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A trick worth knowing... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:03pm 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 7/596 Came across this thread on cruisersforum.com Turns out that quite a few people already knew about
Rope length Jayhawk at 2:55pm 03.10.19 Smaller Boats 13/1165 Can anyone tell me the following, rope length and size for a hunter 26 through the clutches for 1. O
Earthing connection for inverter install leemarkadams at 1:57pm 03.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/247 Hello all, am looking to install a 2000w inverter and in the manual it says to connect the chassis o
Cabin Sole marine plywood nics0car at 1:50pm 03.10.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/498 I need to replace the cabin sole on my 1995 Catalina 36'. I ordered Teak and Holly and it didn't ma
Anyone looking for crew in Florida sreidvt at 1:13pm 03.10.19 Ask An Oday Owner 0/396 Hi All, I am working down in Daytona Beach until March 17 and then will be around Daytona/Salt Spri
Solution for coaming compartment trim (5) kbgunn at 1:02pm 03.10.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1887 The teak trim around the coaming compartment on my 1986 Cat 30 completely disintegrated. It came off
Shaft Break 0ptions to lock rotating prop. TaborKP! at 10:26am 03.10.19 Engines and Propulsion 4/634 Hello all, I am curious if anyone has experience with http://www.shaftlok.com looking for a shaft br
Winch Size MikeHoncho at 10:11am 03.10.19 The Cherubini Hunters 8/832 Im purchasing winches using the WM BOGO. My current one are standard Lewmar 40s 2 speed for the geno
If you have one of these Igloo coolers, please read Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:58am 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 5/695 https://www.foxnews.com/us/florida-boy-gets-trapped-inside-cooler-prompting-voluntary-recall Accordi
Hunter 25 Hatch gfrazzle at 9:17am 03.10.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/332 I am searching for an original replacement for the hatch on this boat. It is no longer manufactured
1980 Hunter 25 Hatch gfrazzle at 9:15am 03.10.19 Parts Search 0/6 I am searching for an original replacement for the hatch on this boat. It is no longer manufactured
1980 Hunter Hatch gfrazzle at 9:14am 03.10.19 Ask All Sailors 1/237 I am searching for an original replacement for the hatch on this boat. It is no longer manufactured
260 Battery Location Dklein at 9:03am 03.10.19 Smaller Boats 17/886 I am a new 1999 Hunter 260 WB owner in Nebraska, that we purchased and picked up in New York in Janu
Sandy Beaches? (3) JamesG161 at 6:12am 03.10.19 Sails Call Lounge 3/549 With a lot of Snow bound sailors, they might think of Summer and a Sandy Beach destinations. But wh
Recommended halyard length and line size for 1995 "C" cleated at the mast? nickl1218 at 4:39pm 03.09.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/510 Recently purchased '95, but main and jib halyards missing. Looking for suggestions on what to buy?
1980 Hunter 25 Hatch gfrazzle at 3:12pm 03.09.19 Big Boats 3/377 I am searching for an original replacement for the hatch on this boat. It is no longer manufactured
Catalina 28mkii prop tstone1 at 2:42pm 03.09.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/598 Has anyone replaces the original 2 blade 15x10 prop with a 3 blade on a 28 mkii with a 25xp engine?
zillions of dollars jon hansen at 10:07am 03.09.19 Racing 11/1184 DDmz9iqyeSU "sleep with your feet facing forward"
Propeller Shaft Corrosion (2) sgoldman01 at 9:51am 03.09.19 Catalina 30 12/3248 I am trying to chase down the cause of some corrosion / covering that has occurred in the last year
Ice Boat Sail Trim Don Guillette at 7:16am 03.09.19 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2433 I had an interesting phone call yesterday. Over the years I thought I'd heard every basic sail trim

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Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII jssailem at 11:05am 04.28.24 :plus: What ever you do, be assured that the lines have a fair lead. Use blocks to turn the directi
Hand held Radio ? jssailem at 11:02am 04.28.24 Devices which automatically report a GPS position would be the biggest improvement. :plus: And a d
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 04.28.24 Try a large blob of silicone sealant which is squeezed out against the hull and has no bubbles. Hel
Alternator charging flightlead404 at 10:18am 04.28.24 All, I have a '99 450 with the 8kw Kohler genset. I have separate switches for my start battery f
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 10:10am 04.28.24 Once you are off shore, you are off shore for many hours or days. The ICW is made much easier with
07 H-36 front water tank sender Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 04.28.24 take out and move up down Is that the float which is moving up and down ? If yes, does it make t
Access to windlass marchem at 9:42am 04.28.24 hoto archives, and the deck access is there! I don't think I ever used it for anything, so forgot i
Brackets on Pop Top Opening stickinthemud57 at 8:42am 04.28.24 Now I can stop wondering if they were for some alternate form of raising the top or other accessory
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? Jacktar at 8:18am 04.28.24 I agree and a toilet wax ring also works, did mine in 2017 and is still there, no problems, on hull
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:14am 04.28.24 Thanks for the reply. I will not install the upper block and note this on my drawing. Tom
Oday 192 outboard bracket pgandw at 7:56am 04.28.24 I have a Mariner 19 (the original ODay 19). I have the stock outboard bracket (rated for 2 cycle ou
07 H-36 front water tank sender Windpilot at 7:43am 04.28.24 See if the float on it still floats.
Stern anchoring Kings Gambit at 7:37am 04.28.24
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 7:12am 04.28.24 The only real world experience I have is the egress training from downed helicopters that both the N
Hunter 41DS cabin top clutch refurb (1) Nodak7 at 6:57am 04.28.24 Here is what the cabin top looks like on the 41AC & 41DS!
Stern anchoring Terry Cox at 6:25am 04.28.24 Never have nor ever will deploy a stern anchor. Much rather let the boat settle in with either the w
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:28am 04.28.24 Thanks for the tips! I'm stoked to spend a few days there.
Oday 28 1995 Universal 12 10hp diesel - starter replacement sailme88 at 4:40am 04.28.24 Had my starter rebuilt. Before that process I had a bitch of a time removing it. After it was remov
New Transducer Install - Splitting Hairs? dlochner at 4:34am 04.28.24 Use some sandpaper to remove the fibers, or just leave them if they aren't hurting anything. The im
Dropping rudder on 11.0A jssailem at 2:40am 04.28.24

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