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Burned out LED bulb on new bulkhead compass CloudDiver at 8:29am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 22/1788 I've been slowly working on installing a Plastimo Mini Contest bulkhead compass on my C-22. It was
Fail Safe Installation of a DYI Galvanic Isolator? dreuge at 8:25am 06.28.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1745 Dear Maine Sail, I have read many discussion regarding the need, use, and installation of galvan
Wing keel woes. (5) C22-Daydreamer at 7:59am 06.28.16 Catalina 22 50/5488 Okay, fellow sailors and wing keel experts. Finally took a look at my wing keel. I don't know if I'm
Window Frames Chevy1217 at 7:59am 06.28.16 Parts Search 1/590 Does anyone know where a Sailor might be able to get window frame material. That would hold 1/4 in a
How fast is your H26/260? rgranger at 7:51am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/2019 Hey All Just got back yesterday from a sailing trip in the Neuse River (Pamlico Sound). This was my
Peggy- What do you know about Un-chloric? Rich Stidger at 7:49am 06.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2491 I just saw this product within the last month or two and I am wondering if it really works to dissol
Expanded water aft water tank on a 473? Paul Williams at 7:20am 06.28.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/642 We filled the aft water tank last week and it seems to have expanded upwards, making the floor panel
Changing the Belt on the M25XPB DaveJ at 4:40am 06.28.16 Catalina 310 20/2874 Tried to change the belt on my engine and was unsuccessful. Shouldn't be hard....what am I doing wro
Air Conditioner won't turn on aw6686 at 4:06am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/2190 Turned off a/c, switched breaker to off, turned off main power and went sailing for a couple of hour
Battery charging question Carter Mac 26 at 11:14pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1094 I recently bought a 1993 MacGregor 26S. The previous owner had installed two new batteries (automot
sailboat registration melw at 8:11pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 31/1779 I need info on how to buy boat in DR..it is registered in the USA...I would like to register it in C
Leave Well Enough Alone? Marc14857 at 6:16pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 17/988 The alternator belt on my Yanmar 4JH4AE is going on its 8th season ~600 hours. The belt looks virtua
Birth of a new mainsail (2) Jackdaw at 4:19pm 06.27.16 Racing 44/6578 BlueJ gets a new carbon main... 225 sqr feet worth. The current sail is still in very good shape/con
beneteau oceanis 40 (2008) transmission question Captpete12 at 3:44pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1104 I cannot seem to find the literature for the transmission on my Oceanis 40 so do not know what trans
Upgrading Raymarine e80--do I have STng or ST? Tips? tmatzzie at 3:10pm 06.27.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1957 Hello, I have a 2008 Beneteau 40 with Raymarine 80 chartplotter and instruments. I am planning an up
Delorme Inreach SE altairishgirl at 3:04pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 1/372 Does anyone have first hand knowledge of the marine weather forecasting from this product, specifica
Coolant Ronald Roman at 2:38pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/905 I need the add coolant to my motor and I have read on this site not mix colors of different coolants
Silva Nexus (1) Boomvang at 12:39pm 06.27.16 Parts Search 1/1896 125181 One of the blades on my very old Silva Nexus wind transducer broke off. Does anyone out ther
Water System Installation (4) Scott T-Bird at 12:20pm 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 8/693 Well, I'm finally getting "A Round Tuit" ... pressurized hot ' cold water system install. Instructi
Flying pigs MattObjects at 11:28am 06.27.16 Ask All Sailors 18/2892 We keep our boat on a mooring in the Upper Chesapeake. The osprey and bald eagle populations here a

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Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 2:36pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! ... A particularly strong pumpout can even implode a tank. ... The best way
Downeaster Fourm Argyle38 at 2:35pm 10.23.23 A very salty looking design.. To be honest I do take exception to a CA company naming the line Dow
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... Michael Davis at 2:33pm 10.23.23 This is what I love about SBO. Have a problem and someone will have a couple of great solutions.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 2:29pm 10.23.23 Help! I am certain this brain trust has some innovative system for this! It appears that my vent li
Halyard mast clutch question thinwater at 2:29pm 10.23.23 The main cause of rope damamge by clutches is releasing them under load. The rope has to skid past t
Cockpit drain not draining pgandw at 2:16pm 10.23.23 Small toilet plungers are the favorite of ODay Mariner sailors to keep their cockpit drains cleared.
Plugged Waste Vent Line Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:12pm 10.23.23 Nice article, Terry! Holding tank vent lines 101: All tank vents have two main functions: to pr
Hunter 216 in light air (1) rgranger at 1:55pm 10.23.23 What @shemandr said... plus give this a try and see what it does... o senter line.
Square top main on water ballast? rgranger at 1:50pm 10.23.23 Two sets of reef points.... very nice! :clap:
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:49pm 10.23.23 OK, I don't know the models being discussed, but having grown up with kerosene lamps, it doesn't loo
Hunter 216 in light air shemandr at 1:47pm 10.23.23 It sounds like lee helm. Have you tried changing the mast rake? A longer forestay will increase th
Plugged Waste Vent Line Hayden Watson at 1:46pm 10.23.23 I rinse my vent line every time I pump out. I get the pump running and then hold the rinse hose so
Racor filter size jssailem at 1:03pm 10.23.23 You can always check with Universal. recommended filter #298854 is a 10 micron filter not a 2 micro
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:38pm 10.23.23 A traveler will help but... try this. Just before you come about, fall off a few degrees... pick
Hunter 216 in light air Alan Backus at 12:32pm 10.23.23 It can be frustrating trying to get used to a different boat. I had an 18 foot sloop that I built
Plugged Waste Vent Line Nodak7 at 12:25pm 10.23.23 Yup. Happened to us when we first purchased her. Wrote an article about that experience awhile ago.
Serial numbers/year built. dlochner at 12:18pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but
Serial numbers/year built. CliffA at 12:07pm 10.23.23 Ya, hard to tell for sure. I found some stuff online for how to interpret old serial numbers, but i
Square top main on water ballast? shemandr at 12:03pm 10.23.23
Plugged Waste Vent Line dmax at 11:57am 10.23.23 I disconnected the vent hose at the tank and hooked up the inflatable dinghy foot pump - cleared it

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