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Taking the 170 off the trailer? Shorefun at 12:24pm 09.11.18 Day Sailers 19/1949 I will need to take my boat off the trailer. The bunks need to be redone and some maintenance one th
My wife says I am mean. Brian D at 10:40am 09.11.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/723 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 8/2146 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 7/1163 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 1/748 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 4/2942 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 9/958 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 21/1315 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 10/1234 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 12/4034 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 6/522 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 5/3363 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 17/9221 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 97/7789 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 15/1803 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 2/620 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 88/14662 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 14/2345 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 25/2027 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 33/4041 What is the shortest-length boat that has two heads? Thanks all in advance for your input!

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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
Treadmill alternative for the boat. mermike at 1:58pm 08.23.24 Exercise bands work great.
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Hayden Watson at 1:51pm 08.23.24
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Hayden Watson at 1:45pm 08.23.24 I have added some tension to the outhaul and there is an improvement, but I still need to add some
Megayacht Bayesian sank Hayden Watson at 1:43pm 08.23.24 I agree that the likely cause of the sinking was down-flooding. I know of a Capris 25 and sunk in t
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:10pm 08.23.24 My "special friends" are the tech support gurus at the equipment mfrs. Theyve taught me most of wha
B&G Foward Scan Questions dLj at 1:04pm 08.23.24 My system was old. It was only moderately functioning. The sensor on the hull was large and i felt b
Its funny Friday! dmax at 12:55pm 08.23.24
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:55pm 08.23.24 If I had room for a stationary bike I would love to do that. Maybe a folding stationary bike (if th
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 12:25pm 08.23.24 I don't know what you have for navigation gear, but just a friendly warning, if you're don't have C
B&G Foward Scan Questions joelm100 at 12:23pm 08.23.24 Now in your case, if you are scoping out an area to look for rocks or other obstructions, it coul
B&G Foward Scan Questions (1) joelm100 at 12:16pm 08.23.24 I question why you would put a forward scan unit in. All the ones I've experienced have very limite
B&G Foward Scan Questions (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 08.23.24 I don't know what you have for navigation gear, but just a friendly warning, if you're don't have CH
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shaant01 at 11:54am 08.23.24 You will not know how blown out the sail may or may not be until you get tension into all three sid
B&G Foward Scan Questions dLj at 10:55am 08.23.24 Brilliant, and thanks for that summary. To your question, and to DLJ's, I'm hoping it will help my
Cell Phone Boosters Hello Below at 10:27am 08.23.24 FWIW and depending on your requirements, the new Starlink Mini can be directly powered by 12V, is m
Don Casey's Books dlochner at 10:12am 08.23.24 I was able to find a used copy. A new copy is over $50. I got mine for $8. For $8, it is worth

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