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Washdown Pump Foswick at 3:43pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 2/305 Maybe somebody can explain this to me. (I don't know much about pumps, in general.) I want a washdo
How do you remove a water heater from a 1999 Catalina 28' MKII? breton at 2:34pm 06.13.25 Ask All Sailors 5/425
What to do with keel for now (2) newsailor72 at 12:27pm 06.13.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/297 I need to put my Mac 22 in the slip by early July, else slip goes to someone else. Here's how my ke
Volvo Pentra 2000 Model # 2003868102 small water leak on engine near the water pump. (1) KGarvey at 5:36am 06.13.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/227 I have a small leak that seems to be coming from the water pump gasket which is behind the copper c
Jack lines Gypsy Legend at 1:14am 06.13.25 Smaller Boats 5/343 On my 240 I currently have one jack line on the port side (I sail single handed most of the time) an
Reviving a dead tillerpilot using a free app garymalmgren at 7:28pm 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 0/117 I was given a couple of dead tiller pilots. A Simrad TP 10 and an ancient Fuso unit. Both had burnt
OUTHAUL CLEW BLOCK REPLACEMENT (1) Ciarabc at 6:10pm 06.12.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/190 I am seeking specs/replacement for my outhaul clew block for my 2007 Beneteau 343. Any help is app
The Expression, "Out Island" Foswick at 2:12pm 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 9/505 I was talking to someone the other day (also from this region - the San Juan / Gulf Islands region),
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller (2) skunther at 1:38pm 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 12/549 I have a 2S2P setup of 6v 230Ah East Penn batteries for total 460Ah of 12v. I have attached 2x50w pa
5hp Nissan... convert to external tank? (1) W0rdBuff at 10:53am 06.12.25 Trailer Sailors 0/144 Good day, Potterers! After replacing my internal tank twice now due to cracks around the exit tube t
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE (4) ricksoth at 7:17am 06.12.25 Ask All Sailors 8/290 I have an approximate 1.5" wide flat mounting location at the top of my mast, and need to mount a Ga
GOOD MORNING PNW CRUISERS (1) jssailem at 6:44am 06.12.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/269 I am back from my Relative Vacation to Michigan. Saw some beautiful country and hugged a lot of my w
Belt adjustment on my Perkins M30 engine beneteau 351 (1) keven at 6:21pm 06.11.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/236
Anchor Seahawk345 at 3:41pm 06.11.25 Mid-Size Boats 7/461 Quick question about anchor size. We have a H310......weighs about 9000 lbs. We have become 'fai
Janky outboard setup (3) pclarksurf at 1:29pm 06.11.25 Catalina 22 8/570 Had to laugh -- does everyone have a Wonky outboard test bed like me? After hating on every versi
M25 Rear main seal leak or... (1) Thecatalinaproject at 1:10pm 06.11.25 Engines and Propulsion 6/360 Hey All, Just got a free Catalina 30 (I know, I know: nothing more expensive than a free boat!) Th
'88 Hunter 37 main traveler Phil D. at 9:55am 06.11.25 Big Boats 4/366 I recently had a fairly several accidental jib and ended up breaking off the traveler turning on the
Pedestal guard plate (1) serge5553 at 9:53am 06.11.25 Ask All Sailors 3/179 Hello everyone trying to find out the exact inner diameter measurement of the pedestal guard plate
Amp draw question Timm R Oday25 at 9:25am 06.11.25 Trailer Sailors 10/474 I'm closing in on finally launching our boat for the summer. We've finally acquired the outboard I'v
criteria for searching for a sailboat Patern at 5:02am 06.11.25 Ask All Sailors 7/280 Hello, I am looking for a sailboat to sail as a couple and sometimes with my daughters (they are 13

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Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? shemandr at 5:27am 06.30.25 We used to get a mooring in Jamestown without much trouble. I have to admit that it was 10 years ag
90's Hunter .5 Series Dining Table Stuck NoReverse at 5:22am 06.30.25 When my 94 37.5 weight first got stuck I was able to free it up with liquid wrench BUT the important
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions twodzusfittings at 4:53am 06.30.25 Typical me....asking questions when the answers are right in front of me. Should have read the whole
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Rich Stidger at 4:49am 06.30.25 I vote for Jamestown. You can also get moorings at Newport, but demand is high. Anchoring at Newpo
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Rich Stidger at 4:46am 06.30.25 Given my experience with my ST50 wind system, your issue sounds like bad or intermittent connections
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dLj at 4:13am 06.30.25 dLj, you sent the tides for June 27th? July 4th it looks like low tide will be at 2:03pm. Yes. So
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Morgan donor at 3:49am 06.30.25 PYI (lawyers) say you should change your bellows every 6 years. Mine was over 10 when I replaced it.
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Captain Larry-DH at 3:35am 06.30.25 You can diagnose if the problem is in the masthead sensor. I have the following as a saved note in m
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out sailme88 at 3:27am 06.30.25 We have an i60 that has been acting up over the past 3 yrs. Recently it stopped displaying wind spee
RayMarine ST60+ wind instrument erratically cuts out Davidasailor26 at 3:00am 06.30.25 The electronics in anemometers sometimes go bad and cause that. Mine does it occasionally in strong
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 2:47am 06.30.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan.
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. danm1 at 9:41pm 06.29.25 https://www.offshoreblue.com/cruise/east-river-timing.php This has always worked for me, and I did
Starting a 1999 28' Catalina Stu Jackson at 8:13pm 06.29.25 Welcome, nice boat. You should get to know these guys, too. All Catalina models have owners associ
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:56pm 06.29.25 Fun fact, I was backwards with my currents. We need the ebb to go down river and around Manhattan. W
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Intrepid-II at 7:52pm 06.29.25 I posted about my replacement about 5 years ago. It isn't hard, you just have to plan it out and p
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. dlochner at 7:23pm 06.29.25 Going to try to make it to Haverstraw but completely aware this may be too far, too ambitious, we a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:12pm 06.29.25 dLj, you sent the tides for June 27th? July 4th it looks like low tide will be at 2:03pm.
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:04pm 06.29.25
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 7:04pm 06.29.25 Wow! Thanks for the advice everybody. So we are adding a day, possibly two. Thursday we are going to
Troubleshooting mainsail trim piratesnail at 6:35pm 06.29.25 (But we have yet to determine the Starwind main is question is blown out.);) I think it is a fair

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