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Electrical Troubleshooting kerryb at 1:45pm 12.18.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1106 Trying to trace down a drain problem with my batteries. First, should there be any sparks when conne
Rules regarding dredgers Terry in Naples at 1:22pm 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2154 The pass into Naples Fl where I live is starting a dredging project. Where can I find the proper reg
Moniters paulj at 1:06pm 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1222 Monitors for use with laptops. http://www.panbo.com/archives/2006/12/argonauts_bargain_marine_monit
Temperature Considerations When Replacing Ports Joe Mullee at 11:56am 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1470 I need to repair or replace two opening ports on my 1983 H34. I got leaks!! Do I need to concern mys
Help! Need an Owner's Manual for my 1981 34' sloop esliwinski at 11:00am 12.18.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1111 I have been trying to locate a manual for my 1981 34' O'Day. Anybody have any suggestions as to wher
Ack....Roller Furler Problem Bad Obsession at 10:55am 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/3874 I have a Pro-furl roller furling on my Catalina 30 tall rig bow sprit. I went down to the boat toda
Cruising Nova Scotia just go more difficult Roger Long at 10:53am 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2321 The CAT ferry is dead, both Portland and Bar Harbor routes. I can't tell you what a bummer this is
Satallite TV butchrobbins at 9:36am 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2071 Anyone here have this on the boat. I'm a new liveaboard and don't have it at my marina. Any though
One year later r.oril at 6:25am 12.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2610 So now I have owned my 1988 Mac 26D for a year. I was able to sail with my wife twice and several s
h410 Brochure gwheeler at 5:54am 12.18.09 Big Boats 2/1589 Just wondering if anyone has a copy of the brochure for a 98 h410. I guess any year would work, just
Wiring a minn kota onboard alternator charger beamreach at 5:51am 12.18.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/11441 I'm thinking towards adding a Minn Kota onboard alternator charger (MK-1_DC), single bank, to run fr
Roy Disney; a fellow sailor enjoys fair winds forever Mark Major at 12:51am 12.18.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1587 A Message from Bob: Roy E. Disney Passes Dear Cast Members, It is with great sadness that I info
Fuel Tank Valve windsmaker at 9:05pm 12.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1832 Got a Beneteau First 38 1983 with fuel leak at the on/off value to the tank. The brass fuel tank va
Do you think this is a typo? J Hunter at 6:31pm 12.17.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1289 Check out the price this 1990 50' says it's "under contract" for - wow, lotta boat for short money i
Kiwiprop JBerger at 4:22pm 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3235 I have a Catalina 320 which came with a fixed three blade prop. Does anyone have experience using t
another question bad co at 4:09pm 12.17.09 Smaller Boats 5/1540 what no clue what the purpose is for the line and pulley system is that attatches under the boom clo
Need Bilge Switch that FITS !!! Jeanne320 at 3:19pm 12.17.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1374 We are in an urgent situation. Wondering if anybody has had a problem replacing their rule-a-ma
Hunter 27 questions (1) emkay at 2:23pm 12.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 26/6340 I'm very close to purchasing one, have a few questions. 1) The boat I'm looking at seems to have a
Beachable Monohulls JimGeddes at 2:09pm 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/5410 Retractable Keel Cruisers I was impressed with a Krogen 38 yesterday. So now I'm stuck wondering i*
Prop Size cedarcreekrr@aol.com at 2:02pm 12.17.09 Columbia 2/2845 To anyone out there who has a Columbia 34 or around that shape ' size. I'd like to put a 3 blade pro

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JABSCO LITE OVER-FILLING THE BOWL! Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:31pm 03.21.22 You only need to replace the 2 option flush panel with a 3 option panel that offers a choice of wat
Kudos to Peggy Hall - Installed Raritan Fresh Head no worries about contamination now Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:23pm 03.21.22 That's your choice. You're right that no toilet designed to use sea water should ever be connected
Wooden strip for Stern Rail Seats (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:19pm 03.21.22 Could use teak like the original.
Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 8:12pm 03.21.22 Stu, you apparently have no sense of humor. That first sentence was meant to be humorous. I would
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions BKParks at 7:11pm 03.21.22 Welcome to the forum, I am in the same "boat" as they say as you. I also bought a 1985 28 this wint
Christmas in March Tally Ho at 6:55pm 03.21.22 Sounds like you had a good day at Yachtapalooza. I was there too. It was cold and wet. Straight
Firefly battery issues Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 03.21.22 Getting these batteries to 10.5v is not easy with constant monitoring for several hours. Even when
Auto Pilot Dalliance at 6:41pm 03.21.22 Just bought a 1988 34' Catalina and want to install an autopilot, Any suggestions greatly apprecia
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot jviss at 6:25pm 03.21.22 On my boat, to fix the problem I described, the wheel would have to be hard over to one side or the
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 6:20pm 03.21.22 Funny! I'm assuming the steering gear is still good, I heave-to and lock the wheel. The biggest c
Have you made cockpit cushions? watercolors II at 6:12pm 03.21.22 Have made many of my own cushions plus cushions for friends. Yes, make patterns, DO NOT use old
Auto Pilot jviss at 6:10pm 03.21.22 It might be repairable at sea if the quadrant could be absolutely IMMOBILIZED. Otherwise, goodbye i
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 6:02pm 03.21.22 Funny, but oh so true!! And so the truth comes out! The Emperor has no clothes!!:laugh:
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 5:59pm 03.21.22 ASA 101 isn't going to be taught in really crappy weather because then you may not return for 102
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 03.21.22 The device comes as it comes. It was on the boat when I bought it. Two failures in 18 years; none o
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:49pm 03.21.22 What happened when you separated them? What was the resting voltage for each? Have you tested them
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:48pm 03.21.22 A couple of things. First, I don't think you should connect the drive to the quadrant; Edson is qu
Christmas in March Dalliance at 5:43pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:43pm 03.21.22 Budget, budget. Always budget. Advise your best reommendation, then let the chips where they fall, I

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