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Self Isolation Don Guillette at 7:04pm 03.30.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 34/5610 The following has nothing to do with SAIL TRIM. I've been a bit "under the weather" recently with a
SEA WATER PUMP QUESTION Valerio at 3:45pm 03.30.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1235 I need to install a sea water pump for the galley, i would like one with the pressure sensor so it w
How can people continue working during a "lock down"? John Nantz at 1:38pm 03.30.20 Sails Call Lounge 112/12159 Note: not talking about the usual "exempt" categories like medical, emergency, law enforcement, mili
electrical systems crash dakno at 12:54pm 03.30.20 Big Boats 32/3090 Hi all, This past week we were sheltering in place on the boat 60 miles from home when entire electr
New Spin Halyard JP at 12:15pm 03.30.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1468 I would like to install a spin Halyard on my 1987 Catalina 30. It is a masthead rig with a harken fu
VC performance data question CapnGL at 11:32am 03.30.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/836 So im going to apply this barrier coating to my boat. I have it sanded and when the weather warms a
Northern Lights Generator on 2000 Hunter 410 (1) JohnEh at 9:35am 03.30.20 Big Boats 10/1666 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410 with a 4 cylinder Yanmar 4JH2E and a 3 cylinder Northern Light
Looking for a cruising spinnaker for a Hunter 33 ('05) Maurice Doran at 9:23am 03.30.20 Parts Search 3/844 I am looking for a used cruising spinnaker for my H33. Can be symmetrical or asymmetrical (I have a
COVID at Lake Martin AL rgranger at 8:43am 03.30.20 Sails Call Lounge 2/684 So this week, Kay Ivy (the Governor or Alabama) officially closed all non-essential businesses. Lu
Stuck in the house tasks....? rpludwig at 8:28am 03.30.20 Sails Call Lounge 17/1296 So, we're all stuck at home for a bit (assuming we are not out at sea)....perfect time to do those o
Catalina 27 crack at rear of keel. Not a "smile" issue... (2) Kopite at 8:03am 03.30.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/2485
Sailing in France with Covid 19 Frenchie3958 at 7:58am 03.30.20 Destinations 10/2081 Hi all , Some fresh news from France: Just to let you know that all sailors are at home and it is no
We have launch! Justin_NSA at 7:24am 03.30.20 Ask All Sailors 10/893 Yesterday was a great spring day! It was warm but windy. Several sailors working on boats and plenty
h34 hose ties splax at 5:50am 03.30.20 Big Boats 12/1322 Well, my backflow preventer has jammed up and deadheads my bilge pump. Taking the opportunity to cha
Hunter 23 reefing hook DrKGB at 5:20am 03.30.20 Smaller Boats 17/2074 I recently purchased a hunter 23 and as I get to know the boat more I'm realizing that some of the r
What the heck is: Loran 797 (1) Fidgit at 9:30pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 67/6266 Hey everyone! over the winter I bought my first sailboat! (Oday25) It's a bit of a project, but that
Durable teak finish for entryway stairs/ladder Manete at 6:41pm 03.29.20 Catalina 30 4/2102 Looking for suggestions on refinishing the entry stairs/ladder on our 94' Catalina 30. After a nine
Out with the old and in with the newer (2) RussC at 5:12pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 6/505 Early last summer I had the opportunity to pick up a 15' runabout pretty cheep. it needed a bit of w
Transom support (3) Milton.Audas at 5:10pm 03.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1289 Hi guys. One of my seemingly never-ending upgrade list items is to install a support bracket or plat
New electric windlass Joe Papagni at 4:33pm 03.29.20 Ask All Sailors 14/1409 I have a 1995 Hunter 33.5 that's never had an electric windlass, or any windlass of any kind. I'm go

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Faucet replacement HELP (2) smokey73 at 5:56pm 08.23.24 For those interested, the brand of the faucet is Ambassador and it is purported to be "Marine Grade.
Cabin sole Crazy Dave Condon at 5:42pm 08.23.24 Call Al Fooks at the forum store. He can advise
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:20pm 08.23.24 I'd say you are safe. The only thing I'd caution you on, be sure to not deplete the batteries below
Kirie Elite 29 Ulysses_Dan at 5:19pm 08.23.24 Thanks for your reply! I may need to break out the chisel. The bottom nut looks a bit corroded and
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dLj at 5:14pm 08.23.24 I'd say you are safe. The only thing I'd caution you on, be sure to not deplete the batteries below
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 5:04pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the s
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine (2) jviss at 4:23pm 08.23.24 Westerbeke sells spare parts kits for their engines. Westerbeke PARTS KIT A - o Harbor Freight an
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. Kings Gambit at 3:15pm 08.23.24 The battery and solar charger are sold as a compatible set, where that compatibility includes the se
Cell Phone Boosters SkiingSailor at 3:11pm 08.23.24 I use a Weboost cell booster. In areas with sketchy coverage (1 bar coming in/out), lots of them her
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 3:08pm 08.23.24 Forgot to mention that you may be able to find your shop maintenance manual and/or parts manual for
Need Concern over Iithium battery charging of device batteries. dlochner at 3:00pm 08.23.24 There are some ifs here. Are the batteries LiFePO4 batteries or some other chemistry? Is there a co
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine LastDiveBernie at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Thanks Ralph! Much appreciated.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hello Below at 2:54pm 08.23.24 Sue is 5'-6" and I have full standing headroom at 6' so she should be fine. Yes . . . maybe. A typ
Looking for a spares kit for my 1999 Yanmar 4JH3E diesel engine Ralph Johnstone at 2:45pm 08.23.24 Haven't ever heard of any spares kits out here. Very easy to sit at your desk with a parts catalogu
B&G Foward Scan Questions Ralph Johnstone at 2:40pm 08.23.24 A simple and inexpensive method of entering shallow waters is to take a dinghy into an anchorage or
Hunter 40.5 diesel heater Windpilot at 2:13pm 08.23.24 I have a Webasto AirTop with two outlets in the master cabin. Where did you find space for the duc
Megayacht Bayesian sank dlochner at 2:13pm 08.23.24 If the crew would have closed the big openings as the storm approached, this would likely have just
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 2:08pm 08.23.24 You live as a passenger on a great big yacht; closing hatches and maintaining watertight integrity i
Cell Phone Boosters jviss at 2:03pm 08.23.24 Thanks, but I don't really need Starlink. I just need to boost the cell signal, mostly for data, in
B&G Foward Scan Questions (2) jssailem at 2:02pm 08.23.24 The reason we install the sonar transducer near the bow is to enable the return signal to give us in

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