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Do you question your Brain? jssailem at 4:57pm 04.02.22 Sails Call Lounge 14/1217 Age creeps up on all of us. Ever walkout of a room only to wonder why you left the room? Here is
1981 Hunter 22 bow deck-hull seam (3) newsailor130 at 3:53pm 04.02.22 Smaller Boats 8/894 Hello, boat friends, these are pictures of the front end of my 1981 Hunter 22. I'm surprised at the
Oceanis 400 switches SimonNZ at 2:15pm 04.02.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3500 Hi there New owner of a 1994 Oceanis 400, learning fast and tidying up a few things. Some of the D
plastic holding tank odor Panera at 1:49pm 04.02.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2811 is it possible for a 20 plus year old plastic holding tank to have permeability issues. no sign of
Spinnaker, hows and whys Halvern at 11:32am 04.02.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2189 I'm the guy with the S2 11A (new to me). The boat is set up for full spinnaker use. I have the 10 ft
PSA it turns out that you actually do need to remove the boom before lowering the mast (1) brockangelo at 8:54am 04.02.22 Catalina 22 11/1220
Sturdee Cat JTP at 8:40am 04.02.22 Ask All Sailors 1/577 Hello! Looking for used sail and tiller for Sturdee Cat 14. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hydraulic Lift Arm for Refrigerator (4) sailcapt340 at 6:36am 04.02.22 Ask All Sailors 7/883
Cutlass bearing SV Flyer at 5:49am 04.02.22 Parts Search 2/550 I am looking for a cutlass bearing for a 1985 Hunter legend 40. This particular boat/part is not li
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Halvern at 10:42pm 04.01.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2427 I have a new-to-me S2 11A. The traveler is located right at the entrance to the cabin, and is a prob
SWINOMISH CHANNEL BNSF SWING BRIIDGE to be closed in APRIL jssailem at 5:28pm 04.01.22 Pacific North West Cruisers 8/1451 Plan your cruising accordingly. Swinomish Channel Swing Bridge Closed for Two Days - Updated Info.
Fender cleanup fred1diver at 3:08pm 04.01.22 Ask All Sailors 6/940 Hey everyone, what is your go to for cleaning fenders? The ones on my new to me Pearson are really g
Re-Bedding a replacement through haul transducer John Marrone at 11:12am 04.01.22 Catalina 22 10/2198 Old Transducer has failed after 34-years' service. The opening remains the same so there is no new d
What LED bulb (2) fox9988 at 7:33am 04.01.22 Parts Search 5/1129
Rescue? I must be missing something IH82BL8 at 6:35am 04.01.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/1300 https://www.wtkr.com/news/coast-guard-rescues-3-mariners-east-of-pamlico-sound They were sailing of
Worthwhile Courses by Nigel Calder Maine Sail at 6:16am 04.01.22 Ask All Sailors 5/2019 I was chatting with Nigel the other day and we're talking about issues relating to the new ABYCE-13
Beneteau 35.2 Keel bolts TORQUE VALUES. SailSarkisian at 4:28pm 03.31.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/692 The keel bolts on my Beneteau 35.2 Oceanis need to be torqued to specified values. There is no reco
the great lakes are open. the season is underway jon hansen at 3:53pm 03.31.22 Sails Call Lounge 5/694 j2qgvf9AFXc
Window Advice (2) rlongfield at 2:47pm 03.31.22 Catalina 22 9/1209
Propane tank solenoid threads mesmith1122 at 11:47am 03.31.22 Big Boats 5/1059

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Its funny Friday! Urban Hermit at 2:33pm 01.29.25 Somewhere, someone hasn't heard this yet: Oh, what a strange bird is the pelican! His beak can hold
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 HermanHunter at 11:46am 01.29.25 YES. Ice box drain & bile pump. The big pump exits the boat on the starboard side just below the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 azambella at 11:45am 01.29.25 Wow, Dumb-A spelling on my part. Sorry. New PC and not used to small keyboard I have had the 1982 H
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Joe at 11:22am 01.29.25 This gear is definitely not original to a Mac 26d. First, he has a boom kicker which we all know i
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail Richard19068 at 11:12am 01.29.25 I notice the sail has a logo "WHIRLWIND". Looking that up it seems they are a company in San Diego
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks FastOlson at 11:10am 01.29.25 Ancient history at this point, but I believe that ForeSpar bought up the RC Marine line in the very
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:10am 01.29.25 Perhaps a bit of RTV or 3M 4000? In any other installation, I'd say "nope...never use sealant on sa
Home Pumpout System Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:41am 01.29.25 Fwiw, ABYC standards call for double clamping all sanitation system hose connections. Screws should
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 azambella at 10:03am 01.29.25 YES. Ice box drain & bile pump. The big pump exits the boat on the starboard side just below th
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Maine Sail at 9:22am 01.29.25 The Marelon seacock has a flange against the hull which greatly increases the force required to bre
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks dLj at 9:22am 01.29.25 There's like a bunch through hulls on this boat so it's a project to replace them. Seems to me lik
Runaway diesel dlochner at 9:16am 01.29.25 Shouldn't that be "without" ? My 1993 Yanmar 3JH2E does not have a decompression lever.
Runaway diesel Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 01.29.25 but I haven't seen an engine since the 90's with a decompression lever. Shouldn't that be "withou
Home Pumpout System dlochner at 9:09am 01.29.25 I forgot to mention that my vintage bilge hose liked to slide off of the pump inlet and outlet. May
Home Pumpout System Tedd at 7:47am 01.29.25 Hi @Project_Mayhem , Yes, the Guzzler pump I bought has completely smooth ports--no barbs or textur
Home Pumpout System Project_Mayhem at 6:43am 01.29.25 I forgot to mention that my vintage bilge hose liked to slide off of the pump inlet and outlet. Mayb
no eyelet on the tack of my main sail shemandr at 6:38am 01.29.25 It's odd. Not only is there no clew cringle, the sail isn't built to have one. Is it possible that
Look inside 1979, 25 Catalina (1) SailingLoto at 6:31am 01.29.25 I like the storage divider/cubby under the cockpit. Mine doesn't have that.
Marelon Ball Valve VS Marelon Sea Cocks Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 01.29.25 Why not just replace any OEM "valve on a thruhull" with a stronger seacock valve? Forespar and (mor
Runaway diesel colemj at 3:55am 01.29.25 Never had it happen to me, but in a runaway diesel situation, couldn't you just flip the decompress

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