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A hose leak repair that worked! Kings Gambit at 7:53am 08.15.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/1222 After motoring most of the way between Oceanside and Newport Beach, CA I was checking the oil the ne
C25 reefing instructions SailingLoto at 5:24am 08.15.21 Smaller Boats 3/833 I own an 84 c25. What is the proper method for reefing the main? Pics on how yours is set up?
Surveyor in Idaho? Tedd at 4:11pm 08.14.21 Ask All Sailors 8/951 I'm looking at a boat for sale that's near Coeur d'Alene. I found a couple of surveyors in that area
Overhead wiring question JimSFBAYCatalina30 at 2:19pm 08.14.21 Catalina 30 10/944 Hope everyone is well. I have a 1978 Catalina 30 that had a external rewire of lighting sometime in
Whisker pole Willemvan at 11:33am 08.14.21 Smaller Boats 4/1287 Could someone send me a picture of how they have their whisker pole set up. My pole is a forspar wit
Opened up the sailbag (1) patbratton at 11:03am 08.14.21 Smaller Boats 3/500 We got most of the rigging issues taken care of and got the mainsail out of the bag this morning. We
Changing SG-200 Advanced Settings. BAD ORCA at 10:15am 08.14.21 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1063 So I have a new Firefly battery in my reserve bank and an SG-200 monitoring it. Its been through ma
TS Grace (1) JamesG161 at 7:28am 08.14.21 Weather and Forecasting 6/888 TS Grace is much more defined than TS Fred. The Storm is following in about the same track. TS Gra
Ultra leather flaking (1) murrayabbott at 6:37am 08.14.21 Big Boats 1/582 Hi. Has anyone had a problem with the ultra leather on the cushions in the saloon ? I bought a viny
Looking for a parts dealer for 2001 Bebeteau 361. I am Eastern NC. Thanks outwardboundguy at 5:04am 08.14.21 Parts Search 6/434 Looking for different parts for the boat i just bought. Stern light cover, some rigging, cockpit ins
Which odor control product for holding tank urine MikeWT at 4:28am 08.14.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/3744
Stern rail for 26S (1) cody_cody at 4:03am 08.14.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1158 Hello community, Recently I purchased a 1992 Macgregor 26S. I'm thinking to add a stern rail set, a
Center Board Cable 1975 O'Day 25 gjomara at 8:53pm 08.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 9/982 My cable to the center board has broke and i am un able to lift the center board. my boat is docked
Project: Cabinets in the aft sleeping area (4) Steverhnm at 8:22pm 08.13.21 Big Boats 2/532 I don't know about others, but the 1990 Legend 35.5 has virtually no storage for food or clothing of
Effluent Discharge from Holding Tank Vent LVGS at 6:39pm 08.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 26/2116 While several kilometres off-shore, I opened the discharge thru-hull and ran the macerator in our '0
It's 100 degrees outside and I'm thinking about how to heat a 1984 H34 come winter. swshogren at 3:21pm 08.13.21 Big Boats 8/1002 The boat is located on the Columbia River outside of Portland. looking to use it more this winter an
Outboard size fred1diver at 1:45pm 08.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/843
Battery Selector Switch Setting Smithsonian at 12:55pm 08.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 11/1685 I own a 2006 Hunter 33. It is new to us and we don't know which setting to put the battery selector
Mast Wiring: Anchor and Steaming Lights Hunter 356 (1) Jerry Nevins at 11:40am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/598 Can anyone help with how to connect the 3 wires from the mast? The colors don't match up... The yel
Galvanic corrosion Protection 1989 Hunter 30 "Shift Diameter" ? steveebryant at 10:09am 08.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/283 My boat is in the water. I want to be prepared when I take it out in a couple of weeks. I want to

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Beat way to fix this interior wall (2) Bluebonnet87 at 9:56am 03.10.24 @Bluebonnet87 make sure bulkhead is solid and bolts are tight. Get the leak fixed asap. Remove al
Tohatsu Charging DocMB at 9:31am 03.10.24 Thanks very much. I hoped that was the case, but couldn't find it anywhere, in their literature or
CONGRATS TO CRAZY DAVE CONDON.. OVER 10,000 HELPFUL MESSAGES JamesG161 at 9:31am 03.10.24 I flew in the Navy way back when. Me too , but so Way Back...;) Naval Aviator Jim... aka RIO PS
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 9:07am 03.10.24
GOB Gone? thinwater at 9:07am 03.10.24 I was once told my writing sometimes represented "sustainable boating" rather than traditional produ
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 9:06am 03.10.24
Splicing sta set 8mm jssailem at 8:41am 03.10.24 It was a bit of knowledge learned through failure. I tried. I failed. I discovered a better mouse
Splicing sta set 8mm NYSail at 8:37am 03.10.24
Microwave on Hunter 306? JamesG161 at 8:22am 03.10.24 The Microwave should be attached to the cabinet by at least one point, that is approved by their ins
Splicing sta set 8mm (2) jssailem at 8:18am 03.10.24 You identify the most difficult of the tasks when doing a splice with stay-set. This is compounded w
Tohatsu Charging Jacktar at 8:17am 03.10.24 Direct to battery, motor alternator has a voltage regulator on it.
Refrigerator/ Freezer Door Gasket dLj at 8:06am 03.10.24
G-10 discs for thru-hull dLj at 7:56am 03.10.24 Just not sure if there is a material comparability issue with Marelon sea cocks No material compa
GOB Gone? dLj at 7:11am 03.10.24 There is more sailing information available now than ever. While I agree in theory with the above,
GOB Gone? shemandr at 6:07am 03.10.24 I don't think I'm going to take any share of the blame for the demise of GOB. I was a subscriber fo
Microwave on Hunter 306? (1) jdrutten at 5:02am 03.10.24 Mine came with an exotic Origo, but as jssailem noted, you could put whatever in there as long as it
GOB Gone? jssailem at 4:58am 03.10.24 Interesting look. Lamenting the change of sailboat book publishing as the gentrification of sailing.
Microwave on Hunter 306? jssailem at 4:25am 03.10.24 Congratulations on your boat acquisition. From your post I am guessing this is an older boat. As you
GOB Gone? twodzusfittings at 4:21am 03.10.24 Interesting take: j-F7XzAMfMg
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (2) twodzusfittings at 3:24am 03.10.24 My first application of faux teak lasted total of three years before being removed. It was a cheap p

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