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Whitlock Steering (1) Ken13559 at 8:29am 06.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/8504 Would appreciate advise on how to remove the Whitlock/Edson Steering Wheel hub (photo below) to repa
Pulling the jib up was a lot of effort..... Bluenose at 7:46am 06.09.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3400 ............in fact I had to winch it on our new to us B331. Usually they go right up the luff with
stuff jdmrussell at 2:33am 06.09.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1036 Interesting
Hatch Hardware MikeHoncho at 9:39pm 06.08.18 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1360 I have two factory hatches that are square that do not have the hardware to keep them open. The lid
Edson Wheel Nut Canonshooternb at 7:31pm 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1514 I have put my Edson Wheel nut in a safe place last year, so safe I cant even find it. Looking onli
Is it just my imagination ? MaryEllaRose at 6:11pm 06.08.18 Mid-Size Boats 13/1898 We've just made the switch from a Catalina 22 to a Catalina 25 wing keel, partly due to "Three-Footi
Mast raising with roller furling on Hunter Edge bjohnston at 4:54pm 06.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/415 I am the new owner of a 2009 Hunter 27 Edge and am puzzled by the installation instructions for the
Sailing in the Puget Sound Bill Roosa at 3:42pm 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 98/6204 Hey folks, The Admiral and I ar moving to Washington state and I'm wondering about sailing in the so
Link 2000 keeps going into Charge mode Ben4195 at 2:41pm 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1445 hi all, just got to the boat for the weekend, and found the Xantrex Link 2000 in Charge mode. I swit
Alternatives to Active Captain Nodak7 at 1:44pm 06.08.18 Big Boats 7/3122 Since Garmin purchased Active Captain (AC) they am systematically taking it away from non Garmin dev
Hunter 23 1986 Knot A Clew at 1:12pm 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 2/298 Just bought a Hunter 23 to rehab. It was sitting for a while. I removed the 3 floor panels and the
Rolling and tipping paint method greg_m at 11:49am 06.08.18 Catalina 22 5/3314
Fresh water leak water in bilge - cant find the culprit Help Hunter 41 ac Tucker67 at 11:44am 06.08.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/665 So I noticed I have water in my bilge resulting in the bilge pump going off every so often. I have
Purchasing Tohatsu sailpro for H23 tdboss at 11:20am 06.08.18 Smaller Boats 6/517 I have an unmodified H23 and I am looking to replace the two stroke on it. It looks like the Tohats
In today's episode of "I'm new and I have no idea"... HanBan at 10:13am 06.08.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 35/3648 Hi guys, Where can I get a boom vang thingy (the metal bit with the spring in it)? Being a complete
Sketchy upwind, blistering downwind (1) Jackdaw at 8:46am 06.08.18 Racing 2/497 Here's a fun sequence from our race last night. Windward/Leeward 5. Our first upwind was sketchy; th
310 SailFysh at 8:08am 06.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/793 Thanks
Got my first MMSI # rgranger at 8:00am 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 27/1449 Im heading to the NC coast for a week. This is something I do each summer but this year I purchased
So I just got this Hunter... (1) HarrisOutdoors at 7:56am 06.08.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 37/2546 So I just got this hunter which was sold as an H28 but its hull id HUN54754M80H indicates that it wa
Identify This Solar Vent? jviss at 7:35am 06.08.18 Ask All Sailors 0/224 Can anyone identify this solar vent for me, so I may research documentation to aid in troubleshootin

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Covert holding tank to auxiliary diesel tank. Rich Stidger at 8:12am 07.25.23 I can't help with the tank replacement, but I have a friend who cruises extensively and has a compos
Heads up for FWC VP 2003 owners - heat exchanger Hollyberry at 8:07am 07.25.23
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping kloudie1 at 8:00am 07.25.23 Gearshift lever and cable adjustment good?
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel 2 OLD PIRATES at 7:49am 07.25.23 Now should the connection be totally removed. Or should there be a redirection to another post from
"Portable" Anchor Light? (1) jviss at 7:20am 07.25.23 O.K., update to the update. Turns out there's not a good spot to mount that light, so I just ordere
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping jviss at 7:17am 07.25.23 What gear? What was the wrong fluid, and what's the correct fluid?
Jub roller furler setup beerlover at 7:05am 07.25.23 So in order to lower or change the jib I would need to tie an extra line the the drum end of the hal
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jviss at 7:02am 07.25.23 I wouldn't forge anything. I would create a log with as much detail as you can recall or reconstruc
Pearson 31-2 Deck Compression Near Mast jssailem at 6:55am 07.25.23 compression to the deck Whether around a mast or any other part of the deck, should be investigate
How do you prove you can sail a boat? kloudie1 at 6:47am 07.25.23 Is it sailiing specific? Or is it a requirement from govmint or insurance that you've had a "water s
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? Ward H at 6:28am 07.25.23 The shaft length is determined by the boat and the motor mount so that the prop is sufficiently sub
How do you prove you can sail a boat? jssailem at 6:24am 07.25.23 You can take one of two pathways. Write up a short resume of your sailing experiences. Boat sizes,
How do you prove you can sail a boat? dlochner at 6:12am 07.25.23 Well, you have a computer and a printer, right? :rolleyes: Seriously, I assume you have spoken wit
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. BigEasy at 5:38am 07.25.23 Tape the edges that are contained within the side guides. That will permit you to apply several coat
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 5:37am 07.25.23 Just out of curosity. @jviss how does the fellow who charges his electric boat at the fuel dock whe
Electric Sailboat Drives smokey73 at 5:24am 07.25.23 Just out of curosity. @jviss how does the fellow who charges his electric boat at the fuel dock wh
How to adjust for varnish changing the thickness of wood parts. dlochner at 5:16am 07.25.23 Easy solution, don't put 10 coats of varnish on the hatch boards. If you don't want to do that, sand
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 4:59am 07.25.23 It'll be a retrofit that keeps the original diesel and couples the motor to the prop shaft, althoug
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 4:02am 07.25.23 I worry a lot about fuel cell technology. The hydrogen used in fuel cells comes from electrolytical
Have you tested your PFD? Marmalade at 3:57am 07.25.23 I agree with @BarryL on S@S... it's a good skill builder for things that you think you know, but hav

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