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Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 9:10pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 47/5774 Getting older, friends are getting older. Thinking more now about emergency medical equipment on the
36cc Autopilot Factory Installation bmiley at 8:13pm 03.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/931 I am in the process of installing a raymarine st5000+ autopilot in my 36cc and was hoping some other
Adding a Bow Platform to a H27 (1) finefurn at 6:15pm 03.13.21 Mid-Size Boats 9/2778 Hi All I would like to add a Bow platform to my 1984 H27, similar to what's pictured. Has anyone do
Flapper goes off for no reason swisssally at 6:05pm 03.13.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1123 My flapper keeps going off every 20 seconds. My bilge is bone dry. Its is a consistent pulse. I h
Newbie questions CaseyJohn2001 at 5:50pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/1572
Changing sail numbers NINEv2 at 4:54pm 03.13.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1853 Hello all. I'm the new owner of a C250 and I'm starting to plot my to do list. The previous owner
Mast Support (1) patrickfarley at 3:27pm 03.13.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/4634 Is the mast support a pine 2 x 4? I was cleaning and noticed that there was mess at the bottom of th
Dicey Splicey Jtcf78911 at 2:50pm 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 4/660 Hey all. Rather new to line splicing, but attempting an eye-splice for my new double braid halyard
Soft wood along bottom of bulkhead - how bad is this, how to approach? (1) LukeAvanti at 2:19pm 03.13.21 Catalina 30 8/1924 Hi all - another newbie question about my 1987 Catalina 30 Mk II. Port side in the saloon, the bulkh
5200 and painted surface Head Sail at 9:52am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 17/3878 Looking at the directions for the application of 3M 5200, it says nothing about surface preparation.
Furling systems questions. Admiral at 9:23am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 8/2935 I know that this question has been asked and discussed before. When a search is done for real world
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? (1) AaronD at 9:21am 03.13.21 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1846 Is it safe to mount a charger's temperature-sensor on a smaller terminal bolt? Reading @Maine Sail's
Engine coolant valve and water heater (1) PAC3142 at 9:20am 03.13.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/3758 Hi, I'm going to replace my water heater. The photo shows the engine coolant lines that go to and r
Rule Auto bilge pump not so auto. Is it toast? SV_IdleHour at 8:25am 03.13.21 Ask All Sailors 15/2878 Hi all-- Wanted to find out if this is a common problem: Manual circuit works, auto test switch and
Boom Paint fireone at 6:02am 03.13.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1228 I have a 1983-23 ft oday and would like to paint boom-paint missing in areas. would like to know wha
Yanmar 4jh2-te connector type to feed hot water from water pump (2) Puesta del sol at 7:23pm 03.12.21 Engines and Propulsion 10/2572 Replacing the water pump. Yanmar does not sell the parts to feed the hot water. I removed the parts
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Fred at 4:42pm 03.12.21 Big Boats 18/5728 I am considering the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 33.5. Does this model still use wood core constructio
Help with searching Orbweaver at 4:25pm 03.12.21 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/1053 I'm trying to figure out how to use the search function, and not having much luck. I want to know wh
Septic Bladder Capt Strapfoots at 9:47am 03.12.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/2610 I currently have a 30 ft. Allied Sea wind Ketch that has a sewer bladder under the V birth. It is r
Transporting a Hunter 340 in Ontario Canada Constructionlab at 8:13am 03.12.21 Big Boats 7/1340 Hi, Just purchased a 1998 340 and relocating it in Ontario by road. Height permitted is 13'-6" and

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Sail is close to furler Max Luff colemj at 1:56pm 05.24.25 After furling halyard is wrapped maybe a quarter turn and this with minimal tension on halyard. I'm
Memorial Day 2025 (1) JamesG161 at 1:56pm 05.24.25 231697 A Prayer for all , who gave all ! Veteran Jim...
Orion XS outputting 16volt Bob S at 1:47pm 05.24.25 thanks Johann, I have two Solar chargers also on the network but there charge goes to the lithium. I
Water heater button turns off shore power? colemj at 1:35pm 05.24.25 Do shore power breakers usually automatically reset? I've never had one that did. I suspect it mig
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (1) miraculix at 1:32pm 05.24.25 Done for now, we will know if it was successful once the boat goes in the water ...
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? colemj at 1:29pm 05.24.25 What am I missing here? The EV100 wheel pilot is the EV100 system operating a wheel drive unit. Th
Swinging Keel issues? Seattle Mike at 1:19pm 05.24.25 Thank you, after I finish my siding and house painting, I'll go back to looking for another V' 23
Clutch cone slipping colemj at 1:14pm 05.24.25 I'm not sure that is a common transmission on boats, so you might not get much specific expertise fo
Mast on a Hunter 19 Will Gilmore at 11:56am 05.24.25 Too often, we commit ourselves to these decisions and, in the heat of the moment, either don't reali
Orion XS outputting 16volt Johann at 11:47am 05.24.25
Orion XS outputting 16volt (1) Bob S at 11:24am 05.24.25
Sail is close to furler Max Luff Drinky Crow at 11:18am 05.24.25 So issue was fixed with the addition of a 4" tether at head of sail. After furling halyard is wrappe
Replacing V-berth platform dLj at 11:16am 05.24.25 Since you are using plywood, using glue that glue adheres to the surface layers of the plywood. It l
Water heater button turns off shore power? jssailem at 10:45am 05.24.25 The symptoms suggest the water heater is drawing a lot of current. Enough to overwhelm the breaker f
Water heater button turns off shore power? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:44am 05.24.25 Need more input to offer any advice - What shuts off when you do that? The shore power breaker? Th
Orion XS outputting 16volt Johann at 9:55am 05.24.25 Is your BMV monitoring your LFP bank or your starter AGM. Normally the BMV is on the House bank and
Russian Sailing Terms Foswick at 9:47am 05.24.25 There an App for that! Computers don't do jargon very well. I have tried a bunch of different sour
Replacing V-berth platform JBP-PA at 9:06am 05.24.25 Anyone know if plain epoxy vs. thickened epoxy makes a difference? I'm using West System. I've neve
Sail is close to furler Max Luff (1) jssailem at 9:03am 05.24.25 @Drinky Crow images. How the sail and halyard attach to the Harken swivel is designed to reduce the
Adding a boom vang (2) JBP-PA at 8:26am 05.24.25 You can also get a padeye like this one. se a couple stainless t-slot nuts in the boltrope track. 23

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