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Show us your burgees (1) Phil Herring at 2:01pm 09.04.19 Ask All Sailors 14/3399 Not everybody flies their freak flag, but many sailors fly burgees and country flags. What do you f
21 year old self-build Hunter Horizon Kit pammers at 12:41pm 09.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/440 Hi All, 21 years ago my father-in-law purchased a new Hunter Horizon 23 self-build kit. The boat is
Running backstays on Beneteau First 38? JuanMarcos at 11:16am 09.04.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3163 Hello fellow Beneteau owners. I am a new sailor who got lucky and was able to purchase a 1983 First
Hunter 33.5 fuel tank access... calvin at 10:36am 09.04.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1606 The fuel tank on my Hunter 33.5 is in the bottom of the back lazarette under the batteries- making a
420 Passage questions DRhoads at 8:39am 09.04.19 Big Boats 5/1087 I purchased a H 420 Passage (2004) last year and have been sailing her all season. I have a few que
Are "racing" lines worth it? markwbird at 8:28am 09.04.19 Ask All Sailors 19/6296 So I blew out a jib sheet and here I am staring at all of the line choices on APS' web site (40%off)
Mercury outboard hard start Windcree at 7:44am 09.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 21/5525 I bought this motor used from a good dealer. 2013 Mercury 4HP. It runs perfect. The problem is it lo
Nissan 5 hp overheat Whatfiero1 at 7:05am 09.04.19 Engines and Propulsion 6/1560 Ok smart people I've had a little 5hp nissan/ tahatsu that I changed impeller cleaned flushed cooli
Which sail track stop works? ggcottle at 6:58am 09.04.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2953 I'm getting tired of fighting the mail sail slugs on the Hunter 30 (1979). Which track stop works b
Fuse for Auxillary Electrical Circuit? catalanc at 9:08pm 09.03.19 Ask All Sailors 16/1625 Hi Guys, I have a Catalina 22 that has two "cigarette" outlets run to my distribution switch panel.
Tiller Installation H26 yosnayfiallo at 8:23pm 09.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/364 Hello Everyone: I just bought 1997 Hunter 26. I am new to the sailing world. The previous owner gav
Hunter 23.5 stern rail seats and rudder rigging HappyToBeHere at 7:48pm 09.03.19 Smaller Boats 14/3166 Hello all, Rookie sailor and poster here. Just bought a 1995 Hunter 23.5. Having lot of fun updatin
pulling cat 34 for bottom paint ! Michael Vincent at 6:03pm 09.03.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1180 If I'm pulling my Castilian 34 for bottom paint what would be recommended to Replace or adresss sin
Cleaning flexible solar panels Bob S at 6:00pm 09.03.19 Musings With Maine Sail 11/5937 I will be adding 2 possibly 4 if I can find the real estate SunPower solar panels over the winter la
Oil Pressure/Temp Alarm sjsflyer at 4:13pm 09.03.19 Catalina 310 15/2186 Is there any other place other than CD where I can purchase the oil pressure/high temperature alarm?
Aft Compartment Cabin Light (1) sjsflyer at 4:08pm 09.03.19 Catalina 310 14/2478
Hunter 31 Masthead Sheaves PMcCarty at 3:04pm 09.03.19 Mid-Size Boats 2/1119 Looks like I may have a damaged masthead sheave for my mainsail. I am seeing gouge/snag damage on my
Hunter 376 keel bolts pcmartin1200 at 2:47pm 09.03.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2086 I'm going to do as much work as I can this fall. So I'll be sanding and painting the bottom, changin
Catalina 34 genoa car size Jay Sawyer at 2:10pm 09.03.19 Parts Search 6/1242 The sheeves in our gennoa car are shot. What is the width of the gennoa track? I think that is all
Mast Rigging Tensions Concerto at 1:44pm 09.03.19 Catalina 310 17/3271 When the mast was pulled and stepped for maintenance this summer, the yard told me they "dock tuned"

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Back stays on my 26d Von Clipper at 11:19am 12.28.24 Thank you everyone. Looks like I have a split back stay with a block and tackle going to port and s
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 11:04am 12.28.24
Galley . . . comforts of home? john6206 at 10:58am 12.28.24 Thanks for all the input everyone! yes, my wife and I both love to cook, and we love to eat good f
Back stays on my 26d (1) JBP-PA at 10:55am 12.28.24 229121
Back stays on my 26d JBP-PA at 10:49am 12.28.24 The other could be a topping lift but it came with a hard boom kick and there are 2 chain plates on
Mooring from GA to NC pacenavy at 10:44am 12.28.24 Thank you, Dlockner, Shemandr, Capta and David! I appreciate your thoughtful input. This is very h
Galley . . . comforts of home? sailcapt340 at 10:42am 12.28.24
Galley . . . comforts of home? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 12.28.24 Certainly when sailing I can't see any reason not to have good food....
Galley . . . comforts of home? FastOlson at 10:20am 12.28.24 When moving up to a cruise-and-overnight type boat, be sure to get one with a gimbaled range. And su
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 9:52am 12.28.24 Certainly when sailing I can't see any reason not to have good food.... :plus::plus::plus:
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 9:51am 12.28.24 I have never understood why good food isn't part of every camping/adventure/sailing trip... Certainl
Galley . . . comforts of home? kappykaplan at 9:22am 12.28.24 Apparently, it is rather demoralizing to the crew to get hit in the face with that smell as they ar
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:44am 12.28.24 How do you bake fresh bread without a oven? And cinnamon rolls, cookies, pies, roast turkey, beef,
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? kbcole at 8:34am 12.28.24 Greetings, my system is now giving this exact same error after working fine for years. All contacts
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:20am 12.28.24 I really looked forward to having an oven only to discover they don't work well at all. If you don'
Galley . . . comforts of home? Hayden Watson at 8:09am 12.28.24 My wife, who goes by the title of The Galley Winch, had full veto power on any boat we purchased, W
Galley . . . comforts of home? dLj at 8:00am 12.28.24 But I do use a small dutch oven for, among other things, "baking" bread. I've been trying out vari
Galley . . . comforts of home? degas at 7:35am 12.28.24 I have a Tanzer 29. It has what I call the "French" galley layout: it runs about the whole length of
Packing hose vs exhaust hose Tally Ho at 6:44am 12.28.24 @Project_Mayhem, Dave, Ou are putting a lot of money into your new boat and upgrading things as y
Cracks in 32 Vision mast step dlochner at 6:42am 12.28.24 The Hunter 32 Vision has a free standing keel stepped mast. The mast is a monster! The mast will n

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