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Adding a solar system in phases Renegade135 at 9:23am 05.25.18 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1364 Hello All, I am planning to add a small solar system; a 100 w 6A solar panel with genasun controlle
bilge water mortyd at 9:08am 05.25.18 Catalina 30 7/1226 i live in the the northeast and keep my boat on the hard all winter. the bilge still fills with wate
O'Day 23 Running Rigging and Rudder Up/Down Haul RRinTN at 7:35am 05.25.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2250 I bought a 1979 O'Day 23 and had to replace all the running rigging, some of which was missing so I
Let's go to the Prom Brian D at 6:48am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1188 Then again... maybe not! sOiQ0xxvgLM
2000 Hunter 290 Outhaul setup signguygb at 6:36am 05.25.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1067 I just purchased my first sailboat, a Hunter 290, and while rigging it to take it out for the first
STS Alberto or Invest 90 JamesG161 at 5:40am 05.25.18 Sails Call Lounge 24/2619 By now most of you Gulf Sailors have heard of the area of Investigation 90 on the Yucatan. A few of
San Juan Trip Advice Full Circle 473 at 10:52pm 05.24.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 25/5129 Can I get some of your expert advice on off the beaten path destinations in the San Juans? We will
Main Sail outhaul Stuck mikej21 at 6:41pm 05.24.18 Mid-Size Boats 1/1055 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 6/1243 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 9/838 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 36/3765
State of the sailboat biz (1) Phil Herring at 1:56pm 05.24.18 Ask All Sailors 34/4832 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 6/732 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 8/1623 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 14/4375 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 10/2555 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 4/653 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 10/1374 @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 30/9612 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 2/470 I have mast, boom, mainsail, rudder, and some other stuff for sale from a hunter 146 mu uncle gave m

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2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer Terry Cox at 3:59am 09.09.24 Our 1991 boat came with an AB freezer and separate refrigerator. When we purchased her in 2002, the
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? (1) john2 at 12:02am 09.09.24 we use a genaker with sock
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:55pm 09.08.24
Hunter 34 Refit Help splax at 10:17pm 09.08.24 I would also suggest replacing the bilge pump tubing with smooth walled tubing, the bilge pump with
Hunter 34 Refit Help splax at 10:11pm 09.08.24 welcome to the forum ! 3 upgrades I highly recommend: replace potable water piping with PEX aluminu
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations BigEasy at 9:32pm 09.08.24 [QUOTE="Ralph Johnstone, post: 1825995, member: 73635 It's pretty unusual to loose a prop with a co
what are h26 stanchions made of, aluminum? can they rust? Ralph Johnstone at 8:58pm 09.08.24 Stainless steel. Definitely SS. Aluminum would very likely collapse in the event of someone fall
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure Ralph Johnstone at 8:52pm 09.08.24 * most important of all, about 2 tablespoons of oil have dripped The loss of two tbls. of oil is
Potential Tropical Cyclone SIX jssailem at 7:43pm 09.08.24 This storm deserves your attention. Include it in your daily watch. At this time there are several
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure adamv at 7:41pm 09.08.24 Sounds like your oil is thinning at higher temperature!, your oil should be 15 W 40 diesel oil. If
Universal M18 leaking oil / low oil pressure kloudie1 at 7:27pm 09.08.24 Sounds like your oil is thinning at higher temperature!, your oil should be 15 W 40 diesel oil. If t
2004 Hunter 41 Refrigerator and Freezer Pat Hooyman at 7:14pm 09.08.24 Is it a Novakool Brand?
315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? chuckwayne at 6:41pm 09.08.24 We use a Doyle UPS in a sock - you can also use a furler - and it works great in the situation you d
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 6:11pm 09.08.24 Thank you; I appreciate your assistance! Enjoy your week.
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Sailor Sue at 5:56pm 09.08.24 When you your refer to "short link plates", might the attached pictures be what you're referring to?
Propeller fell off - need size and vendor recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 09.08.24 First thing; Beneteau used 25mm or 30mm shafts, not 1 inch. OUCH ! Now that wouldn't help the si
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues Hunter Enthusiast at 5:21pm 09.08.24 Hi, I really appreciate this; thank you! It's good to know people with the same boat!! Earlier tod
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (1) heritage at 5:12pm 09.08.24 That's a great idea; thank you. I'm headed down shortly to see if adjusting my mast rake will give
Hunter 27 (1984) - Furler Clearance Issues (2) Hunter Enthusiast at 5:08pm 09.08.24 Good evening all, I simply want to say thanks to everyone who offered their insights/advice/comment
Preferred helm wheel cover? (1) Caboteur at 4:51pm 09.08.24

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