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Sturdy marine tablet The_Sailing_Pelican at 3:21pm 09.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/445 Hello again, This time im looking for info/advise on a sturdy tablet for marine use, maps, charts,
Sourcing Oil Filter Perkins - Volvo Penta TMD22A TimFromLI at 1:48pm 09.11.24 Engines and Propulsion 9/803 When I bought my boat about 6 years ago, it had a Wix 57241 oil filter. I have been replacing it w
Stern Propane locker 737fly at 1:34pm 09.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/421 Hello! Does anyone know about a shop where I could buy the storage box that fits in our 285? I haven
USCG Changes Local Notice to Mariners Access (1) dlochner at 10:02am 09.11.24 Ask All Sailors 2/565 This just came across my email. https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USDHSC
Rudder flaps (1) monocerosin at 9:54am 09.11.24 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1208 227415 1979 Hunter 37c. There were broken remnants of rudder flaps when we hauled out that we thre
Beneteau 48 salon bench Kevineburke at 9:33am 09.11.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/381 Hi: I'm considering a purchase of a late model Oceanis 48. Does anyone know if the salon "bench" t
Yanmar/Beta 16HP RePower ChinaCat at 9:00am 09.11.24 Ask All Sailors 5/472 I have a Southern Cross 28 and 8500 pounds. I also have a real problem getting a 20 into the availab
Cleaning Freshwater Tanks moe_1200 at 8:17am 09.11.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1344 Is there a recommended procedure for conducting a thorough cleaning of freshwater holding tanks? I
WHAT IS THE NUT SIZE FOR PROP (1) planoron at 8:10am 09.11.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/311 Thanks in advance ! '99 380 with stock 2 blade prop. Heading to the boat this weekend to upgrade
How can I improve the rigging of my mainsail? (2) shaant01 at 6:28am 09.11.24 Trailer Sailors 7/1181 Hey everybody I want to improve my setup for the mainsail. As you can see, the tack of the sail is
Water tank cleaning Choptank Sailor at 5:39am 09.11.24 Bavaria 4/2339 I have a 2003 Bavaria 36. The bow water t ank was not maintained by the previous owner and has a sig
Hunter 260 Mast Foot loose?!? Help! (6) SailingCockatoo at 9:15pm 09.10.24 Smaller Boats 3/349 Hey all! Long time lurker, first time poster! Today, after dropping the mast on my 2002 Hunter 26
looking for Lat/Long plotting software (1) JBP-PA at 5:45pm 09.10.24 Ask All Sailors 7/658 I have data files that have lat/long and other data recorded every 5 minutes. I'd like to process t
Length of Hunter 306 Topping Lift rmerl1223 at 2:18pm 09.10.24 Mid-Size Boats 3/348 Does anyone know the length of the topping lift on a Hunter 306? I purchased a new mainsail with a D
Winterizing Small Outboard shank at 9:57am 09.10.24 Engines and Propulsion 3/485 I have an old 2HP 2 stroke outboard I use with my dinghy. I ran it until the gas tank ran dry and t
I joined the club. NEW BOAT! (10) Project_Mayhem at 9:07am 09.10.24 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/922 After a two year search, I finally pulled the trigger on a 94 C30. The seller/PO has been incredibly
Prefer to trailer SteveHughessails at 7:26am 09.10.24 Trailer Sailors 22/2509
Nice restoration Not Too Shabby at 8:25pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 3/1016 The other C22 owners and @CloudDiver (I see you've logged in recently) might like to see another C22
Any S2 8.5 owners? Whiskey Nancy at 7:16pm 09.09.24 S2 4/1031 We have been preparing our S2 8.5 for a long drive down to Texas. I was just wondering if anyone us
Back on the water again..... ...3TacksontheWater at 5:34pm 09.09.24 Catalina 22 8/1139 Well all, with rain showers and storms all around, on August 30th, Waffle House was finally launched

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1985 Hunter hull Grumps at 9:41am 05.22.25 HUN. HUNTER MARINE 36. Model 014. Actual hull number or hull #14 F.
Jabsco Lite Flush electric toilet Foot switch alternative Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:40am 05.22.25 The $38 one from Amazon looks like a good choice. --Peggie
Sunken Treasure BigEasy at 9:38am 05.22.25 I enjoy working on boats, keeps me out of trouble. You know that boat ownership provides plen
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 BigEasy at 9:28am 05.22.25 Why not replace it with the same factory configuration, using Groco thru hull fitting, ball valve, &
Replacing the thru-hull and seacock for the marine toilet - Beneteau Oceanis 40 2008 (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25am 05.22.25 Looks like a bit of a sticky wicket. If you are stuck with two screwed joints, in order to avoid g
New Owner for Catalina Yachts BigEasy at 9:23am 05.22.25 Catalina Yachts has been sold to a NC boat builder. https://www.bwsailing.com/cc/2025/05/catalina-
Vent hose choice beerlover at 9:22am 05.22.25 Thank you. I'll get some extra sanitation hose.
Vent hose choice Ralph Johnstone at 9:14am 05.22.25 Only sani hose. You'll soon forget the additional cost.
Spring Cruise - San Juans pt 2 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 05.22.25 Me thinks he misspelled and meant to say Saanich. :D No, no, no ! I meant the thing you hold wit
1985 Hunter hull Crazy Dave Condon at 9:11am 05.22.25 HUN. HUNTER MARINE 36. Model 014. Actual hull number or hull #14 F.
Vent hose choice dlochner at 9:10am 05.22.25 Sanitation hose. The cheap hose from the HW store will permeate in a few days and your boat will sti
Vent hose choice Calif. Ted at 9:09am 05.22.25 I use sanitation hose because I KNOW there's bad odors and even solid "materials" sometimes as high
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA Sneed at 9:03am 05.22.25 Best of luck, my new bracket is due to ship next week. I guess they had to manufacture it. FYI - not
7+ years without bottomcoat glanrock at 8:53am 05.22.25 If the bottom wasn't taken care of then most likely neither was the top or the inside. The hull will
Do you folks strap your boats to your trailers? Gene Neill at 8:21am 05.22.25 It is ASTONISHING how easily our C22 will shift from side to side on the trailer if she is not strap
How bad is this healing? kappykaplan at 8:15am 05.22.25 In this situation, it would be boats list. :biggrin: :plus:
How bad is this healing? Gene Neill at 8:02am 05.22.25 Small point, boats heel, cuts heal. ;) In this situation, it would be boats list. :biggrin:
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 7:57am 05.22.25 But what if it is a walk through transom :) I get that, we love it on our 240. I would pull it, if
Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA SteveHughessails at 7:55am 05.22.25
Sunken Treasure Grumps at 7:53am 05.22.25 But what if it is a walk through transom :) I get that, we love it on our 240. I would pull it, if

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