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2020 ottawa boat show fred1diver at 4:48pm 02.10.20 Ask All Sailors 3/696 never been to a boat show yet, the ottawa, ontario one is soon, wondering if anyone been to last yea
Galley Upgrade (4) palermorw at 4:32pm 02.10.20 Smaller Boats 5/1340 I've been really disappointed with my 2007 H25 stock galley so I decided to upgrade with a teak coun
Secondary fuel supply Rctbolero at 10:29am 02.10.20 Big Boats 29/3095 I am considering joining the generator fuel supply line to the engine supply line through a switched
Code 0 SVPardonMyFrench at 10:08am 02.10.20 Big Boats 17/3828 Hi All - Doing a bit of racing on my 40.5. I am considering adding a code 0 to my inventory. the P
Catalina 310 Fairlee Creek Meetup this year? AwwShucks at 7:25am 02.10.20 Catalina 310 6/1220 I just saw the 2012 Fairlee Creek meetup photo on the daily email and was wondering if any of the Ca
Peconic Bay Scallops shemandr at 6:00am 02.10.20 Ask All Sailors 2/758 The local newspaper in Southold, The Suffolk Times, is reporting that the DEC (Of NY?) has determine
Identify this mess please. (2) DAVA390 at 4:15am 02.10.20 Ask All Sailors 26/2151 Sarasota Bay. First time I have seen a windshield on a cockpit. Man, she must really go fast!
Wiring schema in English for 1989 35s5 RacY at 12:14am 02.10.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/519 Hello. There is one online in French. I mainly need to know the gauge wire and needs tips for rewi
Titanium/stainless/aluminium Drinky Crow at 5:11pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1090 Attaching a titanium masthead unit/crane w/a stainless bolt to an aluminium extrusion. Up there. You
Red brass vs. Bronze CYQK at 1:57pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 9/5680 My supplier has both types of fittings Someone asked me just what the difference is...anyone know??
What is this? (1) SPLETS at 1:07pm 02.09.20 Ask All Sailors 6/787 This black Item is attached to the out side of the hot water heater, what is it and the brand??? It
Water tank access (1) marchem at 10:37am 02.09.20 Catalina 310 8/1945 I'm working on installing a tank sensor system for the fresh and black water tanks, using a Level Gu
Switching to furler from hanked on 110 jib Richie50 at 7:17am 02.09.20 Catalina 22 12/1499 When I switch to a roller furler will I still be able to use the two lines I have on my current 110
1987 Hunter 23: Mast Light Deck Fittings (1) CoralRose at 11:10pm 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 8/1570 Hello, I need to replace my mast light deck fittings: 1) 2-prong male plug at base of mast is conne
B311 forward bulkhead cutout. tombravo at 5:51pm 02.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1570 I want to make the forward cabin entrance larger than the doorway Beneteau designed. I have removed
GPS'es shemandr at 5:29pm 02.08.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1342 I have been doing some RC work here in Florida recently. My Garmin GPS176c has evidently given up t
Fuel Valve Confusion (3) SailMaster at 12:05pm 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 7/1335 Is anyone familiar with these valves? A less than stellar engine guy decided on his own to reroute m
2006 Hunter 25 need mast crutch or pictures .... (1) waveform at 10:51am 02.08.20 Smaller Boats 12/2997 My 2006 25 was missing the mast crutch (plus alot of other things...) I've found pictuers of the boa
Rapid Disintegration of Saildrive Leg fstbttms at 9:56am 02.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 23/5658 It didn't look like this three months ago: 88ax4YKe9H0
Installing an Inspection Plate on a Plastic Fuel Tank Nodak7 at 5:06am 02.08.20 Big Boats 26/10552 Has anyone installed an inspection plate in a plastic fuel tank? I would like to inspect and clean t

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Lithium Battery upgrade installation jssailem at 9:50pm 01.27.25
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 7:37pm 01.27.25 You could rig up a rope / line from the lowest cringle to the boom ( do you have a hook or something
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 7:03pm 01.27.25 Peggie, thank you for your detailed reply. Water tank is at the bow under the birth and I believe i
Lithium Battery upgrade installation (1) dlochner at 7:01pm 01.27.25 There are a number of issues here. First, get rid of the combiner. You are correct the alternator is
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Von Clipper at 6:59pm 01.27.25 no it's a used sail. The PO has died so no help there.
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Tally Ho at 6:55pm 01.27.25 Is it a new sail? Seems odd that there is no tack cringle. Greg
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:53pm 01.27.25 it looks like you need to run new hose for your new bilge pump. Those hoses are shot and apparently
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 6:45pm 01.27.25 I can't pour water or honk a horn from the outside because one hole doesn't have anything connected
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:44pm 01.27.25 Those are thin corrugated hoses which haven't been recommended for use on boats in more than 30 year
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Davidasailor26 at 6:41pm 01.27.25
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 dlochner at 6:40pm 01.27.25 Those hoses look like bilge pump hoses or old sanitation hoses. Run water through the hose from outs
Deck Leaking? shemandr at 6:39pm 01.27.25 The minor delamination on the bulkhead near the floor indicates that the seam near the bottom of the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:24pm 01.27.25 Are there any bilge pumps in the bilge? Are there hoses attached to the pumps? I like @Ralph Johnst
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator james2034 at 5:53pm 01.27.25 Is this your boat or the OPs ? My 2005 Hunter, but should be similar to the OPs
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 01.27.25 Press an air horn up against the external vent hole and see which hose it comes from inside the bilg
Deck Leaking? PeteT at 5:29pm 01.27.25
Deck Leaking? JoeWhite at 4:56pm 01.27.25 In my case on C36, the leak in this area was due to worn out seals of the windlass shaft. You can ch
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 4:55pm 01.27.25 When we came back a huge very black Black US Customs agent said "What was your purpose for going to
Deck Leaking? jssailem at 4:49pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again Will Gilmore at 3:54pm 01.27.25 How about those outboard or is it inboard, motors? Did you get to try to drive one? I'm curious how

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