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Fouling of Knotmeter Impeller with Zebra Mussels (1) CapitalistSailor at 6:16pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 38/5965 I have a Beneteau 311 with the original Raymarine knotmeter. The sensor for this knotmeter is a padd
Traveler Upgrade for Beneteau 311 CapitalistSailor at 6:03pm 03.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 55/8977 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 and would like to upgrade the original traveler. It takes a huge amount
Windlass on Oday 35? rajhnsn at 4:18pm 03.01.18 Bigger Boats 28/7169 Has anyone installed a windlass on Oday 35? What type and how was it installed? Pictures would be
replacement plastic locker insert tubs available? Harlan at 3:48pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 2/380 OD, Pearson and other boats have plastic storage tubs in the cabin that sit in cutouts under berths.
Check your keels Bosman at 2:23pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1340 Some of you might already know Paulo's blog - if not, there are plenty of very interesting reading m
East coast Nor'easter this weekend. Gunni at 1:15pm 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 52/3229
Rain leaking into starboard cockpit locker Sky2Sail at 12:29pm 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 1/505 Hi All, I have two 1993 Hunter 23.5s and both leak a lot of water in the starboard cockpit locker wh
Handheld radio charging volts Skipper at 11:37am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1398 Have an old SH HX260 handheld VHF. Works good. Battery good. The battery is a 7.2V 750mAh NiCad. How
bilge pump drain line Dionysis at 11:10am 03.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/613 I have a 1989 Hunter Hunter 26.5. Its been a great boat but I had to change out the bilge pump the o
AirBnB for boats Paul and Judy at 10:12am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 19/4347 Anyone know of a marina in the Sarasota area where I can place my boat as a live-aboard and use it a
Outboard Engine bracket (2) shine at 9:04am 03.01.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/824 I am trying to redo the wood on my engine mount. I notice the top two holes in the old wooden bracke
MSD Vent fitting Roy 845 at 7:57am 03.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/1831 Hello all, In the next few weeks I'll be installing an MSD Potty in my O'Day 22 just forward of the
Spinnaker Pole for 1990 Vision 32 SqPeg at 6:20am 03.01.18 Mid-Size Boats 3/1817 My boat came with a spinnaker but no pole. The spinnaker setup was an option back then. Anyone know
DIY boat ramps Whatsit at 4:31am 03.01.18 Ask All Sailors 37/20655
Boat name - color? Lisa at 12:47am 03.01.18 Catalina 310 17/2732 So I'm trying to figure out what color vinyl to order for our 310. Trying to match it to the blue st
Hunter 336 Dinette Table Lift Joe Papagni at 11:24pm 02.28.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1706 There's a rope coming out of the top of the pole that my dinette table moves up and down on. Does an
Yo... Phil (1) Brian D at 9:09pm 02.28.18 Sails Call Lounge 7/1257 @Phil Herring, found a bug in the forum, but I contained it in a box.
Color Code - deck and interior liner 322 - 302 (1) The Tanqueray at 5:19pm 02.28.18 Bigger Boats 11/1508 Attached is the color code for our deck and non-skid as well as interior liner. Take the code to any
Winter cruise (1) LeslieTroyer at 4:25pm 02.28.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 58/5520 day one of the winter cruise with John (@jssailem ) Stu (@Stu Jackson ) and myself. John and I left
A Locking Safety Tether Hook That Can Rotate Off a U-Bolt? thinwater at 3:22pm 02.28.18 Ask All Sailors 2/742 This only took about 25 pounds (measured) of pressure and came as quite a surprise. CbyhyC7ua8g In

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Megayacht Bayesian sank BigEasy at 5:51pm 08.20.24 [QUOTE="shemandr, post: 1824540, member: 77923 I've heard of many waterspouts but they seem like a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? shemandr at 5:14pm 08.20.24 No, no no! Something's wrong. I think the simplest thing to do is lower that boom. Headroom on a
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? Davidasailor26 at 4:52pm 08.20.24
Trouble starting my Atomic M25 Diesel AndyBC at 4:43pm 08.20.24 I have a 98 Catalina 34 with the Universal M35B engine, so different than yours. I engage the glow
Is there too much slack in my mainsail? kappykaplan at 4:34pm 08.20.24 The scallops on the luff would seem to indicate the sail may be too large for your boat. How old is
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 4:24pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a smal
Merit 22 owners RussC at 4:10pm 08.20.24 Hey Russ, Thanks That is a very interesting way to fix the problem. Infact it is probably somethi
Can someone tell me the make and model of this day sailer by picture? jssailem at 4:08pm 08.20.24 Check the transom for a number. Possibly located on either side of back of the transom near the top.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.20.24 There is no connection between dirty cooling water lines (either raw water or AF) and the engine sh
Heavy weather sailing Stu Jackson at 3:41pm 08.20.24 Simply put: go try it out in progressively windier conditions; i.e., practice, practice, practice.
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Stu Jackson at 3:36pm 08.20.24 I agree, no problem. When you do get back in the water, just make sure you have water at the pump b
Heavy weather sailing jssailem at 3:23pm 08.20.24 Great question. It depends on how well you can trim the sails to get her to hove-to. Can you stall t
Megayacht Bayesian sank (1) jssailem at 3:03pm 08.20.24 Water spouts. A Devil's Water Tail... In August of 1969, Hurricane Camille swept across Virginia ba
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard kappykaplan at 2:57pm 08.20.24
Universal M18 cooling system on the hard Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 08.20.24 Nothing wrong at all. I generally leave my seacocks open for the winter so any residual water runs o
Faucet replacement HELP RitSim at 2:17pm 08.20.24 You can also drill several holes on the nut to "crack" it. On the thick part of the nut use a small
Megayacht Bayesian sank Rick D at 2:15pm 08.20.24 "I've heard of many waterspouts but they seem like a tornado's poor cousin. I'd hard pressed to rem
Megayacht Bayesian sank kappykaplan at 1:57pm 08.20.24 Are waterspouts just a tornado over water? That's my understanding.
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 1:53pm 08.20.24 Many times I've noted that a boat might be better off in really bad stuff if not tied to anything so
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 1:32pm 08.20.24 scratching my head on how such a large yacht could have been sunk at mooring While it is true, siz

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