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Another CNG Short Story Terry Cox at 6:55pm 01.19.26 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/236 A prologue edition. A few years ago Stu Jackson rendezvous with us in Parks Bay, Shaw Island. That w
Weird request from a customer fred1diver at 6:42pm 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 18/711 Hello everyone I was asked by a customer to redo his cabin cushions, simple task, he tells me he ha
Help with outboard - 2HP Vintage Johnson (2) zinahewitt at 4:57pm 01.19.26 Engines and Propulsion 10/359 Hi All, Happy MLK day. I have an old Johnson 2 HP I got from some kid who was selling his old timer
Replace instruments with cup holders (2) yelkenli at 3:14pm 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 4/241 I used to have two instruments on the pedestal. I would like to use the area for cup holders like th
Hunter 33 2006 mast inspection hole cover Tomek at 2:06pm 01.19.26 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/310 At the end of the season I lost one of the mast inspection hole covers, one that allows access to ma
Keel bolts seahunter at 11:59am 01.19.26 Big Boats 0/147 How many keel bolts in a Hunter 420. Locations??
SPACE WEATHER ALERT - GPS Navigation risk jssailem at 9:26am 01.19.26 Weather and Forecasting 12/430 Our sun has been busy evolving. NOAA is warning of a severe Geomagnetic Storm watch for 20 Jan 2026.
Proper way to shut down an outboard for long term storage Captain Larry-DH at 7:36am 01.19.26 Ask All Sailors 14/451 Was thinking it might be helpful for most of us to think about this. Some of the steps I take: 1) Al
Need opinions on outboards for my dinghy... JavaMan at 11:31am 01.18.26 Ask All Sailors 32/1133 Yes, I know opinions are like ... well, you know... everyone has one. But(t).... I'm hoping someone
Experience with Bare boat Charter Italy PNWE36 at 9:13am 01.18.26 Ask All Sailors 5/350 Hello, Looking to do a bareboat charter on the Amalfi coast Italy Sept. 2025. Has anyone had experi
Interior Lights Replacements Recommendations tomgrigsby at 8:45am 01.18.26 The Cherubini Hunters 4/309 I'd like to replace the original interior light fixtures. Some have bad switches etc. Any recommen
Avoiding Carbon on Engine - MD2B Volvo diesel zinahewitt at 9:29am 01.16.26 Engines and Propulsion 7/332 Hi All, Hope your Jan is going well. I have an MD2B VOLVO penta. The engine is from the 70s. I was
Looking for Hatch Rails - 1984 ODay 222 JimGate at 6:57pm 01.15.26 Day Sailers 6/357 Looking for advice on how to best replace the hatch rails on my 1984 ODay 222. Are there any availab
Looking for 100 / 20 solar charge controller with its own display (I dont use bluetooth or phones) Carl Wonderful at 5:19pm 01.15.26 Ask All Sailors 2/277 Anyone recommend a 100 / 20 MPPT controller with a display so I don't have to use my wife's phone to
Hatch Rails Replacement ODay 222 JimGate at 3:03pm 01.15.26 Parts Search 0/240 Looking for advice on how to best replace the hatch rails on my 1984 ODay 222. Are there any availab
Hunter 34 - Exhaust elbow siphon break (1) paultech at 8:00am 01.15.26 Big Boats 18/634 Hello, My 1986 Hunter 34 Yanmar 3GM30F has a siphon break between the exhaust elbow (that's being r
Bilge pump hose location seahunter at 11:38am 01.14.26 Big Boats 3/306 Bildge pump hose location
Jules Verne Trophy PaulK at 11:09am 01.14.26 Racing 12/646 Just to make people aware of a pair of trimarans that are trying to beat the ''round the world recor
2008 Fuel reading not displayed on LED Knotilus at 9:39am 01.14.26 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/342 I have a 2008 Beneteau Oceania 46 that has the standard panel by the nav desk. The Batteries and Le
Swim ladder warpage - Catalina 310 PEMS at 7:20am 01.14.26 Catalina 310 8/479 My swim ladder has twisted to an extent that makes closing both retaining latches difficult. When i

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Hot water relief valve DaveJ at 6:00am 01.31.26
Funny Friday!!! (1) dlochner at 5:51am 01.31.26 Do I need to note that AI was used to create the pirate image, or can I tell everyone I found this
PSA: Battleborn Foswick at 5:47am 01.31.26 No other name brand has shown such a poorly engineered product, and their design has nothing to do
PSA: Battleborn (3) colemj at 4:18am 01.31.26 For now I am glad to have an excelent working "mature technology" lead-acid battery system in our b
Funny Friday!!! (2) Will Gilmore at 3:56am 01.31.26 That's why, besides cutlasses, daggars, pistols, and blunderbusses, pirates always carried one of th
Hot water relief valve john2 at 3:03am 01.31.26 Same here, every time the system heated up (with waterpressure pomp on) a hose blew of the c
PSA: Battleborn Johann at 7:27pm 01.30.26 The moment about supply chains seems spot on, as well. :( Not sure what you mean here. Epoch batte
Funny Friday!!! (1) RussC at 7:08pm 01.30.26 antique deck fitting from a pirate ship holding tank?? Ver wise that they marked them, so as not to
PSA: Battleborn Johann at 7:06pm 01.30.26 I wouldn't trust or mistrust Battleborn any more or less than any other manufacturer. Supply chains
Planning your cruise MFD at 6:27pm 01.30.26
Hot water relief valve Hello Below at 6:01pm 01.30.26 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/water-heater-heat-exchanger-problems.1249937095/post-17889
PSA: Battleborn FastOlson at 4:09pm 01.30.26 Interesting story. For now I am glad to have an excelent working "mature technology" lead-acid batte
Rewiring Starter switch kloudie1 at 3:50pm 01.30.26 Yanmar electrical problem. \| Sailboat Owners Forums
PSA: Battleborn Foswick at 3:35pm 01.30.26 Another way to look at this is as a testament to the relative safety of LFP, compared to other lithi
Hot water relief valve colemj at 2:39pm 01.30.26 Ours, and many others, do have a temp control. I think it is just a bimetallic switch with a grub s
Keel Bolt Condition and small keel damage question dmax at 2:11pm 01.30.26 They don't look too bad - as Don mentioned, they should clean right up. I would remove each nut and
Rewiring Starter switch JoeWhite at 2:02pm 01.30.26 Ralph, I could not have said it better. A relay can be added next to the starter relay to energize
Salon table opinions sought (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:56pm 01.30.26 @rgranger . That is mind boggling. I have got to get to work on that with a brand new unfolded c
Rewiring Starter switch Ralph Johnstone at 1:23pm 01.30.26 I am going to assume you have checked out your batteries for correct charged voltage. m. Can anyo
Keel Bolt Condition and small keel damage question Ralph Johnstone at 12:26pm 01.30.26 Its worth mentioning that the rusty discoloration around one of the keel bolts seems to be a stain

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