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Video shows sailboat capsize into pier PGIJon at 8:51am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/397 Just saw this on CNN... Four crew members jump ship seconds before their sailboat crashed into the
head gasket question capta at 8:42am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 4/289 A very simple job has gone strange. Pulled the head and changed out the thermostat housing w/o a pro
Boat Pulls to left when Motoring markwbird at 8:10am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2208 I recently hauled my '84 Hunter 34 to do a bottom job. I did it myself. Sanded. painted. Buffed.
dinghy lites and registration #,s redhead78 at 6:35am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 24/1134 Hey all I bought a dink at defender and was wondering about run lts, and reg #,s and how to attach.
Spinnaker banding tube hewebb at 4:01am 04.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1260 I have been searching for a spinnaker banding tube for several weeks on the internet. I have yet to
45 cc WATER TANK SIZE carefree at 11:06pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 7/945 Anyone know the gallon break down for the three water tanks in then 45cc? Adding a water maker and i
Yikes! Video of capsizing 22(?)' sailboat George in AK at 10:49pm 04.03.17 Trailer Sailors 5/2840 Looks like a late-model Catalina, but I could be wrong. Any thoughts as to their list o' mistakes?
Air filter replacement SailorguyRob at 9:40pm 04.03.17 Catalina 30 7/1466 Hello all. I have the Universal M25 XPB and when I looked at the air filter, it seems to have a mesh
SoCal Catalina Surveyor Snowtanned at 8:53pm 04.03.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/296 Can anyone recommend a marine surveyor in the LA/LB area who has expertise surveying 1990's-era Cata
Glassing over a removed thru hull. What glass should I use? lost soul at 8:37pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1275 I have removed a 2 inch diameter thru hull fitting in my fiberglass sailboat. The hole is underwater
Bow thruster battery jeremyotto at 8:16pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 4/419 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43. Someone told me that the bow thruster battery only charges when either th
Maybe a confusing Battery question, anyone?? wilf at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Musings With Maine Sail 38/3731 After the problem on another post about my fridge, another puzzling question arises, after tracing m
Neutral or reverse when sailing? Jack999000 at 8:15pm 04.03.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4102 Hi I have a hunter 41ac with a 3 blade fixed prop When under sail, should I let it spin freely of ha
charging wet batteries onboard Captmayhem at 8:02pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 3/305 I've just installed a 30W solar panel and controller on my 23' O'day , everything seems to work, sho
More 34 core repairs (3) Sefuller at 7:10pm 04.03.17 Bigger Boats 6/656 One of the remaining areas of wet core I needed to address on our boat was the helm seat. The emerg
Lake Champlain Canal rajhnsn at 5:00pm 04.03.17 Destinations 17/5609 Has anyone done the Lake Champlain Canal from NYC to Burlington? Where do you have to take your mas
Happy Monday! Blakely Rocks Benefit Race SVPardonMyFrench at 4:40pm 04.03.17 Big Boats 0/280 A cure for monday office blues... 40.5 goes racing against big boats... aavZQJzt9OM from Seattle..
2005 H 44 Interior Cushions FREE Marc14857 at 2:37pm 04.03.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/495 I have a complete set of interior cushions 2005 H 44 that are in very good condition and are free if
Singlehand Suggestions - Hunter 25 WiscoSailor at 2:31pm 04.03.17 Smaller Boats 26/3583 Hello, Anyone have experience rigging a Hunter 25 (or similar sized small boat) to be more friendly
New-to-me boat-buying exasperation! justsomeguy at 12:24pm 04.03.17 Ask All Sailors 46/1883 I've identified a beautifully staged IP35, 1990/'93, but am dealing with a recalcitrant owner WRT a

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Anyone Have Helping Pics to rig Hunter 146 CapeCodBubs at 9:57am 05.24.23 How do we view private messages?
Circuit panel wiring question. Wm. Gill at 9:51am 05.24.23 I love this topic, because I love electrical things and equipment. I completely replace the panel
Plans for hurricane season 2023? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 05.24.23 So nobody is moving their boat out of the area of hurricane risk ? So nobody is hauling their sailb
Sidewall fabric upgrade nramsey at 9:44am 05.24.23 Nicely done! It's tough to get the curves right. What is the bead covering the joint?
Plans for hurricane season 2023? LydieBP at 9:38am 05.24.23 So nobody is moving their boat out of the area of hurricane risk ? So nobody is hauling their sailbo
Sleeping on 22 new design Any Sea at 9:32am 05.24.23 Please post your thoughts after you've used your v berth set-up. I'm interested to know how you li
I was so close ... Timm R Oday25 at 9:21am 05.24.23 I was so close part two.. I very carefully tied a messenger line to the coax cable at the base of th
Installing additional bunks on a trailer (1) sbrogden at 9:08am 05.24.23 Here's the boat on the trailer.
Sidewall fabric upgrade (3) LaDonaMina at 8:14am 05.24.23 On my Hunter the sidewall fabric was a dingy gray carpet that over the years got wet, held mold and
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 8:13am 05.24.23 Second @rgranger Rob, advise where Santana was built for me please. Dave Newport Beach CA http
Possible SmartPlug problem jviss at 8:02am 05.24.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am awaiting the delivery of the male (boat side) plug an
Possible SmartPlug problem Sailm8 at 7:57am 05.24.23 Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I am awaiting the delivery of the male (boat side) plug and
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 7:48am 05.24.23 Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outs
Santana 21 design info needed Crazy Dave Condon at 7:45am 05.24.23 Second @rgranger contacting Dwyer but is under new ownership. The mast head gave it away for me.
Sleeping on 22 new design morbidfollower at 7:45am 05.24.23 ya I haven't been a fan of the v berth as of yet. The froli system I got (v-berth large) seems modul
Seacock Mystery (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:40am 05.24.23 216024 Something is blocking the internals of the valve which is why nothing is coming through. I'
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch (1) eherlihy at 7:34am 05.24.23 The through hulls for the bilge pump, cockpit drains (scuppers), propane locker, head sink drain, an
Installing additional bunks on a trailer Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 05.24.23 Can you post a picture of the trailer?
I was so close ... Crazy Dave Condon at 7:29am 05.24.23 As a dealer, I would say OOPS as I did tha too. One reason why I am Crazy dave
Seacock Mystery silasl at 7:29am 05.24.23 Ok the good news is the former owner got back to me and reports both holes are sealed from the outsi

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