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Broken Furler yoms1984 at 9:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1085 My sailboat was damaged by another boat. The bow rail was pushed into the furler breaking it. the b
Remember the Sun Screen cb32863 at 9:36am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 24/2422 Yesterday I had he remnants of a 4mm Melanoma in Situ removed from my right calf. I must admit that
Bow Rail yoms1984 at 9:29am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/73 Used 1984 Hunter 37c Bowrail. I have priced out new ones.
Topping Lift - 1992 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 9:12am 08.13.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1114 I need to replace the topping lift on my Hunter 30 and need to get the length and diameter of the li
Bermuda Marinas AlastairLC at 8:37am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/381 Does anyone have any experience with Bermuda marinas? If so, any recommendations? Thanks.
Rub rail for 1974 morgan out islander 41 Sanctuary at 8:21am 08.13.20 Parts Search 2/1240 I am looking for any info or ideas about replacing the rubber rub rail on my morgan 41
Hunter 33.5 Passage from Pensacola to Keys Elizabethgrave at 8:04am 08.13.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2768 We are looking at taking our Hunter 33.5 from Pensacola to the Keys in late October (pending any sev
Motor Starting Intermittent therussells_13 at 6:32am 08.13.20 Big Boats 10/1546 I have a Catalina 400 and have been experiencing some intermittent starting problems. Starts first
Boat traffic on the coast of Maine is high. (3) TomY at 3:21am 08.13.20 Ask All Sailors 30/1705 Not what I was expecting at all. Especially at popular destinations like Northeast Harbor on MDI. We
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? henris at 12:07am 08.13.20 Big Boats 11/1373 Hello, On my 2003 Hunter 44 DS I have two fuel tanks: one on Port Side (filler in the middle of the
Finally (1) mermike at 8:51pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/685 I first traveled through the San Juans on my bike, more than a couple of decades ago. I spotted a sa
A spanking on the water Capri at 5:03pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 11/2730 Hi, Everyone. Some buddies and I went out recently on the lake in my Oday 22 and received a big less
H26 rounding up and old mainsail? twistedskipper at 4:06pm 08.12.20 Smaller Boats 10/1567 I saw a post by rgranger in another forum about his H26 rounding up until he replaced the old mainsa
Weather forecast and the JdF forbin at 3:39pm 08.12.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/1492 Based on the current forecast, NDBC - National Weather Service Marine Forecast FZUS56 KSEW, would an
New 37C owner loupdemer82 at 3:23pm 08.12.20 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1401 Hi all - new hunter cherubini owner here, a 1982 37C. I bought her a year ago, but just got into the
Arch for Hunter 40 Legend (1) Himilou at 1:36pm 08.12.20 Big Boats 9/2986 So I'm seriously considering installing an arch at the stern end to serve two purposes. 1) as a pla
EPA Sticker Mike A at 1:29pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1036 To All, I purchased a Beneteau Oceanis 461 just Before the Pandemic got cranked up. Unfortunately my
Boat porn or just ????? (1) Ken Cross at 12:52pm 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 3/636 I found this interesting in Oak Harbor, Was. It kinda makes me ask: what were they thinking? Tons of
343 - boom vang and topping lift Ciarabc at 12:06pm 08.12.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2532 Can someone tell me that point of having a topping lift when a have a boom vang. Frankly the boom v
Corroded aluminum tank replacement Stephentrapani at 10:59am 08.12.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2134 So upon installing an access hole in my aluminum freshwater tank I discovered serious corrosion as y

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Folding Cart (1) Foswick at 10:02am 03.26.25 230520
Galley table ideas fred1diver at 9:52am 03.26.25 What thickness plywood would you recommend? Having a frame on the sides will add stability and stren
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 9:26am 03.26.25 Thanks. Looks like some good articles. John Harres is an excellent resource, certainly worth a c
DIY Remote Monitoring System Captain Larry-DH at 9:09am 03.26.25
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:57am 03.26.25 Sounds like bad formica - weird. I couldn't find anyone that would sell me raw Corian when I looked,
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:51am 03.26.25 The Corian I used was only 1/4" inch thick . I found the weigh not much of a concern . Many local c
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:38am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subsc
DIY Remote Monitoring System brazenarticle at 8:28am 03.26.25 If you have the Cerbo and a way to stay connected to the internet (cellular wifi or Starlink) check
Diesel engine as generator question? SV Temenos at 8:20am 03.26.25 John Harries at Attainable Adventure Cruising has a great article on this. You need to buy a subscr
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 8:18am 03.26.25 Calder is wrong, or hasn't bought solar in the past 10yrs to understand how cheap it is now (almost
Galley table ideas dmax at 8:17am 03.26.25 I have built several counters using this method, plywood was sealed with epoxy, has lasted many year
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:11am 03.26.25 Right. But it is the definition of "bad for" that I think is key to the OP question. Yes, what do
Diesel engine as generator question? kloudie1 at 8:06am 03.26.25 Some diesel notes: Diesels, unlike gasoline engines operate "unthrottled" , meaning that they are pu
Galley table ideas Timm R Oday25 at 8:05am 03.26.25 You can make a table from light-weight plywood covered with formica and trimmed with wood, durable
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:03am 03.26.25 I took this to be a more general question, like, "If diesel engines shouldn't run at low RPMs, then
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 8:01am 03.26.25 Are you looking to repower with an old genset engine? Diesel engines have duty ratings for how lon
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:56am 03.26.25 I can't offer an answer, but I am interested in the question. Specifically, I am unclear of exactly
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:54am 03.26.25
Adding eye straps to C320 toe rail JoeWhite at 7:53am 03.26.25 If it was my boat I would do all that I can to avoid drilling holes. I am not sure how big your do
Diesel engine as generator question? BAD ORCA at 7:53am 03.26.25 If you assume a fixed speed genset and not an inverter variable speed one, then yes, gensets are ty

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