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Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux Dave at 6:43am 04.27.23 Ask All Sailors 3/383 Abandoned and derelict boats, sail and power, are a problem. Fiberglass boats don't decay like wood
How close is too close to shore? bonkle at 5:27am 04.27.23 Mid-Size Boats 22/3316 Distances are incredibly hard to approximate but I'll try. I've taken the boat out a couple afternoo
De-winterization xavpil at 7:03pm 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 23/1568 De-winterization: First time getting my 1980 Cat 27 into the water after having been winterized (Mul
Gulf Islands (Miss-Fla). Tips? (1) deminimis at 10:09am 04.26.23 Destinations 15/1667 Howdy!! Planning a trip next Spring (April) to the Gulf. We'll likely launch at BSL, MS and go as f
Slippery floorboards (1) Trent Tidmore at 8:16am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 9/772 Our floorboards are a plastic laminate type material and pretty old. Is there a durable spray you re
Captains Log and Maintenance Log Templates Captain Larry-DH at 4:56am 04.26.23 Ask All Sailors 0/937 I came across some very good templates for MS-Excel or G-Sheets created by someone else, and wanted
rebedding fiberglass arch fittings VanIslandGuy at 12:12am 04.26.23 Big Boats 3/625 Has anyone with a fiberglass arch re-bed the traveler and blocks where the line exits the inside of
Installing Lewmar Portlights with Bed-it? jigray3 at 7:48pm 04.25.23 Musings With Maine Sail 17/2834 I plan to replace Lewmar Old Standard portlights with their New Standard version on my '94 Bnenteau
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam (1) baycloud at 4:59pm 04.25.23 Big Boats 15/1280 Hey all, I have a 93 Legend 40.5. I have read @artboas @Rich Stidger and a few others who have put
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:21pm 04.25.23 Ask All Sailors 155/9477 I've single handed my boats before, a Catalina 36, and now a Tartan 3800. But now I'm a solo sailor
Oceanis 36cc Line Information aehlert at 7:42am 04.25.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/971 Hello! We just took on a big project with a Oceanis 36 that has been sitting for 10-15 years. We n
1993 Catalina 18" Battery? Monsterfish at 7:39am 04.25.23 Ask All Sailors 5/703 Hello Does anyone out there with Catalina Capri 18" know what dimensions (LxWxH) as well as power
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing (2) My 2nd Wind at 7:29am 04.25.23 Big Boats 14/919 Hello all. I've been sailing a 2004 H-466 for the last couple of years. I've read threads from time
WINCH DRUM twodzusfittings at 6:46am 04.25.23 Bigger Boats 19/1830 Is there a way to restore the abrasive part on a winch drum? I am starting to find that even with fo
Mounting a solar panel on the stern pulpit rail Tom Okey at 8:14pm 04.24.23 Catalina 30 5/1979 Hey'all, I'm aiming to mount my new Renogy 100 w solar panel on my starboard side stern pulpit rail
Overloaded our electric system. Les356 at 7:12pm 04.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 21/1690 We overloaded our electric system while on shore power. Used a/c in hot weather and then turned on h
Racor filters on months and year plus backorder? JRT at 6:14pm 04.24.23 Engines and Propulsion 2/712 So I did my annual maintenance and changed my Racor Snapp 10 micron filter only to find out these ar
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube (1) sydneybadger at 3:55pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 18/901 I noticed that the diptube fitting to my holding tank is not tight on the threads, I can turn it sli
Replacing Cabin Floor Tips (1) bonkle at 12:48pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2003 How are my searches yielding so little on this topic? It seems like rotten floors would be rampant o
Lewmar window gaskets (2) NYSail at 12:32pm 04.24.23 Ask All Sailors 20/1401 Hello all, Have a window with a gasket that is coming undone in one corner. Picture does not do it

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Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14pm 09.11.24 Occam's Razor - and I believe this is definitely the simpler solution : own to man, and it is know
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure smokey73 at 2:10pm 09.11.24 If you are concerned with the block modified by the PO you can probably replace the block with a mor
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.11.24 Wix is a reputable filter manufacturer, could stick with them. Perkins does not make filters, they r
Rudder flaps monocerosin at 2:01pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in
Engine Alignment Ralph Johnstone at 2:00pm 09.11.24 You'd be a fool to believe me, so carefully put a good portion of your body weight on the shaft flan
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:42pm 09.11.24 Could this be with a 3 pin sender which sends pressure signal and a 8 psi warn? I have heard abou
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 1:38pm 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 1:37pm 09.11.24 That line that Ralph asked about looks an awful lot like a sensor line for a manual oil pressure oi
Engine Alignment Johnb at 1:28pm 09.11.24 Actually very carefully and with some thought. You are asserting then that the shaft log and cutle
HULL SCRATCHES The_Sailing_Pelican at 1:14pm 09.11.24 :laugh: " https://photos.app.goo.gl/FEQj73etb61HAKXUA " You killing me
Water tank cleaning moe_1200 at 1:10pm 09.11.24 I was just asking this same question over on the Marine Plumbing & Sanitation thread. My plan is to
Rudder flaps shemandr at 1:09pm 09.11.24 Looks like a nice smooth bottom. :plus: For sailboat speeds I would be surprised if cavitation in f
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 1:03pm 09.11.24 Amazon has a number of fittings for pressure washers that allow you to get into difficult places. W
Engine Alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 09.11.24 My intuition says that with only the cutless bearing and shaft log serving to hold the flange in po
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 12:50pm 09.11.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX alumin
Engine Alignment Johnb at 12:24pm 09.11.24 Thank you @valcour and @Ralph Johnstone and also @kloudie1 for many valuable contributions. I do wo
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? VFR750 at 12:11pm 09.11.24 I think having to go forward in bumpy conditions, to raise a spinnaker and then douse it with a sock
Pumpout Carts Suck (1) thinwater at 12:10pm 09.11.24 Absolutely the worst invention in the pumpout industry. Edson should know better. Yes, using the no
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access PaulK at 11:46am 09.11.24 Good to know. Looks like it should make updates more readily and more widely available.
Rudder flaps (1) Johnb at 11:42am 09.11.24 The sky will not fall if you don't replace the flaps, but if you want to preserve the original desig

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