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Mainsail slugs for H26 Z-Spar? twistedskipper at 9:33pm 06.08.19 Smaller Boats 1/548 I have a 1998 Hunter 26 with the Z-Spar Z230 mast. The specs on rigrite.com say 8mm round slugs. T
mounting solar charge controller Greg_C. at 9:00pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2002 I'm preparing my Oceanis 50 for blue water cruising and am adding 4 160W solar panels and a Renogy 6
Red Fiber Washer (gasket) (1) helmfam at 6:30pm 06.08.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/925 Took apart my transom shower to fix a leak. There are red fiber washers where the steel shower contr
Push latches will not unlock Seraglio at 5:38pm 06.08.19 Ask All Sailors 3/611 I have a 2009 Hunter 36 with push locks on the lockers. One latch is "frozen?" closed. I have jigg
Engine control panel (1) Jon Elliott at 3:03pm 06.08.19 Engines and Propulsion 8/1493 I have a 1978 Hunter 27 with the old engine control panel with just the three dummy lights. Can some
Calling all ODay 28, 30, 31 club racers or sail trim fanactics dennisv at 2:14pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 11/1905 Gentlemen, "I have the need, the need for speed" (Top Gun quote). I have a ODay 28. I suck sailing
O'Day 322 core (4) Tally Ho at 2:10pm 06.08.19 Bigger Boats 5/913 I pulled my salon hatch today to rebed it (work day instead of sail day today :-(. Here is what the
ODay 20 Mast Tony Lajoie at 9:19am 06.08.19 Parts Search 1/541 Hi. I have a 1978 Oday 20. A tornado type storm came through VA and snapped my mast. I'm having t
Fuel Lift Pump sjsflyer at 9:07am 06.08.19 Catalina 310 16/2571 Fuel Lift Pump does not come on with ignition switch. It should come on prior to starting correct?
Forestay Mod gwduffield at 1:16am 06.08.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1118 Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever attempted to reposition the forestay such that a M26C becomes
Jib sizes Red_Dog at 5:17pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/525 When I purchased my 28.5, it came 3 jibs, a 150% on the installed roller, a 110% hank on and a third
Rigging question. Wisakedjack at 3:08pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 16/3462 I have 1976 Catalina 30 (tall rig, bowsprit) that I bought few years ago. Its a great boat that I've
I Just Learned An Expensive Lesson DonRS at 3:03pm 06.07.19 Catalina 30 30/5107 So my wife and I just bought our first boat, that event I put on a thread from last Feb/March. We h
New reefing lines for H34 Mike Oldak at 2:15pm 06.07.19 Big Boats 8/788 I'm installing new reefing lines on my H34, any suggestions on diameter and type?
Unknown part found on H34 (1) Mike Oldak at 12:22pm 06.07.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1453 Does anyone know what this is and what it is used for?
Saving threads for later reference Big Rog at 12:09pm 06.07.19 Smaller Boats 5/601
Deck wash on the cheap (1) Jackdaw at 9:58am 06.07.19 Ask All Sailors 10/2401 The marina at Wayzata Yacht Club has electricity at the slips but not water. Normally not much of a
Adjustable Rear Stay twodzusfittings at 7:46am 06.07.19 Bigger Boats 6/1177 On my 30' 1983 O'day, I have a pully set up that tightens the rear stay. How does his help my sailin
Interesting confrontation! Scott T-Bird at 6:14am 06.07.19 Ask All Sailors 68/5118 Watching CNN this morning ' saw this image involving a Russian Naval ship ' American Naval ship narr
H23: Attaching boom to the mast CoralRose at 11:20pm 06.06.19 Smaller Boats 6/2611 Hello, I am a new sailboat owner. I have a 1987 Hunter 23 purchased within the last year. I sailed

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C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 5:40am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all other
2024 Honda 2.3 HP outboard winterizing (3) sailcapt340 at 5:32am 10.15.24 Update. The adapter works well and with the added length of tubing attached the job is clean. Bu
C30 start battery recommendation Project_Mayhem at 5:26am 10.15.24 I bought the most expensive FLA battery they had at Autozone. It had higher capacity than all others
Spin-Tec furlers Joe at 5:21am 10.15.24 Here's a vid that will answer your question. It appears you need a special tool, that would of cour
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 4:32am 10.15.24 Dan is not talking about water entering at the masthead sheaves and travelling down the keel-stepped
Leaking around Mast east coaster at 4:25am 10.15.24 2002 310 with in mast furling stepped on deck. After every rain fall the forward bilge area receives
Happy Thanksgiving to all our Canadian friends! CYQK at 4:03am 10.15.24 Visiting Calgary .....WOW warm temps Happy All
Leaking around Mast kappykaplan at 3:46am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. :plus:
Leaking around Mast sailme88 at 3:35am 10.15.24 Wind driven rain will find it's way in through sheave openings and down. There is no way to stop thi
Mix Axiom and C80? Screen Saver at 3:04am 10.15.24 As a sort of transition and but not exactly a great fully functional solution, you could put the Axi
Mix Axiom and C80? marcham at 2:06am 10.15.24 I'm afraid the only way to make it work and keep everything networked is 2x new screens, 1x new rada
Keel bulge Jim Legere at 1:58am 10.15.24 As Dave mentioned above, it may be due to some 'inclusion' in the lead that happened during casting.
Leaking around Mast Jim Legere at 1:33am 10.15.24 The Dorade boxes are a known source of leaks if they are still in original 'factory' condition. The
Lazy Jacks ? KCofKC at 10:58pm 10.14.24 Personally I am one of those that do not like the lazy jacks for the reasons cited. . I don't like
Keel bulge c&cgal at 9:19pm 10.14.24 It is lead poured with stainless steel plate and bolts
C30 start battery recommendation dlochner at 7:05pm 10.14.24 Seven years is pretty much the end of life for a Lead Acid battery. Stay with a flooded lead acid if
Tool suggestion for grinding deep bilge areas. BAD ORCA at 6:25pm 10.14.24 What will hold the G10? It won't crush, but what is the structure under it holding this whole const
B&G Vulcan 7 and Raymarine Autopilot Integration Davidasailor26 at 6:02pm 10.14.24 Today I discovered that the boat also has a Raymarine EV-1 on the network. I guess that would expla
C30 start battery recommendation Davidasailor26 at 5:54pm 10.14.24 A group 24 will start the engine fine. A deep cycle group or 31 gives more flexibility to use it fo
C30 start battery recommendation Steve_Catalina at 4:58pm 10.14.24 pretty much any battery will work on these small engines. Your current battery lasted 7 years, you d

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