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Need help with the type sanitation. Tim66 at 9:22am 08.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 10/990
Potable Water Tank Install Help (1) Capri at 9:15am 08.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 0/346 Hello everyone. I hope your summer is going well. I own a 1981 O'day 22 and the existing water tank
1984 H22 Inside Seam Leak? (1) MiamiH22 at 6:44am 08.01.18 Smaller Boats 0/367 I've noticed after it rains I get water dripping from the inside of the seem indicated in the photo.
1994 Hunter 19 Topping Huntwr mrcampbell at 6:06am 08.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/488 How would you recommend attaching the topping lift to the boom of a Hunter 19. Thanks. If you ha
Rebedding stanchions on a Capri 26 marcberoz at 5:04am 08.01.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/405 I have a leak at a stanchion base. It is the stanchion that also houses the water tank vent. Apparen
Lubricant for wind masthead unit Hayden Watson at 2:21am 08.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/355 My masthead wind instrument is starting to need more wind to get it going. Is there a recommended l
Kenyon Gas Stove GBGraham at 1:24am 08.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/324 I was wondering if anyone has had problems with their Kenyon stove. This is the first time I have us
Need help, 87 H23 with Francespar mast (4) BradH23 at 6:20pm 07.31.18 Smaller Boats 69/6757 So I recently bought an 87 H23. I've owned 3 other sailboats and I have never encountered the follow
Catalina 310 Water Heater DaveJ at 6:13pm 07.31.18 Catalina 310 14/3457 Well, we're leaving in a couple of days for a 2 week cruise, and, now my pressure pump cycles and th
Edson steering components (4) kbgunn at 5:34pm 07.31.18 Catalina 30 8/3486 I had a failure of steering recently while motoring back to the slip. 1986 Catalina 30 TR. Edson wh
Pickwick Lake Mast Up Storage IronZebra at 4:23pm 07.31.18 Destinations 0/468 Hello, We have a place near Pickwick Lake in Counce, TN . Was thinking of getting a small trailer
Looking to replace cockpit instrument panel on 1979 Newport 30 mkll (2) coreth at 3:09pm 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 6/868 Greetings Sailors, I am looking to replace the broken instrument/engine panel in the cockpit of my
Hunter 26 2wd or 4wd jbreland at 2:34pm 07.31.18 Smaller Boats 10/649 Hey guys what are you using to launch and retrieve your hunter 26 or 260's ? 2 wheel drive or 4 whe
Axiom 7 Screen Mystery (1) CrazyOldMan at 1:46pm 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 4/388 Forgive the noob question, but I have just purchased an Axiom 7 MFD and I am trying to set up the sc
Best LIS Ports Monterey385 at 1:38pm 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 7/437 Will be travelling back from Block Island to Atlantic Highlands NJ from Sunday 8/12 to Friday 8/17.
Climb my Mast in Annapolis? 4arch at 12:30pm 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 3/401 I'm looking for someone in the Annapolis area who can help me complete a mast coax replacement and a
Magic Erasers for cleaning dull gel coat Coppertone at 9:46am 07.31.18 Catalina 22 3/3924 I don't recall seeing anyone refer to these, but I am finding that plain heavy duty magic erasers ar
"All Is Lost". Should I give it another chance? Justin_NSA at 9:38am 07.31.18 Sails Call Lounge 43/3285 I started watching the movie last night on Amazon prime. I only got a few minutes into it and said t
Sailboat surveyor Miami BobHorn at 9:02am 07.31.18 Ask All Sailors 0/259 Looking for a sailboat surveyor in the Miami area. Thanks, Bob
Dimension of fiberglass v berth hatch jerryf609 at 8:33am 07.31.18 Catalina 30 0/486 Hi sailors. I'm a 2 hour drive from my boat. Can someone pleas give me the dimensions of the forwar

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Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Maine Sail at 7:23am 03.22.24 Features of AGM Batteries Low internal resistance. The AGM battery charges faster than a gel or flo
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? Bob S at 7:22am 03.22.24 Not to downplay ssb and I know there are many sailors out there using it but I thought this was an i
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Scott T-Bird at 7:21am 03.22.24 Looking for a good general solution. Not sure what I or next owner will be doing . Short term will
Capri 18 battery john6206 at 7:13am 03.22.24
No core?? Arrgh at 7:05am 03.22.24 Nice changes! Every season I think about changing to a one sink galley also...
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. kloudie1 at 7:03am 03.22.24 two 6 volt batteries wired in series.. A very good way to get real deep cycle performance in lead-ac
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 7:03am 03.22.24 don't we need 12 V batteries? The 6v batteries are arranged in series to get 12v. In my photo, th
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:02am 03.22.24 I finally found and purchased a remote filter kit for my M25XP. The chalange was finding one that h
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 7:01am 03.22.24 batteries holding tanks hoses and bathrooms are always going to smell. I just got a quote on changi
Does anybody recognize this? DRhoads at 6:59am 03.22.24 A bottle of water and leather bag :) had too it was too easy.
Venting 3 compartments at once thinwater at 6:59am 03.22.24 I think you are venting in the wrong direction. I installed a fan in my cruising cat that pulled fro
Black stuff all over a boat? DRhoads at 6:57am 03.22.24 Another popular cleaner is ammonia. Mixing bleach and ammonia causes the release of toxic vapors c
Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories Leeward Rail at 6:52am 03.22.24 Good post ! Parts Cross reference for almost anything old, is hit and miss. definitely beware. A r
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Ted10028 at 6:49am 03.22.24 I am pretty sure Duracell 6volt batteries are East Penn/deka which are fairly decent quality for fl
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 6:46am 03.22.24 You are treating the symptoms not the problems. Polyethylene holding tanks do not absorb odor. Sani
Don't Always Trust Cross Reference Directories DRhoads at 6:40am 03.22.24 Had similar issues with filters and adaptors. DON"T TRUST THEM. or leave yourself plenty of time
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. dlochner at 6:30am 03.22.24 I'm on this path too, my system is updated and has been working for the house bank golf cart batter
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. JRT at 6:20am 03.22.24 I'm on this path too, my system is updated and has been working for the house bank golf cart batteri
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. (1) dlochner at 6:12am 03.22.24 I think the 12v are/were made by East Penn. The 6v batteries in Greg's photo don't have the right
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 5:59am 03.22.24 A traditional lead acid battery produces toxic gas when it's being charged and in theory should be

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