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Fuel is in waste holding tank what to do ? Capt Robbie at 7:49pm 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 20/5777 so my fellow power boat neighbor fist time boater went to the fuel dock with his girlfriend to fuel
1987 Catalina 27 cabin bilge pump? (3) SeaDogRun at 5:18pm 09.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1694 I recently acquired a 1987 Catalina 27. It is a project. Pulled up the carpet and wood plank that co
Jabsco Toilet 29090 Handle Nichole340 at 12:44pm 09.12.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4083
Corrosion of brass nipple (1) Slider at 11:32am 09.12.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1414 I sail a 2011 B37. The feed for the stern tube water is on the back of the heat exchanger. The ext
H240 Cabinet Project (6) patbratton at 11:21am 09.12.21 Smaller Boats 3/968 I decided to set a cabinet where the burner sets on the galley top next to the sink. I had seen a pi
Swing crane info Paddlincanuk at 9:56am 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 4/633 I have recently purchased a 1980's sandpiper 565. I will be mooring it in a dry sail area requiring
Refrigerator Siphoning water M7e at 9:02am 09.12.21 Catalina 30 3/865
Gasket for refrigerator lid buddybear at 7:18am 09.12.21 Catalina 310 4/1642 I have the combo refrigerator with the top loading lid and the side door. I am changing the top lid
Bringing dogs aboard Captain W at 6:52am 09.12.21 Ask All Sailors 41/5419 So the admiral is interested in bringing our 6-month old golden retriever aboard. It would likely o
Synthetic oil for a M-35B robbjd at 6:27am 09.12.21 Big Boats 20/4447 Does anyone use synthetic oil in their Universals? Big sale on oil this week and I'm thinking of swi
H26 from lake to sea CaptainRan at 10:02pm 09.11.21 Smaller Boats 15/2505 I'm moving from Las Vegas to Puget Sound and I am planning to take my H26. I'm wondering what issues
Sailrite Sail Kits (1) MikeHoncho at 9:48pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 8/3077
Finishing Etiquette (1) Davidasailor26 at 8:12pm 09.11.21 Racing 18/3523 After this week's Thursday Night race I got some, let's say, constructive criticism, and it got me t
it's cooling off Orbweaver at 6:36pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 7/930 it's cooling off, but we still got 4 hours in today, with good winds. tomorrow is supposed to be a l
B&G Autopilot commissioning in rough water Bhighley at 3:15pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/802 Does anyone know what would cause the "Needs commissioning" alarm to go off on our NAC-3 autopilot f
Hunter 22 (1981) kickup rudder question (1) newsailor130 at 3:02pm 09.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/911 Hello All, I have a 1981 Hunter 22 and I can't figure out how to rig it. There's obviously a downhau
cat22 woe's Seascoutship501 at 2:19pm 09.11.21 Catalina 22 5/1543 so I am an adult leader for my local sea scout we have a catalina 22 that we just finally got into t
What kind of paint for port holes? (1) sunlover at 2:05pm 09.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/629 198173. I'll have to talk to my sander about the sloppy job, but what kind of paint? I think it's
Jabsco macerator (2) Rjm st.petersburg at 12:45pm 09.11.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1898 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. My forward head has a Jabsco macerator #37045-7001, my aft head has a Ja
Invest 94L --> TS Nicholas --> Hurricane Nicholas (1) JamesG161 at 10:23am 09.11.21 Weather and Forecasting 4/1315 This Tropical Waves appears to be what I call a ... Coast Line Skimmer The Center of Storm stays i

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Hunter 18.5 Parts Inquiry Makai Green Harbor at 1:51pm 06.29.25 Hi Dave. Thank you for responding. Mostly looking to replace rigging. Spreaders, shrouds, turnbuckle
Ranger 12 - rescue Davidasailor26 at 1:39pm 06.29.25
Ranger 12 - rescue shemandr at 1:39pm 06.29.25 Your back is already thanking you!
Ranger 12 - rescue (2) rhsc912 at 1:32pm 06.29.25 232548
Terminal connectors Tally Ho at 12:11pm 06.29.25 I have used something similar. No issues as long as you crimp it well. But I am in fresh water (
Terminal connectors skunther at 11:56am 06.29.25 It is non magnetic. The product descriptions claims it is tinned red copper, but a light scrape of t
Cover for cubbyholes kappykaplan at 11:46am 06.29.25 Does anyone know of screened or other material covers are made for these cubbyholes? You could mak
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions dmax at 11:45am 06.29.25 Designed to remove the last 1/2 inch of water - main pump handles above that.
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. PaulK at 11:44am 06.29.25 You are looking at a very long trip. In a new-to-you boat. It is exciting, but has to be planned out
I-Beam Replacement dmax at 11:43am 06.29.25 That is some first-rate work, better than the factory by a lot.
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions kappykaplan at 11:42am 06.29.25 What is its capacity as in how many GPM? If you have large amount of water coming in to the boat du
Terminal connectors JoeWhite at 11:41am 06.29.25 The bottom 3rd icon from right is a ship. I guess it can be used in marine environment. Is there a s
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out JoeWhite at 11:36am 06.29.25 I have the same problem with depth display. And sometimes the wind speed will display the depth. PM
OpenCPN not opening FastOlson at 11:00am 06.29.25 Thank you all for your instructions. The new version is up and running on my MacBook Air. It appe
Terminal connectors (1) thinwater at 10:56am 06.29.25 After crimping, pull the wire out. It should be very difficult and damamge the ring in the process.
Cabin Speakers Rick at 10:43am 06.29.25 Um I have an idea. I have a 2004 Hunter 420. We got rid of all the amp busters ( speakers, etc.).
Invest 91L (1) JamesG161 at 10:40am 06.29.25 Now NOAA realized they needed to name it before it escaped the Gulf of America. Aircraft reported t
I-Beam Replacement MikeHoncho at 10:38am 06.29.25 5 years later and it hasn't moves a bit. All stable and I am very happy with the results. The comp
Terminal connectors Don S/V ILLusion at 10:38am 06.29.25 Are they ferrous metal?
The Rusty Compression Post Problem MikeHoncho at 10:30am 06.29.25 I posted about my replacement about 5 years ago. It isn't hard, you just have to plan it out and pr

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