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Larger Waste Holding Tanks? Jeff Tirey at 12:19pm 11.19.17 Bavaria 3/5582 I would like to replace the tiny 10 gallon aft waste holding tank on my 2002 Bavaria 40. Does anyo
Too much lee helm H260 Chuck C. at 10:52am 11.19.17 Smaller Boats 45/3422 Took my new to me '05 out last summer on the Shuswap Marine Park (BC) for it maiden 10 day camping t
Hull scratch touch up fortunare at 10:25am 11.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/589 I have a 2005 Mac 26M with dark blue hull. Have a few scratches and called ' emailed Blue Water Yac
New Tax bills, Game changer? Sanfelice at 8:30am 11.19.17 Ask All Sailors 20/2075 In reading the various tax proposals, it appears there is an effort to eliminate interest deductions
British sailor dies in round-the-world yacht race Brian D at 7:20am 11.19.17 Racing 29/3283
Copper bars (1) gettinthere at 7:08am 11.19.17 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2752 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/23659591_10159525233690587_7433624949401480147_n.jpg?o
Furler question maybe Crazy Dave question Ken Cross at 7:08am 11.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/467 We have a 1989 Hunter 30 with the furler under the deck (anchor locker.) The headsail is attached to
What's the Poop on the scoop strainer TFlight at 6:38am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 27/6493 My 2007 Hunter 41 is on the hard for this winter and as I was inspecting the thru-hulls I realized t
New to me Javelin (1) Flyingscot64 at 6:33am 11.19.17 Day Sailers 1/930 Hi new to forum just recently picked up this Javelin , owning a flying scot for several years ,this
Winterizing sail shaft in water jefft23 at 6:04am 11.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 7/2451 This year will be the first time we leave our boat in the water for the winter. The boat is a Benet
Engine Ground wire! (1) PatTormey at 5:48am 11.19.17 Bigger Boats 12/4497 With the Yanmar (YGM20 1986 oDay 322) getting 'crankier' with each start AND I'd already beefed up
Silent cabin fan patrickkidd at 10:00pm 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6446 Anyone know of a really good and really silent 12V fan to move some warm air around the cabin? All t
Need a measurement off a 2003 356 (1) Former member 134612 at 5:20pm 11.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/315 Hi all: I need the exact distance between the toe rail and the stripe on the hull. It looks to be
What a difference a year makes (1) Jackdaw at 10:06am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 31/2332 Last November in Minnesota we had 12 days over 60F. This year, ZERO over 50F, and 1/2 have been free
Beckson portlights MitchK at 7:57am 11.18.17 Newport 7/2880 Hi all, still at the repairs on our N28. I had posted earlier about the fixed portlights leaking som
More experience/instruction track - ASA? Great Lakes? Ocean? Tyler Rippel at 7:09am 11.18.17 Ask All Sailors 8/683 I'm pretty green, but am a huge learning geek and like to dive in and figure things out. I bought a
Any 310 Owners in CT JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:12am 11.18.17 Catalina 310 5/770 We have some spare parts we might want to divest. Biggest is a canvas winter storage cover. Gray can
Sailing Trends: Your Perception? Rick D at 9:09pm 11.17.17 Ask All Sailors 71/5540 This might be better said as "Boating Trends". So, I'm thinking that there is something going on in
Folding Prop KZW at 4:58pm 11.17.17 Catalina 310 32/4851 I'm looking into a folding prop to replace the fixed three-blade 15x9 currently on the boat. Engine
Westerbeke (Bukh) DV20 Question (1) abinoone at 10:28am 11.17.17 Bristol 5/2484 Hi, My 1975 Bristol 32 has a Bukh DV20 marine diesel. At the end of this season I had a hard time ge

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Venting 3 compartments at once (1) Hello Below at 8:40am 03.22.24 Inexpensive and prevents bad smells. That's what it says. And yet only $9.98. Amazon.com for Bad Sme
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries JamesG161 at 8:36am 03.22.24 Look here for the Best Answer. Battery Buyers = Good News Jim...
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries dlochner at 8:29am 03.22.24 do believe in capitalism so I don't understand why the folks who make golf cart batteries don't sla
Can anyone recommend a good surveyor? JamesG161 at 8:23am 03.22.24 Looking for recommendations on surveyors Try looking here... Society of Accredited Marine Surveyo
Venting 3 compartments at once dlochner at 8:20am 03.22.24 if you push the air out of the bathroom hatch it is free. Ted, it's your boat you can within limi
Does anybody recognize this? Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 03.22.24 you remove the seat so you have more room to stand? in my case I think the swim ladder would preven
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries jssailem at 8:10am 03.22.24 I don't understand why the folks who make golf cart batteries don't slap a marine label on them and
M-12 Oil Change (1) dmax at 8:10am 03.22.24 Word of advice: look into replacing your alternator bracket with the upgraded version - the original
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 8:07am 03.22.24 I sometimes remove the seat if I'm going to stand at the wheel for a long time ... be sure you remo
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 8:05am 03.22.24
Venting 3 compartments at once Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 03.22.24 The battery compartment under the settee is already open to the space behind the toilet. That's whe
Venting 3 compartments at once dmax at 8:01am 03.22.24 I would add dorade or some other vents to the cabin top which constantly pull/exchange air from the
Venting 3 compartments at once Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 03.22.24 batteries holding tanks hoses and bathrooms are always going to smell. none of those things/areas
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Black stuff all over a boat? (1) rgranger at 7:52am 03.22.24 Isn't this also called mustard gas used in WW I? No.... this is mustard gas
Does anybody recognize this? Scott T-Bird at 7:47am 03.22.24 checked it out and it is now very obvious how are attaches! thanks! I sometimes remove the seat if
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. Scott T-Bird at 7:39am 03.22.24 Any AGM that is saying 80% DoD is ok is a manufacturer to run from. Not all AGM batts are deep-cycl
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 7:39am 03.22.24 I think you are venting in the wrong direction. I installed a fan in my cruising cat that pulled fr
Does anybody recognize this? Ted10028 at 7:37am 03.22.24 I don't get how it attaches yet but definitely will check that out. Thanks! checked it out and it
Thoughts on new batteries for yanmar 3YM 30. rgranger at 7:36am 03.22.24 No, I don't think most sailors keep a jump starter on board - (snip) I have one... it also will ch

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