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Water Line redlegmsg66 at 3:49pm 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 10/1032 Replacing / rebuilding fresh water system. What type of pipe / hose / tubing for the water lines? H
Inspecting a Catalina 30 for purchase kerryedwards at 12:02pm 03.16.24 Catalina 30 4/1082 I'm going to look at the boat next week. It's a MKII 1992. Standard rig. Wing keel. Can anyone t
DIY dodger chp at 10:50am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 1/831
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 (1) JohnBisMe at 9:48am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 31/2191 Hello! I am in the process of refitting a Mirage 5.5 to turn it from basically a bare fiberglass hu
SSB/HAM beginners study guide? BAD ORCA at 9:39am 03.16.24 SSB and Ham Operators 18/3157 I'd like to dive into the SSB/HAM radio world. I'd like to add one or the other to my sailboat even
Hull color ronshara1 at 6:37am 03.16.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1830 Hi there, I recently purchased a 1975 san juan 26 that needs a little gel coat repair on the hull. D
Magnets (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 2:23am 03.16.24 Mid-Size Boats 0/618 223522 @Scott T-Bird @dlochner @jssailem @Dave I used this to retrieve steel tools that I dropped
Electrical problem with new fan and tank monitor: Ted10028 at 7:24pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 20/2097 Recently installed a new fan and tank level monitor wired directly to one of two batteries for powe
Hunter Legend for Sale? DoctorShredd at 4:46pm 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1760 Hi all, I've been doing my research, consulting with seasoned cruising/racing sailors and poking aro
Considering a new Catalina 315 IAhawks at 3:54pm 03.15.24 Mid-Size Boats 15/2582 I have sailed a Catalina 387 for over 20 years. Sold my boat last Fall and am now considering a new
Your feedback on AIS would be greatly appreciated bartvast at 2:49pm 03.15.24 Ask All Sailors 14/941 Fellow sailors ' boaters, I am on a mission to develop a new type of marine class B AIS transponder
Bad Layered Fiberglass? hunterkendrick at 2:13pm 03.15.24 Tartan 13/1975 aHDU-nYUC1o Hey everybody, my wife and I are looking at buying this boat, we are very new to sailin
Pacific NW Weather (3) jssailem at 10:59am 03.15.24 Weather and Forecasting 11/1808
Main Sail Issue julio.hunter2009 at 10:18am 03.15.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/935 Furling it in was not going in easy due to the halyard on top not having enough pressure. I correcte
Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 Horn compressor location ronblaj at 5:07pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 0/272 Does anyone know where I can find the horn compressor on a 2015 Beneteau Grand Turismo 35 power biat
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help circa1971la at 12:49pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/877
Replacing C 310 fuel tank SJN at 12:38pm 03.14.24 Catalina 310 7/1718 My 2004, hull number 260 Catalina 310 has been providing a mystery source of diesel in the bilge ove
I am looking to buy a Hunter (or similar) Sailboat 32'-42' Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:30pm 03.14.24 Ask All Sailors 9/931
Stretching rubber Project_Mayhem at 9:26am 03.14.24 Engines and Propulsion 5/1283 The smallest rigid exhaust hose that I've been able to get on my riser is 1-5/8". The actual exhaust
What winches are best for Grampian 34 ketch? captain69 at 8:32am 03.14.24 Mid-Size Boats 5/683

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Replacing injectors (1) JamesG161 at 1:47pm 08.12.25 washer between the Injector and Engine. Here mine with clamps too.
Macerator questions kappykaplan at 1:42pm 08.12.25 My friend says that you have to macerate before you can pump out (one person in this discussion had
Help identifying older sail boat splorinplaces at 1:40pm 08.12.25 Ah, yeah I see the note from the USGG that MRM used to be Moorman Manufacturing, Inc. in Virginia.
Help identifying older sail boat Foswick at 1:32pm 08.12.25
Companionway handle confusion (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:31pm 08.12.25 233672 Take it slow and easy and you've got an identical job to the original.
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 1:17pm 08.12.25 I'm thinking this process here? Very open to suggestions though. https://www.boatus.com/expert-adv
Companionway handle confusion (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:15pm 08.12.25 This method requires some carpentry skills but wil return the wood trim and cabin exterior to its or
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 1:12pm 08.12.25 Thanks for the Butyl tape suggestion, looking into this now. It looks like a much easier way to do
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:08pm 08.12.25 Actually, you have two issues: 1. To which battery is the bilge pump connected, and 2. why is one ba
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 12:29pm 08.12.25 Thank you all for the great information.
Lifting a Hunter 23.5 on straps HunterKid at 12:27pm 08.12.25 A third in from each end would be fine or at the location of your end of bunk supports on your trai
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? Ralph Johnstone at 12:22pm 08.12.25 Check the terminals on the house and starter batteries to see where the light weight connections are
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project testingthewaters91 at 12:05pm 08.12.25
Help identifying older sail boat splorinplaces at 11:58am 08.12.25 If this was just for registration, I would just measure the length of the boat (let's say 16) and u
Installing a Visa Marine 319 MSD in a Catalina 22. saltyfriends at 11:54am 08.12.25 Just finished installing the potty hold down brackets. Not sure how good they will be over the lon
Which battery is my bilge pump connected to? kappykaplan at 11:46am 08.12.25 Does the bilge pump run when the start battery selector is off? Need to trace the wire from the bil
Mariner 19 Vang vs Gnav Wood and Steel at 11:24am 08.12.25 I can't comment on the gnav because I don't know what it is. The only comment I can offer is that
DockEdge Visa or Thetford 550 MSD Porta Potties on 26' Live Aboard? saltyfriends at 11:22am 08.12.25 Installing a deck fitting is fairly easy. Buy the fitting, some high quality hose, a decent hole sa
Help identifying older sail boat Foswick at 11:20am 08.12.25 If this was just for registration, I would just measure the length of the boat (let's say 16) and us
Rudder Surprise - Found Water, Found Cracks... Found a New Project Tally Ho at 11:17am 08.12.25 Well, I was minding my own business at the yard the other day, when I saw a couple of other folks p

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