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Best pain for the hull and keel on 31 hunter Grunt735 at 6:19pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 6/551 she's out of the water on stands and id like to sand her down and repaint her hull. what the best pa
hunter 31 prop carrier assembly Grunt735 at 6:15pm 06.21.22 Parts Search 9/1073 this piece is not detached, and i need to confirm that its steel or aluminum, any experts out there?
Anchor line question (1) waterman30 at 1:41pm 06.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1042 Hi - Here is what my anchor line looks like (when it's not wrapped around headstay :)) What is purp
Sunbird 16 complete rig available? SamLust at 1:35pm 06.21.22 AMF 2/2869 I have a guy interested in my Sunbird 16 hull only. I am curious if there would be interest in the
Selden Furling Main Wrinkles mistermike55 at 1:26pm 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/840 We have a Selden in-mast furling main on our Catalina 385. We've had some trouble with jamming wrin
Solar Panel Charging Plymouth Sailor at 11:55am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 5/887 Dear Sailors, I have a solar panel connected directly to my #1 battery and have a #2 battery as wel
Survey needed on a Hunter Passage 450 in Miami area SailorShaggy at 11:17am 06.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/352 Looking for surveyor recommendation in the Miami area for 97 Hunter Passage 450. I am not from the a
Looking for a surveyor in the Miami area SailorShaggy at 10:15am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 1/478 I am from out of the area and looking at '97 Passage 450 in the Miami area and need to have a buyers
Bimini for O'Day 302 Suri at 9:54am 06.21.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/905 Owner of an O'Day 302. I want to buy and install a Bimini. Can someone please advise me how to go
Good exercise for older boaters (1) Brian D at 9:09am 06.21.22 Sails Call Lounge 15/1824 206515G:eek:ood
Adding Hardware to Cabin Top... (1) rpell1@msn.com at 7:57am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 4/1423
Cape may 663 bridge clearance Cmp1110 at 6:37am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 27/2546 Good morning does anyone have a recent height on the route 663 bridge in cape may? We are planning a
Hunter Vision 32 motor mount size, vibration, white smoke sharkcus at 6:20am 06.21.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/796 I think I have every possible problem with this 3gm30f lol. First I'll start with: 1. Can someone wi
Autopilot core pack location on Catalina 380 Scottcampbell at 5:54am 06.21.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/437 Trying to find location of autopilot core pack. Drive cables go under helm, then not sure. cant f
I sailed a Sunfish! (1) Kermit at 5:07am 06.21.22 Ask All Sailors 35/2889
Portable AC or Water Cooler Suggestions John Marrone at 8:19pm 06.20.22 Catalina 22 12/2274 1987 Catalina 22 New Design First Summer and not sure staying overnight in this Humid Hot N Florida
Catalina 250 WB swinging on a mooring buoy sebastko at 7:26pm 06.20.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1213 Hello, I'm a new boat owner. I've seen my Catalina 250 (water ballast version) doing this funny danc
Best Flexible Solar Panels Monterey385 at 6:49pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 4/2139 Looking to see if Renogy 175W Flexible Panels are still popular and recommended. Are there other be
Yeti Goal Zero c07chrisjohnson at 4:18pm 06.20.22 Big Boats 12/1593 Aloha, Saw the Yeti Goal Zero power supply and was wondering if anyone was able to basically power
Drain cover yogawme at 3:25pm 06.20.22 Ask All Sailors 6/988 I'm new to sailing (dating a sailor). I am looking for suggestions for a part that can be placed ove

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fresh water flush colemj at 12:56pm 03.29.25 Yes, keeping an aerobic tank helps to eliminate odors. But few, and I mean few, boats can keep the
fresh water flush colemj at 12:42pm 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Fresh water DOES keep the toilet discharge line cle
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:41am 03.29.25 Without that ability you'd have reroute the intake line into a jug of clean fresh water every time
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack jssailem at 11:41am 03.29.25 The strut is brass, Unless you sought out a brass strut and installed it, that would be highly unl
fresh water flush (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 03.29.25 You were doing pretty well till you said that. Thanks @Peggie Hall HeadMistress for interjecting
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:55am 03.29.25 That's what makes teeing the toilet intake line into the sink drainline so handy on boats with below
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until. A question if I may .................
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:33am 03.29.25 On my 1999 H-310, this fitting was factory installed to pass multiple wires down through the deck us
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:16am 03.29.25 No psych exams needed. It was only a few decades ago that all marine toilets were manual toilets.
Emergency Manual Will Gilmore at 10:10am 03.29.25 I also have labels around on things, and probably could use a few more. Things like "Do not use key
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 9:19am 03.29.25 Just a comment on the topping lift - take it FWIW. I had a fixed topping lift that ran from the mas
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack 4lane at 7:51am 03.29.25 Many of you are really reaching into your shadenfreude reserves. The strut is bronze, it has antifou
fresh water flush kloudie1 at 7:43am 03.29.25 I never understood the fresh water flush thing... until... I had to re-locate to a salt water marin
Refresh teak - exterior dmax at 7:06am 03.29.25 I'm with BigEasy - try to refinish without removing. If you do remove, I would replace it with synth
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack dLj at 6:55am 03.29.25 None of us can know what that strut is made from by looking at pictures. It is common to find these
Refresh teak - exterior Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 03.29.25 Be very careful when pressure washing teak. It tends to erode the softer fibers in the grain. Might
Towing through OR around Atlanta? patbratton at 6:15am 03.29.25 Mornings and late afternoon will be bad whether you go straight through or take I-285. The rest of t
Refresh teak - exterior jackhart at 5:52am 03.29.25 I am getting ready to sell our O'Day 22. I found that when I pressure washed the teak, it came back
Is fairing compound reasonable for a hull crack colemj at 5:49am 03.29.25 That bronze is not looking in good shape...can you polish it a bit? From the photo, seeing a lot of
fresh water flush colemj at 5:40am 03.29.25 One final thought here, do you think the fresh water flushing crowd (FWFC) is in any way related to

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