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Cockpit Oxidation/Chalky - Polishing Advice Needed econnors at 6:22am 07.03.21 Catalina 22 7/860 My 1987 Cat 22 cockpit has chalky-to-touch status all over. White dust rubbing off on hands, skin an
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance Monterey385 at 6:20am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 33/5638 What is the proper wrench/tool to loosen both the lock nut and tighten the packing nut for a stuffin
Portable solar panels??? Ken Cross at 6:17am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 3/445 We rarely need to charge other than shore power because we don't often go more than one night where
Hunter 33.5 - Autohelm ST4000+ Fred at 5:20am 07.03.21 Mid-Size Boats 12/986
Bleach in water tanks NYSail at 5:16am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/7072 Hello all. So every season I thoroughly clean my water tanks using bleach with several good rinses.
Roller furling failure 1123581321 at 3:38am 07.03.21 Ask All Sailors 13/980 I was sailing in 20 -25 kts and my furling line came loose. I had no way to furling the sail. What i
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:04pm 07.02.21 Sirius 21/22 36/5448 Second season on a Sirius 21 and I'm trying to get it better dialed-in this year now that we've lear
Arguing with insurance company JeffM at 2:08pm 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 34/3031 Last year was not the greatest, and for us, it was especially bad as far as sailing. We are on an in
1996 26X foresail rigging jjmcp2 at 2:00pm 07.02.21 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/520 I'm looking for someone that could help ( I would pay for physical presence) rigging the foresail on
Mounting a chart plotter and maintaining the recommended compass separation Wm. Gill at 10:34am 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 15/1541 I missed this in my original measurement, and planning. I am making a custom mounting platform for
The SUN celebrates CANADA DAY (1) jssailem at 9:05am 07.02.21 Weather and Forecasting 2/750 While the grand celebrations of July 1st past have been muted, the Sun was not deterred by Covid or
Mercury / Tohatsu / Nissan small outboard carburetor clean up. portajon at 8:46am 07.02.21 Engines and Propulsion 7/4782 Video of cleaning a Mercury 3.5 hp four stroke carb. All of these motors up to 6 hp branded Mercury
Question about buying Lewmar spare parts (1) AndyL at 8:41am 07.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/797 Hello, Both my Lewmar jib sheet cars have some damaged pieces. I could buy new cars but that seems
By the power of the sun... Project_Mayhem at 7:53am 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 6/429 I'm in the market for a 50-100w solar panel and am having trouble deciding where to mount it. I can
Missing plate on mast (1) ManicFarmer at 7:38am 07.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/737 I have been going through sea trials on my newly purchased Hunter 28 and discovered a missing plate
Reconnecting cut transducer cable on Standard Horizon DS35 ricksoth at 7:33am 07.02.21 Ask All Sailors 16/1516 Due to my stupidity I cut the cable between the display unit and the transducer. Can I simply recon
Yanmar GH/HM alternator saddle mount concern (1) lshingledecker at 7:33am 07.02.21 Engines and Propulsion 1/476 I have a Yanmar 3HM35F - alternator question is the same as 2 and 3 GM and maybe even later engines.
Reverse Polarity and Inverter Damage dlochner at 7:21am 07.02.21 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2018 A boater at my marina is claiming his Inverter was damaged because the marina had reverse polarity a
Running DC circuits while charging battery? Fleet at 5:18am 07.02.21 Catalina 310 6/1428 Dumb question but I have to ask. Can I run DC circuit equipment (lights, fridge, radio) while on sh
Refinishing Teak Hand Rails John Marrone at 4:10am 07.02.21 Catalina 22 3/512 The Varnish is peeling off Teak hand rails, etc. After removing and reinstalling the new finished Te

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Battery combiner, is this best? bob45 at 5:23am 03.02.24 Great info! Thanks. A bit to unpack here. I daysail 90% of the time and am at a dock with shore powe
Battery combiner, is this best? dlochner at 4:50am 03.02.24 HThere have been lots of advances in battery technology and charging technology since your boat was
376 Chainplate/Bolts (2) CuttyBound at 4:06am 03.02.24 Images from inside the boat attached for reference. Further inspection is needed but from what I can
Snow falling on Cedars mermike at 3:20am 03.02.24 Just looking at those bumps makes me ache..
Bon Voyage! Will Gilmore at 3:10am 03.02.24 Congratulations, now you can really get some work done. Sometimes a change in the watch schedule ca
Bon Voyage! kappykaplan at 2:18am 03.02.24 Congratulations! :beer: Now you can use @All U Get 's tagline: I'm retired. I was tired yesterday
Passage Compass replacement Tally Ho at 9:52pm 03.01.24 Greg offers a good suggestion regarding the compass, likely a Ritchie like ours. Hunter used an Eds
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wo
Bon Voyage! Tally Ho at 9:49pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Bon Voyage! Roland5048 at 9:48pm 03.01.24 Retirement! Ah, Yes! Did that 14 years ago. Wonder how I ever found the time to actually go to wor
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:31pm 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits wh
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:22pm 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 2
Bon Voyage! dLj at 9:19pm 03.01.24 Congratulations - may retirement provide you the time to do the things you like, the good health to
Keel repair KCofKC at 9:11pm 03.01.24 Captcoho, I took each photo and blew them up pretty large and went over them more than just casually
Snow falling on Cedars (1) SoSound at 8:52pm 03.01.24 Love the title! As long as the snow is finally falling, I might as well stay where I can do somet
Sunlight visible meter, indicator, LED, LCD, etc. Project_Mayhem at 8:19pm 03.01.24
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 KelToy at 7:17pm 03.01.24 I have a 2008 38. Under the speaker system in the cockpit there is a hole in the stainless arch.
How to Best Run Solar Panel Wires Down Hunter Arch Tubes? + Custom Over Bimini Solar Panel Install on 2006 Hunter 38 chuckwayne at 6:51pm 03.01.24 I'm sure it's like the 356 - the wires go down the aft tube (port side on the 356) thru a smallish h
Hunter 23 worth salvaging? dlochner at 6:36pm 03.01.24 The most expensive boat you can buy is a free boat. There is probably very little coring to worry ab
Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. (1) jssailem at 6:01pm 03.01.24 WOW!... That makes the $4K I paid for my V-Drive Borg-Warner transmission rebuild sound like a steal

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