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Wood refinishing final passes fred1diver at 3:02pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 13/852 Hey everyone I am currently working on a cockpit table for my Pearson 30, I did a nice sanding with
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:29pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 15/846 Hunter 35.5, large main, tough grind. Any advice or lubricant suggestions.
Hard to raise mainsail Bronte at 12:03pm 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 0/1 Hunter 35.5, big main, hard work to raise, any suggestions or advice on lubricants?
Looking for Solar Panel Battery Charging Kits anelso29 at 11:06am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 32/1813 Hello All, I'm looking for recommendations on all-in-one kits or a series of components to set up a
2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator twenger at 8:19am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 60/3190 Is there an internal system in the '06 Hunter 41DS that enables house bank charging off the alternat
Balmar external regulator not lighting; no apparent alternator output Kings Gambit at 12:00am 08.02.24 Ask All Sailors 7/532 This morning I started the diesel engine but my Balmar ARS-5 regulator did not come on. It worked la
Catalina 25 Bilge (1) haagermeister at 4:46pm 08.01.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/415 Hi all, I am curious if anyone has experienced cracking like this in their bilge and if it is cause
Invest 97L --> TD 4 --> TS Debby --> Hurricane Debby (2) JamesG161 at 9:22am 08.01.24 Weather and Forecasting 30/2443 226480 The next few day will determine much more information. 226481 Jim...
Tartan 30 Pillow Block (1) charlesodowd at 7:55am 08.01.24 Tartan 5/566 Folks that are familiar with the Tartan 30 will know that the engine is placed in center of boat wit
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 5:09am 08.01.24 Ask All Sailors 30/1435 I have a couple of older Mercury outboards, black. The motor covers have become dull and chalky. H
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Knotallthere at 6:24pm 07.31.24 Big Boats 7/662 Hello, I would like to change the hull liner on my Hunter 356 and the store here is currently out
Nissan 3.5B2 outboard shift linkage access cover (1) Richard19068 at 10:41am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 2/237 Good morning (at least here on the west coast). I have a 20 year old Nissan 3.5B2 two stroke 3.5 ho
Hull Shield Guystapo at 10:20am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 7/479 Has anone ever used Hull Shield ?
Air and generator Guystapo at 10:16am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 4/444 I have a Catalina 34 with new air conditioning ..what size generator and where can I put it to be le
Stuffing box adjusting (1) Mattcia123 at 9:52am 07.31.24 Ask All Sailors 18/1406 Hey everyone, I have a new to me sailboat with a new engine in 2021. Beta 35. The stuffing box is ru
Cabin Material Question Bluebonnet87 at 8:45am 07.31.24 Smaller Boats 12/1017 What wood is typically used for the cabinets/benches, etc inside the cabin. I know various woods can
Tartan 33R Throttle Cable Schwarz633 at 2:16am 07.31.24 Tartan 20/1813 I'm in the process of purchasing a 33R (#5) and just had the sea trial yesterday with the owner. It
Help with where my lines go on my Oday 272LE KevinRMagyar at 9:15pm 07.30.24 Ask All Sailors 4/261 Looking for a good picture or drawing of the boom and its rigging, the traveler and its pulleys, the
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 6:08pm 07.30.24 Engines and Propulsion 10/1007 I recently did a bunch of work on the engine on the hard - it's been almost a month so very keen to
1gm10 Electrical Vannbrook at 5:17pm 07.30.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/381 I think this is a new one. I am aware of the issues with the starter button and wire size but this

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Microwave (1) lapetinaa at 12:55pm 03.30.25
fresh water flush Tally Ho at 12:55pm 03.30.25 If I may offer, a valve could be added just past the "T" takeoff to the head and this would allow f
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

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