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Looking for seal reference (2) Yann85 at 12:25am 02.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/392 Hello, I'm looking for the reference of the seal for the panels of my 1991 hunter 28. I don't find t
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Rich Stidger at 8:40pm 02.20.24 Ask All Sailors 8/1427 Has anyone heard as to whether West Marine will be offering a BOGO on Lewmar winches this spring? A
New Engine for 23 foot O Day tmeade1041 at 6:00pm 02.20.24 Ask All Sailors 10/658 i have had a Tohatsu 6 hp engine which came with the boat when i purchased it 8 years ago. I am lo
Fantasia 35 pakeha at 11:48am 02.20.24 Parts Search 0/277 I am looking for the masthead box for a Fantasia 35 MK 11.
Yamaha 26c glsski at 9:22am 02.20.24 Yamaha 6/1499 I own and am refitting a Yamaha 26c here in Arizona. I pulled the rudder and found a few small iss
Wood and Stain To Match 2006 Hunter 38 Aft Cabin + Plans for Cabin + Bed Modification KelToy at 7:53am 02.20.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2137 I am planning this April to remove the headboard and two seats in our 2006 Hunter 38 and extend the
B331 switchboard rail terminal block (1) Allanco at 7:35pm 02.19.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/918 Hey guys, I recently did some electrical work on my B331, and I could not find a way to release a w
2004 Catalina 320 Ted10028 at 5:44pm 02.19.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/1179 Does anybody know if this boat automatically charges while on shore power? I assume that it has sc
Paddlewheel suggestions? Sutric at 10:26am 02.19.24 Ask All Sailors 13/1288 Hey, Does anybody have any suggestions for keeping the boatspeed paddlewheel spinning? I clean mine
Bang! Bang! What would you have done? (1) rgranger at 9:26am 02.19.24 Sails Call Lounge 16/1672 Yesterday I was down on my boat doing some routine maintenance... it was overcast, cold and gloomy..
WINDLASS The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:31am 02.19.24 Ask All Sailors 31/2320 Hello again... Quick question... For a 1985 Pearson 303 which windlass would you recommend (tackle
Fuel locker and propane john6206 at 7:14am 02.19.24 Trailer Sailors 5/1632 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 18/1905 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 7/962 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 2/255 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 5/803 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 4/909 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 5/1256 223041 Want more information? Jim...
No holding tank options? captain69 at 4:07am 02.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/4972 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 12/3833 This one has me baffled. I am rewiring my bilge pump and moving the location of the on/off switch.

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Emergency Desalinator colemj at 4:17pm 06.22.25 You are asking about forward osmosis, where a hyperosmotic solution draws water into it across a mem
Mast Rake or PreBend shemandr at 3:52pm 06.22.25 It would be different if you have in mast furling. With in mast furling the pre-bend would be littl
Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 3:25pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator dLj at 2:44pm 06.22.25 Steve Callahan used solar stills. They were part of his life raft. They use no energy other than the
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement JoeWhite at 2:41pm 06.22.25 100psi is my choice.
Anchor roller (1) jssailem at 2:11pm 06.22.25 Helpful to see how the anchors hang from the bow roller when retrieved on other boats.
41DS Leaking Windows gfrazzle at 2:09pm 06.22.25 Here are many: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/search/3055935/?q=leaking+windows&o=date Thanks
Water in the bilge Tally Ho at 2:05pm 06.22.25
Anchor roller (10) fred1diver at 2:00pm 06.22.25 As promised, picture time let me know what you think I like the idea, just wondering about the over
Water in the bilge BigEasy at 1:47pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator Captain Larry-DH at 1:30pm 06.22.25 Am I looking for a magic solution that doesn't exist? Since you have ruled out distillation - Yes.
Emergency Desalinator Rich Stidger at 1:16pm 06.22.25 Years ago I saw a hand-held and operated desalinator. It's output was low, in the pints per hour ra
Water in the bilge john6206 at 1:16pm 06.22.25 We did some internet sleuthing and my wife believes that they did not remove the raw water winterizi
Water in the bilge jssailem at 1:04pm 06.22.25 If the Coolant for the engine is green, then the above suggestions are not involved. That leaves t
Yanmar motor mounts MikeHoncho at 12:56pm 06.22.25 if you asking about how the motor mount is mounted to the white surface/stringer......with lag screw
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 kloudie1 at 12:52pm 06.22.25 Tank would have to have a vent to be able to accept fuel from the transfer pump... as stated maybe l
Third Cherubini MikeHoncho at 12:51pm 06.22.25 I'd consider switching to a well fitted three blade fixed prop. 13hp is underpowered in my option.
Fire/smoke/CO2 alarms MikeHoncho at 12:44pm 06.22.25 Low battery conditions do no create a alarm activation. The low battery indicator has to be differe
Water in the bilge john6206 at 12:38pm 06.22.25
Musing on DC Electrical Changes MikeHoncho at 12:27pm 06.22.25 The Walmart batteries may not be all that bad. All the major battery companies make private label b

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