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Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Rmalko at 12:45pm 09.13.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1912 A 1988 Catalina 30 MKll is listed for sale. The owner says the toe rail is cracked and that reflects
CNG Filling Station Terry Cox at 12:24pm 09.13.22 Ask All Sailors 3/1413 Filling a CNG tank around here has been crying for a solution. Our boat came equipped with CNG for c
Unknown part on my 18.5 abouttime at 9:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/866 Found an a simple object on my recently acquired 18.5. It is a short piece of cable with a loop on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 7:59pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1323 I am looking for sail numbers to put on my mainsail. I checked with Defender Marine but they only h
How to raise a one-piece mast? SkipperW at 7:56pm 09.12.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1137 I just bought a 1973 Javelin. It has a one-piece mast (23 ft) that apparently is to be set through a
Yanmar Transmission set while sailing? jssailem at 7:24pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1452 Met a new sailor with a Jeanneau 34.2 and Yanmar engine. Says the transmission or prop shaft sing/
H38 - Jacklines and boom preventer flightlead404 at 4:56pm 09.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/952 In preparation for heading south again this winter I'm starting to plan adding some jacklines and a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP (1) Harle000 at 2:41pm 09.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1584 I have a 461 built in 1996 in France. The Water Lift Exhaust Muffler is now defunct and leaking. Ple
Trailer Tongue Question (1) Skipper J at 2:11pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1141 Hi, I am wondering what this spring-loaded handle on the trailer does. It doesn't seem to be attache
2022 Golden Globe Around the World Race Leeward Rail at 1:49pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/735 Golden Globe Race is on again! The Golden Globe Race, is a single handed, race around the world. It
Leaky Hull? Marc Ridenour at 1:28pm 09.12.22 Day Sailers 4/1675 I have a DS22. We recently left it moored for 5 days and when we pulled it, there was a tremendous a
Hatch handles Fudsdad at 12:47pm 09.12.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1109 Does anyone know where I can get hatch handles for my Catalina 36 please?
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues (3) jonelli at 12:19pm 09.12.22 Catalina 30 24/5576 I'm sure this has been beaten to death, and I've already had the lectures from others "never use pla
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 12:08pm 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 3/416 Hi good evening, I have a question regarding the Bavaria NC-Series rail-tracks. Currently I own a
New mast came with wrong base (1) novodka44 at 11:54am 09.12.22 Smaller Boats 8/1074 My Hunter 235 mast arrived and the base is not the same as the old mast. The smaller base came with
Volvo Mechanic SherryC at 11:13am 09.12.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/947 Does anyone know a good Volvo Penta mechanic for my 1993 Beneteau sailboat engine in the Sarasota/Ve
Bug screens for Beneteau 38 SherryC at 11:09am 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 2/522 I am having trouble locating a source to purchase or repair my window bug screens. Ideas?
Thru-Hull for direct flushing the head contemplation... jonelli at 10:06am 09.12.22 Catalina 30 7/1555 Does anybody actually use this thru-hull? I've been been thinking about all my thru hulls, and cons
Lewmar winches on 77 Pearson 26 ChrisHunter at 6:25am 09.12.22 Pearson 5/2055 Can anyone tell me the model of the Lewmar winches on a 1977 Pearson 26. They need to be rebuilt o
Long range rescue garymalmgren at 2:31am 09.12.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1376 724y7IahSpI

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Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 4:43pm 06.22.25 They make emergency kits like this: https://www.amazon.com/OTS-Osmo-Seal-desalination-preparedness/
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install Jmonserrate234 at 4:35pm 06.22.25 Thank you all for your responses. I appreciate you all trying to help me out. I didn't know that the
Emergency Desalinator Foswick at 4:28pm 06.22.25 Years ago I saw a hand-held and operated desalinator. It's output was low, in the pints per hour r
Mast Rake or PreBend colemj at 4:25pm 06.22.25 @shemandr has it right - rake and prebend are two different things. A deck stepped mast usually has
Emergency Desalinator colemj at 4:17pm 06.22.25 You are asking about forward osmosis, where a hyperosmotic solution draws water into it across a mem
Mast Rake or PreBend shemandr at 3:52pm 06.22.25 It would be different if you have in mast furling. With in mast furling the pre-bend would be littl
Mast Rake or PreBend SteveHughessails at 3:25pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator dLj at 2:44pm 06.22.25 Steve Callahan used solar stills. They were part of his life raft. They use no energy other than the
Pressure Valve for Water heater replacement JoeWhite at 2:41pm 06.22.25 100psi is my choice.
Anchor roller (1) jssailem at 2:11pm 06.22.25 Helpful to see how the anchors hang from the bow roller when retrieved on other boats.
41DS Leaking Windows gfrazzle at 2:09pm 06.22.25 Here are many: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/search/3055935/?q=leaking+windows&o=date Thanks
Water in the bilge Tally Ho at 2:05pm 06.22.25
Anchor roller (10) fred1diver at 2:00pm 06.22.25 As promised, picture time let me know what you think I like the idea, just wondering about the over
Water in the bilge BigEasy at 1:47pm 06.22.25
Emergency Desalinator Captain Larry-DH at 1:30pm 06.22.25 Am I looking for a magic solution that doesn't exist? Since you have ruled out distillation - Yes.
Emergency Desalinator Rich Stidger at 1:16pm 06.22.25 Years ago I saw a hand-held and operated desalinator. It's output was low, in the pints per hour ra
Water in the bilge john6206 at 1:16pm 06.22.25 We did some internet sleuthing and my wife believes that they did not remove the raw water winterizi
Water in the bilge jssailem at 1:04pm 06.22.25 If the Coolant for the engine is green, then the above suggestions are not involved. That leaves t
Yanmar motor mounts MikeHoncho at 12:56pm 06.22.25 if you asking about how the motor mount is mounted to the white surface/stringer......with lag screw
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 kloudie1 at 12:52pm 06.22.25 Tank would have to have a vent to be able to accept fuel from the transfer pump... as stated maybe l

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