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Hunter 50 prop nut, key and ping Gianni65 at 6:14am 07.09.24 Big Boats 1/288 Hello. Since 3 years I'm the new and happy owner of a 2007 Hunter 50. The boat has an Autoprop as
260 rig tuning ? gudiss at 4:30pm 07.08.24 Smaller Boats 4/752 hello all- any tips on tuning the 5 stays to proper tension? rake at the top? appreciate any advice.
electric windlass DZinger at 3:44pm 07.08.24 Ask A Beneteau Owner 30/3275 I have a 2003 Beneteau 331 and would like to install an electric windlass. Any comments as to a vert
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau (8) jpeac2 at 2:57pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/449 Hey Everyone- Have some spare time and am weighing pulling all the sole out and refinishing it. It
insurance policy for Alden 38' (1) jwf_ at 2:07pm 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 6/420 Anyone know of an insurance policy/company that can offer a policy for my Alden 38'? I need a policy
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 12:13pm 07.08.24 Mid-Size Boats 17/1106 Good Day I have a 93 Hunter 33.5 that I'm installing a new auto-pilot in. I've mounted the ACU and
Legend 37 ice box drain DStegs49 at 11:33am 07.08.24 Big Boats 0/264 I have an '87 Legend 37 and like all things older, they break and need to be replaced or repaired.
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. Ted10028 at 10:39am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 3/355 Im on iphone app. Thanks
standing rigging got looser john6206 at 8:09am 07.08.24 Smaller Boats 7/865 I've been sailing my Capri 18 with my rig too loose for years. Last week I was on Tawas Bay in Lak
Stuck seacock question Allowishish at 5:44am 07.08.24 Ask All Sailors 8/702 We have a boat that is kept a 15 hour drive away from us. We do have someone that looks after it whi
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break (3) philiefay at 9:58pm 07.07.24 Smaller Boats 4/496 I was docking today and lost steering, this time for a different reason. Where the gear shift cable
Hunter 450 instruments are foggy AKlight at 8:45pm 07.07.24 Big Boats 4/415
Coaming trim install? (4) BTC1984 at 5:34pm 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 2/265 I am replacing my coaming trim with the plastic ones from Catalina direct on my 1984 Catalina 27. W
Boom connection woes? (1) CowboyWay at 4:01pm 07.07.24 Catalina 310 10/1249 On my c310 the mast connection sheared. Having trouble getting the end cap off of the boom after rem
A Little Story About Our GPS Terry Cox at 7:05am 07.07.24 Pacific North West Cruisers 13/1214 Grrr. So my July 5th sail plan was to arrive at 10:06 A.M. Deception Pass slack water, then head for
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 6:18am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 29/2186 Winterizing my boat last Fall I had the raw water impeller fail, and installed my only spare, an OEM
The most explosive week in boating! (1) Tiffany at 5:57am 07.07.24 Ask All Sailors 3/915 The 4th of July has come and gone. And that means everyone who owns an object that floats has been o
Raymarine ST60 Instrument Cover needed jviss at 5:52am 07.07.24 Parts Search 0/241 One of my instrument covers went missing this winter. Anyone have one they can spare?
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 (10) svseacucumber at 8:35pm 07.06.24 Smaller Boats 15/1511 New member here, been looking for a trailer sailer for a while and recently picked up a new to me Hu
What are these tracks used for? (1) CaptnEdarli at 7:14pm 07.06.24 Ask All Sailors 40/4015 I have never used them in 5 years of owning my boat, and none of my other boats had them.

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Sailing Instruments rpwillia at 2:47am 07.03.25 I have heard good things about these guys, where they repair your old instruments: Home - GaugeSave
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? Project_Mayhem at 9:46pm 07.02.25 Have you considered towing your dinghy or kayaks?
Spreader Tip C&C 25 Project_Mayhem at 9:39pm 07.02.25 1.5" Rigid aluminum conduit has an outer diameter of 1.9ish inches
Spreader Tip C&C 25 jssailem at 9:06pm 07.02.25 Here is what Catalina does for there spreader ends. Suspect it could work for you. Wood dowel to fit
Urgent Hood furler question Project_Mayhem at 9:01pm 07.02.25 My past experience with Hood furlers made me question whether it was possible to do this without rem
The Rusty Compression Post Problem Dalliance at 8:08pm 07.02.25 Hunter used the infamous I-beam in the H30 bilge through 1980. In 1981 they switched to the rig you
Sailing Instruments Calif. Ted at 7:49pm 07.02.25 I've replaced the screen om my ST4000 AP but my ST60's are starting to display screen burn and the w
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging jssailem at 6:42pm 07.02.25 Daze, Cruising with a preventer at mid-boom can cause the boom to fail at the point where you attach
Fuel tank removal? rpwillia at 5:48pm 07.02.25 Nice creativity on the workaround. Curiously, my tank on hull 185 is metal and not aluminum. From wh
Sailing Instruments (1) rpwillia at 5:41pm 07.02.25 I feel pretty fortunate as my ST60 instruments are still working great and are now integrated with m
Shaft Seal (almost a fail) Scott T-Bird at 4:39pm 07.02.25 Our boat is back in the slip & all is well! The marina owner had been telling me all along that he
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 3:47pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 3:10pm 07.02.25 De nada
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 3:10pm 07.02.25 Thank you!
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement kappykaplan at 2:52pm 07.02.25 In other word, if I have to replace the radial I will need to support the rudder so it doesn't fall
Urgent Hood furler question Hayden Watson at 2:50pm 07.02.25 When I did it, I would tie a halyard around the base of the drum so that I could use it to support t
Urgent Hood furler question (1) Hayden Watson at 2:47pm 07.02.25 Yep, several times. See attached diagram.
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement DPotter at 2:24pm 07.02.25 Hi all I am about to start looking into my steering gear on my new to me '94 Cat 30 Tall Rig. I am
Shower Sump Pump Woes (2) Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 07.02.25 My final solution: All of you were correct. The Whale Gulper 220 pump is the way to go. I opted fo
Unreliable shore power BAD ORCA at 2:01pm 07.02.25 The 50 amp breaker that I'm refering to is in a sup panel the feeds my dock. There are 3 50 amp bre

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