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Stinky Bubbly Hot Water asalotto at 12:27pm 07.31.22 Catalina 310 9/1720 Hello, I haven't used the hot water in several months, and when I turned it on today it was stinky
Wobbly wheel. Rattlenebang at 9:50am 07.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1304 Hey all, Ive noticed on my 97 Oceanus 400 that the wheel is quite "wobbly". Removing the wheel I fin
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? patagoniadave at 9:47am 07.31.22 Destinations 13/3544 In the ever changing ebb and flow of life, there is a possibility coming up that I can spend a coupl
just sailing jon hansen at 9:24am 07.31.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/1021 Qmms913uBVs
Broken transom shower holder (1) arthur.goldberg at 8:27am 07.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2535 Dear Beneteau owners As I've written before, I love the 2002 Beneteau Oceanis 331 I recently bought
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) Onoahimahi at 5:02am 07.31.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2619 Hi - I am a long-time powerboater learning to sail my new 1974 O'Day Widgeon. (It's a ~12 foot saili
Reparing fix keel Tsula-H18 at 9:10pm 07.30.22 Smaller Boats 2/737 Hunter 18.5 water come boat from keel
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel ytao125 at 8:51pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 2/1328 Last Saturday when I sailed back from Atlantic City to Little Egg Harbor my swing keel hit an object
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 7:46pm 07.30.22 S2 4/1210 Where is it wired for switch. Both wires going into starter panel on cockpit blkhd.
Beneteau 361 companionway hatch is tight at night or in cold weather Harry Mathias at 4:18pm 07.30.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1096 I have a 2001 Beneteau 361 in excellent condition. The companionway hatch is very tight at night or
Winch replacement Bubbadog at 2:02pm 07.30.22 Ask All Sailors 20/4174 Would like suggestions for replacing my Lewmar 6 winches with self tailing Was wanting to replace t
Patching up a breached water ballast rrt1shaw at 1:08pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 0/685 My dear Hunter 26, 1994 landed on the rocks and needs to be fixed. Swing keel, rudder are gone. Is w
Hunter 26 keel, rudder and Tiller wanted rrt1shaw at 1:05pm 07.30.22 Parts Search 4/841 My dear boat ended up on the rocks and these parts are needed. She is a Hunter 26, 1994. Thank you
Water dripping through bimini at ends of the traveller AndyL at 9:25am 07.30.22 Big Boats 5/1444 We have a 356 and the bimini has a gap each side where the traveller ends. In the rain, water comes
Sail-drive will not engage, stopped suddenly Milt Fuehrer at 7:53am 07.30.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3806 Saildrive has 280 hours on it, model 130S-B cable engages shifter fine. There was no warning, it wa
What Brand and Size Battery Charger should I buy? rajhnsn at 7:15am 07.30.22 Bigger Boats 16/4312 I just replaced my house bank of (4) six volt flooded batteries on my O'day 35. One week later whe
Link 2000 amps function Rodd at 6:00am 07.30.22 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1920 Gents- My ancient Link 2000 has been pretty reliable for 20 something years, but recently I have an
New owner ANGELS at 11:04pm 07.29.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/992 Hi everybody. I have just been an owner of a Hunter 340 year of 1997. I'm really new to this with ve
O'Day 22, 23 centerboard cleat JoeConron at 2:40pm 07.29.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/891
Hunter chain plate huntermartin at 1:47pm 07.29.22 Ask All Sailors 3/942 I am restoring a Hunter 25.5. I do not know how the chainplates are to fasten to the bulkheads. The

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Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions dmax at 5:25pm 07.17.25 is it sponge worthy? :)
What is your favorite anchor alarm app Captain Larry-DH at 5:21pm 07.17.25 My favorite isn't available anymore, the developer seems to have disappeared. It was called "My Anc
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions kappykaplan at 4:45pm 07.17.25 Is this a sponge based unit? Yes the weighted sponge.
Routing jib sheets aft (1) pgandw at 4:23pm 07.17.25 What would be required to route the jib sheet aft for solo sailing? Suggested traveler length, pos
What is your favorite anchor alarm app JBP-PA at 3:53pm 07.17.25 This guy has a spreadsheet comparing features, but it is a few years old now. https://trimaran-san.d
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (1) Michael Davis at 3:49pm 07.17.25 233016 Home made tidal grid abandoned in Pamphlet Cove
What is your favorite anchor alarm app (1) JBP-PA at 3:49pm 07.17.25 My favorite isn't available anymore, the developer seems to have disappeared. It was called "My Anch
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions Project_Mayhem at 3:48pm 07.17.25 Is this a sponge based unit?
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Project_Mayhem at 3:39pm 07.17.25 My 94 is sealed with silicone by a PO. Seems to be solid but haven't opened it up to check
Catalina 18 deck cover pgandw at 3:36pm 07.17.25 I had a cockpit cover/boom tent that wrapped around the mast for my 19' Mariner made by Sailor's Tai
Catalina 30 Steering radial well question Alan Gomes at 2:34pm 07.17.25 We opened up that hatch on a friends boat because it had leaked into the aft cabin. My memory is po
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. SycloneDriver at 1:49pm 07.17.25 I finally got around to checking it at the new marina. It's -0.780 to the pedestal, thats where I
Strange grumbling noise behind engine odaydokay at 1:14pm 07.17.25 It sounds a bit like something I had a few years ago, and it turned out to be a cutlass bearing. We
CG Guidance on Li Ion Batteries colemj at 12:26pm 07.17.25 With that little excursion under their belt, they have now excluded from boarding their ferries, an
New LFP House Battery (2) SycloneDriver at 12:08pm 07.17.25 Check out the date code on my start battery, November 2014. I just tested it at 800 CCA with a chea
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions (2) eherlihy at 12:06pm 07.17.25
Cabin top hand rail (4) eherlihy at 11:52am 07.17.25 I missed this thread, or I would have replied sooner. The original handrails are (were) teak, and se
New LFP House Battery (2) SycloneDriver at 11:46am 07.17.25 I got back to the boat today. I've definitely got to set the float voltage a little higher. Think
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Michael Davis at 11:02am 07.17.25 I would take some of that gale off your hands The weather man said it was coming your way. When ha
CG Guidance on Li Ion Batteries (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 07.17.25 I took a bit of liberty and a short cut by saying LA electrolyte was flammable Obviously, I knew

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