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moving halyards on1977 Oday mariner 2+2 peterbud at 8:01pm 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 1/365 Has anyone moved their halyards back to the cockpit on a 1977 mariner. thanks peterbud
Barlow Winches dennisv at 5:45pm 02.19.19 Bigger Boats 10/8104 Barlow winches were standard equipment on ODay for quite some time. My primarily winches are Barlow
VHF Antenna - Deck or Mast Mount jamieFL at 4:55pm 02.19.19 Trailer Sailors 24/7703 I have a future project I'm trying to plan. My VHF is about 20 years old and not in the best conditi
Another fire and likely avoidable death 907Juice at 4:46pm 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/858
First 20 Tilting Tabernacle installation kit (1) TheBettyWhitecap at 1:20pm 02.19.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1711 Just curious if anyone has ever installed a tilting mast/tabernacle on a Beneteau First 20? I rece
hunter 40 wheel brake. sailerman3 at 12:50pm 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/661 I have a 1986 Hunter Legend 40 . It has a Y/S pedestal. I have try to figure out how this brake sys
Y33 chainplates? mermike at 11:54am 02.19.19 Yamaha 11/2452 I'm pulling the chainplates on my Y33 tall rig for inspection in a few weeks. Has anyone replaced th
Adding refrigeration RNC725 at 11:34am 02.19.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/510 The admiral has declared we shall have refrigeration. We sail a 2002 Hunter 3 to 6. We are planning
Update Roland5048 at 10:16am 02.19.19 Sails Call Lounge 20/2048 Remember the young couple that lost their boat on the first day of a voyage out of Tarpon Springs, F
Main sheet controls sailherr at 9:28am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 12/1283 Just bought a 1976 Oday, need to replace the dated main sheet blocks/cam cleat set up. I will be sa
Clevis Pin Assortment jkandris at 8:24am 02.19.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1230 Hey Yall, Has anyone found an assortment box of Clevis pins, cotter pins and rings that works well.
1984 H27 Boom Vang finefurn at 8:18am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 15/3601 How does the mast end of the Boom Vang attach at the base of the mast, and measuring from the goosen
Replacing the "masthead" on our C22 paddy4699 at 7:52am 02.19.19 Catalina 22 9/1311 Found a new masthead by contacting Catalina Yachts in Florida. When spring arrives here in northern
Dustless Blasting seadaddler at 4:21am 02.19.19 Ask All Sailors 8/1017 Has anyone ever used Dustless Blasting on there sailboat and were you happy. I am thinking of switch
1981 H27 Salon Table mkrokidas at 4:15am 02.19.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1672 On my 4th year of refitting my Cherubini H27 and have never had a salon table. It was missing when I
"--external structure problem with internal ballast keel--bilge area." (8) "Selah" at 10:25pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1448 Hey all! Following dlochner's suggestion of possibly doing an endoscopy under the cabin sole, I deci
Where should the genneker Wichard folding pad eyes be (B461)? (1) sailingrock at 7:35pm 02.18.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1377 I have recently purchased a 1999 Benneteau 461 with a gennaker. According to Benneteau's documentati
Gasket....Yes or No? rpell1@msn.com at 4:20pm 02.18.19 Ask All Sailors 20/1226 Hi everyone, I'm looking for some experienced advice. I have a 1997 Universal M25XPA. I am changing
Sanitation Hose jhagg at 3:41pm 02.18.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/711
Galley Rebuild jkandris at 2:54pm 02.18.19 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1163 Has anyone rebuilt their Galley? I swear I havent found a piece of wood in this old girl that isnt

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2006 Hunter 41DS House Bank Charging off alternator Boatyarddog at 8:13am 08.06.24 Well, if you have a mechanical solenoid your not using an ACR. Those have relays using contact point
Refrigerator thermostat wiring (2) Hayden Watson at 7:57am 08.06.24 Hey Hayden, where did you mount the Inkbird, in the box, or outside?
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak (2) jssailem at 7:50am 08.06.24 I have a deck-stepped mast on my Cal35. When I removed the mast for refitting, I also removed the ma
Cracked stringer on project boat jssailem at 7:16am 08.06.24 I agree with Gary and Greg about how I would approach the problem. Removing the mast removes the s
Legend 356 / 36 Rig question jssailem at 7:03am 08.06.24 The challenge may have occurred at the same time as the change in rigging, but it is not necessarily
Cracked stringer on project boat jviss at 6:36am 08.06.24 It irks me that builders uses so much wood in fiberglass boats. They clearly weren't thinking these
H26 Roller Furler issues Crazy Dave Condon at 6:35am 08.06.24 It is a CDI FF2 system. Look under boat information and look at the hunter 260 downloads. There you
Cracked stringer on project boat Tally Ho at 6:33am 08.06.24
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass (1) Tally Ho at 6:21am 08.06.24
Yanmar electrical problem. jviss at 5:41am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:40am 08.06.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the R
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge All U Get at 5:35am 08.06.24
Yanmar 2gm engine died 3GGG at 5:18am 08.06.24 Do you check the oil and coolant before each start? If not, that would be a good habit. No. But will
Refrigerator thermostat wiring jviss at 4:58am 08.06.24 Exactly. I just grabbed an old phone chord from my old cables box and cut the end off and used tha
Cracked stringer on project boat garymalmgren at 4:51am 08.06.24 Looks like lots of rotten internal wood there. Why are you adverse to removing the mast? On a rebui
Yanmar electrical problem. east coaster at 4:12am 08.06.24 I use an ACR in the circuit, it ensures my house bank stays charged as well as taking care of my sep
Yanmar electrical problem. (1) Marmalade at 4:03am 08.06.24 Have a Legend 37 as well, and took a slightly different approach. I read lots of these threads on r
Yanmar electrical problem. Jim Legere at 3:29am 08.06.24 I am surprised that no one has mentioned the 30 amp fuse, just to the right of the starter in the sc
Yanmar electrical problem. Mika1 at 2:24am 08.06.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Cracked stringer on project boat $2pearson37-2 at 12:15am 08.06.24 Any suggestions for securing this stringer? Optimally without taking the mast out if it can be done.

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