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topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE matts997 at 7:04pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/618 Just bought a new (to me) 2018 Marlow 31 with a Yanmar 3YM30AE ' SD25. After a 22 hr boat trip fro
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? (3) Rich Stidger at 2:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 3/700 I have the Achilles LEX-96 dinghy and I am making a new set of wooden floors. This dinghy originall
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 12:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1376 I am currently overhauling my 1972 Albin 82MS. I'm at the wiring stage now and have a question about
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (2) Belzoni at 9:24am 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1438 Hi. I'm preparing to move a newly acquired boat from salt water to fresh. PO was in the process of p
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 (2) dhenry99 at 2:26pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 3/694
Clog in sanitation outlet SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:43pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 11/679 On my new to me Bavaria C57, the holding tanks are located in a cabinet above the head. They are sup
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 11:46am 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1495 I'm looking into various methods for creating new cushions. One of them utilizes a plywood backing.
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 10:53am 12.15.23 Engines and Propulsion 22/2987 Hi, I have a Saga 43 with a Yanmar diesel. I'm a very experienced sailor but a new boat owner. Hope
New Sails AMM at 5:51am 12.15.23 Racing 0/6 I have a brand New North A2 Spin and storms sails for a Beneteau 523, price negotiable
(re) location of hot water heater john2 at 3:29am 12.15.23 Catalina 310 11/1982 Hello , i'm looking for some advice.... Our old original hwh gave up and was leaking. I bought a
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (1) Ken13559 at 8:21pm 12.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 27/3709 I will probably need to replace the Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose for my boat. Now I don't remember
How's my hull? (2) Not Too Shabby at 6:19pm 12.14.23 Catalina 22 5/1164 I have read various threads about the integrity of other members' hulls regarding oil canning, rotte
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 7:09am 12.14.23 Ask All Sailors 16/3220
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 6:01pm 12.13.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2048 It is almost impossible to get from behind the wheel into cockpit without stepping up on the seats.
Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support jsmac at 1:43pm 12.12.23 Parts Search 6/927 Hello, I have a 1998 Hunter 410 and the chart table has a lid with a flexible holder when I open it.
Cabintop traveler relocation on an O'day 26 artleyt115 at 6:24am 12.12.23 Ask An Oday Owner 0/522 Hi everyone! my friend and I had an opportunity to purchase a Harken cabintop traveler kit for a ver
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? (4) chichiflys at 5:10am 12.12.23 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1356 During the process of rebuilding the base of our compression post last year, I took notice of the ou
Re-installing the shaft coupling Straycat22296 at 4:17pm 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 34/4419 What is the consensus on applying some kind of anti-freeze on the propeller shaft prior to reinstall
Swim platform question (1) ian260 at 1:23pm 12.11.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2455 Has anyone ever seen or heard of a swim platform with an outboard mounted to it? I know its common o
Furano connection charliec30 at 9:52am 12.11.23 Catalina 30 1/641 Hi all trying to have my mast pulled for service on 92 CAtalina 30. Yard cant find the connection to

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Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:29am 04.27.25 For the absolute best cut, use a new hole saw. I'm partial to the style below for metal and fibergla
Can a mast be repaired? If no, where can I buy a mast for my Hunter 23.5? stickinthemud57 at 8:22am 04.27.25 If you are still in process on this: When I broke the mast on my Hunter 170, Dwyer Mast & Rigging -
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole stickinthemud57 at 8:17am 04.27.25 A decent quality hole saw from a big box store should do the trick - the kind that fits on an arbor
Which drill to use for a 1 inch hole dLj at 8:12am 04.27.25 It kind of depends upon the precision you need for that 1" size. Not super precise, I've had good lu
Laclede chain colemj at 8:05am 04.27.25 Those layers will not form iron oxide that would appear as you have described swelling and not allo
Sail Shape Davidasailor26 at 7:36am 04.27.25 It does look a little better closehauled, so a lot of the trouble further off the wind is probably t
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? Tally Ho at 7:21am 04.27.25
Thru-Hull Replacement - How do I get through this mess? TrapperJohn at 6:48am 04.27.25 Thank you all for the suggestions and opinions. First, the surveyor's opinion that they were "adequ
Laclede chain (1) dLj at 6:00am 04.27.25 I would be surprised if Acco would risk selling chain as HDG when it wasn't. I would be equally su
Laclede chain dLj at 5:34am 04.27.25 Not sure what I wrote that would make you feel that way. I was attempting to lay out my experience
Laclede chain colemj at 5:18am 04.27.25 There is basically no real process change in hot dipped galvanizing that would produce such a poor
Laclede chain colemj at 5:02am 04.27.25 Your response sounds like you are expecting me to like attack you or something - not the case. No
2001 Hunter 340 main bilge and leak questions Sailgunner at 4:49am 04.27.25 How did you get access under the rub rail? I think it has to be removed from inside the boat? Got p
Battery maintainer Clutch Cargo at 4:47am 04.27.25 Thanks very much. Appreciate the Insight. I have found a 2-bank Schumacher brand and am considerin
Larger genoa for B323 CapitalistSailor at 9:17pm 04.26.25 Barnabas, I have a Beneteau 311 that has a very similar sail plan and rigging to the 323. It has a
Laclede chain dLj at 7:53pm 04.26.25 Peerless bought out Acco in 2006 and shut down Acco's manufacturing plant and moved production. Be
Sail Shape Will Gilmore at 7:39pm 04.26.25 Dude! Your sail is blown, man. Replace it. Those swept spreaders would indicate the 192 was not d
Battery maintainer Rick Webb at 5:42pm 04.26.25 I use a $35 Battery Tender brand maintainer on my lawn mower and Mustang I don't drive often. Batter
Battery maintainer Don S/V ILLusion at 5:30pm 04.26.25 Batteries self-discharge much faster when warm than cold. Just make sure they are fully charged at t
Laclede chain Hayden Watson at 5:25pm 04.26.25 https://wachain.com Mark makes some interesting points about the ACCO changes that might have affe

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