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Miracle Rescue of MOB JamesG161 at 10:00am 11.27.22 Sails Call Lounge 11/1832 A man fell overboard on a recent Carnival cruise and managed to survive in the open waters for up t
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 8:20am 11.27.22 Big Boats 5/909 Hi everyone, I'm in the process of measuring for a new furling mainsail. I've never been happy with
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 8:13am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 29/3007 I did not get one on Black Friday, but having one installed within the next few months is in the for
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard O�Day 222 at 7:21am 11.27.22 Ask All Sailors 35/4834 My 300 amp hour house battery bank consists of 3 x 100ah lithium LiFe4 batteries in parallel. My ou
Motor Mount Bracket for 3GM30F torque specs Sea-ker at 4:31am 11.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1163 Going to be replacing the motor mounts on my Hunter 336 3GM30F over the winter and plan to take the
Beneteau First 375 bvermeer at 9:26pm 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 10/1128 I'm doing research on a mid 80s Beneteau First 375 but I'm having difficulty finding any information
How ro remove an in-mast furling mainsail? ckreitlein at 1:55pm 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3965 Since buying my b-331 a year ago, I have never been able to unfurl the mainsail completely. The foo
Cellular Signal in the Channel Islands ?. circa1971la at 10:27am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 1/1957
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 8:22am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/3188 Shortly after completing the purchase, I noticed a drop of water under the starboard chain plate. I
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement (1) GDanko at 6:53am 11.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1915 During a survey, we discovered the bracket connecting the forward/starboard isolator to the Westerbe
Absolute Best and Permanent Glue for Inflatible Dinghy's Plymouth Sailor at 6:23am 11.26.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1854
Propeller residue...normal/not normal? (1) Walsh0575 at 6:10am 11.26.22 Engines and Propulsion 27/3650 Hi, I'm a first time sailboat owner as of spring 2022 - so this fall was the first time I hauled the
Winterizing SailDrive in water tfox2069 at 2:33pm 11.25.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1231 Had systems professionally winterized in-water here in mid-bay Chesapeake. Advised by vendor that to
We bought that 26 O'day! (10) artleyt115 at 1:34pm 11.25.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2113
New build Hunter boats (2) Ed Caldwell at 11:48am 11.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/979 211151 So maybe new build small (Marlow) Hunters day-sail boats are available from the factory
rewiring the mast Off2day at 10:02am 11.25.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1581 I am rewiring my sailboat mast I noted that all the cables run on the aft side of the mast I want t
Buying a Hunter 23. No brakes advice Salty Jack at 9:19am 11.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1725 Hello! I am considering a 1986 H23 but the trailer has no brakes. It's the original Kens Welding tr
Oysters!! Don Guillette at 7:14am 11.25.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/3145 Every dock I've been on and yacht club I belonged to has one individual who is a non stop talker and
New crew (1) Gene Neill at 3:26pm 11.24.22 Catalina 22 14/1614 Ruby is 12 and we never took her sailing until today. I think she likes it.
Change taps didiercat at 10:53am 11.24.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1304 hello, I just bought a Hunter 40.5 legend ... and I would like to know how to change the taps ( the

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Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? Justin_NSA at 9:52am 03.13.25 I've never seen a setup like that! Would almost make me want to go back to a packing gland! Keep pos
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. dLj at 9:19am 03.13.25 Propspeed is a very slick silicone coating. I can't imagine lanocote sticking past the first spin.
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) shemandr at 7:54am 03.13.25 Don't worry about making a mistake. Buying a boat is a mistake already. You should try to buy the
What is this adhesive/caulk/sealant? Joe at 7:40am 03.13.25 The hoses on my MSD system are so tight no sealant was considered. Heat, in the form of hot water o
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) dmax at 7:34am 03.13.25 Determining what boat to buy is a difficult decision. If you really think you will use the boat prop
Traditional Stuffing or Dripless? (3) Shorinsean at 7:23am 03.13.25
Diesel Leak Injection Pump buddybear at 7:16am 03.13.25 Do you mean to remove the pump from the engine? If so, that is easy with only three points to be a
Headliner replacement (4) william24424 at 7:01am 03.13.25 I replaced my vinyl wrapped masonite with wainscoting (bead board) panels painted white & solid teak
adding electrical stove colemj at 6:58am 03.13.25 You could power a 220V range off of a single Multiplus or Quattro with an Autotransformer, dependin
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:50am 03.13.25 Loose footed mains work wonderfully, stack packs seem to work well for those who like them but IMO
Loose footed main with Stack Pack vs non-loose footed main colemj at 6:44am 03.13.25 Our single line reefing for two reefs is just like the diagram @Hayden Watson posted, with the excep
Source for replacement sheaves colemj at 6:35am 03.13.25 Add me in with zephyrwerks.com. We've used them several times and he custom makes them almost overn
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:29am 03.13.25 Someone in my marina said that after the you put on your Prop Speed or whatever you are using, to t
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. colemj at 6:22am 03.13.25 Zinc spray has never worked for us, but perhaps it is more of a location thing, as many people do sa
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. dlochner at 6:17am 03.13.25 A small zip tie on either side will keep it from slipping. If you are worried about it opening, then
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. colemj at 6:11am 03.13.25 It might be difficult to heat shrink them to the cable give their large size difference. Mark
Diesel Leak Injection Pump colemj at 6:01am 03.13.25 It doesn't look that difficult to remove it. Anything I need to know before I try. Basically, is th
Ferrite Cores on Remote VHF Mic cable. (1) sailcapt340 at 5:36am 03.13.25 As Don described, I wanted to loop the cable through the core twice and pull the ends, which would h
Heavy barnacle attack on prop and drive shaft. kappykaplan at 5:24am 03.13.25 It is somewhat cyclic as in there are worse years and not so worse years. :plus:
Any advice on removing sun protection on genoa Tally Ho at 5:23am 03.13.25

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