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Grenada, West Indies to New York dLj at 6:46pm 05.18.20 Destinations 5/99439 I am wondering what folks think about how one might take a sailboat from Granada - Clarkes Court Bay
Tachometer thwilson at 6:22pm 05.18.20 Catalina 30 6/1249 For some reason my tachometer RPM needle is not functioning properly. It tends to jump around, or no
Mattress for aft cabin Waltsailor at 6:13pm 05.18.20 Big Boats 15/6135 I am looking to purchase a new mattress for the aft cabin in our 386. Company I used 15 years ago i
U.S Sailor lost off the coast of Queensland Australia garymalmgren at 6:04pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1348 Apparently people ashore saw him fall over board as he was dousing his main. "The yacht ran aground
H31 rudder Tom H31 at 5:55pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/1407 A marine surveyor suggested that the rudder on our 1986 Hunter 31 is in bad shape. How would I know
life's journey jon hansen at 5:44pm 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 3/799 eddie haskell died today, will have to wear black arm bands like when the "skipper" died 'the beav
Morgan 34 Cockpit Sole Rot Paul Koestner at 3:37pm 05.18.20 Morgan 10/2723 Our 1970 Morgan 34 cockpit sole has a commonly used design trait, teak strips separated by some sort
Alternator re-assembly (3) Scott T-Bird at 2:46pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 9/1607 :( Ok, I'll be the first to admit that I take things apart and then have trouble putting them back
Polishes/Waxes Crusader8622 at 1:29pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/1823
An Actually portable Air Conditioner? BillyK at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 12/11700 Anyone happen to see or give this a try? seems like something that would be good to keep a vbirth o
Polyurethan Stripper? WarrenJF at 1:00pm 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/1509 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork on my Cat 27. Appears that it was stained and the
Fridge/ice box condensation lines Holly Foster at 12:57pm 05.18.20 Catalina 310 20/3512 We are new owners of a 2007 310 and are learning. This forum has been terrific to read so many of t
Best polyurethane stripper WarrenJF at 12:36pm 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 2/493 Beginner here. Want to re-do all exterior woodwork. Appears that it was stained and then coated wi
CoViD-isms (1) rgranger at 11:31am 05.18.20 Sails Call Lounge 28/3359 So... I'm stuck at home doing most of my work on Zoom.... and although the extra time to surf the f
Surveyors - Cape Cod Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 4/1671 If anybody has a recommendation for a surveyor on Cape Cod or nearby, please send a pm to me. I'd l
Catalina 36 - Replacing Head Faucet SeaMonkey25 at 10:41am 05.18.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1002 I have a 2004 Catalina 36 MkII and need to replace the faucet in the head. The faucet is almost imp
Transom shower spray handle Banooma at 10:04am 05.18.20 Mid-Size Boats 5/1241 The transom shower sprayer has not seen a great deal of use over the years, but the old plastic part
Sailing into a marina BenIodine53 at 9:36am 05.18.20 Ask All Sailors 47/7585 Sorry for the long-ish post. Please bear with me. The inevitable occurred; I had engine trouble. Ba
Trouble with jib roller furling on Hunter 170 (2-part question) stickinthemud57 at 9:03am 05.18.20 Day Sailers 21/5249 Part One: I am having trouble furling the jib on my Hunter 170 using roller furling and am looking
leaking stern pulpit flange odaydokay at 9:01am 05.18.20 Bigger Boats 7/1355 O'Day 28 flange leak into the starboard quarter berth area. Occasional drip for years now too much

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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
DIY Remote Monitoring System SV Temenos at 7:36am 03.26.25 This is something that I've been wanting to do but haven't had the time. Would be a fun project. I
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Diesel engine as generator question? colemj at 6:56am 03.26.25 His take is running an alternator in this range is the cheapest electricity you can generate, even
Removing Holding Tank timills at 6:00am 03.26.25 I have an Oday 30. I took out my 12 gallon holding tank without cutting anything. The vent connecti
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Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? azambella at 3:49am 03.26.25 Thanks all.
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Folding Cart Mark Maulden at 9:44pm 03.25.25 Camping World in Burlington also has the wagons..
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Any Nissan/Tuhatsu experts out there? Project_Mayhem at 8:04pm 03.25.25 Call MarineEngine.com. These guys have gone above and beyond researching parts for me. They're very
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