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o'day keel problems Mawingo at 7:19pm 11.06.21 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1317
Adding a 115V outlet Crusty Ol Salt at 6:34pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 28/2370 As I am working my way thru the survey and making repairs..... I need to replace the 115V battery ch
Freaky voltage reading Ziggler at 5:47pm 11.06.21 Ask All Sailors 12/734 Why such bizarre voltage readings on the M2 monitor on my brand new, Blue Sea Systems 360 panel? Thi
H41DS Racor priming question (5) Nachismo at 11:12am 11.06.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/521 My first time checking for water/gunk. Pure diesel and 1 small booger came out. Then I went to ble
US SPARS Question joker460 at 8:40am 11.06.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/1378 Has anyone had issues getting a response from them lately? I wanted to order some spar parts from th
PNW Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 8:14am 11.06.21 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/1155 My latest DVD production of our 2021 family summer cruising season. SCWjsMyD_dE
Has anyone built a boarding step? SoSound at 10:16pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 27/2841 The docks at our current marina are much lower than what we have had previously. I am wondering if
Yanmar SB-8 - Shifter (1) npaulay at 6:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 0/477 hello - I recently installed a Yanmar SB-8 into my 27' sailboat and I had to modify my existing shif
Replacement Bulbs for Tachometer in a Type B Panel (1) dkinzer at 4:34pm 11.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/748 I took my tachometer apart to replace the defunct "hours" LCD and decided to ohm out the two red-col
What Top-down Furler Do You Like? Jskosmo at 3:51pm 11.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/698 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode
Top-down Furling Brand You Like? Jskosmo at 3:36pm 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/355 There are a ton of posts on top-down furling - have read them all : ) Am looking for what brand/mode
C25 halyards ran to cockpit (1) SailingLoto at 3:10pm 11.05.21 Smaller Boats 2/1079 I had been collecting parts for awhile. Here's how it came out. Hoping to try it out tomorrow.
Replace light with fan? flightlead404 at 2:21pm 11.05.21 Big Boats 6/622 I want to replace several of the ceiling mounted swiveling lights that don't get used, with 12v fans
Solar Storm... jssailem at 1:35pm 11.05.21 Weather and Forecasting 3/847 Check out what has been happening on Mr SUN.... 1.Space Storm im...
Starting issue post fuel filters change AwwShucks at 1:15pm 11.05.21 Catalina 310 9/687 Just did my end of season fuel filters change and am having an issue starting engine. (Universal M2
Jib or Genoa on 1994 Hunter 29.5? kjdoyle1 at 12:43pm 11.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/739 Second year with the boat and we are going to replace her original sails. Currently has a jib, but t
PacificNW Weather forecast for November 2021. jssailem at 12:39pm 11.05.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/597 We had a nice October sharing a variety of weather patterns that let us experience all of the types
How to remove old chart plotter on 311 pedestal ckreitlein at 10:05am 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/504 I need to remove the old Garmin chart plotter. Is it glued down? Underneath I see the points of fo
Advice for Priming Fuel Pump - Westerbeke 30B Jskosmo at 6:34am 11.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1130 This isn't a question - just informational. This forum has been so helpful for me - wanted to share
Catalina fuel tank, free! Windpilot at 7:38pm 11.04.21 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 4/1154 Great condition fuel tank. Neighbor repowered from atomic bomb to electric drive. I saved from dumps

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Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 5:35pm 03.22.24 Very apples to oranges comparison. Ask the same yard what they'll charge to (properly) install eff
Recomissioning fresh water system after 7 years? (2) Project_Mayhem at 5:30pm 03.22.24 Here's what I found. One ancient looking accumulator tank and one Jabsco automatic pump. Both are di
Venting 3 compartments at once Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 03.22.24 batteries holding tanks hoses and bathrooms are always going to smell. I just got a quote on changi
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 Davidasailor26 at 5:17pm 03.22.24 Just when I thought this thread was done... I went to order a 'Class T' fuse to place between the b
Backstay Connection to Mast (1) G Newboat at 5:16pm 03.22.24 The eye of my topping lift is now connected directly to the pin at the masthead. The picture shows a
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast (6) Manipogo at 4:17pm 03.22.24 Images would help. 223691223692
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Ted10028 at 3:53pm 03.22.24 For many of us, sailing is our lifetime pursuit. :cool: A saying I heard a long time ago that alwa
New to Wiring, Looking for Feedback on Improving Circuit Plan for a Mirage 5.5 JohnBisMe at 3:51pm 03.22.24 Just when I thought this thread was done... I went to order a 'Class T' fuse to place between the ba
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Gene Neill at 3:16pm 03.22.24 I have a cheap fix to share. On the way to the ramp, one of the Bimini legs unscrewed itself and was
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. Gene Neill at 3:10pm 03.22.24 How's the X2Power battery doing? Fine, nothing new to report. :)
Replacing half moon blocks at base of mast JoeWhite at 3:00pm 03.22.24 Images would help. C36 owner.
Canadian dilemma Hello Below at 2:47pm 03.22.24 That tells you the drying time you need to wait until you can Over Coat. They recommend 2 coats. A
Can anyone recommend a good harbor along th MS gulf coast? kappykaplan at 2:45pm 03.22.24 Pascagoula I remember being nice but the city is very industrial and it is a long way out to open w
Are golf cart batteries better than marine batteries Maine Sail at 2:20pm 03.22.24
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 rgranger at 2:19pm 03.22.24 Yep the balls get smaller over time and need to be replaced, but I also rarely see mold anywhere so
NEW PORT LIGHTS (1) JBP-PA at 2:03pm 03.22.24 223674
NEW PORT LIGHTS JBP-PA at 2:01pm 03.22.24 I bought the Chemcast transparent colored acrylic in dark smoke. It cost $560 including shipping fo
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... knotclewless at 1:56pm 03.22.24 On my 410 its a gear drive in the pedestal. Works grea. Hey Sailgunner, This is what I read abou
Backstay Connection to Mast (5) Sunbird22358 at 1:54pm 03.22.24 Backstay needs to be out at end of mast crane/masthead to better clear the leach of the sail, you do
Venting 3 compartments at once Ted10028 at 1:53pm 03.22.24 Certainly but in this case, everyone is giving you the same answer. what is that answer?

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