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I made some custom rugs! (1) VisionPNW at 12:27am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1232 191489As liveaboards, we really wanted some rugs for our boat/home. After looking into what was comm
Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 9:10pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 47/3557 Getting older, friends are getting older. Thinking more now about emergency medical equipment on the
36cc Autopilot Factory Installation bmiley at 8:13pm 03.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/632 I am in the process of installing a raymarine st5000+ autopilot in my 36cc and was hoping some other
Adding a Bow Platform to a H27 (1) finefurn at 6:15pm 03.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/1754 Hi All I would like to add a Bow platform to my 1984 H27, similar to what's pictured. Has anyone do
Flapper goes off for no reason swisssally at 6:05pm 03.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/607 My flapper keeps going off every 20 seconds. My bilge is bone dry. Its is a consistent pulse. I h
Newbie questions CaseyJohn2001 at 5:50pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1271
Changing sail numbers NINEv2 at 4:54pm 03.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1084 Hello all. I'm the new owner of a C250 and I'm starting to plot my to do list. The previous owner
Mast Support (1) patrickfarley at 3:27pm 03.13.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/2507 Is the mast support a pine 2 x 4? I was cleaning and noticed that there was mess at the bottom of th
Dicey Splicey Jtcf78911 at 2:50pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/462 Hey all. Rather new to line splicing, but attempting an eye-splice for my new double braid halyard
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? (1) LukeAvanti at 2:19pm 03.13.21 Catalina 30 8/1342 Hi all - another newbie question about my 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. Port side in the saloon, the bulkh
5200 and painted surface Head Sail at 9:52am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 17/2100 Looking at the directions for the application of 3M 5200, it says nothing about surface preparation.
Furling systems questions. Admiral at 9:23am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2115 I know that this question has been asked and discussed before. When a search is done for real world
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? (1) AaronD at 9:21am 03.13.21 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1050 Is it safe to mount a charger's temperature-sensor on a smaller terminal bolt? Reading @Maine Sail's
Engine coolant valve and water heater (1) PAC3142 at 9:20am 03.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/1943 Hi, I'm going to replace my water heater. The photo shows the engine coolant lines that go to and r
Rule Auto bilge pump not so auto. Is it toast? SV_IdleHour at 8:25am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1542 Hi all-- Wanted to find out if this is a common problem: Manual circuit works, auto test switch and
Boom Paint fireone at 6:02am 03.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/584 I have a 1983-23 ft oday and would like to paint boom-paint missing in areas. would like to know wha
Yanmar 4jh2-te connector type to feed hot water from water pump (2) Puesta del sol at 7:23pm 03.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/1699 Replacing the water pump. Yanmar does not sell the parts to feed the hot water. I removed the parts
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Fred at 4:42pm 03.12.21 Big Boats 18/3813 I am considering the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 33.5. Does this model still use wood core constructio
Help with searching Orbweaver at 4:25pm 03.12.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/763 I'm trying to figure out how to use the search function, and not having much luck. I want to know wh
Septic Bladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:47am 03.12.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1379 I currently have a 30 ft. Allied Sea wind Ketch that has a sewer bladder under the V birth. It is r

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Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and kloudie1 at 12:06pm 01.27.24 Robbie, does your boat have the Westerbeke engine? Reason I ask is that the Westerbekes I've worked
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 11:29am 01.27.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/201/201130-56411b295897ac30c906ef7f1669499e.jpg
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and rgranger at 11:29am 01.27.24
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 11:18am 01.27.24 Thx for your reply Peggie... The reason I'm asking about using 1" all the way to the holding tan
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and Capt Robbie at 10:05am 01.27.24
Keel bolts Terry Cox at 9:56am 01.27.24 You must consider temporary anything done from the outside. An abbreviated permanent repair require
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and Hello Below at 9:50am 01.27.24 :plus:
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and BigEasy at 8:55am 01.27.24 I have a similar breaker for my anchor windlass
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:16am 01.27.24 Perhaps this is a question more suited to our resident head expert @Peggie Hall HeadMistress as to
Keel bolts dmax at 7:26am 01.27.24 I would remove the nuts, inspect and clean the bolts - there can be hidden corrosion you can't see w
Replace Radar buddybear at 6:25am 01.27.24 I have the Garmin Fantom 18 Radome. I know there are the 18+ and the HD versions now, but they didn
New Hampshire State Seal Will Gilmore at 6:07am 01.27.24 I believe the first US Navy actually belonged to Benjamin Franklin. The French gave it to Ben, not
Electric Motors pgandw at 6:05am 01.27.24 @pgandw , I could easily justify the cost of a Spirit for auxiliary use on a sailboat, if an outboa
Keel bolts (1) Best of Times at 5:53am 01.27.24 Hi Dave Totally dry. 5 bolts and one has a ground wire under it that looks sketchy. Thx for quick re
New Hampshire State Seal kappykaplan at 5:10am 01.27.24 Ian W. Toll wrote the book Six Frigates One of my co-workers recently gave that book to me. Now,
New Hampshire State Seal shemandr at 4:58am 01.27.24 Ian W. Toll wrote the book Six Frigates which is about the founding of the US Navy. A large segment
Keel bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 4:43am 01.27.24 Photo of keel to hull joint please. Are you sure bilge is dry?
Replace Radar BC Bernie at 10:46pm 01.26.24 Can you tell me which model you bought, there are several on the market. I am getting ready to buy.
Hunter 41 DS Fwd Head Sani Hose jamesrbrown999 at 9:59pm 01.26.24 Perhaps this is a question more suited to our resident head expert @Peggie Hall HeadMistress as to
New Hampshire State Seal (3) Crusty Ol Salt at 9:24pm 01.26.24 I have attached the NH Flag, Seal and Coat of arms. for reference. For many, many years of my naval

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