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Article on Strange AIS Spoofing Rick D at 8:56pm 11.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 2/539 Ghost ships, crop circles, and soft gold: A GPS mystery in Shanghai
B24 (2) Member 131497 at 7:41pm 11.19.19 Bristol 2/1064 I got clean the hull(which was painted 2 years ago) and there's mold imprints left behind as shown i
Code Zero TWA JRT at 6:22pm 11.19.19 Racing 17/3582 While I really want a full set of new sails, the reality is I have a lot of improvements to work on.
H 33.5 Port side deck organizer turning block installation (1) MarkSails21 at 5:13pm 11.19.19 Mid-Size Boats 6/966 Has anyone made this upgrade to their H 33.5 ? I have seen other 33.5's that have the turning block
Portable Heaters (AGAIN!) (1) rgranger at 1:20pm 11.19.19 Ask All Sailors 15/1982 Hey all: I didn't want to hijack the "Mr Heater" thread. I ran across one of these at Walmart http
Wanted-Sailboat to rent during Holidays in Florida EVervilles at 1:09pm 11.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/791 My wife and I own a Hunter 260 in Louisville, KY and have sailed the Ohio River for 10 years. This C
1985 mac 25 bottom dimension whudatt at 12:52pm 11.19.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/738 Hello folks, can someone out there tell me the square footage of the bottom of the Mac 25 for bottom
Replacing switch panel and battery - question (1) Lafayette Mike at 11:20am 11.19.19 Catalina 22 18/2696 I rarely use the electrical system on my 1987 C-22. Outboard engine is pull start. All my running
Bird Repellent- WhirlyBirdRepeller - Recommendations anyone? (1) Rich Stidger at 10:36am 11.19.19 Ask All Sailors 30/5007 On a recent visit to WM in Charleston, SC, I saw this display for a bird repellent product. Does an
racing a 1978 catalina 30 in SF Bay and Oakland estuary mrreg at 3:45pm 11.18.19 Racing 5/964 Any recommendation on what size head sail to use on my 1978 Catalina 30 for SF bay sailing and Oakla
Stern Rub Rail on Beneteau 323 Sippingsister at 2:24pm 11.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2483 Hi there, Am new to the forum and fairly new to my 2007 Beneteau 323. There are several challenges (
New owner of 381 Clipper from 1999, 3 cabins & 2 toilets where aft toilet doesn�t have a holding tank... danlundeborg at 12:57pm 11.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1128 Hi! A new member in this forum and just an owner of a 381 Clipper from 1999 with 3 cabins and 2 toil
Norwegian Wood Brian D at 8:43am 11.18.19 Sails Call Lounge 10/840 Hey guys... selfish plug here, again, as always, will it ever end? LOL Anyway, I covered Norwegian
Out for a while Jumpstart at 8:18am 11.18.19 Racing 12/1273 took my boat out on October 8th. No strength, no balance and could barely walk. Yikes! ER on the 9th
Interior Speakers for a Hunter 380 (1) tb_gb at 7:46am 11.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1086 I have a 1999 Hunter 380. The interior speakers, which are square, are literally disintegrating. (
Opening links in mobile app mermike at 6:51am 11.18.19 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/540 I'm having trouble opening links within posts using the mobile app on android. The link returns a bl
Three Sailors Lost Off Maine Coast AlastairLC at 5:54am 11.18.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1056 https://www.foxnews.com/us/missing-sailboat-maine-coast-coast-guard-massive-search
Anyone familiar with the Beneteau 40, DOVE, missing off the coast of Maine? (1) TomY at 5:40am 11.18.19 Ask All Sailors 4/971 I believe the DOVE is a Southern boat that was visiting Maine. The crew call 911 to report a distres
What is this part? (3) sealofapproval at 4:19am 11.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1567 Hi Yesterday during winterizing I noticed something very concerning with my engine. The pan underne
universal m25/ Kubota? brad minda at 10:18pm 11.17.19 Catalina 30 4/3586 I understand that the universal m25 is the same a Kubota engine. if that is correct which Kubota mo

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Boom vang blocks (2) jssailem at 6:52am 06.16.24
tidy traveller options thinwater at 5:28am 06.16.24 All 4 of my multihulls have had continuous traveler lines, from beach cats to cruising cats. Very co
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? sailme88 at 4:44am 06.16.24 AND then....... there's the Marshall Cat boat and a few others without ANY shrouds....
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Joe at 3:32am 06.16.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one,
Engine Overheating jssailem at 10:50pm 06.15.24 In addition, due to your statement about "oily residue," perhaps it is a coolant that is the residue
Engine Overheating Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 06.15.24 The exhaust water output looked a little anemic Check the water temp. in the exhaust gas discharg
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:16pm 06.15.24 Yes, could have phrased that better, steam from the over heated coolant plus some smoke from overhe
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot rgranger at 5:52pm 06.15.24
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 06.15.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 06.15.24 the forward head seat just broke OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see

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