors 12/938 Just got this brake winch on Amazon for my Mac 22 swing keel, tried it without any load on it, it tu
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 5:05pm 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 56/4431 Has this happened to anyone else? We've had BoatUS insurance for 20+ years. Never filed any claims.
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (2) markymac1961 at 2:41pm 07.07.25 Big Boats 8/892 Hi Folks, My 1999 build Hunter 340 has what appears to be 'optional extra' very well fitted internal
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk (5) Davey Gee at 2:23pm 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 3/501
Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? FWBpilot at 2:07pm 07.07.25 Smaller Boats 2/617 Does anybody know where can I order a Bimini top replacement for a Hunter 23.5? I've search online
s 2 6.9 trailer bgabow at 1:05pm 07.07.25 Trailer Sailors 1/546 I'm trying to find the vin number of my trailer for a 1984 s 2 6.9 sail 035 or just the manufacture
Round "sail slugs" VS flat "sail slides" PaulDaniel at 6:58am 07.07.25 Ask All Sailors 14/1124
Bird Poop Prevention THAT WORKS (6) dhandzy at 5:36am 07.07.25 Catalina 310 11/1600 My harbor (Mamaroneck, NY) is inundated with cormorants. While they're graceful and beautiful, they
How to re-attach small wires to ComNav autopilot compass cable plug (1) toomanyirons at 7:45pm 07.06.25 Ask All Sailors 4/505 I have a secondhand ComNav 1001 autopilot, and I believe I need to switch the sine and cosine wires

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Plumbing connections on 1999 hunter 340 NoReverse at 7:56am 11.10.25 1/2 BSP (British Standard Pipe) is 14 threads per inch and so is NPS(National Pipe Standard, NPT is
Plumbing connections on 1999 hunter 340 NoReverse at 7:46am 11.10.25
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Paceship.org at 7:45am 11.10.25 Any updates on the RC pintle? I am looking to replace the kick up rudder on my 1987 C22 (3/8" gudge
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? Paceship.org at 7:41am 11.10.25 I had a HDPE rudder craft (after market) rudder on a Balboa 26 ... it was a VERY nice rudder. The
Help me understand the Keel Locking Bolt. Mine seems stuck... RKenSailor at 7:32am 11.10.25 I have delamination where it looks like it was locked when the previous owner hit ground or cranked
RudderCraft.com kick up rudder - anyone have one I can ask Qs about and maybe get pics? rgranger at 7:28am 11.10.25 I had a HDPE rudder craft (after market) rudder on a Balboa 26 ... it was a VERY nice rudder. The l
Decorating a boat for Christmas rgranger at 7:23am 11.10.25 I put my boat in the Charleston X-mas parade last year.... just a simple string of lights... I plugg
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 RKenSailor at 7:20am 11.10.25 Has anyone tried using 2 claw gear pullers to straighten deck plates? Seems like it would work. Up
Happy Birthday, United States Marine Corps! Justin_NSA at 7:16am 11.10.25 Happy 250th fellow Marines. My USMC flag is posted on the house!
Alternative to Split Rings rgranger at 7:13am 11.10.25
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 11.10.25 The local marine shop only had a 2 pole, 30A breaker in stock and they suggested just connecting Ne
Companion way doors for a 1983 kappykaplan at 6:17am 11.10.25 Has anyone made companion way doors that slide in where the boards go? or know of a place that sell
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... walt at 5:13am 11.10.25 (two different discussions here - this is for what whitespeed brought up) I think Rich's idea of the
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... artboas at 5:05am 11.10.25 @Whitespeed First, welcome aboard. From your description I think that the 3-pole boat breaker switc
Alternative to Split Rings Swabby Third Class at 4:45am 11.10.25 Where on the main sheet would you use a snap shackle? Where the main sheet tackle connects to the
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Whitespeed at 4:44am 11.10.25 Thanks for the quick replies! to early 70's. There have been some upgrades over the years. The pede
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 4:33am 11.10.25 it is amphibious. He plays guitar right-handed and banjo left-handed. 235374
Help me understand the Keel Locking Bolt. Mine seems stuck... Gene Neill at 4:25am 11.10.25 Your understanding of the bolt's use is correct. Righty tighty like everything else. Don't force it.
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... Rich Stidger at 10:07pm 11.09.25 First time poster here and I hope I'm not thread jacking (I can start a new thread if that would be
Shore Power Fault - Above my pay grade..... dLj at 9:21pm 11.09.25 I then connected Neutral to Ground, and everything works as expected. That is correct - your origi

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