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Anyone have this drawer fridge? (1) jaysweet at 2:54pm 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 30/5016 I'm toying with the idea of putting one of these drawer refrigerators underneath our stove, where th
Piling Extensions Simon Sexton at 11:38am 06.24.22 Ask All Sailors 6/2457 Howdy Folks, Good morning, and greetings from Galveston, TX! So, it seems I've moved my bo
37.5 Anchor locker Latch bar svblackcloud at 5:35am 06.24.22 Parts Search 6/955 I'm looking for at least a close up photo of the slide bar that locks the hatch closed. I have the b
Battery for Tank Watch SDcondogirl at 1:48pm 06.23.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/868
Alberg Daystar 22' rgranger at 11:12am 06.23.22 Trailer Sailors 7/2026 Has anyone here ever sailed one of these? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/alberg-22 There is one
Need a boat for my sail! Baydog at 9:49am 06.23.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2340 Hey everyone, I found an old sail and mast in the garage that belonged to my father. I haven't saile
Thetford / Tecma Comfort Mate waste valve (joker) replacement Mad Sweeney at 7:37am 06.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1945
little egg inlet nj Dil at 6:50am 06.23.22 Destinations 7/3112 anyone have any experience with this inlet this year? is it navigatable on a nice day or avoid it al
Brass fittings and sea water..... NYSail at 11:06pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2074
Emerald Bay, Catalina Island Northwest Coast (3) Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 06.22.22 Destinations 9/2532 Been laying here at anchor since Sunday in 45-50 ft, at top-most anchor icon SE of Indian Rock. Firs
Reef point on sail, what the heck is this? (1) Eileen14284 at 8:03pm 06.22.22 Smaller Boats 7/1441 We have a 2001 Hunter 260 we bought last year. We tried to rig up the reefing system today and our
Windlass Breaker (1) Two Sails at 7:23pm 06.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/835 Unfortunately my windlass breaker is shot and needs to be replaced. Our owner's manual calls for a
Fridge time-on measurement Mark Maulden at 3:40pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 41/4178
Outboard Battery Charging Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 7/706 I have an Evinrude 9.9 which I just replaced the regulator/rectifier on. Do these things actually re
Short (2-4 week) cruise North from Hilton Head over the summer flightlead404 at 2:28pm 06.22.22 Destinations 5/1292 We just returned (May) from our first 6 month cruise to the Keys over the winter, and we're already
New Bedford Yacht Club? jviss at 10:27am 06.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/779 Are there any members here? I'm in the process of buying a house in New Bedford. Thanks, jv
Fairclough Cover For Catalina 36 Mk. I jviss at 8:59am 06.22.22 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/1543 I have a 20 year old, virtually unused cover for a C36 that is available to the first person who can
Bow Thruster didn't work - cannot be activated (5) miraculix at 7:35am 06.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/7016 Hi all, Our boat is a Beneteau 40 2008. We have a MAX Power CT 80 bow thruster installed which has
Need a fender for 1987 Ken's Trailer (3) CoralRose at 12:05am 06.22.22 Smaller Boats 3/586 Hello all, I need to find a source for a fender for my Ken's Trailer (the original trailer for the
Best pain for the hull and keel on 31 hunter Grunt735 at 6:19pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 6/694 she's out of the water on stands and id like to sand her down and repaint her hull. what the best pa

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Water Tank Paulam at 4:20pm 08.05.25 thanks Greg - I think I am ok a friend explained the physics involved (way beyond me) and said I am
Outboard setup on Pearson 30 ShawnL at 3:28pm 08.05.25 As someone who has a boat with only an outboard -- try to get it to where the prop is just out of th
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon dlochner at 3:12pm 08.05.25 Which service do you subscribe to for your satellite enabled cell phone? What is the cost? Where do
Water Tank Tally Ho at 2:26pm 08.05.25
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's Captain Larry-DH at 2:25pm 08.05.25 Hello all we are getting our lifelines modified, we had them cut at the last stanchion and have ou
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon pgandw at 2:25pm 08.05.25 On an inland lake, I suspect the number of boats with VHF radios is small and the number of boats w
supporting boat to pull trailer out from under it to repair a crack rgranger at 2:05pm 08.05.25 A 23' boat is not that heavy... done this more than a few times. Find a sturdy oak/maple/etc. tree
Hunter 22 (80s) questions rgranger at 1:54pm 08.05.25 Don't do Facebook unfortunately. I've purchased and sold a few items on FB-Market place. My kid
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's Foswick at 1:11pm 08.05.25 our gate is around 4 feet long Ah, then it does start to make more sense. Ours are ... I don't kn
Halliard sheaves Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 08.05.25 You can buy some time by greasing the bushing but eventually the sheave and bushing will need to be
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 12:48pm 08.05.25 If your toilet uses sea water, it's buildup of micro and maybe not-so-micro buildup in the toilet i
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's fred1diver at 12:40pm 08.05.25 our gate is around 4 feet long, the front of the lifelines will still be as line with turnbuckles at
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon dlochner at 12:34pm 08.05.25 I missed that the OP is boating on a lake. In that case, a PLB is completely useless. One would e
3d printing for boats. (1) Foswick at 12:31pm 08.05.25 I think that the strength issue is something that gets more attention with experience. When I was
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's thinwater at 12:23pm 08.05.25 Unless the stanchion is braced as a gate opening you must be mindful that it does not take much weig
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's Foswick at 12:05pm 08.05.25 I tried this a few times on our current and previous boat. The conclusion I came to is that it wasn'
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon pgandw at 11:20am 08.05.25 I purchased one several years ago. Sail single handed mostly. Compact size allows me to Keep it i
Hunter 23 help Shacklepin at 11:10am 08.05.25 Looks like a fine temporary repair. Remember, the chainplate will go up and out of the slot cut int
B&G Foward Scan Questions marcham at 10:40am 08.05.25 Thanks for the follow up. We also made a lot of use of ours while sailing and exploring in British C
3d printing for boats. Hayden Watson at 10:39am 08.05.25 Thinwater hits on a question that doesn't get much attention on 3D printing forums: "Is 3D printing

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