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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 17/1401 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 52/4463 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 17/15528 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 19/1399 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 3/518 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 17/1252 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 19/1058 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 9/1188 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 109/39490 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 23/3274 I thought of you.....
Olive Oil And Balsamic Vinegar For Marine Heads jviss at 4:24pm 09.27.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1115 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 10/3440 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 4/1622 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 8/1075 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 37/5715 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 82/7432 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 9/1318 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 21/1154 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 6/643 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 4/841 Anybody know where I can get a new one of these? https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/

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Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 8:03pm 05.10.24 We had good luck with lubricating the sheave in place. It does require a trip to the top of the ma
Refrigerator/Solar Davidasailor26 at 7:56pm 05.10.24
Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 rgranger at 7:53pm 05.10.24 You could probably clean out those screw slots with a box cutting knife.
Refrigerator/Solar Stu Jackson at 7:52pm 05.10.24 Sailorchic34's New Dorm Fridge - inverter driven dorm fridge Sailorchic34's new Fridge - Cruisers &
Refrigerator/Solar rgranger at 7:49pm 05.10.24
Refrigerator/Solar Davidasailor26 at 7:41pm 05.10.24 If the refrigerator plugs into a 120V outlet and only runs that way on shore power it probably is AC
Removing Paint from PVC Pipe. (1) rgranger at 7:38pm 05.10.24
Winch placement PaulK at 7:14pm 05.10.24 How much room do you have? Is there enough space for the winch, the winch handle's turning, and a c
Refrigerator/Solar dlochner at 7:03pm 05.10.24
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 6:57pm 05.10.24
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 6:27pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank
1986 Catalina 38 Standing Rigging Calif. Ted at 5:35pm 05.10.24 One of the things that triggered me recently to replace my 22 yo rig was color, while sailing every
Masthead sheaves marchem at 5:12pm 05.10.24 A few years back our main halyard on our 310 was getting quite hard to move as the sail neared the
Refrigerator/Solar Captain Larry-DH at 5:02pm 05.10.24 It would be amazing to get to my boat and grab a cold beer without the need for ice. Yes indeed! T
Masthead sheaves PlaneTom at 4:56pm 05.10.24 My mast head is welded to the mast and when I changed out the hard plastic sheaves it was a frustra
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 4:40pm 05.10.24 Please confirm the refrigeration runs on DC, not AC. If it runs on DC and your house battery bank i
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 3:54pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? azambella at 3:40pm 05.10.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat down
Air Conditioner Vents (1) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 missed one
Air Conditioner Vents (5) tkwhalen at 3:19pm 05.10.24 Finally made to the boat attached are vent pictures as promised

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