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Keel repair (2) TimFromLI at 7:56pm 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 12/2477 My keel got wrapped around my mooring chain last season and I'm getting ready to repair the damage.
Calling all engineers...... Bulkhead question Grotto at 5:06pm 03.10.20 Catalina 22 14/2211 So just loving the space inside my 83 without the bulkhead installed ( in the process of refinishing
Best way to get data inside cabin JRT at 4:52pm 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/1802 I was working from my Catalina 310 last week and the wind was howling and raining. I have the origi
I love wood, but,... (1) TomY at 9:52am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 37/2308 This was posted on a wooden boat site. Clever idea and superb workmanship. What do you think?
Total Boat Non-skid (3) william24424 at 7:46am 03.10.20 Ask All Sailors 15/4902 I put this product on top of the non skid diamond pattern on my 30+ year old deck. Cleaning was a li
How to remove mast foot from Hunter 34 Globe Pilot at 5:56am 03.10.20 Big Boats 4/1484 Good day all! Last year I bought a 1984 Hunter 34. Had it surveyed and from what I read, it seems
Macerator & Other Discharge Valves? (3) pumpkinpie at 10:15pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 44/7580
Replacing Line Clutches Sable Sailor at 7:45pm 03.09.20 Big Boats 4/1018 I have a 1986 Legend 45 and am looking to replacing the EasyLock Racing clutches. My search is compl
Suspicious connection blocked Justin_NSA at 6:44pm 03.09.20 Forum Help (Site Talk) 24/2352 Would you know why my Bitdefender alerts me to a suspicious connection every time I come to this sit
Cetol application problems (1) Kendallb183 at 5:59pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 12/4010 I'm applying cetol marine gloss to a teak table. I previously applied 3 coats to part of the table b
Double spreader rigs vs single spreader rigs Scott T-Bird at 2:33pm 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 13/4825
Looking for a part (Deck Organizer) (1) rgranger at 1:37pm 03.09.20 Smaller Boats 18/1664 Does anyone know (@Crazy Dave Condon ) who made the deck organizer for the H26 circa 1995?
WHY DOES IT ALWAYS TAKE LONGER..... twodzusfittings at 10:53am 03.09.20 Bigger Boats 5/917 I went down to the boat to do a few scheduled jobs. Easy ones: Caulk the windows, remove and replace
Watermaker install in v-berth closet (Hunter 376) aaronaxvig at 9:44am 03.09.20 Big Boats 1/687 I have written up how I installed a watermaker from Seawater Pro (basically all off-the-shelf compon
Whales (1) rgranger at 9:34am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 11/1308 Full confession. This is not exactly a sailing post and is mostly about a dad bragging on one of hi
Secrets for Aligning the Engine on a H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 8:51am 03.09.20 Big Boats 0/625 After decades of engine shaking, we decided to have the engine mounts replaced for the first time (y
Ugly bulkhead covering replacement obx53 at 8:20am 03.09.20 Ask An Oday Owner 6/891 The ugly yellow bulkhead covering in my O'Day 25 needs to be replaced-throughout the cabin. The OEM
Winch help dfp51 at 6:08am 03.09.20 Bigger Boats 21/2742 We have a 1985 O'Day 28 purchased last fall. There are two Barient 16's on the cabin top (assumedly
Cleaning under the sole BillyK at 5:54am 03.09.20 Ask All Sailors 8/812 Have a new to us Catalina 310 which i believe i discovered the reason the PO sold.. She has a leaky
Where to put clutches and winch? (1) Ben4195 at 5:44am 03.09.20 Catalina 22 17/3024 Hi folks, I got a "cheap" 1975 C22 over the winter (probably gonna spend at least 3X what I paid get

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Megayacht Bayesian sank kappykaplan at 1:57pm 08.20.24 Are waterspouts just a tornado over water? That's my understanding.
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 1:53pm 08.20.24 Many times I've noted that a boat might be better off in really bad stuff if not tied to anything so
Megayacht Bayesian sank jssailem at 1:32pm 08.20.24 scratching my head on how such a large yacht could have been sunk at mooring While it is true, siz
Megayacht Bayesian sank Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 08.20.24 would one not also expect there was some catastrophic hull damage? Or possibly downflooding if it
Megayacht Bayesian sank shemandr at 1:17pm 08.20.24 We had a tornado F1 rip through our little town and across the water for a while. I don't know if
Megayacht Bayesian sank degas at 12:54pm 08.20.24 Sad news. Not comparing this tragedy to my own experience, but this kind of weather can be highly
Megayacht Bayesian sank Indysailor at 12:10pm 08.20.24 The captain of a yacht that was anchored nearby said after the waterspout passed by, they noticed th
Megayacht Bayesian sank Sail22Capri22 at 11:38am 08.20.24 I am scratching my head on how such a large yacht could have been sunk at mooring like that, windage
Faucet replacement HELP smokey73 at 11:27am 08.20.24 Could you use a dremmel tool to enlarge the problem side of the opening to allow the faucet removal
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 11:07am 08.20.24 Ive purchased stays and running rigging and other parts from the Hunter Store here Hunter Parts Its
Megayacht Bayesian sank (1) Hello Below at 11:02am 08.20.24 Makes one wonder why we even untie the dock lines. An Environment Canada marine forecast for all of
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:49am 08.20.24 There is no connection between dirty cooling water lines (either raw water or AF) and the engine shu
Tiller pilot ? Raymarine kappykaplan at 10:39am 08.20.24 Good morning JB, and Welcome to the SBO Forum. The thread about the Tiller Pilot on a Catalina 27 o
Megayacht Bayesian sank Project_Mayhem at 10:30am 08.20.24 Dont fck with nature. It will own you*
Putting a hole in the transom Project_Mayhem at 10:27am 08.20.24 Yes. Also, consider the use of premium ethanol-free gas. I've been using it in my small equipment f
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base hunter240 at 10:06am 08.20.24 My guess is the forestay needs to be shortened if you can pull it level with the jib halyard. My for
Head occasionally bubbles and won't flush when stuck with a #2 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:48am 08.20.24 You're describing a strong indication of a blocked holding tank vent. When air replaced by incomin
Distress Call Bob S at 9:47am 08.20.24 Hi there. What time was that? I was anchored in Block Island. We had wicked t-storms at night, but
Megayacht Bayesian sank kloudie1 at 9:30am 08.20.24 246 foot tall mast.. Yeeowsa! Quite a tragedy.
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage jssailem at 9:30am 08.20.24 Your post was great. It sounds like you did a good job of covering all the basics till the issue of

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