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Bilge pump won't turn off jg26 at 2:21pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 4/6305 Yesterday, the bilge pump on my 2002 Hunter 356 wouldn't turn off. The indicator light on the switc
Hunter 27 sail stop/ gate (2) ryansk at 1:58pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1016 Hello, I have a 1993 Hunter 27. I am missing what I thought was the sail stop. I've ordered 2 and th
Catalina 22 For Sale - Racer / Cruiser OfflineTN at 1:54pm 06.13.16 Catalina 22 0/9 I have hull number 1242 up for sale. It's located in Chattanooga, TN. Here is the Craigslist ad if
Weld Mount Studs - Adhesive Failure - PSA FourPoints at 1:51pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 1/969 A few years ago when I added a new fuel tank on my boat (http://sailingit.com/blog/boat-projects/fue
Loose-footed main? druid at 12:38pm 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/3250 I'm looking at getting a new main for WindDrift, and was wondering about getting a loose-footed one.
AIS Rleiby at 11:40am 06.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/612 Looking for an inexpensive way / device to transmit an AIS signal. I am not so worried about seeing
Sad day for a large Mac (3) pateco at 10:21am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/3384 Someone had a bad day with their MAC. Macgregor 65 Zeus. New owner had issues with a tow, that ended
Space between hull and keel Plymouth Sailor at 10:19am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1610 I purchased my used Hunter 25, 12 years ago with a large space between the hull and keel. I filled
Cheek block question Justin_NSA at 10:19am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1361 I want to attach a cheek block at the base of my mast to lead my topping lift (Dutchman) line back t
Friday evening sails and fireworks at Kemah Boardwalk Thelaserguy at 9:27am 06.13.16 The Cherubini Hunters 1/751 The Kemah boardwalk features a fireworks display on Friday nights in June and July. I am taking a cr
jim buoy horsehoe buoys redhead78 at 9:13am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/544 hi all, does anyone have any experience in painting these.. I would like to freshen up and letter th
C30 Fridge/ice chest ontherocks83 at 8:56am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 4/927 Can anyone tellme if the Reefer unit in the ice chest of a C30 is 120V AC, 12V DV or both? Also if
Plastimo Bladder and Whale Gusher MK3 agprice22 at 8:17am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 2/463 I had a nice experience upgrading my 30 year old water system on my O'day 272. I installed a Plastim
Galley Shelf retrofit (1) OS2Dude at 8:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 30 6/2654 We had wanted a Galley Shelf over the sink of our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I, so I decided to build one.
HELP. Keel cable Leatherneck at 7:51am 06.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1180 Yesterday I was having a great day on Juvat (1993 Mac26c). Just before putting her back in my slip,
Heart disease Crazy Dave Condon at 7:39am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 20/2131 Someone I know had been experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue which someone said he was out o
Hot water heater bypass StanleyJ at 6:50am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3414 I have an O'Day 272LE with a Universal M12 diesel and a Sealand 6 gallon water heater. My boat has
best long-distance boat hauler? MitchM at 6:23am 06.13.16 Ask All Sailors 11/4705 Having had a pretty dreadful experience with uShip brokers, I seek advice from the knowled
suggestions on outside wood maintenance jdub tn at 6:05am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 16/1169 the 22 I am about to buy (hopefully) is in great shape, but like any boat that has been outside need
Extra long shaft for a wing keel? jdub tn at 5:40am 06.13.16 Catalina 22 28/2390 You guys are about to get sick of me. I am probably buying an '88 wing keel '22 today. This will b

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Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage jssailem at 9:16am 03.26.24 If you are into the why of this challenge, you might find the works of Arvel Gentry interesting. It
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine THECUSCUS at 8:58am 03.26.24 for a boat your size, definitely go with the 2000. It is a much better design (recirculating ball t
Hunter 306 - lee helm vs forward hull windage jssailem at 8:46am 03.26.24 and even the main perhaps Seeking balance can lead you to many opportunities. An In-Mast furling
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 8:39am 03.26.24 I looked up, because I make assumptions and mistakes daily. Here is what I found which makes many of
Fridge: 12V or DC dlochner at 8:33am 03.26.24 DC is better because it is more efficient. Electricity onboard is stored as a direct current (DC). T
Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 8:19am 03.26.24 My unit is also AC/DC but the AC is 120V. If you are not connected to shore power, then you would
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 03.26.24 You are going maybe 6 knots at most, maybe less, right? And a powerboat is coming towards you, obvi
Fridge: 12V or DC xavpil at 8:17am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Hello Below at 8:09am 03.26.24 Tugs were used to get the ship from the dock to the waterway, at which the ship was under its own p
Fridge: 12V or DC RitSim at 8:09am 03.26.24 My unit is also AC/DC but the AC is 120V. If you are not connected to shore power, then you would u
Suggestions on South Florida Towns to Retire To? Kings Gambit at 8:02am 03.26.24 I lived in St Pete for 12 yr, sailed the SW coast in my Pearson 30 for 11 of them. Pearson 30 is a 5
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:58am 03.26.24 Tugs were used to get the ship from the dock to the waterway, at which the ship was under its own po
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . Scott T-Bird at 7:53am 03.26.24 Not clear (to me) from reporting if tugs ARE or ARE NOT required when transiting that channel. One
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . twodzusfittings at 7:53am 03.26.24 I listened to one report that the ship had a power outage. Then tried to reverse (Thats the black sm
Fridge: 12V or DC BarryL at 7:52am 03.26.24 Hello, Congratulations on the new boat. I have a SO 409, very similar to your 419. I'm very happy w
Overboard discharge of waste tank? xavpil at 7:44am 03.26.24 It appears that Odessy has never dumped it in the Great Lakes since he can not find the valve. Inst
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel william24424 at 7:16am 03.26.24 Similar situation I was sailing in wider channel pinned up against buoy, made the starboard to starb
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . dLj at 7:11am 03.26.24 What a major disaster. My heart goes out to all involved. dj
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (1) Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.26.24 Really remarkable and big news in the Chesapeake area. This was the Francis Scott Key I695 bridge o
Welding Flaw? dLj at 6:21am 03.26.24 In more detail - the question you are asking will often fall into the engineering realm of "fitness

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