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Beneteau 50 Fuel System Shalan at 2:33am 02.11.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1947 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 1/1043 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 5/3168 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 46/5692 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 5/1236 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 8/2700 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 1/985 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 10/1195 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 3/931 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 4/1175 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 0/916 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 7/1150 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 0/1421 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 5/1227 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 14/4868 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 1/2634 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 4/7118 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 1/1418 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 6/1485 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 18/3314 I bought a boat with two banks (two batteries in each bank) of 6v golf cart batteries in series/para

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Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Apex at 3:13am 11.19.21 after a period of non-payment, and non-response, can't marinas assume ownership? After which boats
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. (3) BOSSailor at 9:42pm 11.18.21 Good job with the photos, showed exactly what I wanted. You might have an extra temperature sender f
Hull crash JamesG161 at 8:44pm 11.18.21 if your boat repair contract is with 'the yard,' we hope 'the yard ' will warrant and stand by the
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat leo310 at 7:50pm 11.18.21 Question , where do you plan to sail, Med, Crib, Asia, NZ? Let say you want to sail in the Med. then
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat DArcy at 7:46pm 11.18.21 My memory may be hazy, but if I recall they did it on a Cal 25. That could be, it was a long time
US SPARS Question (1) joker460 at 7:28pm 11.18.21 Have you tried rig-rite or Z spars UK ,maybe you will get lucky and they have old stock on shelf. I
uneven strut anode wear Hayden Watson at 7:06pm 11.18.21 Stainless is a poor electrical conductor so the connection of bare bronze to zinc is the primary pat
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Tally Ho at 6:23pm 11.18.21 Some one (moderator) should have combined these 2 parallel threads (this one and the one in Engines
Winter Season & Project Plans (1) Tally Ho at 6:19pm 11.18.21
Can't get yanmar 3GMF above 2200 rpm under load question Capt Robbie at 6:07pm 11.18.21 Ran engine with new fuel lines and bypassed the fuel tank, changed both primary raycor and secondar
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? jibes138 at 5:50pm 11.18.21 Do you have an electric fuel pump like a cylindrical facet style pump? If so there is a filter in t
uneven strut anode wear Richard19068 at 5:50pm 11.18.21 You must have bought the left handed model. orientation of boat w/r current, unequal conductivity
Add a battery acudavid at 5:38pm 11.18.21 @jssailem You're still a kid! As soon as the abrasions heal I'll be back in the bilge for round 2!
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat jibes138 at 5:35pm 11.18.21 Pacific Seacraft 34 or 37. 1990 Pacific Seacraft 34 Cruiser for sale - YachtWorld
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 ricksoth at 5:24pm 11.18.21 Possible but access is a bitch and they are rusted badly. I have them soaking in spray on lube so m
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 jibes138 at 5:20pm 11.18.21 Those mounts are bolted on, Cant you just remove them instead of cutting them? At the worst cut the
seacock corrosion Tom J at 5:10pm 11.18.21 Not for nothing, but the hose on that valve is a sanitation hose, and the valve is open.:yikes: If
Hull crash shemandr at 5:01pm 11.18.21 The yard is already on the hook for repairs. They can have this contract with the customer or that
uneven strut anode wear Don S/V ILLusion at 5:00pm 11.18.21 You must have bought the left handed model. orientation of boat w/r current, unequal conductivity t
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat Alan Gomes at 4:59pm 11.18.21 Good point, although that may be a bit of exaggeration... for most boats. My boat was under-maintai

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