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New mainsail question for a 2005 Beneteau 323 furling mainsail FrostyBeverage at 11:25am 04.18.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/2315 I recently purchased a 2005 Beneteau 323 with a furling mainsail and a US Spars Z400E mast. The sai
Table into a bed? joecool911 at 10:26am 04.18.20 Smaller Boats 5/1938 Does the dinette table in the H26 convert to a full area bed?
Adding a spare halyard on h41 Valerio at 9:17am 04.18.20 Big Boats 5/557 Hi to all h41 owners, my h41 only comes with an halyard each for genoa, spy and main, I would like t
How is my rudder attached to the skeg of my S2 11.0C (1) Grace on hard at 8:05am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1270 My S2 dragged anchor and went aground tearing the rudder off the rudder post. ( see photo). I need t
Handrail leaking jsachetti at 7:26am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1311 The handrail on my oday 25 is leaking in only the forward t3 bolt holes out of 10 bolt holes. I trie
The planet has a fever ? sailme88 at 7:00am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 10/638 At least it isn't accumulating.... otherwise I'd be shoveling white fever from the driveway this mor
Have you watched a sailing interview? jssailem at 6:30am 04.18.20 Ask All Sailors 6/554 With all this time ashore, after viewing the forum, imagining the cruises ahead, plotting my trips,
Yanmar YSM8G -engine racing w/ lots of smoke FlimFlamII at 6:24am 04.18.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/899 It was running under power fine when suddenly the engine began racing and pouring out smoke. I shut
Boat transport Joe Perez at 10:29pm 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1941
So peaceful looking, yes? (1) Brian D at 7:35pm 04.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 10/775 177714
New guy questions Starboardport78 at 4:54pm 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2301 Hey everyone, I have just got my first sailboat. A Starwind 19 and I have no idea how to find the
Fuel pump/lift pump failure Clydo at 2:57pm 04.17.20 Catalina 310 29/6218 Question is how long do our lift pumps last? Went back four years in archives and very few comments
Grace, the video Brian D at 1:00pm 04.17.20 Sails Call Lounge 11/598 Here is one more from my collection. Performed on a 2006 Martin D12X1 12-string. D_cacyVUeHk
Trailer Bunk Carper or Slides or something new? LakeShark at 11:04am 04.17.20 Trailer Sailors 15/2894 Ok so I have been around long enough to know that this has been discussed before but not for a while
Not all heroes wear capes (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 04.27.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1255 Where do you turn when you have a problem with your boat? A trusted local mechanic, rigger, or yard
Windows, oh those leaky windows (2) lostintime at 9:41am 04.17.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1071 Good all, and thanks in advance for any help given. I have an 1983 Catalina 30. I am removing and
Anyone use a mini FM transmitter on the boat's radio? tadd5181 at 9:34am 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2814 I have an 2000 Hunter 420. Its older AM FM radio sound plays into marine grade speakers in my cockp
Need advice on how crazy this idea is..... steel boat, unfinished.... MAJOR PROJECT sbcwolff at 9:01am 04.17.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2494 I understand this will take YEARS of work, and tens of thousands of dollars, but would we be crazy t
Fuel Tank Gauges on Hunter 410 JohnEh at 8:45am 04.17.20 Big Boats 12/1497 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. There is a fuel gauge located at the helm by the tachometer.
Multiple Fresh Water Tanks on Hunter 410 JohnEh at 8:33am 04.17.20 Big Boats 8/1240 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. The boat has three fresh water tanks with three deck fills an

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2gm20f water heater circuit JoeWhite at 5:30pm 11.03.23 Yes. Take a hose connect from one to the other at the engine.
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 5:29pm 11.03.23 Kermit, here's my boat book on the coffee table. awmill cut the top and bottom flat but when we pul
Oday keel Yoho Yoho at 5:22pm 11.03.23 Thanks for the info. That makes sense. No picture because I am probably not going to get this boat
Oday keel kappykaplan at 4:41pm 11.03.23 The fin keel on this boat has a drain plug near where the keel is fastened to the boat. It is poss
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Tally Ho at 4:12pm 11.03.23 2595 Not THAT many hours, my old 2GM20F has over 2000 hours. I hope you can get it sorted out (a
MaxProp prop (1) Tally Ho at 4:09pm 11.03.23 Thanks for the replies. I went over the recommendations from PYI and FoF again, and PYI is recommen
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Alan Gomes at 3:51pm 11.03.23 Update: apparently there is also significant scoring on the nozzle pins of two of the three injecto
H50 master cabin headliner ceiling artboas at 3:50pm 11.03.23 I believe that @artboas has posted on this, but couldn't find it. I'm attaching a link to a YouTub
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 3:45pm 11.03.23 2595
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 2:50pm 11.03.23 From the yanmar parts catalog it looks like you are correct looking for part number 127610-91350.
MaxProp prop jssailem at 2:48pm 11.03.23 I was going to say (from memory in talking with WestbyNorth) 10-15% OF PROP DIAMETER. Then I though
MaxProp prop dlochner at 2:43pm 11.03.23 The distance between the end of the prop and the strut should be about 1 shaft diameter, but it is n
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Tally Ho at 2:35pm 11.03.23 How many hours on your engine? Greg
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light Tally Ho at 2:33pm 11.03.23
Thru Hull Replacement? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:27pm 11.03.23 As a former Hunter dealer in North Carolina, I can understand it is expensive to haul out and I con
Thru Hull Replacement? Tally Ho at 2:24pm 11.03.23
MaxProp prop (2) Tally Ho at 2:16pm 11.03.23
Interior Wood Siamese at 2:16pm 11.03.23 I'd oil it. Wouldn't use varnish, but I might use a water based poly product. I would consider pain
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light (1) rgranger at 1:57pm 11.03.23 after it somehow got smashed against a piling the first month I had my boat. Could have been worse.
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) ggrizzard at 1:54pm 11.03.23 True, True!

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