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Catalina 30 Alanworsley at 8:12pm 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1127 Hi can anyone tell how I go about removing the hand rails and the strips below the handrails on the
Has anyone tried these heat exchanger brackets? (1) rpwillia at 7:57pm 04.11.20 Catalina 310 9/1385 For whatever reason when I reinstalled my heat exchanger the space was a bit tight for the exhaust h
Beneteau 352 1994 the stuffing box seal is leaking sirocovzla at 7:11pm 04.11.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2388 Hello, I have a Beneteau 352 1994 the stuffing box seal is leaking...I had never changed it, where
Not the time to be cheap (2) Timm R Oday25 at 3:53pm 04.11.20 Trailer Sailors 13/1174 I was hooking up my flat bed trailer , when I noticed an oddly placed rust hole . Upon further inspe
Outboard jib sheets? henrykorous at 3:19pm 04.11.20 Racing 8/1806 I have a Oday 39, just got my new sails. The boat has inboard tracks but when, I'm not pointing hard
Replacing all hardware bolts/screws for my deck of C22 Erbardy at 11:58am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/690 can one use lockwahsers for all hardware mounting?
Cascade Yachts - 27' Cascade "pocket cruiser" (10) Cascade27 at 10:44am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 7/4306 Hello all! I'm relatively new to the forum and a relatively new sailor/cruiser although I've driven
Widgeon Floor Repair (1) thelouise at 8:34am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 6/880 Hello all! I am wondering if it's possible or worth it to repair a Widgeon cockpit floor. I've atta
Turks Head Knot Question Ward H at 8:18am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 5/2625 I'm spending some of my newly found free time wrapping my helm wheel. I've never tied a turks head k
Docking Mishap kloudie1 at 8:09am 04.11.20 Sails Call Lounge 38/3172 hOEVqESw3G4
Advice on a small repair job for my catalina 22 (6) Erbardy at 7:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/514 I was doing some final sanding to prep my catalina 22 for paint. I just noticed A small need for rep
Selling across borders Endeavour at 6:52am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 2/362 I own an Endeavour 35.5. Ours was built in Florida in 1983 but it is a Canadian Licenced boat curre
Creating stowable space on Hunter 170 (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:44am 04.11.20 Day Sailers 18/2602 Returning to sailing after many years in power boats, I picked up a Hunter 170 in fairly good shape.
Keel bolts Sailing Nalu at 5:43am 04.11.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/634 Hi all, I'm new here.... bought this lovely Hunter 30 T last spring, and had a great season of saili
2002 Hunter h326 forestay size Ken13559 at 1:55am 04.11.20 Mid-Size Boats 2/444 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
Calking thetone at 1:09am 04.11.20 Ask All Sailors 4/404 Does anyone know what I should use for caulking the keel to Hull seam?
1998 Hunter 340 Condensing Unit ?'s Steffied99 at 4:13pm 04.10.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/426 Hi all, Replacing condensing unit: Would you recommend Adler Barbour or Dometic 85 for a 1998 Hunter
2002 H326 forestay size Ken13559 at 2:59pm 04.10.20 Mid-Size Boats 1/584 My H326 manual state the forestay is 6mm. I when up mast to measure but found no expose forestay wir
LP pump on Yanmar 2GM20F Ken13559 at 2:50pm 04.10.20 Engines and Propulsion 65/8607 I suspect my Yanmar 2GM20F LP pump is not delivering to the secondary filter. Can I dismantle it fro
Do you have a favorite Email read? jssailem at 12:58pm 04.10.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/292 Monday and Friday my friend Rufus posts be crop weather advisory. This being Good Friday, I thought

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Descaling Yanmar 2GM (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:45pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
Beneteau 36s7 galley sink drain hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:10pm 03.14.24 I can tell you a lot more about it without even seeing it first hand : If it's 26 years old, it is
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Ralph Johnstone at 8:48pm 03.14.24 I found an angel disguised as a expert with fuel systems willing to take on the project. You may
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help MFD at 8:42pm 03.14.24 I have one of the Yacht Devices NMEA2000<=>WiFi units. It was pretty straightforward to setup. It
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 8:35pm 03.14.24 This is my installation by previous owner. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/battery-charger
Found a 2003 C310 dlochner at 8:12pm 03.14.24 Adding to @Davidasailor26's questions, what type of battery monitoring system do you have? First,
Found a 2003 C310 Davidasailor26 at 6:24pm 03.14.24 Figure out why your 3 year old batteries are going bad first, before you throw more money at the AGM
How do you clean through hull while in water? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 03.14.24 Yes, foam had been there because part of it remained. Didn't seem to do any obvious damage. I have
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 5:53pm 03.14.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get u
Exhaust hose size adapter Tally Ho at 5:49pm 03.14.24 Can you buy a silicone hose that is tapered to fit properly on both ends? I think I have seen hose
House Battery Upgrade Help Tally Ho at 5:28pm 03.14.24 I agree with the golf cart battery idea. I have the same GC2 Duracell batteries that @Tally Ho has
NMEA 0183 to Wi-Fi Help AaronD at 4:41pm 03.14.24 We used the "Yakker" version with Navionics for awhile a few years ago; it died after 2-3 seasons, i
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Richard19068 at 2:54pm 03.14.24
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Richard19068 at 2:49pm 03.14.24 I want to descale our 2GM. I can see lots of deposits inside the motor when I pull the thermostat.
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 2:15pm 03.14.24 Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an absolute necessity. Previous owner may ha
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:24pm 03.14.24 plus foam air filter had disappeared. Are you sure it was in there to begin with? It's not an ab
How do you clean through hull while in water? Scott T-Bird at 1:13pm 03.14.24 Basically, the thermostat starts to open at 160 F & fully open at 185 F. You can test your t-stat i
Should I put a 9.9 HP outboard on my 32' Catalina? tfox2069 at 1:02pm 03.14.24 What's your strategy for using both of these together? Cute. If you re-read my answer it's as bel
Simple Anchor rode markings dkinzer at 12:59pm 03.14.24 We chartered in the BVI and told me their windless pays out a foot per second . About a year ago, I
How do you clean through hull while in water? Ted10028 at 11:52am 03.14.24 It sounds like you verified everything is good on the raw water side, except I'm not sure how you v

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