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External parts of engine control (2) SeaDogRun at 10:24am 04.09.22 Mid-Size Boats 2/791 I have a 1987 Catalina 27. It has an inboard universal diesel. There are several outputs behind the
240 tiller extension replacement (1) jblersch at 10:18am 04.09.22 Smaller Boats 1/669
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? odaydokay at 9:59am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2290 So today I am doing my engine prep work; you know the usual... filters, fuel pump clean out, anodes
Lightning Protection captcoho at 8:22am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 25/5230 After reading older and not so old threads, how many sailors favor grounding their mast and rigging
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 Gigagybe at 7:03am 04.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2449 I was thinking to install navigation lights on the deck of my Oceanis 31 to replace the one on top o
PVC for Black Water Tank Vents Clutch Cargo at 6:28am 04.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/813 I'm laying out how the 1" waste tank vents will run, and for the long straight sections, I want to u
compass gypsywind1980 at 4:49am 04.09.22 Ask All Sailors 4/777 i have a hunter 27 1980 looking for compass that fits the helm pedestal and if anyone has knowledge
Wax or ceramic Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1756 Finish protection has been changing so much in the last few years that I do not even know how to tal
Spreader Snapped from mast - Need Advice/thoughts (1) Learningthehardway at 2:12pm 04.08.22 Ask All Sailors 24/3692 Newbie sailboat (Oday 240) owner here and of course one of my lines snapped in a recent storm I wasn
Legend 41ac - autopilot KeokiV at 1:02am 04.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/848
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 10:19pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 66/8466 Anyone got any tips for reviving my new boats electrical system. I delivered it two weeks ago to my
Sailing near Staunton Va Jumpstart at 7:11pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1861 Anybody in Staunton area sail? SO is strongly hinting about a move there to be near the grandkids i
Reciprocal boat exchange? WindThieves at 4:56pm 04.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/538 Wondering if anyone knows if there are any reciprocal boat exchanges besides boat clubs? I'm traveli
Ultra Sonic Anti-Fouling system Rjm st.petersburg at 4:30pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1793
I blew a fuse! (2) Tally Ho at 3:41pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 28/3785 So, I will freely admit that boat electricity is not my strong suit. But last year, I (finally) rep
Yanmar Tach Lee Hadjiosif at 2:39pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 1/410 My Yanmar tach is sticking badly...and I think I need to replace it. But how do I know if it's the t
THE R2AK... No whimpy Beer Can around the Harbor civilized afternoon on the bay... jssailem at 2:05pm 04.07.22 Racing 13/2788 The R2AK a No motor, No support, all the way to Alaska. Navigate the 750 cold water miles from Port
Bow Anchor roller 23.5 Daryl V at 12:33pm 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 0/361 Good afternoon all I would like to add a Bow roller on my boat as it only has a slot coming out of t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge All U Get at 5:41am 04.07.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1225 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Hunter 216 tiller brake? Alan Backus at 5:21am 04.07.22 Smaller Boats 11/2353 I find the rudder very lively on my 216 so I'd like to add dampening or friction. I also would like

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Help identifying this grease BigEasy at 10:52am 07.25.25 Yanmar impeller replacement kits include a small tube of glycerin (same as KY jelly) to initially lu
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 dlochner at 10:41am 07.25.25
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 BigEasy at 10:36am 07.25.25 . Depending on how old your boat is, the new systems are vastly safer and prevent catastrophic leaks
Raise the boom dlochner at 10:36am 07.25.25 I have extra space at the top of the mast. Probably not. Between the sheave exit and the top of t
Help identifying this grease dlochner at 10:30am 07.25.25 Interesting. Thats probably about how old this jar is. This is not water soluble but does leave
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 10:28am 07.25.25 Repressed quasi musical talent emerges like weeds in a field of wheat.
Lazy Bag for H260 SteveHughessails at 10:25am 07.25.25
Propane System Leak in 2005 Beneteau Oceanis 323 dlochner at 10:20am 07.25.25 The hose fittings are non-standard, so I cannot just replace the hose A proper gas fitting has be
Strange grumbling noise behind engine Leeward Rail at 10:04am 07.25.25 A long screwdriver works as well Stick the end of the screwdriver against an area the noise may be
Help identifying this grease BAD ORCA at 9:51am 07.25.25 I have a similar jar that is impellor lube I bought a couple decades ago at the auto/boat parts sto
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 9:49am 07.25.25 Remarkable how far this thread has drifted into song lyrics. How could we prevent a thread from dr
Help identifying this grease Calif. Ted at 9:28am 07.25.25 I have a similar jar that is impellor lube I bought a couple decades ago at the auto/boat parts stor
Its funny Friday! Davidasailor26 at 9:18am 07.25.25 Remarkable how far this thread has drifted into song lyrics. How could we prevent a thread from dri
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Don S/V ILLusion at 9:17am 07.25.25 I don't think anyone said that. The general consensus seems to be that the gel coat needs to be rem
Raise the boom patrickfarley at 9:13am 07.25.25 Pictures in two weeks. Recovering from surgery. Now I wonder if there is a connection item to attac
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm marcham at 9:09am 07.25.25 The routing would be: a) alternator no output lead b) Zeus input 2 c) Zeus output 1 d) MS 200 ... wh
Help identifying this grease Davidasailor26 at 8:47am 07.25.25
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat Foswick at 8:35am 07.25.25 Strange... all the arm chair sailors that make a final determination and say it's only cosmetic, wi
Help identifying this grease Dalliance at 8:32am 07.25.25 Mystery gunk in a jelly jar? Toss it.
Universal M-18 fuel return line part identification SycloneDriver at 8:31am 07.25.25 I'm not sure every diesel repair shop would be familiar with that system but the one I use is. It's

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