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Motion sickness device Picflight at 10:38am 09.05.15 Ask All Sailors 19/2001 There seems to be a device in the works for folks you get severe motion sickness. Perhaps not the on
Jerry jugs Mark Maulden at 9:12am 09.05.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2123 Thinking of going to Glacier Bay next year and will have to carry some fuel/water on deck. So, what
Holding Tank Air Vent Location blueboat at 8:24am 09.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2114 I cannot figure out where the location of the holding tank air vent is on the outside of my 1993 42'
Drop keel mechanism layout Windtherapy at 8:06am 09.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/591 OK so I bought a 26' about 3 months ago. I also bought a 36 foot slip on Lake Huron but decided to
Has anyone done an energy budget for a Beneteau 343? Davefromoregon at 7:36am 09.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2491 I have a reasonable how to do this, but if some else has already done it I'd appreciate making use
Advice for buying first sail boat icemanx193 at 7:00am 09.05.15 Day Sailers 9/2010 I am looking to buy my first sail boat and looking for some advice. I want something small that I ca
1990 hunter 35.5 Electrical 30amp to 15amp problem shawanaga at 6:21am 09.05.15 Big Boats 8/1333 I just joined a new club and the power at the slip is only 15 amp I went out and bought a 15amp pigt
Bimini? (1) scottmellloyditude at 5:28am 09.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1007 I this is how I have the Bimini installed. Does anyone know if the frame is backwards. Pretty sure t
Coolant System shermanb at 4:16am 09.05.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/758 I have a Catalina 27 with a Universal M-18, 14 horsepower diesel engine with antifreeze coolant comi
Racor filter gauge (1) eianm at 12:50am 09.05.15 Big Boats 4/1170 I have a question- i simply want to confirm that the Racor vacuum gauge connects to the output side
H240 new owner sailmaster39 at 9:58pm 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 1/631 Just bought a 2002 H 240 located in Apex,NC. Downsizing from a Hunter 356 which we loved.Looking for
O'Day sood locations Windtherapy at 7:02pm 09.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/759 Can somebody tell me exactly where wood is on an O'Day? How far does the balsa go on the deck top an
Engine Flush Ken13559 at 6:38pm 09.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 15/2183 I came across the STP Engine Flush and was wondering if this would positively impact my 13yr old 140
Want to put winches on top of a pop top sunsailor12000 at 3:57pm 09.04.15 Catalina 22 11/1385 Does anyone have an idea of how to secure a pop top Catalina 22 so that winches can be mounted on to
Connecting Chartplotter to seatalk Mark48 at 3:56pm 09.04.15 Big Boats 1/761 I recently purchased a Raymarine A67 chartplotter. Now I am trying to figure out how to connect to
Homemade outboard motor mount (1) Seahorse24 at 3:05pm 09.04.15 Trailer Sailors 10/7194 I built a wooden mount for the 6 HP outboard based on the dimensions of the fold down mount that was
Auto pilot part Fire Escape at 1:25pm 09.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/681 I have a Simrad WP5000 Wheel Pilot that came with the Hunter 29.5 that I purchased back in 1995. The
H23 teak needs replaced Earprints01 at 1:15pm 09.04.15 Smaller Boats 4/999 H23 - Need new teak or whatever is being used now for the companionway hatch, both upper and lower.
Low Bridge-high Mast Jdeneault at 12:22pm 09.04.15 Big Boats 8/2064 I am about the head down the AICW in a Hunter 456 which shows a mast height of 63'. I have a two foo
Appeasing the wind gods JamesG161 at 10:38am 09.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2273 Does anyone have a Roman/Greek ancient ceremony to get the wind gods on my side? Every time I see

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To boot or not to boot...turnbuckles Crazy Dave Condon at 5:34am 02.15.23 Picture of wrap pins please. Circular rings can and will be snagged as I have been nailed by them
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Parsons at 5:25am 02.15.23 Personally, for any wet areas (most places on a boat), I use Ancor heat-shrink fittings (Heat Shrink
Superstitous steps dLj at 5:08am 02.15.23 If it's not a gold coin, you are wasting your time... The gods of good fortune would be offended at
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals RitSim at 5:06am 02.15.23 So related to the use of quick connect or even terminal blocks in wet places-- does silicone grease
Ouch! dLj at 5:02am 02.15.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip
Fake Documentation Renewal Notice BigEasy at 4:22am 02.15.23 Don't pay the renewal fee. The Documentation number remains with the boat even forever If you
Funny Friday!!! (1) DaveJ at 3:49am 02.15.23 213005
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box sailme88 at 3:33am 02.15.23 The bolt head is possibly a point to affix a bonding cable....
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box Marmalade at 3:28am 02.15.23 Looks similar... Water Cooled Stuffing Box
DX Cup (1) Drinky Crow at 9:37pm 02.14.23 ^^Thanks for that^^ $2 hun a side w/splice......hmmmm https://www.premiumropes.com/dx-cup# https://p
Superstitous steps FDL S2 at 8:26pm 02.14.23 I'm convinced most of us are somewhat traditionalist when it comes to our boats . After far too lon
DX Cup FDL S2 at 8:08pm 02.14.23 I replaced my jib sheets with Marlow D2 Club lines last summer. The dyneema core is sk75 vs sk78 in
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:06pm 02.14.23 213004
Is There a Bleeder Screw on My Stuffing Box (1) Tally Ho at 7:50pm 02.14.23
Ouch! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 02.14.23 I am in a municipal marina on Lake Michigan, about 20 miles south of Chicago. I just paid my slip f
4JH-2TE oil sender Passage 42 Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 02.14.23 I Also found this potential candidate: Oil Pressure Sender for Yanmar Diesels perhaps the best of b
Ouch! WayneH at 7:27pm 02.14.23 My old marina got bought out last year. The new owners are catering to powerboats. Not just any powe
Superstitous steps rgranger at 7:23pm 02.14.23
Water system leak rgranger at 7:22pm 02.14.23 If you can drain any remaining water you might be able to pressurize the lines with low pressure ai
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:21pm 02.14.23 Very nice looking indeed. As a matter of fact, I think it would be even better if you didn't instal

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