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Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:37am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1881 I'd rather ask than not ask, so I appreciate your knowledge on this subject. I just purchased a use
CG vessel renewal CYQK at 8:16am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/645 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped it
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) tbolan at 5:33am 03.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2676 Any Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners with experience on rigging for an asymmetrical sail.
question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1770 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2741 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/3563 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/894 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2164 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3710 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2753 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/559 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1523 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/1978 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin
O' Day 40, anchor choice and selection? LouisMK at 12:48pm 03.06.23 Bigger Boats 19/3175 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have a
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:26pm 03.06.23 Catalina 310 16/2794 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Cat
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII sheardc at 11:24am 03.06.23 C&C 1/1251 Looking for basic info for mounting mast back in sailboat and then specific info for a 1990 C'C 30'
Knock off that racket! Project_Mayhem at 9:37am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 19/1402 It's that time of the year for mast maintenance. While I have it down I plan on running new cabling.
Looking for hull liner in Canada Atlantic at 9:03am 03.06.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/887 Recently purchased a 1988 Hunter Legend 37 and while it is in good shape I do want to replace some o
Mast Light watertight connector (under the deck in dinette) - Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 5:49am 03.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/772 It seems I have a defect in the watertight connector for mast lights in my Beneteau Oceanis 31. This
How to find elusive leaks T-Schwan at 2:35am 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2806 One of the most common questions in 20+ years of this forum is how to chase down the elusive leak. B

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Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Tally Ho at 10:36am 07.06.25 I think the prior 4 four posts are ignoring the above part of the OP's post #111. He is working to
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 10:23am 07.06.25 ... I'm trying to get it to a DIY yard to employ the wonderful advice from this thread. I think t
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] colemj at 10:05am 07.06.25 When I first checked the dipstick, the oil had kind of a grey color. I checked it again later, and
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. BigEasy at 9:55am 07.06.25 My boat is finally out of his yard Here is some of the work. These photos reinforce my philo
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? twodzusfittings at 9:32am 07.06.25
Solar controller overcharging batteries PAC3142 at 9:24am 07.06.25
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 9:10am 07.06.25 Yes those look similar but this is not uncommon as there are Chinese companies that make the heat s
1977 Macgregor Venture 25 - Is there a bilge pump from factory? Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 07.06.25 Two options to test the pump: -Hook everything up and fill the bilge with water -Turn your bilge pu
Solar controller overcharging batteries Maine Sail at 8:39am 07.06.25 I didn't say they rebranded all of them, just some of them. The Flexmax Micro line is made by Epev
Fill your water tanks easily Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 07.06.25 This is no different than the water maker setup. The tanks are all vented, so filling them in any w
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 8:10am 07.06.25 I can see a "peek" at the port forward motor mount. Outward appearance isn't too bad, but it is the
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Rjm st.petersburg at 7:46am 07.06.25 ORCA is more of a controller and does look like an interesting tool for route plotting. The mapping
Solar controller overcharging batteries colemj at 7:40am 07.06.25 Sorry for all the edits above. I was having trouble posting pics.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] (3) testingthewaters91 at 7:40am 07.06.25 If it is a new carbon and stainless ring it will Mist a little when brand new until it breaks in.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dlochner at 7:38am 07.06.25 Your bellows don't look compressed enough - they are supposed to be compressed 3/4" for a 1" shaft.
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] testingthewaters91 at 7:37am 07.06.25 There is evidence of some spray (dirty) from the seal under it on the gelcoat - mine was perfectly
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] smokey73 at 7:37am 07.06.25 If it is a new carbon and stainless ring it will Mist a little when brand new until it breaks in. I
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] dmax at 7:30am 07.06.25 There is evidence of some spray (dirty) from the seal under it on the gelcoat - mine was perfectly c
How to tell if 2001 H260 has mast from Z-spar Corp or Isomat Corp, to pick right gin pole to raise mast? See pics. Rick Webb at 7:29am 07.06.25 looks like a ZSpar to me Go to the zspar website and look at the fittings, compare that to yours
Solar controller overcharging batteries (2) colemj at 7:29am 07.06.25 I would love to know why you think Outback re-brands EPever? I Don't see any indication of that? Pl

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