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Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 10:42am 01.31.22 Engines and Propulsion 24/4808 Anyone else experiencing issues with Firefly batteries prematurely failing? In 2019 I started kicki
Hatch cover needed for 23ft O'Day tmeade1041 at 9:43am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 3/377 The hatch cover has been damaged and needs to be repaired or replaced for my 1981 23 ft Oday. I hav
H26 Centerboard Play (1) Chiriqui at 8:39am 01.31.22 Smaller Boats 10/714 I have the boat up in the air in a sling. Some fiberglass and jell coating was applied to seal the c
One week Sail adventure Erbardy at 3:31am 01.31.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1376 Hi everyone. I have a question. I have a 1978 Chrysler 26 that my wife and I refitted. We strippe
removing fuel tank SJN at 9:18pm 01.30.22 Catalina 310 7/1496 Buried behind a webasto heater, the autopilot arm and its associated bracing, and I think prohibited
New smaller boat. (6) Light air at 5:50pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 12/1405 I was looking for a backup boat and one that would fit on the little 100-acre lake that borders my f
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? (2) DeniseO30 at 3:27pm 01.30.22 Big Boats 18/1483 On my boat, the AC intake is half-inch and improperly. installed I have a new 3/4" sea valve prepp
Alternative to Raritan C.P. (1) Hello Below at 1:19pm 01.30.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1082 Normally we would cross the border to the US a half a dozen times a year to see family and friends a
Boat jacks/stands V.Carter at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 16/2128 :)Hello everyone. Happy New Year! I've been on Amazon, Craigslist, ' Ebay but I've decided to ask th
H240 mast type sf50 at 1:12pm 01.30.22 Trailer Sailors 8/827 I have a 1998 H240 and need to replace some of the standing rigging, specifically D1 and V1 however
New 22 Owner Sail Jake at 12:14pm 01.30.22 Sirius 21/22 7/1619 Hi Sailors! Cold in Ohio, gets down to about 0 deg f almost every night! I'm looking foreword to war
Yanmar impeller replacement (1) DinghySailor at 9:33am 01.30.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4081 Yesterday, I decided to replace the impeller on my Yanmar 3HMF to establish a maintenance baseline f
Yanmar H386 Display motor control housing (1) sailing H386 at 7:31am 01.30.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/925 Does anyone know where to find the housing for the yanmar motor controls on a H386 The bezel is an j
Aux fuel tank on H50 (1) Gianni65 at 4:02am 01.30.22 Big Boats 11/1045 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 2007 equipped with 3 water tanks, two port and one starboard, this latter
Wee bits (2) Joe Blizzard at 4:47pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 6/744 I have this little windex that was made to strap onto a mast with a plastic bracket and bungee arran
Combined solar and turbine controller SimonNZ at 2:56pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 8/827 Hi there We're in the process of buying a Beneteau with solar panel and twin wind turbines. Is the
After the storm blows thru Crusty Ol Salt at 1:33pm 01.29.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/530 The Nor'easter pounding the Northern East coast and New England has passed over Hampton Roads and th
LP Tank Certification sunlover at 1:27pm 01.29.22 Ask All Sailors 7/569 Just filled my LP tanks (yeah, cold here in Florida). They refused one tank as it's out of certifi
1974 Alden Dolphin 47 kj4fec at 1:08pm 01.29.22 Alden General Chat 5/6734 We purchased hull #9 and am going to restore her. We have created a Facebook page to follow thw pro
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Spring Assist Lift Bracket (1) John Marrone at 12:52pm 01.29.22 Catalina 22 30/1492 This Boat Design (New Design Dinette) we have incorporates a Fuel Compartment Box that is part of th

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New to me Cat 22 morbidfollower at 9:55pm 03.31.24 From the sounds of it, you should probably just go ahead and replace the standing rigging. Its not c
"No Step" decals higgs at 8:51pm 03.31.24 If you can't step on it it should not be on the boat.
Precision 23 mast question dlochner at 7:23pm 03.31.24 Precision sailboats are great little boats. Designed by Jim Taylor, they are fast fun boats. The com
Not understanding stop solenoid function smokey73 at 7:20pm 03.31.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable func
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine Joe at 6:47pm 03.31.24 Absolutely! :beer: :cool: that would be very cool
Precision 23 mast question Joe at 6:44pm 03.31.24 Can you post a picture of the mast step (the base)? Boats that are often trailered, such as yours,
Not understanding stop solenoid function Captain Larry-DH at 6:25pm 03.31.24 Consider the loss of DC power to your fuel flow. Jim... The engine stop only needs to be momentar
Not understanding stop solenoid function JamesG161 at 6:18pm 03.31.24 I'm simply replacing a manual cable with a solenoid that pulls the cable. Consider the loss of DC
PHRF O'Day 192 PaulK at 6:17pm 03.31.24 Good luck then. We have more than 2700 different standard classes in our YRALIS PHRF database and n
PHRF O'Day 192 TJ Mickel at 6:02pm 03.31.24 The numbers that David found above (post #4) might indicate that the boat is quicker in Chesapeake
Name Change Rich Stidger at 6:02pm 03.31.24
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? PaulK at 6:00pm 03.31.24 Another reason Shemandr's sailing center might call for the boats to come in at 15 knots (post #8)is
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . PaulK at 5:39pm 03.31.24 Having steerage provided by tugs is a nice idea, but difficult to implement. If the containership is
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:36pm 03.31.24 Sounds like a reasonable plan.
Precision 23 mast question mikevet at 5:33pm 03.31.24
Precision 23 mast question jssailem at 5:25pm 03.31.24 Ask someone to merge the duplicate posts. You may need a crane to pull the mast. There is no need t
PHRF O'Day 192 PaulK at 5:17pm 03.31.24 The numbers that David found above (post #4) might indicate that the boat is quicker in Chesapeake B
Name Change jssailem at 5:16pm 03.31.24 And appease the gods of the winds. They can really mess you up always blowing from the direction you
working on my yanmar 2gm Dalliance at 4:43pm 03.31.24
Name Change Rich Stidger at 3:32pm 03.31.24 Google it. There's a recommended ritual. It used to require sacrifice of a virgin, but those being i

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