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Replaced Upper Shrouds on H23.5 CrispyCringle at 7:03am 06.23.19 Smaller Boats 2/524 I replaced the upper shrouds on my 23.5 yesterday. I noticed a few popped strands in the steel wire
How to remove cotter pins LordNelson at 6:56am 06.23.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2087 I am replacing the back stay and can not get a grip on the small masthead cotter pin in order to ben
Adding a Cunningham to a Crowded Deck Sailavie1 at 6:23am 06.23.19 Ask All Sailors 15/3614
Atlantic Hurricane Forecast 2019 (2) JamesG161 at 6:01am 06.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/1094 The National Hurricane Center has this forecast. justed forecast! ____ The East Pacific , Atlantic a
No fixing sailing !! pclarksurf at 8:39pm 06.22.19 Catalina 22 3/618 Aux5Y5HChz8 It can be done: first season the only thing I had to do prior to splash was a quick was
LP Monitor Breaker Keeps Popping ??? Patrick17430 at 3:43pm 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 6/690 Hello, We have the Trident gas control panel on our 79 Hunter Cherubini 37 and the breaker pops quit
ditching the kicker bubby-joe at 2:35pm 06.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 35/4841 I own a 93 26S and am looking to ditch the old broken unreliable outboard and all liquid fuel for it
H170 Where to put the boom when trailering? Shorefun at 2:27pm 06.22.19 Day Sailers 2/954 When I lay my mast down I put he base forward and leave the shrouds attached. Works out nice for ste
Anti-overflow valve causing fuel to leak in the bilges... ugh dkerphunter at 1:53pm 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1664 Just took delivery of a Dufour. According to new EU environmental regulations, there is an anti-over
6 wire fuel sending unit - what is this? (5) buddy0 at 11:42am 06.22.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/2121 Just when I thought I had fuel sending units figured out, I come across this in my 2005 Hunter 33-2.
6volt batteries down to 80%.... NYSail at 11:37am 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1153
I'm tired of Groco repair kits $$$$ Are you? (2) StargazerP303 at 10:27am 06.22.19 Ask All Sailors 16/4672 No matter what I do my Groco system fails to stop raw water from filling the bowl with raw-water onl
Wing keel mod DevR375 at 7:40am 06.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2062 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 8/1294
Legend 37.5, what size dinghy? aybabtme at 1:45am 06.22.19 Big Boats 2/925 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 3/889
How do you rig a 130 Genoea on an O'Day Mariner Rob101 at 1:51pm 06.21.19 Trailer Sailors 22/4410 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 5/748 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 2/3152 Any idea of who makes the self bailer as used on the O Day day sailer 2 ' 3? The rubber bushing is

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Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations jssailem at 3:41am 10.19.24 @StretchCT it has been 6 weeks since you posted about losing your prop. You indicated in your bio th
Indian Summer in the Pacific NW jssailem at 3:09am 10.19.24 To much of a good thing puts Mother Nature out of balance. Our PacificNW weather is about to change
Is this C-Lark 14 salvageable? higgs at 7:40pm 10.18.24 A quick search turned up one C Lark 14 for sale advertised in excellent condition. $700 with traile
Fiberglass crack by winch higgs at 7:16pm 10.18.24 I would use an old fashion can opener to open up the top of the crack and then fill with West epoxy
Marlow Hunter 31 Owners Manual Hello Below at 6:54pm 10.18.24
Catalina 385 weight? Tally Ho at 5:53pm 10.18.24
Keel Winch Replacement Keen Ice II at 5:45pm 10.18.24 Where did you find the repacement CB winch?
Lazy Jacks ? Tally Ho at 5:36pm 10.18.24 I have a Mack Pack with integrated lazy jacks. I can ease my jacks, and leave the sail cover in pl
1996 Hunter 26 v-berth and aft berth cushion redo caverun at 5:33pm 10.18.24 Last winter I replaced the bottoms of my 260 aft-berth cushions- the fabric had rotted due to moistu
Fiberglass crack by winch Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 10.18.24 What ever the case, the repair needs to assure the winch is solid and that the surface around is wa
2008 Hunter 45 CC Furling Mast Height from waterline jssailem at 3:14pm 10.18.24 Jim. It is always nice to hear someone else give you the measurement of something. Saves one from sp
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? jssailem at 2:39pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised? If the unit s
Fiberglass crack by winch jssailem at 2:34pm 10.18.24 I would suggest if looking for a cause, that it was not sail related. Perhaps the winch was used to
Lazy Jacks ? jssailem at 2:20pm 10.18.24 That is true. Mine were custom designed by a super duper engineer. Installed by a gurus. And worked
Circuit Breaker issue? RitSim at 1:39pm 10.18.24 UPDATE. Removed all connections on both sides of each circuit breaker, neutral buss and ground buss.
Lazy Jacks ? Ward H at 1:35pm 10.18.24 Before I went to a stack pack I had a two legged lazy jack system. My 12.5' boom really needed at le
Fridge Unit Replacement Help on Beneteau 40 (oceanis or not). How did you get it out? RitSim at 1:29pm 10.18.24 Why not just replace the compressor/condenser, unless the evaporator is compromised?
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (1) SteveHughessails at 12:36pm 10.18.24 I thought I should post this image with the mast down. It gives a good image of the prebend. The spr
New sailor, new boat, new concerns (3) SteveHughessails at 12:19pm 10.18.24 OK, I got lucky (again) the scratch is not measurable. I can clean it off with wire wool. That said,
New sailor, new boat, new concerns SteveHughessails at 12:07pm 10.18.24 Thats doubtful that the sail is cut for that much bend. And if a sailmaker did do that for your typ

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