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cleaning cockpit cushions kingsailor at 8:11am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2119 Has anyone found a good product to clean cockpit cushions made out of Sunshure woven fabric?? Thank
web site for sea state newsailor72 at 7:58am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 for weather, I use NOAA, and for wind conditions, I use iwindsurf.com. Is there a site that tells t
Pamlico Sound Nuese River marina suggestions? kito at 7:48am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2732 I am going to look at a 1982 Cal 31 this weekend. It is located at a marina in the Oriental, NC area
how to wire this electrical panel (1) newsailor72 at 7:46am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4091 I got a seasense 6 switch electrical panel a while back and lost the instruction that came with it.
Border Crossing? Tedd at 7:26am 07.26.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/105016 I'm relatively new to sailing, especially in the pacific northwest, so forgive me if this is a reall
1GM oil leak (3) jfschena at 6:35am 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1054 After methodical replacement of various seals I've managed to eliminate the fuel leak. Thanks for yo
Fuel Tank question Alansails at 5:39am 07.26.13 Catalina 310 17/3648 After our trip on our 310, which had been flat sailed on an inland lake-engine had only 130 hrs on a
Maxwell Winch replacement letsgo at 5:31am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5635 1984 h34. My Maxwell Winches need repair/replacement. I don't race the boat. The price per unit can
1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor letsgo at 5:15am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/708 l have a 1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor. Worked until this season. Fan runs but does not cool th
Matrix+ AIS GX2150 Ken13559 at 10:34pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3520 Anyone uses this Standard Horizon GX2150 vhf? Appreciate feedback on how good/bad the AIS perform? I
Introduction Tedd at 10:05pm 07.25.13 Sailing Motorcyclists 8/140937 I'm not sure I quite qualify for this forum, because I don't actually have a sailboat! But I am ser
Bottom paint ?? adamskeith at 9:14pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 11/2037 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 that I plan to sail in fresh water . There are so many bottom / ant
Connecting two chains for windlass use (2) Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/17174 In the past I have used a connecting link like in the first picture below. You peen over the four p
Broken rudder hold down cable. Roadking Larry at 7:34pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1524 After having a fine afternoon on the boat doing a little maintenance and adding a tiller tamer, ever
Large hatch and top hatch (1) Jtbarker at 7:32pm 07.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1501 Hi, I wanted to see if there is a company that makes plexiglass hatches for my 1982 Catalina 22. The
Blew a diesel hose higgs at 6:23pm 07.25.13 Engines and Propulsion 10/4837 Blew a fitting and it sprayed diesel all over my bilge. Not gallons, but enough to smell. What do
Speed and Sail Trim. geehaw at 5:58pm 07.25.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/10695 Last weekend I was out in about 20 knot winds. I weas sailing with a reefed main and a genoa. Heel w
Powering A/C at anchor GeorgiaBII at 5:19pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 21/4049 I've got a 5000 btu window A/C unit installed in my cabin into the lazerette. I'm thinking a 800/900
NMEA Mux (multiplexer) recommendation? jviss at 5:13pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4248 I need a NMEA 0183 Mux. I have been putting it off for years, toying with the idea of converting to
Added 235w Solar Panel to H33 (15) sea_casper at 3:32pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4621 Deciding to go Solar, I observed that the best buys in Solar Panels per watt are those in the 200-25

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Cleaning Shore Power Cord Johnb at 8:00am 05.16.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 7:48am 05.16.23 @Hayden Watson : Great tip, thanks! @jssailem : It has to do with launching. The boat launch at McD
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:25am 05.16.23 I watched some youtube videos on this, I'm going to try both the Magic Eraser and Fast Orange hand c
Mast Gate Woes (1) Hayden Watson at 7:08am 05.16.23 I have the same problem with my new mainsail but those shown at MetaMast would be worse than what I
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:01am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:59am 05.16.23 Every boater should know where every thruhull is. :plus:
De-winterization Don S/V ILLusion at 6:59am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I
De-winterization jdrutten at 6:57am 05.16.23 The manual shows it as being under the head sink. See page 17: Hunter_gen_52976033.pdf (sailboatowne
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:56am 05.16.23 There is no purpose other than keeping up apearances, and I don't enjoy menial labor. Go sailing.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:51am 05.16.23 Thanks! I'll check it today. appreciate the quick reply!
De-winterization kappykaplan at 6:47am 05.16.23 That through hull is likely under one of your deck plates.
De-winterization Winyah Bay at 6:42am 05.16.23 I can't seem to locate the toilet intake seacock on my Hunter 29.5. Any help / pics appreciated. I'
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 6:05am 05.16.23 I tried some recommended items that did nothing, and then used a specific marine cord cleaning prod
Faded Sunbrella (or equivalent) Boat Canvas jviss at 6:03am 05.16.23 Well, back again. I ordered some Rust-Oleum Fabric Paint, and I'm also looking at Fabric Spray Dye.
Cleaning Shore Power Cord cymeyer at 5:54am 05.16.23 Silly post, I know, sorry! My shore power cord looks awful, grimy, gritty. I washed it, and tried
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 5:42am 05.16.23 The new 9KW Kohler starter wire. More on final connections on next post. Happy Jim...
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset ChrisHunter at 5:36am 05.16.23 My suggestion is to set the offset 1 foot lower than the distance from the waterline to bottom of ke
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat CYQK at 5:08am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the b
Cleaning Shore Power Cord NYSail at 4:59am 05.16.23 How do I clean my dirty cover? :D Fortunately the cover only gets a bit dirty and easily sprays c

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