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Inflation out of control ! What are some products that my fellow boaters are using that are not necessary marine grade products to save some $ Capt Robbie at 9:24am 03.17.22 Ask All Sailors 9/995 with inflation skyrocketing, thought it might be interesting to see if anyone here has found any go
Trying to track down info on lines (1) brockangelo at 9:19am 03.17.22 Catalina 22 11/820 I am doing an inventory of all the lines I inherited and would like to identify the vendor where the
Fuel Tank Sludge Hunter 356 peterwynndavies at 2:45am 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/1975 On my 2002 Hunter 356 by removing the sender there is about a 2 inch hole through which I can just s
can't pump out waste tank sabbatical88 at 2:09am 03.17.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 50/6622 Aloha, I have a sealand fresh water vacuflush toilets and 20 gallon holding tanks in my fairly new-t
Hunter 306 salt water in the bilge but only when sailing Arbee at 8:55pm 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1527 Hi, I intend to take a scientific process of elimination to this problem but thought I'd ask here
San Diego Hunter 26 trailer needed Astrozombie at 5:50pm 03.16.22 Smaller Boats 1/579 Anyone in the San Diego area willing to let me borrow a Hunter 26 trailer for a couple weeks, I have
New Dodger George Braun at 4:28pm 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3468 strongly considering buying a 2006 Hunter 36 - one thing missing on the boat is a dodger. Anyone ha
Boat Bike "tech support" (1) John Nantz at 4:13pm 03.16.22 Sails Call Lounge 23/1918 My Boat Bike has served well for small trips on shore but it has some issues that come up from time
Repurposing a Rope Clutch dkinzer at 2:45pm 03.16.22 Big Boats 8/1526 On our 41DS with in-mast furling, the main halyard runs from a turning block on the mast base, throu
First of 4 panels (2) Light air at 1:54pm 03.16.22 Catalina 22 10/933 My first attempt at sewing. The first of 4 panels for the portholes in the cabin.
cracks inside on the window frame on 23.5 Susanne Johnson-Berns at 12:50pm 03.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/338 I have noticed that water may be leaking from the outside maybe on the mast foot or above the window
Sailboat Cradle oceanicjanet at 10:52am 03.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2660 Any suggestions as to where to advertise a Sailboat Cradle for a 38' boat.
Depth finder in bilge (1) RKMCCORKLE at 8:25am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1158 Have a little bit of water coming out around the area, I've hand turned this as tight as possible bu
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:43am 03.16.22 Musings With Maine Sail 33/5000 My house batts, lead-acid, 2x115AH, have been abused and probably trashed. I have them home, and tr
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 mshimota at 7:24am 03.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1652 I'm trying to find the greenish/blue paint color to match my 361 sailboat bottom. The two beneteau
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning John Marrone at 7:11am 03.16.22 Catalina 22 8/4252 When we got our 1987 Catalina 22 there was a lot of hull surface oxidation. Used the typical McGuire
Hunter 36 2007 Spin George Braun at 5:19am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/630 looking hard at a 2007 36 this weekend. Selden furling mast. Does anyone know if this mast has or
Swim Platform Lockers Bill19233 at 5:16am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/907 I have a 2000 Hunter 340, I need to replace the rubber latches on the swim platform lockers. I have
302 keel construction cah at 9:31pm 03.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/533 how is the 302 keel made. Is it cast iron? Lead? what is best way to protect it?
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 5:00pm 03.15.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3583 Has anyone tried Sailrite's Tenara threads for Bimini and sailcovers repair? Is this thread difficul

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Question about solar panels and batteries. Tin Kicker at 8:15am 11.18.24 It actually wouldn't take a lot of solar for what you describe and a quick temporary solution would
Question about solar panels and batteries. Scott T-Bird at 7:57am 11.18.24 Because I'll be on a mooring at Santa Catalina Island (approximately 25 NM from Long beach), I'll l
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish (1) william24424 at 7:38am 11.18.24 I would use the heat gun, gently scrape and very lightly sand. I used the minwax clear semi-gloss po
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 7:35am 11.18.24 " was hailed by the Navy, "Sailing Vessel Expresso, this is US Navy Warship 61, we are 4 knotical mi
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump jssailem at 7:26am 11.18.24 The simple answer is yes. Getting the shower water out of the bilge is a smart step to improving the
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:58am 11.18.24 I cannot recall seeing a documented sailboat in SoCal with other than the hailing port on the stern
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Dorfl68 at 6:57am 11.18.24 Thanks all!
Hunter 35.5 shower drain pump wilburleft at 6:51am 11.18.24 I just found a post from Lyle Hanna in 2005 that confirms my plan will work. Just have to do it. Thi
Hull flexing on a 94 Beneteau First 210 Joe at 6:08am 11.18.24 I though "oilcanning" occured on the hull, rather than the bottom. A result of insufficient bracing
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle JayZ at 6:01am 11.18.24
Question about solar panels and batteries. Kings Gambit at 5:41am 11.18.24 Because I'll be on a mooring at Santa Catalina Island (approximately 25 NM from Long beach), I'll l
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Captain Larry-DH at 4:15am 11.18.24 What you want to do will be fine. Been doing this for more than 30 years
Taking the mast down john2 at 1:02am 11.18.24 One question; were the wiring connectors stowed in the mast base? I'm going to have ours taken down
Question about solar panels and batteries. madmax at 10:34pm 11.17.24 Why do you want solar panels? Will you be in a marina with shore power or will you be on a mooring
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat (1) Rick D at 9:19pm 11.17.24 I cannot recall seeing a documented sailboat in SoCal with other than the hailing port on the stern
Port decal/name placement for a USCG documented boat Richard19068 at 8:52pm 11.17.24
Express 34 - Flooring Refinish FastOlson at 8:03pm 11.17.24 When we bought our similar boat the original sole pieces were very very dirty and dark, from wear an
Vented Loop Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:58pm 11.17.24 No...a vented loop in a discharge line is only needed in a line connected to a below-waterline thru-
Recommendations for the tension of the mast stays shemandr at 6:42pm 11.17.24
O'day 302 NMEA backbone cable location (4) Tin Kicker at 6:20pm 11.17.24 Like Greg, I have a 322 so the cabin is reverse of the 302. The images below are from in-process and

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