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Water tank sources? bugbitten at 2:39pm 05.01.17 S2 27/4183 I was sure my water tank gauge had gone on the fritz, as it dropped from nearly full to empty just a
C-38 Engine Access C38newbie at 1:54pm 05.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/823 Has anyone come up with a better way to access anything not in front of the engine? I was replacing
Wait for it... Brian D at 1:31pm 05.01.17 Sails Call Lounge 13/1331 ROFLMAO at 1:39. CEQuDyuQFKE
Batteries and Chargers Again (3) bawlmer at 1:17pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 11/749 When I bought my boat in 2013 it came with 2 AGM batteries and a 2 stage charger that looks like ori
Whisker pole transport rsotomayor at 12:27pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1530 I am in search of a whisker pole for my Benetau 321.Have not found a used one, (yet). West Marine ha
Interference between anchor shank and genoa tack swivel JimOpp at 11:31am 05.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/484 The genoa tack swivel on my 1994 Oceanis 351 interferes with the anchor shank when the anchor is in
Thoughts on Manual BilgePump Placement / Discharge Placement ? pclarksurf at 10:33am 05.01.17 Catalina 22 9/671 @CaptDon01 : one of your pictures on an unrelated topic started me thinking. I have been looking a
Battery Bank Question eweb101 at 9:57am 05.01.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/3873 Hi all, I have a "new to me" Beneteau 352 (same as 343) and the battery banks aren't acting like I e
Shroud Tension, Cockpit Drain, Windows Capri at 9:37am 05.01.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/812 Hello, Everyone. I have a an '81 O'day 22 and have a few of questions. 1. I would like some advice
inside tv antenna knotatwork2 at 9:36am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1301 I am trying to find an inside the cabin 12volt dc plug hdtv amplified antenna without running a coax
3M Restorer and Wax OMG!!! (1) HukilauMike at 9:32am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 4/1100 135938 For the past two or three years, I've prepped my hull pre-launch by stripping the old wax off
2gm20f thetone at 8:51am 05.01.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/880 I have a noise coming from the fresh water circulator pump. Has anyone had this happen? I wonder how
What's wrong with this caption??? (1) Jackdaw at 8:51am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 71/4245 From the latest GOB cover and description. What's wrong?? t, Massachusetts, in Lyrical, his 1975 Ta
Columbia 38 C/B Owners or former owners? CloudDiver at 8:28am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 1/295 Looking for any Columbia 38 Center-board owners or former owners; anyone with good general experienc
Upgrading cabinet lockers? patrickkidd at 8:00am 05.01.17 Catalina 30 1/806 hi! My clothes drawers always end up on the floor and closet doors flap open when close-hauled on s
Anyone have info on MarinAire ? watercolours at 7:52am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 18/7447 Hello. Does anyone have any info on MarinAire? MarinAire seem to be quality units, but I can't fin
Below waterline fairing compound Zephyr-Jeffer at 7:50am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 14/3062 I'm asking for advice / opinions to help me with a small repair. My Hunter 25.5 has cast-iron keel a
Lifeline Clasp on Hunter 356 SwanAround at 7:43am 05.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/449 The spring pull that releases the clasp on the lifeline seems to have fallen out over the winter (go
Sold my boat.... Warren Milberg at 7:41am 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 30/1915 So....I've sold my boat. Boo hoo. I'm looking to find other mid-Chesapeake Bay sailboat owners in
Port light screens (1) womble at 7:06am 05.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/543 I have a 1993 C30. The opening port light lenses measure 12 x 5 inches. Does anyone know of a source

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Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood PaulK at 8:36am 06.22.24 You are having problems with English boat vocabulary. A through-hull fitting is a seacock that allow
Could use some help! jssailem at 8:36am 06.22.24 Welcome @tomthrasher to the Sailboat Owners Forums. Congratulations on your new adventures in sailin
Strange alarm after installing a new battery?? (1) kloudie1 at 8:17am 06.22.24 Check the ground wire connections.. in the main harness.. especially where the grounds connect to th
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:52am 06.22.24 A digital multimeter is indispensable.
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Davidasailor26 at 7:51am 06.22.24 Must be a false bilge. If those were traditional garboard holes with the boat in the water things wo
Downsizing to a 260 JoeWhite at 7:48am 06.22.24 If you are getting a trailerable sailboat, you must lower and raise the mast. If you can do that, yo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:47am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multim
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Davidasailor26 at 7:34am 06.22.24 Even sitting at rest a battery should read closer to 13 volts than 12. You may want to use a multime
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:26am 06.22.24 Boat is floatting, I removed the plugs but will replace soon. If the water does not drain through a
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:25am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the e
Could use some help! Joe at 7:23am 06.22.24
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Tally Ho at 7:21am 06.22.24 Yes, it should be, but keep an eye on your voltage. Maybe carry a battery pack to jump start the en
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Tally Ho at 7:18am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull? No, not normally. The plug creates the seal. Are the plugs in?
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood Cricri546 at 7:12am 06.22.24 Ok, but through a through-hull?
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing Muttondressedaslamb at 7:12am 06.22.24 Should be . . . Thanks for your prompt reply. It was the answer I kind of expected and definitely
Head treatment thinwater at 7:10am 06.22.24
260 trailer question Rick Webb at 7:06am 06.22.24 There is a very good sailboat trailer outfit near Columbus Sail Trailers LLC \| Columbus GA \| Facebo
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing kappykaplan at 7:03am 06.22.24 Is it safe to use it this way, as long as I keep the 2 group 4d batteries charged up. Should be .
Hunter 29.5 / 1996 - Bilge water flood kappykaplan at 7:00am 06.22.24 So I think it's to drain the water through the hull Garboard plugs are removed when the boat is in
Head treatment thinwater at 6:51am 06.22.24 That seems counterintuitive. Urine itself is nearly sterile and, in fact discourages a lot of bacte

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