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What is this plug on the transom? (1) anastas at 8:54am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1043 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 9/1060 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 11/1365
Canadian buying USCG-registered cruiser - in another country acrobatique at 4:50am 04.19.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1274 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 27/3672 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 12/1646 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 10/1102 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 18/2019 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 19/1958 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 7/1103 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 0/332 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 4/2398 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 11/1553
Should we go with a mast/rigging for original Macgregor 26X or 26M? Serendipity202 at 9:13am 04.18.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1729 We just bought a 2001 Macgregor 26X swing keel. It was changed over to an M sail and rigging. Somein
Anyone here going to the Catalina 22 Nationals Race this year? (1) LakeShark at 8:27am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 0/566 Just wondering if anyone here was also going to the Catalina National race in Arkansas this year? I
Perkins M60 timing belt replacement TimFromLI at 7:09am 04.18.23 Engines and Propulsion 4/1408 I read that Perkins recommends changing the timing belt every 3 years but the general consensus amon
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 6:13am 04.18.23 Catalina 22 28/2012 https://abcnews.go.com/US/3-missing-sailors-encountered-20-foot-seas-mexico/story?id=98631258 My wi
Max Power CT80 bow thruster propeller removal (2) miraculix at 5:38am 04.18.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2394 Hi all, We have a MAX power CT80 bow thruster on our Beneteau Oceanis 40. We lost quite a bit of po
2022 Lake Michigan Sailing Trip - St. Joseph, Holland, Chicago, Michigan City TheFlagshipFesarius at 4:50am 04.18.23 Show Us Your Boat--Videos 3/2740 A planned two day sailing passage to Sturgeon Bay was scuttled by unfavorable winds, so Fesarius cha
Checking shaft alignment (2) High Current at 9:00pm 04.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 6/1862 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for lau

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Installing Keel cable clamps SteveHughessails at 7:30pm 07.12.25 Good and tight; those look good! Likely too tight if you were to find specs. Make sure to add them t
Unreliable shore power jssailem at 7:19pm 07.12.25 I bought four Watt Cycle 100Ah 12 V batteries and plan to install them as the House bank. I have thr
yanmar 3gmf troubles kloudie1 at 7:18pm 07.12.25 Any air leak in the fuel system between the top of the tank and the discharge of the lift pump can d
Head filling with water while I'm away Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:12pm 07.12.25 Because your toilet bowl is at or below the waterline, you need to install a vented loop in the toil
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. kloudie1 at 7:08pm 07.12.25 The pin and socket quick connectors are the usual suspects. The one you have pictured with the wires
yanmar 3gmf troubles bob45 at 6:38pm 07.12.25 shoot, now that you say it... I have noticed that sometimes it leaks a little from the banjo fitting
yanmar 3gmf troubles dLj at 6:33pm 07.12.25 I had a similar problem. Turned out there was one banjo fitting in the fuel line that was just not q
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. bartpkelly at 6:11pm 07.12.25 Will do that tomorrow and see what happens. :)
Head filling with water while I'm away CurtisC at 4:52pm 07.12.25 The Catalina Mk I also uses the thru-hull by the head sink for both the sink drain as well as the to
Dufour 500 GL Tally Ho at 4:22pm 07.12.25
Head filling with water while I'm away Tally Ho at 4:17pm 07.12.25 there is an actual Y valve, used to route waste overboard or to a tank. But your photo is a siphon
Tachometer starts at 2000 then drops to zero, engine doesn't change. Don S/V ILLusion at 4:06pm 07.12.25 First thing to do is check continuity of the wiring and ensure good connections by removing and clea
Head filling with water while I'm away (1) travelinreid at 3:29pm 07.12.25
Unreliable shore power Tally Ho at 3:18pm 07.12.25 The dock power seems to be fixed. But I upgraded my house batteries anyway. The old batteries wer
Head filling with water while I'm away (1) Tally Ho at 3:12pm 07.12.25 First, just to clarify, this is not a Y valve. It is a siphon break . ad, but my first thought was
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? Tally Ho at 3:00pm 07.12.25 Upgrading transducers may not be as easy as just changing the transducers. For example, I have a v
Haul-Out Tuesday: Looking For Ideas On My Old Thru-Hulls & Transducers? Davidasailor26 at 2:51pm 07.12.25 What kind of instruments are connected to the transducers, and what kind of condition are they in? I
Survey before insurance will renew? shemandr at 2:31pm 07.12.25 ...Progressive appears to have undertaken a marketing plan to grab a bigger share of the recreatio
Possible Transmission Oil Leak at Shift Lever - Kanzaki KM2P (1) testingthewaters91 at 2:21pm 07.12.25
Unreliable shore power (1) SycloneDriver at 2:18pm 07.12.25 The dock power seems to be fixed. But I upgraded my house batteries anyway. The old batteries were

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