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Trying to post in boats for sale and it won't give me access?
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Just purchased a ACR Manual Release EPIRB and looking for advice on where to mount it in the cabin..
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Ahoy fellow Hunter Owners! We have a 2007 45cc and are looking at replacing the Cockpit ' decksteps
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New Sails by VanIslandGuy posted May 18, 2019 at 2:08 PMLast year our boat Freewill turned twenty. T
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Just bought a 1986 Pearson 303 and the shifter works in reverse. Pushing lever forward is reverse, a
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Hi guys! I have a 1983 Lancer 27 Powersailer (but with a 2003 Suzuki DFF70 motor) that I've had for
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we have a leak in the small skylight in the deck behind the mast. Has anyone rebedded theirs? We wou
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My Mac 25 is in need of renewing the no slip surfaces. As some of these areas have spider line crack
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I have a 1998 Hunter 29.5 and all the instruments on the binnacle has all stopped working. Does anyo
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Her up to her summer mooring....on Keuka Lake at our little place in the Fingerlakes of NY. If you s
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Hello, Im looking for the spec of the correct length for the cutless (cutlass) on my Beneteau 36CC w
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'73 Catalina 30. Replaced prop this season. There was no washer between the castle nut and the prop.
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I am hauling in another week and going to usehard bottom over my antifouling paint with a special pr
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Does this function exist here? I'd like to move a thread I created to a different forum.
John Gilbert at 7:56pm 05.23.19
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My ST60 wind gauge and masthead unit bit the dust. I have purchased an i60 unit to replace it, but h
maneframe at 7:22pm 05.23.19
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So, I need to replace my '87 Legend 37 outhaul. I stitched in a new line to the old line at the mast
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Shore Tender
dlochner at 1:10pm 01.03.25
Interesting, it was only $329 when I looked at it on Amazon. It is far better than the first on you
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PaulK at 12:55pm 01.03.25
Sodebo now approaching Kerguelen Islands in the Southern Ocean at about 34 knots, 200-some miles ahe
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jpiombo67 at 12:52pm 01.03.25
Saw this one on Amazon. $350 Thoughts? Just using it to go from anchorage to shore.
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18
jssailem at 12:34pm 01.03.25
will set up a light on a thermostat Use an Incandescent or a halogen light bulb. LEDs do not put o
Rotating Furling Drum
jssailem at 12:30pm 01.03.25
I think you can hold the mast in place, tying the jib halyard to the bow, undue the forestay and rot
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jssailem at 12:26pm 01.03.25
Happy New Year Stu. Happy New Year to you as well, Ted. I'm looking forward to doing some docking t
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jssailem at 12:25pm 01.03.25
Yes
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Stu Jackson at 12:01pm 01.03.25
Do an internet search on docking with bull rails. There are many video how-tos out there.
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grevelle at 11:23am 01.03.25
Hi Mark - The efficiency improvement is ~5-8% of the field amps, so about 5 watts savings for a typi
Rotating Furling Drum
BAD ORCA at 11:08am 01.03.25
Try just rotating the drum and leave everything else. You'll have to do this before you run the fur
Freeze protection for small keel boat Universal M18
yelkenli at 10:54am 01.03.25
I have shore power and will set up a light on a thermostat. I will also re-install two access covers
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Tedd at 10:19am 01.03.25
Thanks, John, I'll try that. It sounds a bit like a trucker's hitch, is that right?
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working   (1)
Irish NC at 10:14am 01.03.25
Thanks for the welcome and quick response. I ran 12v directly to the solenoid and it ran the motor.
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challenger at 9:55am 01.03.25
Update: There were two main culprits. 1. I replaced the fuel pump and even with some air leak some
Hunter 27 Cockpit Instrument Access   (1)
DHembree at 9:51am 01.03.25
Well, I answered this for myself, but just in case anyone else has the same question, the area behin
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working   (1)
Ralph Johnstone at 9:36am 01.03.25
Hi @Irish NC and welcome to the site. May I suggest you start a new posting with this item to ensur
H340 'Wobbly Wheel'
sailcapt340 at 9:18am 01.03.25
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Indysailor at 8:54am 01.03.25
Thank you. i think we will anchor out at Haserot, sail around Old Mission and then anchor in Bower
Passage 42, 1997: windlass not working
Irish NC at 8:53am 01.03.25
nd its quite relevant for my windlass issues. I believe I have the same wiring setup above. I've

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