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oh, oh, oh that O-ring! odaydokay at 5:48am 05.28.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/735 Filled the water tank as usual, started the Shurflo pump, all good. Cam back a few days later and n
Install Main Halyard H33.5 1994 Fred at 4:24am 05.28.21 Mid-Size Boats 21/2546 My boat is on the hard with the mast up. The main halyard has completely come out of the mast. How d
Ahoy sailor folks capta at 9:45pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 3/1056 We are seeking help finding a year 'round slip for a 53 foot sailboat, somewhere in or around Narrag
Water inside the bench seats of Javelin 14? Philly2DC2LBI at 6:42pm 05.27.21 Ask An Oday Owner 0/512 I bought a '68 Javelin, had hardly been used in years, getting it ready and noticed small water leak
Rule gusher pump Cypressman at 6:38pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 10/2089 I have a Rule emergency gusher pump on a 1985 Pearson. I cant find any info about this pump. does an
prefrontal jon hansen at 5:04pm 05.27.21 Weather and Forecasting 2/955 big spring weather event coming in, strong easterlies winding up, lots of rain due over the lower la
Adding a microwave to a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 4:37pm 05.27.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1964 Hi, I put an offer in on a 2009 Beneteau 37 that doesn't have a microwave. Does anyone how difficul
Water Pump Gasket shank at 4:36pm 05.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 9/2520 I'm going to be putting in a new Oberdorfer water pump on my Universal 5411 to replace a Sherwood pu
H260 Diesel v. Outboard Tedd at 4:36pm 05.27.21 Smaller Boats 3/596 I'm shopping for an H260 and wondering about the relative merits of diesel or outboard engine. I can
19-2 Axel markb_nc at 3:18pm 05.27.21 Smaller Boats 2/471 Well, in the process of bringing home my new to me Hunter 19-2 the axel pick it's moment to break.
So, I built a marine air conditioner. Wanna see? portajon at 2:32pm 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2768 Wasn't sure where to put this, but decided to share. Please move to appropriate forum if needed.
Prop Shaft Vibration DanMaine at 10:54am 05.27.21 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1666 I just ran my engine on the hard and noticed that the prop shaft was vibrating about an eighth inch
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Justin_NSA at 9:27am 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1684 Just food for discussion. This just came out in the latest BoatUS eMagazine. Any new rebedding I've
Hunter 28 Mast Exit Plates Deleted member 78819 at 8:56am 05.27.21 Mid-Size Boats 1/680 I need to replace my mast's exit plates. Does anyone know the size or manufacturer, or a vendor for
Yanmar Parts sources near Deale, Md WasabiRush at 4:28am 05.27.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/917 Are there any maintenance parts sources near Deale for things like gaskets, etc?
methyl hydrate fred1diver at 1:36am 05.27.21 Ask All Sailors 11/9032 hi everyone, quick question, I can't find alcohol for my stove, would methyl hydrate be a good subst
garmin NMEA 2000 backbone and Ray EV100 wheel pilot Hayden Watson at 10:50pm 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 18/3783 Anyone running Garmin plotter and G-wind with a Raymarine EV100 wheel pilot. I would like to here h
C30 MKII Water Heater Wiring and Control (8) Copper Harbor at 7:34pm 05.26.21 Catalina 30 6/2027 Hello - I have now owned my 1987 Catalina 30 for just over one year. Since the COVID hit just after
Simrad WP30 Autopilot Drinking on the Job SabreToothedEngineer at 6:56pm 05.26.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2801 The Simrad WP30 Autopilot on my Hunter 34 has recently decided to start wandering aimlessly. Sometim
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? JRT at 6:02pm 05.26.21 Catalina 310 14/2753 Any sources you all like or recommend?

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Janky outboard setup DaveJ at 2:01pm 06.11.25
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter (1) Tally Ho at 1:06pm 06.11.25
criteria for searching for a sailboat Foswick at 12:06pm 06.11.25 This is a really hard thing to advise another person on. As has been alluded to, much goes into the
Insurance dlochner at 10:50am 06.11.25 @dlochner I sent an email to Geico telling them Progressive would insure me for the same or less mo
Mainsheet rigging alternative thinwater at 10:38am 06.11.25 To get a feel for the forces involved, try trimming with the current set-up without using a handle i
Amp draw question Tedd at 10:34am 06.11.25 I'm also not sure what that much weight on the far back end of the boat will do to my tongue weight
Insurance Richard19068 at 10:23am 06.11.25 Thanks all for taking the time to respond. Good comments. @twodzusfittings The online quote I got
Air Conditioner colemj at 10:07am 06.11.25 You would get more usable help if you answered the questions on what genset, what is its rated conti
Amp draw question colemj at 10:04am 06.11.25 40A sounds about right for a small OB starter. Maybe a bit low, but your gauge probably doesn't det
Chart Plotter Leeward Rail at 8:37am 06.11.25 The engineers had good ideas, but the company actually had no interest. They just wanted to figure
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair JPS27 at 8:32am 06.11.25 Can you live with a line? I did a similar repair, cleaned out area with dremel, cut solid piece of
criteria for searching for a sailboat william24424 at 8:03am 06.11.25 Here's a Cal 33-2, perhaps close to what you might like. My 14 year old twin daughters love it, they
Chart Plotter Guystapo at 8:01am 06.11.25 I just started using it so after a bit I will write a full review
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair william24424 at 7:58am 06.11.25 Can you live with a line? I did a similar repair, cleaned out area with dremel, cut solid piece of s
Air Conditioner Guystapo at 7:53am 06.11.25 the 3 prong 30 amp plugs right into genset ..Gonna try again this weekend
Teak toerail on a Pearson 36-2: Need help on minor repair JPS27 at 7:37am 06.11.25 Thanks for all the helpful advice. I will contemplate this and also make sure the entire toerail (ev
SVEclipse AaronD at 7:36am 06.11.25 If you find you need a logo, you might like to know that you named her after Southern Resident Orca
Convert trailer from straight axle to drop axle Tedd at 7:34am 06.11.25 @Rick Webb , That is a clever idea! After reading your post, I'm considering getting a Rhino hitch
criteria for searching for a sailboat Patern at 7:05am 06.11.25 Thank you for your advice. My navigation, initially: The Celtic Sea. But the medium-term project is
Hooking up an Older atomic4 to chartplotter Leeward Rail at 6:29am 06.11.25

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