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Bimini window.... NYSail at 11:07am 11.10.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1481
Oday 25 cabin roof tcbailey67 at 4:29am 11.10.23 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1254 Hi, I'm rebedding some things on my Oday 25, toe rails, cheek blocks, etc, was planning on the mast
Pearson electra? SailingLoto at 5:22pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1018 Help me ID this old sailboat please.
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 inkunzi at 3:36pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1734
Does anyone have, or had, a Belmar 120 diesel heater on board? advgaia at 2:32pm 11.09.23 Ask All Sailors 2/544 Recently, I've acquired a Pearson 323 and am going thru the boat. The is a Belmar 120 diesel heater
Stanchion Support for 2001 Beneteau 361 bfrey0003 at 7:17am 11.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/567 The deck around my stanchions has starburst and other cracks, which I want to repair. Naturally, th
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 7:08am 11.09.23 Bigger Boats 27/3874 This year, I am amazed at how much barnacles and growth I have on the bottom of my boat. I'm located
Vented Loop (2) MaryEllaRose at 6:49pm 11.08.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1880
H450 Grunert fridge/freezer AKlight at 5:00pm 11.08.23 Big Boats 9/1067 Am thinking about replacing my grunert ac fridge with something more efficient. I was figuring on no
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. BlowMeAway at 3:29pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 18/1567 What should we call it on a sailboat? Dock line windlass? Millennial Grabber? Flip flop eater? Big b
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail (8) dovey2500 at 2:57pm 11.08.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1449
hunter hull # Rick.johnson at 11:51am 11.08.23 Big Boats 5/912 Hi Guys I have a 1987 40 ft Hunter Legend is there a way to tell by the hull number what keel
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 11:05am 11.08.23 Big Boats 8/1294 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer?
Replacing standing rigging Berkeley 30 at 9:35am 11.08.23 Catalina 30 8/3410 We've got a 1985 Catalina 30 with standard rig and the standing rigging needs to be replaced. It has
Coolant flush Sutric at 10:19am 11.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1312 We have a 1993 33.5 with a Yanmar 3GM30F engine. I'm in the process of winterizing the boat and want
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet Ted10028 at 6:00pm 11.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/385 Can anyone tell me how to do this? I assume holding tank must be empty? Not sure how to drain water
C&C 37/40 Holding Tank steve92106 at 3:47pm 11.06.23 C&C 2/1318 Hello, I recently bought a 37/40 with a tiny, smelly bladder holding tank located under the vanity i
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 12:59pm 11.06.23 Engines and Propulsion 35/3790 2008 Hunter 36 with a Yanmar 3YM30. Boat is fairly new to us, became ours late last season. Last y
FAREWELL Skippers 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:36am 11.06.23 Catalina 310 7/1425 I'm off to other adventures. Sold the boat to a really great couple who LOVED the boat and will have
Raymarine E80 Classic network cable Lee Hadjiosif at 6:13am 11.06.23 Ask All Sailors 6/671 I have two E80 Classics networked via a SeaTalk HS Switch. The connection cable (ethernet type?) end

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How to stop false 100% battery status Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:04am 06.18.25 Well here's an interesting development!! From Costco today: Hello Mike, In response to your emai
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 JavaMan at 10:18am 06.18.25 Brian, thanks. That is the most clear diagram I've seen yet! One problem tho ... I don't have item
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High rgranger at 10:16am 06.18.25 Assuming the issue is not current or an incorrect toggle on the display... you can check the calibra
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 (1) BrianQ at 10:14am 06.18.25 The forward reefing line, the one that runs up to the forward cringle, doesn't go over one of the fo
Inboard engine questions Richard19068 at 10:04am 06.18.25 You can also see on page 12 of jssailem's above attachment the estimated burn rate of one gallon per
New Cockpit cushions - Alternatives to drilling holes for snaps? JBP-PA at 9:53am 06.18.25 I've never removed them, but they use 3M VHB. So they are removable with a bit of a pain to remove
Sorting out reefing system 1986 Legend 37 JavaMan at 9:52am 06.18.25 So I've been searching for answers for the last how ever long and it would appear that the line to t
Tight furler (1) Bob S at 9:24am 06.18.25 Did you lash the end cut of the core to the line? If not, do you have any issues with it bunching u
Replacing keel wire clips rgranger at 9:07am 06.18.25 The keel on a M22 is about 800#. Keels also experience shock loads so I always over engineer for th
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High shemandr at 8:39am 06.18.25 I don't see how TWS can be calculated in tidal waters from SOG. If there really is/was a 5 knot cu
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Foswick at 8:31am 06.18.25 The issue of discrepancy can have to do with current (as they do run swiftly here). It is possible t
New Cockpit cushions - Alternatives to drilling holes for snaps? dmax at 8:08am 06.18.25 For people who have used SNADS: are they removable and do they leave a scar when removed?
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 06.18.25 Scott this was taken not to far from Foswick's sailing grounds. Not through a pass or narrows wher
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High (1) Hello Below at 6:50am 06.18.25 I also doubt that any difference between boat speed and SOG could have been that large to explain t
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. dlochner at 6:35am 06.18.25 So, your daughter's boyfriend bought a boat and now you want to buy it from him? Get him to sell to
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Scott T-Bird at 6:18am 06.18.25 Not knowing what instrument models you have ... my guess is that you may have been reading apparent
Trying To Fit New Furler - 1995-40.5 jssailem at 6:09am 06.18.25 run into problems with attaching the drum to the Harken toggle due to the shape of the bow/anchor c
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High Joe at 6:06am 06.18.25 The knotmeter versus the gps is an option when setting up the instruments.... you could always re i
Well, this is a mess. I dont know where to start. Scott T-Bird at 6:01am 06.18.25 Maybe just take the tires and leave the boat where it is. Nobody can prove you own it. Just leave
Inboard engine questions (1) jssailem at 5:53am 06.18.25 Yes, there is a zinc that sacrifices itself to preserve the copper tubes in the HE (heat exchanger).

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