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INSTALLING NEW WINCHES (7) drewsyntax at 7:29pm 09.27.18 Smaller Boats 5/2153 Hi Guys - Picked up a pair of new old stock / out of the box sheet winches for the H23. Attached ar
Tach gives erratic reading Harlan at 6:12pm 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1045 99% of the time my tach reads fine but on rare occasion it will suddenly jump up and down. Motor is
Oday 322 genoa track blocks (2) David11038 at 1:24pm 09.27.18 Bigger Boats 14/1575 Looking to replace my genoa track blocks on my 322. Any idea for sources?
Bilge Pump For Sail at 9:31am 09.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2212 I just recently purchased a '86 H 25.5. When I opened the bilge access I found a white ribbed hose
Hell Froze Over Simon Sexton at 9:13am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 2/665 For nearly a month we've been waiting for decent weather down here in Texas. Lo' and behold, it's h
The perfect sailboat mciron9 at 7:20am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1013 having never sailed,but ithinkican, I have entered the " almost ready to sail, needs new owner" dime
Winter Sail Storage lehighsail at 7:04am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 10/800 On another thread I saw a comment about storing a main sail by rolling on a piece of pvc. Is this a
Can't Prime Head lostintime at 6:49am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1270 Good day all! I have a 1977 Catalina 30. I recently had to replace a cracked fitting on the head. I
Refrigeration question 1980Cat30 at 6:30am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2318 Good morning all, I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and need to put some type of refrigeration in it. I am n
Boom connection to mast Cecil A at 10:27pm 09.26.18 Sirius 21/22 11/8676 I'm a new owner and sailor. Please forgive my use of the wrong terms. I have a Sirius 21. I'm not s
Fresh Water Pump Compression Fitting (1) KZW at 7:13pm 09.26.18 Catalina 310 10/1929 The picture shows on the lower right what I believe to be a broken compression fitting at the output
A UNIQUE C22...with a treasure trove of modifications.. Presenting.. "BOAT" (7) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 09.26.18 Catalina 22 25/2777 Evening all ! A current thread mentioned a uniquely modified early design Catalina 22. While I have
Help locating petcocks Mark Maulden at 4:41pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/977 I need help locating a petcock or drain cock or stop cock..call it what you will. Pipe end is metri
Rocking the Boat dlochner at 2:53pm 09.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/1213 20 years ago a guy started a project in the Bronx. He gathered under privileged kids in one of the p
Flickering House Lights HMT2 at 1:33pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 38/5469 Greetings All, Things are good on my boat...for the moment, hope things are great on yours. I am cu
Boat Capsizes: Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies. (2) rgranger at 10:00am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 22/2463 Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies after sailing boat capsizes at Boat Harbour I ran across this
Suspected rear seal leak on Yanmar 2GMF Reg M at 9:51am 09.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/1024 I have had a small drip which appears to be coming from the area where the bellhousing connects to t
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 8:39am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/12741 I know its been discussed before but things are always changing. Also, this is not a discussion of
Hurricane Rosa East Pacific JamesG161 at 8:37am 09.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 10/1172 This formed in the 2018 East Pacific active area again. This is area that has threatened Hawaii wi
Deck hole cover/cap? (1) sroberts at 8:20am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/439 I'd like to replace my hatch-top sheet grabber with a flush cap or small plate, yet I've not been ab

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Jabsco Quiet Flush loop question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51am 05.25.24 Either the discharge pipe will stick out in front of the user (risking damage and mess) or I'll have
Mast bag? Dalliance at 6:33am 05.25.24 No experience with the bag you speak of, but if you do much single-handing then I recommend leading
Mast bag? Davidasailor26 at 6:24am 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question (1) sailcapt340 at 6:23am 05.25.24 As Dave stated Scot is the part you want. Mine looked liked yours and replaced it a while back. Th
Rodeo anchoring Davidasailor26 at 6:21am 05.25.24 A couple days ago in Fairlee Creek off the Chesapeake I pulled up a lawn chair wrapped in my anchor
Rodeo anchoring (1) brazenarticle at 6:12am 05.25.24 A couple days ago in Fairlee Creek off the Chesapeake I pulled up a lawn chair wrapped in my anchor
Raw water vented loop question dlochner at 5:51am 05.25.24 Interesting @Ralph Johnstone . I know the mixing elbow is above the waterline. I'll have to check
Roller furler extrusions pulled apart isaksp00 at 5:51am 05.25.24 I assume you have a connector in between each section of foil. If that is intact, I would hope you c
Mast bag? jssailem at 5:32am 05.25.24 For many years I coiled/flaked lines at the mast, draped them over mast winches or tucked them in be
Mast bag? thinwater at 5:31am 05.25.24 That's exactly the point. If you have to coil the halyard before putting it in the bag, it's' just
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 5:26am 05.25.24 Interesting @Ralph Johnstone . I know the mixing elbow is above the waterline. I'll have to check
Bilge water question Don S/V ILLusion at 5:16am 05.25.24
Bilge water question CurtisC at 4:34am 05.25.24 Can't see where the hose coming in from the right enters the bilge but it's likely the shower drain.
Bilge water question dlochner at 4:30am 05.25.24 I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the
Mast bag? Davidasailor26 at 3:37am 05.25.24 The tail i then do a coil and a wrap with a top that runs through the top of the coil that allows t
Bilge water question sailme88 at 3:05am 05.25.24 I suspect that the corrugated tan hose is the manual whale pump feed line. The white line to the r
Raw water vented loop question (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:14pm 05.24.24 What caused it to leak in the first place? The #$%^&> seat and/or plug in the crappy little pl*
Mast bag? dLj at 8:42pm 05.24.24 Your point is well-taken, although the problem with loosely-secured halyard could go beyond mere ae
Mast bag? PaulK at 8:38pm 05.24.24 Assuming you bundle the halyard properly before putting it in the bag, tangles should be no more a
Mast bag? (1) thinwater at 8:35pm 05.24.24 Yup, had one on my PDQ 34 cruising cat for many years. Very durable. Very handy. I used it for the

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