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INSTALLING NEW WINCHES (7) drewsyntax at 7:29pm 09.27.18 Smaller Boats 5/2259 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 13/1096 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 14/1656 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 18/2323 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 2/681 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 15/1032 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 10/824 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 8/1334 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 11/2430 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 11/9166 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 10/2012 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 25/2964 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 8/1045 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 4/1276 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 38/5834 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 22/2602 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 6/1098 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 36/13269 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 10/1268 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 3/459 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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I just don't get this Foswick at 10:54am 07.16.24 I think there's more to this story. Ages 3 and 5 are not too young to go out for a day sail in dece
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover dLj at 10:38am 07.16.24 Teak isn't your only source for decking. Custom boat builders are using tropical alternatives like
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 10:36am 07.16.24 I would be suspicious of the extended wood coaming around the companionway entry. It looks like a
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 Bob S at 10:24am 07.16.24 It is a good time now to start a fuel log. You know you filled the tank. Keep track of the hours us
What a day! Foswick at 10:24am 07.16.24 they went out and their three hour scheduled trip If there's one thing we learned from Gilligan'
What a day! Foswick at 10:22am 07.16.24 They are definitely transients {Biggs} especially given that we watched them grab a seal for lunch.
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover SoSound at 10:09am 07.16.24 There is a mystery that I'm keen to solve, though. If you look at the picture of the cockpit - on
I just don't get this DArcy at 10:03am 07.16.24 There is a video that mentions the boat is 18ft and that there was a variety of weather over the per
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 9:56am 07.16.24 226112 I love this picture. JIm...
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! JamesG161 at 9:53am 07.16.24 think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right? July 20th, 1969 hxPbnFc7iU8:11 Heros al
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 07.16.24 Over a couple weeks it evaporated while creating a stink. Every once in a lifetime, you get lucky
What a day! PaulK at 9:49am 07.16.24 We went whale watching twice out of Kennebunkport, ME and didn't see any. They gave us another set
I just don't get this dLj at 9:46am 07.16.24 Truly a tragedy. Very very sad. At 3 and 5 the children were likely not in diapers. I did take my d
Fuel Capacity of 2003 Beneteau 473 jssailem at 9:33am 07.16.24 Was I ripped off by a poorly calibrated fuel pump I would hope not. Surely it is possible. Perha
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor (1) jssailem at 9:26am 07.16.24 the fuel smell is almost entirely gone. Good for you. Diesel smells have a long half life. Getti
Hunter 376 Water Leaking Through Salon Lights -- Solved? duck21 at 9:22am 07.16.24 The PO for our boat replaced the wood table with a table made of Corian, probably for that exact rea
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! jviss at 9:14am 07.16.24 Wow. I think Armstrong set foot on the moon on July 21, right?
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor jviss at 9:09am 07.16.24 Big thank you to everyone who commented and helped out!! Thank you for following up!
What a day! jssailem at 8:53am 07.16.24 Ward. They stopped tagging Orcas in 2016 for those in the Puget Sound. Now, as I understand, the col
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor weisbrof at 8:50am 07.16.24

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