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Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Sethsdad1965 at 3:58pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2559 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 8/1743 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work
What's going on with the end of our traveler? (3) pmbuck at 2:02pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1033 We are refitting a 1973 C'C 39. Our traveler appears to have serious metal corrosion on the large me
Odd requirement in boat insurance Dr. D at 1:29pm 01.17.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2508 Due to a "Practical Sailor" article, I reread my Geico boat insurance policy. The insurance does not
41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 11:45am 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1486
Curtain Rod Alternatives? ShawnL at 9:55am 01.17.21 Catalina 22 2/998 The curtain rod in my 72 Catalina (the one separating the head 'compartment') has about had it. The
Owners Manual Moondog 43 at 9:02am 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 3/870 We have a 1985 43ft Center Cockpit Morgan and are looking for an owners manual for it. Any suggestio
How do people mount their anchor on bow on smaller O'days (mine is a 19') Beachdog2 at 7:04am 01.17.21 Day Sailers 13/3245 I have a 1989 O'day and would like a way to keep my anchor where it should be, on the bow of the boa
Number of angels on the head of a pin! (1) Pagan Baby at 6:46am 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 2/595 Or fittings on top of the mast. I have my mast down this winter for reworking and am trying to figu
PSS DRIPLESS question barnstormer at 6:33am 01.17.21 Catalina 30 11/1890 Looking to replace pss dripless on my 1987 catalina 30 tr, need to know stern shaft log dia. I tried
C309 Spreader Deck light Pompadi at 11:24pm 01.16.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/811 Hi all, Does anyone know the bulb size / type for the deck light . Probably go led if there's one th
Project (8) YiskNie2013 at 10:27pm 01.16.21 Day Sailers 9/1441
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Battery Charger Location and settings drkmcdaniel at 10:23pm 01.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1195 Greetings, I am struggling to find the exact location of the battery charger, Actually I think I hav
Raising boom to level LukeAvanti at 8:31pm 01.16.21 Catalina 30 6/1653
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network windsurfer at 8:23pm 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 12/4812 I have an old autohelm st50 speed display, which has the speed sensor/transducer connected to it. It
Stern tube hose replacement Yamaha 30 Samurai at 6:19pm 01.16.21 Yamaha 8/2003 I plan to replace the, likely original, hose when hauled out this spring. Samurai is the forward (un
Replacing reef and outhaul locking levers on Isomat 26 Boom (1) Bob_S at 5:45pm 01.16.21 Bigger Boats 1/999 Hello to all and thanks in advance for any help y'all might be able to give. I had also placed this
Question On replacing locking cam Isomat boom. (1) Bob_S at 5:20pm 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 2/359 Hello to all and thanks in advance for any help y'all might be able to give. I have to replace one o
Honda EU1000i vs EU2200i fuel consumption SycloneDriver at 4:50pm 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 27/10867 I did a little testing with my generators today. I ran each out of fuel and then added 10oz of fuel
O'Day 27 Prop RMintle at 3:16pm 01.16.21 Bigger Boats 12/1684 I just acquired a '74 O'Day that has been converted to a SolidNav electric motor. Can anyone please

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Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 8:20am 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy tha
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 8:13am 08.29.24 I managed to trace the OEM regulator to TPA Engineering Ltd to a company in the UK. Unfortunately,
Boom is twisting, advice please? Jacktar at 7:57am 08.29.24 Do you have the goosneck in the slot below the boltrope slot and a downhaul cleated after raising th
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 7:39am 08.29.24 Do you have a photo of the gooseneck end? Found this, might be helpful: .3 Setting Up The Boom 1.
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 7:29am 08.29.24 This is the best photo from the album with mfg name on it. It appears to be TPA model 300. Zoom in
Best toaster to use with an alcohol stove Leeward Rail at 7:17am 08.29.24 Wait, if we only relied on Google searches (DuckDuckGo doesn't track searches) Google searching IM
What kind of propane regulator to use? Jim Legere at 7:15am 08.29.24 ...However when I attempted to light my stove, a lot of gas was blown under the cook-top and flames
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? randydandy at 7:14am 08.29.24 I recommend Bed It from @Maine Sail - bed the outer ring, squishing the stuff into the gap, and don
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:59am 08.29.24 Rich: Under the plastic cap is a screw that can be used to reduce the out put pressure to the stov
What kind of propane regulator to use? Rich Stidger at 6:58am 08.29.24 The pressure produced by the liquid propane in the tank is in perfect lock step with its temperatur
What kind of propane regulator to use? ice breaker at 6:56am 08.29.24 Rich: Under the plastic cap is a screw that can be used to reduce the out put pressure to the stove
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast Ward H at 5:27am 08.29.24 Welcome to the forum! You don't say what year the boat is but it's 40 years old or more. It will def
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring (1) Will Gilmore at 4:34am 08.29.24 There is always the bow thruster. There's a product called a jet thruster that is basically two thr
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring sailme88 at 3:46am 08.29.24 This is SBO, a broad clearinghouse for sharing on a wide spectrum boats. It seems that many differen
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation kappykaplan at 2:24am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation GIUSEPPE at 1:43am 08.29.24 Ho un oday34 1981 in Italy , ho installato un raymarine con attuatore tipo1 e acu 200 da 5 anni, ho
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring Foswick at 12:39am 08.29.24 I will say that she does a really nice standing turn. Since the cutaway moves the CLR aft, it means
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 11:06pm 08.28.24
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 08.28.24 the high-side pressure is 160psi. Normally my propane pressure has always been about 90-100psi. T
Bow Blows Down Hard When Motoring capta at 8:54pm 08.28.24 I've owned and operated some vessels that didn't obey my commands when I ordered them to go astern.

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