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H26 Roller Furler issues Chiriqui at 1:25pm 07.23.24 Trailer Sailors 12/1827 Ever since Covid that sailing was not permitted in Panama its been one issue aftwr another with my b
Couple found dead in life raft higgs at 6:41am 07.23.24 Ask All Sailors 17/1879 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c84jxgy8nmlo.amp
Hunter 460 (2) Scallywagger at 6:27am 07.23.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/478 Hi. Casper is in a ship yard for an aft keel bolt replacement. Would anyone know if the wing keels a
Hunter 460 keel Scallywagger at 6:05am 07.23.24 Big Boats 0/24 Hello. I have Casper in a ship yard for a new aft bolt in the keel. Would anyone know if it is a st
26m mast pivot fireone518 at 4:35am 07.23.24 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/587 I have a 2005-26m with pivot mast- the mast did turn-but now will not return to original position an
Bomar hatch dog assembly (1) Jwhy at 4:19pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/564
Navtec hydraulic boom vang leaking oil Lusitano at 3:32pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 0/155 I can anyone tell me how to disconnect the boom vang properly (without making a mess ) so i can have
Hunter 49 2008 MaritimeTees at 2:53pm 07.22.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/367 Need some help? Can you please advise where the control box is for the lewmar whitlock motor. Lookin
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base (2) spencersea at 1:53pm 07.22.24 Smaller Boats 26/1610 I just noticed that my mast is not sitting completely flush down at the base. The fore part of the m
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 1:41pm 07.22.24 Big Boats 33/2984 My 41DS has developed a leak in the pressurized water system and I am at a loss as to how to identif
Catalina 30 traviler shive (2) SycloneDriver at 12:30pm 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 22/1206 I'm trying to help a friend of mine locate a replacement shive or the entire car for his traviler.
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info (2) duck21 at 8:26am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 3/456 Hi all, Posting this mostly "for the record," although a couple of questions at the end. We have a
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? Lusitano at 5:17am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 25/1540 As crazy as it sounds yesterday i noticed that my house batteries switch ONLY come on when i turn my
Gearbox dipstick (1) wyctoronto at 4:47am 07.22.24 Ask All Sailors 14/1047
New winches install ? BTC1984 at 8:38pm 07.21.24 Mid-Size Boats 6/910
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva thinwater at 2:59pm 07.21.24 Ask All Sailors 9/502 I began blogging about sailing about 15 years ago. I'd been sailing for 20 years already, but I'd ju
My boat stinks! Tiffany at 1:17pm 07.21.24 Ask All Sailors 19/2141 Wondering how to keep your boat smelling fresh as a spring daisy in a hot and humid enchanted forres
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage Nauti Laopo at 12:46pm 07.21.24 Big Boats 9/993 Has anyone added a electric winch on a 42 Passage? Which one and any details would be great.
HIN Location - Other then the Aft Starboard Stern Nodak7 at 10:48am 07.21.24 Big Boats 10/786 I have a painted hull, on my 2006 H41DS (Awlgrip) and the paint makes it extremely difficult to read
Sails for hunter 27 rintys1 at 9:34am 07.21.24 Ask All Sailors 7/489 Looking for main sail Hunter 27 2010

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My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled dlochner at 5:11am 05.16.25 It may be dual purpose, an attempt to make the boat unsinkable and to support the v-berth. That larg
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 5:09am 05.16.25 Manitowoc to sturgeon Bay; Sturgeon Bay to Frankfort is the smaller crossing at something like 45 mi
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 5:08am 05.16.25 @Apex the alternative version of this route includes going north in Wisconsin, taking the channel a
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise dlochner at 5:06am 05.16.25 50 mile days are very long and tiring. When planning a route I estimate boat speed at 5 kts. Often w
Looking for ideas sailme88 at 3:30am 05.16.25 Our disposal society includes fire suppression devices. It is less expensive to buy a new extinguis
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise Apex at 3:15am 05.16.25 @john6206 I might also recommend staying along the coast, opting for a crossing at opportune weathe
My first boat and I'm a bit puzzled justsomeguy at 1:43am 05.16.25 Is it really necessary? Unless you need the storage space...keep it.
Boat Dog justsomeguy at 1:38am 05.16.25 Staffordshire Terrier . Pit bull. They can be good.
Hunter 29.5 2GM engine vibration (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:57pm 05.15.25
Horizontal Prop shaft Alignment BigEasy at 9:37pm 05.15.25 There should be a slot in the engine mount base where the mount is attached to the FRP stringers. Yo
Horizontal Prop shaft Alignment duck21 at 9:35pm 05.15.25 Hi! My description may have not been accurate. When I say horizontal I mean side to side (finding th
Horizontal Prop shaft Alignment JoeWhite at 9:14pm 05.15.25 I do not understand why you need to move the engine forward or backwards horizontally. You only need
keeping a 26D in a slip? newsailor72 at 7:00pm 05.15.25 It's a boat, and it's big enough to sleep on, why not keep it happy in a marina slip or mooring. Y
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Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares BAD ORCA at 6:28pm 05.15.25 For general alert purposes the electric signaling devices are not as effective as a SOLAS flare. Ho
Visual Distress Signal Alternatives and Disposal of Pyrotechnic Flares Leeward Rail at 6:25pm 05.15.25 However, for location purposes the electric signaling devices are far superior to and safer than ha
Changing masthead bulb (1) dinosound at 5:48pm 05.15.25 Pic of the masthead light...
Replacing Whale foot pump in awkward location (1) SkiingSailor at 5:27pm 05.15.25 From my view of photos, the drawers' wood faceplate clearly has wooden plugs for screws underneath/b
Spreader loose ...3TacksontheWater at 5:03pm 05.15.25 on a starboard tack, I noticed my stbd. spreader moving significantly. My question is how are the

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