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Holding Tank vs Portable MSD Steve Groh at 8:08pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3863
Which wood piece is stronger ? Solid or laminated ? (2) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3303 I need to build a new wood mast step for our C'C. The original is a rectangular solid piece of oak a
O'day 222 manual kbetzy at 5:08pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 3/939 Does any one have a manual for an O'day 222? Or location of printed information for purchase? Than
Tohatsu Sail Pro starting issues brockangelo at 3:38pm 04.23.22 Catalina 22 31/4841
PVC Valve Safe Between Holding Tank & Macerator? P12nash at 2:44pm 04.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1989 I'm in the midst of replacing all of my sanitation hoses with Raritan Saniflex and installing a Rari
Potable Water Fittings (2) sailcapt340 at 1:13pm 04.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/923
Trans oil chuck stas at 6:06am 04.23.22 Pearson 10/1658 Good morning, I'm getting set to change the oil in the transmission It's a 1983 p303 with a 13hp mot
Replacing engine mounts on '86 H34 WasabiRush at 5:52am 04.23.22 Big Boats 7/1063 I'm about to tackle replacing the engine mounts on my 3GM30F. As fellow H34 owners know, that area i
St Marys Boat Services The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:49pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 8/929 Anyone knows about this place in St. Marys, GA? How deep is that St. Marys river, any overhead bridg
Clock is against me... Wet slip The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:21pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/346 Ok so I must find a wet slip in Florida no matter which coast for my Pearson 30 footer. It's 4.33 dr
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Skipper John at 6:05pm 04.22.22 Catalina 310 6/1397 Greetings, sailors! On our six-week old 315, the fuel gauge is not well calibrated and I wonder if
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet Crusty Ol Salt at 5:22pm 04.22.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/623 Looking for a little information tonight. Specifically the length and size of the steering wheel m
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 23/4584 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of dockin
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 3:58pm 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/674
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 (9) MetricMountie at 2:51pm 04.22.22 Big Boats 4/875 Last season (2021) just prior to the boat going in the water the yard found some play in my lower ru
Catalina 22 Portable 120V AC John Marrone at 1:31pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 3/658 Starting to get hot here in Florida. Plan to dock locally (Caladesi Island Marina) and looking for s
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jay Farbman at 1:20pm 04.22.22 Catalina 22 8/1793 I have had a 2 stroke... and old 4 stroke and currently a Lehr Propane. (Can't find anyone who work
Wooden interior steps (2) jrisenmay at 11:32am 04.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/986 I am looking to upgrade my regular fiberglass interior steps to the wooden ones that were on some mo
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3436 For 24 years I have searched for a small leak which originates in the anchor locker of my 1998 H-310
Victron Super Cycle AGMs - anyone own them and/or can comment? tfox2069 at 10:38am 04.22.22 Ask All Sailors 4/870 Considering replacing my current failing batteries with these. Specifically the 125ah model. Found

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What AA batteries for hand held devices? colemj at 5:18am 02.02.25 The older ones, I agree. The new ones, not so much. My favorite flashlight is running a rechargeabl
What AA batteries for hand held devices? colemj at 5:07am 02.02.25 I've given up on alkaline batteries for anything I value or want to keep working. Over the years, t
Tracks location Seaway 25 (1) dlochner at 4:39am 02.02.25 I searched for images of a Seaway 25 sailboat and came up a few. It appears that a Genoa track is no
Runaway diesel colemj at 4:32am 02.02.25 There is a minimum RPM a diesel engine has to spin in order to fire. I don't recall what that is bu
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dLj at 8:19pm 02.01.25 - it's quite possible these lights are not visible from straight ahead... Oh, Hahoos H. Roosevelt
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dLj at 8:17pm 02.01.25 That's your privilege. Chapman Piloting, 59th Edition, p. 593. Let's hope we don't cross wakes. a
Tracks location Seaway 25 (3) miro at 7:12pm 02.01.25 Sorry for the delay - holiday times. I've checked both sails and I've marked the position of the cl
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit max_sailing at 6:50pm 02.01.25 I went with the Marine Elegance, but stuck with the sea (river) water intake. I did a full write-up
Raritan Marine Elegance install on my Catalina 310 (1) max_sailing at 6:43pm 02.01.25 2nd post due to image limit. Flush intake plumping: Things were much easier with the intake plumbi
In hull transducer location on a 30' Hunter Island at 6:30pm 02.01.25 Thank You, Terry for the info. Could suggest a good type and brand for me, I know very little about
In hull transducer location on a 30' Hunter Terry Cox at 6:22pm 02.01.25 Most all the Hunter boats were built with solid FRP below the waterline and cored above. Different m
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Urban Hermit at 6:12pm 02.01.25 - it's quite possible these lights are not visible from straight ahead... Oh, Hahoos H. Roosevelt
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Urban Hermit at 6:09pm 02.01.25 And if you are sailing you will run your stern light from the mast head along with your deck mounte
Lithium Battery upgrade installation MFD at 5:10pm 02.01.25 I am in the process of finishing up a house bank conversion for a 2009 41DS. Your DC main panel look
What AA batteries for hand held devices? dLj at 5:05pm 02.01.25 I'll have to take a look. Tks! @kappykaplan - Not sure if you've seen my posts on my fav flashli
What AA batteries for hand held devices? kappykaplan at 4:49pm 02.01.25 The older ones, I agree. The new ones, not so much. I'll have to take a look. Tks!
What AA batteries for hand held devices? dLj at 4:47pm 02.01.25 I gave up on rechargeable batteries a long time ago. They just don't last. The older ones, I agre
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING dLj at 4:37pm 02.01.25 Well, why? If you see the red and green you shouldn't be seeing the stern. If you see white and no
With hopes I'm not duplicating: COCPIT LIGHTING Richard19068 at 4:22pm 02.01.25 It's not the slow moving sailboats or dinghies you have to worry about, it is the fast moving power
What AA batteries for hand held devices? kappykaplan at 3:55pm 02.01.25 but I don't have any experience with rechargeables. I gave up on rechargeable batteries a long tim

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