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Westerbeke 10-2 engine Chuck Powell at 10:50am 10.27.18 Bigger Boats 6/1041 How does a Westerbeke 10-2 diesel get combustion air? I don't see an air filter. The engine is on my
replacement of anchor chain roller (bow roller) tadd5181 at 10:20am 10.27.18 Big Boats 8/1465 My boat is 2000 H42, and roller cracked and broke. It's width (not its diameter) is 3", and West Ma
Oceanis 40 Comments russconde at 5:44am 10.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/6993 Hi All, I'm close to making an offer on a 2009 Oceanis 40. Furling main, 54HP Yanmar. Any general
Do I need a macerator? Chris & Lenore at 4:55am 10.27.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/946 Plumbing in the offshore holding tank emptying system. The bottom of the holding tank is a foot abov
Daysailer III Cuddy door help SN0WD0G at 4:39am 10.27.18 Day Sailers 8/2789 Does anyone have blueprints of the Oday Daysailer III cuddy door so that I can repair/ make my own r
Warning buzzer Pilatofamily at 1:49pm 10.26.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1278 I have a universal diesel m25, the warning buzzer comes on. The engine is not running hot and the oi
What is this? (1) jssailem at 12:36pm 10.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 6/838
Hard Storage in Beaufort, SC or Georgetown SC area? GorillaToast at 10:29am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 6/672 Hi Everyone. I'm trying to find a storage lot where I can permanently park my Hunter 27 on it's own
Winterizing Plymouth Sailor at 6:41am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2415 I'm thinking of pouring automobile anti-freeze in my bilge. Does anyone know if this causes issues
How to piss off your slip neighbors (1) rgranger at 5:28am 10.26.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2935 ... or how to protect your boat from a real A-hole The worlds biggest boat fender https://richmond
original battens on Hunter 240 PDW at 6:34pm 10.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1997 I am 3rd owner of 2002 240 Hunter. Previous owner changed out main sail battens with nylon piping.
Can anyone tell me what possible purpose is served with the 35.5 cockpit grid??? LoriPetersen at 5:05pm 10.25.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/783 They just lets water (saltwater in my case) under the aft cockpit area where my steering cables and
Lets show some resolve in 2019 (1) Phil Herring at 3:29pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 42/2549 Yeah, that was a sneaky way to make you click on our annual New Year's Resolution thread. It's a ne
Game on! 2018 Photo Contest (1) Phil Herring at 3:03pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 94/13489 It's that time again, so drop your undeveloped film at Photomat... oh, right. Find your Flickr passw
Thankful much? (1) Phil Herring at 2:38pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 41/4081 It's a week filled with family, friends, and tryptophan. But the original purpose was to give thanks
Sealed with a bow (and a stern, too) (1) Phil Herring at 2:34pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 44/3610 How do you prep your boat for winter? While this varies depending on your latitude, its a great opp
I aint afraid of no ghosts (1) Phil Herring at 2:21pm 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 32/3349 What's the spookiest thing you've experienced aboard a boat? Strange noises? Tools or parts turning
A/C Condensate Drain Frank H at 10:30am 10.25.18 Catalina 310 6/1259 Most likely an old topic but my A/C unit is located in the port lazarette and the condensate drain e
Very Clean Fresh Water Mganasecici at 9:31am 10.25.18 Ask All Sailors 3/23 Contact: Henry DeJong Cell (616) 335-3144 Email: hysinc@gmail.com Boat Name Meander Specs Design
Big Brother and SBO (1) rgranger at 8:47am 10.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 140/10924 So this past week, I read a thread where someone asked about Total Boat bottom paint, and I read ano

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Catalina 30 Engine Smoke and No Throttle Control mermike at 8:29pm 10.08.24 Of course, on a forty year old boat, investing in an engine repair may be foolish given the risk of
Lazy Jacks ? Justin_NSA at 7:12pm 10.08.24 My main has a Dutchman system that the PO installed. I had never heard of it before. I had lazy jack
Lazarette clasp ? Davidasailor26 at 6:36pm 10.08.24 apsizing? Knockdowns? What are you guys smoking? For recreational boats like ours, I have not hea
Bow Eye pcharn01 at 6:11pm 10.08.24 I talked to CD Tech Support. They suggest to gain access to the area by removing a portion of the fo
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Davidasailor26 at 5:40pm 10.08.24
Oday 192 outboard bracket (4) Sunbird22358 at 4:50pm 10.08.24 The 1962-68 Mariners with the afterdeck had a "kicker-Pit" (O'Day called it an outboard well" some y
TD 14 jssailem at 4:00pm 10.08.24 Brave indeed Or it has been said "a bit crazy with big Egos" Sure thankful there are individuals
TD 14 BigEasy at 3:53pm 10.08.24
Dodger and Bimini features you love? shemandr at 3:52pm 10.08.24 . As mentioned, pocket for flashlight also for SPOT, cell phone, handheld VHF, corkscrew any other e
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 3:39pm 10.08.24 I would lean to a 3 leg LazyJack system for your size boat. That puts 3 points on the boom to captur
Dodger and Bimini features you love? Rick Webb at 3:26pm 10.08.24 As mentioned, pocket for flashlight also for SPOT, cell phone, handheld VHF, corkscrew any other ess
Insulation jssailem at 3:26pm 10.08.24 I think a material more like this would be better than 1/4in styrofoam. https://www.amazon.com/Sound
Insulation dLj at 1:50pm 10.08.24 Ok, I have to ask - what is it you wish to accomplish with this insulation? Any material you choose
Dodger and Bimini features you love? dLj at 1:41pm 10.08.24 Second the hand holds. People lean on the dodger frame anyway while entering /exiting the cockpit
Lazy Jacks ? (2) Tally Ho at 1:23pm 10.08.24
Good price?? shemandr at 1:20pm 10.08.24 The OP writes "... in fairly great shape." For me that means a clean smooth bottom among other thin
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? dLj at 1:13pm 10.08.24 Actually, I was a bit surprised that the carbon masts on Tartans could be keel-stepped. Carbon pol
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? FastOlson at 12:48pm 10.08.24 It got me to thinking about modern yacht design and if keel-stepped masts are even designed for mod
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 12:31pm 10.08.24 Thanks very much, guys. I did find a guy who will do this for me. He is listed on the Ritchie webs
TD 14 JamesG161 at 11:56am 10.08.24 This is the Hurricane Hunters flight on "Missy Piggy" Wild Ride into Hurricane Milton... https://x

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