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2nd Bilge Pump Monheganlover at 7:57am 12.18.24 Catalina 310 6/1121 I have purchased a Whale low profile automatic bilge pump to augment the OEM pump in my boat which i
hunter 23 1990 compass Winter Solace at 5:09pm 12.17.24 Parts Search 3/476 I need to replace my compass. All of the liquid (oil?) leaked out. Should I get original one that wa
Another chainplate question (6) timpete at 9:57am 12.17.24 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2924 Hi all, looking for feedback on my chainplates. Bought my '86 Oday 222 a couple years ago. Have seen
Panting Rod, how tight? BAD ORCA at 8:46am 12.17.24 Ask All Sailors 8/721 Getting ready to re-install my panting rod sometime this week. . I know it should be tightened whil
Docking single handed without a cleat - only ring on dock (1) zinahewitt at 2:24pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 9/1092 Hi All, I have a Dufour 34, 1975. So far in life all the Marinas I have been had cleats, so I would
Christmas At Sea by Robert Louis Stevenson Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:03pm 12.16.24 Sails Call Lounge 4/998 Christmas At Sea Robert Louis Stevenson The sheets were frozen hard, and they cut the naked hand; T
Barton Marine removable traveler bob45 at 1:30pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1909 Hi All, I'm planning on relocating my mid boom, cabin top, traveler to in front of my wheel. Does a
NMEA 0183 to Bluetooth converter? (1) bvdb at 12:38pm 12.16.24 Ask All Sailors 0/311 Would anyone find such a device useful/desirable? If so, how much do you think it would be worth?
Rufus and the Christmas Weather Forecast jssailem at 11:06am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 9/913 In this look at the coming Pacific Northwest weather, the previous hopes and fears of Dry weather da
What will the Christmas holiday weather bring to the waters of the Chesapeake jssailem at 10:50am 12.16.24 Weather and Forecasting 3/452 This is a time of seasonal weather change. One must be flexible. Temperatures will rise this Tuesday
Thanks for the book Peggie Hall (1) zinahewitt at 10:31am 12.16.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/681 Hi Peggie Hall, Thanks for the book, after reading it I was able to replace my old bladder with a n
Diesel injector testing Project_Mayhem at 7:25am 12.16.24 Engines and Propulsion 25/2536 I'm a new diesel engine owner. I've heard and seen many people with bad injectors and plan on buying
Tracks location Seaway 25 (3) miro at 10:05pm 12.15.24 Trailer Sailors 13/1513 Hi everyone, I just bought a Seaway 25. The previous owner was mounting the Jib and Genoa with diffe
Propane locker replacement Richardwm at 11:57am 12.15.24 Bigger Boats 17/2844 Has anyone replace the liner of the propane locker on the 1984 34' sloop?? If so where did you find
For the Monday Mail - Sharing Holiday Traditions (1) Tiffany at 10:16am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 0/407
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Chuck_FLA at 4:17am 12.15.24 Ask All Sailors 35/3002 I feel like this may be a stupid question that will get me burned! But, my Venture 21 came on a trai
Upgrading to the Raymarine linear drive (2) Mike Oldak at 8:19am 12.14.24 Big Boats 18/1743 We upgraded our boat to the Axiom system and later found out that our old autopilot with a wheel dri
Ice Box Conversion katestevens at 3:46am 12.14.24 Ask All Sailors 4/736 Hi all, We have a Crealock 40 with an approximately 11cf icebox that we want to convert to a fridge.
Is there a sequence for tightening keel bolts? BAD ORCA at 8:28pm 12.13.24 Ask All Sailors 3/452 I'm about to put my new keel bolt nuts back on. Re-bedded, new backing plates etc.... Is there a p
HELP: Tabernackle question for a Javelin 14 (5) SirNewblet at 4:10pm 12.13.24 Trailer Sailors 4/866 Ahoy mateys!! I recently purchased a 1970s Javelin 14 so that when summer comes around I can get on

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Vented loop necessary? thinwater at 5:04pm 09.07.25 One tricky bit, which depends on the relative heights, pipe sizes, and the rate of the pump, is whic
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 cybrdweeb at 4:50pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer: Umm- sorry but d
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 kappykaplan at 4:28pm 09.07.25 Great name, but did you have a proper naming ceremony to appease Poseidon? :beer:
Forestay Davidasailor26 at 4:21pm 09.07.25
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 (1) cybrdweeb at 4:19pm 09.07.25
Forestay kappykaplan at 4:09pm 09.07.25 Photos, please.
Engine Alarm marcham at 3:25pm 09.07.25 Which alarm? Does an alarm light illuminate? Is there an audio tone? Which engine? Which engine cont
Vented loop necessary? dLj at 2:16pm 09.07.25 I've already answered this question. Let me ask you - why would you put that loop in? Just run strai
Forward shower alterations Tally Ho at 1:40pm 09.07.25 What is it made of? Plexi?
Lithium Batteries Tally Ho at 1:35pm 09.07.25
Hunter 30: Running new cables from mast step to electrical panel? sailcapt340 at 1:19pm 09.07.25 This is doable. ly agree. it's worth trying to pull it through to see if you can pull a new one u
Lithium Batteries Johann at 1:11pm 09.07.25 At the end of the day all the cells are coming from a couple of companies in China, even when you b
Lithium Batteries High Current at 12:56pm 09.07.25 At the end of the day all the cells are coming from a couple of companies in China, even when you bu
Vented loop necessary? (1) Project_Mayhem at 12:44pm 09.07.25 Just a reminder - The question at hand isn't regarding water in the bilge or lake water coming up th
Lithium Batteries Johann at 11:48am 09.07.25 Could I get a couple of Brand names that have a proven and safety record, but not necessarily being
Lithium Batteries Johann at 11:41am 09.07.25 My only issue ( and I am not sure how big of a deal it is), is that sometimes the 2 batteries (wire
Water is certain storage compartments but not others Project_Mayhem at 11:34am 09.07.25 I'd suggest a boom tent or tarp to help keep the leaves out. I am using this one as a boom tent and
Invest 91L BigEasy at 10:37am 09.07.25 Sarah Dust, Dry air shearing, and just plain cool waters in the Atlantic conspire to limit the prod
Forward shower alterations Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 09.07.25 If you can throw in a bunch of pictures from every angle, I'm sure we can provide a few suggestions.
Route & timing advice: Marina del Rey ? Greece on a Downeaster 38 dLj at 10:05am 09.07.25 But then, if you have all the time in the world, go West. Going west would be a great trip..might

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