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Paris Sailing (10) Will Gilmore at 2:32pm 10.21.19 Destinations 37/5070 My wife was invited to join my son's girlfriend on her trip to Europe. Of course, she couldn't turn
Pressurized Alcohol Stove ?'s ontherocks83 at 2:25pm 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 48/10772 So this question is multi-faceted. My new to me 1984 C30 has the original pressurized alcohol stove.
Racing the Beneteau First 345 Norand at 2:12pm 10.21.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2534 Hi there I will be doing some racing in my friend's First 345 next season. He mainly used it for cr
New to me 1975 Catalina 22: questions (3) Ben4195 at 12:42pm 10.21.19 Catalina 22 11/3495 Hi folks, I just checked off a bucket list item, getting myself an old Catalina 22. It appears to b
Pop-top leaking -- missing trim or gasket? CHI->CO at 11:18am 10.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/616 Question for those with angled pop-tops: It snowed in CO last Thursday (and again yesterday). I chec
Sourcing 40mm diameter Sanitation pipe for a holding tank to Y valve connection PaulandPetraBrown at 11:17am 10.21.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1013 My 90 degree head of the holding tank coupler in PVC has cracked and this the second time a problem
Just purchased a 1980n Catalina25. When I sail with a good wind i here a vibrating noise from the cable for the swing keel. Anybody experienced this. robert scholtes at 11:03am 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1243 Just purchased a 1980 Catalina25 swing keel.. When I sail with a good wind I hear a vibrating noise
Room at the start? (1) LakeShark at 10:57am 10.21.19 Racing 31/4883 ok so time for a racing question now that the boat is tucked away for the long minnesota winter :(
Raw water strainer sailcraftri at 10:50am 10.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1656 Where is the raw water strainer on an O'Day 302? I see the hose comes out from the thru hull into th
Rudder post sleeve tabbing Sergio G. at 10:28am 10.21.19 Big Boats 0/355 I have a 1990 Passage 42 and when I bought it a few years ago I noticed that the tabbing at the top
Odd Insurance Option Rick D at 9:04am 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 11/979 When I got my BUS/Geico renewal, I spotted a optional coverage that they referred to as a partial de
Squirrels! DaveJ at 9:03am 10.21.19 Catalina 310 19/3568 Six of them in my anchor locker. A friend called me a couple of days ago and said she saw squirrels
Power issues Steve760 at 8:00am 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1467 Hello everyone, i have a 1998 450 passage and my electric bill at my marina is high. I'm staying in
2001 Hunter 410 Freshwater Leak rdarst at 7:18am 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/907 We have a freshwater leak in our 2001 Hunter 410. Has anyone else dealt with a "cycling pump" from e
October Indian Summer - Trick or Treat jssailem at 7:01am 10.21.19 Weather and Forecasting 9/1318 Are you waking each morning with the wonder... Can I get just one more cruise in before winter arriv
Outboard jbrock at 5:37pm 10.20.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/5225
DIY advice Mike8193 at 4:58pm 10.20.19 Ask All Sailors 4/941 I have a 3ym20 yanmar diesel engine on my beneteau 323 (2005)sailboat. I am trying to do more work
Re-winterize outboard motor wing15601 at 4:51pm 10.20.19 Engines and Propulsion 10/1327 I have a 2018 Mercury 9.9 which I used the summer of 2018 and then winterized it to factory specs fo
Furler for '1992 30T Rxsail at 4:02pm 10.20.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/913 I have run out of patience with my factory installed Hood single line, under the deck furler. I hav
Icebox drain not pumping dru valcour at 2:06pm 10.20.19 Catalina 310 8/1406 I have a 2003 hull number 218 which has the ice box (12v fridge) drain to a y-valve under the head s

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Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 4:48pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes mermike at 4:11pm 11.20.24 The gauges are sized such that every boat requires at least two models to tension the rig.:mad:
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Sailorbythebay at 3:53pm 11.20.24 Hey Greg, that is fantastic information, all i have right now was a piece of line holding the clew o
Simpson Lawrence Windless Rich Stidger at 3:38pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes Rich Stidger at 3:35pm 11.20.24 Maybe you can borrow one or both gauges from someone here, and pay the shipping both ways. I have on
Extra hose clamps - good idea Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 11.20.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 3:15pm 11.20.24 Thanks, I've been doing the same, replacing the cheap OEM slotted clamps with Scandviks. Besides bei
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dlochner at 2:43pm 11.20.24 So, you're saying the manual pump is to manually pump the tank out to sea via the thruhull; and to
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea 4lane at 2:30pm 11.20.24 So, you're saying the manual pump is to manually pump the tank out to sea via the thruhull; and to d
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes (1) Tally Ho at 2:20pm 11.20.24 There are several scales on the PT1 and PT2 gauges. You just need to get the one that works for yo
Thanksgiving will soon be here. WayneH at 2:07pm 11.20.24 Who knew turkeys can't fly?
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea dlochner at 2:02pm 11.20.24 When the deck fitting is sealed, the manual pump will pull from the tank and out the through hull. I
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes dlochner at 1:49pm 11.20.24 Loos gauges are the standard. I assume the smaller wire is for the lowers. Tension there is a little
Lewmar Trapezoidal foredeck hatch seal replacement dlochner at 1:25pm 11.20.24 Thank you all for feedback. I am going to contact Hatch Masters. They are only a two-hour drive for
Lewmar Trapezoidal foredeck hatch seal replacement sailliny at 12:47pm 11.20.24 Thank you all for feedback. I am going to contact Hatch Masters. They are only a two-hour drive for
companion way overhead hatch JoeWhite at 12:14pm 11.20.24 I have not had good experience with Tap plastics. They use blunt saws and the project ends up with c
companion way overhead hatch BAD ORCA at 12:10pm 11.20.24 I have used santa monica plastics in southern california for a lot of boat related plexi projects, b
companion way overhead hatch dlochner at 11:59am 11.20.24 Try Tap Plastics. https://www.tapplastics.com
Strange solar/electrical setup on new boat dlochner at 11:56am 11.20.24 I have read, maybe incorrectly that a Victron charge controller can be damaged by abruptly disconne
Thanksgiving will soon be here. kappykaplan at 11:01am 11.20.24 This one made me spit out my coffee this morning. I post it for your consideration.:biggrin: I rem

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