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Siren 17 Head and Holding Tank Removal OntSailer at 4:28pm 09.03.20 Trailer Sailors 1/1159 Hi, I just purchased a Siren 17 and was wondering if any other Siren owners have removed the Head an
Unknown item (1) Mechone at 4:25pm 09.03.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1108 Hi does anyone know what this is used for , the middle rod had a piece of rope spliced to it.Found i
H34 Kenyon Spreader Boot Size or any other suggestions (4) PGIJon at 3:13pm 09.03.20 Big Boats 6/725 Hope everyone is safe and well. I need to send the admiral up in the bosun chair to replace the Ken
Dingy 3.5 hp outboard will not shift into forward rortega46 at 3:06pm 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 11/3462 I have a 3.5 hp Mercury/Tohatsu dinghy outboard. Upon changing the impeller, I accidentally opened u
Governer problem M25 /Kubota D950 pullark at 3:05pm 09.03.20 Catalina 30 9/3209 Hello All, I have a problem with my engine after running it for extended period ,say 3 or 4 hrs. Wha
Winch bits for a 3/8 inch right angle drill XDMusic at 1:00pm 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/5032
Standard Horizon CP150 Mounting (2) duck21 at 10:02am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 1/531 Hello, My boat came with a Standard Horizon CP150 GPS/Chartplotter mounted on a bracket attached to
HAS ANYBODY UPGRADED ENGINE MONITORING - YANMAR 3JH2E ? planoron at 7:14am 09.03.20 Engines and Propulsion 3/1527 I am upgrading my Hunter 380 to do some cruising. Currently all I have are couple of idiot lights f
Cabin paint question Mr Fox at 5:55am 09.03.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2113 Hey everybody- My boat at one point had a layer of paint applied with zero prep over the old paint.
Big repair Hunter 260 (2) RolfSail at 5:09am 09.03.20 Smaller Boats 5/908 Help! Had a major mishap resulting in a cracked hull about three feet from the bow on the very botto
Eternal Father - Navy Hymn Brian D at 4:44pm 09.02.20 Sails Call Lounge 22/2447 If you ever served in the US Navy or US Marines you may have heard this song especially during funer
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 daviddp at 2:21pm 09.02.20 Big Boats 5/1077 Has anyone done this? I am tired of the lifelines hanging in the water or the cockpit. Looking to
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment Larry737 at 12:36pm 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1040 After returning from a day sail with about two hours of engine run time (Volvo/Penta MD20-40D) I not
OC 48 window leaking hmurmur at 10:14am 09.02.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/584 Oceanis 48 My 2016 Oceanis windows have started to leak. The starboard side windows are separating f
Sloppy shifting lever (1) Team118 at 10:04am 09.02.20 Catalina 30 1/734 Hi guys, Been a hectic summer. For everyone I am sure. I spent all of March, April and May (and Ju
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? Tedd at 9:53am 09.02.20 Trailer Sailors 8/637 I'm posting this here instead of the Destinations forum on the assumption that only trailer sailors
Water heater Mirwin at 7:44am 09.02.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1730 Hey all, hope you are staying safe during this troubling time. Our water heater is also leaking. I
Alternator charging for lithium batteries Benny17441 at 7:22am 09.02.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1623 From our RV friends I found this article. CHARGING DIY CAMPER BATTERIES WITH A B2B (BATTERY TO BATT
Beneteau 411 Main Sail (in mast) balbontin at 5:32am 09.02.20 Parts Search 4/929 Hi - Looking for a used main sail (in-mast furling) for a Beneteau 411. Please text or call at 1.30
Hurricane Nana <--- TS Nana (2) JamesG161 at 5:08am 09.02.20 Weather and Forecasting 1/723 This storm is in the Hot Caribbean but is moving fast West. It may bring high winds to Belize tomorr

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The Sewing Machine Thread (2) twodzusfittings at 9:27am 08.08.24 So I'm on a roll here. Having requested help from both my daughter and my wife to make some shades t
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly Ralph Johnstone at 9:19am 08.08.24 The alternator is putting out 15.4V which doesn't vary much with load. Nothing succeeds like succ
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator (2) American_Mainsail at 9:10am 08.08.24 Great reply, thanks. What features have the new ones that are desirable? I've noticed LiFePO4 pri
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 9:04am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. T
Bulkhead Strengthening dlochner at 8:58am 08.08.24 What about a tang as a backing plate and to spread the load further down? The idea behind the bac
Hunter 34 Refit Help chloe at 8:57am 08.08.24 Chloe, I would be hesitant to cut into the pan / grid unless absolutely necessary. The pan
Hunter 34 Refit Help kloudie1 at 8:47am 08.08.24 Be careful about cutting into the beams in the hull pan. (big Easy beat me to that comment) These a
Hunter 34 Refit Help BigEasy at 8:35am 08.08.24 I was wondering if anybody has added those circular inspection ports to their hull pans for cleaning
Bulkhead Strengthening Project_Mayhem at 8:25am 08.08.24 The first question is the shape of the bolt holes? Are they still round? Is the wood solid or are t
What is this thing? Maine Sail at 8:22am 08.08.24 Sorry for the stupid post, but this thing is on my boat, behind the electrical panel, and I always
Hunter 34 Refit Help Jim Legere at 8:06am 08.08.24 Hi Chloe, welcome aboard! There was a couple in Nova Scotia that restored an H34 a few years ago. Th
Pneumatic Lift for Motor Cover (Hunter 376, maybe others) kloudie1 at 7:57am 08.08.24 Or check these guys out: Amazon.com: 15 inch 100lbs Gas Struts Shocks, 15" Gas Shock Springs, with L
Hunter 34 Refit Help (1) chloe at 7:57am 08.08.24 Couple of pictures.. Looking aft at top of compression post.. The bungs and screws of the cover and
1980 H33 Yanmar 2QM15 Alternator Anomaly (1) dmmlyons at 7:56am 08.08.24 Let us know those readings as well as the charging for one hour from the alternator maybe every 5 m
What is this thing? duck21 at 7:45am 08.08.24 I see someone selling a "Complete Heart Interface Freedom 10 Inverter/Charging System" here: Comple
Pneumatic Lift for Motor Cover (Hunter 376, maybe others) jssailem at 7:35am 08.08.24 No 376 or pneumatic cover lift. I recently found a company that makes equipment for pneumatic liftin
Boweye Backing Block Project_Mayhem at 7:35am 08.08.24 is it just the block that's misdrilled or the fiberglass? if it's the latter, I'd run to the hardwar
What is this thing? Joe at 7:22am 08.08.24 Any feedback from Tartan Yachts.... are they still in business, do they have an owner's association?
How do we know what we know? A question for the ages. thinwater at 7:20am 08.08.24 Personally, I would not add a dislike tag. I understand the point, but I'd rather just leave it be.
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits Joe at 7:18am 08.08.24 You guys do understand that my comment had nothing to do with the product mentioned in mayhem's thre

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