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Interlux brushing liquid john6206 at 11:57am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/760 Hey friends, I tend to overthink everything. My projects usually turn out pretty good, but honestl
1980s Oday (1) jdogsellsaboat at 11:31am 09.07.24 Ask An Oday Owner 3/838
Chain stopper question. BAD ORCA at 8:29am 09.07.24 Ask All Sailors 4/784 Can a chain stopper be used like a ratcheting mechanism to prevent the anchor chain from slipping ba
Transom thick enough to leave outboard on during 800 mile trip, C25 Ripples III at 7:03am 09.07.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/874 Bought a new to me Honda outboard (120 lbs), and it is heavier than the old motor. It is hard to tak
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 5:45am 09.07.24 Catalina 310 11/2146 Title says it all. For a 315 did you add a second headsail, and what did you go with? During the su
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 Rich 35.5 at 4:18pm 09.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1454 Does anyone have a link? Ours is a 95 model if that matters... Do all the Yanmar GM30's use t
Replacing bulkhead with compression post (3) Salt Life Hippie at 4:16pm 09.06.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/715 Hi everyone. I just purchased a 25.5 1984 Hunter. She is super tiny and a big change from my 42ft ha
Lost Water ballast valve in Hunter 23.5 help me please andrewH235 at 1:55pm 09.06.24 Ask All Sailors 24/2563 good morning to all sailors, my name is Andrea and I am writing from Italy, last summer I bought a H
Back of Steering Wheel (1) KGarvey at 12:22pm 09.06.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/513 Does anyone know where I can purchase the back of a steering wheel for a Beneteau 35S5? See picture
Mr. Cool HX not so cool. (4) Skipper at 3:28pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 5/869 I installed new Mr. Cool hx in October of 2021. Universal M18. In 92 engine hours, the tubes are al
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing sailcapt340 at 3:09pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1266 I am looking for your tips on winterizing my new 2.3 HP Honda outboard. For my old (24 years old) 4
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (4) Hunter Enthusiast at 1:03pm 09.05.24 Ask All Sailors 34/3059 Hi everyone, I recently purchased a Hunter 27 (1984) and have spent most of this season getting her
Tides sail track. Dave N at 10:11am 09.05.24 Sabre Sailboats 1/1936 I have a 1985 38 mk1 with Hall Spars. Has anyone installed the Tides track on theirs? Did you remove
Fuel locker on a 1976 Cat 22 David W at 3:04pm 09.04.24 Catalina 22 2/975 Wondering if anyone has managed to partition off the fuel tank storage from the main cabin on a Cat
I need help with a "hairy" problem Rich Stidger at 1:53pm 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 22/2145 Sorry for the title pun. Or not sorry. I have struggled with the situation where my shower sump eit
Starlink rates in the carribean!: Newlight at 12:58pm 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 0/298 starlink
Stepping Hunter 326 Mast kps95 at 12:42pm 09.04.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/630 Hi all- Stepped the mast on a Hunter 326 that I just bought. I looked through the manuals and couldn
New Cat 22 owner (2) David W at 12:01pm 09.04.24 Catalina 22 9/1794 Hey everyone, been a member here for ages as I used to own a Crown 34. Sold that in 2015 due to a di
Is AI a tool that can aide boaters? jssailem at 11:06am 09.04.24 Sails Call Lounge 40/6770 "AI is the next technological advancement that will fundamentally alter our way of life in the very
Added ballast (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 09.04.24 Ask All Sailors 3/528 227259 Waiting to go sailing

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Sanitary hoses john6206 at 2:50pm 08.30.25 Thanks @dlochner !
Sanitary hoses john6206 at 2:48pm 08.30.25
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation mermike at 2:40pm 08.30.25 I hate to rush back but during the course of the trip I managed to sell my boat and make an offer on
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Sneaking up on a circumnavigation Michael Davis at 2:37pm 08.30.25
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Sanitary hoses dlochner at 2:14pm 08.30.25 Having wrestled with Shields hose (the cheap and expensive), Trident hose, and Saniflex, I much pref
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation mermike at 1:26pm 08.30.25 We left Hand Island later that afternoon. There's a little one boat cove on Nettle Island noted in t
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys Ralph Johnstone at 1:07pm 08.30.25 I have a 36' MKll 1999, I am interested in upsizing my alternator, what size can I achieve What
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:05pm 08.30.25 Hi @svAlainn and welcome to the site where you'll find out about every thing you want to know and a
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys Stu Jackson at 10:45am 08.30.25 In addition to the pulleys you must look carefully at the alignment of the pulleys. Universal M-25
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys svAlainn at 10:33am 08.30.25 Thank you both for your quick reply. Does your buddy have the same enclosure over the motor on his M
Short but sweet.. jssailem at 10:22am 08.30.25 I'm sad to hear you have to go. We do have sailors who hang around to get their fix of sailing ideas
upsizing alternator & Universal Motor Drive pulleys jssailem at 10:16am 08.30.25 Query 1. Yes, you can install a larger alternator. Be sure to choose one that matches the foot desig
Sanitary hoses Tally Ho at 10:13am 08.30.25 Saniflex is expensive, but it has 2 very good qualities: 1) Odor resistance 2) Flexibility I used a
Sanitary hoses jssailem at 10:03am 08.30.25 Query #1. I would invest in Saniflex. The additional cost is more than made up for by the 10-year gu
Purchased my 2005 323 Oceanis in spring 2024 and going through the list of repairs and maintenance. Bilge has been changed by PO. jssailem at 9:25am 08.30.25
Help, terrible smelling boat MikeHoncho at 9:10am 08.30.25 I replaced my hoses and within a year they were stinking again. There is a difference in hose quali
Expired Flares MikeHoncho at 9:08am 08.30.25 hand held marine flares are nothing more than high quality road flares. lighting them off and letti

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