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Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat jviss at 7:05am 07.24.24 Ask All Sailors 2/728 Haven't seen this on here, sorry if this is redundant. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/22/world/ca
New Ham jviss at 7:03am 07.24.24 SSB and Ham Operators 12/1927 Ha, I forgot to post this! In my retirement, as they say... I studied for 6 days and took all thre
Hunter 26 legend. Swing Keel Missing Mags at 6:53am 07.24.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/612
Oh so this is why my bilge is always wet! Project_Mayhem at 5:00pm 07.23.24 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1415 There's two plastic through hulls for the cockpit drain. One that goes through the transom and the o
Recaulking windows (1) cvadeanu at 4:33pm 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/805 Hi there, I am rebedding our windows (side and large front one) due to leaks- poor job done by previ
Compass model 1985 Hunter 31 Dale at 3:32pm 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/554 May one know the model of the compass on the 1985 Hunter 31? We need to replace the cover.
H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 1:25pm 07.23.24 Trailer Sailors 12/2024 Ever since Covid that sailing was not permitted in Panama its been one issue aftwr another with my b
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 6:41am 07.23.24 Ask All Sailors 17/2404 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84jxgy8nmlo.amp
Hunter 460 (2) Scallywagger at 6:27am 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/619 Hi. Casper is in a ship yard for an aft keel bolt replacement. Would anyone know if the wing keels a
Hunter 460 keel Scallywagger at 6:05am 07.23.24 Big Boats 0/24 Hello. I have Casper in a ship yard for a new aft bolt in the keel. Would anyone know if it is a st
26m mast pivot fireone518 at 4:35am 07.23.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/653 I have a 2005-26m with pivot mast- the mast did turn-but now will not return to original position an
Bomar hatch dog assembly (1) Jwhy at 4:19pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/767
Navtec hydraulic boom vang leaking oil Lusitano at 3:32pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 0/217 I can anyone tell me how to disconnect the boom vang properly (without making a mess ) so i can have
Hunter 49 2008 MaritimeTees at 2:53pm 07.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/478 Need some help? Can you please advise where the control box is for the lewmar whitlock motor. Lookin
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base (2) spencersea at 1:53pm 07.22.24 Smaller Boats 26/2068 I just noticed that my mast is not sitting completely flush down at the base. The fore part of the m
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 1:41pm 07.22.24 Big Boats 33/3831 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identif
Catalina 30 traviler shive (2) SycloneDriver at 12:30pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1594 I'm trying to help a friend of mine locate a replacement shive or the entire car for his traviler.
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info (2) duck21 at 8:26am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/685 Hi all, Posting this mostly "for the record," although a couple of questions at the end. We have a
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 5:17am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1959 As crazy as it sounds yesterday i noticed that my house batteries switch ONLY come on when i turn my
Gearbox dipstick (1) wyctoronto at 4:47am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1396

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Lazy Bag for H260 h2o_snow at 8:12am 08.25.25 Precision Sails made one for us.
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash dmax at 7:26am 08.25.25 If it was dropped enough to cause that damage, the paint on the bottom of the keel will show it, reg
Hull damage (1) JBP-PA at 7:21am 08.25.25 With the rudder, the only danger is that the internal frame may be corroded. Was there any rust in
Keel/Hull Crack on Splash JBP-PA at 7:13am 08.25.25 If they dropped the boat onto sand/dirt/grass there may not be evidence on the bottom of the keel.
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? dmax at 7:00am 08.25.25 Like this? Yacht for sale??
Dock power and interior lights- questions. Claude L.-Auger at 6:46am 08.25.25 FYI the AC and DC circuits on the boat are not related. The only interconnection would be the charge
Short but sweet.. Claude L.-Auger at 6:10am 08.25.25 With a young family, a powerboat is more accomodating as it has more space for the friends kids alwa
Setting the mast strut lengths on H260 RolfSail at 5:35am 08.25.25 Mast struts: Hello Tomhn, were you able to successfully adjust the mast struts. I did not see any r
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy shemandr at 5:28am 08.25.25 There could be closed air spaces under the gunnels or other areas between compartments. The amount
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Andrew Burton at 5:06am 08.25.25 https://www.cruisingworld.com/how/go-outboard-go-faster
Genoa Sail trim for broad reach or run Andrew Burton at 5:05am 08.25.25 I was having a leisurely sail yesterday evening in about 10 to 12 knots wind (very small whitecaps
Yanmar 3GM30F: Wiring Harness & Aftermarket Panel kloudie1 at 4:35am 08.25.25 The question is whether the LED will allow enough current to activate (excite) the field. My guess i
Monark M1 14 Buoyancy dLj at 3:52am 08.25.25 I'd put it in shallow water and fill it with water, see if it floats. Then see if it needs more boya
Hull damage ShawnL at 3:47am 08.25.25 It's fiberglass. There's very little that can't be fixed or un-done and re-done if you mess it up (
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? sailme88 at 3:29am 08.25.25 I keep my hull clean by SAILING the boat regularly. Several of our club's launch Stewards are divers
Why hasn't anyone made a robot to clean our boat bottoms? sailme88 at 3:22am 08.25.25 Anyone who has cleaned a bottom in the water learns pretty fast that they need to use suction cups
Surveyor in Connecticut? High Current at 7:56pm 08.24.25 I had a great experience with Dexter Holaday. He was thorough and knowledgeable, with boatyard expe
Hunter 376 mast sail track Tally Ho at 7:52pm 08.24.25 Smokey, thanks for the response. I had done enough Google searching to identify Tides Marine as a p
Help with Diesel Tank Cap dimension Tally Ho at 7:38pm 08.24.25 The day I took delivery of my first boat (Hunter 280), my boys were helping me fuel it up at the mar
Help with Diesel Tank Cap dimension DaveJ at 7:34pm 08.24.25

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