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Text a buoy and it'll text you back Lazy1 at 4:58pm 09.24.20 Destinations 10/1363 I didn't find anything here using the search but I thought this was pretty neat. Text a buoy in the
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (3) jdd01257 at 4:46pm 09.24.20 Engines and Propulsion 10/2411 Just had my yanmar serviced (oil, filters, impeller, etc.). 300 hours and running well. After first
Jack stands Jobedach at 4:12pm 09.24.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/972 I have a Beneteau 35s5, and am wondering what length of jack stands I will require. This is my first
Roll that beautiful blue furler! Project_Mayhem at 3:12pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 27/1646 The spool on my furler would always fill up too soon and then jam. Earlier this week I pulled about
EVA Foam Floors Project_Mayhem at 3:00pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/611 My dock neighbor just installed some foam flooring. It looks and feels great. Does anyone have any l
West Wight Potter P19 TaterYot at 2:36pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 10/3718 Recently bought a West Wight Potter P19. With sailing moderate experience, is a P19 seaworthy enoug
Synthetic Oil ? btmarino at 2:34pm 09.24.20 Catalina 30 12/1772
Confused about pipe sizes - trying to make dip tube for new tank (1) Fredct at 1:35pm 09.24.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 43/3739 I have read "the book" and I am ready to replace tank and all hoses. There is a nice post on the sit
H26 electric control panel (1) Chiriqui at 1:23pm 09.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/307 I want to replace at least one of the switches or the whole panel. Where can i source this... see ph
Replacing strutt 82 34ft oday Swaney at 1:16pm 09.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 1/593 I have some play after pulling a rats nest of rope from prop now strutt is lose any advice on how to
Steering wheel 82 34ft oday Swaney at 1:06pm 09.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/848 I am trying to find an a smaller helm. The one inch slotted fine threaded wheel fills the whole cock
What are these? (2) ScottySailor at 12:18pm 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1249
Adding a new battery sailortex at 11:46am 09.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1307 Hey guys, I have a '05 33 which currently has two batteries and a xantrex inverter. One battery is
Trailer needed - Ericson 26 Eclifford at 10:55am 09.24.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1588 Hi all, I need to purchase or rent a trailer made for or that would work on an 1987 Ericson 26.
Pensacola All U Get at 9:41am 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1121 Hi all, Anyone see the article of the sailor who tried to ride out Sally aboard his sailboat? He s
Windlass options Jose Nunez at 8:53am 09.24.20 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1059 Trying to figure out best configuration to install windlass on my 2007 309. My has just the front l
Help, I can't input "0" for my mmsi into my vhs George_NJ at 6:49am 09.24.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1434 I bought a new Standard Horizon GX1300 and finally got an mmsi number. I go to input my number and t
37 Cutter Portlights sandpiper10471 at 6:18am 09.24.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1943 Three times I have replaced the lense of the portlight over the galley stove. This particular openin
Hunter 42 Stephen M at 4:57am 09.24.20 Big Boats 7/950 h
If you're familiar with a coffee roast named, Lobster Butter Love, odds are good that you're from Michigan or you've been to Frenchboro Maine lately. (2) TomY at 4:21am 09.24.20 Destinations 4/807 We've never seen so many people at Lunt's Dockside Deli in Frenchboro as we did in season 2020. We h

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Access to windlass marchem at 9:57am 04.26.24 no access port. Interesting. Maybe they added it to make it possible to check/add oil?
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 04.26.24 This year, due to my new "retired" and "fixed income" status So just WHERE have you been for the
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 04.26.24 You won't get two seasons unless it is a very low fouling location. The Pacific Northwest is a lo
Engine fire Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 04.26.24 take my word - no one here can lend an educated guess. And that pretty much sums up the entire si
Access to windlass (1) JoeWhite at 8:45am 04.26.24 224409 I located this c310 anchor locker with no access port.
Access to windlass JoeWhite at 8:39am 04.26.24 Yes. Thanks for the photo. It makes sense. I am not sure why an access port is needed on the top. I
store mast diagonal on h260? and mast down lessens pull on anchor 80%? Davenport at 8:34am 04.26.24 There seems to be an interesting fear by people of having mast down. But on my old Macgregor 26c
New Bow Roller for H41AC (2) Rich Stidger at 8:20am 04.26.24 I use the yellow rollers, but the center hole is smaller than the bow roller holes. I machined a bu
Engine fire kloudie1 at 7:58am 04.26.24 Third picture from the left; That green copper really suggests a chafe that let seawater in under th
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Hayden Watson at 7:34am 04.26.24 John Stevens is flat out Lying to you. He, Electromaax has the worst reputation in the industry and
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! FastOlson at 7:26am 04.26.24 I just had our refillable extinguishers ( two 5# and two 2.5#) re-certified by a local extinguisher
New Bow Roller for H41AC (1) ice breaker at 7:20am 04.26.24 Another solution that I have used are the clear yellow boat trailer rollers. Works great and cost
Gooseneck Pin Crazy Dave Condon at 7:16am 04.26.24
Correct size packing for stuffing box? jdrutten at 7:12am 04.26.24 Don't forget to check your manual which likely has the packing size specified. However, I've hear
Anyone installed a Balmar Serpentine belt kit on their Universal M25? Maine Sail at 7:00am 04.26.24 balmar knowingly is making as selling serpentine belt kits that do not fit. I found another suppli
hull port (windows) leaking Project_Mayhem at 6:33am 04.26.24 You'll have a hard time getting butyl to compress to the correct thickness. This might lead to a ben
Water in Bilge of Oday 23 Project_Mayhem at 6:22am 04.26.24 Make sure a previous owner didn't try to screw a bilge pump or anything else into the bilge
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! Tally Ho at 6:03am 04.26.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? jviss at 5:59am 04.26.24 Thanks for all the helpful replies! Gee, I was hoping I'd get two seasons out of it, as I did with
Keep those fire extinguishers up to date! dlochner at 5:26am 04.26.24 I cannot find a stamped date on the bottle. Where would it be located. Mine are Kidde brand from WM

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