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Replace or repair O'Day, Daysailer 3 boom Keith Hoovler at 9:20am 04.30.25 Damage Repair 4/1833 Yesterday, while sailing in some strong winds, the boom on my Daysailer 3 snapped in half right at t
Boat aground in Queensland Australia (1) garymalmgren at 1:20am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/582 A lot to comment on in this one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/sailors-rescued-after-runnin
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable (1) colin59 at 6:28pm 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 7/610 Transmission part of this cable system broke off and looking for any info on replacement. Getting th
Teak Half-Round (1) Foswick at 3:43pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 1/306 I will be pulling this trim off and reinstalling. It was the source of at least one leak, in the pas
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process (5) flyingwaspsailing at 2:03pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 26/1841 Ahoy there sailors - I'm looking for some advice in cleaning my boat deck. With so much advice and s
Insurance assistance needed HoosierSailor at 7:40am 04.29.25 Big Boats 8/774 Good morning, I need a little help if possible. We are switching our insurance from GEICO to State
ACR setup question (1) sailpcb at 7:00am 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 6/571
H33.5 Roller Furler Options (2) jwittlin at 4:18am 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/531 33.5 Furler Replacement Options: I dont like the Hood 810 and its well past its life, I want to rep
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? FLWestCoast at 7:17pm 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 27/1596 Hello: I am shopping for a solar system for my Hunter 33. I calculate that I need about 300 Ah and
boat weather... finally (3) pclarksurf at 5:18pm 04.28.25 Catalina 22 5/901 Spent all winter building the admiral an outdoor room to escape the heat-- time to get organized
DC Distribution Panel Rehab (1) Foswick at 3:45pm 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 6/613 I looked behind the DC distribution panel, for the first time, the other day. Found out it was origi
Manual Bilge Pump Paul Koestner at 3:20pm 04.28.25 Morgan 2/2189 Anybody here know what would have been the original manual bilge pump mounted on the Morgan 34, oper
Manual sanitation pump outlet (1) DinghySailor at 12:41pm 04.28.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1100 Greetings, The PO of our C'C supplied a new, uninstalled Whale Mk5 manual sanitation pump. The insta
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? CABixler at 10:27am 04.28.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/963 My understanding is there are TWO wires from the batteries that are always hot (live). One is a feed
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (2) ltfzsolt at 10:14am 04.28.25 Racing 23/4589 Hello racers! My wife and I sail an Express 34 in Alaska. Great boat, we absolutely love it, and r
76 O'day 22 Manuals ox_inthewild at 8:52am 04.28.25 Day Sailers 2/926 Hi all, I looked through previous threads, but only found a poor quality image for a rigging manual
Marinebeam DannyS at 6:31am 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 3/617 Has anyone ordered from Marinebeam lately? I placed an order a week ago for an anchor light and my o
Freezer Over Freezing - Adler Barbour - Help (6) FatSteveTheBoatCat at 4:48am 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 0/10 Hello, We have a 2002 Hunter 460 with the original Adler Barbour Fridge and Freezer duo. Our freeze
Adler Barbour Freezer - Over Freezing - Help/Advice (6) FatSteveTheBoatCat at 4:39am 04.28.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/727 Hello, We have a 2002 Hunter 460 with the original Adler Barbour Fridge and Freezer duo. Our freeze
AEDs Foswick at 12:58pm 04.27.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1402 I am preparing a presentation on managing medical emergencies onboard for coastal cruisers and other

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Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 8:58am 09.18.25 I've been thinking about a Halloween Sailing Adventure. Not sure where the cruise may go, but I thin
Refrigeration upgrade - H33 Hello Below at 8:57am 09.18.25 I suggest you provide a pic, dimensions and make/model of your current set up. I replaced a Dometic
Identification or old Jib sheet block and track. (1) rgranger at 8:25am 09.18.25 There are less expensive options but here is the "gold standard" 34419 Do a search for "jib block"
Is it typical to have electrical connections - JRacer at 8:12am 09.18.25 Use automotive "weatherpack" waterproof connectors.
Winterizing the Jabsco Manual Toilet Nichole340 at 7:53am 09.18.25
Identification or old Jib sheet block and track. dLj at 7:22am 09.18.25 Hard to say but it looks like a sheet pulley that sits on a track so you can adjust the angle of the
Lithium Batteries SteveHughessails at 7:22am 09.18.25 The issue with Li-Time , Redodo, Powerqueen & others is the over charge protection they instituted
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? danm1 at 7:14am 09.18.25 I'm now using Krypton on my personal boat. Based on the last two years, I'll probably be using it a
Is it typical to have electrical connections - Scott T-Bird at 6:13am 09.18.25 The First 235 is a trailer-sailor, so frequently removing the mast is common. Easy to disconnect c
Lithium Batteries Maine Sail at 6:12am 09.18.25 How would we be able to identify a substandard battery or one that is housing an inadequate BMS? Am
Fridge/Freezer adjustment colemj at 6:07am 09.18.25 OK, so the two holding plates likely contain different solutions for different temps and are plumbed
Invest 92L (1) JamesG161 at 6:04am 09.18.25 234417 A nice GIF by Tropical Tidbits Dammit Jim...
Furler line selection jssailem at 5:58am 09.18.25 What did you observe at the head of the sail? Any sign of the halyard wrapped around the extrusion?
Winterizing the Jabsco Manual Toilet (1) Nichole340 at 5:41am 09.18.25 I Thank you for your help. I saw this Forespar Valve at West Marine (only it was 1.5 inch size) not
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm colemj at 5:32am 09.18.25 Yes, this is a common problem with external regulators. Internal regulators never really shut down
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm mcconkd at 5:18am 09.18.25 I'm not terribly familiar with this but if you have an external charge controller, can you hook up
Mas-Technologies MS200 alternator alarm Project_Mayhem at 5:09am 09.18.25 I'm not terribly familiar with this but if you have an external charge controller, can you hook up t
Furler line selection Project_Mayhem at 5:05am 09.18.25 You got photos of all how this is set-up?? What angle became too great? dj Just the sheet. The cl
Furler line selection dLj at 8:47pm 09.17.25 I was able to pull the sail three feet past the mast before the angle of the line became too great
Painting Boat Bottom.....Copper Free Ablative Paint?? Leeward Rail at 8:46pm 09.17.25 a. Wholesale. b. It is sold in 5-gallon buckets. The product I had was in a 5-gallon bucket. c. Eve

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