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Fuel gauge is a poor guess Pizzazz at 2:57pm 11.12.19 It is a fair point that we just need an average or a rough guess. We have all tried to get a better
Problem with jib halyard SG at 2:49pm 11.12.19 SG... when I had the survey everything worked well. Of course the jib was on the roller. I had the b
high water? JamesG161 at 2:48pm 11.12.19 Galactic Year prognosis is rather grim Depends on your point of view.... No more CO2 problems in j
high water? jssailem at 2:16pm 11.12.19 Wow that Galactic Year prognosis is rather grim...
Modified sloop to cutter rig Will Gilmore at 2:14pm 11.12.19 It looks like, too convert the M25 to a cutter, you would want to move the base of the existing head
Problem with jib halyard Dave Groshong at 2:01pm 11.12.19 When you do get ready to replace the worn halyards, we have a great rig shop and pre-measured halya
Raritan Smart Toilet Control with Multifunction Panel Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:55pm 11.12.19 How 'bout the bulkhead behind the toilet? You'd have to stand up to flush the toilet, but you shoul
Holding tank pumpout question Stu Jackson at 1:54pm 11.12.19 This might help, although they left out what I think is the best option - head to Y valve, either to
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Stu Jackson at 1:48pm 11.12.19 Using hours is only approximate because it depends on load. A better indicator will be based on rpm
Fuel gauge is a poor guess Pizzazz at 1:12pm 11.12.19 Accurate level measurement depends on the tank shape and the boat motion, of course. However, most o
Metric pex tubing with imperial fittings Coolwhip at 1:10pm 11.12.19 So imperial fittings wouldn't work with metric pex....even in the cases where they are very close to
Hunter 28.5 powered by Yanmar 2GM20F (3) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 11.12.19 If they're 20 years old, there's more than a good chance your mounts are sitting lower 171979
Rudder replacement 93 Legend 37.5 Whatfiero1 at 12:56pm 11.12.19 You have a trailer so that changes things. let tung down to ground use your car jack and go all way
Replacing reefing line sheeves on a 1983 Beneteau First 38 Michael Davis at 12:39pm 11.12.19 If you're like me you worry that it will be harder than it is. I was surprised at how easy and strai
Holding tank pumpout question Bob S at 12:36pm 11.12.19 You definitely want to understand how your system works so tracing everything is important. A few se
Modified sloop to cutter rig jon hansen at 12:33pm 11.12.19 https://asa.com/news/2015/06/05/whats-in-a-rig-cutter click on this and read
Sailing/Tacking at anchor JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:33pm 11.12.19 We live on the hook or a mooring, we have spent less than 60 nights at a dock since 2015. Our Catali
Modified sloop to cutter rig dlochner at 12:16pm 11.12.19 A 25 foot boat is a little small to convert to a cutter rig. The sail area on the staysail will be q
Metric pex tubing with imperial fittings JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 12:13pm 11.12.19 Basically there are 3 pex options, marine (15 mm), imperial (1/2-3/4 inch most common) and metric (1
Holding tank pumpout question Captain Larry-DH at 12:13pm 11.12.19 If the tank is shaped to conform to the bilge it's probably narrow at the bottom and gets wider near

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