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Sea Tow's new (across the board) web sites no longer show web cams? RobG at 12:28pm 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 2/704 I had come to depend on the Noank, CT Sea Tow's web cam which was imbedded in the home page and free
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:24pm 02.13.22 Musings With Maine Sail 112/20495 I'm posting this as a way of getting updates on the state of LiFePo4 batteries on sailboats as of 20
H41DS 2008 salon table leg (1) Nachismo at 10:38am 02.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/513 Anybody know where to buy a replacement? An oil seal blew ' gunked up my bilge, causing a moment of
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 10:13am 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 35/4127 I'm making electrical system upgrades and am now considering a new A/C shore charger. Mounted on th
Deck core thickness Jconnors at 9:37am 02.13.22 Kittiewake 1/10399 Hi Everyone, Acquired a 1966 Kittiwake last year. Needs work. Can anyone tell me the core thickness
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Miken at 8:44am 02.13.22 Ask All Sailors 10/703 I am planning to re-pack my stuffing box (yes it needs it) in the spring when the boat is on the har
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Growl at 7:21am 02.13.22 Mid-Size Boats 27/2558 My goal is to singlehand my new vessel! Has any donned a mainsail Furler on their Hunter fractional
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses (1) fero at 6:52am 02.13.22 Big Boats 11/1374
Hunter 216 Sailing performance boardman74 at 6:46am 02.13.22 Smaller Boats 6/1585 I got the chance yesterday to sail my newly purchased 2004 Hunter 216. Air was very light so just a
Found my Universal M18 Kubota serial number. Thanks Richard19068 at 5:32pm 02.12.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2229 I have been unsuccessfuly looking for the Kubota serial number on my Universal M18 engine for quite
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (3) chichiflys at 5:26pm 02.12.22 The Cherubini Hunters 23/2483 Well, I think I have officially joined the club. Apparently a club that seems to be reserved more f
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 1:10pm 02.12.22 Catalina 22 33/5827 My current gas powered outboard is ruining my sailing. I sail on the Mississippi River and thus need
Sirius 21 pulpit (1) Ihtiandr at 7:29am 02.12.22 Sirius 21/22 5/2013 Hello, Everyone! I've bought Sirius 21 in October. It requires some repair work before sailing. In p
Tiller .vs. Wheel Apex at 3:20am 02.12.22 Ask All Sailors 50/6987 ...again?..... no, instead I wanted to hear what was the moment you "got it" switching to wheel. F
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Roger F at 3:55pm 02.11.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/5402
Items to fix for insurance, Pearson 30 fred1diver at 3:22pm 02.11.22 Ask All Sailors 4/880 Hey everyone, getting closer to buying that Pearson 30, looking over the survey, there are a few ite
Raw water intake strainer JrzSailor at 11:40am 02.11.22 The Cherubini Hunters 22/6014 The raw water intake for the 2GM20F on my H30 does not have a strainer. The PO told me that he has h
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 6:39am 02.11.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3522 My ancient galley stove has gimbals that are supposed to keep it level if the boat is heeling or not
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 doccjt at 4:56pm 02.10.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1226 Just had my offer accepted on a Hunter 340! Now the real work begins to complete the survey! partial
Add a dedicated starter battery (1) acudavid at 4:39pm 02.10.22 Ask All Sailors 38/4677 I just bought a 1979 Catalina 30 that is not turning over the Universal 18 diesel very well. I just

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Microwave lapetinaa at 12:52pm 03.30.25 I have a 41DS, wouldn't be surprised if it's the same microwave or a substantially similar installa
Microwave MFD at 12:49pm 03.30.25 I have a 41DS, wouldn't be surprised if it's the same microwave or a substantially similar installat
Moisture stains. TimFromLI at 12:12pm 03.30.25 Condensation? Could the interior of the boat be cold or ice in those areas with warm moist air outs
fresh water flush Dave at 11:55am 03.30.25 Gentlemen, Healthy disagreement and discussion is always welcome, we can all benefit from those di
fresh water flush (1) colemj at 11:43am 03.30.25 I don't know where he gets it either, Dave. And thanks for being our fact checker. I would think
Emergency Manual BigEasy at 11:28am 03.30.25 Oh and based on some YouTubes I saw that reported the incredibly poor results in the real world of
Emergency Manual MFD at 11:04am 03.30.25 If you are offshore and you have a galley fire, you do not "get out." You fight the fire, unless yo
Emergency Manual BigEasy at 11:02am 03.30.25 Looks like US Sailing has this. Not specific per-boat instructions, but the general topic/bullet-po
Emergency Manual thinwater at 10:54am 03.30.25 ... A friend of mine is a retired fire fighter. He put a big 'fire exit' sign on the inside of the
Emergency Manual MFD at 10:34am 03.30.25 Looks like US Sailing has this. Not specific per-boat instructions, but the general topic/bullet-poi
1990 Hunter 35.5 deck wiring pass through, has anyone made it larger? Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 03.30.25 I stuffed my with closed cell foam to keep out creatures. Brilliant. I'm lucky, no problem with
fresh water flush Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 03.30.25 Not sure where you are getting your information. The main ingredient, about 70% is ordinary salt. T
Emergency Manual Leeward Rail at 9:34am 03.30.25 Why not use figure 8? Is it no as easily manuverable? Choice of maneuver is really dependant on th
Emergency Manual Leeward Rail at 9:11am 03.30.25 I'm only familiar with outboards. What is the reason for this? That's specific to diesels. If it'
fresh water flush dlochner at 8:33am 03.30.25 Same boat in fresh and salt. Odor after a week of freshwater use, less odor after a week of saltwate
Refresh teak - exterior Art12050 at 8:07am 03.30.25
Water Tank Drains When Heeling Urban Hermit at 8:05am 03.30.25 Install a piston-type electric water pump.
Moisture stains. Bob607 at 8:01am 03.30.25 Agree, for the aft stain my original thought was rainwater used the strap to run down to the wet ar
Emergency Manual dLj at 7:57am 03.30.25 I've been watching this thread but as I am in the camp with @Stu Jackson - I haven't posted. However
fresh water flush colemj at 7:33am 03.30.25 Odor from flush water in the bowl is much less with frequent use. Nonexistent in fresh water, unles

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