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Extendable bowsprit poles - advice AlastairLC at 6:19pm 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2629 Does anyone have experience with these gennaker poles, made by Selden or Forte? In particular, do th
2005 Hunter 41 ac windlass jack1812 at 5:12pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 15/1485 In 2005 I purchased a new 2005 Hunter 41 A/C, the electric windlass is a Simpson Lawrence however I
What is the Wing Keel made of? catalanc at 5:00pm 10.23.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2018 I have a 22 MK II that I am laying up for the winter. I noticed that there is some "wrinkling" of th
Yanmar 3YM30 AE Goyo at 4:47pm 10.23.17 Big Boats 3/807 I have recently upgraded my boat and I have a question about winteriIng the motor . The new boat i
Shaft removal jotruk at 4:27pm 10.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 14/3994 I have a 1979 hunter 27 with a yanmar deseil engine I hit an surmeged object and bent the shift and
Internal Outhaul Don Guillette at 4:00pm 10.23.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 40/7216 I noticed a topic on another forum regarding a problem with their internal outhaul system. Personall
Help Identifying/replacing cam cleats on 260 (2) Tyler Rippel at 3:58pm 10.23.17 Smaller Boats 8/1482 I have a growing list of issues to address this off season, but one of the more annoying ones is a H
Refrigerator compressor stopped working Velero49 at 1:19pm 10.23.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1814 The fan works, I have a second fridge in the same breaker that is still working. I has a danfoss co
2017/2018 Volvo Ocean Race cb32863 at 10:54am 10.23.17 Racing 69/6829 It has started! Who's following? The run through the spectator boats during the start was a little..
Polling interested parties (1) allthingsknotical at 10:39am 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 2/13 As a hobby I do a lot of decorative knot work for people and for their boats. I also do decorative k
VIN on a Venture on Newport 23 Steve Anderson at 9:23am 10.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1158 We just bought a Venture on Newport 23 that will require some restoration. I have not been able to
Planning ahead to (re)finish my keel Justin_NSA at 8:41am 10.23.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/552 Is this going to be a problem? Last Spring I removed the rust and refinished my cast iron keel. I go
Replacing a rotted cabinet Spazz at 7:13am 10.23.17 The Cherubini Hunters 3/729 As luck would have it; a leak rotted away the top of the galley cabinet that is directly above my st
Insurance Question Named Storm Deductible Sailm8 at 6:38am 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 9/584 This is the situation. I think I was struck by lighting but I don't know when. We last successful
Outhaul Southpaw at 5:47am 10.23.17 Ask All Sailors 11/2594 The outhaul broke this weekend on our Beneteau 343. It is inside the boom. The block broke. From wha
Manual Lever on Fuel Lifting Pump Ineffective dkerphunter at 11:41pm 10.22.17 Engines and Propulsion 12/1459 Hello, After changing fuel filters on our Yanmar 3GM30F, I tried to bleed the system by loosening th
Raw Water Flow Reduced After Impeller Change dkerphunter at 11:28pm 10.22.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/2624 Hello, I just changed the impeller and gasket in the raw water pump on our Yanmar 3GM30F. Before the
Rigging, Mast Raising, & a False Start (1) CloudDiver at 7:14pm 10.22.17 Catalina 22 32/5489 So I've been working on my Mast, trying to make some headway to getting water ready (for Christmas m
new hunter 37c owner HUDSON at 6:16pm 10.22.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/720 Hello new friends I just bought a 1984 37c fixer upper and not much info came with it .I am looking
tempering valve fittings chuckwayne at 5:16pm 10.22.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/455 A while ago there was a thread on tempering valves and a popular one (KES) was cited as a good choic

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60 best Boats 30' and under Alan Gomes at 5:39pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? You may hav
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 4:28pm 01.11.24 ... I was under the impression that most, but not all, Hunters made better RV's than sailboats...
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 3:56pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? I was under
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 2:47pm 01.11.24 Looking at the weather forecast for Iron mountain marina area, you do indeed have some serious cold
60 best Boats 30' and under PaulK at 2:36pm 01.11.24 Makes one wonder how clean the bottom is, too.
Baby Stay shemandr at 2:19pm 01.11.24 Sailboatdata.com doesn't show that boat with a baby stay' https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/sirius-2
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 2:06pm 01.11.24 Tried both techniques. Same result. Perhaps it's the fact that I'm dragging two props? Why are yo
New Electronics - Is this about right? rpwillia at 1:47pm 01.11.24 Brian, Scott, Thank you both for your inputs. Scott, FWIW John did get that pack you listed with th
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Hello Below at 1:43pm 01.11.24 Originally had a YSB 12hp one cylinder on my h30. No glow plug. There is one on my new 3YM20, ho
60 best Boats 30' and under Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 01.11.24 When you come about are you just shoving the tiller over hard? Are you trying to come about from mo
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Hello Below at 1:23pm 01.11.24
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Crazy Dave Condon at 1:18pm 01.11.24 That bulkhead should be replaced as @rgranger pointed out the reasons why. I use to take care a c
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 jssailem at 1:15pm 01.11.24
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 1:00pm 01.11.24 I think that IS structurally important for two reasons. If I'm not mistaken, the mast sits right
Tabernacle design patbratton at 12:57pm 01.11.24 Here a version of a hinge that keeps the off the deck for towing. Probably pretty easy to do. I t
150 genoa vs 135 Don Guillette at 12:36pm 01.11.24 Stu J: Here's a racing visibility situation that happened years ago in Long Beach, Ca harbor. My do
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Terry Cox at 12:12pm 01.11.24 Are there glow plugs on my 1978 Yanmar YSM one cylinder? That would be a Dana 24?
airhorn install Anomymous 163294 at 12:00pm 01.11.24 well, i just got an idea from someone , and i would never have thought it on my own, and noone here
1978 Pacific Seacraft 25 Roland5048 at 11:58am 01.11.24 Originally had a YSB 12hp one cylinder on my h30. No glow plug. There is one on my new 3YM20, how
Good Winter Read dLj at 11:52am 01.11.24 Excellent sea adventure book. Rounding Cape Horn in 1742, chasing a treasure ship, ship wreck, muti

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