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Newish Capri 18 owner. Francis P19 at 5:41pm 02.09.22 Smaller Boats 2/1489 Hello all. I've had nine boats over the years (power ' sail) of which I had varying degrees of love
Mercury 3.3 Runs Then Stalls Tater at 5:03pm 02.09.22 Engines and Propulsion 16/3326 I have just cleaned the tank. I blew out the carb and changed the fuel line. When I back flowed the
Saloon or Salon... jviss at 2:12pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 42/9361 discuss.
Ford 20 information (1) landhort at 2:03pm 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 21/2944 I recently bought this 1974 Ford 20 and am searching for information about it. I would appreciate a
Minn Kota 50 Light air at 1:34pm 02.09.22 Catalina 22 6/550 I'm having to work on my Mercury 7.5 and waiting for parts. In the meanwhile, I have a 50lb thrust
PT Boat Building kloudie1 at 10:27am 02.09.22 Sails Call Lounge 4/848 Not sailing, but interesting old film on building the PT boats: R8ZxFSaphw8
Salon Bench Seat 3 cabin mounting SVGreenEnergy at 7:32am 02.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/425 The prior owner of my vessel put in new flooring and I am trying to figure out how to correctly moun
toilet time capt shaggy dog at 7:30am 02.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1236 hi all looking for suggestions,i have a 30 year old vacuflush system 2 heads that i have been mainta
What Y valve do I have? (1) dslance at 7:07am 02.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1152 On an overseas built 2003 Beneteau Oceanis 42 I'm doing a complete sanitation system overhaul and lo
Rudder shutter Halvern at 9:36pm 02.08.22 S2 1/907 During our 60 nm run yesterday, 2/7, I was at the wheel and I felt an occasional "shudder" in the st
The Big Move Halvern at 9:23pm 02.08.22 S2 4/902 We made it. My friend Brad took the helm to move the S2 11A from Berkeley to Oakley up on the Delta
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 4:19pm 02.08.22 Trailer Sailors 20/3040 Is anyone towing with a Ford Bronco? Details please?
Hole for Mast riser pole (1) Ingram at 2:49pm 02.08.22 Smaller Boats 18/1215 The riser pole is 1 1/4" should the hole cover be replaced?
Star power 7.3 L diesel motor reviews sailing11 at 1:29pm 02.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 3/2207 Wondering if anyone has any experience or reviews on a 260 hp 7.3L StarPower Internetional 444TD die
Teak grate for bathroom shower AWalker at 8:52am 02.08.22 Ask All Sailors 9/2213 Some years ago my dad had his shower redone. The idiot tile guy that cast the new floor made it slop
Raw water pump. (2) PlaneTom at 8:32am 02.08.22 Catalina 310 20/3530 202462202463
Flexing Floor Plymouth Sailor at 6:36am 02.08.22 Ask All Sailors 9/1341
Pop top trouble Light air at 4:39am 02.08.22 Catalina 22 13/1239 My C22 has a pop top but I'm finding it very difficult to lift it into position. Is that typical or
Yanmar 2GM20F blew black smoke stuendan at 8:13pm 02.07.22 Mid-Size Boats 16/3812 Hi all - The Yanmar 2GM20F in my 2003 Hunter 326 may be unwell. In an attempt to sail 5 nm from my
Can't find 1 3/8" Seateak Finger Pulls (1) AlastairLC at 4:14pm 02.07.22 Ask All Sailors 3/532

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Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:05pm 03.28.25 I used to be a die-hard proponent of the figure-8. We practiced it all the time and were quite good
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 03.28.25 Raritan Marine Elegance fresh water flush versions. Great choice! You'd be amazed at the number of
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 03.28.25 And btw...there's nothing I can think of to prevent putting a seacock (easier to use than a plug) o
Emergency Manual MFD at 1:36pm 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuver
fresh water flush colemj at 1:35pm 03.28.25 Unless your toilets are designed to use fresh water or have been modified to use pressurized fresh
The Red Book Foswick at 1:25pm 03.28.25 Just to start somewhere, here is my first draft list of possible sections. Let's try to refine this
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:18pm 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:43pm 03.28.25 Like MFD said, too bad there isn't a good way to collaborate on something like this on SBO. Let's tr
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:36pm 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expla
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 12:34pm 03.28.25 The Professor started the class by telling them, "In Veterinary medicine it is necessary to have tw
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:30pm 03.28.25 Not what you have in mind - but instructions for guests on conserving water: Right, not for the "R
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:28pm 03.28.25
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 12:20pm 03.28.25 It's not that I "believe" in entropy or not. But, are you saying that boats are not constantly in a
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 12:07pm 03.28.25 That does a fine job of rinsing out the toilet DISCHARGE line, but it's the micro--and not so micro
fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 11:15am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea
Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 11:11am 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expl
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual BigEasy at 9:46am 03.28.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? Supposedly, turning off a d
Emergency Manual JoeWhite at 9:30am 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuveri
7 Years no haul out dLj at 9:10am 03.28.25 I kind of feel like you've either missed the point or you just don't believe in entropy. Every phy

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