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Non Skid; Black Spots (1) colet at 1:56pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 23/3136
Painting PVC Inflatable Dinghy Geoff E at 1:07pm 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 6/2478 Hi All. I've got a PVC 10 ft inflatable dinghy that is only a few years old but is showing brown st
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 12:27pm 05.13.23 Big Boats 18/1631
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (2) skunther at 11:56am 05.13.23 Ask All Sailors 28/1753
Anchor windlass cautionary tale Laid-back at 11:26am 05.13.23 Big Boats 1/861 My Hunter 50 has a Quick Antares 1000 windlass. It hesitated a few times, then stopped working. The
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience MikeHoncho at 8:44pm 05.12.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/2826 Yup, I titled is desiccant so please no off the rails soap boxes on what it is........I purchased th
Need help translating Hull Identification Number on Coronado 15 (1) yawn101 at 4:20pm 05.12.23 Ask All Sailors 3/689 Hello - Looking for some help decoding: Manufacturer (Pretty confident it is Capri Sailboats) Hull
Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 CapeCodBubs at 3:07pm 05.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1808 New to this. Would love to learn how to sail. Purchased a used Hunter 146 and have all the parts, bu
Beneteau USA 747fullscale at 9:45am 05.12.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1212 How do you contact Beneteau USA concerning a warranty issue?
Routing cables to nav station and beyond (5) BabuBoat at 9:45am 05.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/744 Recent work was done to add an antenna to the mast, and additional cable for a new Radar unit. I ma
Correct Product for Rub Rail Sealant? (1) SV Bella at 8:20am 05.12.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/766 What is the correct product to fill in the metal space at the end of the rub rail? Pic on the left
How to Reduce Mobile Data Usage Captain Larry-DH at 7:52am 05.12.23 Ask All Sailors 41/2976 You may need to limit the amount of data your devices use when you are working remotely, tether devi
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:21am 05.12.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1343 Completely refitting a new blower and aeroduct 3inch flexible ducting. Have a perkins 4.108 Does you
Anchor Point for a Helmsman's Tether - H41AC dkinzer at 5:35pm 05.11.23 Big Boats 9/1223 I'm looking for some ideas for a suitable anchor point for a helmsman's tether on our H41AC. What ha
C320 - Perkins M30 diesel parts DonScribner at 3:58pm 05.11.23 Mid-Size Boats 9/2846 Does anyone have a list of maintenance parts for a 1994-ish Perkins M30 diesel engine? I just bough
O'Day 28'. PeterBeckley at 1:25pm 05.11.23 Ask All Sailors 5/486 O'Day 28'. What is the correct size of spreader boots? They come in small, medium ' large at West
Dinghy Power Plymouth Sailor at 11:51am 05.11.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1077 Need advice, I just purchased a used inflatable dinghy w/o propulsion (West Marine RU 260). I need
Morgan 43 Air conditioners location Follow the Sun at 11:15am 05.11.23 Morgan 0/2261 High. Can anyone help me with where to install ACs on a Morgan 43? Thanks,
Spinnaker (1) patbratton at 10:55am 05.11.23 Smaller Boats 14/1239 I bought my Hunter 240 in July 2019 from Zoltan Weber in Jupiter, Florida. He is a thirtyish Siemens
Older-Model O'Day Javelin - Unknown Year blakeroday at 10:24am 05.11.23 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1197 Hello Fellow O'Day Owners. I'm trying to figure out the year of my older-model O'Day Javelin. The Hu

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Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:15am 01.30.25 The easiest hose to work with is Raritan Sani-Flex, little more expensive, but you'll save money on
Handcrank starting a small engine. kloudie1 at 8:56am 01.30.25 We cranked an old 2QM20 with a weak battery using the decompression levers.. Battery was too weak to
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue smokey73 at 8:11am 01.30.25 Its a little to late for this particular situation but if you think you will need to pull your rudde
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 8:10am 01.30.25 CG Regulations: When under power: (c) In vessels of less than 12 meters in length: (i) a mast
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue jssailem at 8:03am 01.30.25 Understand. I've seen boats moved to a place in the yard where one can accomplish such a task. It is
Lithium Battery upgrade installation Scott B at 7:59am 01.30.25 This is a very good article for what you're doing. I also favour leaving the windlass on the start
Outfitting a little bare boat jssailem at 7:52am 01.30.25 assume regulation-correct steaming and sailing nav lights, being installed CG Regulations: When u
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 7:26am 01.30.25 Mine had smooth ports as well. The vintage hose was like aquarium or bilge hose with a reinforced p
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:10am 01.30.25 It looks like some are still being sold with the RC Marine name on them https://defender.com/en_us/f
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 7:07am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular sle
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 7:00am 01.30.25 We owners are a penny pinching lot. For various reasons between 1994 and 2024 the boat challenged t
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:58am 01.30.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textu
Outfitting a little bare boat JBP-PA at 6:48am 01.30.25 Couple of throw pillows and blankets are handy when it gets chilly, in addition to your regular slee
Handcrank starting a small engine. PaulK at 6:40am 01.30.25 After trying hand-cranking several times on the Yanmar 3GM in our J/36 we got a battery jumper pack.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks jssailem at 6:21am 01.30.25 I'm wondering why I have an RC branded valve on a 94 Catalina. We owners are a penny pinching lot.
Handcrank starting a small engine. dlochner at 6:19am 01.30.25 Are electric fuel pumps necessary once the engine is running? Perhaps a bulb could be used just for
Outfitting a little bare boat Urban Hermit at 6:14am 01.30.25 Gary -- thankee. Enjoyable to watch; very interesting the difference in craft down under.
Handcrank starting a small engine. Project_Mayhem at 5:55am 01.30.25 Nice! I love your PVC cleat! On one of the big ocean races a boat had a dead starter on their new en
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 5:36am 01.30.25 I think I'm most nervous about overtightening these plastic threads. The resistance increases very l
Handcrank starting a small engine. Davidasailor26 at 4:56am 01.30.25 hand cranking is non starter. I see what you did there. :biggrin:

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