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Tapping threads in mast ricksoth at 11:52pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 17/5223 I am planning on drilling and tapping 1/4 - 20 thread for SS machine screws to hold an additional cl
Charging house batteries fireboatcaptain at 7:47pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2915 I'm needing to charge my house batteries with the generator after motoring all day. I thought the dr
Survey day (4) Flying Jay at 7:00pm 05.05.21 Catalina 310 14/2356 We took the next step in the process today and it all went well. Had a great surveyor and the broker
Hot water plumbing davelinc at 5:51pm 05.05.21 S2 6/1369 Retrofitting our 1982 S2 9.2A with a Kuuma 6 gal water heater that fits on the platform provided und
New upholstery and cushions FBD at 4:50pm 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/847 My 2005 Hunter 456 has good bones but is long in the tooth. It was cruised extensively for many year
Paper raw water impeller gasket - quick Q SV_IdleHour at 3:43pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 20/5472 On my westerbeke 10-2, the raw water impeller housing has a thin paper gasket from the factory. Anyo
Bent Starboard Stern Rail (1) Necessity at 3:01pm 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 11/1701 Would love to erase this memory of the angry pylon that took a swing at our railing. Does anyone ha
Dynemma Chafe Guards BigEasy at 11:15am 05.05.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1240 Have any of you tried NE Ropes, Dynemma Chafe Sleeves for chafe guards on dock lines, etc. Didn't kn
B & G Auto Pilot Pshad at 9:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/539 Have a 1992 Legend 43. Wondering where access is to the auto pilot ram? I have yet to lay eyes on i
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 7:09am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1018 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
STANDING RIGGING TUNING Archangel36cc at 6:52am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2389 I have a Beneteau 36CC (year 2000) and have no info on the rig tension/tuning specs. Does anyone kno
Newbie questions #2 Xstream at 6:50am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/15 I am finding more out each time I visit the boat. It has an interesting type of mainsheet system:
hunter 22 swing keel jeffjk at 5:48am 05.05.21 Trailer Sailors 11/3197 lost the keel in the pamlico on sunday, heard a bang and it was gone. the keel which is available on
In-mast fuller foil Anemone at 5:28am 05.05.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1047 Hi all, appears i have a small crack behind the sleeve in my foil just above the spreaders (about 6
How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point skunther at 9:42pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3135 The title sums it up. I tried some dent puller suction cups as attachment points, but they don't sta
Wanted Catalina 320 Bash at 9:03pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/2697 Any year. Good condition. Ideally in Washington State. 604-809-5244 Thanks.
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question duck21 at 4:53pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2131 Hi all, I'm reading and enjoying the various threads about anchoring. I was pondering anchoring sy
Hunter 34 jk kudera at 4:48pm 05.04.21 Big Boats 4/1161 Has anyone replaced the starboard cockpit drain hose? How big a job?
outboard motor mohi700 at 2:38pm 05.04.21 Ask All Sailors 20/8712 Hi, I have a Hunter 25, currently having a 9.8 Tohatshu, 20ft shaft. Want to get a new Mercury
Original Headsail Furler on First 375? (2) sailistices at 1:45pm 05.04.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1086 Hi there, been lurking here for years, finally have a question no one's asked before I want to get

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Check valve??? Terry Cox at 4:02am 06.06.25 Good morning, Fred. Several helpful poster comments thus far, and I agree with most. No need for a c
Check valve??? dlochner at 3:52am 06.06.25 Closing the seacock, while an oft recommended practice, isn't necessary if the hoses are in good sha
Check valve??? fred1diver at 3:36am 06.06.25 Ok, thank you everyone for the replies Yes I do always close the valve, even when under sail. the i
Check valve??? Captain Larry-DH at 3:29am 06.06.25
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? sailme88 at 3:20am 06.06.25 the curvature doesn't appear too great. The bigger problem is the non skid. Keep well off the non
Check valve??? sailme88 at 3:16am 06.06.25 Interesting thought on a problem solve.. But before the solve, the why should be known. Hoping that
Check valve??? Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 06.06.25
Hurricane Season 2025 jssailem at 2:46am 06.06.25 Look at 2003 through 2007. Prediction versus results. 2006 and 2007 were active volcano years. The e
Check valve??? (1) jssailem at 2:20am 06.06.25 The concern is a non concern if you check and replace your impeller on a regular basis. It is consid
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? Foswick at 11:23pm 06.05.25 How is the backstay mounted on the underside? That is, is there enough room around the chainplate a
Solar cable gland on curved coaming? (1) skunther at 11:01pm 06.05.25 The attachment pictured next to the CableClam is one of two split backstay attachment points. It see
Position Reporting (Without AIS) Foswick at 10:49pm 06.05.25 Yeah, there are tons of options that do this. It is just that every one I have looked at either requ
Check valve??? Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 06.05.25 Dare I say it... Shouldnt you close your through hull when you leave the boat? How can you bring
Crazy Dave not taking phone calls ATM (1) Will Gilmore at 7:58pm 06.05.25 Glad to hear it's only the dog house! Some doghouses are nicer to be in than others.
Mac 22 rigging questions justsomeguy at 7:30pm 06.05.25 https://www.bwyachts.com
Check valve??? dlochner at 7:16pm 06.05.25 No check valves on the intake. The water in the intake line will be at the waterline of the boat. So
Position Reporting (Without AIS) marcham at 7:12pm 06.05.25 Aquamap and navionics both can do what you are asking for...
First sail complete....sort of Project_Mayhem at 7:01pm 06.05.25 I was wondering about the outhaul. I didnt see a good way to get it tightened any more. Someone e
First sail complete....sort of boulevardtalonman at 6:54pm 06.05.25 Every boat is going to take a different amount of time to setup and launch. Ramps and tow vehicles
Check valve??? Project_Mayhem at 6:45pm 06.05.25 I know someone is going to say that check valves can get clogged so what about loop to trap some wat

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