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Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? (3) Rich Stidger at 2:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 3/590 I have the Achilles LEX-96 dinghy and I am making a new set of wooden floors. This dinghy originall
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 12:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1223 I am currently overhauling my 1972 Albin 82MS. I'm at the wiring stage now and have a question about
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (2) Belzoni at 9:24am 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1240 Hi. I'm preparing to move a newly acquired boat from salt water to fresh. PO was in the process of p
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 (2) dhenry99 at 2:26pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 3/677
Clog in sanitation outlet SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:43pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 11/668 On my new to me Bavaria C57, the holding tanks are located in a cabinet above the head. They are sup
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1429 I'm looking into various methods for creating new cushions. One of them utilizes a plywood backing.
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 10:53am 12.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 22/2809 Hi, I have a Saga 43 with a Yanmar diesel. I'm a very experienced sailor but a new boat owner. Hope
New Sails AMM at 5:51am 12.15.23 Racing 0/6 I have a brand New North A2 Spin and storms sails for a Beneteau 523, price negotiable
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 3:29am 12.15.23 Catalina 310 11/1863 Hello , i'm looking for some advice.... Our old original hwh gave up and was leaking. I bought a
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (1) Ken13559 at 8:21pm 12.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 27/3235 I will probably need to replace the Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose for my boat. Now I don't remember
How's my hull? (2) Not Too Shabby at 6:19pm 12.14.23 Catalina 22 5/1096 I have read various threads about the integrity of other members' hulls regarding oil canning, rotte
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 7:09am 12.14.23 Ask All Sailors 16/2841
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 6:01pm 12.13.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1890 It is almost impossible to get from behind the wheel into cockpit without stepping up on the seats.
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support jsmac at 1:43pm 12.12.23 Parts Search 6/861 Hello, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and the chart table has a lid with a flexible holder when I open it.
Cabintop traveler relocation on an O'day 26 artleyt115 at 6:24am 12.12.23 Ask An Oday Owner 0/507 Hi everyone! my friend and I had an opportunity to purchase a Harken cabintop traveler kit for a ver
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? (4) chichiflys at 5:10am 12.12.23 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1303 During the process of rebuilding the base of our compression post last year, I took notice of the ou
Re-installing the shaft coupling Straycat22296 at 4:17pm 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 34/3701 What is the consensus on applying some kind of anti-freeze on the propeller shaft prior to reinstall
Swim platform question (1) ian260 at 1:23pm 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2141 Has anyone ever seen or heard of a swim platform with an outboard mounted to it? I know its common o
Furano connection charliec30 at 9:52am 12.11.23 Catalina 30 1/617 Hi all trying to have my mast pulled for service on 92 CAtalina 30. Yard cant find the connection to
Volvo V Vetus Muffler Mike Topaze at 8:30am 12.11.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/827 I have a Volvo Penta D1-30F engine in my 12 year old Bavaria 34. I have just taken the original Volv

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Observations of my New LiFePO4 batteries (2) Bob S at 9:48am 03.05.25 I appreciate you posting this. I did the same as you and ordered Black Friday deals last Nov. I did
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? dlochner at 9:47am 03.05.25 VHF is line of sight, so you won't get greater distance from improved cabling and fittings. About th
What can I expect in performance gain VHF? BrianQ at 9:35am 03.05.25 You can't change physics, so it would be unreasonable to expect VHF LOS communications over the dist
how to access the toilet valve at sea SkiingSailor at 8:49am 03.05.25 hopefully ALL your below-waterline "sea access" valves are easy to access... to be able to turn off
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (2) Jacktar at 8:48am 03.05.25 Couple of live shots from my boat of the foiling boats in pensacola bay last weekend
SSB ground Plane Option SkiingSailor at 8:46am 03.05.25 Tried all the diagnostics - my shroud-mounted antenna is not doing the job. Has anyone used this ?
Jib needed Hunter 216 shemandr at 8:30am 03.05.25
Catalina sliding gooseneck recommendation Joe at 8:23am 03.05.25 Thanks for the responses all. Based on the linked threads and others' comments, it seemed having
Yet Another Docking Challenge sesmith at 7:48am 03.05.25 Another idea. Pull boat in for a port side tie, kind of deep in. Run a spring line from the starb
Yet Another Docking Challenge Captain Larry-DH at 7:09am 03.05.25 Some good advice above. If you go in bow-first and do a port tie you won't need to do very precise m
Jib needed Hunter 216 kappykaplan at 7:04am 03.05.25 Where is Amity Harbor? Copiague, New York
Oday 22 structural question colemj at 7:01am 03.05.25 Some of the later O'Days skipped the tabbing to the hull. The bulkhead is held into a slot in the l
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue Syl at 6:50am 03.05.25 We have a 1998 B411 with the carbon rudder post. Our helming stiffness only seems to be an issue wh
Yet Another Docking Challenge jssailem at 6:47am 03.05.25 The end dock strategy with spring line sounds like a solid option. Worth a try. Certainly there is g
C275 Spinnaker Tricks PMK at 6:43am 03.05.25 I tried the top down furler just once, then it went back in the box. I have been racing my C275 for
Roller furling BrianQ at 5:58am 03.05.25 If the furler is OEM it should be a Hood 800 SL. If so, there are two screws at the bottom of the d
Yet Another Docking Challenge dlochner at 5:51am 03.05.25 This is pretty funny. I just pulled this up on Google Maps to see if I could get a better look. i
Oday 22 structural question Project_Mayhem at 5:46am 03.05.25 If you want to lighten those bulkheads, then paint them or glue a white laminate on them. If they
Oday 22 structural question dlochner at 5:45am 03.05.25 If you want to lighten those bulkheads, then paint them or glue a white laminate on them. If they
Fuel leak on my Yanmar 3GM30F engine in my 1987 Hunter 34. kloudie1 at 5:24am 03.05.25 Scented stuff aside, the injector pump has a bleed screw on top of the banjo bolt at the fuel line i

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