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Engine mounting bolts - use stainless, or no? Gene Neill at 3:37pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 42/7204 Somewhere in the six dozen articles I've read, someone said NO to stainless mounting bolts. Was he r
Advice for replacing Leaky Fixed Portlights? Oceanis fool at 1:02pm 03.16.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/990 The fixed windows across the cabin of my '87 Oceanis 350 are past the point of repair. We rebedded t
Sink Cabinet Trim in Head (3) FlyorSail at 12:43pm 03.16.18 Catalina 310 5/695 Does anyone know where I can purchase the trim surrounding the cabinet door under the sink in the he
Is today the true equinox? Kings Gambit at 9:50am 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 39/1754 Today in Long Beach is the closest we will come to an even 12 h of "day"/12 h of "night" before the
Lewmar winches seadaddler at 9:47am 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 10/960 WM is having bogo sale on Lewmar winches and they also the conversion kit much cheaper and looking a
Water Heater replacement firehoser75 at 9:33am 03.16.18 Musings With Maine Sail 11/2926 My old water heater (actually the fittings entering the tank) have given up the ghost. Due to the ag
Ocean Air inflatables with aluminum hulls? Kings Gambit at 8:50am 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 1/779 Hi, Any of you PNWer's own, or have owned, one of the Ocean Air aluminum-hull inflatables? They are
Hunter 26/260 Stern Rail Attachments (3) Ian M at 7:43am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 7/1456 Gentlemen, before I tear out the rear panel, take out the holding tank and/or the starting battery a
Hunter 23.5 Shackles to use with halyards Crazy Dave Condon at 6:46am 03.16.18 Smaller Boats 4/553 If anyone has the specific brand and size shackle used for both the main and jib halyards, please ad
Medicine names Brian D at 7:58pm 03.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 9/574 Did you know that if you take the letters xi- and -yz and add them to your name, you have a medicine
Spring Break On The Horizon (3) Terry Cox at 7:00pm 03.15.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 53/2995 April 7-15 spring break offers an opportunity here to jettison the hard and reach for some water tim
AED onboard? njlarry at 9:03am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 40/2902 Having just replaced the pads on my clubs AED I wonder if anyone keeps one onboard. They cost about
1984 Hunter 34 prop shaft to tranny coupling markwbird at 8:42am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/386 It looks like I will need to replace the coupling flange that bolts the prop shaft to the transmissi
Oceanis 45 water tank exchange for fuel one Opty at 8:11am 03.15.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/737 Has anybody tried to exchange the aft water tank for fuel tank? Does it need replace or can be it b
Looking at 1990 Catalina 22...new to sailboat buying. What should I look for? gcarmack14 at 7:37am 03.15.18 Catalina 22 18/3271 I'm 22 years old and have spent each summer on the water as a powerboater. My dad has always loved s
Portable electric winch handles seadaddler at 7:00am 03.15.18 Ask All Sailors 4/1982
Engine Shut Off T-Handle KZW at 6:59pm 03.14.18 Catalina 310 10/1195 OK, new one on me. Pulled up on the T-handle to shut down the engine this evening. The T-handle brok
Finally! The adventure begins! SFS at 6:53pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 104/6530 Well, the boat is ready, and provisioned, and we are ready, so in the morning we leave the dock and
Adrift... Official Trailer weinie at 6:02pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 16/972 ZKWDCyVbnoM
Alcohol rx for seasickness ?? MitchM at 6:00pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2518 no, not the kind you drink....! new york times health section just had an article abo

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Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem MikeHoncho at 11:04am 07.11.23 if a carb engine only runs on choke, partial choke or added fuel into the venturi that is either a p
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 11:02am 07.11.23 Thanks for the responses! Excellent food for thought.
Satallite GPS messaging devices BarryL at 10:50am 07.11.23 Hi, I have pretty extensive experience with SPOT and some experience with the Garmin InReach. I fir
Winch handle safe use capta at 10:47am 07.11.23 I never leave a winch handle in the winch when I'm operating a winch. It must always be in its sheat
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (2) Hayden Watson at 10:45am 07.11.23 I have the same engine. You have to remove the plastic top cover and bottom plastic Piece. You can
Electrical Gremlins capta at 10:41am 07.11.23 Welcome to marine electrickery. No, it isn't misspelled.
mooring buoys Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 07.11.23 We used to have an Ericson 27. As I recall, it was pretty easy reaching over the transom to the WL.
mooring buoys (1) capta at 10:39am 07.11.23 Attach your pennant to the shackle under the ball and add one of these at the end to pick it up.
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 10:14am 07.11.23 A full wiring diagram sounds like a wonderful thing to have. Sure it would be. But you don't have
Life (sailing) after heart attack. JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.11.23 My Heart event led me to buying my boat in 2014. Started back to sailing again. :clap: Note my fi
Found On Deck Hollyberry at 9:55am 07.11.23 I'm going with the 'nasty neighbour' theory! ;)
Rigging information NTLESQ at 9:51am 07.11.23 Dear John, Thanks very much! The images are very helpful. The arrangement for the main sheet is very
Starting battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 07.11.23 I looked up my 50hp Engine CC amps needs. Mine boat has separate switches 1) Start Battery 2) Hous
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 9:30am 07.11.23 I have two wraps on the drum to haul in the sheet as quickly as possible, by hand only. Then a thir
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:26am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would mak
Satallite GPS messaging devices kappykaplan at 9:25am 07.11.23 When I took the Scouts on our circumnavigations of the DELMARVA peninsula, we used one of the parent
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 JamesG161 at 9:19am 07.11.23 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors Not a good idea. Why not? Your H
Found On Deck Rich Stidger at 9:15am 07.11.23 If something was loose enough to have a pin fall out, I would expect that there would be something o
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23

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