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Solar panel installation - Oceanis 31 - advice LRsunnyB at 8:52am 05.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2278
Anchor locker issue RobAL at 6:42am 05.13.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1839 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326and found a loose piece of wood in the anchor locker and disca
Bimini Conflict on 26 or 260 Wheel Boat John Marrone at 6:35am 05.13.21 Smaller Boats 11/842 How does the boom traveler not impacted when the Bimini is fully retracted. The placement in the Coc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1595 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/892 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/836 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/921 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/1511 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/596 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/919 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2124 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/828 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/842
New Prop Cat 310 #1 in GA at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/1307 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/462 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille
2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/399 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.
A Global View Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.12.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1025 Found this interesting site with an interactive 3D weather animation. earth :: a global map of wind
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 4:14am 05.12.21 Catalina 275 12/2262 Does anyone know the inner diameter of the raw water inlet hose to the water pump assembly? Looking
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 7:02pm 05.11.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1811 Hi all, Our 2006 C309 still has the original standing rigging, it all appears to be in good conditio
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (4) WasabiRush at 6:44pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 11/1456 I have a 1986 H34 and most of the running rigging was replaced by PO. The reefing lines come out the

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OGO Desiccant Install and Experience (1) MikeHoncho at 9:40am 02.18.24 I am currently fabricating a external fan system to draw more air through the toilet. I'll post pic
No holding tank options? captain69 at 9:33am 02.18.24 Yes. I've read "the rules" over and over again. It's clear that ALWAYS filling the blackwater tank
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 9:23am 02.18.24 @Davidasailor26's description is spot on if you size the wire for a 3% voltage drop, if you size th
No holding tank options? Davidasailor26 at 9:20am 02.18.24
No holding tank options? Claude L.-Auger at 9:15am 02.18.24 FWC boarded me in Daytona, FL, years ago and inspected the sanitation system. As per the law options
Bilge Wire Size Question. BAD ORCA at 9:08am 02.18.24 There are two factors at play here - ampacity and voltage drop. The first limit to consider is max
No holding tank options? jssailem at 8:57am 02.18.24
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:54am 02.18.24 I'm answering my own questions (oops, is talking to myself on a forum considered a mental disorder)
No holding tank options? JamesG161 at 8:52am 02.18.24 On my boarding for Inspection, one officer went below alone and returned. He told me all was good a
No holding tank options? kloudie1 at 8:42am 02.18.24 Seems like if you are boarded and are pleasant and cooperative, they are more likely to treat you th
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:32am 02.18.24 It is not just "my understanding" that a non-releasable zip tie is acceptable, it is right in the E
No holding tank options? smokey73 at 8:22am 02.18.24 @Calif. Ted Not sure why you say "you are confused." You are correct that most of the sailboats th
No holding tank options? dlochner at 8:20am 02.18.24 In fifty years I've been boarded by CG twice, neither time did they even look at the sanitation sys
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig Ted at 8:17am 02.18.24 Some masthead rigged boat can have very bendy masts. My triple spreader mast can bend 8". You can us
No holding tank options? Calif. Ted at 7:39am 02.18.24 No, you are confused, most boats have a type 3 (holding tank) sanitation system: Federal law prohibi
Air conditioner replacement dlochner at 7:29am 02.18.24 What's RCR recommending for AC units? They are pretty knowledgeable. Don't over size, as @TimFromLI
Moving Up... dlochner at 7:22am 02.18.24 Hopefully, you guys will allow me to hang with the group...this forum provides MANY improvements th
Solent or Slutter added to a new fractional Selden in-mast furler rig dlochner at 7:19am 02.18.24 Double spreader masthead masts can get pretty bendy, that's why the spreaders are swept back and the
Burping/purging air from coolant on Yanmar 3JH2E geoffschultz at 7:11am 02.18.24 Here's a link to a video that does a great job of explaining the cooling system of a Yanmar. In par
Prop rotation question robbjd at 6:50am 02.18.24 I have a feathering J-Prop. It has no prop walk and does just as well in reverse as it does in fwd

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