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No clue (1) All U Get at 1:44pm 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1666 Hi all, Every sailor must have one of these but I have no clue what it could be.
Hunter 35.5 bilge FDICsailing at 10:40am 03.23.22 Big Boats 2/624 Does anyone know where the emergency bilge pump is on 35.5? 92 model
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? fox9988 at 10:25am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1825 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible.
How to use the shower without getting wood wet? fox9988 at 10:20am 03.23.22 Catalina 30 0/22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling, probably 20" square. That's not feasible. What do you
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 10:05am 03.23.22 Destinations 25/3960 Part of the five villages, "Cinque Terre" park on the Ligurian coast of the Liguarian Sea. We are v
Hunter 30T masthead (2) fbcoache at 9:19am 03.23.22 Mid-Size Boats 1/591
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! Chase Hartzell at 8:06am 03.23.22 Catalina 22 13/2198 I just placed an order for NER Sta-Set on WM and was pleasantly surprised to discover it was 30% off
Replacement Zinc for Yanmar Saildrive AwwShucks at 7:19am 03.23.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2628 I could not find the replacement zinc information for the engine on my boat - SailDrive Yanmar 4JH45
Icom m802 All U Get at 5:53am 03.23.22 Ask All Sailors 10/2088
Scared myself - broken forestay (1) Valerieflyer at 9:26pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 16/1884 This past Sunday I wnt up to the lake with my first mate Wiley (brown dog) and intended to just put
1985 Pearson 303 The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:28pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1771 Ok, same boat of previous thread... This is part of the ad: Mechanical "Yanmar marine diesel engine
Black rubber stuff in bilge? (2) CaptnPorter at 6:23pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 12/2917 Hi all, I recently bought a balboa 26 and I was assessing how much work it would be to clean up some
Starting over from scratch (3) HandHFarms at 5:13pm 03.22.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/651 Ok guys, so some of you know our boat got struck by lightning 2 years ago and has been on the hard e
Semco Teak Sealer - progress photos (5) brockangelo at 3:29pm 03.22.22 Catalina 22 10/4073 Got recommended the Semco Teak Sealer on this forum, so thought I'd post progress photos. I used Sem
Do You Know A Good Broker? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 12:45pm 03.22.22 Ask All Sailors 14/1933 I am looking to buy a 32' - 40' sailboat most likely on the Pacific Ocean side of Canada. I MIGHT co
Lake Michigan brockangelo at 9:57am 03.22.22 Catalina 22 2/811 Getting antsy for the season to start, so daydreaming a bit... Does anyone here ever sail Lake Mich
Pearson 36.2 Jib track question Jon Elliott at 9:16am 03.22.22 Pearson 0/1143 I know this may have a lot of answers but does anyone with an original jib track know the actual wid
Bow cleat mounting repair. JH Barker at 7:50am 03.22.22 Seaward 3/2685 Big blow pulled bolts from cleat. Must access space between underside of deck and upper side of head
Freezer loosing ability to freeze - something to clean? flightlead404 at 7:07am 03.22.22 Big Boats 6/1562 I have the original Norcold fridge and freezer on board my H38. The freezer is starting to loose th
Leave the refrigerator on or off? (1) sf34dtw at 6:36am 03.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/6324 Like many other weekend sailors my boat tends to sit a few weeks between sails. I might average a sa

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(another) Fuel/Water Separator Thread - Help me choose! Tom J at 6:57am 05.25.25 Hi, after my fuel tank became contaminated with bio crap and clogged my fuel pickup (required a tow
Mast on a Hunter 19 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:33am 05.25.25 @drtdkidd I thank you for responding. It is better to walk away than when the boat has issues.
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:57am 05.25.25 Hi Digger1. If the loop falls down, do you somehow put it back up when lowering the mast? or do you
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? Maine Sail at 5:18am 05.25.25 Thanks for all the information - the installation should not be difficult (if the wires are long en
Water heater button turns off shore power? Davidasailor26 at 4:51am 05.25.25 There is a black component where the shore power connects to a post on one side and the power line
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:05pm 05.24.25 To answer that question SP. we need to know WHAT (marine grade) wind generator you are referring to
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:03pm 05.24.25 I put both on my boat. My experience with wind generators compared with solar panels is that you g
Hello again dLj at 10:42pm 05.24.25 I put both on my boat. My experience with wind generators compared with solar panels is that you ge
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (1) Drinky Crow at 8:09pm 05.24.25 Trogear Adjustable Bowsprits .... 't that hard.
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? mermike at 8:04pm 05.24.25 I've installed dozens. You need adequate ventilation around the unit. You need to follow the cable s
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? PaulK at 8:03pm 05.24.25 This link should be helpful: EDEL 5 (540/545) - sailboatdata It's interesting that the photo there s
Hello again garymalmgren at 8:01pm 05.24.25 To answer that question SP. we need to know WHAT (marine grade) wind generator you are referring to.
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (1) Drinky Crow at 7:54pm 05.24.25 So better image. Spar was made by Cinkel (RIP). Danny at Klacko opined it was not original to the bo
Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 7:31pm 05.24.25 Not double ended, my bad, but like below.....so the end of that rod would have some kind of fitting
Water heater button turns off shore power? Ed Childress at 7:09pm 05.24.25 I think you may have something there, Don and Joe. I have suspected one of my two house batteries i
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (1) Drinky Crow at 6:28pm 05.24.25 The picture Is of sail prior to the tether being installed. As I said there was no real tension on
Water heater button turns off shore power? JoeWhite at 6:07pm 05.24.25 Disconnect battery charger then turn on the water heater. The charger plus water heater may be too m
Has anyone installed and configured a Victon energy multiplus inverter charger ? Johann at 5:33pm 05.24.25 Sounds like the programming will be the issue - can't you program with a PC and Victron Energy ASS0
Adding a boom vang SteveHughessails at 5:20pm 05.24.25 Thanks guys I found 2 boom bails, one that fits the mast bolt at the base. When measuring the boom,
Replacing V-berth platform jaysweet at 4:43pm 05.24.25 For waterproofing, you want unthickened epoxy. As thin as possible, so warm up the rain and wood t

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