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Sailing Kayak (1) Simon Sexton at 9:08am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 15/1610 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to start off today by asking if anyone has ever saile
jib height while racing LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 8:14am 02.08.18 Racing 12/1257 When racing a flat decked boat, with a jib that has, say, 6 inches of variable hoist height...would
1978 Pearson 31-I Owner's Manual PDF annabhappy at 8:13am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 1/493 I have a 1978 Pearson 31-I (not P 31-2) and am in need of an owners manual, as I will be replacing
O'Day 272 Owners Manual libertadii at 7:53am 02.08.18 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2966 Sailors - I just purchased a 1988 O'Day 272 in December and would really like to know the schemata f
NPT verses NPS.... NYSail at 6:58am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 16/2540 So I found one of my in-line ball valves that connects to my anchor wash-down was broke. Handle move
Installing a new DC switch panel in an Alden Challenger. (7) TomY at 5:20am 02.08.18 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 29/6448 The DC switch panel on CHRISTMAS - a 1961 Challenger - is original. I've considered replacing it in
Sail Windows? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:12am 02.08.18 Ask All Sailors 14/1177 On the Mariner Website, someone was asking if it was worth adding a window to their main. I have ne
shore power won't reset on boat BugOutBoat at 5:25pm 02.07.18 Ask All Sailors 86/4138
Rust (1) PGIJon at 11:16am 02.07.18 Engines and Propulsion 26/3034 Last week while bring the h34 back from a bottom paint job. The hose from the elbow to the muffler
Battery tie down (1) marchem at 9:05am 02.07.18 Catalina 310 8/1152 Those of you who have done battery upgrades on your C310: how did you manage battery tie downs? I'm
Cherubini Hunters Documentation - "Owners Manual" and Sales Brochure ObliquePlanet at 8:38am 02.07.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/696 I bought a '78 Cherubini Hunter 25 last weekend and am checking out all the forum has to offer. In
Hunter 280 Macerator Switch Location Panera at 7:22am 02.07.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/520 I just purchased a 1997 Hunter 280. Presently the macerator pump is not connected. I am looking to
Flying Juniors (1) Simon Sexton at 6:44am 02.07.18 Ask All Sailors 14/2370 Hey Everyone, Good morning! A few months ago in Galveston, I participated in a race called
Engine oil RHUMB RUNNER at 9:15pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 2/593 I have been using Delo 400 15-40 LE oil. Can I use the SDE version. I have a 110HP Yanmar turbo dies
What kind of boat is this? (3) writetoof at 8:43pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3063 can anyone help me recognize what kind of boat this is? I cannot find any details or #s etc?
Top of Bow/Deck Plymouth Sailor at 7:34pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 6/895 Dear fellow sailors: Where the bow meets the deck and where the mooring lines are tied off consists
Yanmar 2Gm20 starting issues Brinky63 at 2:24pm 02.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/4344 Hi All, My hunter306 has a Yanmar 2Gm20F and has given me starting issues for the past weeks but no
Post a picture of your club burgee (1) pateco at 12:05pm 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 50/4222 In another thread someone was trying to identify a burgee they found on their boat. That got me to w
Hunter 40.5 Hard Dodger (3) Frank P at 8:45am 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 23/3673 For any of you interested in hard dodgers, here are some photos of one I just completed for my 40.5.
Oyster Yachts in liquidation Scott B at 8:39am 02.06.18 Ask All Sailors 27/4574 http://www.yachtingmonthly.com/news/oyster-yachts-gone-liquidation-2-64825#dCAZAjUmAVQEP2wX.01

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Starting Engine on pallet cdells at 5:15am 04.02.24 Well...it didn't go well. Lots of sparking when I tried to connect the negative terminal to the bat
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware JRacer at 11:53pm 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Stem Fitting john2 at 11:30pm 04.01.24 John, You have the "new & improved" fitting. Notice how the thickness of your fitting does not vary
Rode for Desolation Sound Kings Gambit at 10:46pm 04.01.24
Hunter 36 Fridge and Freezer Replacement drm1 at 9:41pm 04.01.24 Hi Dan, I am a little late in the chat but thought I would pass on some information anyways. I hav
Another Legend 40.5 holding tank replacement 3.26.24 artboas at 9:34pm 04.01.24 Having gone through all the above mentioned permeations described above I replaced the macerator wi
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:23pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:12pm 04.01.24 I posted this on another thread. It may help. https://www.boatingmag.com/how-to-make-rope-to-chain-
Rode for Desolation Sound jssailem at 9:10pm 04.01.24 How would I get a thimble and shackle past the gypsy and into the anchor locker? Simple answer, yo
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24

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