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Charters in the Charlotte Harbor area, eg Punta Gorda isaksp00 at 9:19am 03.18.18 Destinations 4/626 I have looked at a number of threads about sailing in this area, and it seems good. I see that Seada
Lazy Jacks on a 1984 H27 finefurn at 9:17am 03.18.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1755 One of the first projects on my TD list this spring is to install a set of Lazy Jacks. I would like
ds 41 thru hull and valves sailor5017 at 9:11am 03.18.18 Big Boats 4/736 The valves and plumbing in floor of front stateroom seems to have turned a dark brown -black color
Another NorEaster? sailnoproblem at 7:40am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 24/1660 I don't no if that is the correct spelling, but I am getting a little tired of this weather. Yea I k
Help with Hood 810 LD diagnosis/repair SFS at 7:03am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 6/2134 Has anyone successfully rebuilt an 810LD furler drive assembly? I have parts falling out the bottom
Replace furler, or go hanked on? SFS at 6:48am 03.18.18 Ask All Sailors 28/1180 In the event my old Hood 810 cannot be brought back to life, we are considering our options. Cruisin
Keel repair on Pearson 30 Meter (1) MightyMike at 7:13pm 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 5/952 My recently acquired 10 Meter suffered a damaged keel after breaking its mooring and beaching during
sailing preparation, 18' jon hansen at 6:41pm 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 3/281 for me, the season of 18' seems to be a totally different focus for me than most of you all from wha
Polar Charts?? LouisMK at 4:29pm 03.17.18 Bigger Boats 11/4443 Like many of us, I'm always curious whether I am sailing as fast as optimally possible. Does anyone
Level boat on trailer Jimmy at 2:06pm 03.17.18 Smaller Boats 12/845 Going to tune rigging and wonder if I just get the mast foot level would that be a good starting poi
Rewiring an 76 MacGregor 25 PJFlynn at 12:50pm 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1005 Does anyone have any access to original wiring diagrams for a Mac V-25? Had to repair the mast step
Taking on water... rpludwig at 11:58am 03.17.18 Catalina 22 22/1849 Posting this on behalf of a dock mate who has an '89 wing keel. He's getting a bit of water in the
Centerboard 240 difficulty with Waveform's boat (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 10:49am 03.17.18 Smaller Boats 2/512 I enlargened this photo for all to see. Waveform advised this was a 1/2 line and if you see closel
Winch size for H30C BlowMeAway at 10:44am 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 8/682
Lightening question Whatsit at 9:36am 03.17.18 Ask An Oday Owner 17/1080
Low Stretch Halyard Line that works with Garhauer rope clutches? PAC3142 at 7:48am 03.17.18 Ask All Sailors 0/296 I'd like to replace the main halyard on my Hunter 37.5, currently 7/16" polyester. Any advice on wh
Rudder shaft material cramina at 7:43am 03.17.18 Parts Search 0/355 I have a Hunter 27, 2012 and I would like to know what is the material used for the shaft of the rud
Which Winch? rpludwig at 5:01am 03.17.18 Catalina 22 11/948 Going to run lines aft, and add cabin top winches sooner or later, WM has a 4 day sale, buy 1 get on
Fixing a dodger? Need advice. jonelli at 4:27pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2657 Does anybody know a "not-expensive" way to get a dodger re-sewn up? I've tried to previously do a fe
jambed maserator Hayden Watson at 3:40pm 03.16.18 Ask All Sailors 32/2020 Last year my maserator was working fine but this spring it will not turn. I tried using the screw d

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Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 1:06pm 07.11.23 Are you looking at the original H23 or the newer water ballast H23.5?
Winch handle safe use jviss at 12:55pm 07.11.23 I had a winch fail due to a broken bronze gear, and if there was a handle in it, it would have been
New Catalina 30 Owner sabre at 12:54pm 07.11.23 I'll be following your adventure - Monday I'm looking at a 1986 30 that's been sitting in the water
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 12:53pm 07.11.23 that when you uncleat a loaded line and a pawl should be stuck, the drum and handle will spin CCW v
Potential new Hunter owner kappykaplan at 12:52pm 07.11.23 Welcome to our merry band of sailors, 60bubba! :beer:
Perkins 20 Engine jviss at 12:51pm 07.11.23 with the engine tilted back toward the prop, you will only get about half the old oil out through t
Life (sailing) after heart attack. rgranger at 12:51pm 07.11.23 All this talk about heart events has inspired me to take a long bike ride after work today....:thumb
Satallite GPS messaging devices rgranger at 12:48pm 07.11.23 Nice review @BarryL THNX!:thumbup:
mooring buoys jviss at 12:48pm 07.11.23 It would be helpful to know more details. Is the buoy connected directly to the chain? Can you jus
mooring buoys Timm R Oday25 at 12:37pm 07.11.23 https://www.westmarine.com/marinetech-products-happy-hooker-mooring-hook-tip-103192.html?&utm_medium
Winch handle safe use jviss at 12:33pm 07.11.23 when you uncleat a loaded line and a pawl should be stuck, the drum and handle will spin CCW very f
Winch handle safe use Roland5048 at 12:19pm 07.11.23 I've always taught my beginner sailing students to always remove the handle when not in use. Reason
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Don S/V ILLusion at 12:02pm 07.11.23
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem Hayden Watson at 11:55am 07.11.23 if a carb engine only runs on choke, partial choke or added fuel into the venturi that is either a
Catalina 310 Lightning Protection Fleet at 11:39am 07.11.23 Thanks all. I'm going to inspect my keel bolts and mast step for any kind of ground wiring.
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 11:38am 07.11.23 waking sleeping crew members who are on night watch. Love it! :beer:
Santana 21 design info needed CurtPollard at 11:35am 07.11.23 Since you appear to be from Georgia, I think the transport costs would be to large to be practical.
Starting battery Johnb at 11:35am 07.11.23 He is trying to find out why his engine wont crank! attery" and assumed he had a cranking problem. Y
Santana 21 design info needed CurtPollard at 11:32am 07.11.23 I am in Portland, OR. I only need a boom. I was looking for info on the mast so I could find a corre
Rigging information (1) jssailem at 11:30am 07.11.23 217757 In this design (OEM), the bar is the traveler. The blocks on either side run up to the boom

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