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Beneteau Oceanis 350: Thinking of buying, what to look for sailinglife1248 at 9:16am 06.19.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4859 Hi. Title says it all. Going to look at a Beneteau Oceanis 350 for sale in the USA. 1988 Seems well
Searching for 1992 Beneteau 310 Wiring Diagram rbzymek at 8:24pm 06.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/845 Losing power to the engine panel intermittently. I would appreciate a copy of the boat wiring diagr
Hunter 28.5 bilge question Dan Hunter 28.5 at 7:29pm 06.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/891 Hello, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat. I am currently in the process of cleaning the i
Searching for Oceanis 36 CC Owners Manual sailingnim at 7:12pm 06.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1333 Hey everyone, doing my best to get my hands/ eyes on an owners manual for my 36' Beneteau Oceanis CC
changing that AIS boat name JasonFromJersey at 7:02pm 06.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 25/14443 does anyone know how to update the name of the boat in the AIS transponder?
b&g Zeus touch date problem JasonFromJersey at 7:01pm 06.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/670 when I power up my B'g Zeus touch, the system thinks the date is November 2nd 2000. I can't find any
In honor of Paul Kresge Jackdaw at 6:54pm 06.18.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1155 I'm a racing rules guy. But Paul was a RULES GUY'S RULES GUY. Never met a person so versed, so deepl
Newport to Bermuda Race Davidasailor26 at 5:09pm 06.18.20 Racing 15/2209
Big Boats: Harken Mk. II Unit 2 Furler - Raise Drum? jviss at 3:25pm 06.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1599 Didn't know where to post this, so here goes. And, I know it's a long shot, 'though there are some
Anchor Line/Chain Connection (5) SV At Last at 3:05pm 06.18.20 Catalina 310 11/1499 The chain link that the anchor line was spliced to corroded under the nylon. I am not sure what caus
Lewmar Main Sail Car (1) AwwShucks at 1:29pm 06.18.20 Catalina 310 4/855 Quick question for the group - I have the original Lewmar car for my self-furling main where the rub
USING A BOAT LIFT ON A SAILBOAT p3dave at 12:55pm 06.18.20 Ask All Sailors 19/5464 I have a 30 foot, 10'9" beam, 3'10' draft and I am looking at putting it on my boat lift. The lift
REPLACEMENT BIMINI p3dave at 12:47pm 06.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/753 Are replacement Biminis available for Hunter 306's or do you just have to have a local shop come out
bimini top tgrayson at 11:52am 06.18.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/617 would like to hear from someone that has put a bimini top on a venture 17, size and make of top woul
Outboard motor Peter Schneider at 11:21am 06.18.20 Trailer Sailors 9/1661 Looking at outboard motors for my Vagabond 17Ft sailboat. Any ideas on size of motor that works wit
A Very Sad Day ... catalanc at 8:33am 06.18.20 Ask All Sailors 7/709 Lest we forget we are dealing with Mother Nature ... Dillon resident Paul Kresge identified as man
Edson Pedestal Reinforcement crackerJackNY at 7:16am 06.18.20 Catalina 30 4/848 I recently acquired a 1985 Catalina 30 with a pull-pull setup (probably original equipment). I have
Full Bilge (1) Bert Garrison at 5:32am 06.18.20 Cal 24/3680 Hello everyone. New to this forum but not new to forums in general. Looks like a great depository of
Storage Cradle Wanted - Hunter Legend 37 or 37.5 Marmalade at 4:48am 06.18.20 Big Boats 0/10 As title says, looking for a winter storage cradle for a Hunter Legend 37. Kindly let me know if yo
Hunter 386 Sump Pump (1) Gary Ryan at 4:19am 06.18.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/483 Hey Guys, I'm down to our last system to get functioning...the sump pump. I cleaned it out yesterda

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Stuffing box question. jssailem at 9:02am 03.31.24 The only time the stuffing box needs to drip is when you have the shaft rotating in the stuffing box
PHRF O'Day 192 TJ Mickel at 8:58am 03.31.24 The exact rating for your boat can vary according to what equipment you have, for example a headsai
Starting Engine on pallet jssailem at 8:55am 03.31.24 I have only one belt. I did not use coolant in the engine. Not run longe enough to create any heat.
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 8:49am 03.31.24 Have you been measuring the timing of the drips at equal times? In other words, have you measured t
Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 8:43am 03.31.24 I think I need to have the belt connected since there is only one and it is what turns the coolant/f
Starting Engine on pallet (1) jssailem at 8:27am 03.31.24 Here is the first fire of our rebuilt 1973 Perkins in the shop. Battery connected: Positive to the
Starting Engine on pallet RitSim at 8:18am 03.31.24 I would expect and handle the fact that the engine will kick sideways during start and possibly run/
Starting Engine on pallet Rick Webb at 7:40am 03.31.24 That was something we had to do in Auto Shop class in High School. We Just filled the filter bowl wi
"No Step" decals kloudie1 at 7:39am 03.31.24 Search Results \| Aircraft Spruce
Starting Engine on pallet Rich Stidger at 7:35am 03.31.24 I would connect the engine to the battery just as it would be installed. The alternator should be co
"No Step" decals sailcapt340 at 7:00am 03.31.24
working on my yanmar 2gm Tally Ho at 6:51am 03.31.24 Someone with a 2GM might be able to confirm, but the two levers on top of the engine look like they
"No Step" decals thinwater at 6:17am 03.31.24 Who steps on hatches and acrylic sliding hatches?:banghead::facepalm::huh::yikes::thumbsdown: If
Stuffing box question. RevenantDan at 5:53am 03.31.24 Thank you for the responses! So the 1 drip/16 seconds was on a normal nonrunning day. When I first g
Stuffing box question. garymalmgren at 5:27am 03.31.24 RE: Last time I took her out, the drip was about 1 per second. There are lots of variables here, s
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 5:12am 03.31.24 Sorry for the slow response.....I am still working, unforfunately. Evidently, in 1999, refrigerati
Mooring line...... Terry Cox at 5:12am 03.31.24 Hi Greg. Happy Easter. Rather prefer three strand nylon mooring line over polyester double/triple br
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 5:08am 03.31.24 I went with Dynema..4 or more times stronger than traditional products.. so smaller diameter and le
Stuffing box question. twodzusfittings at 4:55am 03.31.24 Have you been measuring the timing of the drips at equal times? In other words, have you measured th
Mooring line...... sailme88 at 4:45am 03.31.24 I went with Dynema..4 or more times stronger than traditional products.. so smaller diameter and les

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