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Catching up on sailing history - Joshua Slocum jssailem at 10:32am 05.25.20 Sails Call Lounge 8/1111
FOUND: Owner's Manual for ASA First 22 unfeast at 8:59am 05.25.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1408 I am having trouble locating the owner's manual for the First 20/ASA First 22 (same hull and keel,
Best Deck Hatch Available (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:43am 05.25.20 Ask All Sailors 5/974 This is our emergency tiller connection deck hatch. It's an an 8 1/2 inch cut out and 10 9/16 inch
Propane locker Canonshooternb at 6:25am 05.25.20 Big Boats 4/5765 My propane Is tank currently mounted on my aft rail and gets in the way. What are the options to ins
Maximum outboard motor weight and horsepower for a 26M? FrankH at 5:39am 05.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2159 There is a 26M for sale with a 2005 70 hp Suzuki motor. That motor should weigh 335#. A new or rec
Wire connections from mast base to deck plug (1) CoyCaptain at 5:26am 05.25.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4781 I need help on electrical connection from mast to deck. Bought new plug and receptacle from bwy and
Davits for Marlow Hunter 31 (1) garethpope at 4:35am 05.25.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1162 Has anyone installed davits on their Marlow Hunter 31? I have some challenges with locating points a
Need help identifying the model and size of Lewmar Mainsheet Car (2) Theoneills at 6:16pm 05.24.20 Parts Search 3/2164 I have 1996 Beneteau 351 with a Lewmar Mainsheet/Traveller Car system as per the attached photos. It
What's a decent depth transducer Revv up at 5:07pm 05.24.20 Trailer Sailors 11/3083 Looking for something for my boat and not fussy of drilling any hole below the waterline, anyone got
Worn through? (2) Drinky Crow at 2:49pm 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1794 Are the dark areas what non-skid looks like after being worn through to the glass... https://images.
Cooler Step Sledge62 at 12:57pm 05.24.20 Catalina 22 3/889 Has anyone replaced with an actual step? Thinking of that or a wooden utility box made to fit.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck (2) blowingbubbles at 12:47pm 05.24.20 Catalina 22 35/6262 Ambitious newbe here. Picked up a 1976 C-22 for a good price and now I know why. Leaky hatch, rotted
Nimble 20 yawl - what's the displacement? Joe the Sailor at 11:28am 05.24.20 Trailer Sailors 5/2963 Happy Memorial Day weekend to everyone. I'm very interested in the Nimble 20, but need to know the
Wood in the hull deck joint? (1) GSBNY at 11:05am 05.24.20 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1267
P42 head system solenoid (1) mbaker at 10:26am 05.24.20 Big Boats 14/2101 I need to replace the solenoid on my forward head system. After extensive searching I found it behin
Sailing Season opening... Boat Handling - Are you ready? (1) jssailem at 9:26am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1520 As we splash our boat from a crane or rip the wrapping off like opening a Christmas present in June
LED light removal (1) richk at 8:05am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1673 This light doesn't work. How to remain it? Challenging to me.
Life Rafts, Once Again Kings Gambit at 7:33am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 20/3184 I know that we as a forum have covered the topic of carrying life rafts aboard. It resurfaces whenev
H33 refrigerator replacement sailortex at 6:56am 05.24.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1195 Has anyone replaced their refrigerator in a Hunter 33? 2005ish? It is a Coolmatic RPD 0065u have tri
Spar-Tite debacle Sefuller at 6:23am 05.24.20 Ask All Sailors 3/1231 Yesterday I poured a Spar-Tite mast wedge on our boat. I have used the product once before with gre

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Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? mforum at 4:02pm 11.02.24 I once brought this very idea up with a local tank welder. He said repairs are possible, but very t
Experience with Por 15 tank sealant for aluminum fuel tank holding diesel? FastOlson at 3:38pm 11.02.24
Hole for gin pole in the mast Eric S W at 2:43pm 11.02.24 Thanks for your response. We do intend to use and store the boat at a local lake. I talked to Dave
Winterising Barnacle Bill at 2:38pm 11.02.24 For the inboard, you want to make sure you use a non-toxic engine antifreeze so protect the environm
Source for Metric turnbuckle dlochner at 2:29pm 11.02.24 Can you provide anyone who sells Hayn metric turnbuckles? I was unable to find any. Rigging Only do
Full enclosure questions Captain Larry-DH at 2:18pm 11.02.24 @Project_Mayhem that arch would need to be very strong and stiff -- would move the effective sheetin
Source for Metric turnbuckle JBP-PA at 2:17pm 11.02.24 To answer your question, Hayn has metric and standard sailboat turnbuckles, studs and swage fitting
Urban Sailing Scott T-Bird at 2:11pm 11.02.24 Interesting comment about taking the Cape May channel to avoid the offshore rollers crossing Delawar
What is this doohickey in the cockpit? Barnacle Bill at 2:08pm 11.02.24 It is the throttle control handle base and if there is another hole in the half closest to the fiber
Source for Metric turnbuckle Barnacle Bill at 2:03pm 11.02.24 To answer your question, Hayn has metric and standard sailboat turnbuckles, studs and swage fittings
Escrow and Survey before seeing a Boat Barnacle Bill at 2:01pm 11.02.24 I didn't read all of the responses so I apologize if I repeat something, but here is my take on your
Old whisker pole locking mechanism R Squared at 1:48pm 11.02.24 The version of the whisker pole that you have is from the early 1970's. Since it is a three-section
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour dlochner at 1:35pm 11.02.24 I feel your pain. My oil pressure switch failed with nearly a gallon of oil in the bilge. At the tim
CNG Stove Rich 35.5 at 12:52pm 11.02.24 I just made the conversion on a Legend 35.5. New propane stove and oven, with the 20# propane ta
CNG Stove Alan Gomes at 12:18pm 11.02.24 an alcohol stove Make that, "non-pressurized alcohol stove." I like mine a great deal, by the way
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rafael8008 at 12:04pm 11.02.24 Follow-up from MAY 2023 The igmonius pressure sensor failed a second time. Exactly two sailing sea
DIESEL TANK GAUGE NOT WORKING - HOW MUCH DIESEL DO I HAVE? Dalliance at 11:22am 11.02.24 Filling my tank is a two person job. It's a plastic tank and while someone pumps diesel I put a fla
Rebedding life line stanchions. Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 11.02.24 Welcome to the site. I know less than nothing about Morgans, but I do know that Hunters use a 3/8"
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels doschhar at 10:20am 11.02.24 I then found a small 1 Amp fuse close to that connector on the distribution board and it had blown!
CNG Stove dLj at 10:01am 11.02.24 Don't know what the boat is, but you may consider electric induction cooking or an alcohol stove rat

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