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Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 2:28pm 01.17.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1766 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 2/1038 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 13/2563 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 10/1490
Curtain Rod Alternatives? ShawnL at 9:55am 01.17.21 Catalina 22 2/1006 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 3/873 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 13/3295 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 2/596 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 11/1956 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 1/814 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 9/1451
1994 Hunter Legend 35.5 Battery Charger Location and settings drkmcdaniel at 10:23pm 01.16.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1208 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 6/1673
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network windsurfer at 8:23pm 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 12/4913 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 8/2018 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 1/1005 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 2/363 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 27/11071 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 12/1711 I just acquired a '74 O'Day that has been converted to a SolidNav electric motor. Can anyone please
Masts of adjacent boats connected Kermit at 1:26pm 01.16.21 Ask All Sailors 22/1500

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USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access PaulK at 11:46am 09.11.24 Good to know. Looks like it should make updates more readily and more widely available.
Rudder flaps (1) Johnb at 11:42am 09.11.24 The sky will not fall if you don't replace the flaps, but if you want to preserve the original desig
Any S2 8.5 owners? jssailem at 11:26am 09.11.24 Know your trailer/boat heights. Avoid low clearance issues, especially off the Interstate.
O'day 22 Bilge Project_Mayhem at 10:50am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If the
O'day 22 Bilge drgbanks at 10:47am 09.11.24 Ox_inthewild, I agree with your strategy.The lake I will be sailing requires an inspection. If ther
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 10:39am 09.11.24 Blended with this good sounding news is the fact that Francine is going to be a hurricane with 90 mp
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks Don S/V ILLusion at 10:37am 09.11.24
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Richard19068 at 10:25am 09.11.24 Reading over your post #10 again. It indeed looks like this "after market" block was added by the
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 10:22am 09.11.24 See the post "Recommission the freshwater system" in the Plumbing and Sanitation forum...it's a "st
O'day 22 Bilge ox_inthewild at 10:22am 09.11.24 I have the same issue with my bilge. I'm using a shopvac, but some people hve told me they installe
Pumpout Carts Suck dlochner at 10:08am 09.11.24 Really, nozzle seals are the bigger problem. A tiny air leak destroys vacuum and flow rates. Easy t
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks dlochner at 9:57am 09.11.24
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:31am 09.11.24 I find the existing hoses easy to handle, but there may be some technique that is not obvious. Sucti
Pumpout Carts Suck thinwater at 9:17am 09.11.24 Man, you really just like to argue. But yes, you are right. We should all learn to accept things
(1) rlcamp at 9:08am 09.11.24 I realize I'm late to this conversation (and just joined the site after searching for information ab
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX (2) jssailem at 9:06am 09.11.24 As the storm builds and tries to move northward, it is encountering upper-level winds blowing from W
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks mermike at 9:03am 09.11.24 Peggie Hall's book, and Practical Sailor both have excellent information on tank maintenance.
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 (1) jdrutten at 8:52am 09.11.24 I fear we may have seen the last of our new friend. :(
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 8:52am 09.11.24 There are all kinds of recipes for disinfecting potable water. And tanks. The same problem always r
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks kappykaplan at 8:50am 09.11.24 See this post for a start: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/water-tank-cleaning.1249940366

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