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Backfill and odor on Jabsco, Beneteau 43 Mark Rickey at 10:06am 08.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/3940 We have a new (2007) Beneteau 43 with the Jabsco manual toilet in the aft head. I have had backfill
Ice going down the drain! James at 9:48am 08.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 10/1391 The ice we put in the stock ice box in our 1995 Hunter 336 really does not last long. If we put in a
windless Mac Lindsay at 8:32am 08.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1113 I am interested in getting an anchor winch for my 1984 H31 and would appreciate what other 1983-1987
Hunter 23.5 Roller Furling Suggestions? Bobby at 7:37am 08.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1242 I am in the market for a roller furling for my hunter 23.5 and would like any suggestions. Than
272LE Bimini dacheez at 7:22am 08.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2677 Anybody recommend a good size to look for in a bimini for a 272LE?
raw water strainer location spraygun at 7:14am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1079 I need to relocate my raw water strainer to a more suitable area.It will be positioned to where the
engine knocking Bob at 6:21am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1357 I stated on a previous thread that I thought the zincs were bad because of what the diver told me. T
Fuel tank cleaning and fuel polishing Velero49 at 6:10am 08.04.08 Big Boats 8/1339 Have you cleaned your tank and had your fuel polished? Where are you located? How much dit it cost?
Installing GSP Sensor Tim at 6:10am 08.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1261 I'm installing a new raymarine a60 GPS Chartplotter. Any advice on where to locate the GPS sensor
The perrential overheating topic jviss at 5:41am 08.04.08 Ask All Sailors 30/3031 I know this has been discussed a million times, and believe me, I've searched and read all of the st
Outboard tiller control Doug at 5:19am 08.04.08 Day Sailers 6/4209
Reef barriers SailboatOwners.com at 11:08pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 36/1997 Are you comfortable tucking a reef into your main? Is it something you do without a second thought.
Circuit breaker tripping for interior cabin lites Loya at 11:04pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/2325 The instant we try to turn on the main cabin lite switch on the master panel, it kicks off. So does
H 34 Keel Leak Todd at 10:43pm 08.03.08 Big Boats 4/1209 My aft keel bolt seems to be leaking. Is this common? I imagine the repair is expensive. What is the
Bosun's Chair & small boats question sinnettc at 9:40pm 08.03.08 Ask All Sailors 17/3224 How do you determine whether it's safe to go up your mast on a Bosun's chair on your boat? We just
Windlass repair?? Is it worth it? Mike Hollingsworth at 9:06pm 08.03.08 Bavaria 2/2409 I have a 1999 Ocean 38, and my windlass is blowing 60amp fuses when I try and operate it in the "dow
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:34pm 08.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2029 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
furling main block Syversens at 8:26pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1283 hey all, I have a minor issue with my block pulling the RF main out, it seems to be really hard to p
plumbing problems... again Syversens at 8:19pm 08.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1073 Hey all, had a great weekend on the water until saturday night... the holding tank again had the ven
erickson 27 review Rick at 7:51pm 08.03.08 Ericson 0/4142 I just recived my Good old boat Mag. news letter and in Sept they will be doing a review on the Eric

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Point to ponder: furling the jib heritage at 4:48pm 01.09.22 Another cause of furling jibs being shredded in a storm is not getting a tight furl, which can happe
Looking for New Chart Plotter snoopy_ at 4:29pm 01.09.22 If you have existing instruments and auto pilot that are all manufactured by same manufacturer, tha
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Terry Cox at 4:03pm 01.09.22 The other end (boat end) of the lines would be left straight to tie to the cleat. The Bing video s
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 4:00pm 01.09.22 7XC0y4QJxsw
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 3:40pm 01.09.22 mxR5HBEa76w
Beached boat on oak island (1) rgranger at 3:36pm 01.09.22
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tally Ho at 2:33pm 01.09.22 I thank everyone (except maybe @Scott T-Bird ) for their thoughts, comments and insights. I sail oft
Traditionally made boat fenders rgranger at 2:18pm 01.09.22 Banjos are so under rated nU1VfYYKMDk
I still don't quite get rule #2... Tom J at 12:15pm 01.09.22 Maybe we have discussed this topic enough, but I would offer one example of what can happen when som
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... Len Ingalls at 12:05pm 01.09.22 Slipped anchor bend. mPM8In947MY
Point to ponder: furling the jib BigEasy at 11:58am 01.09.22 I always furl the jib and have three wraps of sheets around the furled sail as well as tie off the e
Looking for New Chart Plotter BigEasy at 11:44am 01.09.22 If you have existing instruments and auto pilot that are all manufactured by same manufacturer, that
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 11:43am 01.09.22 Ditto that..............never know when we will have a 70+ mph wind storm. Never had a jib sail unf
Point to ponder: furling the jib Tom J at 11:34am 01.09.22 An easy way to add wraps to the furler line on the drum without removing the sail, is to release th
Looking for New Chart Plotter Stu Jackson at 11:30am 01.09.22 ...but you believe I should be well versed before asking anything, so I am asking pertinent questio
Traditionally made boat fenders (1) Will Gilmore at 11:11am 01.09.22 https://media.tenor.com/images/0cc3ca22b2720ecc97d6f9ce6fd357bc/tenor.gif?ctx=share -Will
Charging acceptance Tom J at 11:05am 01.09.22
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace DArcy at 10:46am 01.09.22 Galling is not really caused by heat but pressure combined with movement causing shear stress at the
Charging acceptance JohnShannon at 10:10am 01.09.22 I think the issue here is, what are the requirements for the charger to exit "float mode" ? Float i
Traditionally made boat fenders All U Get at 10:01am 01.09.22 Monhegan Island?

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