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O'day 192 tidal mooring rmilofsky at 2:48pm 03.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1531
Pedestal guard replacment (3) Scott T-Bird at 11:10am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3283 I'm still trying to make helm improvements and have mostly frustration so far, and more questions th
USA iPadAir with Navionics didn't work in Europe JohnK Austin TX at 9:51am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 5/553 Hello all, For a short charter trip, flew to Europe from USA. I have Navionics on 2021 iPadAir but
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 03.27.23 Ask All Sailors 20/4369 I acquired a gallon of Meguire's cleaner wax for free a few months back. This weekend I tried it on
Beneteau 361 leak behind shower bmadan at 4:37am 03.27.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/684 I have a 361 beneteau and I'm pretty sure the leak is behind the shower wall. Any one have a suggest
Water Tank Material WasabiRush at 3:57am 03.27.23 Big Boats 10/1335 Are the H34 water tanks HDPE or PP? Thanks
Port light internal trim gaskets (3) PK123 at 10:01pm 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1132 Mirage 27 - Vancouver BC ....just in the process of renovating the port lights and wondering where
Raw water pump impeller wings face wrong way? (1) anastas at 7:27pm 03.26.23 Engines and Propulsion 18/7464 Hi all, I attempted to replace my raw water pump impeller and when I opened the face plate I saw th
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (5) Redwood707 at 7:15pm 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2555 I just made the leap a few weeks ago and purchased an 18 foot Laguna Windrose 18. The hull seems to
Sole Replacement chschell at 4:59pm 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1311 Does anyone know if there is a firm out there which does pre-cut sole replacement pieces? 2000 Hunte
Water Tank level shows full even if it is empty - Beneteau Oceanis 31 (1) Gigagybe at 11:37am 03.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3398 Starting today my water tank level of my Beneteau Oceanis 31 shows full even if it is empty. Could i
Closet instead of front port door henri at 9:57am 03.26.23 Big Boats 1/721 Hello, On my H466 3 cabins version, I would like to replace the (port) door to the forward cabin wit
Missing Bomar hatch lock retainer (1) SailingWhileRetired at 9:20am 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/732 I'm trying to locate a spare for the missing latch retainer shown in the attached photo. I purchase
Forestay size quarter in. vs 5/16 with CDI furler Valerieflyer at 7:27am 03.26.23 Catalina 22 4/1210 We are replacing the standing rigging on our C22 - mostly because the PO had no knowledge of the boa
Sourcing Diesel Parts/ Repair Plymouth Sailor at 6:34am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 0/22 Hello everyone, I have an older Kubota Diesel engine (90s) and to source a couple of parts, oil pan
Diesel Parts Sourcing/ Fixing etc. Plymouth Sailor at 6:09am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 4/1058 Hello everyone, I have an older Kubota Diesel engine (90s) and need to source a couple of parts, oi
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... (1) obxjeff at 5:43am 03.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2464 A new owner of a 1991 43'. The autopilot was/is inoperable, the clutch would grab but no rotation,
When it absolutely, positively, has to get there overnight T-Schwan at 4:18am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 8/888 Have you made an overnight passage? Maybe it was offshore sailing or a passage on the Great Lakes,
It's the most wonderful time of the year! T-Schwan at 4:09am 03.26.23 Ask All Sailors 4/603 Any sailor in a homeport north of Alabama feels a particular excitement in March because commissioni
H37C Main sail reefing gockleyd at 6:48pm 03.25.23 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2601 How does everyone have the lines run, the little holes in the gooseneck seem like a nightmare

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Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 5:21pm 09.06.25 This is a no joke graphic from NHCenter :beer:
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 5:01pm 09.06.25 I have a small house bank and trivial power draws. The system is designed with all of that in mind.
Lithium Batteries Foswick at 4:35pm 09.06.25
Bent furling remedy garymalmgren at 4:22pm 09.06.25 HI dj I didn't want to over complicate the explanation. But as you say, the jack doesn't apply force
Some late winter (March) in Japan. garymalmgren at 4:13pm 09.06.25 Shiogama Port. Near Sendai city. https://maps.app.goo.gl/MH3eyjXP4gPzGM1B7
How to attach multiple blocks at one point? Scott T-Bird at 4:03pm 09.06.25 Yikes, the photos look like a bad situation. I doubt many of us are familiar with this boat or it's
Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 3:59pm 09.06.25 I'd always figured it was the weight of the water behind the check valve that a centrifugal pump co
LFP for AGM Battery Swap Phil Mac at 3:50pm 09.06.25
Warp Speed line for furler Scott T-Bird at 3:45pm 09.06.25 I have 4 products on my boat: New England Endura & Viper and Sampson MLX3 & XLS3. My favorite is E
Deck core repair around mast base. Oday 23-2 cfiles0920 at 2:17pm 09.06.25 Is it a good idea to run wires directly into the cabin if I plan on taking the mast down to pull the
Cast iron keel has some decent corrosion. Should I address it now before a first sail? TheMastiff at 1:26pm 09.06.25 I spoke with Crazy Dave this morning on the phone. I appreciate all the responses. I plan on tacklin
Lithium Batteries Captain Larry-DH at 1:10pm 09.06.25
Lithium Batteries Tally Ho at 12:30pm 09.06.25
Vented loop necessary? capta at 11:51am 09.06.25 You can't use a poppet (spring) check. They also tend to clog. A swing check will work, since they
Lithium Batteries SteveHughessails at 10:43am 09.06.25 I bought my first lithium iron battery from Litime. 100 Ah 12.8 volt trolling motor version. Absolut
Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 10:17am 09.06.25 This is boat specific. For example, I have had sinks on three multihulls, and in each case not only
Vented loop necessary? Foswick at 10:07am 09.06.25 I think there might be some confusion about what the intended installation will look like. My unders
Vented loop necessary? Benny17441 at 10:02am 09.06.25 I'm installing a small pump to suck the last bit of water out of the bilge. It's always wet, stuff
Vented loop necessary? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:00am 09.06.25 On a rare occasion in heavier seas, we have seen water come up through the sink drain. The simples
Warp Speed line for furler dLj at 9:59am 09.06.25 I've had warp speed for halyards and I'm not really a fan. I don't have any on my boat now. It's

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