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Power cord management fred1diver at 1:07pm 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 10/762 Hello again everyone Looking for a simple but effective way to secure my power cord to my lifeline,
Seacock on holding tank vent hose? Rich Stidger at 9:52am 06.06.25 Ask All Sailors 9/570 I have a fellow boater who has a 2005(?) Hunter 44 and he has a seacock on the holding tank vent hos
Check valve??? fred1diver at 6:08pm 06.05.25 Ask All Sailors 33/2469 Hello all, Quick question regarding check valves! I am thinking about installing one for the raw wa
Problem at top of forestay on Furlex 200S (3) brian2play at 2:23pm 06.05.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/286 Late last season I started having trouble beating up wind, the headsail would start to thrash rhythm
Mac 22 rigging questions (1) newsailor72 at 10:49am 06.05.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/477 New to me 84 mac 22. The shroud on the starboard side has a couple broken strands so I'll diy repla
310 aft bulhead (4) madmac at 8:53am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/652 2004 Catalina 310 is showing separation of the rounded corner molding from the bulkhead. This screa
Compression Block and Mast Step Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/630 My mast step is sunken, the head door is off by 1/8-1/4" and the compression block has a crack in it
Shelf pins? john6206 at 7:36am 06.05.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/427 Hey Everyone, I just bought a Catalina 320, it has a shelf above the galley counter. The shelf has
Reefing point? boulevardtalonman at 7:34pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 6/581 Hello, I have looked around and couldn't find the answer so here is the question. On my Chrysler C2
My DIY windvane steering garymalmgren at 5:29pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 3/540 I was inspired by Dominic Tarr, a Kiwi sailor and all round innovator. My vane. ajEPJUoQmF8:397
Volvo penta 2002 marine diesel twin cylinder starter (2) jacobsnr at 1:54pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 3/509 I believe I have an isolated starter on my VP 2002 diesel engine. This is in a 1991 beneteau first
Wind Instrument Wiring Question (3) Dan3121 at 12:26pm 06.04.25 Ask All Sailors 5/532 When unstepping my mast last winter, the boat yard cut the wires for my masthead wind instruments. I
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 12:13pm 06.04.25 Chrysler 11/2330 I finally got the c22 to Stockton lake MO on Saturday. The good No leaks, motor ran like a dream.
Bow chocks or Fairleads on H36 for guiding lines while on a mooring buoy PNWE36 at 10:06am 06.04.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/876 Hello, When staying at Marine parks we like to hook onto a mooring buoy. On our Hunter 36 the cleat
2025 O'Day Rendezvous LouisMK at 3:59am 06.04.25 Bigger Boats 0/419 The Rendezvous meet up is now only a couple of weeks away ' I need a head count of attendees. Sadly
Hurricane Season 2025 (8) JamesG161 at 7:47pm 06.03.25 Weather and Forecasting 27/3012 231942 _______ NOAA Pie Chart , is always a challenge to interpret. 231944 _____________ The
'Force 10' Oven valve replace (2) markymac1961 at 7:03pm 06.03.25 Big Boats 5/577 Hi Folks, Have an original 'Force 10' oven / burner combo installed in 1999 Hunter 340. Licenced Ga
I FINALY DID IT..... (10) twodzusfittings at 2:29pm 06.03.25 Bigger Boats 9/1074 Finally after one year of procrastination: A year ago I started seriously planning replacing the big
1991 Catalina 28 with a leaking Shurflo 20088-423-244 fresh water pump. bigwheels at 1:29pm 06.03.25 Mid-Size Boats 2/695 This pump is obsolete and looking for recommendations on a replacement with filter screen. Catalin
New to this! john6206 at 12:55pm 06.03.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1046 Hi All - We are looking at a "big boat" (32') after trailer sailing for 25 years. I don't rememb

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Why is my stove working? JamesG161 at 6:15am 12.12.25 I smell it every time I turn on the gas valve My Bad.:facepalm: I have a 500 gallon Propane Tan
H33 2004 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:41am 12.12.25 If all fails, ask Mike Thomas at this forum about Wii know
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed Oddvark at 12:51am 12.12.25 Nice
Why is my stove working? Tally Ho at 8:44pm 12.11.25 you won't with Propane, until the Tank is almost empty. What is the reason for that? I have a ga
H33 2004 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:43pm 12.11.25 You will have to determine what size your mast is. I suspect this is what you'll find on an H-33 wi
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Ralph Johnstone at 8:17pm 12.11.25 How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin: Had I taken the time to read the AI reply contained in your
Smoothing/Leveling data from BEP Marine TS-1 to a Czone COI geoffschultz at 6:44pm 12.11.25 Does BEP make a focus tube for the sensors? The tube extends into the tank close to the bottom the
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Dalliance at 5:56pm 12.11.25 I deploy about six DampRid desiccant buckets in the cabin with all lockers empty and propped open, a
WHY DO WE DO THIS? jssailem at 5:49pm 12.11.25 Is it possible that boat owners never learned how to fold their sails and store them. I look on it
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? twodzusfittings at 4:53pm 12.11.25 For a while now I have been purchasing dry bags from Amazon. PEKGRIL Moisture Absorber Packets 14-Pa
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Kings Gambit at 3:57pm 12.11.25
WHY DO WE DO THIS? colemj at 3:55pm 12.11.25 Maybe treat yourself to some paid help. Consider scheduling your sail loft or rigger to take them d
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Foswick at 3:23pm 12.11.25 I made a little array of sensors that lets me remotely monitor temperature and humidity, and graph t
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Project_Mayhem at 2:32pm 12.11.25 Last year I decided I would save money and buy cheese cloth bags and a bottle of silica beads to rec
Do you use any type of dehumidifier in the winter? Davidasailor26 at 2:08pm 12.11.25 I put a couple Damp Rid containers in the cabin for the winter. They go through February basically l
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Richard19068 at 1:13pm 12.11.25 How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin: Because I assume you would have credited AI as per the new g
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations dLj at 1:12pm 12.11.25 Here's how ChatGPT responded to my request to "prepare a statement about the use of AI generated co
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 1:06pm 12.11.25 It was so good, I thought it was written by AI. Here's how ChatGPT responded to my request to "pr
AI and the SBO Forums-- Part 2 Community Expectations Dave at 12:51pm 12.11.25 It was so good, I thought it was written by AI. How do you know it wasn't? :biggrin:
AHOY MARYLAND BOATERS Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 12.11.25 It is incremental. In a few years it'll be $140 :biggrin:

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