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What stops the sliding hatch from opening too far / how to remove? ShawnL at 11:24am 05.26.24 Catalina 22 5/917 I noticed a hole / crack in my pop-top yesterday. Right where the sliding companion way hatch would
macerator hose removal advice (4) jdrutten at 7:25am 05.26.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1616 I'm going to disconnect my macerator from the holding tank since the hoses stink and we're on a lake
Why bridle-rigged snubbers on monohull sailboats? Kings Gambit at 6:13am 05.26.24 Ask All Sailors 12/1098 Bridle-rigged snubbers make sense when used on beamy powerboats that are wide near the bow, and on c
Old bilge blower wiring question. BAD ORCA at 8:53pm 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 4/557 I took out my circa 1980 bilge blower to clean up the wiring and re-install it closer to alternator.
Oday 28 main available in short timeframe? sidw at 8:34pm 05.25.24 Bigger Boats 3/453 Does anyone know of an available nearly new main for an Oday 28, or have any suggestions of how to g
Shallow draft keel H37C petehansell at 6:27pm 05.25.24 The Cherubini Hunters 4/634 Greetings, Any knowledge of sailing characteristics, similarities, differences between the Hunter 37
Hunter 356 or 36 - approx. recent cost of new jib/genoa? AndyL at 3:11pm 05.25.24 Big Boats 9/1148 On my 2004 Hunter 36 the original genoa is pretty stretched out and I'm trying to get a rough idea o
Thermostat T33 at 10:31am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 31/1793 I've got a Universal M50 5444 44 HP diesel. Once the engine gets to around 160, the thermostat opens
P42 Engine removal advice juznip at 9:44am 05.25.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/860 Hi, considering removing the 4JH2TE from my 91 passage to give it some love that the constrained eng
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! (5) SoSound at 9:33am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1088 I posted my original question about whether it would be worth upgrading to LiFePO4 batteries last No
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy duck21 at 8:38am 05.25.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1149 Hi! We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I
Bilge water question (3) catsails8 at 9:06pm 05.24.24 Catalina 30 15/1946 Hello, I spent some time today pumping out about an 1-2 inch of water from my bilge earlier today. I
Raw water vented loop question (2) smokey73 at 6:42pm 05.24.24 Ask All Sailors 19/923 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E 50HP. I have a small drip from the vented loop in the raw water li
2024 Hurricane Forecasts (4) jssailem at 3:49pm 05.24.24 Weather and Forecasting 10/1548 NOAA Has just published its forecast. thoughts. https://www.tropicaltidbits.com QFID_jfNId4 224
Mixing elbow Shagdance at 2:51pm 05.24.24 Catalina 310 3/864 Looking sources for a mixing elbow for the universal 25xpb. Catalina Direct said could be up to 8 we
Throttle lever pressed against pedestal guard ... Scott T-Bird at 11:52am 05.24.24 Ask All Sailors 7/604 I replaced my pedestal guard last year. With all my distractions last year, I've failed to notice w
I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! (7) Coloradonosea at 11:12am 05.24.24 Ask All Sailors 29/2569 Hello everyone, I just bought this 1973 American Fiberglass Company Daysailer 16 -Major issue is the
Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Salty79 at 10:17am 05.24.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/966 Due primarily to space constraints, I've picked up the Quiet Flush electric head conversion (#37255)
NOAA new Marine Weather Forecasting Zones (3) jssailem at 8:50am 05.24.24 Weather and Forecasting 0/955 224944 NOAA has been developing its digital systems with the goal of integrating the ACE modeling d
Hunter 41 AC Builders Plate deekster92 at 9:06pm 05.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/898 Hey guys. A friend and I are attempting to start up a little day charter with our newly acquired 200

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Music player Terry Cox at 6:53pm 05.08.25 What Terry... No Taylor Swift? Nah. Different taste.
PNW Pirates Bash 2025 - Poulsbo, WA MFD at 6:49pm 05.08.25 I don't have an account, but there is probably info on Facebook at the pnwpirates group - www.facebo
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation chuckwayne at 6:18pm 05.08.25 As mentioned in another thread, I have been working up a presentation on preparedness for onboard m
Third Cherubini heritage at 6:10pm 05.08.25 We burn about 1\3 gallon an hour with a 2gm. Around 5 kts. Just had a ruptured fuel line yesterday
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation dLj at 5:37pm 05.08.25 I stand corrected. I've just spent too many hours in court rooms in this arena to endorse the way
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F MFD at 5:06pm 05.08.25 ... In your case, you want the fuel pump running before starting the engine and who knows, maybe i
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation Foswick at 5:04pm 05.08.25 I'm intimately aware of HIPAA laws and the strengths and weaknesses of the privacy standards. Resp
Music player Stu Jackson at 4:44pm 05.08.25 A good resource to find out how to do portable music is www.crutchfield.com
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation dLj at 4:42pm 05.08.25 That is not true and is a common misconception about HIPAA. A person can choose to disclose anythin
Music player Joe at 4:41pm 05.08.25 Fusion media player is part of my N2k network. The most popular music source is bluetooth personal
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation Stu Jackson at 4:38pm 05.08.25 Foswick, I disagreed with your original premise in your first post on this topic. However, this one
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation Foswick at 4:30pm 05.08.25 While this is an interesting idea - you must implement a logged, controlled access method or you ar
Universal 301299 fuel return line Stu Jackson at 4:30pm 05.08.25 The Universal manuals are not clear on the size of the hose. The part # includes hose and clamps at
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:26pm 05.08.25 RussC: Lots of ideas in this one pic. 1. That gasket is much thicker than my 1/8" Tk gasket. TY for
What is this on my bowpulpit? Joe at 4:23pm 05.08.25 I couldn't remember "danforth" ... gettin' old. FYI my boat came with two of those little deals, ma
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation dLj at 4:22pm 05.08.25 While this is an interesting idea - you must implement a logged, controlled access method or you are
Knowing Crew's Medical Situation kappykaplan at 4:03pm 05.08.25 We did something like this on the Navy 44s when I taught in Annapolis. Tks for sharing. :beer:
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Replace grunert 110v with 12v system testimonies Cest La Vie at 3:18pm 05.08.25 One more thumbs up for SeaFrost. I replaced the factory installed Adler Barbour spillover unit with

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