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Someone has some explaining to do (1) dlochner at 7:08am 05.25.25 Sails Call Lounge 6/1165 Imagine waking up to find a container ship in your back yard.
Leaking Windows Keen Ice II at 5:55am 05.25.25 Sirius 21/22 1/2164 How are the windows in the Sirius 21 held in place? Can the rubber window mouldings be removed and
Hello again The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:25pm 05.24.25 Ask All Sailors 5/561 On a budget for this type of item: Marine Grade 500 Watt 12/24V Wind Generator Reviews, present and
Clutch cone slipping (6) Radams89 at 12:19pm 05.24.25 Engines and Propulsion 4/995 Hi everyone, I am new to the forum but I'm looking for some advice on a transmission issue. I have a
Water heater button turns off shore power? Ed Childress at 9:37am 05.24.25 Catalina 30 15/1383 I have a 1985 30' Catalina and when I have shore power on (both indicator lights on) and press the w
Anyone familiar with the Edel 540s ? C22BC at 6:15am 05.24.25 Trailer Sailors 5/1031 Just bought a 87 Edel 540 , with little correct information about how the boat was set up. so I hav
Replacing V-berth platform (4) jaysweet at 4:48am 05.24.25 Ask All Sailors 24/1588 Several years ago, I had a leak in the anchor locker, and the drips somehow migrated to where the so
Swinging Keel issues? Seattle Mike at 10:19pm 05.23.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/767 I gave up my 23' Venture of Newport many years ago. Now I'm thinking of looking for another 23' Ven
Orion XS outputting 16volt (1) Bob S at 6:55pm 05.23.25 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1108
Recognize this gearbox for Legend 37 1988? (1) vpthoma at 5:59pm 05.23.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/435 Update - I've found out that it is Kanzaki. Still looking for the answer to what fluid it needs. I
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 1:27pm 05.23.25 Ask All Sailors 8/1065 This might be a long shot, but I'll ask. I have a friend who barely speaks English (Ukrainian and R
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) (1) Night Watch at 7:10am 05.23.25 Catalina 30 11/1136 I've tried posting the Q at Moyer Marine Forum, but I don't seem to have the correct privileges over
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? JavaMan at 6:38am 05.23.25 Ask All Sailors 18/1211 Has anyone ever switched from the EV100 wheel pilot system to the EV100 hydraulic system, by simply
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 7:33pm 05.22.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/923 Hi, I've just bought a MacGregor 19 and am working out the bugs. One thing that I'm concerned about
Cat 22 Pop-Top Hatch Dogs (1) gui at 6:36pm 05.22.25 Smaller Boats 0/585 Hello, I have the hatch dogs for the poptop on my Catalina 22. (the parts that screw into the hatch)
Xantrex Freedom 2000 inverter /charger - H42 passage - 1991 - wiring diagram eianm at 5:30pm 05.22.25 Big Boats 1/529 My Freedom 2000 has finally expired but I suspect its a minor issue- does anyone have a wiring diagr
Regardless of one or the other The_Sailing_Pelican at 11:44am 05.22.25 Ask All Sailors 1/335 Would s solarbpanel have a better price than a windmill? I know yes the load, wattage ect
Memorial Day 2025 kappykaplan at 10:00am 05.22.25 Sails Call Lounge 6/1573 Memorial Day is a day of national reflection and reverence, to honor the men and women in uniform wh
Vent hose choice beerlover at 9:01am 05.22.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/965 Does the holding tank vent hose need to be sanitation hose or will hardware store tubing suffice?
New Owner for Catalina Yachts dlochner at 6:06am 05.22.25 Sails Call Lounge 3/1269 Catalina Yachts has been sold to a NC boat builder. https://www.bwsailing.com/cc/2025/05/catalina-y

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Why is my stove working? Foswick at 8:51pm 12.09.25 All I can say is that I HATE when things fix themselves. At least when they don't work, I can trust
AI and the SBO Forums Foswick at 8:36pm 12.09.25 Some experts think the future of AI is not in Large Language Models like we have now, but in more s
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location Jan_H at 7:55pm 12.09.25 I'm with you @marcham - I've also been trying to figure out how to actively draw air out of the engi
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 12.09.25 I bought a boat that the last owner said he gained an entire knot by switching to VC17. I will warn
A little bit of sewing help needed Project_Mayhem at 7:22pm 12.09.25 Yes they do, especially if you get everything ready for them and have all the materials on hand, th
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair dlochner at 7:02pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparat
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? higgs at 6:55pm 12.09.25 While northern sailers in fresh water usually use VC17, it would probably not adhere to that bottom
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparat
Need Help, Epoxy recommendations - Keel and Tabbing repair Carl Wonderful at 6:29pm 12.09.25 The more I research the more I feel like I'm missing some steps.... Mainly in cleaning and preparati
House SOC while on shore power Davidasailor26 at 5:42pm 12.09.25 Hi everyone. I think I have figured it out. We have a cristec battery charger that is responsible f
old man sailor jssailem at 5:27pm 12.09.25 I have a lot to learn about differently than the Gulf South and the Atlantic coast. C J True That
Volvo Penta MD2B refurbishing - removing rust marcham at 4:45pm 12.09.25 If you can eliminate the rust with a wire cup brush (attached to a drill or dremel) and the engine
Adding an alarm to Oil sender marcham at 4:01pm 12.09.25 That looks like an aftermarket automotive oil pressure gauge that I had in an old car of mine. That
House SOC while on shore power Decisions at 3:44pm 12.09.25 Hi everyone. I think I have figured it out. We have a cristec battery charger that is responsible fo
Adding an alarm to Oil sender (2) Allan12210 at 3:43pm 12.09.25 That looks like an aftermarket automotive oil pressure gauge that I had in an old car of mine. That
WHY DO WE DO THIS? Davidasailor26 at 3:29pm 12.09.25
Trump Companion 21 trackers at 3:16pm 12.09.25
Bottom Job repair question - is this gelcoat? Viasatmatt at 2:52pm 12.09.25 Lake Champlain? If so, Pettit VC-17 seems to be a popular paint for freshwater performance. You m
Removing fuel pickup tube from tank in an O'Day 28 Oddvark at 2:27pm 12.09.25 Maybe this is a little late but there "might" be a way to clean the fuel in the tank. I used this t
Converting Analog diesel engine instruments to digital fred1diver at 2:19pm 12.09.25 Wow, thank you so much

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