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Removing Aft Cabin "Headboard" (1) duck21 at 5:24pm 08.18.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1376 Hello, We are looking to reupholster the cushion on the headboard in the aft cabin of our Hunter 37
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 4:27pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 32/5536 Hi All. I am new to the forum. I recently bought a cute CL14 and promptly turtled it on my fist gybe
Battery charger fred1diver at 4:22pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/484 Hello all. quick question, what do you all think about Victron Blue Battery chargers? looking to upg
Port Running Light Captain W at 3:44pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 2/592 I am running into a situation where I need to replace a burned out port running light. Specifically
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes (1) stageboss at 3:18pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 7/4005 I have a 2003 Catalina 310 with factory A/C. Lately when I turn on the A/C it runs for 5 or 10 minu
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:06pm 08.18.23 Musings With Maine Sail 14/4333 I find boat electrical panels frustrating. It's technology and practice that's at least 50 years ol
Fabric for boom tent? JBP-PA at 1:12pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1356 I have a boom tent made from white ripstop nylon. It's OK, but it transmits too much heat. Sunbrel
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 12:38pm 08.18.23 Ask All Sailors 66/7139 Greetings, My boat came with all Harken deck hardware, and only one 10" chrome winch handle for the
Finding a trailer in California Davey J at 10:34am 08.18.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1299 I currently have an Olson 25 in the SF Bay area, and want to get a trailer for it. I've seen a coupl
DIY Furler Fly4rfun at 6:45pm 08.17.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1689 on the mod page is a DIY furler done by CA guy, photos only, does anyone have info on how to constru
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 4:22pm 08.17.23 Big Boats 68/13958 Hey there everyone. Well I did it again. I bought an abandoned Catalina that needs lots of love. Thi
H38: What is this Xantrax device under my main DC panel (1) flightlead404 at 11:46am 08.17.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 42/5996 I'm in the process of expanding my 6 month old 400AHr LiFePO4 house bank to 600AHr by adding an addi
Whisker Pole Install Inactive Member 157604 at 9:30am 08.17.23 Big Boats 5/1266 Does anyone have any experience installing a whisker pole / track on a furling system mast? Worried
Invest 99L (1) JamesG161 at 7:40am 08.17.23 Weather and Forecasting 2/733 The African Monsoon Season is underway.
Expectations from solar Adamsson at 6:34am 08.17.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2497 We've had solar panels on our boat since we purchased it, but I'm only now looking at them more clos
Vesper XB8000- No GPS Signal MikeHoncho at 7:31pm 08.16.23 Ask All Sailors 12/2060 System is less than a year old and has worked flawlessly until this trip. Used precisely a month ago
Bimini for Newport 28mk II drharney at 5:23pm 08.16.23 Newport 2/1695 Man, its difficult to find a bimini and get the placement right on this boat. The backstays, or the
Dry bilge in H49/50 Nate at 2:38pm 08.16.23 Big Boats 12/1772
Capri 22 How does it race with a bit larger boats? Spar Trek at 2:32pm 08.16.23 Racing 11/3613
Venting a Dryer on a Catamaran geoffschultz at 12:29pm 08.16.23 Ask All Sailors 2/396 I'm in the process of designing a 55' catamaran. My wife would love a washer and a dryer, and I'm t

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Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? dLj at 11:41am 09.29.25 Thank you for all these different angles, much appretiated! I will try to sort it during the winter
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Ward H at 11:40am 09.29.25 Or just drain it into the black water holding tank for now. @Peggie Hall HeadMistress I tagged the
Running light corrosion colemj at 11:38am 09.29.25 We've had those lights and they are terrible for corrosion. As for the quality of the spade connect
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Woodworks1 at 11:34am 09.29.25
Shifter sticking when shifting in and out of forward Woodworks1 at 11:30am 09.29.25
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Woodworks1 at 11:29am 09.29.25 Or just drain it into the black water holding tank for now.
Goosneck corrosion - how bad is this? giogi93 at 11:19am 09.29.25 Thank you for all these different angles, much appretiated! I will try to sort it during the winter
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk (3) ds34mail at 11:19am 09.29.25 just to complete the VTB+795 discussion - I did this a few years back - and I did not see this menti
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Ward H at 11:15am 09.29.25 Welcome to the forum! I agree with Don, you need to install a new thru hull for the sink drain. I
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Woodworks1 at 10:51am 09.29.25 Don, That would be best practices. Or run a line forward to the lav sink through hull if it has enou
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Don S/V ILLusion at 10:28am 09.29.25 No, Someone add an air conditioner and used the kitchen sink overboard drain for the raw water cool
Only 4 through hulls on C30 MKl Woodworks1 at 10:21am 09.29.25 No, Someone add an air conditioner and used the kitchen sink overboard drain for the raw water cooli
Running light corrosion dLj at 10:19am 09.29.25 I just replaced a new, cheap stern light after too many connection issues. To my surprise, the SeaF
Running light corrosion marcham at 10:16am 09.29.25 It's not just slapping new fixtures on. The new fixtures have a different attachment footprint. So
Invest 93L kappykaplan at 10:05am 09.29.25 Lastest Info muda)! :beer:
Electronics shemandr at 9:31am 09.29.25 I have a hand held with GPS, which gives me position, course, speed, and it has duel scan and other
Running light corrosion Project_Mayhem at 9:13am 09.29.25 I just replaced a new, cheap stern light after too many connection issues. To my surprise, the SeaFl
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Project_Mayhem at 9:10am 09.29.25 Goo Gone is a type of mineral oil. You can clean it off as you would oil. You cannot use butyl wi
Electronics Davidasailor26 at 9:05am 09.29.25 Hello, VHF? Who really cares about that anymore? I have a fixed mount unit down at the nav statio
Running light corrosion dLj at 8:49am 09.29.25 Maybe. From the pic, it looks like they are clamped to the rail. Not sure what you are looking at

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