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Selling a Boat Without a Broker Sailor_Al at 7:42am 06.18.22 Ask All Sailors 17/4728 I'm considering selling my boat without a broker. I expect to keep everything "up and up", use a la
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:08pm 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 1/975 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:07pm 06.17.22 Hallberg-Rassy 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:06pm 06.17.22 Big Boats 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved morsail779 at 11:04pm 06.17.22 Bavaria 0/16 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Selden in mast furling line drive problem solved... morsail779 at 11:01pm 06.17.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/20 I have a solution to Selden In Mast furling line drive issues and furling problems. The plastic lin
Knotmeter Clydo at 10:32pm 06.17.22 Catalina 310 24/4267 Friend said he heard of knotmeter that doesn't use paddle wheel? Anyone know about this? Thanks. C
Boat Needs A Little Work (3) SoSound at 4:25pm 06.17.22 Sails Call Lounge 7/1107 What else would you do, on a rare for this year, really nice day with a minus four foot tide? Go ex
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps (1) Capt Doug at 10:42am 06.17.22 Mid-Size Boats 6/1810 I'm thinking about buying a 1996 Catalina MK3. The aloft survey says to replace the spreaders and u
Yamaha Outboard Cooling Problem RoyS at 5:16am 06.17.22 Ask All Sailors 6/965 I have a 2-1/2 HP Yamaha four cycle outboard on my inflatable. Every year a build up of something th
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 11:24pm 06.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3491 My old West Marine batteries for my 1986 Hunter 34 were about 6 years old and had gotten to the poin
Shift strip (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:15pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 3/568 I have a 96 Evinrude 9.9 that I just changed the impeller on. I'm having issues getting the shift li
Looking for tubing bender fred1diver at 4:31pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1840 Hey everyone, I keep getting asked to make biminis and dodgers, just need to get a bender, the one I
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 4:29pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1246 Hi everyone. I discovered today that I'm going to have to replace the main prop strut on my Islande
Some 410 Projects (2) Sailgunner at 4:21pm 06.16.22 Big Boats 1/715 Completed a few projects on my 2000 410. Replaced my fixed ports on my starboard (sunny) side. Purch
Fuel tank vent line NYSail at 4:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/337 Hello all, Trying to think of everything before I close the floor for a final time before I put my g
Removing old Thru-Hull ShawnL at 2:29pm 06.16.22 Catalina 22 5/838 So, I asked in a previous thread about the need for the thru-hull for the cockpit and sink drains.
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Plymouth Sailor at 12:19pm 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2969 Dear Sailors, Launched my friends boat with him yesterday and witnessed a surprising structural phe
Wooden sliding hatch door (2) vsfoster at 11:37am 06.16.22 Newport 4/2247 I am about to embark on a ambitious endeavor on my old 1983 Newport Mk III 30' . First I want to mak
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Plymouth Sailor at 8:55am 06.16.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1373 Dear Sailors, How common is it for the bilge pump to go off every 3 minutes? I understand that the

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experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 6:13am 08.05.25 I missed that the OP is boating on a lake. In that case, a PLB is completely useless. One would ei
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space (2) dkinzer at 5:54am 08.05.25 any tricks to be aware of for removing the drawer? I just pulled all the way out and then tipped i
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon Rick Webb at 5:27am 08.05.25 12 Guage aerial flares are virtually worthless. Handheld or smoke signals are much more likely to be
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon colemj at 4:08am 08.05.25 While I don't have any experience using a PLB, we do have personal AIS beacons in our lifejackets an
Thoughts about the Commoderizer? colemj at 4:01am 08.05.25 Until using the Commoderizer tablets I was using Noflex Digestor, and found it to be amazing for pr
experience with PLB - Personal Locator Beacon dlochner at 3:47am 08.05.25 Depends where you sail. On the ocean, yes. Inland I doubt it. The PLB broadcasts a distress signal
Tank monitoring dlochner at 3:41am 08.05.25 Still struggling with the Gobius C on my diesel tank. Physically measured the clearance from tank t
Winch Maintenance dlochner at 3:22am 08.05.25 What is the stripper ? The stripper is the chrome piece that strips the line off the drum. Its on
3d printing for boats. Foswick at 2:04am 08.05.25 Now I can just print myself a suitable base. I don't know what material you would print with that
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. kappykaplan at 1:51am 08.05.25 What brand of boat and year is yours? His profile lists a Morgan 321.
Anchor Chain source on East Coast Captain Larry-DH at 1:09am 08.05.25 Hoping to find a LaClede Chain supplier, dealer, or someone who carries this chain so I can get a p
3d printing for boats. Hayden Watson at 10:15pm 08.04.25 My C30 MK2 does not have any mast mounted winches and I have always wonted one for going aloft or ra
Winch Maintenance jssailem at 9:34pm 08.04.25 Are you sure you have an st40? https://www.p2marine.com/documents/lewmar/lewmar-winch-parts-40st.pdf
Recommissioning head and holding tank Project_Mayhem at 8:22pm 08.04.25 I'm happy to report that the new joker valve and cleared vent have reduced the smell by 70-80%! I
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space MFD at 8:17pm 08.04.25 BTW - before I get too curious, were there any tricks to be aware of for removing the drawer?
41AC - Found a Large Empty Space MFD at 8:15pm 08.04.25 Good find. One of the few obscure areas I have yet to look into on my 41DS. I am probably going to
Winch Maintenance Trixster at 8:07pm 08.04.25 You may need to rotate the stripper until the pin slots line up. What is the stripper ?
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 7:45pm 08.04.25 I'm in the process of replacing my first thru-hull. The summary, so far, is here. The part of your
Anchor Chain source on East Coast smokey73 at 7:14pm 08.04.25 Hoping to find a LaClede Chain supplier, dealer, or someone who carries this chain so I can get a pr
For Axiom 9 plus addition do I need an iTC-5, Seatalk ng adapter or both marcham at 7:03pm 08.04.25 Everything your asking is covered in the ST NG Reference Manual... SeaTalk1 to SeaTalkNG Manuals \| R

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