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Vessel Assist hits my boat Brian D at 2:43pm 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 23/2030 My boat, in its slip, was hit today by Vessel Assist. The Dock Master notified my by email that Vess
H36 Remove Propane Locker - anyone ever done this? dipasqup at 11:03am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 6/605 Hi, I am putting davits on my 2004 H36 and it look like I have to remove the propane locker to gain
Size Boat Name Decal - Beneteau Oceanis 36CC (1) DoubleDutch1962 at 10:25am 07.14.20 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1553 I'm in the process of buying a 36CC in a different country, which I have not seen yet. I will travel
Fresh Water Impeller Replacement Cycle and Challenge finding the part Ran-Dee9229 at 10:17am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 8/1431 I have an M-12 two-cylinder 10 HP Universal Diesel inboard motor in my 1984 ODay 28. I replaced the
Hunter 34 crack behind stove (1) Artey1 at 9:47am 07.14.20 Big Boats 8/1397 Well I found this little gem while cleaning and doing other refit related items... What does everyon
First-time Sailbaot Owner - Hunter 240 Swing Keel Question docsooner08 at 9:44am 07.14.20 Smaller Boats 11/1745 Just purchased a new to me 1999 Hunter 240 and got her in the water. I have a question on the swing
O'Day fresh water pressure loneshark64 at 9:42am 07.14.20 Bigger Boats 8/1821 Looking for any ideas here before I go tearing the boat apart (aaaagain). I have a 1985 O'Day 28. I
Pump out on Hunter acepilot123 at 9:20am 07.14.20 Big Boats 19/4085 In order to use a pump out station do you have to close the through haul valve after the Macerator ,
How To Illuminate Mast and Spreaders At Anchor? jviss at 8:06am 07.14.20 Ask All Sailors 33/9714 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 38/4238 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 76/6736 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 3/920 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 4/1922 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 17/5255 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 25/3527 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 13/6639 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 4/1829 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 7/719
Bene 423 KeelMePlz at 4:41pm 07.13.20 Ask All Sailors 7/1195
Stern under water JohnEh at 3:21pm 07.13.20 Big Boats 12/2513 I recently acquired a 2000 Hunter 410. The boat had a rub rail with the gray rubber which had been p

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Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 dlochner at 6:40pm 01.27.25 Those hoses look like bilge pump hoses or old sanitation hoses. Run water through the hose from outs
Deck Leaking? shemandr at 6:39pm 01.27.25 The minor delamination on the bulkhead near the floor indicates that the seam near the bottom of the
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Tally Ho at 6:24pm 01.27.25 Are there any bilge pumps in the bilge? Are there hoses attached to the pumps? I like @Ralph Johnst
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator james2034 at 5:53pm 01.27.25 Is this your boat or the OPs ? My 2005 Hunter, but should be similar to the OPs
Hoses in the bilge of Cherubini 33 Ralph Johnstone at 5:50pm 01.27.25 Press an air horn up against the external vent hole and see which hose it comes from inside the bilg
Deck Leaking? PeteT at 5:29pm 01.27.25
Deck Leaking? JoeWhite at 4:56pm 01.27.25 In my case on C36, the leak in this area was due to worn out seals of the windlass shaft. You can ch
Runaway diesel Urban Hermit at 4:55pm 01.27.25 When we came back a huge very black Black US Customs agent said "What was your purpose for going to
Deck Leaking? jssailem at 4:49pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again Will Gilmore at 3:54pm 01.27.25 How about those outboard or is it inboard, motors? Did you get to try to drive one? I'm curious how
Your experience with online courses? john6206 at 3:51pm 01.27.25 As a teacher, I've taken A LOT of online classes - chasing after renewing my certificate every 5 yea
I'll never see this again (1) Tally Ho at 3:15pm 01.27.25
how many more years can I get out of her? Tally Ho at 3:08pm 01.27.25
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer. JBP-PA at 2:40pm 01.27.25 This might help https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/sailboat-winter-covers-what-to-look-for
Cover for Cataline 22 on Trailer. JBP-PA at 2:28pm 01.27.25 Several ways to do it. Perhaps the cheapest is to buy large tarps to cover the boat and mast. This
Runaway diesel capta at 2:26pm 01.27.25
I'll never see this again capta at 1:40pm 01.27.25 Just 17 little hours of flying, and my view went from this nd. -Will Honestly, I like the first vi
I'll never see this again capta at 1:35pm 01.27.25 I ate lunch in Winsor, Canada once. There have been a few times when I'd much rather have been eat
Runaway diesel Dalliance at 1:34pm 01.27.25 The original video is a gasoline engine being pushed over specified operating limits. It is on a dy
Through-Hull Fittings Ran-Dee9229 at 12:23pm 01.27.25 RAndy check and see what duck Creek wants for the truck Hull. I did one a few months ago and found

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