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Researching mystery San Diego Family of 4 whose Sea Dreamer sailboat disappeared south of Hawaii in 1989 (3) stormstoppers at 6:47am 12.28.19 Ask All Sailors 31/10402 I'm trying to learn about a missing family of 4 that disappeared south of Hawaii in August of 1989.
M-18 exhaust haze in engine compartment pcadkins at 12:20am 12.28.19 Engines and Propulsion 12/2038 Hello all. new to the forum. I have done a search and guess I am the only one with this problem. I
alcohol or propane, the age old question fred1diver at 2:30pm 12.27.19 Ask All Sailors 51/8511 hey everybody, getting my thoughts together for the next sailing season, I know I have a lot of work
Tiller replacement fred1diver at 5:47am 12.27.19 Grampian 2/1843 Hey everyone, anyone know where I can get a nice wood tiller, at the moment Cool Whip has an alumini
cabin floor needs replacing, plus the sole fred1diver at 3:31pm 12.26.19 Grampian 1/1343 hey everyone, just back from another visit to my new to me 1975 Grampian 26. I knew I needed to repl
Rebedding rear strapeyes and winches. (1) Russ Ward at 2:22pm 12.26.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1302 I am working on repairing some leaks from above and am rebedding most of the deck hardware. I have q
Hunter 35.5 port stern rail sasafil at 1:34pm 12.26.19 Parts Search 1/835 Looking for a stern rail port side for my 1990 Hunter 35.5 legend. I'm in NE Florida.
35.5 Legend standing rigging replacement sasafil at 11:45am 12.26.19 Big Boats 4/1523 Anybody out there replaced standing rigging on 35.5 Legend to tell me the approximate cost. Much app
TWO OR THREE BLADE PROP twodzusfittings at 11:17am 12.26.19 Bigger Boats 18/3457 What differences will I experience? Speed, handling, Fuel consumption, lower revolutions? What do fo
Electrical Fire! (1) Windcall42 at 8:39am 12.26.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2365 Had a high resistance ground, from ignition switch to Alternator controller, towed to Saint Augustin
Hunter 235 Broken Mast Foot Blefler at 8:09am 12.26.19 Smaller Boats 14/3027 While lowering the mast on my 235 a large gust of wind blew the mast sideways and I was not able to
Any great sailing accessories for Christmas? (2) HMT2 at 8:49pm 12.25.19 Ask All Sailors 6/1074
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Anchor locker (1) ScottySailor at 5:14pm 12.25.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1730
Help with inserting wires into Raymarine Smartcontroller! (2) tfox2069 at 11:10am 12.25.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1512
venture 17 trailer wheels tgrayson at 9:15am 12.25.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1696 got a 1974 venture 17,has original trail rite trailer,did not have wheels on it,what size wheels and
Merry Christmas to all! (1) Mike4116 at 8:51am 12.25.19 Sails Call Lounge 5/666 173244 PitterPat was sold last spring. My wife, Nancy passed in May. Sold the boat because without m
Rub Rail H340 Remove , Reseal, Replace SVSandrajean at 11:25pm 12.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1019 I have a 2001 H340 and the rub rail needs a little TLC or possibly replaced. I am also not sure if s
I want to sell my Galeon 310 HTC. Any idea where I can make a quick sale? It's an emergency. (10) CaptainJose at 11:24am 12.24.19 Ask All Sailors 0/13 I want to sell my boat ASAP. Online stores for boats are very slow. Motor Boat, cruisers. Manufactu
Happy Holidays (1) Lazy1 at 8:13am 12.24.19 Catalina 22 6/704 Thanks to everyone here in my first few months of getting back in to sailing. The help has been much

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Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing jssailem at 9:56am 02.25.25 I guess it's for a thinner line. That is a good observation. We often have lines as the halyards
Removing furler foils without replacing the forestay? JBP-PA at 8:52am 02.25.25 One possible glitch in your approach is that the joint between extrusions might be corroded. The fo
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 Rick Webb at 8:31am 02.25.25 There should be a sheave in there Time for a new one
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? SteveHughessails at 8:31am 02.25.25 I am educating myself on tuning our B&R rig on a Hunter 240. I step and unstep our mast all the time
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 8:30am 02.25.25 Yes, mine had the main halyard and the topping lift in those sheaves.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing CodeGrue at 8:28am 02.25.25 With the line on the left sheave, the tab presses on it and locks it from moving. I guess it's for a
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 8:09am 02.25.25 Also! There is an alternative product, called a T-Terminal Retaining Plug. https://www.fisheriessu
Mast rivets? JoeWhite at 7:34am 02.25.25 I had that problem with my H25.5. I would hold them in place with blue tape before raising the mast.
Standing Rigging... DIY or Hire a Pro? dlochner at 7:18am 02.25.25 Lot of words here, let's break it down. Building your own rigging, i.e., cutting the wire and insta
Solar Charging Question Caboteur at 7:12am 02.25.25
Alignment after engine mount replacement sesmith at 7:06am 02.25.25 Once things are disconnected, maybe it would be possible to find the correct center by pushing the s
Mast rivets? dlochner at 6:54am 02.25.25 If you use SS rivets coat the barrel with Tef-Gel to prevent corrosion between the aluminum and SS.
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing dmax at 6:38am 02.25.25 The tabs are guides that keep the sheaves and halyards in their place - if it's not bent, it should
Mast rivets? SkookumZac at 6:06am 02.25.25 High-quality pop rivets. Aluminum or Stainless. Drill and replace. Going back to your other post,
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:52am 02.25.25 I don't see the part on the sbo store but you can order it directly from US Spars: https://www.ussp
Oday 35 Main Halyard chaffing eherlihy at 5:48am 02.25.25 Move the halyard to the sheave on the port side? I would do this before grinding anything.
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:43am 02.25.25 Check your jib halyard for damage after you replace the assembly. A turn like that is certain to da
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 SkookumZac at 5:42am 02.25.25 Looks like just the exit plate/sheave is broken. The pieces are probably down at the bottom of the
Damage where Jib halyard exits the mast. H23.5 smokey73 at 5:39am 02.25.25 Something looks really wrong there in your picture! It looks like your jib halyard is turning direc
Alignment after engine mount replacement jssailem at 5:22am 02.25.25 Reasonable approach. The carbon ring introduces an additional variable. When the coupler is disconne

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