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Water Heater replacement firehoser75 at 9:33am 03.16.18 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4234 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 1/1300 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 7/2041 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 4/669 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 9/1129 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 53/5074 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 40/4143 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 3/467 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 1/1129 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 18/4578 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 4/2341
Engine Shut Off T-Handle KZW at 6:59pm 03.14.18 Catalina 310 10/1944 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 104/8752 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 16/1464 ZKWDCyVbnoM
Alcohol rx for seasickness ?? MitchM at 6:00pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3783 no, not the kind you drink....! new york times health section just had an article abo
HEAD DISCHARGE Valerio at 4:59pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/2380 I would like to know if every boat sold in america the head will discharge to the holding tank with
Xmas in March..Kinda/Grunert Refrigerator (1) JamesG161 at 3:14pm 03.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1820 I thought I had done a "dumb" thing during the Winter Freeze, which I assumed caused the loss of my
The "new" SBO store kudos. RussC at 2:51pm 03.14.18 Ask All Sailors 7/670 When I came here a few years ago I tried out the SBO store and found that it wasn't at all Macintosh
Chain to rope splicing ? Valerio at 12:58pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3785 In my windlass i cannot jump the chain when i get to the joint between the chain and the rope with a
HOW TO GET TO THE TOP OF MY MAST ? Valerio at 12:53pm 03.14.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/4655 In my hunter 41 the halyard of the spy (the only unused) and the halyard of the genoa came out the m

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HULL SCRATCHES Ralph Johnstone at 11:22pm 08.23.24 Not clear if you are showing scratches through the blue paint and into the white gel coat below or j
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 8:16pm 08.23.24 the extinguisher (I'm going to assume it is F500) is as effective as a BC extinguisher.......worthl
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 8:01pm 08.23.24 Also, LFP batteries do not like to be stored for long periods in a fully charged state. I did not
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. MikeHoncho at 7:34pm 08.23.24 I'll be charging a Li power pack to service a portable on-board device using a 100 watt solar panel
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine capta at 7:32pm 08.23.24 I would almost guarantee you that you could put together one for a lot less than Volvo would.
flushing question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:02pm 08.23.24 Sounds like someone--a guest?--may have flushed something they shouldn't have( wet wipe, condom?) t
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? PaulK at 7:00pm 08.23.24 A Snipe has essentially no freeboard compared to the OP's boat. V-shaped splash rails can be found o
Electronics O'day 22 Project_Mayhem at 6:12pm 08.23.24 If there's no power at your dock, then I'd suggest looking into a small solar panel. Figuring out yo
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Richard19068 at 6:03pm 08.23.24 I probably wouldn't leave it charging when I was away from the boat. You of course don't have to a
Faucet replacement HELP (2) smokey73 at 5:56pm 08.23.24 For those interested, the brand of the faucet is Ambassador and it is purported to be "Marine Grade.
Cabin sole Crazy Dave Condon at 5:42pm 08.23.24 Call Al Fooks at the forum store. He can advise
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:20pm 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
Kirie Elite 29 Ulysses_Dan at 5:19pm 08.23.24 Thanks for your reply! I may need to break out the chisel. The bottom nut looks a bit corroded and
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

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