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o'day keel problems Mawingo at 7:19pm 11.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2047
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 28/4044 As I am working my way thru the survey and making repairs..... I need to replace the 115V battery ch
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 5:47pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 12/1151 Why such bizarre voltage readings on the M2 monitor on my brand new, Blue Sea Systems 360 panel? Thi
H41DS Racor priming question (5) Nachismo at 11:12am 11.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/770 My first time checking for water/gunk. Pure diesel and 1 small booger came out. Then I went to ble
US SPARS Question joker460 at 8:40am 11.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3048 Has anyone had issues getting a response from them lately? I wanted to order some spar parts from th
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 8:14am 11.06.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1991 My latest DVD production of our 2021 family summer cruising season. SCWjsMyD_dE
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:16pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 27/6298 The docks at our current marina are much lower than what we have had previously. I am wondering if
Yanmar SB-8 - Shifter (1) npaulay at 6:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 0/706 hello - I recently installed a Yanmar SB-8 into my 27' sailboat and I had to modify my existing shif
Replacement Bulbs for Tachometer in a Type B Panel (1) dkinzer at 4:34pm 11.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1291 I took my tachometer apart to replace the defunct "hours" LCD and decided to ohm out the two red-col
What Top-down Furler Do You Like? Jskosmo at 3:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1176 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode
Top-down Furling Brand You Like? Jskosmo at 3:36pm 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/581 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode
C25 halyards ran to cockpit (1) SailingLoto at 3:10pm 11.05.21 Smaller Boats 2/1460 I had been collecting parts for awhile. Here's how it came out. Hoping to try it out tomorrow.
Replace light with fan? flightlead404 at 2:21pm 11.05.21 Big Boats 6/1010 I want to replace several of the ceiling mounted swiveling lights that don't get used, with 12v fans
Solar Storm... jssailem at 1:35pm 11.05.21 Weather and Forecasting 3/1146 Check out what has been happening on Mr SUN.... 1.Space Storm im...
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 1:15pm 11.05.21 Catalina 310 9/1240 Just did my end of season fuel filters change and am having an issue starting engine. (Universal M2
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? kjdoyle1 at 12:43pm 11.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1495 Second year with the boat and we are going to replace her original sails. Currently has a jib, but t
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. jssailem at 12:39pm 11.05.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1211 We had a nice October sharing a variety of weather patterns that let us experience all of the types
How to remove old chart plotter on 311 pedestal ckreitlein at 10:05am 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/915 I need to remove the old Garmin chart plotter. Is it glued down? Underneath I see the points of fo
Advice for Priming Fuel Pump - Westerbeke 30B Jskosmo at 6:34am 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2158 This isn't a question - just informational. This forum has been so helpful for me - wanted to share
Catalina fuel tank, free! Windpilot at 7:38pm 11.04.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1530 Great condition fuel tank. Neighbor repowered from atomic bomb to electric drive. I saved from dumps

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Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Clutch Cargo at 10:37am 07.06.25 Maps?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 10:36am 07.06.25 I think the prior 4 four posts are ignoring the above part of the OP's post #111. He is working to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:23am 07.06.25 ... I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful advice from this thread. I think t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] colemj at 10:05am 07.06.25 When I first checked the dipstick, the oil had kind of a grey color. I checked it again later, and
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 9:55am 07.06.25 My boat is finally out of his yard Here is some of the work. These photos reinforce my philo
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? twodzusfittings at 9:32am 07.06.25
Solar controller overcharging batteries PAC3142 at 9:24am 07.06.25
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 9:10am 07.06.25 Yes those look similar but this is not uncommon as there are Chinese companies that make the heat s
1977 Macgregor Venture 25 - Is there a bilge pump from factory? Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.06.25 Two options to test the pump: -Hook everything up and fill the bilge with water -Turn your bilge pu
Solar controller overcharging batteries Maine Sail at 8:39am 07.06.25 I didn't say they rebranded all of them, just some of them. The Flexmax Micro line is made by Epev
Fill your water tanks easily Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 07.06.25 This is no different than the water maker setup. The tanks are all vented, so filling them in any w
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 8:10am 07.06.25 I can see a "peek" at the port forward motor mount. Outward appearance isn't too bad, but it is the
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Rjm st.petersburg at 7:46am 07.06.25 ORCA is more of a controller and does look like an interesting tool for route plotting. The mapping
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 7:40am 07.06.25 Sorry for all the edits above. I was having trouble posting pics.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (3) testingthewaters91 at 7:40am 07.06.25 If it is a new carbon and stainless ring it will Mist a little when brand new until it breaks in.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 7:38am 07.06.25 Your bellows don't look compressed enough - they are supposed to be compressed 3/4" for a 1" shaft.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] testingthewaters91 at 7:37am 07.06.25 There is evidence of some spray (dirty) from the seal under it on the gelcoat - mine was perfectly
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 7:37am 07.06.25 If it is a new carbon and stainless ring it will Mist a little when brand new until it breaks in. I
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dmax at 7:30am 07.06.25 There is evidence of some spray (dirty) from the seal under it on the gelcoat - mine was perfectly c
How to tell if 2001 H260 has mast from Z-spar Corp or Isomat Corp, to pick right gin pole to raise mast? See pics. Rick Webb at 7:29am 07.06.25 looks like a ZSpar to me Go to the zspar website and look at the fittings, compare that to yours

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