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Macerator pump - Beneteau 331 - stupid question Bluenose at 4:20pm 11.03.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2898 Hello all, I have never used this pump, as not required in Nova Scotia (yet). How do you turn it on?
Scammers on Craig's List rgranger at 3:26pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 2/562 Wow! Some are so obvious... So here are two ads.. for the same boat... way under priced at $17,000
Common leak in Aft Berth? ontherocks83 at 3:03pm 11.03.19 Catalina 30 5/1404 When it rains, there is a leak in the aft berth primarily over the inboard cushion. I remember my la
Just getting started. Shark bait at 2:36pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 8/905
Scupper hoses for O'Day 28 1984 Randall Schmidt at 2:27pm 11.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/474
Mast Discoloration (1) Jac123 at 2:25pm 11.03.19 Catalina 30 2/718 I have a stain around the base and pulleys on my mast. Anyone know the cause?
This and that 270 Ajp at 1:51pm 11.03.19 Smaller Boats 5/625 New to me 270, no mast light forward or rearward. 1. Removed corroded deck plug and directly attach
Still in business....?!?!? (5) rgranger at 1:15pm 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 67/5037 171607 BTW: The one from WM looks used. Zoom in and you will see a bunch of nicks on the nut. :
Solar panels with 6V batteries Rick Templeton at 11:29am 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 4/624 I have a question for someone with knowlege of solar. I am interested in adding a couple of solar pa
Game on Meriachee at 8:20am 11.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/713 Heres the official announcement. http://campaign.r20.constantcontact.com/render?m=1103305117686'ca
Roller Furler korchinskyp at 7:50am 11.03.19 Parts Search 2/673 Is there a drum that can be added to an existing forestay/foil to convert to a roller furler?
Zinc Guppy on Hunter 410 BobH57 at 7:27am 11.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/611 I'm looking at getting a zinc guppy for use while in my marina (a power boater told me he had to rep
h260 rudder post removal gudiss at 7:09am 11.03.19 Smaller Boats 6/847 hi all, trying to remove my rudder post (h20 w/ wheel). one of the welded tabs at the bottom of pos
STRANGE STAINS twodzusfittings at 7:03am 11.03.19 Bigger Boats 2/515 I recently found strange stains on my transom. When the boat is at the dock or at anchor the stain i
In mast foil winter rattle NYSail at 10:33pm 11.02.19 Ask All Sailors 6/661 Hello all, So took sails down today.... spending night on boat and in mast foil making some noise i
And we're off (1) All U Get at 9:17pm 11.02.19 Ask All Sailors 10/728 Finally set off for the last sail here on the east coast. Left the York River with falling tide and
Electrical wire guard (1) thetone at 5:09pm 11.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1006 I have 1990 35s5. I am looking for this wire guard that protects the electrical wires into the mast
Alternator Voyager1 at 5:03pm 11.02.19 Ask All Sailors 30/2296 My battery charge died, when looking over my battery wiring I found out my alternator wire going to
Engine Mounts Replacements Shagdance at 7:06am 11.02.19 Catalina 310 12/2668 2004 Catalina 310 I am at the point I need to change engine mounts. 1000 hour on engine and noticing
Cold Weather Sailing Prep - Alabama JRT at 12:37pm 11.01.19 Weather and Forecasting 18/2351 The hold my beer state has decided that we will go from 70s to a freeze warning in less the 24 hrs,

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Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) dLj at 1:46pm 08.04.24 Bits, Sorry for your loss. I am new (today) to this forum and will take ownership of a broken down
O'day 22 kappykaplan at 1:42pm 08.04.24 Kudos to Kappy for his 5 minute response time! :thumbup::)
O'day 22 shemandr at 1:39pm 08.04.24 That one looks broken. Replace it with a metal one and with a cap. For example:: https://www.wholes
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 1:36pm 08.04.24 If this be the case, how do you know when it is time to replace the barrier ? I was 23 years young
Taking/storing a 32 sailboat off a trailer, properly? (Im in over my head) Marty P. at 1:33pm 08.04.24 Bits, Sorry for your loss. I am new (today) to this forum and will take ownership of a broken down 1
Yanmar 2gm engine died smokey73 at 1:27pm 08.04.24 It is the "throttled back to idle" and it died that has me a little concerned along with the other a
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 1:24pm 08.04.24 I always recommend waters sails. Joe waters is the best sailmaker for a Catalina 22 by far. Great sa
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? JoeWhite at 1:23pm 08.04.24 Shawn, to be sure, pull the spark plugs, clean them and install them. They may have collected carbon
Yanmar 2gm engine died (1) Tally Ho at 1:18pm 08.04.24
Hard to raise mainsail Tally Ho at 1:10pm 08.04.24 I assume you used two people at the winch; one to operate the drill and the other to tail? Yup, th
Yanmar 2gm engine died jviss at 1:06pm 08.04.24 Took my Hunter 285 out for the first time last night. Ran fine for several miles. I pushed the thr
Invest 97L (1) Tally Ho at 1:05pm 08.04.24
Rudder Removal smokey73 at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Hoping it was Foss Foam in Florida? Don't know about the 41 but I replaced my rudder with a rebuilt
Bulkhead Strengthening PaulK at 12:22pm 08.04.24 Get a copy of the Gougeon Brothers on Boat Construction: Gougeon Brothers On Boat Construction Book
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 12:13pm 08.04.24 Just an update. Went out yesterday and filled the tank with fresh gas. It looks like my tank is so
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:39am 08.04.24
waste tank ind Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:30am 08.04.24 Human waste is full of animal fats that gradually clog internal sensors, preventing them from "seein
Hard to raise mainsail thinwater at 11:18am 08.04.24 ... I DO NOT recommend trying to crank someone up the mast with the drill though. The advertise it
Topside Teak Trim Project_Mayhem at 11:15am 08.04.24 If you are starting from new, look into using clear epoxy and they will look like wet varnish for y
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:12am 08.04.24 It's just a new take on a very old idea: a chemical dispenser installed in the toilet intake line,

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