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Boat hauling Drinky Crow at 10:03am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 28/2543 Cheapest way to get a 25'er hauled across country? (TO to Van) Getting quotes from 98 hun to 25 gran
Do refrigerators explode? Because I think mine may have done. limbodog at 7:38am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 27/1975 Hiya, Hopefully I'm in an appropriate sub-forum for this question. Apologies if not. Anyway, my 1
When it rains, water enters the cabin through the pipe and damage my wood table. Hunter 260 Pichin at 5:42am 01.03.19 Smaller Boats 12/948 Hi, Happy new year.!! I have a 2005 Hunter 260, every time it rains, water enters through the pipe
Not a racer, but... Will Gilmore at 4:56am 01.03.19 Racing 5/763 I don't race, not really interested in direct evidence that I suck as a sailor. I sail to explore a
Manual Bilge Pump Needed jamieFL at 6:06pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 15/2893 I would like to install a manual "hand" Bilge Pump on my 25 ft Watkins. It is equipped only with a "
What does this symbol mean? (1) Knot Stressin' at 2:39pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 42/3444 This symbol is on one of my Genoas, and I have no idea what it means.
Oceanis 400 Exhaust Hose Replacement 4arch at 1:27pm 01.02.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/763 The exhaust hose on my 1993 Oceanis 400 2-cabin is due for replacement but I can't figure out how to
One oar in the water (1) NotCook at 1:24pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 21/3789 While rowing ashore this morning, between showers and while the wind was still piping up, about half
Cold Snapped (1) Phil Herring at 12:14pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 57/4238 Winter weather can be tough on boats, but has it been tough on yours? Frozen plumbing, wind-blown ri
Best Chartering (1) Phil Herring at 12:13pm 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 19/1476 For those of us up north, the best winter sailing is elsewhere in a boat that belongs to someone els
Quick question about zinc anodes Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1677 The PO of my boat painted over the zinc anodes on the saildrive. The anodes appear to be otherwise p
ID Newport Model Jazzydaze at 9:09am 01.02.19 Newport 40/4649 Hi all, I'm about to purchase a Newport 30. Sitting home I'm realizing I dont know the year or mode
Happy Birthday Kloudie1 JamesG161 at 4:49am 01.02.19 Sails Call Lounge 9/747 SjZ8Paa_zQA Wishing the best to a great SBO contributor and friend. Jim... PS: Happy Birthday 2019
Raymarine ST60 Won't Calibrate spadaforaj at 4:00am 01.02.19 Ask All Sailors 7/3002 Tried the user calibration several times per the manual. It won;t "beep", so I'm suspecting it didn
Remote Controls for Tohatsu 9.8 MaryEllaRose at 8:53pm 01.01.19 Engines and Propulsion 15/8589 One of my (many) winter time projects will be to add remote controls to my Tohatsu 9.8 outboard on a
Just for fun, new year gag Ken Cross at 8:35pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 4/429 Today we had a family gathering where small token gifts are given. I have a nice who loves dill pick
'74 C22 - Finally Got A Look at my Keel Lifting Connection (6) loveoregon at 3:29pm 01.01.19 Catalina 22 3/616 Hello All, I am new to sailing and bought a 1974 Catalina 22 last summer that seems to be in pr
Coolmatic RSD 1115U/F Refrigerator (not working) Lee Coller at 3:22pm 01.01.19 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/766 This is out of my Hunter 44DS. No idea if there is any value to it at all, I presume it could be fi
AquaDrive limits stuffing box space (1) Joe Perez at 2:29pm 01.01.19 Ask All Sailors 10/726 Hoping for some ideas. I have an AquaDrive that limits the space for repacking my stuffing box. I re
Is the 26x seaworthy enough to make Bahamas crossing? Trialsbikeadam at 11:16am 01.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/13014

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West Marine Inventory jviss at 10:25am 07.30.24 I always check the boat yard's chandlery first. I like to support them. It's a bit of a sleeper, a
West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 07.30.24
Add starting relay Ward H at 10:20am 07.30.24 I'd like to get to the boat with everything I need to complete the job and not go back and forth to
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:18am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 10:10am 07.30.24 Thanks Don, but it's beyond my budget at this point. I actually think I would prefer the V-boom, bu
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:50am 07.30.24 A related MOB-related solution I prototyped was a little LED ring. When a MOB waypoint is set (rega
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:38am 07.30.24 In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this principle. Signal loss cuts the engine. Yo
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:33am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Add starting relay HobieDog at 9:33am 07.30.24 Reviving a very old thread here. My boat with a Yanmar 2gm20f has the clicking start button issue.
Reefing: Procedural Questions Stu Jackson at 9:27am 07.30.24 For the flap of unwieldly cloth below the reef, I have found it to not be a problem. Same here, an
Reefing: Procedural Questions Ward H at 9:21am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
West Marine Inventory Stu Jackson at 9:17am 07.30.24 I don't think they're dead yet. I was stuck in Tacoma for a couple of weeks making repairs. Package
Useful Technology Ideas thinwater at 9:15am 07.30.24 ...Transmission when submerged.... In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this princ
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:59am 07.30.24 Here is a Youtube video I made of putting in the 1st reef. Sorry for the huffing and puffing and h
Useful Technology Ideas jssailem at 8:48am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Reefing: Procedural Questions (1) Hayden Watson at 8:28am 07.30.24 I think the distinction that's perhaps getting muddled is that of the function -- some folks (defin
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Maine Sail at 8:12am 07.30.24 I have a bank of 2 batteries. Batteries had been charging on solar since I first posted. I disconne
Reefing: Procedural Questions Hayden Watson at 8:04am 07.30.24 That's a really simplistic model and does not hold true across environments (nor vessels or sailors
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly dmmlyons at 8:01am 07.30.24 I should mention that while the alt. was cold, it's max. output would have been around 30A. As it

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