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Happy thanksgiving! (1) RussC at 12:07pm 11.27.25 Ask All Sailors 1/53 235630
Starter voltage JohnSn at 8:58am 11.27.25 Big Boats 4/127
Happy Thanksgiving, all! kappykaplan at 7:15am 11.27.25 Sails Call Lounge 4/108 Thankful for having this forum with all its passionate sailors. May all have a wonderful time with
Cleaning a Diesel Tank Foswick at 6:53pm 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 20/327 We have a 45-gallon tank. This boat has not run its engine much in about the last 10 years. We got h
Resealing Bomar Hatch Lens Project_Mayhem at 6:39am 11.26.25 Ask All Sailors 6/107 I'll be removing the lens of my hatch to replace the gasket. I have Dow 795 and a new gasket. I've d
under 2ft draft - options for far off shore trailer-able boat? (4) Paceship.org at 3:07pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 5/205 I'm loving the Paceship PY23 which has a 20" draft with the steel stub keel and centerboard. I've h
Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? (Practical Sailor Magazine) Paceship.org at 3:01pm 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 4/275 Formula B vs Formula A - Mold removal and prevention - what am I missing? The practical Sailor conc
Anti-fouling paint that dries very fast? Venexiano at 10:57am 11.25.25 Ask All Sailors 8/262 Dear all, Which anti-fouling paint do you suggest for the mooring of 3 bouys in a shallow harbour?
Connector for Universal/Westerbeke temp sensor (1) Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 11.25.25 Engines and Propulsion 8/187 The temp sensor connector was starting to fail on my M25XP. The wire was breaking and it would barel
2004 Beneteau 331 - Fresh Water Issue? Gator70 at 9:59am 11.25.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/176
New or used mast for a 2003 ComPac 23 Capt Colquhoun at 8:23am 11.25.25 Parts Search 1/76 I also need a port stern rail. Storm damage.
portlight Spring DanMaine at 7:35am 11.25.25 The Cherubini Hunters 5/168 how can I remove and reinsert the torsion spring on the port lights on my Hunter 37c?
Replace Main or Jib first SailingCal21 at 6:23pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 8/309
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM (2) twodzusfittings at 5:57pm 11.24.25 Bigger Boats 10/222 As I continue to repair and eliminate leaks, I have found a few more. The big question is: Trim or N
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 3:09pm 11.24.25 Ask All Sailors 18/610 Still trying to get my thought methodology straight on this. Assuming the following: Scenario #1 I
CNG to Propane HBBIS at 1:18pm 11.24.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/235 Which locker to use for propane storage port or starboard?
Gel coat color match for 1984 Mark 3 30-foot knotimpossible at 8:59am 11.24.25 Newport 1/101 Does anyone know the brand and color for the right match?
Bristol 35.5 owner in SF Bay SFBayBristol at 8:59am 11.24.25 Bristol 5/164 Any fellow Bristol owners nearby. I'm happy to chat. I've owned a 35.5 fixed keel for 6 years, bough
House SOC while on shore power (1) Decisions at 7:21pm 11.23.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/235 Hi all, Newbie here but I am out of ideas and hope you can help. I have a 2024 Oceanis 40.1. While
Looking for info on compression block in a Catalina 30 Project_Mayhem at 4:52pm 11.23.25 Catalina 30 1/145 I'm trying to calculate the amount of material I will need to replace my compression block with G10.

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Cleaning a Diesel Tank Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 11.28.25 Here is an idea. https://keenanfilters.com Here is a product that may be helpful. https://www.fuel
Cleaning a Diesel Tank sailme88 at 3:26am 11.28.25 When I had the tank polished on our previous boat, the tech had what looked like Bresnan Distributor
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) thinwater at 10:52pm 11.27.25 Many thousands of 5000-7000 gallon oil, chemical, and food product tankers are cleaned every day thr
Cleaning a Diesel Tank jssailem at 8:17pm 11.27.25 Here is an idea. https://keenanfilters.com Here is a product that may be helpful. https://www.fuelr
Starter voltage dlochner at 6:29pm 11.27.25 How old are your batteries? What kind of batteries, FLA, AGM, LFP? How are you estimating the SOC?
Happy Thanksgiving, all! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:19pm 11.27.25 235634 Happy Thanksgiving sailor. -Will
Cleaning a Diesel Tank shemandr at 4:17pm 11.27.25 ...The tank itself is fiberglass and well glassed into place, extending well under structures that
Happy Thanksgiving, all! shemandr at 3:51pm 11.27.25 I'm grateful for the ability to feel gratitude. The opposite of gratitude is disappointment or even
Question On Battery Charging dlochner at 3:26pm 11.27.25 With regard to the danger of a voltage spike damaging your alternator when charging Lithium. This c
Starter voltage (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:49pm 11.27.25 Do a calculation from the start using the length of wire to the starter motor (do not confuse this
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (1) Foswick at 1:31pm 11.27.25 When I get back to the boat, probably this weekend, I'm going to make a much more detailed assessmen
Happy thanksgiving! Timm R Oday25 at 12:45pm 11.27.25 weare extremely grateful for all that we have . Good health first and foremost
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing SteveHughessails at 12:23pm 11.27.25
Cleaning a Diesel Tank (4) Allan12210 at 12:10pm 11.27.25 Like Claude, our H34 has the same poly tank. The key was to empty the tank fully. I consumed it thro
Happy Thanksgiving, all! jssailem at 11:14am 11.27.25 Happy Thanksgiving to all. and Happy Thursday to those sailors north of the 49th parallel!
Question On Battery Charging GeneraiT001 at 11:01am 11.27.25 With regard to the danger of a voltage spike damaging your alternator when charging Lithium. This co
Automatic inflatable life jacket solo sailing ShawnL at 10:54am 11.27.25 I believe it's this episode Follow the Boat Episode 260 / 261 yX3xgj2B_vU:49 Z4B4es7OPNc:4
Cleaning a Diesel Tank dLj at 10:29am 11.27.25 when delamina True about ultrasound--I did not read the description carefully. But I have used ult
Happy Thanksgiving, all! Leeward Rail at 9:55am 11.27.25 You too ! Here's a good chuckle for ya.. My wife took a couple days off, and wished a former co-w
Cleaning a Diesel Tank thinwater at 9:55am 11.27.25 @Foswick unfortunately the only cleaning method I'm familiar with for diesel tanks was already desc

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