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Hunter market Report (3) JamesG161 at 8:53am 03.15.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/787 I got these .... COURTESY OF SOLDBOATS.COM I thought they would be of general interest. Where is th
West Marine Spring Super Sale... rpludwig at 1:16am 03.15.17 Catalina 22 0/628 in case you're not on Stingy's mailing list, he just posted: Stingy Deals West Marine has their Spr
Mast head fly mounting Ned Ludd at 8:12pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1876 I got tired of the Davis plastic masthead fly's and just got a SeaLux solid SS unit for only a few b
H376 Ladder Upgrade Install Question rfrye1 at 6:34pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 1/382 I am finally getting around to replacing the huge pain in the neck one-piece OEM boarding ladder wit
Catalina 380 Leaking Chain Plate (5) kimelmore at 5:49pm 03.14.17 Big Boats 3/1018 As promised some photos of my leaking chain plate. It was the forward lower port side chain plate. I
Coronado 25 Sambo420 at 5:35pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/9845 Hello all! I am looking into my 3rd sailboat (first two being Cal 20 ' 29) in a Coronado 25. She is
Best approach to fixing this rudder? (2) Captn Scotty at 4:33pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 16/985 134258 134257 It would seem that the cold weather has frozen the water trapped in my rudder and caus
Tohatsu 9.8 outboard RWSlater at 3:52pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/11404 Do any of you have this outboard? Looking for opinions on a near 10hp motor. I have the 10'2" infla
Universal M25 fuel bleed (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:25pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/4368 I've upgraded my M25 to include the bleed valve that was on the later engines. I've read that some
Motor for O'Day 20 CHris F at 2:52pm 03.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1244 I purchased a 1976 O'Day 20 In Spetember 2016, which came with a 5hp Tohatsu 2 stroke. I later neede
OPTIMUM PROPELLER SIZE FOR 26M 70HP YAMAHA GILLES PARENTEAU at 2:18pm 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/568 HI ! MY MAX RPM IS 5200...SHOULD BE 6200 MY MAX SPEED BALLAST OUT IS 16 KNOTS...I'VE HEARD PEOPLE SA
bow to beach ladder? RussC at 1:00pm 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/2433 Anyone here have one of these ladders. looks very interesting, but unsure how stable they would actu
Happy Pi Day! LakeShark at 12:32pm 03.14.17 Sails Call Lounge 25/1690 Just noticed the date today and found out its Pi Day! So with all the insanely smart engineers and
Surveyor says?... (2) IH82BL8 at 12:21pm 03.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/624 Actually it was five years ago when we bought the boat that the surveyor pointed out that anchor hat
Best Manual toilet....... NYSail at 10:00am 03.14.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/3135 Just got a new boat (to me) that has two electric toilets. While this is neat and everything, there
Changing Transducers lehighsail at 7:56am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1835 I was reading the thread about painting the thru hull transducers and stopped at KappyKaplan's post.
Thru Hull Repair Paint billjoye at 7:53am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/363 I have a question which I've been unable to resolve. How to you properly finish a thru hull repair?
Macgregor 22 keel cable (2) pulsewave at 6:49am 03.14.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1119 Hi all, The keel cable on my Macgregor 22 looks like it's getting a little frayed (see pics). Any
Pulpit + Piling + Tornado = (1) PGIJon at 6:31am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 23/1266 Result of a tornado last night here in Punta Gorda. Not a lot of damage around us other then trees
Questions on buying a new used boat Bob S at 4:59am 03.14.17 Ask All Sailors 5/318 We've been looking to move up to a bigger boat and had some questions. Yachtworld has some interesti

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The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:37am 05.22.23 I'm sure the boat would have sunk if the bilge pump wasn't active. How can you be so sure? Was th
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Ralph Johnstone at 8:37am 05.22.23 So, I am inclined to not follow this practice, or at least to connect the pump to the batteries thr
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 8:36am 05.22.23
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump (1) rgranger at 8:33am 05.22.23
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition jviss at 8:31am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
Engine Alinement Ralph Johnstone at 8:22am 05.22.23 There are a lot of good comments here but I feel some of the ideas are being trivialized by limit o
New 170 sailor SKOTBRO at 8:15am 05.22.23 No, to the contrary. The 170 has a broad beam for a boat of its length and is very stable when comp
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition dmax at 8:09am 05.22.23 When I went to visit a boat I bought a week after sailing it home from CT, there was water up to the
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition FastOlson at 8:03am 05.22.23 I have known several surveyors over the decades, and they do not like to see any connection to the b
Slow sump pump with backflow kappykaplan at 8:00am 05.22.23 Where does the sump pump drain to? You should follow the drain line and find out.
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? jviss at 7:46am 05.22.23 Well, my question is 'why do you have to replace the chainplates?'
The Great Bilge Pump Debate, 2023 Edition Jacktar at 7:43am 05.22.23 If your boat sinks because the bilge pump is not working on auto direct from battery or water rises
1964 islander 32 Scott T-Bird at 7:42am 05.22.23 I see nothing wrong with the mast base fasteners. Until you see movement between the plate and the
Puget Sound Chain Plate Replacement Recommendations? Joe at 7:25am 05.22.23 We need to get the chain plates replaced on our 1987 Island Packet 31. Does anyone have any recomm
1964 islander 32 MikeHoncho at 6:51am 05.22.23 @MikeHoncho Love the expression "driveway engineering"! Yes, that looks like it is poorly designed
Engine Alinement MikeHoncho at 6:48am 05.22.23 I just dealt with two loose lag screws. PO repowerd and installed angle aluminum ontop of he stringe
1964 islander 32 JBP-PA at 6:28am 05.22.23 One more thing. The vertical pin attaching the boom to the gooseneck looks like it is upside down. T
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:16am 05.22.23 but before chasing that down, I'm interested in thoughts on the wiring. I'm interested in your tho
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump jviss at 6:13am 05.22.23 Tip: The Bilge Pump should always have battery power. A Battery selector switch is not a good idea
Need Help Troubleshooting Water Witch Sensor, Alarm and Rule Bilge Pump JamesG161 at 5:53am 05.22.23 From your picture on your post#4. It appears the Upper strip or bar is Negative The Lower Strip or

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