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Taking on water... rpludwig at 11:58am 03.17.18 Catalina 22 22/2528 Posting this on behalf of a dock mate who has an '89 wing keel. He's getting a bit of water in the
Centerboard 240 difficulty with Waveform's boat (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:49am 03.17.18 Smaller Boats 2/590 I enlargened this photo for all to see. Waveform advised this was a 1/2 line and if you see closel
Winch size for H30C BlowMeAway at 10:44am 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/889
Lightening question Whatsit at 9:36am 03.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2211
Low Stretch Halyard Line that works with Garhauer rope clutches? PAC3142 at 7:48am 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/361 I'd like to replace the main halyard on my Hunter 37.5, currently 7/16" polyester. Any advice on wh
Rudder shaft material cramina at 7:43am 03.17.18 Parts Search 0/479 I have a Hunter 27, 2012 and I would like to know what is the material used for the shaft of the rud
Which Winch? rpludwig at 5:01am 03.17.18 Catalina 22 11/1102 Going to run lines aft, and add cabin top winches sooner or later, WM has a 4 day sale, buy 1 get on
Fixing a dodger? Need advice. jonelli at 4:27pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 19/3634 Does anybody know a "not-expensive" way to get a dodger re-sewn up? I've tried to previously do a fe
jambed maserator Hayden Watson at 3:40pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 32/3071 Last year my maserator was working fine but this spring it will not turn. I tried using the screw d
Engine mounting bolts - use stainless, or no? Gene Neill at 3:37pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 42/10650 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 4/1212 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 5/1052 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 39/2683 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 10/1346 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 11/4231 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 1/1297 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 7/2036 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 4/665 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 9/1127 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 53/5073 April 7-15 spring break offers an opportunity here to jettison the hard and reach for some water tim

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Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dLj at 5:14pm 08.23.24 I'd say you are safe. The only thing I'd caution you on, be sure to not deplete the batteries below
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:04pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the s
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine (2) jviss at 4:23pm 08.23.24 Westerbeke sells spare parts kits for their engines. Westerbeke PARTS KIT A - o Harbor Freight an
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 3:15pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the se
Cell Phone Boosters SkiingSailor at 3:11pm 08.23.24 I use a Weboost cell booster. In areas with sketchy coverage (1 bar coming in/out), lots of them her
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:08pm 08.23.24 Forgot to mention that you may be able to find your shop maintenance manual and/or parts manual for
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 3:00pm 08.23.24 There are some ifs here. Are the batteries LiFePO4 batteries or some other chemistry? Is there a co
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine LastDiveBernie at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Thanks Ralph! Much appreciated.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hello Below at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Sue is 5'-6" and I have full standing headroom at 6' so she should be fine. Yes . . . maybe. A typ
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 2:45pm 08.23.24 Haven't ever heard of any spares kits out here. Very easy to sit at your desk with a parts catalogu
B&G Foward Scan Questions Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.23.24 A simple and inexpensive method of entering shallow waters is to take a dinghy into an anchorage or
Hunter 40.5 diesel heater Windpilot at 2:13pm 08.23.24 I have a Webasto AirTop with two outlets in the master cabin. Where did you find space for the duc
Megayacht Bayesian sank dlochner at 2:13pm 08.23.24 If the crew would have closed the big openings as the storm approached, this would likely have just
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 2:08pm 08.23.24 You live as a passenger on a great big yacht; closing hatches and maintaining watertight integrity i
Cell Phone Boosters jviss at 2:03pm 08.23.24 Thanks, but I don't really need Starlink. I just need to boost the cell signal, mostly for data, in
B&G Foward Scan Questions (2) jssailem at 2:02pm 08.23.24 The reason we install the sonar transducer near the bow is to enable the return signal to give us in
Treadmill alternative for the boat. mermike at 1:58pm 08.23.24 Exercise bands work great.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 08.23.24
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Hayden Watson at 1:45pm 08.23.24 I have added some tension to the outhaul and there is an improvement, but I still need to add some
Megayacht Bayesian sank Hayden Watson at 1:43pm 08.23.24 I agree that the likely cause of the sinking was down-flooding. I know of a Capris 25 and sunk in t

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