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Solar Tax Credit BigEasy at 9:28am 09.18.25 Ask All Sailors 7/911 Has anyone attempted to obtain the 30% Federal tax credit (IRS form 5695) for solar charging systems
Hunter 38 Rudder Gland? five gems at 8:58am 09.18.25 Big Boats 4/918 Does the Hunter 38 have a rudder gland that requires maintenance/repacking periodically?
Refrigeration upgrade - H33 Maurice Doran at 8:40am 09.18.25 Mid-Size Boats 4/1502 Has anyone replaced and upgraded the under-counter fridge in their Hunter 33? Mine is still working
Identification or old Jib sheet block and track. (1) joe niver at 6:27am 09.18.25 Ask All Sailors 3/475 Trying to find information about this piece of hardware.Came off of a Tanzer 25 sailboat. Thanks
Fridge/Freezer adjustment (3) ShawneH at 10:07am 09.17.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/925 Good day, I have an Icebox with a plate in it and a fridge. It all runs on a single compressor. I
Acadian Yawl Paul Fuge at 6:42pm 09.16.25 AMF 2/1517 Hoping to find out what the ballast material in the keel is. 1969 Paceship
Invest 92L --> TD7 --> TS Gabrielle --> Hurricane Gabrielle (1) JamesG161 at 2:18pm 09.16.25 Weather and Forecasting 10/1772 This one will be named Gabrielle soon.
Winterizing the Jabsco Manual Toilet Nichole340 at 1:20pm 09.16.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1767
Double sided tape or vecro that wont stain gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 12:32pm 09.16.25 Ask All Sailors 3/593 Does anyone know of some double sided tape or velcro that wont stain gelcoat?
Looking for Boarding Mat Suggestions (1) Foswick at 9:41am 09.16.25 Ask All Sailors 3/693 We're doing a lot more cruising with other people, lately, so find ourselves rafting more frequently
Stinky hot water john6206 at 7:28am 09.16.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/987
Steering linkage OD 23 brhoads at 5:55am 09.16.25 Ask All Sailors 5/538 Hi all, I have a new to me OD 23 with a 10 HP electric motor. The previous owner suggested that a st
American sailor missing off the North Queensland coast. (1) garymalmgren at 12:12am 09.16.25 Ask All Sailors 3/708 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-16/missing-sailor-cape-bedford/105777430
AC power tripping ShawneH at 9:42pm 09.15.25 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2218 I just purchased a B-373. I have been staying on it for the last couple of weeks. Something I have
PSS Shaft Seal....Salt Scale forming (4) sailcapt340 at 6:28pm 09.15.25 Ask All Sailors 4/766
Acadian Yawl enthusiasts Paul Fuge at 4:22pm 09.15.25 Paceship 5/1832 1969 Yawl free to the next enthusiast , complete project boat. I need the trailer its on. Monterey C
Acadian Yawl enthusiasts Paul Fuge at 4:15pm 09.15.25 AMF 0/16 I have a 1969 Acadian Yawl on a trailer I need other use of. Complete , also a project boat. Atomic
What is this for? (1) Surfside at 3:23pm 09.15.25 Ask All Sailors 2/514 This item was on our boat when we purchased and the prior owner did not what it was for. Any ideas?
Digital Monitor for Oil/Temperature Foswick at 1:21pm 09.15.25 Ask All Sailors 3/541 My Universal M-35B engine has an oil pressure sender, OP switch, temperature sender, and temperature
Is it typical to have electrical connections - (1) skrause at 12:35pm 09.15.25 Ask All Sailors 17/1459 ...at the bottom of the mast like this? 1988 Beneteau First 235. Suggestions about tidying them up

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Pearson 1986 36-2.... Project_Mayhem at 7:52am 12.14.25 Hello all..... Going through all my stuff and found the original purchase manual for my 1986 36-2.
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units jssailem at 7:37am 12.14.25
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL jssailem at 7:33am 12.14.25 In regards to your hand feel, the choice is very much personal. I enjoyed the feel of the tiller in
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? kclancy at 7:25am 12.14.25 Those tubes look like they are filled with silicon or some kind of grease. They might be there inten
Holding tank and water tank under V berth sending units (1) VFR750 at 7:14am 12.14.25 SCAD Technologies builds a reliable one. I have used them for 5 years on the plastic Holding tank
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? Chipmunk88 at 6:04am 12.14.25 I'm not sure about the history yet, but I imagine it has seen its fair share of salt water. It is s
Holiday Greetings Joe at 5:56am 12.14.25 Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukka or whatever floats your holiday boat! Happy New Year and fair and o
What's going on with this keel? How do these keel bolts look? Gene Neill at 5:52am 12.14.25 I don't see anything alarming. The cracks are just a gel coat thing. A minute with a small brass wir
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL Apex at 5:08am 12.14.25 i always thought it was more about steering from the rail. Opposite of @Davidasailor26 I steer from
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 4:57am 12.14.25 235844
Pearson 1986 36-2.... JPS27 at 4:39am 12.14.25 I would love a copy
BIG WHEEL vs SMALL WHEEL colemj at 3:50am 12.14.25 The 22" wheel will require ~25% more effort to turn than the 28" wheel. Whether that is significant
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Captain Larry-DH at 3:17am 12.14.25 Thanks for the recommendations. I Have heard of a lot of VC17 users. And yes I actaully just grin
LEAKING CABIN TOP TEAK TRIM Oddvark at 10:58pm 12.13.25 I forgot to mention that you should put tape over the hole, then countersink, then apply epoxy and
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 10:48pm 12.13.25 Areas around the windows may differ from boat to boat but the roof and deck is fiberglass/gelcoat, w
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Project_Mayhem at 10:45pm 12.13.25 Do you want a test boat? Then you have the right specimen. If you want a liveaboard, ocean cruiser o
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 10:43pm 12.13.25 OK, I had a 1976 O'Day 27. FWIW, I added a hatch for ventilation on the roof. It was two layers of
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 9:42pm 12.13.25
Questions about the roof build of a Oday 27 older model likely 1979 or 78 Oddvark at 9:33pm 12.13.25 If I understand your question correctly, you want to remove the headliner and then the inner skin o
Recommend A Bottom Paint for my partially repaired swing keel? (current keel paint unknown) Tally Ho at 8:56pm 12.13.25 So do people really raise their boat off their trailer and take the entire swing keel off every yea

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