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Full Enclosure jwieneck at 8:11am 11.19.14 Big Boats 12/3527 I have a 2005 41 DS. Right now we have a dodger, binimi, and side panels for each side back to wher
Jib bag slowdog at 8:01am 11.19.14 Parts Search 1/1238 Looking for a jib bag or pattern
Webasto Heater Problem YVRguy at 6:06am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 21/14009 I posted this question once before and got crickets so trying once more. Our Webasto diesel heater
Is there a list available online of stolen boats? kito at 6:03am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 40/7501 I am hoping to get my H30 project boat splashed by next Spring and thought I would start now and try
Greece charter PKFK at 5:35am 11.19.14 Destinations 1/3373 Hi - we are considering a Greece bareboat charter likely in the Ionian area. Any experience with t
Catalina 30 below deck auto helm George Da Porge at 4:35am 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3678 Has anyone installed a below deck auto helm on a Catalina 30? We need to replace our Raymarine ST400
PVC gate valve doesn't seem to close eugenesdream24 at 9:47pm 11.18.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3639 In my head under the sink I have a Braham 1" PVC gate valve that is a waste drain out. I removed th
Broughton Archipelago Cruise Log Terry Cox at 8:28pm 11.18.14 Destinations 3/2453 June 23 was a gorgeous warm sunny day with a light breeze and a 2.5 foot minus tide forecast. I dep
AC unit install... stern bunk (4) mytime at 5:54pm 11.18.14 Catalina 30 6/3287 Stern bunk location of unit: I made my decision to locate unit under stern bunk based on pros and
Hunter 34, 1984 Rain Leaks hunter healer at 5:07pm 11.18.14 Big Boats 11/2664 Hi, My V berth has leaks coming in from the left front that soaks the bottom edge of the material on
Hatch Repair (9) Hooks at 2:06pm 11.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3440 My front hatch is in bad shape and is leaking so it needs repair. I took pics and sent it to a few
Plumbing question Bob 04 H260 at 1:41pm 11.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1842 I am not on the boat. I'm looking at installing a water filter in the galley fresh water. I think th
Soft spot yleegato at 1:34pm 11.18.14 S2 23/3169 It a soft spot in my ceiling any suggestions
ODAY 272 Spreader Bar MaritimeTees at 10:35am 11.18.14 Bigger Boats 0/1036 I purchased a 272 1989 a few months back and really love it. Owned several boats in the Ericson line
a Macgregor goes to Honduras (4) MrBill_FLL at 9:58am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/958 another Macgregor in Central America... kinda surprised the mast was left up for shipping....
Rudder replacement Sailor_Jeff at 9:55am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/7397 About to replace the aging and rattling rudder on my Mac 22. So, I looked around and rudder craft s
Boring on Strider Roger Long at 8:05am 11.18.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 6/7588
Stanchion Base type Blitz at 7:00am 11.18.14 Seidelmann 1/3123 I'm looking to replace some of my Life line Stanchions this winter. I see similar ones on the Rigrit
Swing Keel question Mac 25 (1) Wakulla212 at 6:28am 11.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3570 As I blunder my way through getting my "new" 1985 Macgregor 25 ready for my first voyage, I came acr
Painting Bronze Prop cymeyer at 5:47am 11.18.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1628 I should know the answer to this but I don't... Does it make sense to paint a bronze prop with VC

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Legal Question jssailem at 12:41pm 10.11.23 Not a lawyer, but I can read... The Coast Guard's enforcement of applicable U.S. law on the high
Just how big is British Columbia? jssailem at 12:14pm 10.11.23 Intrepid Adventures were not stopped by that dusting... My feet did get a bit chilled...and my calv
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (3) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 10.11.23 Part 18 is the tube that is stuck in the exchanger. Have you removed the rear head yet ? After 2
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Panera at 11:59am 10.11.23 Thank you for the suggestion to mount the tank in another location off the engine. Unfortunately, t
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 11:54am 10.11.23 What any sane person would do, except when dealt one of these : My expansion tank is located in th
Just how big is British Columbia? Terry Cox at 11:30am 10.11.23 Does this look like "little Snow at Sea Level"... Just a dusting. :)
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Zeek77 at 11:07am 10.11.23 I have a Yanmar 2GM20F and I removed the heat exchanger to clean it, because I could tell it was a m
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Beneteau First 21 Classic officebob at 11:00am 10.11.23 Andrew Did a quick search...+ 6 for shoal keel. Thanks
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Ralph Johnstone at 10:47am 10.11.23 Those batteries need to be charged with a 14.7V absorption and the recommended charge current is .4
Navionics price increasing jssailem at 10:40am 10.11.23 Dave, Like many software programs there is a learning curve to understand the tools programed. I fo
Topping Lift suggestions for trailerable sailboats (1) rgranger at 10:32am 10.11.23 @FreedomCrawler @Monsterfish @patbratton This application applies to trailerable sailboat topping l
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:32am 10.11.23 so I don't remember whether it's a gasket or a sealant. I was just occurred to me when looking at
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 jssailem at 10:30am 10.11.23 Tie a string on to something @kloudie1 so that the rescue team can find you and pull you back out...
Columbia keel question rgranger at 10:26am 10.11.23 You should probably post this in the Digital Dumpster Dive forum. https://forums.sailboatowners.com
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 10.11.23 one arm has to go in first then after shoulders are in, the other arm comes in. Good Lord man :yi
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:19am 10.11.23 A good synonym roll is just like a good poker hand it just needs a raisin. Boooo:laugh:
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 10:11am 10.11.23 The widest part of the boat is at the gunnels and tapers down to the waterline. Currently, at our l
Yanmar 2GM20F Expansion Tank Drip kappykaplan at 10:07am 10.11.23 Another possible solution would be to mount the expansion tank to the bulkhead in the engine compar
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 10.11.23 it was thick brown sludge and very greasey. If it disperses in tap water, there is no oil present

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