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Hunter 41 AC black water coming into build from anti siphon above exhaust elbow any reason why JohnofChannelIslands at 10:47am 09.08.25 Ask All Sailors 2/399 Ha anyone had a few table spoons of water coming from the anti siphon elbow that is above the exhaus
Stopping and M25XP Project_Mayhem at 9:58am 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 3/678 Does the stop lever work by blocking the intake or through decompression? We accidentally drained
Outboard steering ACGravitt at 8:39am 09.08.25 Engines and Propulsion 9/1019 I have a Morgan out island 28. I have added an auxiliary 9.9 hp kicker, but would like to build a sy
Deck restoration/painting. What will it take? (1) AP0196 at 7:26am 09.08.25 Ask All Sailors 9/817
Forestay ddox at 3:37pm 09.07.25 Smaller Boats 8/1002 So, went to rig it today, and when I tried to attach the forestay it was about 3 inches too short. I
Main Sheet Block O'day DS 1972 DelVel at 10:23am 09.07.25 Parts Search 13/2032 I need one my project boat is missing it, and Starboard traveler block.
Forward shower alterations Bogart at 2:36am 09.07.25 Big Boats 7/1108 Hi all My wife and I have been living onboard for more than 8 years and can count on one hand the nu
Water in certain storage compartments but not others (3) AP0196 at 6:41pm 09.06.25 Catalina 22 23/2845 I recently purchased a 1974 Cat 22. It had only been stored outside a couple months before I bought
Chainplates on my Hunter Cherubini - Does this look factory? (2) testingthewaters91 at 5:05pm 09.06.25 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1383
Catalina Capri 16 spec question thesailboatguy at 4:49pm 09.06.25 Smaller Boats 1/542 I have a 1995 Catalina Capri 16 (keel version) which has suffered a catastrophic mast failure. A rep
Hunter 41 DS stern locker Anacapa Mark at 1:16pm 09.06.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/755 The starboard stern locker on my 2007 Hunter 41 DS (relatively new to me) currently contains the ste
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? (2) simoncfr at 11:39am 09.06.25 Ask All Sailors 4/868 We have a Maxi 77 with its original boom; unfortunately the mechanism for the outhaul was not in gre
Lithium Batteries Benny17441 at 10:35am 09.06.25 Ask All Sailors 93/9974 With fire being the worst disaster facing a boat I have been hesitant to consider switching to Lithi
Warp Speed line for furler Project_Mayhem at 8:12am 09.06.25 Ask All Sailors 6/676 On my last boat a rigger recommended what I believe was Warp Speed line for my furler. It was a hard
First Boat!! tyr4nt at 11:25am 09.05.25 Trailer Sailors 4/1158 I just got a Widgeon 12 for free from a neighbor that is missing a mast ' rudder. It came with sails
Bent furler remedy jwhaddad at 9:30am 09.05.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1103 Hi. My son and I are new to sailing. We bought a 1990 O'Day 240. While lowering the mast to repla
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? (5) TheMastiff at 6:17pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 8/1079 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 and have identified essential repairs, such as a window leak, for i
Vented loop necessary? Project_Mayhem at 5:19pm 09.04.25 Ask All Sailors 36/3011 I'm installing a pump that dumps into the sink drain. Since the drain is open, I assume no vent is n
Access to water heater ( C 320) john6206 at 2:42pm 09.04.25 Mid-Size Boats 14/2376 I spent a little more than 24 hours on my boat trying to do projects and got remarkably little done.
Invest 91L (2) JamesG161 at 1:50pm 09.04.25 Weather and Forecasting 11/1610 234225 This one will be a Hurricane soon. Dammit Jim..

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VHF Radio use kappykaplan at 7:42am 12.30.25 License for VHF marine radios on recreational boats is not required. If you're on a pleasure craft
How to install your floor on your wall. thinwater at 7:09am 12.30.25 I hear you - I'm in the midst of getting the towns permission to put in a shed on my property so th
Winter tarp size PaulK at 6:32am 12.30.25 Would suggest using several smaller tarps, overlapped, to make them easier (lighter) to install. On
Winter tarp size (3) Tally Ho at 6:22am 12.30.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Engine wiring diagram for Hunter 35.5 JR19454 at 5:50am 12.30.25 @marcham - Thanks for the detailed info. My 2014 H50 AC electrical system is mostly OEM, but I'm st
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? colemj at 4:03am 12.30.25 An inverter has NO MOVING PARTS TO WEAR. No gears, bearings , oil pumps, piston rings. It has NO D
Boxing Day in Australia. danstanford at 3:44am 12.30.25 Does anyone know if the Palm Beach XI, nee Wild Oats XI, entered? There was a write up posted some
Winter tarp size east coaster at 3:31am 12.30.25 I have used a net over my 310 tarp to stop/reduce the tarp billowing and flapping. One the tarp is i
Micron Extra SPC review marcham at 1:45am 12.30.25 Thanks for the report. In the PNW we have good luck with micron CSC. 2 coats last about 30 months. Y
Xantrex 1800 just died, do I get similar or cheap generic inverter? garymalmgren at 12:16am 12.30.25 RE: My Xantrex 1800 inverter just smoked and died. It has been in my Morgan 43 since 2007. 18 yea
Barometric Pressure statements, do you agree? Stu Jackson at 9:00pm 12.29.25 In general, your observations are appropriate. Short time large drops of the barometer indicate bad
Winter tarp size dlochner at 7:21pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
Winter tarp size Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 12.29.25 When you guys say ties, or lines over the tarp, do you mean port to starboard? Essentially creating
2004 Beneteau 331 TimFromLI at 7:01pm 12.29.25 I have 5 tanks and the pickup in each is an inch or so above the bottom. I put a Tee in the hose rig
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:33pm 12.29.25 right now the skiing is a bit..........crowded Ski-buck = 0.25 boat-bucks, less expensive, but sti
How to install your floor on your wall. dLj at 2:41pm 12.29.25 Now that I'm mostly retired, I get some joy out of fabricating stuff from scrap, even when I could
Winter tarp size ShawnL at 2:15pm 12.29.25 100% agree with @dlochner. You want the tarp long enough that you can do a nice fold at the bow and
Winter tarp size dlochner at 1:53pm 12.29.25 35-40' This will give you enough length to wrap the tarp at the bow and to cover most of the stern d
How to install your floor on your wall. (1) thinwater at 1:44pm 12.29.25 Welded from those crappy bed frames they send with a new mattress. The cedar was left over from a fr
Swim platform locker check valve ron2photo at 12:56pm 12.29.25 There is a drain in the life raft locker. I helped a friend replace his and it was a painful experie

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