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Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 7:12pm 06.09.23 Catalina 310 6/931 I had a scare at commissioning at the beginning of the season when I saw my boat right after the yar
SPLIT WATER TANK twodzusfittings at 2:30pm 06.09.23 Bigger Boats 10/1445 Hi guys, need some help. My Starboard side water tank seems to have developed a split in one of the
Leaking Lewmar Porthole mistermike55 at 2:26pm 06.09.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/600 Greetings fellow cruisers - we have a leaking Lewmar porthole and are wondering what troubleshooting
Home Built Stack Pack (2) Ward H at 10:46am 06.09.23 Ask All Sailors 17/2017
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck (2) DerekV at 9:35am 06.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 8/1246 Hello everyone. First post here, by recommendation from a bud at the club I'm in. My boat has a Yan
Making curtains (1) zinahewitt at 6:50pm 06.08.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1850 Hi All, My 1975 Dufour 34 has a track for curtains. I think it was the original track but no curtai
Selden Rodkicker seems to have a lot of play at the mounting bracket - is this normal? (1) AndyL at 4:22pm 06.08.23 Big Boats 2/581 The mounting bracket where my Rodkicker attaches to the mast seems to allow a lot of movement becaus
Spinnaker Pole Jaw restringing KGarvey at 2:11pm 06.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/376 Hello, I'm looking for information on how to replace the string or twine that opens and closes the j
Kent Narrows Chesapeake Mclovin at 9:57am 06.08.23 Destinations 2/1249 Has anyone recently navigated Kent Narrows in Grasonville MD lately? What's entrance from the north
Hatch For Daysailer2 Fozzybond at 8:43am 06.08.23 Day Sailers 2/645 Has anyone put a roof hatch or portlights into their Daysailer 2? The cuddy is dark and airless and
Hunter 29.5 Table travorgeron at 6:09am 06.08.23 Mid-Size Boats 5/820 Can someone please explain to me how to raise and lower the table on the Hunter 29.5 with the weight
Lubricating the top bearing at the top of the in mast furling? BroncoJohn at 5:51am 06.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/411 I lubricated the lower in mast furler bearings, winch and the bearing at the top of the main sail wh
Best Chart Plotter Solution (1) Screen Saver at 4:14pm 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1887 I am looking at replacing my legacy Raymarine Plotter ( E180 Classic) The Plotter is shared/integrat
New Sailer - Mastjack Confusion TarBall at 2:28pm 06.07.23 Day Sailers 3/1490 I'm a new owner of an Oday Javelin looking to take it out for the first time this weekend. I have a
Yanmar 2GM20F (1993) fconmass at 1:25pm 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/891 Does anyone know the part number to order a new raw water pump, rubber impeller and paper gasket. Al
fuel gauge Rick.johnson at 10:57am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1242 Hi Guys i have a 1987 hunter legend 40 with a yanmar 4jh-e engine an the fuel gauge is mounted
What's next to be aware of ? Timm R Oday25 at 6:30am 06.07.23 Ask All Sailors 6/651 https://news.yahoo.com/orcas-threw-yacht-around-rag-105525147.html?guccounter=1'guce_referrer=aHR0cH
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 6:24am 06.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/1602
Adding soundproofing to companionway step (1) zinahewitt at 7:56pm 06.06.23 Ask All Sailors 4/793 Hi All, I hope your day is going well. I need a sanity check. I have the companionway step below I
Help Identifying model apell at 7:44pm 06.06.23 Ask An Oday Owner 30/2563 Hello all I am trying to identify an O'Day I came across. H.I.N is XDYL0386 (or b) 1172. The list

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Retired person with too much time on his hands? Tally Ho at 4:46am 02.04.25 Yeah, it does get hot! Not to be used as a clothes dryer! Greg
GPS Antenna Quandary nhodgson at 4:29am 02.04.25 Thanks MFD, I think you and Marcham are right What I may do is in stall my Em Trak B954 and see if
GPS Antenna Quandary nhodgson at 4:26am 02.04.25 I have a C120 plotter and one of the old RS12x (0 or 5, can't recall). It only feeds the C120, noth
GPS Antenna Quandary nhodgson at 4:25am 02.04.25 RS125 had it's own list of issues.... you probably won't get an accurate date with that one either.
Retired person with too much time on his hands? Urban Hermit at 3:28am 02.04.25
GPS Antenna Quandary MFD at 8:52pm 02.03.25 I have a C120 plotter and one of the old RS12x (0 or 5, can't recall). It only feeds the C120, nothi
GPS Antenna Quandary marcham at 8:41pm 02.03.25 RS125 had it's own list of issues.... you probably won't get an accurate date with that one either.
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water FastOlson at 8:05pm 02.03.25 He also mentioned i should service the vented loop. Pardon the segue, but how often does a "vented
GPS Antenna Quandary Davidasailor26 at 7:34pm 02.03.25
GPS Antenna Quandary MFD at 6:25pm 02.03.25 Not sure what the issue is with your RS120, but I am pretty sure they have a battery inside that can
bow stemhead 351 Marcelft at 5:36pm 02.03.25 Same thing happened in summer of 2021 to a friend who owns an Oceanis 321. What broke in 2 was the
GPS Antenna Quandary nhodgson at 5:13pm 02.03.25
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Holding tank sanitation hoses jssailem at 4:26pm 02.03.25 The price of $21.91 CDN is a better price by $1.62 USD then the best price I had found. I bought m
Raritan Seara bowl fills with water jmarty32 at 4:24pm 02.03.25 Thanks for everyone's help. Jan_H i will look into your comments. Thanks Spoke to Raritan support
Is the leak from the through hull jssailem at 4:15pm 02.03.25 cinching the inside nut against hull instead of the liner I have no idea (as @Don S/V ILLusion poi
Holding tank sanitation hoses Hello Below at 3:57pm 02.03.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress - I appreciate the feedback. I think I have settled on a mix of sanitatio

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