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Port Gardner Sailboats Drinky Crow at 12:45pm 12.09.18 San Juan Sailboats 5/2145 Used to be the source for all things San Juan. The proprietor died recently and I get no response fr
Title for a dinghy? DAVA390 at 12:43pm 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 24/3798 On a swap site I just saw a 9 ft. dinghy advertised with a clean title. I have never bought a small
Wireless Wind Meter/Anemometer (1) robertcohrs at 10:45am 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 1/40 Found these interesting ultrasonic based wind meters on following website www.windmetersystems.com
Freeze Plug question... Team118 at 9:11am 12.09.18 Catalina 30 6/751 A not so uncommon woe.... Got caught in Upstate NY by the cold weather before I could winterize boa
Seaman's Manslaughter - Fascinating Indeed Hello Below at 8:31am 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 71/6361 I pulled this from a Practical Sailor FB post. A very troubling read from many perspectives. The r
Self amalgamating tape for mast (1) McMillanPearson28 at 7:56am 12.09.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1537 159176 I have a leak on my Pearson 28 where the mast goes through the deck. I was going to use self
TV mount on bulkhead svlagom at 6:08am 12.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/920 Hi. I am planning to fix a 32inch tv on bulkhead of my 2007 Oceanis 40. The problem is, the forward
water intake hose. which to choose Justin_NSA at 9:26pm 12.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 10/1058 I'm refreshing my Perko inlet water strainer with new gaskets and want to replace the 5/8" hose up t
size of railings cat 30 cleavespoint at 7:52pm 12.08.18 Catalina 30 1/539 I'm buying a set of clamps to hold things on the railings that support the life lines, please someon
ProNautic charger questions Sefuller at 7:33pm 12.08.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2532 I just ordered a ProNautic 1240P charger in anticipation of a trip to the boat next weekend. I'd li
Freeze Plug Team118 at 5:04pm 12.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/846 A not so uncommon woe.... Got caught in Upstate NY by the cold weather before I could winterize boa
Water tank leak BugOutBoat at 2:20pm 12.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1530 Leaking water tank or hose We have a leak in either our water tank that sits under our 2001 Hunter
Universal diesel 5411 sherwood pump replacement (3) Sail365 at 11:59am 12.08.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/1282 Hello I know this topic has been beaten to death, but I am reading conflicting information on the fo
Go Navy beat Army! (1) JamesG161 at 11:40am 12.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 19/1664 159161 Navy and Marines to win today!
Hunter 29.5 1994 Flooring JHS at 11:10am 12.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/524 What was used to finish the original teak-holly flooring? Was it just teak oil?
Keel is moving Hedi at 8:05am 12.08.18 Mid-Size Boats 18/2962 Hi there, om my Hunter 280 the keel is moving but not loose at the connection-plate and also no leak
Lines.... Shorefun at 7:42am 12.08.18 Day Sailers 10/1638 Just going over my lines. So Page 33 of the Hunter 170 manual is the Rigging Specs. I do not have
Vhf cable / antenna.... NYSail at 5:09am 12.08.18 Ask All Sailors 37/3100 hello all. So redoing my vhf cable and antenna and have a few questions. I am wanting to get top qua
Chart Plotter Replacement (2) KZW at 5:41pm 12.07.18 Catalina 310 73/12068 I'm looking for advice on a replacement for my Raymarine RC435 chart plotter. It is self-destructing
PEX vs Reinforced PVC Ward H at 6:53am 12.07.18 Ask All Sailors 33/5747 I have original 1/2" reinforced PVC hose for the fresh water system on my 93 C30. I'll be scrubbing

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Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid jssailem at 11:01am 04.14.24 Where do you find the image of the solenoid? Looking at the Universal engine manual I did not find a
Catalina 34 Interior Stu Jackson at 10:55am 04.14.24 its an 1988 Teak oil works just fine on my 1986 C34.
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid Fred at 10:16am 04.14.24
Entering Canade with children. MikeHoncho at 9:49am 04.14.24 Mike, good luck with that. last year we tried several times from a cell phone. After about 1/2 hr.
Santana 21 design info needed LloydB at 9:00am 04.14.24 Search the threads on this site for no traveler rig and you will find various examples of boom end r
Entering Canade with children. Mark Maulden at 8:59am 04.14.24 https://www.niagarafallstourism.com/plan/border-crossing/#canada-usa-border-update minors need a bi
Catalina 34 Interior Guystapo at 8:56am 04.14.24 its an 1988
Removal of washer dryer SV knot that bad at 8:22am 04.14.24 Thanks so much for that! Do you know how we get it out of the boat?
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:04am 04.14.24 As you walk around any marina you'll see a lot of examples of "If you don't know the knot, tie a lot
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 7:53am 04.14.24 1st prize goes to: well a few of you! To clarify, the boat performed well on a short cruise, summer
Portlight Glare Question ggrizzard at 7:27am 04.14.24 Dave, the tinted lenses look "black" vs clear lenses.
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:04am 04.14.24 Use only teflon tape on the threads, NO sealant or gasket. You may need a gasket (rubber) between t
How to tie up to a cleat (or how NOT to lose your dinghy) Ward H at 7:03am 04.14.24 Glad to see the APS tutorials are still around. They produced several. Thanks for posting.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Clutch Cargo at 6:46am 04.14.24 Interesting thread. I thought I'd a few additional comments in case this type of issue comes up aga
Electrical Symbol for preheat solenoid (1) jssailem at 6:05am 04.14.24 Here is the way MaineSail diagrams the preheat solenoid. lead (press the glow plug switch) the sole
Removal of washer dryer Slipin Away at 4:41am 04.14.24 It is held in by just the boards attached in the front of the machine. The hoses are long enough so
Hunter Lead Keels form the 80 Jim Legere at 4:16am 04.14.24 Anybody have a clue who Poured the Hunter keels for the big boats in the Eighties Are you asking
Portlight Glare Question dlochner at 4:07am 04.14.24 Hi Sailors, I'm planning to replace my Gray Industries portlights on my Sanibel 18. The old ones a
Replacing Sanitation Hoses & Fittings - Use of Sealant or Gaskets? (1) jbmia at 12:14am 04.14.24
Why not put a 9.9 outboard on my 320? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:12pm 04.13.24 So those were 2 learning moments for me ;) Noooooooooo. Those two stories are your open ended in

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