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AC/DC Grounding Question Roland5048 at 12:11pm 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/6176 Recently had to lower my breaker panel to access stanchion bolts. Noticed a green wire running fro
1986 Newport 27-3 first boat JohnRichard at 11:40am 01.18.21 Newport 25/4121 I am exited and a bit daunted to own my first boat. Its currently docked in Chattanooga. I'll load
O'Day 222 Companion Way gowfer at 9:37am 01.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/700 My boat is in storage and can't get to it until spring ... so I'm looking for the measurements of th
One more plumbing project checked off (1) Justin_NSA at 7:08am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1052 Just finished up my water heater bypass project. Up to now, every Fall I manually disconnected the i
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 6:45am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1310 My 25 year old Westerly has a new Jabsco toilet fitted and all the heads floor and bilge underneath
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:45am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 40/11374 Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm findi
BATTERY BASICS Stargazer3 at 6:07am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/1455 My 4D house batteries have "died." Rather than to replace them (an expensive task!) I am trying to f
Prop removal NYSail at 5:41am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/1344
Part help.... (1) NYSail at 4:56am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/625
Garmin striker 4 SailingLoto at 3:59am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2133 i was looking for just a round depth finder for my boat, and came across the Garmin Striker 4 on sal
Y25-II chainplate leak/bulkhead repair drew_d at 1:16am 01.18.21 Yamaha 1/439 i'd had a suspicion i had a leak this winter, and i finally caught my chainplates actively leaking a
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE (5) wyndcatcherowner at 8:19pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2814 My partner and I just bought our first boat. It was the first boat that we looked at, and to be hone
Battery panel 2.0 (1) kpgraci at 7:35pm 01.17.21 Day Sailers 2/622 Just finished rebuilding my battery charging panel for my Oday 22 after my last set of batteries die
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 6:00pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1407 My "new to me" old Cal 27 has a Kenyon 219 - 2 burner propane cook top. The PO had a 20# tank conne
Brand new coolant pump fail. Skipper at 5:31pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 7/495 I posted previously about the coolant pump failing after only 5 years. Original had lasted 31 years.
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator mytime at 5:28pm 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/714 We purchased a 2007 Hunter 33 without a working hour meter. The previous owner kept excellent mainte
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 4:47pm 01.17.21 Bigger Boats 26/3163 Anyone familiar with the hull construction/layup at the keelson? is it balsa core as per the remaind
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead michaelapk at 4:08pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1554 Looking for some guidance on preparing the inside of the hull for tabbing in a new forward bulkhead.
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Sethsdad1965 at 3:58pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 25/1964 Hello all! This summer I replace the Impeller on my Sherwood twice after it failed. I recently upg
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 2:28pm 01.17.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1253 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work

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Bottom Streaking Project_Mayhem at 8:10am 01.16.24 It's pretty amazing how much the color of bottom paint can change after it's exposed to water. I ask
Insurance question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:03am 01.16.24 I am not sure how it works in your marina, for mine I have to provide a certificate of insurance to
Bottom Streaking (1) Justin_NSA at 8:00am 01.16.24 Mine has done the same thing. I painted it last year with a dark blue Pettit Odyssey HD. First time
Bottom Streaking Joe at 7:53am 01.16.24 See what happens if you wipe it with a damp cloth. Doesn't look serious. The bottom paint actuall
Builders Certificate dlochner at 6:42am 01.16.24 Are you registering in a state or for the USCG Federal registration? I don't know much about such
Can a Plumbing Step Wrench be used on Through Hulls? (1) dlochner at 6:38am 01.16.24
Builders Certificate Will Gilmore at 6:25am 01.16.24 Are you registering in a state or for the USCG Federal registration? I don't know much about such t
Acoustic guitar and boats. LaDonaMina at 6:24am 01.16.24 Haven't listened to it yet, but I was only messin' with ya. Is Jake from Savannah? Studied classica
Bottom Streaking Project_Mayhem at 5:58am 01.16.24 Thanks for the confirmation Dave!
Bottom Streaking dlochner at 5:40am 01.16.24 Rain and oxidized gelcoat. Hard to tell how long it has been sitting. If the paint is old and the ge
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose dlochner at 5:33am 01.16.24 If the motor & shaft are in alignment the hose pretty much just sits there holding water outside th
C25 new mainsail Project_Mayhem at 4:58am 01.16.24 I appreciate your input very much on thus subject. Between your replies, and my research, I feel
Insurance question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:28am 01.16.24 I asked my question to elicit these responses which I suspected. What @dlochner ssid is considered
Hunter 34 no 12 volt power after winter haul and rgranger at 3:54am 01.16.24 Mice?
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose jssailem at 1:02am 01.16.24
Catalina 22 Swing Keel Touch-up Paint Recommendations Not Too Shabby at 10:40pm 01.15.24
Insurance question (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:44pm 01.15.24 I am relatively young at 42, I wouldn't mind a minor refit. The insurance was a concern. If your
Insurance question dlochner at 8:24pm 01.15.24 All liability insurance is based on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the insured v
Acoustic guitar and boats. Will Gilmore at 8:24pm 01.15.24 It's not humidity that kills wood, it's the up and down, moving from wet to dry. That kills wooden
C25 new mainsail SailingLoto at 6:36pm 01.15.24 I don't think there are bad lofts. I don't expect a loft can stay in business delivering sub stand

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