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Stuck Marelon seacock bob45 at 7:00am 03.13.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/283 Any tips or tricks to unstick a Marelon seacock? Preferably from the outside. The boat is out of the
Lombardini marine engine The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:40am 03.13.24 Ask All Sailors 11/248 Ok.... Here we go again... Since buying a used engine proved to be caos regarding opinions, well wit
What's the PRHF Rating? dlochner at 7:19pm 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 3/292 Some exciting sailing in Hawai'i. iXtR0sszr_A
Rudder Sensor mjsb at 4:20pm 03.12.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/291 I am planning to install a Raymarine rudder sensor on a Hunter 31. Has anyone installed one before?
Venting Battery Compartment Ted10028 at 2:09pm 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 34/709 Bumped into a guy on the docks today who said my battery compartment should be vented. He said when
Simple Anchor rode markings PK123 at 9:06am 03.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/620 In theory yes, look at the depth, add the freeboard, adjust for tide and weather and conditions, set
Is it real or not? JamesG161 at 5:40am 03.12.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/359 HK6y8DAPN_0 Jim...
bow stemhead 351 redege at 1:35am 03.12.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/264 Hi! Someone ran into my bow/anchor and the aluminium? stem head snapped and broke on my Oceanis 351.
And I Complain About 12' Tides (1) Hello Below at 7:57pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 14/441 A screen capture from a Facebook post. This little town is about a 25 minute drive from where I was
Spreader Replacement bolt seized chelsabella at 7:17pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/205 I am replacing my spruce spreaders with CD Aluminum. Having difficulty removing the bottom bolt on t
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 7:02pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 26/802
Capri 18 battery claudesapp at 6:21pm 03.11.24 Smaller Boats 12/597 I have a 1989 Capri 18 and the next project is to upgrade the electrical. Owned her for a few years
Portable Battery Charger NYSail at 4:52pm 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/268 Hello all So I have 4 trojan T 125 6 volt batteries, 12 volt system. Want to take them off the boat
I purchased a 1988 Capri 18., Chuck Powell at 12:00pm 03.11.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/146 I just bought a 1988 Capri 18. The main halyard was not in the mast top. I realize one end goes in t
Solar wiring size (2) SPLETS at 9:00am 03.11.24 Ask All Sailors 11/290 I just purchased a Maxeon 415w solar panel for my boat with a Victron 100/50 charge controller. The
Compression Post - way to stop the bleeding? mavexe at 7:16pm 03.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/516
Puck Lights Mike H. at 3:51pm 03.10.24 Big Boats 2/352 I'm looking for 3", tap on/off, led puck lights to replace the lights we have with the micro switche
Acp to fiberglass KeukaSailer at 9:48am 03.10.24 Day Sailers 4/277 Welp... uncovered the KL a few days ago and guess what. a fair amount of cracks again...no surprise
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 7:39am 03.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/395 So have new control lines and figured I would learn and splice my own eyes. Saw a video and appears
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 7:14am 03.10.24 Catalina 22 6/375 I have a 2019 6hp Tohatsu Sail Pro with the optional battery charging option. I have the original w

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Balmar Serpentine kit fail. jssailem at 9:26am 04.20.24 Is that the OD of the pulley or the bed in which the belt rides? While the unit is not to spec, what
Lifting strap blocking Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 04.20.24 I wonder if this page in the manual was suggested by the Hunter legal team. BINGO :clap: ! We ha
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket RitSim at 9:12am 04.20.24 Buna is oil resistant. These o-rings will last a long time and are cheap to replace . Diesel fuel c
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 9:07am 04.20.24 https://www.mcmaster.com/products/o-rings/system-of-measurement~metric/width~3-000-mm/od~44-000-mm
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 9:02am 04.20.24 Thanks. It's great to have your reassurance also! From now on, I'll carefully follow Nigel Calder's
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 8:52am 04.20.24 Is this the on engine filter? That would normally be the "secondary" in my understanding What br
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel jssailem at 8:44am 04.20.24 Worry not.. You are not the first and for sure not the last to pre-fill diesel fuel in a fuel filter
Lifting strap blocking jdrutten at 8:41am 04.20.24 Thanks for easing my anxiety. The prior owner certainly never made it past page 2 in the manual so I
Pulling chainplates mermike at 7:29am 04.20.24 We kept the old chainplates(some parts were still ok), had them cut down, with holes drilled in and
Does Anyone Use An Underwater Inspection Camera? (1) JBP-PA at 7:10am 04.20.24 I've used my knock-off GoPro attached to the boat hook. I set it to record so I'm not dependent on t
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo mermike at 7:04am 04.20.24 I've been thinking about replicating the logo with 3D printing. Mine are curling up at the edges.
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Davidasailor26 at 6:45am 04.20.24
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel Monheganlover at 6:44am 04.20.24 You ran it 30min, no point worrying now, I seriously doubt anything could be hurt. That's reassuring
Secondary Fuel Filter Mistake - M25-XPB diesel JRT at 6:42am 04.20.24 You ran it 30min, no point worrying now, I seriously doubt anything could be hurt.
Original Yamaha Sailboat logo mermike at 6:36am 04.20.24
Trump Companion 21 kappykaplan at 5:06am 04.20.24 Tks for your wise counsel, Dave.
Trump Companion 21 Dave at 4:56am 04.20.24 While reading your message title I thought this thread was going to get political. :yikes: It did
Trump Companion 21 garymalmgren at 4:25am 04.20.24 Hi Ted. Two things stood out in your post and they had nothing to do with orange hair. 1, I am cont
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. Hayden Watson at 3:11am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously. Me too
Balmar Serpentine kit fail. kappykaplan at 3:04am 04.20.24 Sorry to hear of your woes. I hope the seller will correct the issue for you expeditiously.

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