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Prop shaft bearing size for Beneteau 350 pishnuke at 8:39pm 07.21.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1331 Hi! I'm going to replace prop shaft bearing - due to an increasing vibration. Does anyone know the
VHF radio or antenna problem John_F at 5:45pm 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 9/2394 I can't tell if my VHF radio is broken, or if the antenna isn't working. I was told to use an SWR me
Catalina Outboards Motor Flush John Marrone at 1:23pm 07.21.21 Catalina 22 6/1230 I purchased this boat with a 20-year old Nissan 5HP 4-Stroke that lived in fresh water since it's be
Two coolant expansion bottles (engine and hot water tank) - weird interconnection LukeAvanti at 11:06am 07.21.21 Catalina 30 5/1691 Hi all, recent new owner of a 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. Wondering if someone can help me understand th
holding replacement Huckleberry Friend at 8:53am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 0/4 Our 1989 Tartan372 has it's holding tank located under the port locker in the cockpit. I want to rep
Tartan holding tank Huckleberry Friend at 8:19am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1499 We have a 1989 Tartan 372, I want to replace the holding tank. It's located under the locker in the
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 6:20am 07.21.21 Big Boats 18/3142 We've got the Xantrex Freedom 20 Charger/Inverter. Ion a trip through the thousand islands in King
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... SirMichael at 5:57am 07.21.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/1700
Hunter 216 Furler. What should I buy? rfgeorge55 at 5:51am 07.21.21 Smaller Boats 4/881
Soft shackles for anchoring Bob S at 3:34am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 1/855
outboard on 32 foot sailboat CaptainRan at 12:19am 07.21.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3643 I had a 30 ft newport with an inboard atomic 4 engine. I have a Hunter H26 with a little 9.9 Honda o
Sailing tours/resources for La Spezia, Italy Pattmost20 at 7:49pm 07.20.21 Destinations 4/1324 My fiancee and I will be traveling to Italy for our wedding at the end of September and we'll be spe
Air conditioning breaker question on 456 discovery at 6:43pm 07.20.21 Big Boats 6/1050 We have a 2002 passage 456...tonite the shore power AC breaker poped. When I opened the panel and lo
Companionway sliding hatch Ktneff22 at 4:55pm 07.20.21 Catalina 22 7/2574 Lots of damage to my companionway sliding hatch (is this the correct term for the sliding roof door
Hunter 260 Water System Ranger Dave at 3:17pm 07.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1381 I have a 2002 Hunter 260. Last season was my first sailing season of ownership. Unfortunately, I d
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions duck21 at 12:41pm 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 2/778 Hi all, This past weekend I was helping my dad, who owns a 2000 Hunter 340, and who recently update
Sailing from Forked River, NJ to Cape May dhodge at 9:39am 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 7/2508 Purchasing a Cape Dory 26 and sailing her solo from Forked River to Cape May. Just daylight sailing
Sailing Hammock YVRguy at 9:13am 07.20.21 Ask All Sailors 19/8731 No, this is not about my onboard choice in swimsuits. I've long thought about buying a hammock for
Hunter 38 Refrigerator hunter0838 at 9:08am 07.20.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2343 We are new to us 2008 Hunter 38 owners. We purchased the boat without the original refrigerator (it
1978 O'Day 30 Lost my swing keel, lost sliding hatch cover. Losing my mind! Boat name "Happy Days" Gary Marquez at 7:46am 07.20.21 Parts Search 2/566 My mission is simple total refit sounds simple. If you say it slowly. My biggest problem has been f

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Shower pump rebuild woe's dLj at 7:40pm 06.22.25 That's a fairly simple pump. Sounds like the diaphragm isn't seated correctly. Make sure both seatin
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Scott T-Bird at 7:14pm 06.22.25 Oh, that 10 ga (?) black wire. That's wrong in many ways even if it was a repurposed DC+ wire. @Tra
Musing on DC Electrical Changes Scott T-Bird at 7:04pm 06.22.25 Nice boat! I like that model very much! What engine do you have? Yanmar GM2?? or 3??. I agree wit
Shower pump rebuild woe's NYSail at 6:51pm 06.22.25 have you ruled out a plug downstream which prevents water flow? Blew it out. All clear.
H49 New Sails Georgedoyle at 6:45pm 06.22.25 We went with the GORI three blade folding prop with the overdrive feature. Contact Geoff@ab-marine.c
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement leo310 at 6:40pm 06.22.25 Home depot or ACE have the same valve.
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Scott T-Bird at 6:04pm 06.22.25 As for paddlewheel performance, I find that it is just about impossible to know how accurate it may
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter heritage at 6:04pm 06.22.25 About the only solution I can think of is to cut an access window in the pan above the broken keel b
Emergency Desalinator Richard19068 at 6:01pm 06.22.25 Does anybody know anything about these? https://www.quenchsea.world/#front-featured-product
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Scott T-Bird at 5:48pm 06.22.25 So, when you were motoring along at 5 knots and the anemometer wasn't moving but TWS was 5 knots tha
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement dlochner at 5:42pm 06.22.25 Probably can go to a plumbing store or big box HW store and buy one for less money. :cool:
Musing on DC Electrical Changes dlochner at 5:27pm 06.22.25 I see that but the top battery has red pos+ wire on right side stud. There is a black wire right b
Shower pump rebuild woe's Don S/V ILLusion at 5:21pm 06.22.25 . Thought I over tightened so backed off screws and still spewing water. What am I missing please.
H49 New Sails JR19454 at 5:16pm 06.22.25 One other point, if you switch to a folding or feathering prop, your new sails will work way bette
Mast Rake or PreBend dlochner at 5:15pm 06.22.25 I was wondering why you brought up pre-bend then I seen it in his title. Pre-bend a sail trim compo
Mast Rake or PreBend Rleiby at 5:13pm 06.22.25 I'm adjusting the backstays on the mast. I seem to be always guessing how tight to have them adjuste
Water in the bilge john6206 at 5:09pm 06.22.25 @Tally Ho Good idea Greg. I am pretty sure its coming out of the bigger hose, but it would be prett
Musing on DC Electrical Changes BAD ORCA at 5:08pm 06.22.25 The batteries are not oriented in the same direction. One battery has DC+ on the right, the other o
Musing on DC Electrical Changes dlochner at 5:04pm 06.22.25 Why do you have a black (negative?) wire connected to the positive post of the battery in top of pi
Musing on DC Electrical Changes BAD ORCA at 4:55pm 06.22.25 Why do you have a black (negative?) wire connected to the positive post of the battery in top of pic

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