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Sunset last night (1) dLj at 1:24pm 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 9/936 I'm spending a couple weeks on the boat and have been trying to find some good pictures as Lake Cham
Hull to deck joint astevens at 12:11pm 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 0/747
O'Day mariner 2+2 questions Qantasman at 10:25am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 3/4224
mechanic near Boston Harbor Dennis Moran at 9:48am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1100 My Tartan 30 with an Atomic 4 won't start. I am disabled and need help.
Slow-close Refer Lid Struts? jviss at 7:29am 07.04.19 Ask All Sailors 17/5031 My Tartan 3800 has top-loading access to the fridge. The two lids have one support strut, each, tha
Alternator Connection: Paris Rhone to Volvo MD11C in a Pretorien (1) belwood studio at 6:49am 07.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 1/1080 Don't fix it if it ain't broke! I dismantled the alternator to clean and repaint some parts this win
Standing Rigging Specs Coastal Nomad at 6:13am 07.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 14/3757 Hi All, Am looking for a resource for standing rigging specifications (tension, wire size/length, et
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #2: cranking battery through-hull) symont at 5:31am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 15/2136 My newly acquired Hunter 260 has a battery selector on the false bulkhead at the back of the aft bun
Finding my way around my Hunter 260 (question #1: bilge water) symont at 5:26am 07.04.19 Smaller Boats 12/1898 Hello all, I have been a passive follower of this forum for about a year now (and joined in a few m
How we celebrate Independence Day sailme88 at 3:50am 07.04.19 Big Boats 1/740 With as many as 12-15 ( infants, toddlers and children included) we motor to an area up wind of wher
Sailing baltimore to Wye island Mattcia123 at 12:01am 07.04.19 Destinations 3/968 Hello all, wondering if anyone had any insight about transmitting the Kent island narrows from the N
Knocking in rudder post (1) 907Juice at 11:29pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1519
Hotel pumpkinpie at 8:32pm 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 5/844 .
Declaration of Independence dlochner at 7:15pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/579 On this day some 243 years ago a group of men gathered in Philadelphia to proclaim the Colonies's i
Happy Independence Day! (1) Skipper at 5:54pm 07.03.19 Sails Call Lounge 8/777 God bless America.
Wiring underway (At last!) Macboy at 5:53pm 07.03.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1054 I finally did it. I found time to tear into the Mac and address the wiring so I can add the little c
35.5 Hunter Legend Bilge hose replacement Canonshooternb at 2:31pm 07.03.19 Big Boats 2/817 I have a 1991 Hunter Legend 35.5 and I am replacing my bilge pump and would also like to replace the
Maiden - Documentary of the first all female crew in the Whitbread DrJudyB at 11:45am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 3/568 I thought the first 10-15 minutes of were boring. But once the story got going.... :wow3: I high
Porta Potty with the largest seat? DrJudyB at 11:02am 07.03.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 24/9899 Are there any portable toilets that have a seat that's close in size to a standard toilet seat? My
Sailboat ideas Crazy Dave Condon at 9:47am 07.03.19 Ask All Sailors 39/3165 Over the years, I contributed a lot to this forum along with ideas that became reality for example s

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Slow and sloppy fueling on 2004 Hunter 41 Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 01.12.25 but the big problem is both are slow to fill, One other possible "maybe" is that somehow you've w
Raw water strainer disaster waiting to happen jibes138 at 10:01am 01.12.25 Both tape and goop seal the threads from leaking. Threads are designed to not have interference betw
Solar Panel Placement. ShawnL at 9:27am 01.12.25 On my Catalina 22 I've had both a 50W and a 100W (not at the same time) on an angle between the forw
Need help with how to remove headliner of 2020 Beneteau Oceanis to rebed rail on deck BigEasy at 9:16am 01.12.25 My hand rails are attached to the deck with self tapping wood screws. No access is required from in
Taking the mast down PlaneTom at 9:04am 01.12.25 Jan 12 update to the Dec 31 update; still waiting on the mast restep. The original error in swaging
Solar Panel Placement. JBP-PA at 6:38am 01.12.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:08am 01.12.25 @thinwater Thanks for the specs. That explained why the place where I drop my tank off for recertif
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:51am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know t
CNG gas tank requirements Alan Backus at 5:44am 01.12.25 Thanks for everyone's inputs which is mostly consistent with what I understood. Does anyone know th
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 5:29am 01.12.25 Passing a hydro test is not the sole requirement. Excessive corrosion (over 0.011-inch metal loss) c
Oldest Boat to Buy twodzusfittings at 3:19am 01.12.25 I worked it out. My boat and all the repairs, replacements, insurances and upgrades along with the l
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step SeaDogGo at 8:39pm 01.11.25 Yes, he said the part is no longer available, so I would like to try to locate a salvaged one to ref
CNG gas tank requirements Richard19068 at 6:30pm 01.11.25 I think your surveyor is confusing CNG with propane. There should be a date of manufacture on the CN
CNG gas tank requirements smokey73 at 6:29pm 01.11.25 The tank should have a DOT (Department of Transportation) certification stamped into the metal. That
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:26pm 01.11.25 You don't need to mount them. Just get some small ones and keep them wired up ( or have them on dis
Solar Panel Placement. Richard19068 at 6:23pm 01.11.25 Very valid. Thank you. Just topping off the batteries. We trailer around lake Michigan and Lake
Arco # 6 winch springs Richard19068 at 6:10pm 01.11.25 I would try going to your local chandelery (I know, a disappearing dinosaur) with one of the old one
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:05pm 01.11.25 Unless the panels are specifically designed to be installed on a deck where they will be stepped on
Solar Panel Placement. jpiombo67 at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I like the lensun fiberglass panels. They are not as efficient or long lasting as rigid panels, bu
CNG gas tank requirements thinwater at 6:01pm 01.11.25 I'm selling my 1989 sailboat in the US. The surveyor claims that my CNG cylinders that fuel my st

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