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How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? jviss at 8:06am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 33/8151 I've seen some really nice, high-end yachts at anchor that have their mast and spars illuminated. I
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. Justin_NSA at 7:53am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 38/3464 I need to replace my old cockpit speakers anyway, but I wanted to check before I take my saw to it.
Electrocution at Lake Pleasant, AZ AlastairLC at 7:11am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 76/5200 https://www.foxnews.com/us/arizona-lake-electrocution-incident-lake-pleasant-scorpion-bay-brothers-k
1984 Hunter 34 lifeline stanchion problem Randy Church at 2:59am 07.14.20 Big Boats 3/765 The lower lifeline hole of my stanchions have a plastic snap-in pieces on both sides that protect th
Catalina 14.2 Expo Water in the Hold Ken Afloat at 8:32pm 07.13.20 Smaller Boats 4/1717 Hi. I got a nice used Catalina 14.2 Expo this season. After a sail yesterday I noticed that there wa
Controlling sail shape on a club footed jib Pagan Baby at 7:13pm 07.13.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 17/4479 My new to me boat has a club footed jib. When off the wind with the sheet eased the leach twists off
Shower Sumps and Raw Water Intake Sable Sailor at 7:08pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 25/2931 I've a 1986 Legend 45 that has had the shower sumps removed (don't ask me why). I'd like to replace
proper functioning vented loop Canonshooternb at 7:06pm 07.13.20 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/5538 I have a Jabsco Electric head that did not draw much sea water in during flushing. So my first fix
Any silverline dolphin owners out there? Krh142 at 6:17pm 07.13.20 Trailer Sailors 4/1370 Hello everyone! As I mentioned above, I'm the proud new owner of a beautiful silverline dolphin 17 f
MerSea cleanup markb_nc at 4:51pm 07.13.20 Catalina 22 7/653
Bene 423 KeelMePlz at 4:41pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1009
Stern under water JohnEh at 3:21pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 12/2115 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. The boat had a rub rail with the gray rubber which had been p
Rust water on starboard side of hull from sump box discharge JohnEh at 3:15pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 4/489 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. I have become aware of a sump box discharge system which disc
1978 Hunter 30 throttle/shifter cables Woodrowbr at 2:44pm 07.13.20 The Cherubini Hunters 6/757 Hello everyone, I recently was able to get the old Yanmar Ysm12 in my Hunter 30 running with the he
Sandy/crystalline substance around keel bolt (2) markwbird at 2:00pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/511 So, this happened yesterday. I opened the keel bolt access hatch in the floor of my 1984 Hunter 34
How do I properly secure outboard motor mount bolts when they are not perpendicular to the transom? (1) tanstaafb at 1:34pm 07.13.20 Day Sailers 4/1243 Hi all, we have an O'day 23 Mk II. The transom was rotted, and we've rebuilt it. It was a rough job
Coast Guard Question ontherocks83 at 1:17pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 3/593 I am not new to sailing but am very new to sailing on the ocean. I was out sailing on Narragansett b
Battery Switch Help (3) mph242424 at 12:42pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 26/3312 Below you can see the battery switches on the Beneteau first 345 My Questions are as follows: Can
Westerbeke 20B Two engine Calabash at 12:41pm 07.13.20 Engines and Propulsion 5/1531
Sailboat adrift in the Catalina channel (Southern California) - July 12 2020 marke14 at 11:00am 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 2/524 Hi everybody - long time, no see. My wife and I have been sailing a bit this summer - as we have th

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Set your watch back 20 years Dalliance at 1:34pm 07.29.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:27pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navio
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 1:19pm 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. I can hear Poseidon laughing. I would say that, in r
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 1:19pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft jviss at 1:12pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 1:08pm 07.29.24 Not all Lithium batteries are equal. The boat in question had a NMC Nissan Leaf battery. LiFePO4 ba
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 1:04pm 07.29.24 installed. That's bound to get them out of any distress they may finds themselves in. Yes dear.
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:08pm 07.29.24 Why? What jumps out? A cruise from Florida to Nova Scotia via SLS is ambitious. My take is that
Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 07.29.24 Hi Doug, I do have a Garhauer rigid vang and it would seem to make a difference. In your case, I a
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari

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