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I made some custom rugs! (1) VisionPNW at 12:27am 03.14.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1399 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 47/4054 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 5/711 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 9/1984 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 6/721 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 8/1362
Changing sail numbers NINEv2 at 4:54pm 03.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1227 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 27/2854 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 4/530 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 8/1417 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 17/2450 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 8/2278 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 7/1211 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 13/2373 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 15/1725 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 1/713 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 10/1892 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 18/4144 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) 5/824 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 10/1584 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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I just bought an American Fiberglass Daysailer 16...gonna have questions for y'all! shemandr at 12:12pm 05.25.24
Raw water vented loop question Ralph Johnstone at 12:06pm 05.25.24 Does the ABYC standard mean 8" above the fully loaded heeled waterline or the static waterline at a
Thermostat T33 at 12:01pm 05.25.24 Themostat is new. I'll try heating it up in water to see what happens. It is suppose to open at 160.
Thermostat JoeWhite at 11:50am 05.25.24 What is the temperature rating of the new thermostat?
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 05.25.24 Having done several alignment "touch ups" on my originally purchased '99 H-310 over the years, the
Bilge water question Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Bilge water question CurtisC at 11:43am 05.25.24 I did in fact try to follow the hoses to a source but the white one just stops in the corner of tha
Thermostat jssailem at 11:35am 05.25.24 Have you changed out the thermostat? It may be showing its age. If so, have you checked that the the
Thermostat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:34am 05.25.24
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy jssailem at 11:34am 05.25.24 If you are going to through-bolt the hardware, how are you going to get to the underside of the deck
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Hello Below at 11:27am 05.25.24 We had a wind storm come through, the storm loosened one of the mounts for my bimini arch, so I'm g
P42 Engine removal advice (1) jssailem at 11:25am 05.25.24 When I faced a similar challenge 21 months ago, a friend came over and volunteered to help. sion, r
Backing screw hole for filling with epoxy Mark Maulden at 11:25am 05.25.24 In these situations I use a tiny piece of wadded up paper towel jammed in the hole. What Dave said
2024 Hurricane Forecasts jssailem at 11:10am 05.25.24 This is not good news This is true. While we can not do much to affect the development of such sto
Thermostat T33 at 11:10am 05.25.24 It's sea water cooled with a heat exchanger and antifreeze. It started overheating and I went throug
Raw water vented loop question smokey73 at 11:07am 05.25.24 @Rich Stidger What kind of vent valve do you have that you can install a hose to the bilge? This Sc
Mast bag? jssailem at 11:03am 05.25.24 We each have our own styles of sailing. I learned to handle the lines at the mast. I have sailed on
Raw water vented loop question Rich Stidger at 10:59am 05.25.24 FWIW, I replaced my entire vented loop a couple years ago because I couldn't find or repair the valv
Thermostat Rich Stidger at 10:52am 05.25.24 I'm not familiar with your engine. Is it fresh or raw water cooled?
LFP Battery Install, or Argh! ...More Fuses! Davidasailor26 at 10:22am 05.25.24 Thanks for the report! The AGM bank in our 37 reached end of life a couple seasons ago and we went w

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