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Frozen seacocks,how to cure? DAVA390 at 5:35pm 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 11/3472 The boat i just bought has 2 through hulls near the transom, 1 feeds a deck washdown pump, ( not wor
Window films dLj at 5:11pm 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 22/2422 Has anybody ever put these films on their windows for UV protection? There are many companies making
Replacement Meco Regulator / Fisher Control Valve (1) svserenity at 3:24pm 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 3/594 I have an old safgas CNG system that still works well, and I have a source of CNG. However, the prim
New deck organizers H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 3:10pm 04.04.21 Big Boats 6/1785 We are moving to Harken equipment and upgrading the dual deck organizers to Harken quads. The origi
H41ds rudder tube question (1) Nachismo at 3:01pm 04.04.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/341 Looking up from the base, the top appears to have a perfunctory tab onto a plywood donut. This seem
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dLj at 2:48pm 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 22/3426 Paints and getting your boat painted - how to summarize my long list of questions to make a thread w
So sailboat owners is just another cancel culture forum WABI-SABI at 1:38pm 04.04.21 Sails Call Lounge 22/2743 So sailboat owners is just another cancel culture forum, I posted a question one how to upload more
Quahog Bay Boat Bedding for 2002 Catalina 42 Mk II Peglegjohn62 at 1:28pm 04.04.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/654 Hello! My wife and I became Catalina Owners this past Friday 4/2/21. Now we have to out fit the boa
Need to replace this companionway hatch screen/rain guard insert (1) Chimera64180 at 9:02am 04.04.21 Parts Search 1/451 This is for my sailboat - one plastic rain guard is broken. The screen sits under those and aids gre
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger (2) dhandzy at 8:47am 04.04.21 Catalina 310 24/3413 First, thanks to everyone for such wonderful help for this newbie. This is my first sailboat, and yo
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 8:32am 04.04.21 Ask All Sailors 37/2864 It was a nice windy day yesterday, so the wife and I decided to cook lunch dockside and then sail.
Plans for the starboard bulkhead on a 1978 O'Day 23. (2) kitwells at 8:21am 04.04.21 Ask An Oday Owner 1/623 Had a bad leak and bulkhead dry rotted and not able to do an exact tracing to cut out a new one. A
1979 Eight Horsepower YANMAR Amordomar at 7:57am 04.04.21 Engines and Propulsion 13/2501 Hello Everyone, I am looking at purchasing a 1979 Hunter 27 in good condition. The boat has been sit
Looking for h386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 5:53am 04.04.21 Big Boats 9/1252 Hi all, Looking for replacement LED courtesy lights for my 2003 386. Currently, there are 3 red an
Mainsail, Loose / Fixed foot? jtyra1953 at 11:42pm 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/4184 Has anyone have sailed a Hunter 28 with a loose footed sail. I'm told it will provide better shape a
Grounded or ungrounded boat? Borbeck at 10:29pm 04.03.21 Trailer Sailors 11/4103 How do I tell if my boat is grounded or ungrounded? American mariner 8.0
SBO store john6206 at 4:43pm 04.03.21 Smaller Boats 1/903 Hey all, do you have any experience with the SBO store and smaller boats? When I search for almos
Inverter recommendations Rodd at 2:26pm 04.03.21 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1907 Gents: A friend has asked my advice as to which brand of inverter/charger would be best to install o
Hunter 41ds septic sensor length Nachismo at 10:58am 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/741
H41DS decoupling fridge/freezer switch? (1) Nachismo at 9:51am 04.03.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/920

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Refresh teak - exterior BigEasy at 4:32pm 03.30.25 Not looking for recommendations on which oil/sealer to use, just on if/how to treat the wood prior
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 4:27pm 03.30.25 I heave to to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of ma
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (2) DonEvans at 4:19pm 03.30.25 Latest on the windlass install. I stuck with Anchorlift Dolphin after contacting the company for spa
Main Rigging Upgrades LloydB at 4:13pm 03.30.25 does a inside jbe
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 3:40pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Woo
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 3:20pm 03.30.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before singl
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 03.30.25 Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have the issue. Aerators are a good solution f
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:43pm 03.30.25 As far as sanding goes, it is probably worth taking a few minutes to cut a strip of plastic sheet, t
Emergency Manual Foswick at 2:36pm 03.30.25 For me, this comes down to this: Regardless of preparation or briefing, there is a non-zero chance
Microwave lapetinaa at 1:58pm 03.30.25 Does it turn itself on when you close the door, or does it just resume previous operation? Is this
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 1:57pm 03.30.25
Microwave colemj at 1:55pm 03.30.25 Does it turn itself on when you close the door, or does it just resume previous operation? Is this
fresh water flush colemj at 1:48pm 03.30.25 And I'll be glad to help you do that. Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have th
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:43pm 03.30.25
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:41pm 03.30.25 Since Greg's sink drain is above the water line, he would need to close the sink seacock and fill t
fresh water flush kappykaplan at 1:41pm 03.30.25 fresh water of Kake Michigan Sounds sweet!
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 1:37pm 03.30.25 I think I am going to keep rinsing the head out with the shower head after a sail! Way easier and h
fresh water flush dlochner at 1:37pm 03.30.25 I THINK that's what I said... --Peggie That's what I implied and clarified what I had meant.
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 03.30.25 I THINK that's what I said... --Peggie
fresh water flush dlochner at 1:30pm 03.30.25 It would be a Y-Valve. The outlet goes to the pump, one leg goes to the sink drain the other to the

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