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Trials and tribulations of owning and working on a Trimaran. (3) TomY at 10:24am 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 2/480 My friend John is a great sailor and successful racer. He owns a Trimaran built in the 70's which he
Where is the HIN on a Beneteau 323? - RESOLVED HanBan at 9:10am 05.06.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/5732 Hey guys, I've been restoring a 323 which was storm damaged in Texas. I had the hull completely res
Removing foam padded liner from hull Ken13559 at 7:04am 05.06.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1172 In the rear berth I've foam padded liner on the hull which I started removing. I pull and tore the l
Stripped screws john6206 at 5:32am 05.06.18 Smaller Boats 5/1075 Hi everyone, Somehow I'm sure this has been covered before, but I couldn't find anything. The bo
Replacing h26 ports Whiskey at 4:35am 05.06.18 Smaller Boats 4/557 I bought new ports (the ones that open) from the website and there is no screw holes on the outside
Repairing leak in water tank of Gulf 32 Jim Willis at 10:44pm 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 2/298 My water tank is leaking into the bilges so I am afraid to fill it, in case I down the starter or en
Bottom paint thwilson at 9:38pm 05.05.18 Catalina 30 8/1176
Pearson 28 - Engine starting question marvy1 at 6:44pm 05.05.18 Pearson 7/2353 Hi - I am a new owner of a Pearson 28-1 (1980), and have only previously sailed a larger Pearson 10M
Dielectric grease in mast lights plug? DAVA390 at 5:12pm 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 5/769 During the recent move from home to the marina the plug wiring in the four prong plug for mast light
Hunter 260 Demasting Gypsea Kids at 3:20pm 05.05.18 Smaller Boats 43/4750 Anyone out there ever demasted their H260/H26? We just did and are looking for help. Such as: Manuf
Jib/Genoa car track ID Stand up block HighCs123 at 10:36am 05.05.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/636 I want to buy new cars for my Jib track. What is the difference between cars not specified, and car
Ocean Marine Davits (1) Marc14857 at 7:41am 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 2/837 I just received my Ocean Marine Davits and will be installing them this week on my Hunter 44AC. I a
Speaking of Furlers (2) Todd Atchison at 7:31am 05.05.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1237 So it's nearly time to launch our V222. Though we still don't have a name (we have a short list, don
What would you do DayDreamer41 at 5:44am 05.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2219 So, couple of weeks ago laying in bed, I am experiencing pressure in my chest and my left arm is thr
Diesel Fuel Full Circle 473 at 10:55pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 20/2003 Can any of you experts out there tell me the deference between the diesel fuel at the marina fuel do
Back in the Chessy All U Get at 9:40pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 18/982 Hi all, It took us about 130 hours from the Bahamas April 17th to Deltaville, Va May 4th. We had s
The boat is (was) finally ready Mark Maulden at 8:49pm 05.04.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 15/1121 The new engine/drivetrain is good, J-prop is pitched, new propane system is in, boat is cleaned up,
Table Modification rosypar1 at 7:27pm 05.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1756 We are looking for a table modification that will allow the table to go down to make large sleeping
Winter storm blues... (1) rgranger at 5:13pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 2/418 So this winter we had a nor'easter and the pylon in my slip on my starboard bow side came lose. No
Zipper Blues!!!!!!! (2) rgranger at 5:06pm 05.04.18 Ask All Sailors 13/792 So I have a mystery, or at least I'm confused. I started my annual spring deep clean of my boat

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Sole TV Replacement - Hunter 49/50 (2) laitm001 at 11:08am 03.01.24 Sorry to re-open this thread but I've just bought a new TV for my 49 and any additional advice/tips
Snow falling on Cedars (1) jssailem at 10:17am 03.01.24 For our NE brethren, there are a 2 High Pressure cells in the Atlantic that are going to try and tea
Clean Out Oil Pan Rich Stidger at 10:11am 03.01.24 I agree with @jssailem up to a point. I would not attempt a job like this without compelling eviden
Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 9:47am 03.01.24 As Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs might say... You have no idea until you explore it for yourself.
Grand Soleil 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits whe
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 7:44am 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 22
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 03.01.24 Thank you for your response. I was wandering what the cost of replacing that might be and have oft
Chain Plate Inspection American_Mainsail at 7:03am 03.01.24 Those look the same as the fascia covers on my 44 (which is also the same hull). Put a plastic scrap
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? (1) jssailem at 6:54am 03.01.24 I use it for my outhaul. It should be very serviceable as halyards. I found the line a bit stiff.
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 5:58am 03.01.24 I notice far less vibration and maybe somewhat less noise. There isn't less noise inherently due to
Windlass (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 03.01.24 Here is the electrical diagram. e H340 info spot, which includes the Owners Manual. https://hunter.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:22am 03.01.24 https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/downwind-sailing-tips-sail-more-comfortably-and-faster-with-t
Windlass marcham at 3:18am 03.01.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/anchor-windlass-for-hunter-340.1249932807 https://forums.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:11am 03.01.24 Update: I had new sails made a couple of years ago, not long after posting the original article. I s
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:58am 03.01.24 With the boat out of the water: If the prop' is serviced correctly the blades should rotate on their
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:56am 03.01.24 I too have a Kiwi prop. Your symptoms are exactly what I get if the prop' hasn't been serviced. The
V berth leak from electric windlass Tipsynippertoo at 2:43am 03.01.24 I have just finished overhauling my windlass. There is a seal just below the Daisy wheel which was w
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 1:20am 03.01.24
V berth leak from electric windlass Ken13559 at 12:29am 03.01.24 The Up/Down Push Buttons could also leak water if bedding is bad.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 12:25am 03.01.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a che

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