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Beneteau 50 Fuel System Shalan at 2:33am 02.11.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1839 Hi,We have just purchased a 2002 Beneteau 50 fitted with a Volvo diesel and twin fuel tanks in eac
And... Where can I lok to get new halyards.. Bobby Stone at 5:17am 02.11.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1010 I haven't really found a good source for pre-made halyards.. Can anyone help?
Technical specs Seidelman S25 Irene22 at 4:45am 02.11.08 Seidelmann 5/2994 I have just acquired a Seidelman 25, but the person who sold it to me knew nothing about the boat. A
Best World Cruiser? White Sail at 7:02am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 46/4887 I realize this is a controversial topic and many who read this will be a bit insulted, born from the
Wind Gauge Mark Mynsberge at 7:02am 02.11.08 Big Boats 5/1167 One of the little cups on the wind speed device at the top of the mast has broken. I have been tryi
SeaTalk connections with Chartplotter agaliha at 6:53am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2479 I'm looking at purchasing a RayChart 425 Chartplotter. All of my Raymarine ST60 instruments are int
STAR-BRIGHT/ HELP bill@tahoe at 7:39am 02.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/962 HELP, I started to clean the bottom of my M 26, with Star-Bright, and it looks like tiny blisters ar
Poptop help Gregg9020 at 7:43am 02.11.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1105 Looking at the guides on my poptop the black clamps are either broken or missing and are being held
Cabin table finish Kailani at 8:29am 02.11.08 Big Boats 3/882 Our 1995 35.5 requires a bit of sprucing. The cabin table could use some refreshing, however, I do n
Stern Exhaust Ports Charlie at 9:29am 02.11.08 Big Boats 4/1102 My boat is a 1985 Hunter 34. When I purchased the vessel in 1999 the previous owner had installed a
Anyone have any inside information you can share on dockage? AmeriBritalian at 9:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 0/888 I would appreciate if anyone has a referral or information on either a slip or mooring either in or
Dr. LED Lightbulb Bad Obsession at 9:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1104 I am thinking about replacing one of the lightblulbs in my 1990 Catalina 30 to one of the Dr. LED li
Seidelmann Rendezvous Daydreams at 9:47am 02.11.08 Seidelmann 0/1368 We at www.seidelmann-owners.com are brginning to think about a Seidelmann Rendezvous for 2008. The
Thinking of adding sump pump Bad Obsession at 10:16am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1180 The shower in my Catalina 30 drains directly into the bilge and I am probably going to add a sump pu
Anemometers Mast head vrs Hand Held Chuck R at 10:05am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 14/4505 Been reading a book this winter "SAIL POWER" by W. Ross. And I'm learning that it's a good idea to k
Starcraft sailboat Susan Gilius at 11:52am 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2597 I am looking at a StarCraft sailboat of @ 14'. I think they were made by the O'Day manufacturer. D
HR Monsun 31 Windlass shloots at 12:17pm 02.11.08 Hallberg-Rassy 4/6875 I would like purchase and installation ideas for installing a windlass on a 1974 HR Monsun 31. Thank
Johnson Pumps Manual Head Clone? Rick D at 12:14pm 02.11.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1373 Hi, Peggy. Did you by chance find out if the Johnson manual head is simply a re-badged Jabsco? Again
2 Instrument questions. (wind and speed) Bad Obsession at 1:12pm 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1447 I noticed that there is the mount and the remains of a wind instrument mounted at the top of my mast
battery charger for golf cart batteries in series/parallel Norton at 1:47pm 02.11.08 Ask All Sailors 18/3034 I bought a boat with two banks (two batteries in each bank) of 6v golf cart batteries in series/para

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Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL rs1sensen at 7:51pm 08.16.21 We would like to attend, but would not hall our 26 from Colorado. It sounds fun even with the the b
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Terry Cox at 7:48pm 08.16.21 Maybe I'll head NW? Howdy Ward. No go northwest young man, no go northwest. As we say here, sun n
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. JackOlsen at 7:39pm 08.16.21 very cool ! How long was the trip timewise. Well done for you and the kids, great life lessons for
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. (1) JackOlsen at 7:37pm 08.16.21 Nice video. Does the boat fit in your trailer/boat driveway lift ? (I was almost expecting the ann
Open valve sail sfbay at 7:02pm 08.16.21 The issue is.......whenever you block in an energized system, e.g., sink, you need to depressure the
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Ward H at 7:02pm 08.16.21 We've never winterized our boat or water system, so unsure whether that makes a difference. I want
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Blitz at 6:57pm 08.16.21 Not sure I understand your question. I made some replies above. Let me know if more info needed. I w
Windlass foot switch JoeWhite at 6:56pm 08.16.21 I installed 85AMP contact with 12v coil relays used on golf carts and ran a wire to the Binnacle wit
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 BigEasy at 6:54pm 08.16.21 I have a Volvo Penta Stern Gland seal on my Beneteau Oceanis 37 The original seal did not leak, but
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. danooxnard at 6:16pm 08.16.21 very cool ! How long was the trip timewise. Well done for you and the kids, great life lessons for
Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 6:16pm 08.16.21 To the OP here is some light reading on your original question. https://www.boatdesign.net/attachmen
Open valve Boomer2it at 6:15pm 08.16.21 oh ok, I thought there was an actual issue...thanks
Broken bolts and headaches danooxnard at 6:09pm 08.16.21 Before drilling for the easy out try beeswax and some heat. after a few cycles of heat and beeswax
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL bmorr at 5:42pm 08.16.21 Hi All, I'm in the preliminary stages of planning a meetup of Hunter 26/260/270 boats in Sarasota,
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:30pm 08.16.21 I can see where the thru hull is but nothing inside the boat and I know its there somewhere. Not
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 5:25pm 08.16.21
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 5:14pm 08.16.21 Who knew? Not the best engineering in the world. Maybe so the fuel dock guys have a different key
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 5:11pm 08.16.21 Who knew? Not the best engineering in the world.
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove Murgatroid at 4:59pm 08.16.21 People are scared of the old style Coleman white gas stoves, which function in a similar way. (Tub
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove Murgatroid at 4:56pm 08.16.21 I have fond memories of my mother lighting the alcohol stove on my Dad's cabin cruiser. Flames wou

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