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Wing keel mod DevR375 at 7:40am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1884 Has anyone out there cut off the wings from the keel of a Legend 37.5?
1971 Evinrude won't start. Need ideas. Christian Sailing at 6:44am 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1168
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:45am 06.22.19 Big Boats 2/883 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:34am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/14 Hey folks! I was wondering what size dinghy people manage to get on their L37.5. I think a 10'2"x5'5
H 23.5 Reefing Points JDE at 4:00pm 06.21.19 Smaller Boats 3/843
How do you rig a 130 Genoea on an O'Day Mariner Rob101 at 1:51pm 06.21.19 Trailer Sailors 22/3802 I have a 1976 Mariner and only sailed it a few times. When I bought it , it did not have a regular j
Spinnaker halyard in furling mast tom.p.brown at 1:37pm 06.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/697 i am going to run a halyard into the slotted opening in my mast that is marked as spinnaker. the pul
DAY SAILER SELF BAILER John G. Davis at 1:31pm 06.21.19 Day Sailers 2/2800 Any idea of who makes the self bailer as used on the O Day day sailer 2 ' 3? The rubber bushing is
2GM20 Alternator and Starter Wiring APWTryfan at 10:54am 06.21.19 Ask All Sailors 5/1046 Good Day! I have new to me C'C33 mII with 2GM 20 and am adding solar with battery upgrade. I want to
Severe rattle coming from the transmission area (I think) Jacksail at 9:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 30 2/906 I was doing some maintenance for an unrelated item and I cleared out the aft berth of my 310. I open
Cat 310 Masthead Sheave Size whittem at 9:12am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 1/526 Anyone know size/dimensions of the two Catalina 310 masthead sheaves? I called Catalina Largo FL fac
New Extended Catalina 310 Spinnaker Crane (2) whittem at 8:37am 06.21.19 Catalina 310 15/4079 I refined the design of a new extended Catalina 310 spinnaker Crane I showed in a post last Feb 2019
Oday 272 question- Social Sailor? RodneyBD at 7:34am 06.21.19 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1740 Hello all, the 272 keeps popping up on my acquisition radar because it checks a few important boxes
universal m25 water pump part number 85bittersweet at 7:24am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/881 does anyone have the kabota part number for the water pump
Another solution to hard to unfurl sail on Selden furling mast JH10920 at 7:06am 06.21.19 Big Boats 2/1590 Hello all, A new-to-me Hunter 38's mainsail was difficult to unfurl and furl. My after-purchase rig
Help, old topside paint is fading, what to do (3) hamilto at 6:38am 06.21.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/912 First post. Thanks for having me. Just bought my beautiful Catalina 22 Lady. Cosmetically she suffe
Summer Time Arrives JamesG161 at 4:20am 06.21.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/672 The longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere!!! And it is... FRIDAY Also it appears to b
Furler questions for Dr Judy B HEINZIR at 9:09pm 06.20.19 Ask All Sailors 3/911 I am loving the new Snapfurl 500 on my Montgomery 17. I chose it over the CDI for the ability to ch
Hunter 356 heave to in heavy weather clmooring at 8:48pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 17/2886 I would like to hear experiences of 356 owners (or similar vintage/design hunters) with heaving to a
Hard top for a 2001 Hunter 420 Passage Stephen M at 8:08pm 06.20.19 Big Boats 4/1508 Wondering if anyone has seen a 420 with a hard top?

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Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes thinwater at 5:03am 07.14.24 An impressive start! A few thoughts, that may well be wrong: An all chain rode would feed better. S
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 5:02am 07.14.24 Ralph - Thanks for the comments. My cornflakes are unsullied, as this is a challenging project and I
charging problem with new batterie dlochner at 3:52am 07.14.24 There should be a fuse on the battery charger positive cable, check to see if it is still good. Then
charging problem with new batterie kappykaplan at 3:45am 07.14.24 Are you sure the battery charger is putting energy into the house batteries?
charging problem with new batterie richk at 3:32am 07.14.24 Sorry for the delay guys.. have been busy with non-boating things. I did none of the battery work...
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. garymalmgren at 1:53am 07.14.24 Next job, or is it the next next job is to move the raw water strainer to a more reachable place. Or
What are these tracks used for? (5) Will Gilmore at 11:52pm 07.13.24 The term block comes from the original device used to tighten the shrouds of a sailing ship of yore.
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:00pm 07.13.24 A beautifully thought out and drawn layout. I like the motor at the end of the spurling pipe. Neve
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 8:12pm 07.13.24 As I recall, the flange has a locating lip, that slips into the transmission flange. If the misa
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes arf145 at 8:11pm 07.13.24 That's a quality looking job and mock-up :-) I believe you will indeed prevail.
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? adamv at 8:10pm 07.13.24 Thanks! I ended up punching the bolts out with the hammer drill. Got them out - hopefully the flange
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? jibes138 at 8:00pm 07.13.24 Might want to try an oscillating tool with a flat blade to see if it will cut through the corrosion
Anchoring woes PaulK at 7:58pm 07.13.24 Sounds like you need a new chock or bitt on the bow that is big enough to handle your chain. Make su
Catalina 27 teak before and after jssailem at 7:52pm 07.13.24 UV damage, what it appears to be. It appears that the wood is not smooth in those areas. That would
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 7:51pm 07.13.24 Fixed
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor jibes138 at 7:49pm 07.13.24 Check your hoses for cracks. Often a leak will flow along the hose and drip into an area some dista
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes PaulK at 7:46pm 07.13.24 Your attachments are not visible: "You do not have permission to view this attachment" or words to t
Anchoring woes fred1diver at 7:26pm 07.13.24 Anchor is a Danforth, have mounts on the pulpit, no rollers. The rode goes from chain to rope
Anchoring woes (2) fred1diver at 7:16pm 07.13.24 226007226008
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. ethanknox at 7:08pm 07.13.24 So today I learned that with boats, when you hear hooves think "bald eagle carrying coconuts." I cl

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