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Winter Battery Maintenance abinoone at 1:37pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1002
Are we too tolerant of boatyard culture? markwbird at 1:35pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 75/6945 Recently I butted heads with some folks at a local boatyard and came away with the feeling that ther
Barnegat Bay / Double Creek Channel Scott T-Bird at 12:22pm 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 3/469 Any Barnegat Bay sailors using the Double Creek Channel to Barnegat Light yet this year? I can't sa
Seeing is Believing! (1) StargazerP303 at 11:46am 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1108 While at Wally-World I saw a very interesting toy in the "as seen on TV section" Its called THE LI
Morning at Lopez Is (1) Charles Erwin at 9:24am 08.27.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/883
Hunter 34 1986, 3GMF Yanmar, Jumping around Beth and Bill at 9:15am 08.27.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1377 We have been having vibration issues. We had her hauled out and replaced the shaft with new one, ne
B331 wiring set up Bluenose at 8:01am 08.27.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/964 Hi all, I was having trouble starting and my best tech said the start battery was shot. He poked aro
Preventer rigging Rick at 7:43am 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1660
Suggestions Appreciated! Owner 20 to40 ft power for 20 years. No more fumes oil for me. Dsine at 7:29am 08.27.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1069 I enjoy going slow and crusing. Speed is not my thing. Like to beach a boat explore the sand bar but
cushions for 77 Oday mariner 2+2 peterbud at 4:38am 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 2/468 I am looking for a reasonable source for cushions for a 1977 Oday mariner. thanks peter budzynkiew
Sailboat meets aircraft carrier Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 08.27.18 Ask All Sailors 58/4455 Hopefully the COLREGS discussion on this one is shorter - http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/p
Delete Me Franklin at 10:19pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/505 editing this to clear me of legal issues. Please delete this thread.
PVC Dink Seam Leak Repaired Finally Monterey385 at 9:19pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 0/268 I have a West Marine HP310 (about 5-7 years old now). Anyway, about 5 years ago when she was very n
Leaking from the Keel Cable Andrewjh26 at 9:07pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1555 I have a 26ft Clipper Marine. It has recently started leaking from the keel cable when I drop my swi
Seidelmann 25 78 aisling42 at 8:31pm 08.26.18 Seidelmann 0/1446 Another 25 chiming in; #33 1978 "Aisling", Anglicized form of relevant Irish word... Racing since 19
Why install an fresh water flusher! StargazerP303 at 8:21pm 08.26.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/854 I installed a fresh water system to 1. flush out salt water before leaving the boat after a trip. 2
c-354 - Looking for the owner of hull c-264 Dan Brodsky at 8:09pm 08.26.18 Big Boats 1/1266 Holo Nui(Hawaiian for fast runner) is a Catalina 350 and its hull number is 354. North Sails has
I fell old wen looking at Valerio at 6:55pm 08.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/386 the electrical panel. I think a sailboat that sells new around 200,000 the target owner must be some
Ignition snafu Scott T-Bird at 6:37pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1929 I have a newer Yanmar control panel that has just 4 buttons. There is no key for ignition. The but
A weekend of boating incompetence... shemandr at 6:21pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 26/2530 The waterways around here are, I think, less crowded than they were 20 years ago, and they are more

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Dogs Onboard Forum? (5) Foswick at 10:39am 07.11.24 Clever plank solution. I sail with a service dog who is ... a tad larger. He is able to go up and
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 8:52am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
P42 radar mount Windpilot at 8:50am 07.11.24 If you are trying to do this yourself, go up there and try to drop a small line with a weight inside
Yanmar 2gm kill switch issue Ralph Johnstone at 8:41am 07.11.24 I doubt there's a kill switch as to an electrical solenoid. Follow the cable back to the small leve
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues jssailem at 8:34am 07.11.24 Good that the issue was resolved. These newish crimping tools are a vast improvement on the old sty
Dogs Onboard Forum? (1) ethanknox at 8:00am 07.11.24 225946 Waiting for the plank to drop
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:51am 07.11.24 If the crimper isn't adjusted properly for the connector that'll happen. Or if you use poor quality
B331 Bilge Pump electrical Issues CABixler at 7:49am 07.11.24 Are you still having issues with this? Thankfully no. I had my boat mechanic troubleshoot it as I
What are these screw things called jviss at 7:36am 07.11.24 How do you get the inside surface of the mast? You feel the Tef-gel does that? So from a productio
Stress cracks in Stainless Steel Arch on my Hunter 306 Brinky63 at 7:34am 07.11.24 Anyone have an idea as to where one can find drawings for the Arch? Looking at the possibility of ma
Fresh water pump jviss at 7:33am 07.11.24 I have a Par 36800-1000 3.3GPM 40PSI pump. It's old school, a belt driven diaphragm pump. They las
What are these screw things called dLj at 7:32am 07.11.24 No, I just use the brush that comes with Tef-Gel to thoroughly coat the hole with it. How do you g
Unusual stuffing box JoeWhite at 7:30am 07.11.24 Or, replace the stuffing box with one that uses the stuffing box wicks and go sailing with confidenc
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 7:25am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
Fresh water pump Deleted member 117556 at 7:03am 07.11.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumu
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:59am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure sw
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 6:57am 07.11.24 I think you are way overcomplicating this. At this point I suspect a bad wire, the oil pressure swi
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 6:53am 07.11.24 Yes, the oil pressure switch closes when engine is running to provide power to the electric fuel pu
What are these screw things called jviss at 6:44am 07.11.24 Are you wrapping the rivets in the tape then inserting and riveting? dj No, I just use the brush
What are these screw things called dLj at 6:42am 07.11.24 I've done a lot stainless to aluminum attachments, and using thin white tape between them, and Tef-

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