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Raritan PHii / how do I get this cap off? (1) Skipper at 3:30pm 09.28.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/1254 Part 1204B in the picture. It's the cap under the flush selector. It won't budge. Can't get a grip
New Dock Lines versus Older Dock Lines Rasselas36 at 3:04pm 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 52/4139 During Hurricane IRMA I secured my boat with both new 5/8" 3-strand lines and older 5/8" 3-strand li
Mast replacement Tim22 at 10:17am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 17/15047 We had a little storm here yesterday evening that dropped a large tree branch onto my mast (it was o
Dead battery wing15601 at 7:32am 09.28.17 Bigger Boats 19/1336 I purchased my O'Day 28 3 years ago and don't know how old the batteries are. One will not hold a ch
Removal of W21 Replace with W27 SailorRory at 7:04am 09.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/500 I am not necessarily looking forward to pulling my old Westerbeke 21 out of my Hunter 34 ('83) and k
1997 h40.5 floorboard removal Rich Stidger at 6:53am 09.28.17 Big Boats 17/1194 Have any of the 40.5 owners removed the floorboard under the port side U-shaped settee? The inner-m
"Tow" insurance (2) Justin_NSA at 6:14am 09.28.17 Ask All Sailors 19/957 After hearing the tales of fellow sailors, I decided to get one of these. It's a cheap insurance pol
BULKHEAD REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT ODAY 222 BAB97TIE at 5:45am 09.28.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1139 The chain plate on the starboard side of my Oday 222 ripped off the bulkhead and through the deck la
Hunter 170...Anything to beware of? JimInPB at 7:36pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 109/36989 I may purchase a used Hunter 170 in the next couple of days. Do these boats have any known issues t
For Kermit...... (1) Rich Stidger at 5:42pm 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 23/3081 I thought of you.....
Olive Oil And Balsamic Vinegar For Marine Heads jviss at 4:24pm 09.27.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1050 Peggy, I've heard from marina-mates that olive oil with a dash of aceto balsamica is great for mari
Moving the tiller and Lines Out of the Cockpit of my Javelin? cobright at 2:32pm 09.27.17 Day Sailers 10/3250 I've been given an O'Day Javelin and I would like to make it a little more family friendly. Right of
Two "free" boats! (4) dbk0630 at 12:18pm 09.27.17 Catalina 22 4/1481 I'm not trying to sell anything myself... but I came across this yesterday... which seems like it co
C310 Lift Muffler jparks at 11:15am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 8/1027 The lift muffler on my 2002 Model year Catalina 310 has failed at the inlet port. This fiberglass m
Westerbeke Preheat Power by Key 'On' Position GRM at 10:19am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 37/5275 I'm a new owner of a 1997 Catalina 380 with a Westerbeke 42B engine. I'm not completely confident of
Singlehanded MOB Procedure AlastairLC at 9:58am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 82/6970 Like many of us, I was taught the ASA's standard MOB procedure: broad reach for 6-8 boat lengths, ta
How many lugs on starter? (1) marchem at 8:52am 09.27.17 Catalina 310 9/1256 How many 1/0 lugs will fit easily on the starter? My wiring plan uses a separate battery for the st
Thermostat rating / actual operating temp Skipper at 7:58am 09.27.17 Ask All Sailors 21/958 Since my high school hot rod days, I've "thoroughly understood" thermostats. ;-) However, I've been
Hunter 34 main halyard sheaves PThomas at 7:44am 09.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/623 Good morning on my 84 Hunter 34 I have two sheaves for the main halyard on the aft side of the mast
Hunter H26 Mast Head-sail Double Sheave Box (5) Doug J at 6:35pm 09.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/821 Anybody know where I can get a new one of these? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/

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Is it real or not? Will Gilmore at 2:25am 03.13.24 Most AI generated images and movie clips I have seen had something wrong with them. For the virtual
Is it real or not? JamesG161 at 12:21am 03.13.24 Lawmakers are considering forcing AI images to be labeled , like food items. I liked the Gold Rush
And I Complain About 12' Tides (1) Will Gilmore at 9:26pm 03.12.24 223493 -Will
Venting Battery Compartment jssailem at 9:19pm 03.12.24
Venting Battery Compartment Tom J at 7:40pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? I doubt it. My 2003 C310
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 7:27pm 03.12.24 The Bay of Fundy has the highest tides in the world - I used to sail where there consistent 9 meter
Is it real or not? Davidasailor26 at 7:17pm 03.12.24 Imagine if someone used that to suggest that there was a war between worlds and a Martian invasion t
Simple Anchor rode markings (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 03.12.24
Simple Anchor rode markings JoeWhite at 6:36pm 03.12.24 I cut strips from old sail and mark with permanent marker
Venting Battery Compartment Don S/V ILLusion at 5:56pm 03.12.24 Perspective is important. While it is theoretically possible to accumulate H gas in a closed compart
Rudder Sensor dlochner at 5:56pm 03.12.24 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Simple Anchor rode markings dlochner at 5:55pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distin
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 5:48pm 03.12.24 Batteries are standard flooded batteries. Sorry, I saw another post and that it was you who said
Venting Battery Compartment FastOlson at 5:35pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? You earlier stated that y
Hunter 170 PaulK at 5:14pm 03.12.24 Looks like she's in good shape, too. Daysailers are nice because they're big enough and heavy enough
Simple Anchor rode markings PaulK at 5:03pm 03.12.24 What do you use to mark the rode so that it's visible before it disappears over the side and distinc
Is it real or not? shemandr at 4:13pm 03.12.24 A lot of them seemed cartoonish to me. I'm not sure if they were all AI generated or if some were a
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 4:00pm 03.12.24 Who did the LFP installation? The battery charger should have been changed to one compatible with L
Venting Battery Compartment dlochner at 3:24pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Who did the LFP installa
Venting Battery Compartment Davidasailor26 at 3:19pm 03.12.24 thanks, do you think my 2004 Catalina 320 has a modern 3 stage charger? Hard to say what was used

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