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cleaning white grime from fixed portlights Banooma at 5:55am 09.16.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1083 I think this should be simple fix, but the correct solution has eluded me. Searching tips to clean
Trailer tongue extension Dhamil6490 at 4:00am 09.16.19 Ask All Sailors 13/28778 Has anyone tried to build a tongue extension? Or can you recommend a place to buy one.
Hate your engine blower? Mine recently save me > $400! SoSound at 9:31pm 09.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2421 The 'always on' blower on our Oceanis 34 has always been one of my least favorite things on the boat
2005 H36 Head Switch Out (1) Zenbio at 7:47pm 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/965
Anchors pumpkinpie at 1:17pm 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 22/3244 .
Spyder scraper for bottom paint removal. Hayden Watson at 11:57am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 9/3237 I just saw a reciprocating saw attachment for use as a scraper. Has anyone tried one of these for r
Extending temperature sensor cable on Sterling battery charger marchem at 11:07am 09.15.19 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1582 Sterling Power 50A battery charger. I'm using the temperature sensor, but the cable isn't long enou
Waste Tank Hand Pump (2) wgshaw at 7:53am 09.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1019 Dear Sir or Madame, I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5 sailboat with a waste holding tank and a manual pump-o
Leaking Hatch catalanc at 5:32am 09.15.19 Ask All Sailors 2/763 Hello Everyone, I have a 1997 Catalina 22 MKII with a Bomar hatch forward (20x20). Pretty sure the
Xantrex Link-1000 Terry Cox at 7:53pm 09.14.19 Big Boats 4/1529 Just a note to share my "duh" moment. Admiral, granddaughter and I headed out for a few day cruise a
Sailing today (3) FDL S2 at 6:44pm 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 34/3116 All this talk of dinghys and heads makes me want to ask: Did anyone else get out sailing today? We
Engine Model ID??? Bill Ernst at 2:27pm 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 6/997 I have a 3 cyl. Universal diesel in my 1982 Allman 31. I am trying to determine the model number.
Phase Separation - !@#%^&* Ethanol (1) Captain Larry-DH at 2:11pm 09.14.19 Engines and Propulsion 29/3953 I decided to empty a dinghy tank that has had ethanol gas in it for about 60 days.. It was treated w
mattress grid CYQK at 10:36am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 16/2659 Which company makes the plastic grid for under mattress air cirulation? Do they work?
Annapolis Show re visit CYQK at 10:20am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 31/3100 Been 4-5 years since attending Had a great time Has the show stayed the same? Worth going? Thks
Amp Meter Guage Know Egrets at 8:24am 09.14.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1292 Hello. Any one know where to get AC amp meter guage for 2003 426? It is analog 1.5 inches in size. I
Fuel supply for genset...... NYSail at 2:30am 09.14.19 Ask All Sailors 10/1247 So making plans to reinstall my Onan genset. When originally installed it had a small fuel filter (r
A whale of a time? garymalmgren at 9:37pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1304 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-09-14/two-men-found-dead-inside-six-metre-catamaran-central-queensl
Whale Supersub automatic bilge pump? Steve L22188 at 7:17pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 2/795 Anyone have any experience with this automatic bilge pump? Looks like a good option for the bilge i
Island Packet 31 strengths and issues Windhorse at 6:04pm 09.13.19 Ask All Sailors 12/10581

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Retrofit Generator Quasimotor at 11:22am 11.12.24 Thanks for this answer! This looks perfect for my Hunter 326! Can you please send a few photos? Un
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit dlochner at 11:22am 11.12.24 Electricity consumption on the electric toilets is pretty insignificant. The Raritan Elegance draws
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 dlochner at 10:56am 11.12.24 Once again, quality matters. Going cheap on coax and its connectors yields a false economy, especial
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 marcham at 10:40am 11.12.24
Raritan Marine Elegance vs SeaEra QC Conversion Kit jssailem at 10:39am 11.12.24 Hey Max, are your sailing adventures taking you beyond the Columbia River? Your decision to enhanc
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? Ralph Johnstone at 10:36am 11.12.24 That's because they're corrugated hose using rubber cuffs, which haven't been used in sanitation sy
Retrofit Generator kbgunn at 10:26am 11.12.24 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. It is space limited for a permanently installed genset. I opted for a porta
Recommendations for LED steaming/deck light Terry Cox at 9:42am 11.12.24 I converted all our navigation and interior/exterior incandescent bulbs with LEDs over ten years ago
Today I said goodbye to an old friend nightowle at 9:30am 11.12.24 An O'Day is to be remembered as an especially fine boat. I had the 27. It's wonderful to keep thes
New main sail too tall. Now what? thinwater at 9:26am 11.12.24 It's a roller furling main so it really needs to fit correctly. I'm not set up for a cunningham.
New main sail too tall. Now what? jssailem at 9:24am 11.12.24 My dealings with North Sail involved the local sail loft manager. He visited my boat and we measured
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? jssailem at 8:43am 11.12.24 2. I currently plan to put an open Y connector at the tank discharge fitting (with a few inches of
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? kbgunn at 8:05am 11.12.24
Hunter 26/260 trailers SteveHughessails at 8:00am 11.12.24 We are right at the mark. If an officer wanted to, he could cause us some grief. We will be ok :-)
What grade VHF Antenna Coaxial Cable was used in 2000 Hunter 340 Don S/V ILLusion at 7:54am 11.12.24 . Couplers and antenna switches inject losses. At VHF frequencies, this is a big deal. For clarit
Sewing bags for gear kbgunn at 7:47am 11.12.24 Add a flap with velcro closure. Velcro won't rust.
Convert roller furling main to traditional ? R Squared at 7:31am 11.12.24 Getting a new main from a sailmaker that has produced them for a Hunter 41 along with one that can g
Hunter 49 Cutlass bearing Tally Ho at 5:23am 11.12.24
Adding a head macerator pump--need vented loop, or is valve OK? sailme88 at 4:48am 11.12.24 Personally I'd got with a MSD... That aside, prepare for the worst. In the worst... the macerator
Atomic A4 Head Studs question Indysailor at 4:40am 11.12.24 I wouldn't do it, but I'm not confident enough in my own experience to stray away from spec in such

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