Forums There are a large number of forums out there with an extreme range of knowledge bases. While there are quite a few people on these forums that really know what they are talking about there are also quite a few "dock experts". It won't take you long to figure out which is which. All forums listed here are free and you can view all of the discourse. Should you choose to ask a questions or respond to a posting, you will have to register and this takes just a couple of minutes. There are many more forums than I have listed here as virtually every model of boat has a specific forum. I will add to this list when the spirit moves me. I spend some time on the forums in January/February when its too cold to survey. My moniker is boatpoker so say hello if you come across me.
Marine Engine.com	Have a Volvo, Mercruiser, Perkins, Bukh, Petter, OMC or Yanmar ? this is your forum.This place is home base for a number of engine specific forums so ask your tech questions here.
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Boating Forum	This is a " .ca " so mostly Canadians on this all-round forum.
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BoatUS	About two dozen forums on cruising, sailing fishing, trailer boats, repairs, maintenance, cruising etc.
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Cruisers Forum	Just like its title, everything to do with cruising. Mainly focused on sailboats.
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Living Aboard	All about actually living on a boat. Power or sail.
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Sailnet	Probably the largest and busiest of all. All things to do with sailboats and cruising.
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Power & Motoryacht	All things to do with larger power boats, electrics, electronics, maintenance etc.
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BoatersED	Mainly focused on smaller power boats.
Yachtforums	Mostly trawlers and larger power boats
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Cruising Forum	Mostly about sailboats.
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.I Boats	.General boating forum
. Captain Wallace Gouk AMS® Marine Surveyor Port Credit Marine Surveys .
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