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Passage 456 saloon upgrades (6) discovery at 8:59pm 10.16.22 Big Boats 12/1293 Posting the latest upgrade I made on my 2002 passage 456 Discovery..we've been cruising full time si
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul (4) Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 14/4805 Has anyone experienced the endless amusement of working on the drive head of their Raymarine Autohe
Opinions on Rigamanti anchor chain discovery at 5:20pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1135 Need to replace 200 feet of G4 high test chain...Looking at Rigamanti chainfg in Italy...anyone have
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? Apex at 1:01pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1911 I am in process of rigging a new outhaul. C'C30mkII. I searched this forum, and googles but found
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy nitrogenase at 12:00pm 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1523 After a full season taking our dog to shore for a pee on our stand-up paddleboard, I am planning ahe
Emergency engine shut off? (1) xavpil at 9:04am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2686
engine: belt too much slack and water drop (1) xavpil at 8:57am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 25/1946
Diesel tank gauge not working (2) xavpil at 8:41am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1505
J 24 winter storage papa_goat at 8:11am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/845 Has anyone come up with a solution to keep water out a J24 during winter storage with the mast up?
Sails gt Ken at 7:41am 10.16.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1202 Looking for set of used sails for 1988 Catalina 22 WK . Helping a friend get his boat in the water.
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, (3) sola fide at 10:24am 10.15.22 Trailer Sailors 6/2544 I was born in 1975... Now the story starts on craigslist, From there I purchased my dream on the
Leaking thru hull 87Jayhawk at 10:06am 10.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3172 New member. Thanks for the addition. 1983 ODay 28 with a slow leaking thru hull fitting that feeds
Remote controls for 9.9 Yamaha on a Niagara 26 George Jarvis at 5:56am 10.15.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/837 The remote controls on my (new to me) Niagara 26 for the 9.9 Yamaha are on the inside of the motor c
Replacing transducer on C310 Clydo at 10:18pm 10.14.22 Catalina 310 3/1122 If any fellow C310 owners have replaced transducer and cable would appreciate path cable goes from b
23.5 headsail DJN51 at 5:33pm 10.14.22 Smaller Boats 0/12 What is OEM headsail on 23.5.and how big can you go with CDI Furler?
23.5 headsail DJN51 at 5:30pm 10.14.22 Smaller Boats 1/1005 What is OEM headsail on 23.5 and what's tge biigert you can
Where to pour oil in Universal Atomic 511 Diesel engine xavpil at 1:59pm 10.14.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1668 This is driving me nuts. Been looking at the engine for a long long time and I don't see where I can
Classified ad blocked by Astra!! PSR at 12:38pm 10.14.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/879 After setting up an ad, I received this message: "Thank you for visiting the Sailboat Owners group o
Constant refilling of seawater in holding tank tadd5181 at 9:21am 10.14.22 Big Boats 7/909 I own a Hunter 420, built in 2000. For years the two holding tanks worked flawlessly. Recently, as
Typical weather All U Get at 4:37am 10.14.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1441

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Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 12:22pm 05.03.25 If you don't get it worked out I can make a cardboard template from mine. I have the original table
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling duck21 at 12:16pm 05.03.25 I'm liking the Volvo dripless idea. I'm going to order one up and see if it gets here before spring
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? FastOlson at 11:52am 05.03.25 Either can be fine. The forepeak is where you are more likely to get airborne while trying to sleep.
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 BigEasy at 11:42am 05.03.25 Have used a Volvo 3 blade folding prop for 13+ years. Simple operation with no problem. 17 x 12 RH
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 11:07am 05.03.25
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? dLj at 10:48am 05.03.25 You will find the most stable place once you have to go through the beast. The quarter berth is fin
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? DanInCali at 10:04am 05.03.25 Everyone has their own preference about this. You really have to see how you sleep in each situation
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 05.03.25
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process Art12050 at 9:39am 05.03.25 In the Spring, on the hard, I use Rain-X car wash soap with a long bristle deck brush, works great.
Fitting PYI Flexible Coupling BigEasy at 9:27am 05.03.25 I replaced my original stuffing box with a Volvo dripless seal. And you would have an added benef
Replacing hot water heater Art12050 at 9:23am 05.03.25 I put a U fitting with two hose clamps on the hoses a let the coolant circulate back to the engine.
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 9:23am 05.03.25 I'd imagine a tether of the proper length would substantially reduce MOB's? It's interesting how w
Traveler car/track as tether? jssailem at 9:14am 05.03.25 I'd imagine a tether of the proper length would substantially reduce MOB's? Yes shorter not longer
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 9:14am 05.03.25 In the H-34, The bilge discharge hose runs from the top of the keel over to starboard then aft of t
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 9:10am 05.03.25 Not sure if this has been mentioned but what about a loop and a check valve? Check valves would ach
Non binary boaters Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 05.03.25 Considering their reputation for failure, being the equivalency of a very short shaft would make se
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 8:32am 05.03.25 Does a fuse go anywhere between the 2 wires to and from the starter solenoid and start switch/start
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 8:14am 05.03.25 Let's keep this thread going. Maybe we can aspire to a SA thread.:biggrin:
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line kloudie1 at 8:13am 05.03.25 In the H-34, The bilge discharge hose runs from the top of the keel over to starboard then aft of th
Non binary boaters Leeward Rail at 8:12am 05.03.25 ...alcohol free beer. Just doesn't fit the image That beer idea is shifting though. Corona Su

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