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Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 7:11am 01.24.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/2907 I installed a new Trident 101 waste hose roughly 7-8 yrs. ago. When I first installed it, there was
Headsail 43 Legend 1995 ivieto at 6:41am 01.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/697
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Rudder, (1) Rodsails at 7:25pm 01.23.22 Big Boats 3/923 Has anyone removed the skin to inspect the rudder stock? We took a hard hit last summer then was gr
Another C22 at my marina Light air at 4:34pm 01.23.22 Catalina 22 3/671 I was out today with my new battery and it turned out to be the starter as the problem. Meanwhile,
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 2:48pm 01.23.22 Ask All Sailors 19/1650 I have a powered halyard winch on my 1994 Hunter 40.5. It has started tripping the breaker under a h
Mast wiring location access? Andiamo 34 at 1:49pm 01.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/593 I have a 34' Hunter Legend and the insulation on the wiring for the anchor and running tri light has
Buyer's or Seller's market? Brian D at 12:59pm 01.23.22 Ask All Sailors 18/2885 With the price of real estate and houses sky rocketing, would you think that this is a seller's or b
Raymarine depth transducer replacement Ken13559 at 10:54am 01.23.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1636 If I were to replace my Raymarine ST40 Depth transducer, can I cut the existing cable and join the n
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 7:25am 01.23.22 Big Boats 9/1183 Anyone if 410 the clutch mounting location has an aluminum backing plate mounted in? I need to add o
bent t-bolts and shroud replacement djletin at 7:01am 01.23.22 Smaller Boats 4/1090 I have a new-to-me 2003 Catalina 18 that I purchased late fall 2021 and have not sailed yet. The po
Headliner Halvern at 7:53pm 01.22.22 S2 7/1724 Re-open an old thread. Does anyone have a source for a v-berth headliner for an 11A, or instructions
"Hawkeye" (3) Simon Sexton at 7:05pm 01.22.22 Racing 7/2034
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 5:38pm 01.22.22 Ask All Sailors 15/1262 Lot of good common-sense info here. Don't know where it came from but I thought I would share with o
Beneteau 423 (2006) - 3 Cabin Door Measurements Rialto at 2:14pm 01.22.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/788 Hi Is there anyone currently on their Beneteau OC 423 (2006) that could measure their doors for me?
South Puget Sound canvas (besides Iverson)? Nachismo at 11:39am 01.22.22 Ask All Sailors 1/610
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Ron Allen at 8:48am 01.22.22 Catalina 30 8/3101 Hi All, Looking for the correct size and length for the control lines for the main sheet and boom. T
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR CaptainRed at 7:14am 01.22.22 Catalina 30 8/1370 Looking to replace my 28" Destroyer wheel. Existing Edson pedestal on my 1986 Catalina 30 Mark 1 TR
What is it? (3) justsomeguy at 6:26am 01.22.22 Ask All Sailors 6/922 Dock neighbor went out for a shakedown and found this on the deck afterwards. I thought perhaps it w
Time out Furuno All U Get at 5:47am 01.22.22 Ask All Sailors 3/792

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Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 12:33pm 03.26.25 @ Foswick: Since diesels need compression heat to ignite the fuel, it has to have a full charge of a
Bowsprit Protection from Chain colemj at 12:14pm 03.26.25 Well, it does until you crank on the manual override. I don't know any other way to safely raise th
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 12:00pm 03.26.25 Interesting, this brings up a question I have been thinking about for some time now. At some point
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? azambella at 11:52am 03.26.25 Thanks. It's really small block so I don't think it will be hard to find. TZ
Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 11:41am 03.26.25 You missed Calder's point. The point is non-sensical. Yes, if you are running your engine for p
Galley table ideas dmax at 11:39am 03.26.25 As Paul says, 1/2" is good - use a high quality, exterior grade plywood. Marine if you want to spend
Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? (1) Richard19068 at 11:31am 03.26.25 I have an old Nissan 2 cycle outboard motor and want to identify it. The "TAG" has worn off so the
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail rickr104 at 11:07am 03.26.25 Hah! Totally agree - The drilling was making me nervous. I slept on it and decided to use 1/2" PVC c
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 11:06am 03.26.25 You missed Calder's point. I don't think the point was lost. I think, though, that the assertion th
What the heck are these compression fittings?! sailcapt340 at 10:49am 03.26.25 Check Fresh Water Systems Co. I agree with Mark, why not just replace the fittings with updated con
Diesel engine as generator question? Foswick at 10:43am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: ... That is a really great answer that actually gets to the question. Of course,
DIY Remote Monitoring System SV Temenos at 10:37am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 10:27am 03.26.25 Hydraulic magnetic breakers are a thing, and use a different mechanism than thermal breakers. Eithe
Galley table ideas PaulK at 10:08am 03.26.25 Problems with water absorption often come when people aren't careful with their epoxy coating, or if
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Galley table ideas fred1diver at 9:52am 03.26.25 What thickness plywood would you recommend? Having a frame on the sides will add stability and stren
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 9:26am 03.26.25 Thanks. Looks like some good articles. John Harres is an excellent resource, certainly worth a c
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 9:09am 03.26.25
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:57am 03.26.25 Sounds like bad formica - weird. I couldn't find anyone that would sell me raw Corian when I looked,

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