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FRESH WATER PUMPS AVAILABLE - FREE (you pay postage) (1) twodzusfittings at 10:24am 11.16.23 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1161 I have three fresh water pumps, Universal Atomic Diesel Part Number 298845 otherwise know as 15401-7
Invest 98L --> PTC 22 (2) JamesG161 at 3:30am 11.16.23 Weather and Forecasting 1/975 Of course it hit the modeling. t in the 2023 season, the only HEAT fuel area left is the Caribbean
Max length for data cable? DinghySailor at 10:23pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 1/467 Skippers, marine electricians, One reason I bought the Vesper Cortex is being able to read sensor da
Original Portlight Reseal Ranzo at 5:29pm 11.15.23 Catalina 22 1/887 Bought the window reseal kit from Catalina Direct: boy howdy, I cannot get these windows back togeth
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam (1) xavpil at 2:31pm 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 28/7530 Hi all - how do you winterize these carbon foam batteries? How do you re-charge them? How do you tes
Head Sail Furler for my Hunter 23 gfrost39 at 12:37pm 11.15.23 Smaller Boats 5/1083 Need recommendation for head sail furller system. My new partner does not like the hanked headsail a
C&C40 furling jib for sale Captain Len at 11:22am 11.15.23 C&C 1/17 I have a little used North Sail #3 Nordic 110% furling jib for sale. Dimensions are: I = 53.000 J =
Emergency Tiller gwoolverton at 9:28am 11.15.23 Catalina 310 7/1874 I am buying a Catalina 310 and it's missing its emergency tiller, so I'd like to have one made. Can
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? rpell1@msn.com at 8:16am 11.15.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1521 Hi all, While sitting in my easy chair, my mind started wandering about the little things that need
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 Kupe at 6:29pm 11.14.23 Big Boats 17/2289 Hey gang- This summer we purchased our new-to-us 2004 Hunter 36. Love it! Unfortunately we hav
Electrics simplified ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 12:28pm 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 2/705 Thought this was humorous ...
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding colb218 at 11:00am 11.14.23 Engines and Propulsion 13/3226 Hello All- I have what feels like a silly question. I have a Yanmar 3HM35F that starts right up eve
Grounding wires bob45 at 9:06am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1138
Keel seam location on a full fin keel? (1) andrewbredow at 8:35am 11.14.23 Catalina 310 3/1293 Hey all - this is my first time posting to the forum after buying hull #258 this past summer! After
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 5:31am 11.14.23 Ask All Sailors 27/3446 My main sail has about 5 (short) seasons and in good shape but all 4 battens are partial. I was tal
Adjustable main cabin table. Syversens at 8:06pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/752 Hey all, we have a 381 98 two cabin edition and our cabin table folds down to make a bed type thing.
Replace main or genoa first? Project_Mayhem at 5:06pm 11.13.23 Ask All Sailors 10/968 Both my main and genoa are starting to show their age. The O'Day gets more of it's power from the ge
Teak Inlays bfrey0003 at 12:59pm 11.13.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1069 I have a 2001 Beneteau Oceanis 361. I am redoing my deck this winter (spider cracks, stanchions ' l
Sail loft Annapolis David21181 at 9:59am 11.13.23 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 4/1661 Looking for recommendations for sail loft in Annapolis. Routine cleaning, repair, and winter storage
Where to look for a raw water leak. Howard Miller at 5:20am 11.13.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1669 We started taking on water yesterday and found water up to the bottom of the sole. This is a 2000 42

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How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? stevenhagberg at 11:57am 10.10.25 My anchor locker has an access hatch, but it's still a reach with a socket wrench. I would take a pi
Engine Rod Knock marcham at 11:46am 10.10.25 Agreed, it's a bit of a gamble. For local cruising, I wouldn't mind a rebuild, as I'm rarely more t
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 11:37am 10.10.25 I cannot find anywhere you said what make and model your current engine is. If it is a Univeral e
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 11:22am 10.10.25 I'm not sure why you would do anything with this engine. You have a new engine slotted anyway - why
Honda 2.3 HP Outboard Propeller Issue sailcapt340 at 11:20am 10.10.25 Latest and last installment of my ongoing outboard motor issue. Grab a coffee, this gets good. Se
Engine Rod Knock dLj at 11:06am 10.10.25 I'm not sure why you would do anything with this engine. You have a new engine slotted anyway - why
Engine Rod Knock BigEasy at 10:30am 10.10.25 No idea on hours. Engine is in rough condition though. im going on long passages to South Americ
Engine Rod Knock Hayden Watson at 10:27am 10.10.25 No i havn't been, but when i do my next oil change this season, I was thinking of cutting open the
Its funny Friday! dmax at 9:03am 10.10.25 Girl: Dad, my boyfriend just got beat-up by two crack-heads! Father: Well that's interesting... I pa
How Is the Bobstay Tang Secured? Mark O at 8:57am 10.10.25 Ok so I conformed that the bobstay tang is in fact through-bolted through the hull and through what
Ideas for Hunter 36 Cockpit Table (1) Sailboz at 8:39am 10.10.25 I have a 2005 Hunter 41AC and I was also looking for a smaller table for snacks, etc. so I wouldn't
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 8:24am 10.10.25 Aluminum would be from the piston... I think you know where this is going..... Do you strain your
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 8:13am 10.10.25 What is the age & hours on this engine? Why not a rebuild and forgo the cost of a new engine. See
Remote access for OpenPlotter SV Temenos at 7:54am 10.10.25 Thank you I do have a hot spot since my marina wifi is also iffy. Looks like raspberry connect or
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. (1) Muttondressedaslamb at 7:50am 10.10.25 See my answer below. The fuses on both positive leads had blown. By that time, I had already remo
Engine Rod Knock BigEasy at 7:37am 10.10.25 What is the age & hours on this engine? Why not a rebuild and forgo the cost of a new engine. Seem
Broken prong on shore power cord BigEasy at 7:20am 10.10.25
Removing wall of toilet room (head)? BigEasy at 7:07am 10.10.25
Waterlogged DolphinNewbie at 5:34am 10.10.25 @kloudie1 The bolts feel like a UNC shoulder bolt (soft metal or aluminum). I'm going to follow your
Removing wall of toilet room (head)? john2 at 5:34am 10.10.25 you're gonna damage a lot... get special /good tools and some patience:waycool:

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