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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 28/7529 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 3/1290 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
C25 jib downhaul routing SailingLoto at 3:18am 11.13.23 Smaller Boats 6/1783 Setting up my jib down haul from scratch. Where/how did you route your line and place your cleat?

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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:
Water is certain storage compartments but not others Gene Neill at 5:13am 10.10.25
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 4:37am 10.10.25 How do you know the starter is burned out if there is no power anywhere on the boat??? See my answ
Universal M25 XPB starter burned out. Muttondressedaslamb at 4:33am 10.10.25 Not sure of the arrangement of the batteries on your boat, but the fuse on the + side of the batter
Help! What's going on with this Mast and Mast Step - Catalina 22' - 1971 dlochner at 4:14am 10.10.25 If the shrouds are the correct length and both sides are of equal length the turnbuckles should have
Engine Rod Knock BAD ORCA at 10:02pm 10.09.25 Aluminum would be from the piston... I think you know where this is going..... Do you strain your
Engine Rod Knock marcham at 9:58pm 10.09.25 Aluminum would be from the piston... I think you know where this is going..... Do you strain your

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