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Seattle Trip.. Maine Sail at 5:31pm 03.27.18 Ask All Sailors 33/2521 Next week I fly into Seattle for my friends surprise 50th. I have scheduled a few extra days to do k
Replace porta pot with more permanent system sailnoproblem at 1:21pm 03.27.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/581 When I purchased and refurbished my 1970 Tartan 34C, I removed the hand pump head that just discharg
Aluminum Anodes? bawlmer at 12:35pm 03.27.18 Ask All Sailors 26/1935 Fellow Sailors. The last time I purchased a prop shaft anode was in 2015 and it was zinc. As I go th
Chain Hooks Bob S at 12:15pm 03.27.18 Ask All Sailors 27/2238 Did a search and wasn't able to find any comments but I'm sure I'm not alone. I just bought 100' of
Catalina hull numbers Ed Hiersche at 11:37am 03.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/5365 I have a Catalina 27 with a hull number CAB702091075. All the hull decoders I have seen start with t
NOXX anti-fouling system CrazyOldMan at 10:15am 03.27.18 Ask All Sailors 12/2619 Hello All Does anyone here have any experience with the NOXX anti-fouling system? My boat is in the
Best way to remove Old decals from ACP hulls KeukaSailer at 6:44am 03.27.18 Day Sailers 10/1534 Have to remove her old name decals from the stern (they are in bad shape, ' renaming)as well as her
Maximum amperage of alternator SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:28am 03.27.18 Ask All Sailors 3/464 I presently have a house battery bank of 3, 8D Deka Gel batteries. The Amp hour is listed as 225 eac
whisker pole control line tartansailboat at 7:31pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2036 I need to replace the control line on my Forespar spin/whisker pole. Does anyone know what to take
Ball valves... NYSail at 6:54pm 03.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3253 Hello all.... Have a bad ball valve that needs to be replaced. Bought a new groco however now find
Hull (1) Frozen Steve D at 6:35pm 03.26.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/547 The fiberglass on my keel is rough in texture (not anywhere else on the hull) and now has a few spot
Composting head on B361? Ben4195 at 4:30pm 03.26.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/1995 hi all, Have any B361 owners converted to a composting head, and if so, which one did you choose?
Replacement Chain Plate and Support Rod - '84 H31 jmce1587 at 4:17pm 03.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 16/2583 I have placed in the owner mods, the steps taken to replace the chain plate and support rods for bot
Cabling in Hunter 37.5 mast aybabtme at 4:03pm 03.26.18 Big Boats 4/1105 Hey there! This might be a dumb question but I'm fairly new to boats. I'm wondering what I should
Flying Pig's Excellent Adventure (An Unbelievable Electrical Upgrade Story - was: "Battery Woes") Skip Gundlach at 2:18pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/650 Flying Pig's Excellent Adventure (An Unbelievable Electrical Upgrade Story - was: "Battery Woes") W
A vacuum for a boat Scuba diver at 2:07pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 34/5045 My wife and I have a 37.5 hunter sailboat, we are looking for a compact vacuum not sure whether it s
Navigating large swells Hydro Therapy at 1:51pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 24/3487 Ive watched this attached link several times. It amazes my every time I watch it. These guys have so
Ship-to-Shore Transport for <25-Foot Boats? thinwater at 1:46pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 29/2320 Putting anything on the fore deck seems impractical. I'm not a fan of towing, because it slows you d
Hunter 34 - pulling the prop shaft markwbird at 1:13pm 03.26.18 Ask All Sailors 2/367 I have a very simple question: Can the propeller shaft on a 1984 Hunter 34 be removed without remov
Humor (1) rgranger at 12:39pm 03.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 5/826 Found this image today and it made me laugh.... https://i.pinimg.com/originals/86/d2/40/86d240d8

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Paddlewheel suggestions? BarryL at 10:31am 02.19.24 Hi, The only magic I know is to either use GPS speed or an ultrasonic transducer. I paint my padd
Paddlewheel suggestions? kappykaplan at 10:31am 02.19.24 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? jssailem at 10:21am 02.19.24 Is ".38" just your catchall term for a handgun, or can you differentiate between a 9mm, .45 acp,, .
YANMAR replacement Roland5048 at 10:09am 02.19.24 If you are going to keep the boat for many years then I would agree with @FastOlsen and repower wit
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? rgranger at 10:00am 02.19.24 Is ".38" just your catchall term for a handgun, NO! It was def a small cal. with low pressure...
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Davidasailor26 at 9:58am 02.19.24 I guess he was shooting away from the marina, toward what looks like empty land on the other side? S
WINDLASS jssailem at 9:54am 02.19.24 So you have a 30ft 10K Displacement hull mast head sloop... What waters do you want to sail/anchor
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? Siamese at 9:52am 02.19.24 I wouldn't have done anything. Could've written down his numbers and called it in, but I wouldn't h
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? jssailem at 9:47am 02.19.24 Duck and cover comes to mind...
No holding tank options? jssailem at 9:45am 02.19.24 dumping pee overboard is still illegal That agrees with what I read.. But just airing your junk ou
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (4) bugsboat at 9:45am 02.19.24 Well, Titan Manufacturing in Ft. Myers, Fl finally got the compression post sleeve and weight remove
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole (3) danooxnard at 9:25am 02.19.24
Western L.I. Sound marina danm1 at 8:34am 02.19.24 I like Barron's, and if you moor there you get priority for winter storage which you should consider
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 Project_Mayhem at 8:21am 02.19.24 As @dmax mentioned, they can be replaced with other models as they're a universal part assuming you
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA Leeward Rail at 8:11am 02.19.24 I have in mind NKC42. What could be diagram of connection to sensors? Should I disconnect existing
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole danooxnard at 7:55am 02.19.24
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 FastOlson at 7:54am 02.19.24 Watch out for common "assumptions" too. I once bought a new name-brand prop that, when checked, was
H212 Centerboard raising rope broken kappykaplan at 7:52am 02.19.24 Alan Backus, the OP hasn't been seen since 27 Sep 2021.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DOMETIC Dual Zone Portable Refrigerator and Freezer, Powered by AC/DC or Solar east coaster at 7:52am 02.19.24 When you say 30 heel which compressor are you referring to, the Engel or the one you mention? Just f
Western L.I. Sound marina dlochner at 7:50am 02.19.24 Barrons on City Island has moorings. It is a pretty low key, old school boatyard. https://www.barro

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