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Evicted! Roland5048 at 11:49am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 62/3450 Last month Capt.Ron posted an article concerning Electric Shock Drowning, or, ESD. http://forums.sa
C250 Electrical Problem frank7004 at 11:31am 07.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/384 Two days ago my electric starter and electric trim worked for my 9.9 Honda. I replaced the battery
Best patch for dingys sailnewbie at 11:26am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 7/698 I have a 8' rubber raft that got a 1/2" cut, what's best way to patch it up. I have no local marine
Safety Tethers, Jacklines, Anchor points (2) jonelli at 11:22am 07.05.16 Catalina 30 5/2573 I'm trying to equip myself with the means to solo sail to the island (Catalina) whenever I feel like
Cracked Pull-Out Sink Plastic Edging (1) catalanc at 11:21am 07.05.16 Catalina 22 9/993 Hi Guys, I have a 1987 Catalina 22 MKII. The trim (?) that goes around the edge of the pull-out sink
H23.5 cockpit seat cushions in shreds (1) KrustyKrab at 9:23am 07.05.16 Smaller Boats 9/1155 The foam seat back cushions that Hunter glued to the sides of cockpit in the 23.5 have deteriorated
Independence Day rfrye1 at 9:15am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 5/229 Last nite during the 4th, one of the marina neighbors un furled his head sail and showed the movie I
Air Conditioning Drain Pan goofeyfoot at 8:20am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 17/3862 Hello All: I have a 33' sloop. I have an air conditioning unit under the starboard lazarette. Th
Lifeline gate hardware - options/questions? Chris & Lenore at 7:56am 07.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2738 I have decided to replace our aging/broken lifelines with 3/16 bare wire. I was adamant about using
Odor Coming from the Aft Berth Under Power Tammy Tober at 6:50am 07.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1112 Hi all - We just purchased a 1989 Hunter Legend 35.5. We spent months cleaning it out and deodori
Porta Potti Pump out mod Question flynhi4u at 5:16am 07.05.16 Trailer Sailors 16/2822 After much thought and a discussion with our Head Mistress Peggy, I have decided to add a pump out o
410 Engine Stop circuit? scottdube at 7:27pm 07.04.16 Big Boats 5/1304 Has anyone traced this entire circuit (physically)? My stop button longer works. It has power but
Solar Junction Box Repair Genesis V at 6:21pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1105 Well I should have seen it coming. The main sheet caught on the positive cable exiting my flexible s
Interesting -- anyone have full or partial plexi hatch boards? (1) pclarksurf at 6:06pm 07.04.16 Catalina 22 7/1378 The other thing that didn't exist on my '73 is hatch boards. While I'm on vacation of course I fi
Volvo Penta MD7A Engine Questions (1) Ross20550 at 3:07pm 07.04.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/2300 125515 I have a Sabre 28 sailboat with a Volvo Penta MD7A Engine. Over the years the engine has been
Star-Spangled Banner, 1854 Version Brian D at 2:46pm 07.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 9/619 If you were alive in 1854, this is what the Star-Spangled Banner would have sounded like. Star-Span
Suggestions for wind indicator instruments jwerkjr at 2:05pm 07.04.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2441 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter after owning power boats my entire adult life. I am new to this forum
Autohelm ST4000 Parts Taxwizz at 1:56pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/648 I have a ST4000 Autopilot. I need the little plastic boot that fits over the end of the pin that anc
Sculling Oars (yuloh) Perry Solheim at 1:43pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 9/3933 Anyone build/install a sculling oar (yuloh, actually) on their full keel boat? Worth it? (I'm a wood
Gradually updating electronics (for the budget minded sailor) Perry Solheim at 1:36pm 07.04.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1041 I just purchased a 1975 Marieholm's International Folkboat(IF). I plan to slowly upgrade the electro

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Bow truster on hp450 DRhoads at 1:16pm 04.17.23 Just had an external installed similar to the one Nodak7 shows, may be the same. works great especi
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? Ross Nielsen at 1:14pm 04.17.23 Thanks, my mast is 34.8' and I feel I need a roller on a crutch I can raise to 10' at the stern of t
Try- Sail Ready Bag (1) jssailem at 1:10pm 04.17.23 Not sure how big your Try-Sail is. Blue Performance makes a Halyard Bag in 3 sizes. The large one mi
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 1:03pm 04.17.23 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the traveler is the second hardest deck component to get to,
Try- Sail Ready Bag Waybad at 12:54pm 04.17.23 I have a separate track, I just realized I have to also drop at least one side then the other side o
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 12:53pm 04.17.23 This would be more dangerous than anything else I could do in my house. Ultrasonic Cleaner ? It Wor
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 12:50pm 04.17.23 Did the video begin with him having an assistant hold his beer? Don't all the good ones begin that
Identifying water in the bilge. Benny17441 at 12:46pm 04.17.23 Boat wash, wet bathing suits, galley spills, rain, sea spray, plumbing leaks........ All bring wa
More efficient way to clean gears? rgranger at 12:34pm 04.17.23 Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it nveater at 12:28pm 04.17.23 Thanks very much that will be my next move
Sourcing leks Timm R Oday25 at 12:23pm 04.17.23 As I had previously posted , the tbridge mounted traveller leaks the most . Good thing there are spe
Free Beneteau! Don S/V ILLusion at 12:19pm 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free Where in F
Perkins M30 Compression issue nsailscal334 at 12:19pm 04.17.23 Thank you for the suggestions! We'll look into all of them and keep plugging along (pun intended) u
Yanmar in '79 37c Hollyberry at 12:17pm 04.17.23 Is it really only a 2 cylinder engine on a 37 footer??
Newbie Fresh and Green (1) rgranger at 12:07pm 04.17.23 ....the basic physics doesn't change much from a Sunfish to a 40-footer. :plus: This was my first b
Interior/Birth Measurements? Timm R Oday25 at 12:02pm 04.17.23 Good afternoon . I'm going to go out on a limb and say you don't have the cushions either . p.m. me
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 11:59am 04.17.23 Even Practical Sailer article agreed with me.:biggrin: ______ MEK is the activator for Fiberglas
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue capta at 11:26am 04.17.23 If you pick up a remote starting tool from any auto parts store, you can easily diagnose whether it
Newbie Fresh and Green Steve L22188 at 11:24am 04.17.23 Congrats on your new boat! I started on a sunfish and didn't know what I was doing. Then bought a
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? capta at 11:16am 04.17.23 I think the decision has to be made with the consideration of which place has the least possibility

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