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My wife says I am mean. Brian D at 10:40am 09.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/689 I'm still laughing... (my apologies, I cannot edit the title of the video) i_8Q0UibTN0
Victron MPPT Controller Issue (7) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:34am 09.11.18 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1935 Good Morning, I am having a little bit of an issue with my Victron BlueSolar MPPT Controllers, well
These chairs might be cool for the boat. pateco at 8:17am 09.11.18 Ask All Sailors 7/843 Their super small and light, easy to stow aboard, and take on the dinghy, and would give me comforta
Beneteau 331 decal kit highportsail at 7:40am 09.11.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/718 have two sets of decal and strip kit. They are dark green has the name Beneteau in 2 inch letters a
1967 Irwin 27' Scurvy at 4:41am 09.11.18 Irwin 4/2729 I may be coming into one of these but was hoping to learn a little bit more about the craft prior to
Bilge water in 02 460 Kleis at 3:06am 09.11.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/885 Have not been able to source from where water very slowly keeps filling the bilge. Been this way fro
Tying down trailered boat ahead of hurricane? Grotto at 6:33pm 09.10.18 Catalina 22 21/1232 Any suggestions about how to secure the boat / trailer before we get blasted?
Refrigerator for 2005 Hunter 44 AC shoniej74 at 4:52pm 09.10.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1113 We just purchased a Hunter 44 Aft Cockpit - basically the same boat as a DS but with a lower profile
Bow eye installation Brian Dail at 4:43pm 09.10.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3382 Have a C30 and need to install a bow eye. Need to know how long of shank I need on the bow eye and t
Bruce Kirby designer of the Laser Scott B at 4:14pm 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 6/491 Bruce Kirby designer of the Laser awarded Order of Canada. https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/131429331
Fusion MS-BB100 vs Simrad SonicHub2 OS2Dude at 3:34pm 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 5/3133 Thinking of getting a marine radio with NMEA2K compatibility. Can anyone offer an informed opinion
Victron BMV-712 install (3) Smunkey at 3:20pm 09.10.18 Catalina 30 17/8727 This might prove to be a silly question, but I bought a Victron BMV-712 Battery Monitor and I am get
Drunks on a dock - not good. plenny7 at 2:21pm 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 97/7220 Boy did I have an exciting time this past weekend, and not in a good way. I got to pull a 250 pound
What two nights on the water will do to change your mind (5) pclarksurf at 2:09pm 09.10.18 Catalina 22 15/1703 Pop up rudder went from a "no way, I'm not even considering it" to oh hell yes, we're buying that
Keel Winch Vs. Keel guide on trailer Catmando at 12:21pm 09.10.18 Catalina 22 2/573 I loaded Tiger Lilly on the trailer at Huntington lake last week, which appeared to be uneventful an
South Coast 26 Build and sailing trip thread (1) tmleadr03 at 10:43am 09.10.18 Trailer Sailors 88/13361 https://i.imgur.com/cxnixXj.jpg May or may not keep the name. We need to get to know her before we
Water pump fittings marchem at 10:31am 09.10.18 Catalina 310 14/2131 The N202M-16 water pump on my 25XPBC engine is starting to leak. I've ordered a new pump, a kit to
Holding tank filling up daily? Bruce Merit at 9:43am 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1909 I just recently bought a 2008 Hunter 44 DS and the holding tank seems to be filling up daily. Also,
Shortest 2-headed boat? BobSail at 8:32am 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 33/3527 What is the shortest-length boat that has two heads? Thanks all in advance for your input!
Best late Sept - Oct route. New York City to Annapolis, MD Robert1224 at 4:35am 09.10.18 Ask All Sailors 12/3416 Hello, What is the best route to take when sailing from NYC to Annapolis leaving mid September to m

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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
EV-100 auto helm issues pvisich at 3:15am 05.22.24 Thanks for responding. Tried to run water through the back in my sink but didn't seem to help. I d
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 9:25pm 05.21.24 Anyone have any experience using a commercial insecticide and spraying everywhere? Full treatment..
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:11pm 05.21.24 Electronic flares have their place. At the Seattle boat show, there was a booth of such. I asked
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon MikeHoncho at 8:07pm 05.21.24 Great write up Pepper!
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging dkinzer at 7:37pm 05.21.24 I was on an outing this past weekend with a group of sailors and I asked a well-seasoned sailor abou
What Tide Chart do you use on your Cell Phone? dkinzer at 7:09pm 05.21.24 For many years (before I had a boat), I have used the Tide Times app when we were on a beach trip (O

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