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Parallel or buss bar Bob S at 9:37am 11.24.24 Ask All Sailors 11/597
Winterizing the Air Conditioner - 2005 Beneteau 323 williwaw at 6:02pm 11.23.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/628 My friend is new to sailing and I am helping them winterize their US-built 2005 Beneteau 323. Does a
O'day 240 cracks in cockpit seats, general pre-buy (2) Jughead135 at 2:37pm 11.23.24 Day Sailers 4/962
Chesapeake Bay Area. Possibilities jssailem at 7:32am 11.23.24 Weather and Forecasting 29/1304 At the request of member @DRhoads im going to make an attempt to provide some thoughts about the fut
Ellebogen Isolators Clutch Cargo at 5:30pm 11.22.24 Engines and Propulsion 19/1295 My 1985 O'day 28 was re-powered with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The engine has a DOM of 1994, so I'm thinking
Gelcoat or paste for touch ups and spider cracks? Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 11.22.24 Ask All Sailors 21/1135 Which do you prefer for getting rid of gelcoat blemishes?
Bilge pump install location (1) GreggS at 7:18pm 11.21.24 Ask An Oday Owner 4/398
1993 Catalina 30 water heater replacements? Mandack at 3:53pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 39/1703 I have a 1993 Cat 30 MKII and it has a heat exchanger that uses the engine cooling/exhaust water to
Universal M18. 1985 Moose1958 at 3:37pm 11.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/410
Loos gauges accuracy at low end yelkenli at 2:20pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/453 This youtube claims that PT Loos gauges are not accurate at the lower end of the scale. true false?
Replacement sink (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:18pm 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 24/1523 I hate my galley sink. The double basin is useless thinking about this for replacement. It's less
Vision 32 Mast that could be for sale TangoXray at 11:25am 11.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 2/237 My friend and I have been trying to buy a V32 slipped at our marina. Now the salvage company with th
Oceanis 473, 2005 standing rigging Ksks at 8:39am 11.21.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/440 I am looking for standing rigging detailed specifications.
Why is there silicone in my furler? Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 11.21.24 Ask All Sailors 7/421 When I pulled apart the extrusions of my hood furler, I found that someone or maybe Catalina had use
Best way to get a clean cut on a wire reinforced hose? Project_Mayhem at 8:16am 11.21.24 Engines and Propulsion 24/1549 I need to cut off a couple inches of muffler hose in a confined space. What's your preferred tool to
Companionway leak Hunter 410 JohnEh at 7:26am 11.21.24 Big Boats 1/223 I acquired a 410 in 2020 and there was no leak in the companionway into the galley. Now for some tim
Exhaust elbow Rich 35.5 at 4:57am 11.21.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/262 On a Legend 35.5, what is the best way to access the exhaust elbow? The wooden panel at the back o
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 3:08pm 11.20.24 Ask All Sailors 31/1309
Head plumbing diagram - pumping out to sea (2) 4lane at 1:50pm 11.20.24 Ask All Sailors 17/796 Hi all! I just bought a new boat and am looking for input on how the plumbing is set up, which I've
Loos gage for multiple wire sizes yelkenli at 1:24pm 11.20.24 Ask All Sailors 18/821 Does anyone know if there are wire tension gauges for multiple wire sizes, specifically the C27 shro

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Water Tank Drains When Heeling (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 03.29.25 Have you actually seen the faucet draining while the boat is heavily heeled over. This we must know
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Will Gilmore at 7:25pm 03.29.25 This is not my area of expertise, so I am only speculating. Your water tank will probably have thr
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location LouisMK at 6:59pm 03.29.25 June 20, Whitehall Creek, near Annapolis
Water Tank Drains When Heeling (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.29.25 I'm having a hard time imaging the heel angle that would be a safe and fast angle that would put the
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Tally Ho at 5:35pm 03.29.25
Water Tank Drains When Heeling dLj at 5:33pm 03.29.25 Personally I'd go with option 4. I don't think there is a simple option. dj
Sailing Season(spring) Tally Ho at 5:27pm 03.29.25 My marina will open on April 1, and I would normally launch Tally Ho the day the marina opened (assu
fresh water flush dlochner at 2:05pm 03.29.25 Our experience is not consistent some of the statements made here. When we were on the Great Lakes w
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 1:24pm 03.29.25 Yes. But more slowly than zinc/copper brass or zinc/tin brass. It is also a less malleable metal for
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 1:22pm 03.29.25 That is one seriously robust tiller arm Don! Smooth sailing, wish you could join us for the Rondezv
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack colemj at 1:07pm 03.29.25 I looked up propeller struts and found that most are made of either manganese bronze or aluminum bro
fresh water flush colemj at 12:56pm 03.29.25 Yes, keeping an aerobic tank helps to eliminate odors. But few, and I mean few, boats can keep the
fresh water flush colemj at 12:42pm 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Fresh water DOES keep the toilet discharge line cle
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 03.29.25 Without that ability you'd have reroute the intake line into a jug of clean fresh water every time
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 11:41am 03.29.25 The strut is brass, Unless you sought out a brass strut and installed it, that would be highly unl
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Thanks @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for interjecting
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:55am 03.29.25 That's what makes teeing the toilet intake line into the sink drainline so handy on boats with below
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until. A question if I may .................
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 03.29.25 On my 1999 H-310, this fitting was factory installed to pass multiple wires down through the deck us
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 03.29.25 No psych exams needed. It was only a few decades ago that all marine toilets were manual toilets.

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