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No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1383 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/496 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 10:25am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/999 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible.
How to use the shower without getting wood wet? fox9988 at 10:20am 03.23.22 Catalina 30 0/22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling, probably 20" square. That's not feasible. What do you
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 10:05am 03.23.22 Destinations 25/3002 Part of the five villages, "Cinque Terre" park on the Ligurian coast of the Liguarian Sea. We are v
Hunter 30T masthead (2) fbcoache at 9:19am 03.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/479
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/1443 I just placed an order for NER Sta-Set on WM and was pleasantly surprised to discover it was 30% off
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 7:19am 03.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1717 I could not find the replacement zinc information for the engine on my boat - SailDrive Yanmar 4JH45
Icom m802 All U Get at 5:53am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1539
Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1397 This past Sunday I wnt up to the lake with my first mate Wiley (brown dog) and intended to just put
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:28pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1378 Ok, same boat of previous thread... This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) CaptnPorter at 6:23pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2043 Hi all, I recently bought a balboa 26 and I was assessing how much work it would be to clean up some
Starting over from scratch (3) HandHFarms at 5:13pm 03.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/510 Ok guys, so some of you know our boat got struck by lightning 2 years ago and has been on the hard e
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (5) brockangelo at 3:29pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 10/2371 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Sem
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:45pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1331 I am looking to buy a 32' - 40' sailboat most likely on the Pacific Ocean side of Canada. I MIGHT co
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 9:57am 03.22.22 Catalina 22 2/722 Getting antsy for the season to start, so daydreaming a bit... Does anyone here ever sail Lake Mich
Pearson 36.2 Jib track question Jon Elliott at 9:16am 03.22.22 Pearson 0/1029 I know this may have a lot of answers but does anyone with an original jib track know the actual wid
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 7:50am 03.22.22 Seaward 3/2258 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.22.22 Big Boats 6/1068 I have the original Norcold fridge and freezer on board my H38. The freezer is starting to loose th
Leave the refrigerator on or off? (1) sf34dtw at 6:36am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4829 Like many other weekend sailors my boat tends to sit a few weeks between sails. I might average a sa

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Leaking port lights Ralph Johnstone at 8:04pm 07.25.24 I'll get pics when I get to my boat next. Good. Some closeup interior and exterior shots of the
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Davidasailor26 at 7:09pm 07.25.24
It's That Time Again ......................... Hello Below at 6:17pm 07.25.24 I shut it off immediately after the solenoid switch is shut off every single time. My valve is off
It's That Time Again ......................... Captain Larry-DH at 6:16pm 07.25.24 Just renewed my insurance this month; thankfully, same rate & policy provisions. I have had conti
It's That Time Again ......................... dlochner at 6:01pm 07.25.24 Modern propane systems are amazingly idiot proof. Opening the valve with nothing attached does not a
Boat Mocs Scott T-Bird at 5:55pm 07.25.24 I used to buy Timberland 3-eye boat shoes from Sears and liked them the most. I don't like the 2-ey
Leaking port lights Project_Mayhem at 5:22pm 07.25.24 The typical method to seal these windows is to use Dow 795 (correct me if I have the wrong number) a
It's That Time Again ......................... Scott T-Bird at 5:06pm 07.25.24
Another lithium conversion about to start... heritage at 5:02pm 07.25.24 Your plan will work, but I would include a DC--DC converter in the system now for a secondary way to
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly heritage at 4:55pm 07.25.24 Measure the voltage at the alternator. Put one lead of your multimeter on the positive post of the
Leaking port lights fred1diver at 4:37pm 07.25.24 On my old boat I used 1 inch 3M cub tape to hold the windows in place and just ran a bead of sealant
There is lust in my heart shemandr at 4:02pm 07.25.24 I've sailed a bit on a Nonsuch 30 or maybe 33, I forget. Anyway, I am critical of the long boom for
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 3:19pm 07.25.24 Aren't sail boats powered by sails, what's more eco friendly than sails? In this case, they are ta
Boat Mocs ShawnL at 3:01pm 07.25.24 Love Keen -- the Merril "equivalents" are too narrow for my foot. I ended up purchasing a pair of c
Looking for replacement turnbuckles SFS at 2:00pm 07.25.24 Wolffman - Have you checked your Private Messages? (Upper right hand corner of this page, the envelo
Boat Mocs Davidasailor26 at 1:57pm 07.25.24 West Marine used to have a house brand that I loved. Not sure which manufacturer made them, but I s
Leaking port lights (1) daverippetoe at 1:26pm 07.25.24 I'll get pics when I get to my boat next.
Leaking port lights daverippetoe at 1:05pm 07.25.24 No metal framing at all. Just like a heavy tinted plexiglass outside, held against the recessed fram
Leaking port lights Ralph Johnstone at 12:48pm 07.25.24 As per @Project_Mayhem. Also exactly "where" is the leak coming from ......... the gasketed surfac
1987 P31-2 Ralph Johnstone at 12:37pm 07.25.24 https://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_nkw=raymarine+st+4000+cover&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=706-153696-57349

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