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Boat aground in Queensland Australia (1) garymalmgren at 1:20am 04.30.25 Ask All Sailors 7/797 A lot to comment on in this one. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-30/sailors-rescued-after-runnin
Hunter 290 throttle/ transmission cable (1) colin59 at 6:28pm 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 7/928 Transmission part of this cable system broke off and looking for any info on replacement. Getting th
Teak Half-Round (1) Foswick at 3:43pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 1/371 I will be pulling this trim off and reinstalling. It was the source of at least one leak, in the pas
Cleaning boat deck - recommended products and process (5) flyingwaspsailing at 2:03pm 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 26/2916 Ahoy there sailors - I'm looking for some advice in cleaning my boat deck. With so much advice and s
Insurance assistance needed HoosierSailor at 7:40am 04.29.25 Big Boats 8/1019 Good morning, I need a little help if possible. We are switching our insurance from GEICO to State
ACR setup question (1) sailpcb at 7:00am 04.29.25 Ask All Sailors 6/781
H33.5 Roller Furler Options (2) jwittlin at 4:18am 04.29.25 Mid-Size Boats 3/828 33.5 Furler Replacement Options: I dont like the Hood 810 and its well past its life, I want to rep
I need a Solar System! Do you like yours? FLWestCoast at 7:17pm 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 27/2344 Hello: I am shopping for a solar system for my Hunter 33. I calculate that I need about 300 Ah and
boat weather... finally (3) pclarksurf at 5:18pm 04.28.25 Catalina 22 5/990 Spent all winter building the admiral an outdoor room to escape the heat-- time to get organized
DC Distribution Panel Rehab (1) Foswick at 3:45pm 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 6/863 I looked behind the DC distribution panel, for the first time, the other day. Found out it was origi
Manual Bilge Pump Paul Koestner at 3:20pm 04.28.25 Morgan 2/2372 Anybody here know what would have been the original manual bilge pump mounted on the Morgan 34, oper
Manual sanitation pump outlet (1) DinghySailor at 12:41pm 04.28.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1438 Greetings, The PO of our C'C supplied a new, uninstalled Whale Mk5 manual sanitation pump. The insta
Beneteau general wiring on alway hot feed to Nav Panel? CABixler at 10:27am 04.28.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1256 My understanding is there are TWO wires from the batteries that are always hot (live). One is a feed
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Tack Point (2) ltfzsolt at 10:14am 04.28.25 Racing 23/5898 Hello racers! My wife and I sail an Express 34 in Alaska. Great boat, we absolutely love it, and r
76 O'day 22 Manuals ox_inthewild at 8:52am 04.28.25 Day Sailers 2/1315 Hi all, I looked through previous threads, but only found a poor quality image for a rigging manual
Marinebeam DannyS at 6:31am 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 3/894 Has anyone ordered from Marinebeam lately? I placed an order a week ago for an anchor light and my o
Freezer Over Freezing - Adler Barbour - Help (6) FatSteveTheBoatCat at 4:48am 04.28.25 Ask All Sailors 0/10 Hello, We have a 2002 Hunter 460 with the original Adler Barbour Fridge and Freezer duo. Our freeze
Adler Barbour Freezer - Over Freezing - Help/Advice (6) FatSteveTheBoatCat at 4:39am 04.28.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1004 Hello, We have a 2002 Hunter 460 with the original Adler Barbour Fridge and Freezer duo. Our freeze
AEDs Foswick at 12:58pm 04.27.25 Ask All Sailors 19/1823 I am preparing a presentation on managing medical emergencies onboard for coastal cruisers and other
Brass Shaft Log repair (1) vacagreens at 12:44pm 04.27.25 Engines and Propulsion 2/658 We picked up a 1988 Bene 430 and the prop shaft decoupled from the transmission and damaged the shaf

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Mooring whips for trailerable sailboats Will Gilmore at 7:00am 12.07.25 I especially agree with your last suggestion, Dave. There is one great advantage to owning a traile
Cracked gel coat below the waterline chp at 6:42am 12.07.25 Hey Don. How did you make out with your hull problem?
old man sailor jssailem at 5:59am 12.07.25 You did it all with skill. Your data now shares, you are up in the PNW. Less confusion has been crea
How far can a C350 go? dlochner at 5:50am 12.07.25 Btw, the question was "how far has someone sailed around C350". A better question may be has anyo
old man sailor jmczzz at 9:06pm 12.06.25 I think I have convinced the prior owner, who had turned the P 26 into an apartment, to take the ref
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 8:42pm 12.06.25 The interior of my boat is cherry. A prior owner varnished some of the cherry with an amber tinted
old man sailor dLj at 7:52pm 12.06.25 Doesn't look like you got the boat picture changed , but the rest looks good. dj
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:40pm 12.06.25 if that sounds like nonsense to you great! You are starting to GET IT.
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:37pm 12.06.25 Now the next challenge is getting liability insurance on a sailboat more than 50 years old. The Capi
What causes color variation varnished teak? dlochner at 7:31pm 12.06.25 Thanks for replies. I'll stop by West Marine tomorrow and see what they have. I will have to try
old man sailor jmczzz at 7:28pm 12.06.25 I know it does. I clicked on everything I could, but I do not see how to change it. Got any advice?
A fun project that just came across my desk dLj at 7:21pm 12.06.25 Aaand never mind :) I see you posted the answer while I was typing. Crazy! Hahaha - No worries.
What causes color variation varnished teak? BAD ORCA at 7:11pm 12.06.25 Thanks for replies. I'll stop by West Marine tomorrow and see what they have. I will have to try i
A fun project that just came across my desk High Current at 7:10pm 12.06.25 Aaand never mind :) I see you posted the answer while I was typing. Crazy!
A fun project that just came across my desk High Current at 7:07pm 12.06.25 Are you certain that is it SS? What's the weight of the shackle compared to known SS shackles? Clea
A fun project that just came across my desk dLj at 6:59pm 12.06.25 Are you certain that is it SS? What's the weight of the shackle compared to known SS shackles? Clea
How far can a C350 go? Howard Jones at 6:57pm 12.06.25 Btw, the question was "how far has someone sailed around C350".
How far can a C350 go? Howard Jones at 6:52pm 12.06.25 I'm not talking about taking mine across an ocean. I'm just curious if it could do it. I've watched
How far can a C350 go? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:51pm 12.06.25 The answer to your query is not necessarily the boat but the skipper and crew. Therein lies you
What causes color variation varnished teak? jssailem at 6:50pm 12.06.25 Some varnish does have additives that can cause a difference in color. More often the teak oils have

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