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Customer Service? Flow Rite Remote Battery Watering kloudie1 at 8:41am 07.19.22 Sails Call Lounge 1/643 I bought a new Deka (East Penn) 31 DCX (FLA)) battery and noticed that the old FlowRite remote water
Signet SL172 instrument py26129 at 6:47am 07.19.22 Parts Search 8/1689 I would be very interested if anyone has a Signet SL 172 Depthsounder instrument that they are willi
Potter 15 stuck Centerboard, help! gerry17139 at 5:45am 07.19.22 Ask All Sailors 4/796 First it was stuck in down, now stuck in up.
Potter 15 Stuck Centerboard, Help gerry17139 at 5:36am 07.19.22 Trailer Sailors 1/515 Fist it was stuck in down position, now is stuck in up position. No clue on how to unstick it.
Sailing with no furling winch baycloud at 7:37pm 07.18.22 Big Boats 22/3944 Hey all, how have those without winches on their furling lines done it? I have had to release the j
Beneteau 473 Bow Thruster wfayard at 5:35pm 07.18.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/791 I have a 2006 473 with factory optional bow thruster. I have stripped out the gear box and was hopin
Shore power battery charger isn't charging? SoSound at 5:05pm 07.18.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2013 Hi, Gang! It's time for my biennial electrical problem and troubleshooting questions. Grab yoursel
This Blew My Mind Rick Webb at 4:34pm 07.18.22 Trailer Sailors 2/1085 Could have used this so many times HOW TO REPLACE A VALVE STEM WITHOUT BREAKING THE TIRE BEAD - You
Missing lights on Hart Interface tank status device (1) tadd5181 at 3:59pm 07.18.22 Big Boats 1/518 My Hart Interface divive shows status of batteries on my Hunter 420 (built 2000) with red, yellow
Hunter 34 Exhaust hose replacement jk kudera at 1:22pm 07.18.22 Big Boats 11/1988 I have a leak in the exhaust system, and strongly suspect he hose between the muffler and the thru h
How to grow the sport cb32863 at 10:38am 07.18.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2464 This is awesome. And to have a "major network" doing the coverage is an added bonus. Not sure what o
depth/chart plotters (1) scottscotty at 10:25am 07.18.22 Trailer Sailors 20/4054 really need to hear what others are using on their trailer sailers. I am in the Chowan River, NC. Wi
Tee Tap for Macerator pump catwithhat at 9:16am 07.18.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1051 hi My sea cock for my macerator outlet thru hull is stuck closed ( axle seems to be sheared off from
Dolphine with shark bites rgranger at 8:21am 07.18.22 Sails Call Lounge 0/618 These photos are from a turtle watch FB page. sunsetbeachturtles/photos/a.1929761140598854/32859909
interior panels (2) Don Crowther at 7:13am 07.18.22 Big Boats 3/750 Good Day All I have a 1993 Hunter 33.5 I'm trying to figure out how to remove the panels. They have
Custom sailboat holding tanks sheardc at 3:00am 07.18.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/999 Who make custom sailboat holding tanks in poly?? Need one for a C'C 30' MkII. The present metal tank
Dipstick for Hurth HBW 50 transmission on Universal M18 Richard19068 at 9:50pm 07.17.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2648 The dipstick on the Hurth HBW 50 transmission (aka ZF 5 M) is an open ended metal tube inserted into
Catalina 30 Maintenance List tym2 at 7:36pm 07.17.22 Catalina 30 6/2649 Sailors, I recently purchased a 1986 Catalina 30 and I am compiling a document for maintenance. Fo
Dual Lever Sticking (2) KBraz2k at 5:17pm 07.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 2/853 Having some issues with my throttle/shifter. The throttle is sticking to the shifter when I put the
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 1:55pm 07.17.22 Engines and Propulsion 36/4673 I normally see 175 +/- but now 195 at 80% throttle. Not down on power, but some small wisps of whit

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Recommissioning head and holding tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:29pm 08.10.25 A 12-15% dilution of muriatic (hydrocloric) acid --available from most hardware stores--will clean a
Replacing boom vang line dlochner at 12:29pm 08.10.25
Complete Novice Orientation kloudie1 at 12:28pm 08.10.25 Preparing the novice for heeling is a good thing to do. Help them to understand that the boat will l
Complete Novice Orientation dlochner at 12:23pm 08.10.25 Give them some homework before they arrive. Find a basic learn to sail book and send it to them. If
Invest 97L (1) JamesG161 at 12:16pm 08.10.25 233615
Mid boom traveler use? RussC at 12:14pm 08.10.25 Travelers come in a variety of styles. They can be a constantly changing style or a set and adjuste
Complete Novice Orientation thinwater at 12:05pm 08.10.25 Actually, you need to be at a point where you can singlehand. Then there will be no need for them to
Invest 97L JamesG161 at 12:00pm 08.10.25 Model runs 8/10/2025 show 1st Hurricane 2025 and curving North to avoid Hurricane Alley aka We wil
Complete Novice Orientation Stu Jackson at 11:43am 08.10.25 Wondering if folks knew of something suitable, already. Yes, doing it before you leave is useless.
Mid boom traveler use? jssailem at 8:12am 08.10.25 Travelers come in a variety of styles. They can be a constantly changing style or a set and adjusted
Prop Halo? (1) jssailem at 7:49am 08.10.25 Since this has continued to bewilder us, I contacted ChatGBT to enlighten me about possible images o
Prop Halo? Tedd at 7:19am 08.10.25 I wish I could just upload a photo of a Prop Halo so people could see exactly what it is I'm looking
Mid boom traveler use? Joe at 7:04am 08.10.25 I use the traveler ALL the time. Here's the common recommendation for upwind, especially when tryin
Mid boom traveler use? thinwater at 6:45am 08.10.25 I've had a traveler on every boat I have owned for 40 years, from 16' to 34', and I use it every sin
Replacing boom vang line Joe at 6:27am 08.10.25 This is an important lesson for inexperienced boat owners. Always check the dimensions and specific
H340 main sail batten lengths sailme88 at 6:24am 08.10.25 If that main is a replacement sail, then the OEM numbers as well as other similar boats might be off
H340 main sail batten lengths (2) sailcapt340 at 6:10am 08.10.25 I apologize for not seeing your posting earlier. As luck has it, yours anyways, my Main Sail is dow
Mid boom traveler use? shemandr at 5:53am 08.10.25 On my 25 ft Mark 25, a C&C with a fractional rig, the traveler was on the cabin top. It was just a
The Rusty Compression Post Problem (2) Intrepid-II at 5:44am 08.10.25 I just completed the rusty mast post work as well as fixing 2 broken keel bolts. The boat was haule
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation jssailem at 5:26am 08.10.25

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