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Solid Bimini / Solar Panel Mount Daddio at 3:49pm 10.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2358 I have a hunter 29.5 and am looking for new ideas to mount my two 100w solar panels. I currently hav
New harmonic in driveline Skipper at 2:08pm 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 20/851 Have a new med/high pitch vibration in the driveline. More like a hum. Happens intermittently, but i
Selden In Mast Furler - New Problem (2) Nodak7 at 1:29pm 10.13.17 Big Boats 9/2544 Ok I am completely confused! The track guide for my mast furler is "stuck" at the bottom of the trac
Moisture Meters jviss at 11:33am 10.13.17 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2251 RC, I know you like the CT-33, but I couldn't help myself and bought a $40 General pinless moisture
Winter storage Oil change. Before storage or in spring? dsaniti at 10:40am 10.13.17 Mid-Size Boats 43/6581
Roller Furling upgrade MitchK at 10:15am 10.13.17 Newport 13/2304 Have any of you upgraded the foresail to a roller furling setup. If so, which furler did you go with
26S swing keel pivot assembly mystery copper sleeve (1) Bfranchini at 10:14am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2125 Question for Sumner or anyone who has serviced the swing keel of a 26S Thanks to Sumner's detailed
Hunter 240 Zinc Arnie53 at 9:30am 10.13.17 Smaller Boats 15/1018 I have a Hunter 240 water ballast that is kept year-round in the Marina at Great Salt Lake Utah. Wh
1990 Mac26S Reese hitch pulling question Mike Harvey at 6:53am 10.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/685
Harvest Moon Race hewebb at 5:47am 10.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/363 I was fortunate to be able to charter a boat and put a crew together to run the Harvest Moon Race ou
roller fairlead for a Benetau 321 (1) rsotomayor at 8:19pm 10.12.17 Parts Search 5/928 Hi. I lost the Roller Farilead on the aft port side of a Benetau 321, which tore off during hurr
Harbor Freight jviss at 5:07pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 52/5253 Harbor Freight has a lot of great tools for boaters, at prices we can afford I currently have in
Rudder bearing replacement - Beneteau 57 (2009) Philip Relf at 4:17pm 10.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/906 I replaced the rudder bearing last year and it looks like I'll have to do the same this year. Has an
Hunter 26.5 cdi furler CAL ADAMS at 3:18pm 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 1/277 I'm sure someone has installed a CD{ furler on a Hunter 26.5 . Looking for information on how it was
Below deck autopilot on hunter 340 Steve3254 at 1:14pm 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1974 trying to get ant information on will and how to put a ray marine mechanical drive autopilot on my 1
Sprockets, chain for Rotary Drive autopilot mlpayne at 11:49am 10.12.17 Big Boats 8/3054 I see on-going threads indicating folks are DIY installing Raymarine EV200 AP systems with rotary d
Replace acrylic portlights (3) kbgunn at 11:27am 10.12.17 Catalina 22 31/8954 I finally decided to address the acrylic windows that were sun damaged, crazed and leaking. Outsid
in mast furling Bill of Sail at 11:21am 10.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/667 looking for some advice on replacing the line for the in mast furling on a Hunter 340. Can anyone h
How to make a good offer on a boat for sale? Ward H at 9:54am 10.12.17 Ask All Sailors 32/3107 I've bought two boats in my short sailing career. Both under $4k in value, no broker, no survey and
Out of sight, out of mind? Pat at 8:53am 10.12.17 Bigger Boats 33/2267 We spent yesterday cleaning our quarterberth of un-used, not needed items...there was a lot! In doin

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Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:34am 06.23.23 Thanks for all the replies. I had to take her out of the water for bottom paint. I will do another v
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 06.23.23 The end is near!! Or the beginning of your sailing season!
Passage 42 (4JH-2TE) oil lube cooler jssailem at 6:23am 06.23.23 That unit looks similar to my heat exchanger. You might find it a challenge to get the fittings for
Oceangate Titan Joe at 6:11am 06.23.23 Okay, there was the rich pakistani and his son, who I guess could be called "innocents", but the oth
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem dslance at 6:06am 06.23.23 Since the tach measures the revolution of the engine by "counting" the magnetic pulses of the fly wh
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! I tend to agree, at leas
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 6:00am 06.23.23
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 5:56am 06.23.23 217175
P-18 spinnacker Joe at 5:53am 06.23.23 Just recently purchased a P-18. Has anyone flown an asymmetrical spinnaker? If so what type of rigg
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) rgranger at 5:52am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 wall
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 5:51am 06.23.23 Check with Sta-loc. As I remember from their manual and my riggers comments, they require a new wedg
Where to put AIS antenna? jviss at 5:46am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! Since class B transponder
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 5:39am 06.23.23 The big advantage of AIS is that it allows you to see and be seen in poor visibility conditions, th
Where to put AIS antenna? dlochner at 5:38am 06.23.23 AIS is line of sight and low wattage, for the best reception and transmission the antenna needs to b
Where to put AIS antenna? Joe at 5:37am 06.23.23 Get a splitter and use your existing vhf antenna. The instructions that come with the AIS units wil
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Joe at 5:34am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 walle
Outboard depth in water. dlochner at 5:32am 06.23.23 The middle position looks fine. The outboard cover is designed to drain and prevent water from enter
There is lust in my heart dlochner at 5:24am 06.23.23 The Nonsuch 26 is not too small for the Great Lakes. With only one sail, sailing handling is much ea
Outboard depth in water. Joe at 5:19am 06.23.23 2022 Tohatsu 6hp sailpro with 25" shaft. My motor mount has 3 locking positions. Pictured is the se
There is lust in my heart Kings Gambit at 5:19am 06.23.23 So many boats, so little time.:)

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