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new dodger loose and floppy ice breaker at 6:27pm 08.23.20 Big Boats 18/2633 I hired a reputable firm to make me a new dodger/bimini set for out 2004 AC 41. This was not a disc
Prop shaft seal "alignment", can it be corrected? SoSound at 6:23pm 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 4/477 I've been chasing the source of water entering my bilge for a while now. I think I may have found i
Reefing the Main! O'day 22 (4) Capri at 6:19pm 08.23.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1588 Hi, everyone. Please see photos. I'm trying to sort out the reefing system in my 1981 Oday 22. The f
Water pressure/volume problem Sefuller at 5:33pm 08.23.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/1349 Our new-to-us Oday 39 suffers from very poor water flow both in the galley and the head. Initially
Simple head plumbing (1) thelilnauti at 3:16pm 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 15/2448 Hello everyone, With my boat finally on the hard and having its bottom done along with all new thru
Standing Rigging JdubO'Day19 at 2:40pm 08.23.20 Day Sailers 3/1001 Warning newb question ahead... So I am very new to sailing and apologize for not being able to figur
Windlass on a Catalina 350 pmhutter at 1:33pm 08.23.20 Big Boats 2/1417 After having trouble securing my anchor using the windlass on a Catalina 350, the motor stopped work
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE Stormalong at 1:21pm 08.23.20 Alden General Chat 10/9312 Hi Gang, I came across a new-to-me Alden Challenger by the name of COMPASS ROSE located in Stoningt
New Sails Gary Ryan at 11:58am 08.23.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2732 We're looking at replacing our Hunter 386 sails. They're original, 2002. We've been told that our
Mackinac Island (and Hessel) john6206 at 11:09am 08.23.20 Trailer Sailors 9/2028
What is the best non skid deck paint? markwbird at 10:17am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 4/2936 In researching this subject I have come to realize that it is all about compromise. My H-34 has the
GFCI Needed? Ran-Dee9229 at 6:56am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 16/3656 I have a 1984 ODay 28. My GFCI is next to panel of circuits in the galley directly below the compan
Motor dies and lacks its normal luster performance-wise Ran-Dee9229 at 6:46am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 12/826 I have a new problem - engine mysteriously dies (3 times in A 30 minute trip). We are thinking wate
Lost My Raw Water Intake (1) LakeOntario270 at 6:41am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 7/987 I was about to pull out of the dock when I noticed my engine sounded different. I looked over the s
Stern rail bases - are they hollow? (1) berner73 at 6:08am 08.23.20 Ask All Sailors 13/2150 I'm trying to run wire from below decks up through the vertical stern rail tubing, to a hole I've dr
O'Day 40 Blocking / Cradle Plan DonEvans at 6:48pm 08.22.20 Ask An Oday Owner 1/557 So went to the marina today to find they dont have any availble stands to rent this season and got t
electri/butane stove verdiales at 6:09pm 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2516 Hi, i'm new in this forum, just bought 2005 Hunter 27, would like to know the brand or type of stove
Installation of Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot (1) stm11 at 5:03pm 08.22.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/8411 I own a Hunter 336 sailboat. I have a Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Pilot brand new in box and have had it
Cheapskate Wifi Extender (1) AaronD at 4:10am 08.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/6278 Here's something I found useful on our recent cruise in the San Juans. I started to post it in my bo
Noisy sailboat Revv up at 11:52am 08.22.20 Ask All Sailors 20/2252 At a cabin for a week with my boat at the dock, storm blew through and the neighbour came over and c

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Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 2:36pm 03.28.25 That said, heaving to is still an often-overlooked MOB maneuver. Actually it is the best one, othe
7 Years no haul out dlochner at 2:34pm 03.28.25 @dLj and @Foswick at its core the two of you are speaking different languages using the same words.
Emergency Manual Stu Jackson at 2:34pm 03.28.25 So, why does this suggest that this would be unnecessary and useless? It seems you are making the a
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:20pm 03.28.25 I know you said "without removing", but I just want to put this out there: If you can get to the un
Catalina 22 New Design - Dinette Table Size? chipmonger at 2:14pm 03.28.25 Hi Gene, I've heard back from Catalina Tech Support but so far they weren't able to provide dimensi
Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:05pm 03.28.25 I used to be a die-hard proponent of the figure-8. We practiced it all the time and were quite good
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:57pm 03.28.25 Raritan Marine Elegance fresh water flush versions. Great choice! You'd be amazed at the number of
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:42pm 03.28.25 And btw...there's nothing I can think of to prevent putting a seacock (easier to use than a plug) o
Emergency Manual MFD at 1:36pm 03.28.25 My US SAIL bareboat chartering certification course instruction for MOB is to use figure 8 maneuver
fresh water flush colemj at 1:35pm 03.28.25 Unless your toilets are designed to use fresh water or have been modified to use pressurized fresh
The Red Book Foswick at 1:25pm 03.28.25 Just to start somewhere, here is my first draft list of possible sections. Let's try to refine this
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:18pm 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea w
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:43pm 03.28.25 Like MFD said, too bad there isn't a good way to collaborate on something like this on SBO. Let's tr
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:36pm 03.28.25 Absolutely unnecessary and useless. Why? It's because of whenever I hear this story: "We expla
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 12:34pm 03.28.25 The Professor started the class by telling them, "In Veterinary medicine it is necessary to have tw
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:30pm 03.28.25 Not what you have in mind - but instructions for guests on conserving water: Right, not for the "R
Emergency Manual Foswick at 12:28pm 03.28.25
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 12:20pm 03.28.25 It's not that I "believe" in entropy or not. But, are you saying that boats are not constantly in a
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 12:07pm 03.28.25 That does a fine job of rinsing out the toilet DISCHARGE line, but it's the micro--and not so micro
fresh water flush Stu Jackson at 11:15am 03.28.25 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress , do you see any reason for using fresh water flushing as opposed to sea

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