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1986 Newport 27-3 first boat JohnRichard at 11:40am 01.18.21 Newport 25/6880 I am exited and a bit daunted to own my first boat. Its currently docked in Chattanooga. I'll load
O'Day 222 Companion Way gowfer at 9:37am 01.18.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1087 My boat is in storage and can't get to it until spring ... so I'm looking for the measurements of th
One more plumbing project checked off (1) Justin_NSA at 7:08am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/1748 Just finished up my water heater bypass project. Up to now, every Fall I manually disconnected the i
Nasty smell in heads 1340fxd at 6:45am 01.18.21 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1767 My 25 year old Westerly has a new Jabsco toilet fitted and all the heads floor and bilge underneath
Smallest boat with dedicated shower? Marc the army sailor at 6:45am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 40/19816 Hi all, Are their any sailboats under 40ft out there with seperate/dedicated shower? All i'm findi
BATTERY BASICS Stargazer3 at 6:07am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 21/2120 My 4D house batteries have "died." Rather than to replace them (an expensive task!) I am trying to f
Prop removal NYSail at 5:41am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 14/2906
Part help.... (1) NYSail at 4:56am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 6/775
Garmin striker 4 SailingLoto at 3:59am 01.18.21 Ask All Sailors 4/3695 i was looking for just a round depth finder for my boat, and came across the Garmin Striker 4 on sal
Y25-II chainplate leak/bulkhead repair drew_d at 1:16am 01.18.21 Yamaha 1/736 i'd had a suspicion i had a leak this winter, and i finally caught my chainplates actively leaking a
Paint is peeling EVERYWHERE (5) wyndcatcherowner at 8:19pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 10/4769 My partner and I just bought our first boat. It was the first boat that we looked at, and to be hone
Battery panel 2.0 (1) kpgraci at 7:35pm 01.17.21 Day Sailers 2/865 Just finished rebuilding my battery charging panel for my Oday 22 after my last set of batteries die
1 pound Propane bottles for Kenyon cook top ricksoth at 6:00pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 13/2331 My "new to me" old Cal 27 has a Kenyon 219 - 2 burner propane cook top. The PO had a 20# tank conne
Brand new coolant pump fail. Skipper at 5:31pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 7/739 I posted previously about the coolant pump failing after only 5 years. Original had lasted 31 years.
Yanmar 3YM30 Tach Lead Optical or Lead off Alternator mytime at 5:28pm 01.17.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1179 We purchased a 2007 Hunter 33 without a working hour meter. The previous owner kept excellent mainte
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 4:47pm 01.17.21 Bigger Boats 26/5124 Anyone familiar with the hull construction/layup at the keelson? is it balsa core as per the remaind
Advice for grinding out and tabbing in a new bulkhead michaelapk at 4:08pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 4/2654 Looking for some guidance on preparing the inside of the hull for tabbing in a new forward bulkhead.
Amount of Exhaust Water out the back Sethsdad1965 at 3:58pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 25/3341 Hello all! This summer I replace the Impeller on my Sherwood twice after it failed. I recently upg
Rotten egg smell/ new batteries BAD ORCA at 2:28pm 01.17.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2489 I just installed two brand new Trojan T-105's in series. I noticed when i was charging them at work
What's going on with the end of our traveler? (3) pmbuck at 2:02pm 01.17.21 Ask All Sailors 2/1271 We are refitting a 1973 C'C 39. Our traveler appears to have serious metal corrosion on the large me

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Nav light wiring Stu Jackson at 8:28pm 05.14.25 Masthead light: White light, halfway up the mast, facing forward All-round light: 360 degree white
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled RussC at 8:07pm 05.14.25 floatation if it should capsize. most people remove all or part of it. I guess if you plan to sail o
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore (1) fred1diver at 6:49pm 05.14.25 How does this look?
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore Johann at 6:41pm 05.14.25 It can be simpler than this. No need for a $300 automatic relay - just a $25 manual transfer switc
Quick electrical question, inv. to shore heritage at 5:16pm 05.14.25 It can be simpler than this. No need for a $300 automatic relay - just a $25 manual transfer switc
37c fuel tank cleaning Charlie98117 at 4:00pm 05.14.25 Seems like you're going through a lot of effort and still won't have a throughly clean tank. I was
Nav light wiring kappykaplan at 3:56pm 05.14.25 Most boats combine the stern and side lights onto one breaker as they're never needed independently
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration Charlie98117 at 3:51pm 05.14.25 I agree there could be an alignment issue but more likely one or more mounts are gone.You can check
37c fuel tank cleaning Cocoa Beach Sailor at 3:35pm 05.14.25 I did already take into account needing something for the diesel return. I decided that I am going t
Doors Won't Close capta at 3:09pm 05.14.25 Before you do anything else, try ending your next sail on a different tack. I'm not kidding. It coul
Spreader loose capta at 3:05pm 05.14.25 I don't know your boat specifically, but I have seen spreaders mounted to move and others not, so lo
Folding prop sizing for y3ym30ae sd25 on Oceanis 35.1 Dr. D at 2:48pm 05.14.25 My boat has the three blade Flexofold prop and it works fine. While sailing put the transmission int
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? thinwater at 2:34pm 05.14.25 ReMov, as quoted in post 7. It will take off the residue and allow full strength bonding. Really. I
Best way to decontaminate a siliconed window? fred1diver at 2:30pm 05.14.25 I will take some after work
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... (1) thinwater at 2:26pm 05.14.25 I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when p
Nav light wiring dLj at 2:15pm 05.14.25 That's how my boat and all others I've ever owned were wired. As in stern, port and starboard on one
Nav light wiring dmax at 2:14pm 05.14.25 Most boats combine the stern and side lights onto one breaker as they're never needed independently,
Rolling seat to use to paint bottom paint..... dLj at 2:13pm 05.14.25 I like your plan to stir the paint with the paddle. My usual method is mechanically shaken when p
Boat Dog justsomeguy at 2:11pm 05.14.25 The smaller the better. Shedding is something to consider.
New technology : Lightening Protection System justsomeguy at 2:08pm 05.14.25 "Electromagnetic Charge Compensation Device (DDCE)." These guys can't even abbreviate properly. "FAR

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