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Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht jssailem at 6:23am 11.30.21 Sails Call Lounge 15/1879 With Facebook disappearing (now Meta) and virtual land sales reaching a new peak Republic Realm (a
New Capri 18 Owner (8) thedude at 6:04pm 11.29.21 Smaller Boats 23/3700 I just bought a 1988 Capri 18 to get out and sail some more on own and more often. So far I've been
Switch and fuse panel chilly at 4:37pm 11.29.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2010 I've got a 1980 Catalina 25. A few wires on the back of the switch/panel have broken and I'm thinkin
Bilge pump not working on auto Chesapeake 331 at 10:05am 11.29.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2201 Our 331 bilge pump seems to work only when we flip the switch on the panel. The float will not make
Best Headset........ NYSail at 8:11am 11.29.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1418 Hello all, So I have been wanting to purchase a headset to communicate with wife when I am lifting
mousing line knot Shaw_2112 at 7:19am 11.29.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1115 I've seen a hundred videos on the subject but of course when I try to find them again I can't lol. I
'07 H38 - WEMA 2 Tank Gauge - Correct Voltage Output to Senders? flightlead404 at 4:57am 11.29.21 Big Boats 12/2624 I have the two tank WEMA gauge for fresh water and holding tank. The gauge body itself is marked UP
Replacing valve at engine cooling through hull intake. Beneteau 331 (2) Boomtown at 4:38pm 11.28.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1618
Moorage Madness Phil Herring at 1:05pm 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 34/5633 How has the increased value of real estate, higher insurance premiums, and more frequent storm repai
Universal Diesel Fuel Pump Question timsmustang at 12:35pm 11.28.21 Engines and Propulsion 8/2881 I have a CAL 39 with a Universal 5444 (M50) diesel. I recently purchased this boat and am going thro
Raritan PHII dry flush limbodog at 11:58am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 16/3125 Hi all, I replaced my head somewhere between a year or two ago. Put in a Raritan PHII P102 "Superfl
leaky boat (4) acudavid at 9:46am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1762 Hi, I've had my 1977 Lancer 30 since September. Before I ran its motor, there was very little in th
Finish on Chart Table Ladydi@CabrilloIsle at 9:46am 11.28.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1145 On my Hunter 320, the chart table wood was damaged by a battery leaking on it so I sanded the top an
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. BAD ORCA at 8:38am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 5/12036 Posted this on another website as well but not getting any replies so will try here also since time
A year of sailing/projects on my c25 (10) SailingLoto at 6:34am 11.28.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1087 I picked her up last spring . she's came a long way. 1984 c25 swing keel #3559. "Louise" We bough
Connecticut yards..... bottom job NYSail at 5:45am 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1041 Good morning.... So I am in need to have my bottom (boat) completely redone which includes stripping
H26 stay & shroud t-connectors. CaptainRan at 11:15pm 11.27.21 Smaller Boats 11/1616 When I step the mast, the t-connectors continually fall out and don't seat right without monkeying w
Traveler Change ... mkraybill at 9:15pm 11.27.21 Catalina 30 16/2763 I'm changing my traveler from the curved original to a 66" straight Garhauer. (It is part of a compl
Limber Hole Too High Up dkinzer at 7:20pm 11.27.21 Big Boats 3/797 Today I cleaned out the raw water strainer and replaced the impeller (last changed in 2018, we bough
Catalina 30 Tall rig conversion. Rocky Coast at 2:39pm 11.27.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1095 New to forum. I have 2 Catalina 30s (long story). 1 1981 tall rig in good condition with bow sprite.

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Keel holes Foswick at 9:23pm 03.22.25 Every time I see the title of this thread, I think of what a great nautical insult that is, like, "D
Astronauts to Return in good weather. Foswick at 9:20pm 03.22.25 NASA actually did have plans and contingencies. The crew was never actually stranded and could have
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 8:01pm 03.22.25 the windlass is wired independent of the distribution panel Mine is also wired that way. There is
Bowsprit Protection from Chain Foswick at 7:49pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pr
Bowsprit Protection from Chain dLj at 7:34pm 03.22.25 I would love a chain stopper but I have a difficult bow sprit setup where no commercially available
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop jbmia at 6:16pm 03.22.25 Probably the best way to do it in the long run. It all depends on how much you value your time. I
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:59pm 03.22.25 full intention is to have a pro come in and perform an alignment for me. The whole thing seems t
Bowsprit Protection from Chain jssailem at 5:40pm 03.22.25 I have heard owners utilize a piece of HDPE (Starboard) as a pad for the chain. I have a similar pro
Bowsprit Protection from Chain (1) dlochner at 5:35pm 03.22.25 The easy solution is to turn off the breaker for the windlass when the anchor is secure, that will d
Bowsprit Protection from Chain MFD at 5:34pm 03.22.25 A chafe protection sleeve with velcro to affix/remove it. In an emergency and if forgotten - it will
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop (1) jbmia at 5:05pm 03.22.25 Huge thanks for all the replies.. these have all been super helpful so far. colemj, that's what
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 4:41pm 03.22.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Keel holes jssailem at 2:26pm 03.22.25 But @Davidasailor26 It is a "FREE" boat. :facepalm:
H49/H50 Factory Davits Question artboas at 1:28pm 03.22.25 I remember there were drawings and pictures of the davits located on this site. I can't seem to fi
Keel holes Davidasailor26 at 12:45pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
Keel holes dlochner at 12:27pm 03.22.25 I found that the diesel blew a gasket two years ago and fuel, oil, etc. leaked into the bilge. The
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Ralph Johnstone at 12:21pm 03.22.25 I agree with @Benny17441 's remark about raising the table but where I get completely lost is the ne
Hunter 240 owners here? patbratton at 11:20am 03.22.25 We bought our H240 about three summers ago. We had planed to take it to St. George once a year and k
can anyone explain how to remove by cutting the h26 front big table? I found 1 photo doing this Benny17441 at 10:59am 03.22.25 Not clear what you want to do, Won't that slide up the pole and be clamped out of the way?
Can gasket tape ahere to hdpe? jssailem at 10:27am 03.22.25 I've seen too much HDPE sag or crack in the sun. Is this a universal problem with HDPE or are ther

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