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Cockpit drain mrudman850 at 6:00am 10.14.15 Catalina 22 4/817 Just starting to poke around in my new 1977. The cockpit has water up to the transom scuppers and t
272 engine warning sound won't go off. PapaDoc65 at 5:37am 10.14.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/879 I inadvertently started and ran the engine of my O'Day 272 for about 3 to 5 minutes with the water i
Reefing technique on selden in-mast furling system sandiegosailor99 at 10:15pm 10.13.15 Big Boats 31/14154 I'm new to the world of in-mast furling and could use some advice. I just bought a Hunter 380 with
Standing rigging tension chokrisandy at 7:35pm 10.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/860 Hello friends I have a hunter 30 1981, I am replacing the standing rigging, so far I replaced the ba
Working on outboard and shorted power source (1) vdotmatrix at 6:42pm 10.13.15 Smaller Boats 0/698 We were working on the outboard and had to remove it. We uncoupled the harness and worked on the mo
Question about 2-speed winches SFS at 6:02pm 10.13.15 Ask All Sailors 18/9612 I'm wondering if I'm confused about the operation of 2-speed winches. I thought that rotating the h
Winterizing Ted Pinelli at 5:45pm 10.13.15 Catalina 310 20/5525 Does anyone have a list of what needs to be winterized on a 310? A how to would be very helpful. Te
What leak All U Get at 5:38pm 10.13.15 Catalina 22 7/665 I've read plenty of post on leaks and how to find the source but our boat threw me a curveball. Ove
Island trader William Dressy at 4:07pm 10.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 0/424 Looking for a replacement desiel for my 42' Island Trader and design sketch of Bowspint
Thinking of getting one of these for the boat (opinions) allen-deckard at 1:02pm 10.13.15 Catalina 22 42/3312 K guys I drink a lot of coffee and since I'm planning on doing a lot more camping this kind of looke
Saw this mosquito solution on tv looks perfect for boat. allen-deckard at 12:35pm 10.13.15 Catalina 22 27/2829 Anyway I was thinking this would probably work perfect onboard for mosquitos. You take a 2 liter bo
Ferries Meriachee at 12:33pm 10.13.15 Ask All Sailors 3/547 Almost an off topic post. This summer we had the pleasure of attending a concert in Washington and c
1974 vintage ronstan traveler car jssailem at 10:29am 10.13.15 Parts Search 5/987 Looking for a 1974 vintage steel Ronstan traveler car for Main sheet. Fits a 1.25 inch T track on my
Electrical outlet boxes Scott T-Bird at 9:52am 10.13.15 Ask All Sailors 7/925 New to me is power and water at my slip! My marina has regular 3-prong outlets in outdoor boxes, no
Who plumbs water into a boat? jssailem at 9:22am 10.13.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/931 I have a new to me Cal 35 Cruiser built in 1974. Like many of you I am discovering things done by Pr
Aft slapping Webone at 8:55am 10.13.15 Ask All Sailors 13/1346 Just curious if anyone has tried to line the inside of the hull with noise deadening foam to quiet t
Hunter 460 new rudder - or not jimali at 12:50am 10.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1415 Hi I have a year 2000 460 with a rudder bearing issue. The original bearings appear to be nylon and
Transom mounted depth and speed transducer on a c22 ? Leeward Rail at 8:18pm 10.12.15 Catalina 22 14/2336 Hello all, After learning that the old signet depth transducer isn't working, (and that it's leakin
H36 lpg locker removal? Dan_Y at 7:09pm 10.12.15 Big Boats 10/1124 Has anyone removed the dual LPG tank holder pan or bucket, not sure what it's called, from the LPG l
Vented loop--no discharge line (great lakes) Windtherapy at 6:24pm 10.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/488 So I assume since I am on the Great Lakes and can never dump black water overboard and the fact that

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Chart plotter choice overwhelm 4arch at 1:19pm 11.29.23 Sorry to revive an old thread but for anyone looking at this, West Marine has the Raymarine Axiom 9
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Screen Saver at 12:53pm 11.29.23 I assume that when I connect the new Sea talk GPS antenna it will override the AIS fix. Thanks for
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding sailcapt340 at 12:30pm 11.29.23
Single private mooring rentals tfox2069 at 12:25pm 11.29.23 I like the business idea; a lot of worthy considerations have been proffered. The state of Maryland
Single private mooring rentals Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 11.29.23 @fishinnnc As a former sailboat dealer in North Carolina , there is a lot to deal with to include
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 11:44am 11.29.23 We received our new LSZ last Friday. It is quieter, more powerful and that LED light is fabulous.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 CrispyCringle at 11:44am 11.29.23 You could try a jumper wire from the battery to the fuse block. If it powers up then the problem is
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib Caboteur at 11:34am 11.29.23
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack Dalliance at 11:28am 11.29.23 Good idea. My hack is a 3-way valve on the engine side of the raw water strainer with a hose into
Charts recommendation bob45 at 11:10am 11.29.23 Why do you think this is necessary? What's moved? New equipment? Please help us understand the "
Charts recommendation Stu Jackson at 10:50am 11.29.23 I need to update my charts for my raymarine axiom. Why do you think this is necessary? What's mov
Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 10:47am 11.29.23 Ah yes I suspect that will be just fine. Although Im surprised if the AIS goes directly to E80, and
Re-anodising boom and holes PaulK at 10:23am 11.29.23 The anodizing guys should be able to tell you if the different alloys will make any difference. The
Groco raw water strainer winterization hack TimFromLI at 9:46am 11.29.23 I have a similar hack for winterizing my engine. The bowl of my vetus raw water strainer has 2 openi
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Calif. Ted at 9:44am 11.29.23 I'll attach a link to the owners manual for your boat, on page 64 is a wiring diagram that may be he
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 dlochner at 9:26am 11.29.23 Not sure if mice could get in them. Some of the wiring looks like household electrical cable. Mar
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:13am 11.29.23 Are these channels big enough for mice? You may have rodent sabotage. You might have to pull the w
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Or secret master power switch by the way. That is my suspicion.
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:11am 11.29.23 Just off hand it sounds like you do not have a short circuit causing no voltage at the fuse bus bec
Electrical issues West Wight Potter 19 Steve LD at 9:08am 11.29.23 Is there a circuit breaker panel anywhere? A battery cut off switch? Bus bar? What electrical compo

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