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Cow Hitch For the Jib Sheet. Caribbeanknight1 at 12:00pm 07.02.18 Ask All Sailors 53/10235
Yanmar 3JH2e rkssail at 11:16am 07.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2240 I have a few questions regarding the Yanmar 3JH2E engine on my new to me '98 Hunter 376: Why are the
Blisters, blisters, blisters.... Advice please (3) LadyHawk at 10:11am 07.02.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/780 We picked up an 85' Cat 22 from a field last summer. She was filthy but cleaned up well. After man
Mayday mayday! CalGirlBoater at 8:45am 07.02.18 Engines and Propulsion 19/2868 Hi everybody! I just bought my first boat last month, a 1979 Erickson 25+ with an Volvo Penta MD5A I
Hunter 26 2 questions ? (1) jbreland at 7:57am 07.02.18 Smaller Boats 8/1318 I have 2 questions Hunter 26 1. how does the tack of the sail attach to the gooseneck ? I'm missing
Pop Top Gas Lift for Catalina 22 New Design. (1) Leeward Rail at 6:21am 07.02.18 Catalina 22 3/1814 Catalina 22 Pop Top Lift Assist I finally installed a gas spring based lift assist system for the P
Electric halyard winch Jrtauber at 6:06am 07.02.18 Big Boats 20/3439 Has anyone mounted an electric Winch for the main halyard to replace the Barient on a Legend 37.5?
Canvas I.D. ?? (1) mnmpizza at 5:54am 07.02.18 Ask All Sailors 16/963 Greetings Sailors! I recently purchased an H34 and found this all packaged up under the V-birth. T
New to me 1980 venture of Newport 23 Razrburn at 1:05am 07.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5977 Just aquired a bit of a project boat Surprisingly seems mostly intact for the little I paid. But For
Engine bleed screws Mark Maulden at 9:16pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 5/519 So, I have to do, basically, a full engine bleed on my new Beta. The engine is a bit above the tank
Jib track D7764 at 7:19pm 07.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1327 Hi everyone, I don't mean to bother you all, but I need some information. I just bought a Hunter 18
Repair this mast? (2) DMC9001 at 7:14pm 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 10/1564 Hi guys. My buddy and I just purchased our first sailboat together. Its an early 80's Macgregor 25.
jib overlap bow railing juradog at 5:08pm 07.01.18 Catalina 22 13/1402 Under certain conditions, my jib overlaps the bow railing creating adverse airflows. How do I corre
Two issues re 2006 Hunter 25: electrical system and steering Craig May at 4:53pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 10/1202 I have owned a 2006 Hunter 25 for one month. The electrical system worked when I took delivery of h
Boom tent dimensions 260 Kivalo at 1:31pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 9/2039 Can anyone tell me the dimensions that work well for a boom tent on a 260? I did a search and didnt
Hunter 18.5 rudder lower bracket screws pulled-out Grummanguy at 1:04pm 07.01.18 Smaller Boats 6/516 I recently acquired a Hunter 18.5, and discovered that the two screws holding the lower bracket for
Rare O'Day Swift (1) eldete at 12:41pm 07.01.18 Ask An Oday Owner 9/5270 Recently saw an O'Day Swift on CList which I have never heard of before. After researching there was
Windlass on B331 - can I haul the anchor manually? Bluenose at 12:20pm 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1952 I have a factory installed Lewmar windlass with the capstan. You use a lever without a handle to loo
35S5 Main sail and Jib rigging KGarvey at 11:41am 07.01.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/611 I'm looking for information on the correct rigging set up for the Main and Jib for a 1989 First 35S5
Engine and transmission serial numbers missing! Breal at 11:10am 07.01.18 Ask All Sailors 24/2791 We made an offer on a boat. During the sea trial the surveyor asked the seller why the serial number

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Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 2:50pm 09.15.24 How many watts is your panel? The Tohotsu has an output of 60 watts (5 amps) when running over half
Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 2:46pm 09.15.24 My 8hp Honda wouldn't do much to charge the battery especially since I didn't run it for long period
Pumpout Carts Suck Foswick at 2:42pm 09.15.24 I had found nowhere that gave detailed information on potential health issues from the urine side.
Hunter 23 Shacklepin at 2:34pm 09.15.24 I stumbled across this mast guide idea a bit ago. Simple yet effective and quick on and off. Worki
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 2:31pm 09.15.24 Check out Totalboat.com. They have excellent chemicals and fiberglass for this type of stuff. Also,
Fresh Water Leak jssailem at 1:22pm 09.15.24
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 12:35pm 09.15.24 I believe in saving money, as well as the next sailor. The specifications for the above-number pump
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? LloydB at 12:20pm 09.15.24 Just off hand I'm thinking that keel stepped mast would not be usually found on a steel sailboat but
A problem in Mystery, a solution, and disappointment jssailem at 11:44am 09.15.24 I found another article that recounts the history of Prohibition and the way boat bootleggers kept t
Fresh Water Leak jssailem at 11:35am 09.15.24 I believe in saving money, as well as the next sailor. The specifications for the above-number pump
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? dlochner at 11:33am 09.15.24 A few years ago I had a similar questions and did some reasearch on the subject. The key reason is
Can it really be this straightforward? Benny17441 at 11:01am 09.15.24 Hire a rigger for a couple hours, he will have the harness, tools and experience to perform the job
C&C 29 MKII vs S2 9.2a LloydB at 10:42am 09.15.24 dlochner i think ...got your first puppy would be a better choice of words as stated in post #9. Jus
Pumpout Carts Suck Scott T-Bird at 10:32am 09.15.24 I agree it's more the narrow deck, position of the deck fill and user error than the pump out boat'
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 10:27am 09.15.24 Any progress on the replacement prop? Same thing I'm wondering.
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations (2) BigEasy at 10:11am 09.15.24 227498
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Scott T-Bird at 9:58am 09.15.24 I think the problems with this idea is probably mostly revealed as the boat ages. If it is not car
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:58am 09.15.24 Any progress on the replacement prop?
Pumpout Carts Suck dLj at 9:47am 09.15.24 Sorry. It's easy to come across as overbearing on a forum when that is not the intent. I was actua
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Davidasailor26 at 9:41am 09.15.24

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