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What just happened?? j_schoenfeld at 9:24pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 20/6872 What just happened? I have an 1982 Oday 28 with a universal 5411 diesel. In 2007 I swapped out the m
Leaking water supply line? dph123 at 7:32pm 03.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/796 I have had my Hunter 310 since last fall and sailed a bit this winter. Just got bottom paint and so
Active Captain Ken Cross at 6:02pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 25/1120 I've just joined Active Captain and EBoatCards. I've noticed no groups associated with middle or nor
Hunter 216 Outboard Shaft Length varcelus at 5:31pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 2/1608 I have a Hunter 216 and about to buy an outboard. What is the recommended shaft length--standard (15
What makes a compass a "sailboat compass"? pupluv at 4:26pm 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2070 I'm looking for a cockpit compass for my Laguna Windrose 18 sailboat. The Richie X-10 Sport looks
80 degrees in Phoenix today (5) azguy at 3:22pm 03.29.14 Catalina 22 12/1154 Perfect winds 8-10 out of the north and not a cloud on the sky for 50 miles...Unfortunately the wate
Deck light replacement? scottdube at 2:41pm 03.29.14 Big Boats 2/751 Has anyone replaced the deck light with an LED? I have looked and am confused by all of the differe
Telephone Crazy Dave Condon at 1:32pm 03.29.14 Smaller Boats 2/967 Generally, I get several emails per day requesting a lot of information. When you ask me to look a
"new design" C22 owners, how do you cleat your jib sheets? (1) Gene Neill at 1:29pm 03.29.14 Catalina 22 6/1959 Do you just use the factory arrangement, as this illustration from the manual shows, or do you use s
Northbound Again (2) Roger Long at 12:42pm 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/3411 We woke our last morning in Beaufort still on the fence about leaving or staying. We were both gett
OMC Saildrive; starting on the hard Wmaraines at 12:27pm 03.29.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/2121 Just purchased a 1979 O'Day 28 with OMC Saildrive. Was rebuilt in 09, but on the hard since fall of
Beaufort, NC Roger Long at 11:59am 03.29.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1257 It was a great week in Beaufort despite temperatures and wind chill that had locals shaking their he
New Water tank Keith13315 at 11:25am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/702 I am thinking about putting a Flexible water tank inside the space where my molded in water tank is.
bought a new boat trainmanjess at 10:50am 03.29.14 Morgan 12/1869 hello all today I closed the deal on a 1971 Morgan 35'... she is beautiful... I could not pass up
Making a Lazy Jack Cradle sailsail at 10:40am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 6/3472 We are thinking about making a lazy jack cradle out of our existing mainsail cover. We thought abou
LED Anchor light replacement kingsailor at 10:29am 03.29.14 Big Boats 3/928 How do I find the LED model number for a replacement anchor light bulb on my 2002 H450 ?
Fuel additive needed? sailsail at 10:15am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 29/2993 We discovered about a month after haulout that the marina did not fill the fuel tank when they took
CD Topping Lift Knock Off (1) $tingy Sailor at 10:09am 03.29.14 Catalina 22 5/1036 Ahoy, fun seekers The latest post in my series on running rigging replacement over on my blog is
Raymarinr repair cost fir RL70C Pathfinder Chartplotter Jerry Clark H356 SV Persi at 9:32am 03.29.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1046 My Chartplotter screen bit the dust yesterday morning, the last day of our 6 month cruise to Florida
FL to Panama in a 302? the_alpine at 9:23am 03.29.14 Bigger Boats 0/788 Well, what do YOU think? I singlehanded from St Pete, FL to the Bahamas last spring and she perform

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Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:49am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced. That is a good qu
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee dlochner at 4:45am 04.08.23 How are the membranes. If they have become clogged, the output would be reduced.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee FBD at 4:28am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary Yes, but they are far away and slow in any real help.
Schenker Zen 30 watermakee garymalmgren at 4:18am 04.08.23 4 months old. Isn't there a warranty? gary
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Brad Gregg at 3:43am 04.08.23 For what it's worth, my vibration was related to a worn out max prop. Two mechanics, on the hard, lo
Need a Beneteau part NYSail at 1:35am 04.08.23
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration NYSail at 1:28am 04.08.23 Alfa, thanks for the insight. Did run the engine in neutral a couple of days ago and no engine vibr
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina TAJ at 10:56pm 04.07.23 Cheers Hollyberry. I`m watching a lot of popeye videos to get the lingo correct.;) It's not a st
Pacific Northwest Cruise 2010 jon hansen at 10:37pm 04.07.23 thanks for sharing Terry
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Leeward Rail at 10:21pm 04.07.23 We use something like that shown in @Will Gilmore above photo. We have a DIY heavy duty screen with
Zinc on strut? Leeward Rail at 10:11pm 04.07.23 And this guy is telling you to eliminate that fastener/anode/part electrical connection. I love ta
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 9:52pm 04.07.23 ... What about splicing my 1/4" line to 1/8" Dyneema for the first 10' or so? It eliminates the ques
Removing Dyneema Core Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 04.07.23 There's too much bulk on the spool with the genoa fully out. Doesn't matter how much or little tensi
Long distance boat ownership Project_Mayhem at 9:40pm 04.07.23 I did this for a summer. The boat was 1.5-4 hours away depending on traffic. I put 20k miles on my c
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 9:14pm 04.07.23 I wish that were the case. I'm with @TimFromLI , according to the Garmin manual for the 5212, ther
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising (1) Will Gilmore at 9:11pm 04.07.23 Is there someone making something like this Sogeman Bugbusters Companionway Screen There are even a
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Rich Stidger at 9:02pm 04.07.23 We just drop in the boards at night, and stow them elsewhere in the morning.
Companionway replacing pen boards for easy access while cruising Crusty Ol Salt at 8:35pm 04.07.23 @dlochner Dude that looks perfect, and it gives me an excuse to go to Lowes
Long distance boat ownership rgranger at 8:22pm 04.07.23
Weather for Masters looks terrific. dlochner at 7:57pm 04.07.23 Those were some big trees that fell! I'm not sure of the wood but I couldn't help but think think

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