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Cabin Woodwork in I36 (3) petecasey at 10:15pm 09.30.22 Islander 2/3392 Hi all, I looked at an Islander 36 today. It looks pretty good, except some known leaks, although h
Ian's third landfall rgranger at 6:49pm 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 4/824
It's groundhog day artboas at 6:44pm 09.30.22 Big Boats 15/1956 Bit of a weird title for a post, but very appropriate. Come aboard the boat. Take groceries out of m
helm wheel nut Rick.johnson at 10:48am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1424 Hi Guys I have a 87 hunter 40 legend sailboat just purchased in June an am in the need to find the
Getting cold out here fred1diver at 10:33am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/1864 Well, fall is almost here, the temps have dropped significantly around here, will probably be my las
Thoughts on Stepping the Mast ...3TacksontheWater at 8:53am 09.30.22 Catalina 22 7/1466 Hello All: It's getting closer to launch date. Now is the time for the "new me" to plan for steppin
Where and how do you store your inflatable dinghy Nichole340 at 5:01am 09.30.22 Ask All Sailors 24/4349 I have an Achilles Haypalon dinghy. Every year, I take it home, wash and clean it, and store it, in
Finally did it Brian D at 8:22pm 09.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/1987 I ordered a chicken and an egg on Amazon. I'll let you know. ...
Sail cover identification help please (1) Timm R Oday25 at 3:37pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 5/674 My neighbors bought out an old building . The previous owner also owned a marina in Door County . Sh
Wobbly Fixed Keel (2) Nunami at 2:02pm 09.29.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3794 I'm looking at a '83 Catalina 25. The boat is in excellent condition. I was ready to close the deal
MastStep Help Catalina 16.5 tedh at 4:20pm 09.28.22 Smaller Boats 2/1258 I recently purchased a Catalina 16.5 that has needed a lot of love. I had a bent mast step that I re
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously diduljc at 12:48pm 09.29.22 Big Boats 4/977 Hi, I would appreciate any suggestionns on solving the following problem with my 2011 Hunter 39: T
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 11:37am 09.29.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 47/11194 We were in Cabo San Lucas last week and anytime I'm in a marina and see masts sticking up I'm drawn
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 10:36am 09.29.22 Bigger Boats 19/3074 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:27am 09.29.22 Engines and Propulsion 59/9182 After working on the cooling system of my Volvo Penta MD 7A engine including removing the manifold,
Lewmar hatches ID whittem at 7:58am 09.29.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1344 I need new lenses and seals for the two main lewmar hatches on a 1995 B351. Having a hard time match
34 Morgan 1967 - Crack in the keel - Anyone?? (1) Frill at 3:02am 09.29.22 Morgan 6/2100 A hair line crack on the keel on both sides. Is this serious or not? Any owners ever seen this befor
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailors Scuppers at 11:25am 09.28.22 Day Sailers 2/1021 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
SW Washington or Portland OR Trailer Sailers Scuppers at 11:24am 09.28.22 Trailer Sailors 0/17 I have finally completed the minimum restoration to get my trailerable sailboat out on the water and
Anchor self-deploys Dr. D at 11:07am 09.28.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1439 My boat has an electric windlass with a Quick remote in the anchor locker and a control pad at the p

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Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 You can use a dinghy air pump to get the most of the coolant out of the hoses.... good time to do a
Replacing hot water heater lacoursmarc at 5:33pm 05.01.25 Thanks for the detailed instructions!
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 5:15pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the
Starter switch sporadically engages starter marcham at 4:47pm 05.01.25 To sum up: 1. Check the terminals at the starter battery and starter battery shutoff switch 2. Conf
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Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 4:07pm 05.01.25
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 4:05pm 05.01.25 Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any significant back flow while not prone
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:33pm 05.01.25 Ok, what's the "right tool"? dj Anti-siphon loop. Placed strategically, it will eliminate any sig
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dlochner at 3:22pm 05.01.25 The only time a check valve in a bilge pump system is needed is when 2 or more bilge pumps use the s
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 3:21pm 05.01.25 Even oversizing, you still have the spring pressure that needs to push the valve open. Yeah, that's
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 3:11pm 05.01.25
Lifting pump on M-25XPB getting voltage but not current. JoeWhite at 3:11pm 05.01.25 Dhandzy, what is the verdict? Have you been able to resolve the problem?
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 05.01.25
Sunken Treasure (4) Grumps at 3:04pm 05.01.25 by 18' you mean, mast sticking up ? or 18' to the top of the mast? either way that should be somew
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process thinwater at 2:54pm 05.01.25 a. rotary scrub brushes (cheap on amazon) for your drill are great for non-skid. b. Re. the alcohol
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line dLj at 2:42pm 05.01.25 I tend to keep a relatively clean bilge. But there can be junk that gets down there. At the moment n
One-way or check valves in bilge pump line Foswick at 2:14pm 05.01.25 I think the reduction is probably a valid concern, but I wonder if that could be mitigated by inlini
Starter switch sporadically engages starter Richard19068 at 1:19pm 05.01.25 Checking and cleaning the ground connections from the battery to the engine block is never a bad ide
Groco SBV Emergency Seacock Hayden Watson at 12:00pm 05.01.25 ... For an auxiliary way to remove emergency amounts of water, it seems far better to have a large
Sail Shape Timm R Oday25 at 11:45am 05.01.25 Bacon sails sold me a few sails for my 22 Catalina at a very fair price . Some of the more popular b

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