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Fuel locker and propane john6206 at 7:14am 02.19.24 Trailer Sailors 5/1505 Hey everyone, I have a propane outboard on my Capri 18. So far, I have an 11lb can of propane sitt
YANMAR replacement The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:48pm 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1744 As always yiyr knowledge /advice is highly appreciated... That been said, here's the situation. A r
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 lynno at 12:01pm 02.18.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/890 Hello! We need to replace all our portlight hatches on our 1981 ODay 34, does anyone have suggestion
Tach replacement options for Volvo MD11D FulmarCT at 11:28am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/238 My Westerly has a 1983 Volvo MD11D. Last summer a backflow (?) short circuit in the engine wiring fr
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 PNWE36 at 11:12am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 5/739 Hello, I have read positive posts on the Campbell Sailor propeller in the forum. I am interested in
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA Kostas Metaxas at 10:34am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/773 Boat has number of analogue sensors, such as tank levels, temperature sensors etc. I would like to t
Popeye the Sailor's Story (1) JamesG161 at 9:57am 02.18.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/1109 223041 Want more information? Jim...
No holding tank options? captain69 at 4:07am 02.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/4395 Does anyone just use the head solely as a urinal, and pump directly overboard (or just pee off the s
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 6:55pm 02.17.24 Musings With Maine Sail 12/3228 This one has me baffled. I am rewiring my bilge pump and moving the location of the on/off switch.
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 6:06pm 02.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1027 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up?
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig (1) runninglts at 12:59pm 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1163 Hello all -- I am looking for thoughts on my plan to add a solent/slutter stay to my newer fractiona
37c hose size for stuffing box Cocoa Beach Sailor at 12:25pm 02.17.24 The Cherubini Hunters 2/531 Greetings, I am far away from Cirrus Minor, formerly Jolly Roger, a 1984 37c which will be moved to
Air conditioner replacement GryphonGirl at 9:05am 02.17.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1234 The Dometic 12,000 BTU AC unit that came with our Beneteau 31 Oceanis was always problematic. Basica
Moving Up... w4swk at 8:18am 02.17.24 Catalina 22 8/1331 As some of you my know, we have been looking for "just the right" 25...it appears as if we have foun
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 8:05am 02.17.24 Destinations 22/2735 Hi! So it looks like I'll be purchasing a Newport 30-3 on the South Shore of Long Island. I'm cons
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 7:39am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 16/886 I have a standard horizon cmp25w mike at the helm. The connector terminal plug is damaged. It may b
1980 c and c 32 refrdge question dmcelwreath at 7:02am 02.17.24 C&C 2/656 not sure if we have coldplate or evaporator plat. but think it needs replacing. have a 43 wat solar
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 6:58am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 1/243 I've searched all over for instructions on how to burp the coolant loop on a Yanmar 3JH2E (actually
Advice on transcontinental shipping mbennett7 at 6:35am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1230 Hello! We are relocating from CT to CA and looking to ship our Tartan 34c. She has been carefully re
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 4:45am 02.17.24 Big Boats 5/639 Looking for insight on running cables through the headliner from the compression post to the electri

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Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket (3) sailcapt340 at 6:43am 04.30.25 I just came from drilling out the hole for my remote mic on my boat, sorry I missed this posting, I
AEDs Tally Ho at 6:15am 04.30.25 I am preparing a presentation on managing medical emergencies onboard for coastal cruisers and othe
Boat aground in Queensland Australia shemandr at 6:09am 04.30.25 How do you "Sink" when you are hard on the rocks?
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket (1) colemj at 5:55am 04.30.25 The bleed screw has a seal. Yours may still be stuck to the housing.
Boat aground in Queensland Australia dLj at 5:49am 04.30.25 Must be the moon... That first story - their second rescue? Good grief.... dj
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? colemj at 5:36am 04.30.25 I didn't even know Kyocera made panels. I'll look for them. Thank you for the response Kyocera
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? colemj at 5:27am 04.30.25 I'm not seeing those prices so I'll keep looking. I also like the idea of bi-facial bc I assume re
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable dlochner at 5:06am 04.30.25 Look on the cable jacket for the model number. Encoded in the number is the length of the cable. The
Replacing a cutlass bearing dlochner at 4:56am 04.30.25 The stern tube likely had a cutlass bearing as well as the strut. I doubt there were 2 cutless be
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 3:17am 04.30.25 On my way to work, will look at this evening. Thanks again!
AEDs Foswick at 2:15am 04.30.25 Walking up to the window, I mentioned that I thought I was having a heart attack, and within second
Boat aground in Queensland Australia (1) garymalmgren at 1:26am 04.30.25 Also this one last week 2116883185450578
AEDs capta at 1:05am 04.30.25 I think the amount of medical equipment aboard should be proportional to the amount of time to a med
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 04.29.25 I think I would still like to know what is under that blob of epoxy. Agreed ! I don't remember
Sunken Treasure azambella at 8:28pm 04.29.25 Can we see her with Googlemaps?
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:22pm 04.29.25 I'll try to apply the KISS procedure here. Remove the loose surface dirt with whatever soap and/or
Larger genoa for B323 jssailem at 8:13pm 04.29.25 A 165 is too big and heavy for the rig ( in my opinion.) your creating drag as the wind separates ha
Replacing a cutlass bearing jssailem at 8:00pm 04.29.25 The stern tube likely had a cutlass bearing as well as the strut.
Sunken Treasure SteveHughessails at 7:50pm 04.29.25 Hoping it goes in your favour! :-)
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process jssailem at 7:43pm 04.29.25 If the gelcoat is old like mine, as you pressure wash the oxidized gel coat will leave a milky white

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