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Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products John Marrone at 1:17pm 01.27.23 Catalina 22 4/952 Need to clean my Teak Handrails and Window Trim using natural products. Is using a Power Washer harm
Fuel tank sending unit 87Jayhawk at 12:09pm 01.27.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1897 Thanks for the advice on my leaking thru hull. All repairs made by the boatyard. Now I am moving o
Solar panel power recommendations stickinthemud57 at 9:06am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 10/1472 I am planning a three-night cruise and considering purchasing a flexible solar panel and charger kit
Sabre 34 MKI installation of Code Zero Sail?? tfliveright at 8:27am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/623 As title says, wondering if anybody has experience installing a Code Zero sail on a Sabre 34?
Considering sonar stickinthemud57 at 8:27am 01.27.23 Ask All Sailors 17/1724 I sail a MacGregor 26S with a swinging centerboard. WIth plans to sail in unfamiliar and potentially
hunter 49 steering quadrant. Zencra at 2:59am 01.27.23 Big Boats 19/2190 Hi everyone, we're in Tunisia for winter and attempting to get some urgent John's done before crossi
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. Orcas Bob at 5:25pm 01.26.23 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1557 After several months of zero use, the single lever faucet, once turned on, won't shut off. Guessing
Made it to Mexico! (3) MarkHejtmanek at 3:55pm 01.26.23 Smaller Boats 0/1361 Last Spring, I decided to jump into sailing for 3 reasons: 1) I used to sail (and race) small sailbo
Galley fiddle touch up (1) hvac&r tech at 2:59pm 01.26.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1595 My Oceanis 40.1 galley fiddles took some heavy use last summer, anyone had to re-paint or touch up t
Cleat backing plates? rpludwig at 1:37pm 01.26.23 Catalina 22 13/2383 Been away from the forum for awhile....that said, wth was Catalina thinking putting cleats on a C22
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 11:40am 01.26.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1831 I am looking to get back into sailing and have found some great information on these forums. I had
Need a "double" block at the mast base (2) Justin_NSA at 11:39am 01.26.23 Ask All Sailors 21/2851 Pictures aren't so great, but I think they work. I'd like to replace one of these single blocks with
Remove Maxwell 1000 fron 320mk2 Brahmany at 8:36am 01.26.23 Mid-Size Boats 0/787 The maxwell 1000 anchor winch has siezed on my 320 mk2. Wondering if anybody had to remove the unit
Universal 5411 2 cyl Diesel RBilly at 6:33am 01.26.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/754 I have an '83 O'day 28 with the above engine. A Kubota block. I have a thin metal plate 2 1/8 in lo
Portable Generator as a Backup Power Source dkinzer at 7:34pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 50/5145 I'm considering a portable dual-fuel inverter-type generator as a backup power generation source - a
Crack on rudder (2) Mclovin at 7:31pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 20/3430 I hauled my boat this winter to check things out. We have 2001 hunter 460 and have had it for about
Line routing to cockpit (1) tenacity31 at 3:13pm 01.25.23 Ask All Sailors 18/5541 I've read a lot of general guidance about this topic on this forum. Seeeking some specific advice/pr
lithium battery conversion Andiamo 34 at 2:35pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2038 I just installed lithium batteries on my sailboat and have a lead acid starter battery and separate
New NOAA Marine Product dlochner at 2:00pm 01.25.23 Weather and Forecasting 6/1435 Saw this post in today's Noonsite email: uTube video of weather analysis for the Caribbean and trop
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option sailpablo at 1:46pm 01.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2609 We are going to purchase a new Main sail for our 2003 Hunter 356. We have had several jams when fur

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Wheel Bearings for original trailers? (1) Joe at 4:17am 07.03.25 My experience with those lightweight 2 wheel sailboat trailers is they pretty much all use the same
Sailing Instruments rpwillia at 2:47am 07.03.25 I have heard good things about these guys, where they repair your old instruments: Home - GaugeSave
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 9:46pm 07.02.25 Have you considered towing your dinghy or kayaks?
Spreader Tip C&C 25 Project_Mayhem at 9:39pm 07.02.25 1.5" Rigid aluminum conduit has an outer diameter of 1.9ish inches
Spreader Tip C&C 25 jssailem at 9:06pm 07.02.25 Here is what Catalina does for there spreader ends. Suspect it could work for you. Wood dowel to fit
Urgent Hood furler question Project_Mayhem at 9:01pm 07.02.25 My past experience with Hood furlers made me question whether it was possible to do this without rem
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Dalliance at 8:08pm 07.02.25 Hunter used the infamous I-beam in the H30 bilge through 1980. In 1981 they switched to the rig you
Sailing Instruments Calif. Ted at 7:49pm 07.02.25 I've replaced the screen om my ST4000 AP but my ST60's are starting to display screen burn and the w
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 6:42pm 07.02.25 Daze, Cruising with a preventer at mid-boom can cause the boom to fail at the point where you attach
Fuel tank removal? rpwillia at 5:48pm 07.02.25 Nice creativity on the workaround. Curiously, my tank on hull 185 is metal and not aluminum. From wh
Sailing Instruments (1) rpwillia at 5:41pm 07.02.25 I feel pretty fortunate as my ST60 instruments are still working great and are now integrated with m
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Scott T-Bird at 4:39pm 07.02.25 Our boat is back in the slip & all is well! The marina owner had been telling me all along that he
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 3:47pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 3:10pm 07.02.25 De nada
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 3:10pm 07.02.25 Thank you!
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 2:52pm 07.02.25 In other word, if I have to replace the radial I will need to support the rudder so it doesn't fall
Urgent Hood furler question Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 07.02.25 When I did it, I would tie a halyard around the base of the drum so that I could use it to support t
Urgent Hood furler question (1) Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 07.02.25 Yep, several times. See attached diagram.
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 2:24pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Shower Sump Pump Woes (2) Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 07.02.25 My final solution: All of you were correct. The Whale Gulper 220 pump is the way to go. I opted fo

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