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A weekend of boating incompetence... shemandr at 6:21pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 26/2431 The waterways around here are, I think, less crowded than they were 20 years ago, and they are more
Replacing cold water forward shower hose on 44DS Lee Coller at 5:59pm 08.26.18 Big Boats 6/707 I've determined I have a slow leak in the cold water line leading to the forward shower (vberth) on
Programmable Solar Controller? jviss at 3:32pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 4/285 I'd like to find a solar controller that is programmable for Accept, Float, and Equalization voltage
Cleaning plastic port windows. daviddp at 1:13pm 08.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/525 Has anyone used automotive headlight cleaner to clean plastic port windows? Mine are scratched and a
Recommendations on Effective Cleaner for Non-skid Deck Rick486 at 11:23am 08.26.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1437 Hello All: I am looking for some ideas on a good cleaner for the non-skid deck areas. Maxine is kept
East Pacific Hurricanes Activity Crazy! JamesG161 at 8:43am 08.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 4/892 Hurricane Lane is now gone, but not forgotten. There are 2 more tropical disturbances spinning up in
Smart Chargers and Smart Fridges bawlmer at 7:16pm 08.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 12/2254 I have a Sterling Pro Charge Ultra charger. It has that power saving feature that makes it go semi-c
Derelicts - Upper Chesapeake bawlmer at 6:25pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1179 To regain my sanity I head across the bay and anchor out at Swan Creek, which is on the north side o
Quatix watch 907Juice at 5:07pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 4/440 heyyooo!! My wife bought me the original quatix watch for my birthday. It does a lot of stuff. Anyo
39 year old RK20 Golden Roo at 4:32pm 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 13/2268 I have a new OLD RK 20 and would like to check if anyone on this forum has or has had one. would lik
Tabernacle on H30? Weekdaysailor at 4:09pm 08.25.18 The Cherubini Hunters 18/3719 I have a '78 and on waitlist for a slip that will require the mast be lowered. Anyone done this on
MX Mariner and ActiveCaptain galynd at 10:34am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 3/1061 Does MX Mariner no longer support Active Captain? I know AC was purchased by Garmin but I was still
Spider prevention? Jeff Gray at 9:44am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 47/6621
Another sanitation question Ken Cross at 8:41am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 23/1669 Our boat came with a "Y" fitting that connected to the tank pump out fitting, maserator, and hose to
Interior cushions for 1973 Oday mariner 2+2 peterbud at 8:34am 08.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 2/499 I just purchased a 1973 Oday Mariner 2+2 . At some point all of the interior cushions were taken out
How do you clean your engine? Ken Cross at 8:19am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1408 Auto engines are fairly easy to clean, but boat engines surrounded by finished interiors is another
Your worst nightmare: Hoisted sail, stuck? (2) TomY at 4:57am 08.25.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1851 It's one of mine. I'm not critiquing mast sail furling, the situation can happen to any main sail. W
Reducing fancy gear, siren crying kids. (1) uralite at 9:20pm 08.24.18 Catalina 30 26/3268 This evening I took all 3 kids out on the boat to give their pregnant mother a break. All was well w
Maximum Heel juradog at 3:54pm 08.24.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 21/5869 I'm a relatively new owner of a Catalina Capri 22, standard rig, wing keel . What is the approximat
Dutchman Flake System. Keep it? rfrye1 at 2:47pm 08.24.18 Ask All Sailors 15/3439 Its time to replace the Mono line on my Hunter 376. I've done it before and its kinda a pain. I'm th

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How to keep open sika flax? jssailem at 9:32am 05.17.24 WOW... they look like Condoms for Caulking tubes..:laugh: Hold back the GOO..:yikes: Red is a gre
How to keep open sika flax? (1) Rich Stidger at 9:29am 05.17.24 I bought some of these roll-on tube caps on Amazon last year. I just used the first one, so I can't
How to keep open sika flax? Captain Larry-DH at 9:03am 05.17.24 Great idea. :thumbup: The Admiral gets upset when I store aging steelhead roe or partial tubes of g
How to keep open sika flax? jssailem at 8:50am 05.17.24 separate dorm fridge Great idea. :thumbup: The Admiral gets upset when I store aging steelhead roe
How to keep open sika flax? thinwater at 8:37am 05.17.24 Yes, a fridge helps, a lot. A fridge is both cold (slows reaction) and very dry (water is the curing
Connecting H23 bilges? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:55am 05.17.24 Never heard back
Cover for Hunter 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:52am 05.17.24 Second that. Former hunter dealer
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Captain Larry-DH at 6:33am 05.17.24 One more thing to add - we found Verizon cellular data coverage was very poor in Maine. Voice servic
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 6:15am 05.17.24 If it looks anything like mine, remove the fuel hose from the shut off valve. The aluminum block wi
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 RBilly at 6:11am 05.17.24 pick up tube for what? Sorry I just read your headline. It might be plastic, some of them have a s
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch kappykaplan at 6:06am 05.17.24 SVFreedom, the OP hasn't been seen since July 2023.
Hunter Legend 33 - 2005 - Cruising Chute / Asymmetrical Spinnaker Size Joe at 6:04am 05.17.24 Go to any sailmaker website that sells asymmetrical spinnakers. There will be a measurement and siz
Lewmar autopilot drive/clutch SVFreedom at 6:01am 05.17.24 I was able to purchase a replacement drive/ clutch from Lewmar!!!! Part number 89300203. It looks q
Hunter Legend 33 - 2005 - Cruising Chute / Asymmetrical Spinnaker Size jssailem at 5:53am 05.17.24
Xantrex Freedom Charger/Inverter CMOS Battery? Tally Ho at 5:42am 05.17.24 How old are the batteries? I find it hard to believe that 2 weeks off power, well-charged and heal
1980 C&C 40-2 Access to space under helm smo10018 at 5:38am 05.17.24 We have a 1983 40-2 AC and agree access to that area from the lazerette locker is terrible! Our boa
23.5 outboard motor Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 05.17.24 @Southern Crux Do keep us informed and thank you for responding
Fuel tank fitting for pick up tube and fuel shut off for "83 O'Day 28 dlochner at 4:48am 05.17.24 Anyone know what the pick up tube would be made of then ( copper?). Has anyone removed theirs? How?
Cover for Hunter 18.5 shemandr at 3:28am 05.17.24 It looks like a cover that is made to go over the jib while it is hanked onto the forestay.
1991 P42 Airmar Part/Serial Number (1) eianm at 10:38pm 05.16.24 sorry its taken me so long- but finally got there today;

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