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Replacing the cable on the centerboard Perry Welch at 6:47pm 11.30.21 Smaller Boats 1/556 I would like to replace the cable on the centerboard but have no idea on how to access it. Anyone o
41DS Dish Drainer Drying Fan (1) dkinzer at 6:06pm 11.30.21 Big Boats 10/1392 Our 2007 41DS has a "dish drainer" in the cabinet behind the sink (see attached photo) where dishes
Tiller Pilots ShawnL at 5:41pm 11.30.21 Catalina 22 8/2510 I'm thinking about adding a tiller pilot to my '72 for next season. I was leaning toward a Raymarin
Comparing 30s chrome700 at 3:58pm 11.30.21 Catalina 30 13/2555 Trying to compare a '86 Mk I and a '91 Mk II. Both have been freshwater boats on a large, inland l
Anyone Heard About This Rick Webb at 1:30pm 11.30.21 Ask All Sailors 6/901 Boat Crashes into the Chain of Rocks Mississippi River - YouTube I was hoping to here of a positive
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. Russ Ward at 12:16pm 11.30.21 Smaller Boats 6/971 I am thinking of adding a bimini to my Hunter 26. The boat is currently an hour away from me. Is t
bulkhead tgrayson at 12:10pm 11.30.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/806 is the venture 17 supposed to have a bulkhead under the cockpit where you step into the boat? saw a
Oday 25 portlights ray dann at 11:29am 11.30.21 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4946
Rig Tension with 5/32" Rigging Any Sea at 8:38am 11.30.21 Catalina 22 11/3262 I've got a 1979 swing keel that is rigged with 5/32" standing rigging. I've been reading the C22NSA
Are you ready for a Virtual Yacht jssailem at 6:23am 11.30.21 Sails Call Lounge 15/1949 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 23/3961 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 5/2117 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 10/2407 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 10/1523 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 5/1210 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 12/2755 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 11/1685
Moorage Madness Phil Herring at 1:05pm 11.28.21 Ask All Sailors 34/6282 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 8/3164 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 16/3282 Hi all, I replaced my head somewhere between a year or two ago. Put in a Raritan PHII P102 "Superfl

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Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? jssailem at 9:16am 05.09.25 Congrats MonsterFish... Moving up in boat size (two-footitis syndrome) is a noncurable affliction. I
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 9:00am 05.09.25 Only you can decide what is "better." If you are living on the boat then a shore hookup is nice but
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:57am 05.09.25 That I like an will get the pressure reducer an set a valve with a flag on it to by the boats d
Music player jssailem at 8:54am 05.09.25 It is either a talent or a curse.
Music player Alan Gomes at 8:52am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS. Was that pun int
dock side water ??? Rick.johnson at 8:51am 05.09.25 So it better to flush out tank an fill up the 100 gal holding tank an flip on the small pump to fil
dock side water ??? (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 8:51am 05.09.25 Pro/con arguments aside, virtually every boat, both power and sail, at our marina (excluding the sm
Anode/Prop Proximity (2) jssailem at 8:50am 05.09.25 231430 One source is Magnesium Anodes \| BoatZincs.com
Complete Pearson 26 newbie. Some advice? Monsterfish at 8:50am 05.09.25
dock side water ??? smokey73 at 8:46am 05.09.25 IF you are going to do this you MUST have pressure regulator to reduce the shore water pressure to a
Merit 22 owners Los at 8:44am 05.09.25 1: the top of the trunk is so irregular mine wouldn't seal with the thin gasket. 2: winch is a chee
dock side water ??? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 05.09.25 an flip it to be set for dock side water ?? If by "dock side water" you are referring to using do
Music player jssailem at 8:38am 05.09.25 Bet those kiddos in the back of the bus would go gaga over the driver playing TS.
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 05.09.25 I assume I should still use the bleeder screw on the secondary filter? Yup. It has that small ch
Medical Emergency Readiness (Work in Progress) pgandw at 8:18am 05.09.25 I live in a completely different world. Sailing solo, most important is no unintended exits from th
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild fero at 8:12am 05.09.25 Hello again, Here is an update for info: A few days ago, while putting the boat into annual summer s
Music player pgandw at 8:05am 05.09.25 Just a boom box with a USB port is sufficient for me. Load music onto USB stick, play away when des
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? morbidfollower at 8:05am 05.09.25 ill be down at the boat this weekend ill take a look
Anode/Prop Proximity dLj at 7:45am 05.09.25 It's always preferred to keep the anode as close to the prop as possible. Can you calculate where on
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F Stu Jackson at 7:45am 05.09.25 As somebody else noted earlier, purging the system after a filter change is another benefit of havi

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