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which Sani Hose 4Graeme at 9:06am 12.09.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 18/2874 Are the White sani hose and the black sani hose interchangeable? Our black fiber hose sweats and cau
DELMARVA preparations Dr. D at 1:30pm 12.08.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/848 My plan (so far) is to sail solo around the DELMARVA in 2022. Why not 2021? I need to prepare myself
paint... Member 131497 at 10:09am 12.08.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1095 gentlemen, once again to inquire answers from this vast huge vault you're.... tbx in advance so, wh
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access nickroskam at 8:47am 12.08.20 Big Boats 12/1964 We bought a 2007 Hunter 36 last year that had been sitting unused for a few years. We have noticed a
Is Catalina 309 hull cored? dave_and_dd at 7:43am 12.08.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1178 Is there a foam or balsa core in the (below waterline) hull of the Catalina 309 - anyone know? I w
Procedure for ensuring no antifreeze in cylinders of 3YM30 before cranking? tfox2069 at 6:42am 12.08.20 Engines and Propulsion 15/1846 I am concerned that there may be antifreeze in the cylinder(s) of my 3YM30. The engine has not been
Trojan SPRE smart carbon batteries skipmac at 6:09am 12.08.20 Ask All Sailors 5/1006 Pardon me if I missed anything but a search didn't turn up any recent posts on these batteries. Is
The Proper Prop Barn-dog at 12:39am 12.08.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/2659 I have a 1987 Hunter 34, with a 27hp Yanmar 3GM-30F , turning a two-blade prop. The boat is very slo
The News Mast 35.5 ELMAX at 10:31pm 12.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/307 Dear Friends, despite the difficult situation due to covid last summer, they managed to replace the
1998 333 owner's manual? neoflight at 8:05pm 12.07.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/846 Newly acquired Any suggestions for possible resources? Thanks
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? gusc at 6:46pm 12.07.20 Ask All Sailors 30/2031 I live in Chicago and I am excited about buying my first keel boat. I thought I'd look for a boat du
Head mirror replacement project (5) Captain Larry-DH at 5:49pm 12.07.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2177
Hunter 333 real or myth? Hunter216 at 5:30pm 12.07.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/4348 There is a recent thread linked below that started a conversation about whether there really is a mo
Oscillating Tool vs 5200 Project_Mayhem at 5:16pm 12.07.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1854 Man this stuff sucks! I'm in the middle of a rebedding project and pulled out six out of the eight a
Anchor Sizing and Roller Info Hunter 260 rs1sensen at 3:05pm 12.07.20 Smaller Boats 5/1157 I'd love to hear what anchors/setup everyone is using for their boats and what has worked/not worked
Below deck autopilot dmwallace at 2:16pm 12.07.20 C&C 2/1432 Hi, my Raymarine wheel pilot finally gave up the ghost and I'm planning on installing a B'G below de
Winterizing in North Carolina TheSoggyDollar at 11:32am 12.07.20 Catalina 22 8/1131 I'd like to keep our boat in the slip between seasons if possible. Other than making sure my fuel li
Blue water cruiser trimaran vlogger Canelle at 9:57am 12.07.20 Ask All Sailors 2/826 I'm interested in the world cruising trimarans smaller than 40' with folding amas, like the Dragonfl
December 7th. A day of Remembrance (1) jssailem at 9:42am 12.07.20 Sails Call Lounge 4/446 My prayers go out to all who served and to all the families that felt the personal impact of events
1900 containers lost at sea Brian D at 8:34am 12.07.20 Ask All Sailors 25/2545 Not sure if this has been posted yet. Sailors in the Pacific beware. Quote The Japanese container s

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Its funny Friday! (3) JamesG161 at 11:55am 08.24.24 More Funny signs ... 227025 One more 227026 Jim...
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon Kimolos at 11:47am 08.24.24 Thank you. Great idea.
Looking to hire help on a Catalina 25 in (Woodland, WA) hour away from Portland, Oregon Stu Jackson at 11:33am 08.24.24 You should also ask at the C25 forum and get to know them: https://catalina-capri-25s.org/forum/for
Starter motor burned up? Justin_NSA at 11:25am 08.24.24 See if you can peek at the teeth on your flywheel too. Could be the switch or the solenoid on the st
Hunter 376 Access in Aft Cabin duck21 at 11:01am 08.24.24 Hi @superiorsailor , I sent you a private message. Doug
spreaders Oldskoolguy at 10:41am 08.24.24 Perfect thks
spreaders Calif. Ted at 10:19am 08.24.24 Seizing wire of stainless or monel is used to "seize" shrouds then covered by tape and a rubber or l
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 10:13am 08.24.24 So, I take it that the risk of fire during charging or otherwise is less, may be considerably less,
spreaders Oldskoolguy at 10:11am 08.24.24 Thks for the help
spreaders JoeWhite at 10:10am 08.24.24 The cable should be in the slot and the steel wire holds it in place. It appears that the steel wire
spreaders dLj at 10:04am 08.24.24
Anchor light beneteau oceanis 37 (2) mermike at 9:53am 08.24.24 A word of warning on Marinebeam. I've had 2 of 3 fail now. The bicolor bow light failed last fall. I
Starter motor burned up? Ralph Johnstone at 9:53am 08.24.24 and the starter was really hot. Seems like the starter motor had been running while the engine wa
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 9:52am 08.24.24 If the pack gets to a run away condition there is little to no way you will be getting anywhere nea
spreaders (1) Oldskoolguy at 9:17am 08.24.24
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. MikeHoncho at 9:15am 08.24.24
Diesel Fuel Tank Inspection Port MikeHoncho at 9:05am 08.24.24 make your own. How often are you really going to use it.
spreaders dLj at 8:59am 08.24.24 got photos of the actual spreader? Better with an overall and a close-up of the tip, if you can get
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 8:22am 08.24.24 for some odd reason. :huh:
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 7:42am 08.24.24 And you did a final job!

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