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Jib roller furler setup (3) beerlover at 5:24am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 7/986 I am brand new to sailing, so I will be asking questions that are ridiculously basic to most of you.
Removing Treadmaster decking FlimFlamII at 3:17am 07.24.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1688 Has anyone ever tried using a router to remove treadmaster
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. TamBamK at 11:03pm 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 4/518 I recently purchased a PY23. I need to re varnish the teak. There are a couple of places like the c
Tornado hit solves my headsail dilemma Afraal at 7:24pm 07.23.23 Catalina 310 6/1496 So, a Tornado hit my Marina thursday night. Luckily we weren't out sailing. A friend was on his boat
rolex fastnet race is on, too (1) jon hansen at 6:49pm 07.23.23 Racing 5/1111 Rolex Fastnet Race
In Search of Yanmar SB8 Manual Kevin&Karen at 5:52pm 07.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 3/519 Anyone have any information on how to obtain an owners manual/service manual for a Yanmar SB8? I ha
New requirements coming in 2024 for Americans traveling to Europe \| GMA capta at 5:48pm 07.23.23 Destinations 2/1126 The world may be "getting smaller", but it seems like getting about in it is getting harder. https:/
Hunter 38 Kitchen Sink Replacement Summerof69 at 12:06pm 07.23.23 Big Boats 9/1372 The under Corian mounted galley sink on my Hunter 38 is not properly fastened to the Corian, and is
ISO Mast tabernacle for 1978 O'day 23-2 w/deck stepped mast. WindGypsy at 11:21am 07.23.23 Parts Search 1/613 The mast leaned to one side just enough to bend the tabernacle while lowering and the pin was still
Universal diesel M18 Oil Change BTC1984 at 11:06am 07.23.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1598 The tube coming from my oil pan can be positioned lower than the pan. Do I still need to use a pump
Flush Deck-mount Lights To Illuminate One's Mast jviss at 8:51am 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 1/597 Greetings, I once found, but am no longer able to find, these cool LED lights that mount flush into
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 8:21am 07.23.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1046 Morning all. We have a '91 Beneteau with the VP 2003 engine. It runs very reliably but I'd noticed t
Wrapping my boat question xavpil at 4:05am 07.23.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1950 Anyone with experience on having their boat wrapped instead of repainted? I am looking at a solid co
Catalina 27 teak before and after (2) BTC1984 at 7:07pm 07.22.23 Mid-Size Boats 20/3776 Sanded 80 grit to final 400 grit. 3 coats of sikkens cetol teak. The sikkens cetol color is almost
Hunter 20 gudgeon stuck? Daddyo27 at 5:20pm 07.22.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/387 In process of restoring a 1983 Hunter 20. I am removing all hardware from the hull for painting. Th
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 4:12pm 07.22.23 Bigger Boats 14/2302 Anyone out there have a ODay 40 running an linear drive motor autopilot. looking for advice on mount
Have you tested your PFD? jssailem at 4:09pm 07.22.23 Ask All Sailors 16/1454
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 8:04am 07.22.23 Racing 17/2193 best of the great lakes. wind, waves, fresh water, sun burn, biting black flys, blue berry pancakes
Alder Barbour Refrigeration ScottFreeRick at 7:33am 07.22.23 Big Boats 17/2028 I have a Hunter 34 set up with a 276 ah #2 bank. This season we added 350 watts of solar which is c
Pressure/temperature valve and setting on water heater east coaster at 4:27am 07.22.23 Catalina 310 16/1852 2002 310 catalina, 6 g water heater, the original pressure valve on it is set for 150 psi. If it eve

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HELP! In Long Beach (Alamitos) jonelli at 12:10pm 06.06.25 Found a young ambitious diver. He got the prop off but realized his shims/sleeves for the tool weren
Check valve??? fred1diver at 11:48am 06.06.25 we have reinforced transparent hoses I will check them again when we get to the boat to see if the l
Check valve??? Rich Stidger at 11:30am 06.06.25 While it's true that water in the cooling circuit will seek the sea level, if the water level in the
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rich Stidger at 11:16am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over? No. The vent is over h
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? thinwater at 10:37am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over? The obvious problem is
Check valve??? fred1diver at 10:33am 06.06.25 Ok, so closing the valve when sailing is bad, ok, I just followed what I read in the atomic 4 manual
Check valve??? thinwater at 10:30am 06.06.25 Most policies have a contingent damamge exclusion; they cover the incident itself, but not damamge
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? JBP-PA at 10:10am 06.06.25 Is the vent low enough that it might be below water level when heeled over?
Check valve??? Stu Jackson at 9:32am 06.06.25 Yes I do always close the valve, even when under sail. That makes no sense, and is dangerous if yo
Check valve??? Davidasailor26 at 9:14am 06.06.25
Hurricane Season 2025 Don S/V ILLusion at 8:02am 06.06.25 I wonder if it is the models themselves or more modern computers which have the power to incorporat
Has Anyone Installed the CD Heavy Duty Gate Stanchion on their New Design? pclarksurf at 7:55am 06.06.25 serious plug for best boat name--
Check valve??? dlochner at 6:57am 06.06.25 We're drifting way off topic with insurance considerations. Since it has been raised.... Liability
Raymarine MFD problems - replacement Project_Mayhem at 6:25am 06.06.25 Sounds like a bad digitizer or other type of touch detector. This should be an easy parts swap for a
Position Reporting (Without AIS) Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 06.06.25 Please do share it when it's ready! I prefer barebones software that aren't made by companies that s
Check valve??? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 06.06.25 How's a liveaboard supposed to use the head if it must be closed? I'm sure some boat out there has a
Check valve??? Captain Larry-DH at 5:59am 06.06.25 Regarding insurance, you never know what questions or documentation you will be asked until you sub
Raymarine MFD problems - replacement Team118 at 4:54am 06.06.25 When I bought our 1997 C380, I wanted to add an MFD. The boat had come with Autohelm instruments and
27-2 questions SailingLoto at 4:42am 06.06.25 We also purchased a 27-2 recently. Are there photos I can send you? This website has a single downl
Hurricane Season 2025 Rick Webb at 4:32am 06.06.25 Improvement in short term forecast accuracy has definitely improved largely because the models whic

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