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Charge settings for Solar Victron controller (2) skunther at 1:38pm 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 12/1057 I have a 2S2P setup of 6v 230Ah East Penn batteries for total 460Ah of 12v. I have attached 2x50w pa
5hp Nissan... convert to external tank? (1) W0rdBuff at 10:53am 06.12.25 Trailer Sailors 0/536 Good day, Potterers! After replacing my internal tank twice now due to cracks around the exit tube t
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE (4) ricksoth at 7:17am 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 8/532 I have an approximate 1.5" wide flat mounting location at the top of my mast, and need to mount a Ga
GOOD MORNING PNW CRUISERS (1) jssailem at 6:44am 06.12.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/710 I am back from my Relative Vacation to Michigan. Saw some beautiful country and hugged a lot of my w
Belt adjustment on my Perkins M30 engine beneteau 351 (1) keven at 6:21pm 06.11.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/783
Anchor Seahawk345 at 3:41pm 06.11.25 Mid-Size Boats 7/880 Quick question about anchor size. We have a H310......weighs about 9000 lbs. We have become 'fai
Janky outboard setup (3) pclarksurf at 1:29pm 06.11.25 Catalina 22 9/1158 Had to laugh -- does everyone have a Wonky outboard test bed like me? After hating on every versi
M25 Rear main seal leak or... (1) Thecatalinaproject at 1:10pm 06.11.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/800 Hey All, Just got a free Catalina 30 (I know, I know: nothing more expensive than a free boat!) Th
'88 Hunter 37 main traveler Phil D. at 9:55am 06.11.25 Big Boats 4/732 I recently had a fairly several accidental jib and ended up breaking off the traveler turning on the
Pedestal guard plate (1) serge5553 at 9:53am 06.11.25 Ask All Sailors 3/300 Hello everyone trying to find out the exact inner diameter measurement of the pedestal guard plate
Amp draw question Timm R Oday25 at 9:25am 06.11.25 Trailer Sailors 10/1090 I'm closing in on finally launching our boat for the summer. We've finally acquired the outboard I'v
criteria for searching for a sailboat Patern at 5:02am 06.11.25 Ask All Sailors 7/652 Hello, I am looking for a sailboat to sail as a couple and sometimes with my daughters (they are 13
SVEclipse (7) SVEclipse at 6:52pm 06.10.25 Catalina 22 5/782 Hi all! I have been following and gleaning lots of info from your posts here and enjoyed your Youtu
R.O. water filter install question (1) BAD ORCA at 4:49pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 56/3716 I recently inherited a simple five stage RO water filter. Do I need to install a second fresh water
Mainsheet rigging alternative (4) NoExit at 3:49pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 20/1461 I'm seeking your insights, troubleshooting and better ideas for an alternative mainsheet rigging. I
Insurance Richard19068 at 1:33pm 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 11/1014 After being with them for 22 years Geico/BoatUS is asking for a survey on my now 40 year old boat.
So many lakes and rivers.... dlochner at 1:29pm 06.10.25 Sails Call Lounge 1/586 https://theonion.com/sailor-regrets-getting-married-to-the-sea-so-young/?utm_source=email'utm_medium
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair (2) JPS27 at 10:03am 06.10.25 Ask All Sailors 11/795 I need to fix some rotted wood on my Pearson 36-2 ive had for 2 years. Been working on little impr
Looking for details about installing a rib/stiffener to address a 356 hull "shower dimple" JimHansen77 at 9:59am 06.10.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/331 New owner of a 2002 Hunter 356. Am cross-posting this from the big boats forum. I'm in the process
Bottom paint and sail (5) newsailor72 at 6:38am 06.10.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/292 84 mac 22, bottom looks like this, the white is gel, I think, that is where the trailer bunks sit, t

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What to do first? Sat for 5 years. Old Mercury 4hp Outboard motor capta at 2:16pm 11.05.25 If it was my engine, I'd remove the carb & plugs and fill every area in the engine including the low
Stern Measurements ShawneH at 2:14pm 11.05.25 I will just put the hailing port on that bottom flat portion, so thanks for providing ling port on t
Diesel heater exhaust placement? (1) jssailem at 2:13pm 11.05.25 I have a forced air Wallas diesel heater on my boat. The basic concept for installing the exhaust pi
1984 Spindrift 15 foor PConti2025 at 2:06pm 11.05.25 Thank you for the reply. I am excited with this opportunity.
Small leak around depth transducer on old sailboat. JoeWhite at 1:59pm 11.05.25 I had that problem. I found that the nut was cracked. I removed the boat from the water and installe
Holding tank vent fitting Tally Ho at 1:54pm 11.05.25
Small leak around depth transducer on old sailboat. capta at 1:53pm 11.05.25 As @Ward H said it appears the installer used a wooden backing plate that was glassed over. A prop
Boat Insurance Tally Ho at 1:41pm 11.05.25 Hi Greg, Its 1989 and I paid $36,000CDN Then certainly worth insuring, and hopefully new enough t
Stuck in the mud Tally Ho at 1:37pm 11.05.25
Stern Measurements (1) Caboteur at 1:23pm 11.05.25 We put the home port on the upper plane: there was no place on the bottom. Bene 31.
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 dlochner at 1:16pm 11.05.25 We're in Annapolis, so I just meant raw water, but it's a good point that the pipe could be salty f
Small leak around depth transducer on old sailboat. dlochner at 12:54pm 11.05.25 As @Ward H said it appears the installer used a wooden backing plate that was glassed over. A prope
Cross Reference for M18 to Kubota Parts rmauri at 12:53pm 11.05.25 I created this spreadsheet to help out. https://gist.github.com/richard-mauri/21d179e4322b0292888298
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 11:10am 11.05.25 It kinda sounds like an anchor locker drain since you poured water in and it came out in the paddle
Diesel heater exhaust placement? American_Mainsail at 11:04am 11.05.25 Reviving this thread. I am planning an install of a ITR SCH33 hydronic diesel heater. I'm wondering
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 11:04am 11.05.25 The Morgan is a solidly built boat. I have not seen the pvc pipe you are identifying. Does not mean
Small leak around depth transducer on old sailboat. Ward H at 10:58am 11.05.25 It was common back then for manufacturers to use round disc of wood as backing plates. A previous ow
Mysterious seawater leak 1984 Morgan 323 mveerman at 10:58am 11.05.25 A couple of places to look, the stuffing box and the upper rudder bearing. Also check the seawater
Stuck in the mud LLoyd B at 10:14am 11.05.25 So the simplest solution is let it float out unless there's other restrictions about how soon you wa
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 bebling at 8:31am 11.05.25 I have a friend that is a auto body guy. He took two of my stanchions and inside of 5 minutes with

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