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Shower sump gfrazzle at 11:12am 10.15.17 Big Boats 6/2647 2007 41DS aft shower sump pump runs but drains very slowly if at all. Shower water is also draining
OIL Changes.. ugh sailme88 at 6:05am 10.15.17 Other Sailboats 16/2722 It's that time of year here in the northeast. Boats come out of the water and get prepped for that
Block Loads Tedd at 10:01pm 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2793 I'm planning to buy some new blocks and I'm wondering how to determine the load rating I need. Can a
Season's Over...Freedom from my mind! BlowMeAway at 5:28pm 10.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 10/773 Found the perfect song for the end of our season. Keeps me going until Spring. Sunlights another day
Antifreeze color Lisa at 3:23pm 10.14.17 Catalina 310 40/8146 we did a sea trial today on a 310 we put on offer in on. One concern was there was an orange brown
New Trailer for My 351 (2) BrianRobin at 3:13pm 10.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1004 Just finished building a trailer for my Oceanis 351, a little bit of overkill in material size, used
H216 Keel Hydraulics Ranger Paul18578 at 2:31pm 10.14.17 Smaller Boats 6/789 I have heard that I should store my keel hydraulic cylinder upright when the boat is not being used.
Frayed cable Hunter 216 Myhunter216 at 2:12pm 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/417 Can anyone recommend a specific cable for my Hunter 216 keel? It's frayed and needs to be replace.
New Furling Jib Needed for 216 Hunter Myhunter216 at 2:03pm 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/799 Sailors, My 2003 Hunter 216 jib is past its time. Can anyone recommend someone that can replace it i
Winterizing Fresh Water Accumulator? jviss at 7:43am 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/3947 This is my first time winterizing a fresh water system that has an accumulator. It looks just like
hunter 306 anode require for keel Brinky63 at 6:02am 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1774 I bought a Hunter 306 (built 2003) 6 years ago with 2 anodes on the keel which we later brought down
Hurricane Ophelia JamesG161 at 5:55am 10.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 2/766 This is a rare Mid Atlantic storm. In fact there is no Historical past storms that have this path.
Westerbeke 27 longevity bugbitten at 5:30am 10.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/5258 I have a very good friend who's found the boat of his dreams. Unfortunately, the Westerbeke in it ha
Installing a watermaker Joe Wienecke at 4:49am 10.14.17 Ask All Sailors 14/4036 I have installed a watermaker in my 2005 41 DS. I now need to run lines to my two 50 gallon water t
Slipping clutch/gear on Yanmar 1gm Ormenlange at 4:34am 10.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3321 Hunter 1983 27'... with yanmar 1gm that has never been in salt water.... when you put the engine i
Roller furler and towing Tedd at 11:51pm 10.13.17 Trailer Sailors 22/5494 We bought a Macgregor 26S this summer and have begun thinking about various upgrades. I thought all
Shelters? Tedd at 10:22pm 10.13.17 Trailer Sailors 16/1693 I'm planning to get some kind of shelter to park my Macgregor 26S under during the winter. I've been
Looking to upgrade our sailing experience SoSound at 9:19pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/763 Looking for insights and advise on selecting the right sails and equipment. Specifically, using a C
Hunter holly and teak floor BreakingWind at 6:45pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 45/9745 Just acquired a 01 h260 and had some questions about the floor... the holly and teak floors seems to
Hunter 40.5 Stern Tube diameter - help smokey73 at 5:12pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2094 I need to order a PSS dripless shaft seal maintenance kit for my 1994 Hunter 40.5 but I'm not at the

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Interior light conversion to LEDs - Any issues Alan Gomes at 11:24am 07.30.24 FWIW, I just got this in my email: Dr. LED Lighting Sale (campaign-archive.com)
Set your watch back 20 years TimFromLI at 11:06am 07.30.24 I don't know, I'm sure glad to have my AIS, radar and chart plotter when you are out east in pea sou
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Foswick at 10:55am 07.30.24 These booms are expensive because everyone doesn't buy one. So the economy of scale isn't there. I
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:55am 07.30.24 I was thinking 10ga for the power in and out, and 14 for the ground and switch. Should do the job
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? JRacer at 10:53am 07.30.24 B.O.A.T.
Forestay Broke Away ...3TacksontheWater at 10:50am 07.30.24 Even with nine years on the hard, you boat is still 38 years old. If your rigging is that old, perha
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Rich Stidger at 10:48am 07.30.24 In 2015 I had a Schaefer furling boom installed and it was 2-3K more expensive than LeisureFurl. Bu
Add starting relay (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:39am 07.30.24 A goal I rarely achieve. There was recently an article in Ripley's "Believe It or Don't" where so
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:35am 07.30.24 Are there other chandleries besides the ones at Skyway and Crowley's? I believe there are, or at l
West Marine Inventory jviss at 10:25am 07.30.24 I always check the boat yard's chandlery first. I like to support them. It's a bit of a sleeper, a
West Marine Inventory Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 07.30.24
Add starting relay Ward H at 10:20am 07.30.24 I'd like to get to the boat with everything I need to complete the job and not go back and forth to
West Marine Inventory Dalliance at 10:18am 07.30.24 We're lucky enough to have a well stocked, flagship WM in Chicago. The next closest chandielery is
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? jviss at 10:10am 07.30.24 Thanks Don, but it's beyond my budget at this point. I actually think I would prefer the V-boom, bu
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:50am 07.30.24 A related MOB-related solution I prototyped was a little LED ring. When a MOB waypoint is set (rega
Why Are Custom Booms So Expensive? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:46am 07.30.24
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:38am 07.30.24 In fact, some of the engine cut-off systems work on this principle. Signal loss cuts the engine. Yo
Useful Technology Ideas Foswick at 9:33am 07.30.24 Foswick, what you describe sounds like an Apple AirTag. Been using them for several years now. They
Add starting relay HobieDog at 9:33am 07.30.24 Reviving a very old thread here. My boat with a Yanmar 2gm20f has the clicking start button issue.
Reefing: Procedural Questions Stu Jackson at 9:27am 07.30.24 For the flap of unwieldly cloth below the reef, I have found it to not be a problem. Same here, an

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