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Outboard for Sirius 21? SiriusCanada at 1:58pm 10.24.22 Sirius 21/22 17/4264 Hi all! I just picked up a Sirius 21 and will need to get an outboard....any suggestions about what
Ideas for running rigging. Adding winches on a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222 Slavik at 11:34am 10.24.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1310 My boat doesn't have winches. I'm adding them. Lewmar 16s from the 70s. How do you run your fores
Insurance claim The_Sailing_Pelican at 10:08am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1916 Well the boat arrived just in time for the hurricane... Thx God almighty nothing much happened to he
Voltage Meter Issue (1) Anon 156829 at 6:22am 10.24.22 Catalina 310 25/4061 Hello, My Catalina 310 has an ongoing issue related to voltage readings. My voltage meter pins itsel
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 3:58am 10.24.22 Ask All Sailors 34/4787 The unfortunate fact is that my trailer sailer will never be on the water for more than 5 days at a
Recommendations on bottom paint requested CoralRose at 11:45pm 10.23.22 Smaller Boats 9/1648 Hello all, My Hunter 23, built 1986, was kept in freshwater most of her life (I believe all but can
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? (1) Clutch Cargo at 5:22pm 10.23.22 Bigger Boats 8/2642 So, having redone everything downstream of the holding tank (and vastly improved the tank venting),
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar (1) Dubo at 5:06pm 10.23.22 Big Boats 33/6649 Has anyone found an effective way to clean the brown sludge out of their heat exchanger(HE)? I am i
winter cover DanMaine at 10:33am 10.23.22 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1772 I sure hate the waste involved in plastic wrap for the winter. Tarps always seem to turn out poorly
Sinks draining slowly. EdWard3 at 6:42am 10.23.22 Big Boats 10/4163 My new to me Catalina 36 mkii (2003) sinks drain very slowly. Am I being impatient or is this a desi
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug (6) SawyerCurt at 6:27am 10.23.22 Catalina 310 16/3498 At the end of the winter season as I was prepping the boat for launch, I tried to connect to shore p
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 (3) SVAngelina at 8:23pm 10.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1614
Water filter clarification... (2) xavpil at 5:54pm 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 31/3110 Hi all Looking inside the water filter I just see one hole for the water to come in from the seacock
If I don't need hot water I don't need this, right? (1) xavpil at 5:35pm 10.22.22 Engines and Propulsion 13/2134 Diesel engine, Universal Atomic 5411 I don't intend on having hot water. So I don't need the red han
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 4:54pm 10.22.22 Bigger Boats 42/9168 We pulled our 1978 O'Day 28 out of the water for winter and while it was on the sling, the operator
Rotating a photo Cederholm at 3:32pm 10.22.22 Forum Help (Site Talk) 6/2548 Still a little new here, trying to post portrait-oriented photos, but they preview as landscape. Ver
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? BroncoJohn at 9:11am 10.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1532 This may be a stupid question but what is the hole on the side of the engine cover for? This on my H
Wing Keel repair (3) bil1215 at 8:26am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3625 Hello, Any suggestions on repairing my wing keel? Previous owner apparently used lead anchors threa
New 4x4 toy! (2) Gene Neill at 7:54am 10.22.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/1039 2006 Wrangler TJ. Only 33,000 miles on the clock! Garage kept, immaculate, one owner, brand spankin'
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 6:56am 10.22.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1351 Hi all i have a 1980 Cat 27, inboard diesel 5411 engine, with Morse dual lever Engine controller The

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Expired Flares SteveHughessails at 6:59am 08.21.25
Raritan CP vs Vinegar Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:54am 08.21.25 C.P is a bio-active (live aerobic bacteria) product, same as K.O. Although the bacteria exhaust th
Looking for feedback on Raritan's Knock Out Odors (KO2) kit Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:45am 08.21.25 I've never heard of the AirLock device. Your old stinky hoses have left residual odor on the surfac
Missing pages in the manual. c&c 29 mk2 North East Boater at 6:29am 08.21.25 Thanks for suggestions. One of the goals is to restore the original manual to be completed. And ano
Expired Flares Tally Ho at 5:57am 08.21.25 Are they hand-held or aerials? I replaced my pyro flares with an electronic flare years ago, and
Expired Flares shemandr at 5:44am 08.21.25 I gave away my life raft a few years ago but do not yet see myself as an "Old timer." I think the
Expired Flares colemj at 5:21am 08.21.25 Call a couple of fire stations (if the first one you call doesn't give you the answer you want). Ex
H380 Bent rudder and Smile skenn at 5:19am 08.21.25 Thanks for all the informative responses, I decided to not proceed with the purchase of this one. T
Transmission ratio Davidasailor26 at 5:18am 08.21.25 Would it work if one were to engage the forward gear and rotate the crankshaft manually by 1 turn o
Expired Flares colemj at 5:16am 08.21.25 When we were in Georgia, I took a bunch of expired flares to the fire department and they took them
GOOD MORNING PNW CRUISERS Foswick at 3:18am 08.21.25 You can buy sturgeon readily, over the counter. But, Stugeron is a different story. :) But, I perso
Expired Flares Foswick at 2:45am 08.21.25 They are truly unlikely to be more dangerous than brand new flares, so long as you do not ignite the
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 1:43am 08.21.25
Expired Flares Rick Webb at 12:46am 08.21.25 Strap them around your body and walk around town. The "state" guys will show up and take them from y
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation (4) mermike at 9:16pm 08.20.25 The visit to Hot Springs Cove was excellent. I got up early and spent an hour in peaceful solitude.
Surveyor in Connecticut? mermike at 8:38pm 08.20.25 Thanks Alan.
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 8:15pm 08.20.25 Maybe check with local yacht clubs. Ours has a sock burning at the start of each season that includ
Expired Flares zinahewitt at 8:14pm 08.20.25 Do you have a Coast Guard Auxiliary in the area? If so, I'd check with them. I checked, they have
Quick question for a Hunter 240 skipper SteveHughessails at 8:09pm 08.20.25 Thank you @twalker H260, that saved me a fair amount of effort. Confirming this measurement for me,
Transmission ratio Ken13559 at 7:32pm 08.20.25 Would it work if one were to engage the forward gear and rotate the crankshaft manually by 1 turn or

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