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Do refrigerators explode? Because I think mine may have done. limbodog at 7:38am 01.03.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2094 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 12/1004 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 5/812 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 15/3158 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 42/3745 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 3/802 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 21/4081 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 57/4411 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 19/1555 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 9/1802 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 40/5020 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 9/785 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 7/3178 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 15/9009 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 4/454 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 3/625 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 0/799 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 10/829 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 42/13864
New Main and Sail Repair Simon Sexton at 9:38am 01.01.19 Racing 21/2237 Hey Everyone, Good evening! Yesterday, my brother, best friend, girlfriend and I all went

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TD 14 Tally Ho at 8:45am 10.10.24 This is what a 15 foot surge looks like near a coast line for Hurricane Milton https://x.com/DrEri
Hurricane aftermath Tally Ho at 8:42am 10.10.24
Transducers JBP-PA at 8:41am 10.10.24 Can you remove it? Stick it in a long PVC pipe full of water, it does not need to be vertical. Her
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Kings Gambit at 8:30am 10.10.24 I have noticed that on several keel-stepped boats, the mast below is basically in the way of salon u
Tiller Clutch awesome ! pgandw at 7:50am 10.10.24 I use both the Tiller Clutch or the tiller extension (does not attach to cockpit wall), depending on
Hurricane aftermath dmax at 7:42am 10.10.24 Wow - Sarasota was right in the middle of the path, you did well.
Hurricane aftermath Stu Jackson at 7:36am 10.10.24 Good to hear you're OK, Don.
TD 14 JamesG161 at 7:28am 10.10.24 This is what a 15 foot surge looks like near a coast line for Hurricane Milton https://x.com/DrEric
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 7:14am 10.10.24 No experience with the Catalina 310. Other modern boats, like Catalina, were designed with built in
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware PlaneTom at 7:10am 10.10.24 Thanks for the input. I had considered all the different ways they could have mounted it, but until
Engine Start Ward H at 6:49am 10.10.24 Do you mean M25 XP? There wasn't a 25X. If there is another letter after the P, like an A or AB,
HELP! with outhaul line replacement jssailem at 6:46am 10.10.24 Too much of a good thing?:biggrin: Did not expect that possible.
Insulation dLj at 6:31am 10.10.24 If you want to get serious, spray foam which has generally relatively high R-values ranges from 5.5
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Ward H at 6:29am 10.10.24 My C30 had a bit complicated system for the outhaul that was internal to the boom. It failed, I trie
Hurricane aftermath Ward H at 6:24am 10.10.24 Glad to hear your report. Thanks
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware jssailem at 6:24am 10.10.24 Does anyone have diagrams ..... remounting that stanchion, or showing exactly how it was installed?
TD 14 Will Gilmore at 6:19am 10.10.24 Bad luck on fishing boats, keeps the fish from biting according to some fishermen! Turns out bana
HELP! with outhaul line replacement Scott T-Bird at 5:51am 10.10.24 I can't imagine why anybody would settle for a static clew position - racing or not. Draft is a cri
Lifeline stanchion mounting hardware Ward H at 5:47am 10.10.24 I guess it's possible that the screws were threaded into a Helicoil insert in the deck, but I don't
Engine Start sailliny at 5:40am 10.10.24 The engine is a Universal 25x and it does turn over and runs fine. And yes, turning the key starts

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