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jabsco holding tank pump repair? Richard19068 at 8:15pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 5/513 I have an older jabsco (18590-1000) macerating pump ( probably 15 years old) that has the bronze b
Yanmar 2GM20F Fuel Lines, High or Low pressure? SirMichael at 5:08pm 04.19.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2948 Every year I try to go through some of the maintenance on our 88 Hunter 28.5 ' the 2GM20F engine.
O'day 28 1985 forward hatch replacement BKParks at 4:45pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1093 Hello fellow sailors, I need to replace my forward hatch and have already purchased the replacement
Bottom paints (2) Clay Smith at 2:02pm 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 33/2282 My boats hull has what looks to me like a decent amount of bottom paint on it already. Its quite pos
Looking for info - how to access stanchion base on 2005 H33 Maurice Doran at 1:08pm 04.19.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/624 I noticed the flat stanchion base in which the stanchion sits is a bit wobbly and there are what loo
Help find correct impeller Ran-Dee9229 at 1:01pm 04.19.23 Ask An Oday Owner 1/550 In my Oday 28 I have a 1984 Universal M-12 with an Oderdorfer raw water pump (I installed this repla
Progress report on the 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 9:25am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1566 Hi everyone! Idk if you remember or not but @TheBigDeal and I bought that 1984 O'day 26 "the flying
What is this plug on the transom? (1) anastas at 8:54am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 8/892 Does anyone know what this plug next to the shore power AC plug is used for? I can go in and try to
Navpod Doesn't Fit (Close) - Options? (1) dmdiehl64 at 6:51am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 9/862 Hello, Recently purchased a Navpod for 12" angle guard. Our angle guard however is 11.75". Because
2004 H41 In-Mast Furling--New Mainsail: Leech battens or no? davespud at 6:10am 04.19.23 Big Boats 11/1200
Canadian buying USCG-registered cruiser - in another country acrobatique at 4:50am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1074 First post in the forum so please be kind haha... looking to purchase my first cruiser, she's USCG r
Seeking a Columbia Bar Crossing Opportunity dkinzer at 6:57pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 27/2966 I'd like to arrange a day sail (or even motoring) or multi-day outing with someone in the Astoria, O
Hunter 326 Compression post finish stuendan at 6:09pm 04.18.23 Mid-Size Boats 12/1392 The mast compression post on my 2003 H326 is a roughly finished stainless pipe - a long way from po
Need help to recognize a part (1) zinahewitt at 4:16pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 10/969 Hi All, I have the attached image bolted on to the bow of my illustrious sailboat. If you have some
I asked an AI bot (ChatGPT) what I should do to upgrade my boat. What do you guys think about these recommendations? brockangelo at 2:31pm 04.18.23 Catalina 22 18/1735 I asked: I got this answer: As an AI language model, I can provide you with some general recommen
Pumpin up those fenders! Project_Mayhem at 2:01pm 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1511 In a week or two I will need to inflate a bunch of fenders. One of them is very large. Would I bette
Fridge power - 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 12:53pm 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/995 Hi, my fridge unit, vitrifrigo, is not getting power when checked with meter. Connections at the u
Stanchions on 1996 Catalina 42 MKII redeoarknot at 11:40am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 0/306 Want to rebed a couple stanchions' and not sure what the best way is to get to the bottom nuts. They
Start Battery for Kubota Based Engines (5) Maine Sail at 11:18am 04.18.23 Ask All Sailors 4/2079 My brother ' I own a family property in Northern Maine. The property is large, 250+ acres. As such,
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 9:31am 04.18.23 Trailer Sailors 11/1331

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Emergency Manual Leeward Rail at 9:34am 03.30.25 Why not use figure 8? Is it no as easily manuverable? Choice of maneuver is really dependant on th
Emergency Manual Leeward Rail at 9:11am 03.30.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? That's specific to diesels. If it'
fresh water flush dlochner at 8:33am 03.30.25 Same boat in fresh and salt. Odor after a week of freshwater use, less odor after a week of saltwate
Refresh teak - exterior Art12050 at 8:07am 03.30.25
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Urban Hermit at 8:05am 03.30.25 Install a piston-type electric water pump.
Moisture stains. Bob607 at 8:01am 03.30.25 Agree, for the aft stain my original thought was rainwater used the strap to run down to the wet ar
Emergency Manual dLj at 7:57am 03.30.25 I've been watching this thread but as I am in the camp with @Stu Jackson - I haven't posted. However
fresh water flush colemj at 7:33am 03.30.25 Odor from flush water in the bowl is much less with frequent use. Nonexistent in fresh water, unles
fresh water flush colemj at 7:28am 03.30.25 Not sure where you are getting your information. The main ingredient, about 70% is ordinary salt. T
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? ice breaker at 7:23am 03.30.25 I have the same one on my 41, and no water ever. However it is a bug path. I stuffed my with close
fresh water flush (2) Clutch Cargo at 6:50am 03.30.25 As some other members mentioned, Peggie's book is a marvelous reference and my head rebuild project
Stiff Rudder 1996 Catalina 28 dmax at 6:33am 03.30.25 Make sure the wheel brake isn't tightened down. If that's not the case, you need to determine if it'
Emergency Manual thinwater at 6:17am 03.30.25 My takeaway from the thread is to do everything you can to make the chances negligible. If the crew
Moisture stains. PaulK at 6:15am 03.30.25 The spot on the keel looks like it is above the joint between the sump and the keel, so there would
fresh water flush dlochner at 6:06am 03.30.25 Any thoughts on the difference between living aboard vs. occasional use? Any differences in pump o
7 Years no haul out pgandw at 5:54am 03.30.25 As far as trailerable boats go, there are perhaps far more "raised flower gardens" or "leaf collecti
fresh water flush colemj at 5:25am 03.30.25 And a weekly dose of Camco TST Max (amazon link). TST is an oxygenating compound that enriches the
Hunter 240 owners here? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 03.30.25 Thank you for sharing your stories. Shiver me timbers, no grog was mentioned ye old sailors. I enj
fresh water flush colemj at 5:15am 03.30.25 Our experience is not consistent some of the statements made here. When we were on the Great Lakes
Stiff Rudder 1996 Catalina 28 Foswick at 3:04am 03.30.25 She's in the water or out?

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