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TS Gordon-PTC# 7 JamesG161 at 7:10am 09.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 33/3372 This is spinning up between Cuba and Bahamas. It has only a slight possibility to be a Named storm.
Surveyor recommendations near Erie, Pa. sesmith at 6:13am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/505 Anyone have a surveyor they recommend near Erie, Pa (lake Erie)?
thru hull ball valve stuck open b crites at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1377 Any ideas on closing a stuck thru hull bronze ball valve while in the water?
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? jviss at 5:27am 09.02.18 Ask All Sailors 38/7957 I have ten of these stainless steel portlights on the 1996 Tartan 3800. A couple are leaking, not t
Jon&Kel Jon&Kel at 11:16pm 09.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/544 Need to reseal our side cabin Windows on our 40cc port side is leaking any tips
What is best outboard for 1972 Catalina 27 Summerbreeze at 6:30pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/9541 Hello I just bought my first boat..a Catalina 27. It has a 9.9 HP Johnson Motor on it..but it look
Main sail tack. H22 (2) clnhse at 2:59pm 09.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/592 I just purchased a H 22 2014. The manual is not exactly the same as the the boat. I think this was s
Alternative Boat Babe images (4) jssailem at 1:42pm 09.01.18 Sails Call Lounge 31/4583 Ok already! Since there is some disturbance in the forum about posting pictures of individuals that
Leaving boat unattended for a week near Ft. Lauderdale SFS at 1:19pm 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 8/1129 I am in need of recommendations. In the first week of October, we will be moving the boat from near
Hunter Vision 32 mast bolts on deck rkinross at 1:08pm 09.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 4/997 We recently had the mast stepped after being shipped via truck. The boatyard installed the mast but
Shorter than normal 5/16 turnbuckle? (2) Team118 at 11:58am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 18/2215 Hi there guys. Haven't had to post in awhile, been able to avoid the ever present gremlins that are
Hunter 4JHE injection pump problems hunter healer at 11:24am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/555 Hi there, today i tried to start my yanmar 4JHE that hasnt be started in 4 years. After changing the
Kayaking tragedy in the apostle Islands Jackdaw at 11:19am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 28/4061
Solo sailing: Dropping Jib LordNelson at 10:32am 09.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 37/6081 I sail solo in my oday 20 quite often. To drop the hanked on head sail, I tighten main in tight star
Recommended HP motor Yippee Skippee at 9:35am 09.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1024
Cabintop thickness / construction (4) TonyDz at 8:24am 09.01.18 Catalina 30 4/805 Does anyone know how thick the cabintop is in this area and what the construction is? I have an o
backup bilge pump??? b crites at 6:01am 09.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/725 Does your boat have a secondary operating bilge pump in case of primary bilge pump failure? Any pho
Hunter 40 1985 hunter healer at 5:07am 09.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/778 I just purchased an 85 mosel 40 and gave a few questions. I would like to purchase an oil filter i c
Sailed into my slip (1) PotomacDaysailer at 8:23pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1206 My engine wouldn't start after a day on the lake yesterday. Coming in I furled the genoa and reefed
sailing in Hudson Bay... shemandr at 5:28pm 08.31.18 Ask All Sailors 23/9055 What's it like up there? I've been looking at maps and note that Hudson Bay, actually James Bay, is

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Megayacht Bayesian sank JamesG161 at 9:02am 08.21.24 We had Water Spout near our marina 2015 Water Spout Track.. With pictures too. Jim...
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 8:41am 08.21.24 It is a challenge. Even more so if you have a fin-keeled boat. The long and 3/4 keel boats are bette
Megayacht Bayesian sank jviss at 8:40am 08.21.24 The Bayesian also has a lifting keel which if in the raised position would greatly diminish the pos
Megayacht Bayesian sank Hayden Watson at 8:32am 08.21.24 The Bayesian also has a lifting keel which if in the raised position would greatly diminish the posi
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 jviss at 8:31am 08.21.24
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jviss at 7:53am 08.21.24 Doubt it is a Lightning, it has a cut out for an outboard, Lightnings don't. Good point, the afte
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Hayden Watson at 7:47am 08.21.24 Metamucil?
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? dlochner at 7:43am 08.21.24 Look for an emblem on the mainsail. My preliminary guess is a. Lightning. Sailboat Data - Lightni
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:31am 08.21.24 What is extremely confusing for is how air bubbles rise up from the bowl when it is clogged and I
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jviss at 7:14am 08.21.24 Look for an emblem on the mainsail. My preliminary guess is a. Lightning. Sailboat Data - Lightnin
Hull interior Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 08.21.24 I thought long and hard about this material and ultimately decided against it. Installation will be
Heavy weather sailing Kings Gambit at 7:04am 08.21.24 Experimentation with my Bavaria in light conditions (mostly regarding headsail size and trim) has pr
Megayacht Bayesian sank jviss at 7:01am 08.21.24 The captain of a yacht that was anchored nearby said after the waterspout passed by, they noticed t
Do you put your bimini down? Project_Mayhem at 7:00am 08.21.24 Mine gets folded up with a boot over it when not in use. Even in the Midwestern sun we find it subst
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? Joe at 6:38am 08.21.24 Is there an emblem or graphic on the sail? That would simplify things immensely. How long is the
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Joe at 6:30am 08.21.24 Sails with slides have bolt ropes sewn into the luff too. But if the very luff of the sail is as lo
Do you put your bimini down? (1) william24424 at 6:00am 08.21.24 "By reversing them, replacing the forward stainless supports with straps, and also changing the rigi
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Captain Larry-DH at 5:57am 08.21.24 The lack of fiber in your diet is creating the "unflushable poo" Sorry for the thread drift - but
Heavy weather sailing BigEasy at 1:10am 08.21.24 Another consideration is the 373 is a light displacement boat with high freeboard with topsides that
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 skunther at 10:33pm 08.20.24

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