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Flying the American flag Chief RA at 12:17pm 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 60/7587 What is the general opinion of flying the American flag at highest position just below the starboard
zinc plated hardware Newbie3 at 10:53am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 8/559 I'm dealing with replacing a few non-crucial / non-safety items for the season and the costs are add
Exciting start! Wednesday Beer Can Ben4195 at 8:36am 07.11.19 Racing 13/1487 V5dopZ8HwTs The exciting bit is around 4:30. :)
Newport to Chicago Paperclip167 at 8:32am 07.11.19 Ask All Sailors 0/207 I need to transport a mast from Newport, RI to Chicago, Il and was wondering if anyone is trailering
Deck to mast electrical connection (1) Rltgold at 7:33am 07.11.19 Catalina 22 36/9536 Hopefully someone has already found a fix for this. I lost all but my anchor light on the last trip
Oh My Grouper, Look at that Shark! dlochner at 7:13am 07.11.19 Sails Call Lounge 12/1008 Amazing video! https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/okeanos/explorations/ex1903/dailyupdates/june28/media
Flakey Tach jviss at 6:32am 07.11.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/1234 I have an electric tach-hour meter, standard Westerbeke panel. It's flakey - doesn't always registe
H37c generators Jaxg at 7:31pm 07.10.19 The Cherubini Hunters 20/2269 what is a realistic (no major mods, no crazy money) way to use a generator while on the hook with my
My license has expired ??????? Calif. Ted at 7:28pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 8/876 Monitoring 16 on an older DSC handheld today and switched over to Wx to see what they were saying. A
Hull ID for mast style ID? Faraway at 3:52pm 07.10.19 Smaller Boats 4/696 Hi, I was trying to install a Hood 707 roller furler on my Catalina 25 and the extrusion I cut was
You May Think You're Insured But ................... (2) Ralph Johnstone at 3:00pm 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2514 As well as a few other earth shaking events in my life, my insurance comes up on July 31. A few budd
Yanmar mechanic Norfolk VA Slipin Away at 1:22pm 07.10.19 Big Boats 5/1505 I would like a referral for a yanmar mechanic in the Norfolk VA. area. We are in transit north from
Attaching Radar Reflector Head Sail at 11:16am 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 35/7302 My old radar reflector fell off after more than 6 years that I've had the boat. I bought a new refl
Please help to select the proper pulley (1) kco at 9:37am 07.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1711 Hello, One more question... guys are so helpful here!!!! what kind of pulley I need to install here
Water in Bilge - Hunter 25.5 Zephyr-Jeffer at 9:13am 07.10.19 Smaller Boats 9/1333 I'm into my third summer with my 1984 H-25.5 and up until now, the bilge areas have always stayed bo
Pearson 27 question Hydro Therapy at 8:23am 07.10.19 Pearson 4/1256 A friend of mine just purchased a 1989 Pearson 27. We took her for a sail the other day. She handles
using one of the sensor hole for the new head's water input kco at 8:17am 07.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/877 Hello, My boat (H 25.5) has 2 tru-hull holes for sensors. Actually I use only one sensor for the de
Snark Sunflower Sailboat sunflowersail at 7:30am 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3928 I have a Snark Sunflower Sailboat, and I am not sure how much it is worth. If someone could give me
The scale of sail. (7) TomY at 4:58am 07.10.19 Ask All Sailors 4/488 Out on the boat to pick up after a weekend of daysailing, I noticed the wind in the harbor suddenly
Beneteau 362 owners manual and zinc sizes Withers2386 at 4:07am 07.10.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/609 Does anyone have an owners manual for a 2000 Beneteau 362? I just bought the vessel and I am trying

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Outdated Flares of All Types..... shemandr at 5:05am 05.22.24 I've never set off a fire of any type although I always carried them and managed the expiration date
Recovery Marine's Mast Ladder experiences? JBP-PA at 5:03am 05.22.24 I have a mast mate and I am short and not as flexible as I once was. The one and only time I used i
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 5:01am 05.22.24 After I loosened the screw in the knob, I turned the squarish knob counterclockwise all the way to w
Outdated Flares of All Types..... twodzusfittings at 4:57am 05.22.24
Repair tb_gb at 4:57am 05.22.24 Thank you everyone for comments The other side is fine.....just the port side has the gap. It is a
Mooring ball pennant question Joe at 4:39am 05.22.24 . On the "Pennant" usage, the marina used this word in their instructions/suggestions for attachin
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:33am 05.22.24 Do we infer from this that the boat has a manual bilge pump? The automatic bilge pump you are plan
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:31am 05.22.24 How many kts? Correction made, thanks
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:29am 05.22.24 There is a square-ish type knob on the forward side of the control wheel that maintains the tension
Catalina 27 outboard hp question kappykaplan at 4:27am 05.22.24 For a vessel whose max speed less than kts How many kts?
Mooring and bilge pump sailme88 at 4:25am 05.22.24 Moored boats should never be left without a bilge pump. Should the boat sink you will suffer the wr
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 4:24am 05.22.24 I brought the wheel home, this morning I removed the cover (opened the ring) and could see that the
Catalina 27 outboard hp question Joe at 4:24am 05.22.24 As Kloudie suggests, switch to a high thrust prop. For a vessel whose max speed less than kts, the
Mooring and bilge pump kappykaplan at 4:20am 05.22.24 The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. Do we infer from this that the boat has a
EV-100 auto helm issues sailme88 at 4:16am 05.22.24 EV-100 Autopilot was installed last year, works great, but when not on or in standby there is a dec
Mooring and bilge pump carlc376 at 4:10am 05.22.24 Thank you all. The through hull for the bilge is above the water line. I am going to add the Automa
Phasor genset exhaust Terry Cox at 3:58am 05.22.24 Hi Wayne. Different model boat and genset, but our exhaust port discharges at the waterline, starboa
Mosquitoes and Other bugs dlochner at 3:54am 05.22.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Captain Larry-DH at 3:45am 05.22.24 Really, you will call for help with a cell phone. Then VHF. Then, just maybe, a flare. Yes, near c
Rodeo anchoring (4) Will Gilmore at 3:34am 05.22.24 Way back, the year the first Rocky movie came out, my family was helping a woman, who's husband was

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