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Main Sail outhaul Stuck mikej21 at 6:41pm 05.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/980 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with an in mast furling.... I was able to open/ pull out my sail today and th
Spreader boots lingerfeltja at 5:40pm 05.24.18 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1083 Over the winter I overhauled the mast of my H37c. I have been looking for replacements to the sprea
VOR Downwind Sail Trim AlastairLC at 5:04pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 9/760 Watching the harbour race start to leg 9, I was surprised to see the A3 sail luffs were taut and the
Can't get the shore power inlet off. - KIND OF RESOLVED HanBan at 2:40pm 05.24.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 36/3098
State of the sailboat biz (1) Phil Herring at 1:56pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 34/4056 How do you see the state of the sailboat business, 10 years after the last recession? What's your t
BoatUS newsletter picture/caption fail (1) marke14 at 1:18pm 05.24.18 Sails Call Lounge 6/648 I thought you guys might get a kick out of this one ... my markup/emphasis (and blurring of the adve
O'day 272 LE Engine Question...what are they? Pat at 1:00pm 05.24.18 Bigger Boats 8/1455 Changing the oil last week I stupidly disconnected two wires ( spade plugs) that appear to belong co
Reinforcing a transom ladder Voiding Sounds at 12:31pm 05.24.18 Catalina 22 14/3916 My '73 came equipped with a huge plastic folding ladder that connected to mounts deck mounts on the
Adjust the down Tiller Height upwards - tiller stop bushing JimSails at 11:02am 05.24.18 Smaller Boats 10/1991 So I am a new owner of a Hunter 26 that has the aluminum tiller handle. It may be a replacement as t
Getting there... (2) agprice22 at 9:46am 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 4/598 I rolled the paint on my outriggers yesterday, so today, I wet-sanded them and compounded them. I ad
Around the world non-stop in a 22 footer (1) Jackdaw at 9:14am 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1299 @Bosman will like this, a Pole just completed a solo non-stop lap crossing the major capes. In a 22
Garage Sailer BobbyFunn at 7:00pm 05.23.18 Day Sailers 30/7895 A standard garage in the US is about 20 feet (6.1 meters). What are some sailboats boats that you h
Hunter 146 parts for sale kaufman tx dirtdobber at 6:31pm 05.23.18 Smaller Boats 2/427 I have mast, boom, mainsail, rudder, and some other stuff for sale from a hunter 146 mu uncle gave m
Thru hull (1) SeanTX at 4:58pm 05.23.18 Mid-Size Boats 11/2214 Replacing my first thru hull. This is on my hunter 25.5. Thru hull is for galley sink. Plan on using
Changing bulb in port bow navigation light Captpete12 at 4:41pm 05.23.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1185 OK - should be a simple procedure, BUT, spent over an hour trying to figure out how to "open" the li
Don't Be This Guy fstbttms at 2:49pm 05.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 18/1780 s2P0AUNENNE
Starter fails - Sourcing replacement (1) jssailem at 2:33pm 05.23.18 Engines and Propulsion 9/779
Up the mast with my Mast Mate Brian D at 2:06pm 05.23.18 Ask All Sailors 31/4537 Did some work today at the spreaders. Had to remove my radar reflector because the rope broke and th
Attack of the birds Stan Linado at 11:12am 05.23.18 Ask All Sailors 25/1896 After years of only occasional bird droppings our boat is now the target of what looks like a flock
And the...ahem...journey continues Roland5048 at 10:28am 05.23.18 Ask All Sailors 13/807 Let's see how part two works out. http://www.tampabay.com/news/Couple-whose-dream-boat-sank-finally

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Metal lathe BAD ORCA at 1:16pm 04.24.24 This sucks. If they are willing to screw over a customer with suck a minor part, how are they going
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:08pm 04.24.24 Looks like the original casting may have had some impurities - hopefully that's the extent of it an
Keel getting corrosion Eagle2man at 1:07pm 04.24.24
Not perfect launch day... Tally Ho at 1:04pm 04.24.24 According to the PYI site: "The Max-Prop Easy is a step forward in Max-Prop design. This propeller
Metal lathe Hayden Watson at 11:55am 04.24.24 Hayden, what shop did you use? PBI Petrzelka Bros, Inc. Great guys and they did an excelent job o
Metal lathe (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar? I spoke with Balmar twice the first was Mark Gembree. S
yard rate for gel coat repair work near annapolis ? George Braun at 11:43am 04.24.24 $90 to $150/hr here on the Chesapeake,, depending on what kind of yard and what kind of work
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Calif. Ted at 11:34am 04.24.24 Recently replaced mine for open turnbuckles, I could never get anything but pins to fit in them. I'v
Replacing Prop Shaft for 84 Hunter 31 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05am 04.24.24 have already bought a replacement, I hope this is not to late, but if the shaft is not Aquamet 22
OEM Shroud Turnbuckles and Replacement Caps Ward H at 10:57am 04.24.24 After finding a couple of cotter rings laying on the deck due to having worked themselves loose, the
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:53am 04.24.24 I read a few posts that recommended VDO but looks like the brand is not available anymore. You ar
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer (1) kloudie1 at 10:53am 04.24.24 Here is a page that talks about the tachometer. It counts the number of flywheel teeth, probably 97
Rivets Used Rick Webb at 10:52am 04.24.24 It will be real obvious when you drill them out. I'd lean towards stainless but maybe have both rea
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer Necessity at 10:37am 04.24.24 Thanks for the response- the current config is connected to the flywheel.
New Batteries and Switch marcham at 10:32am 04.24.24 The owner's manual for your boat DC electrical wiring diagram may help to figure out how it should h
Metal lathe Maine Sail at 10:08am 04.24.24 Who exactly did you speak with at Balmar?
Hunter 1999 310 Tachometer marcham at 10:08am 04.24.24 Do you know if your tach is wired to a sensor on the flywheel or wired to the alternator? If you can
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Maine Sail at 9:51am 04.24.24 Ask for Peter Directly.. Who. Did u speak with at Balmar. You want Timm..
Universal M25 front V-belt pulley. Maine Sail at 9:37am 04.24.24
Self tacking jib LloydB at 9:30am 04.24.24 Actually I looked at the one and I think the others for that.

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