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YANMAR replacement The_Sailing_Pelican at 8:48pm 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 18/765 As always yiyr knowledge /advice is highly appreciated... That been said, here's the situation. A r
Portlight hatches for 1981 ODay 34 lynno at 12:01pm 02.18.24 Ask An Oday Owner 7/492 Hello! We need to replace all our portlight hatches on our 1981 ODay 34, does anyone have suggestion
Tach replacement options for Volvo MD11D FulmarCT at 11:28am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/132 My Westerly has a 1983 Volvo MD11D. Last summer a backflow (?) short circuit in the engine wiring fr
Experience with Campbell Sailor propeller on a Hunter 36 PNWE36 at 11:12am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 5/372 Hello, I have read positive posts on the Campbell Sailor propeller in the forum. I am interested in
Interfacing of analogue sensors to NMEA Kostas Metaxas at 10:34am 02.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/266 Boat has number of analogue sensors, such as tank levels, temperature sensors etc. I would like to t
Popeye the Sailor's Story (1) JamesG161 at 9:57am 02.18.24 Sails Call Lounge 5/464 223041 Want more information? Jim...
No holding tank options? captain69 at 4:07am 02.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/1394 Does anyone just use the head solely as a urinal, and pump directly overboard (or just pee off the s
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 6:55pm 02.17.24 Musings With Maine Sail 11/680 This one has me baffled. I am rewiring my bilge pump and moving the location of the on/off switch.
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole Examinator327 at 6:06pm 02.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/579 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up?
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig (1) runninglts at 12:59pm 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/546 Hello all -- I am looking for thoughts on my plan to add a solent/slutter stay to my newer fractiona
37c hose size for stuffing box Cocoa Beach Sailor at 12:25pm 02.17.24 The Cherubini Hunters 2/290 Greetings, I am far away from Cirrus Minor, formerly Jolly Roger, a 1984 37c which will be moved to
Air conditioner replacement GryphonGirl at 9:05am 02.17.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/457 The Dometic 12,000 BTU AC unit that came with our Beneteau 31 Oceanis was always problematic. Basica
Moving Up... w4swk at 8:18am 02.17.24 Catalina 22 8/738 As some of you my know, we have been looking for "just the right" 25...it appears as if we have foun
Western L.I. Sound marina JCH4 at 8:05am 02.17.24 Destinations 22/720 Hi! So it looks like I'll be purchasing a Newport 30-3 on the South Shore of Long Island. I'm cons
Cockpit vhf replacement Mike? Jimongee at 7:39am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 16/379 I have a standard horizon cmp25w mike at the helm. The connector terminal plug is damaged. It may b
1980 c and c 32 refrdge question dmcelwreath at 7:02am 02.17.24 C&C 2/214 not sure if we have coldplate or evaporator plat. but think it needs replacing. have a 43 wat solar
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 6:58am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 1/158 I've searched all over for instructions on how to burp the coolant loop on a Yanmar 3JH2E (actually
Advice on transcontinental shipping mbennett7 at 6:35am 02.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/498 Hello! We are relocating from CT to CA and looking to ship our Tartan 34c. She has been carefully re
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 CAVU at 4:45am 02.17.24 Big Boats 5/344 Looking for insight on running cables through the headliner from the compression post to the electri
Legend 37 - How Much Mast Rake? Ringydingydo at 9:46pm 02.16.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/271 Hi Legend owners, I am close to buying a 1989 Legend 37. The main is impossible to raise the last 1

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Access to windlass (1) JoeWhite at 8:45am 04.26.24 224409 I located this c310 anchor locker with no access port.
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 8:39am 04.26.24 Yes. Thanks for the photo. It makes sense. I am not sure why an access port is needed on the top. I
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 8:34am 04.26.24 There seems to be an interesting fear by people of having mast down. But on my old Macgregor 26c
New Bow Roller for H41AC (2) Rich Stidger at 8:20am 04.26.24 I use the yellow rollers, but the center hole is smaller than the bow roller holes. I machined a bu
Engine fire kloudie1 at 7:58am 04.26.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under th
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 04.26.24 John Stevens is flat out Lying to you. He, Electromaax has the worst reputation in the industry and
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! FastOlson at 7:26am 04.26.24 I just had our refillable extinguishers ( two 5# and two 2.5#) re-certified by a local extinguisher
New Bow Roller for H41AC (1) ice breaker at 7:20am 04.26.24 Another solution that I have used are the clear yellow boat trailer rollers. Works great and cost
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 7:16am 04.26.24
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jdrutten at 7:12am 04.26.24 Don't forget to check your manual which likely has the packing size specified. However, I've hear
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 7:00am 04.26.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another suppli
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 04.26.24 You'll have a hard time getting butyl to compress to the correct thickness. This might lead to a ben
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 04.26.24 Make sure a previous owner didn't try to screw a bilge pump or anything else into the bilge
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Tally Ho at 6:03am 04.26.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 5:59am 04.26.24 Thanks for all the helpful replies! Gee, I was hoping I'd get two seasons out of it, as I did with
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 5:26am 04.26.24 I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would it be located. Mine are Kidde brand from WM
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 CaptainCr3ative at 5:15am 04.26.24
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! twodzusfittings at 5:13am 04.26.24 whereupon they found expired extinguishers I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Terry Cox at 4:26am 04.26.24 Anecdotal reply...fellow skipper was stopped for a random CG inspection whereupon they found expired
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? thinwater at 4:24am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status I've decided I couldn't afford the new

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