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New cutlass bearing Charlie98117 at 8:55am 02.03.18 Ask All Sailors 14/3347 I installed a new cutlass bearing along with a new shaft. Everything felt fine during dry fit and th
Evolution of the species (1) Jackdaw at 8:14am 02.03.18 Racing 18/2201 Neat picture of the evolution of the Figaro short handed offshore race boat. While the length is the
DC Primary System Upgrade (2) Ward H at 7:29am 02.03.18 Musings With Maine Sail 43/5964 With the help of many on the forum I've pretty much settled on my 93 C30 primary DC system upgrade.
Length of reefing lines for a Hunter 376. Diablito at 11:39pm 02.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/651
C&C 35 Keel torques/Centerboard cable length. Bill Groves at 8:17pm 02.02.18 C&C 3/1422 I am reimbursing a 1984 C'C 35'. We believe the current centerboard cable is broken and will replac
Wiring issues. (1) dnimigon at 8:03pm 02.02.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1593 As you can see on our Cat 30 the wiring is not good. Everything still works but want to change the w
Companion way hatch issues. shine at 7:53pm 02.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1656 I have a new to me 1986 mac 25. The companionway hatch has a lot of play from side to side. It sque
Wear Bolt mac 25 shine at 7:24pm 02.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/865 Is there a keel wire wear bolt on 1986 Macgregor 25 swing keel?
Plywood in keel sump. Hayden Watson at 7:09pm 02.02.18 Catalina 30 6/2877 I understand that at some point Catalina quit using plywood to build up the thickness in the keel su
Refinishing non skid shawanaga at 6:26pm 02.02.18 Big Boats 5/1413 has anyone used Kiwi non skid just courious if they sanded first
Electrical upgrade 2000 Hunter 320 No Dress Rehersal at 3:19pm 02.02.18 Ask All Sailors 7/797 Hi All. We have to make some electrical upgrades in order to accommodate our icebox conversion and m
iPolar software by KND SailingPerformance agprice22 at 12:47pm 02.02.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1961 Has anyone used this software yet? I think it would be cool to develop the polars for my Telstar 28!
1996 Hunter 260, water ballast, with trailer. SeaLuff at 12:01pm 02.02.18 Smaller Boats 12/894 I own a 1996 Hunter 260 , water ballast, with Hunter trailer. I need to replace the 1000 lb swivel t
Whisker poles? LouisMK at 10:41am 02.02.18 Bigger Boats 4/1211 Cold as hell here in MD ' time to dawdle in obscurities; do any of you 34-35' types use a whisker p
new prop fro a Beneteau 323 Phil Mac at 8:17am 02.02.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4533 Hi All, I have posted this same question on the Benetau owners google group. I am contemplating rep
Sorry to see January go... shemandr at 6:09am 02.02.18 Ask All Sailors 14/843 Yes. There is one, and only one reason why I'm sorry to see January go. For those of you that have
2008 acrylic partite fixed lens. dakno at 7:14pm 02.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/351 Hello sailors. I am replacing a cracked forward facing salon starboard side fixed portlite. I have f
Anyone know what size of nut holds on my wheel? VisionPNW at 6:15pm 02.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/888 I have a 1990 Vision 32 I noticed I have no nut holding on my wheel. I see Edison sells a couple siz
Return of the what are these do-dads? VisionPNW at 6:11pm 02.01.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1145 The more I clean my boat the more puzzling treasures I find. Any ideas?IMG_20180130_193018 by Vision
Question on deck panel removal Gdindy at 3:32pm 02.01.18 Big Boats 10/1235 Greetings, I have a Hunter 410 that I purchased used. The panel on the deck of the floor between the

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2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker (1) Hello Below at 2:59pm 08.16.24
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Rick486 at 2:54pm 08.16.24 I had a scary situation yesterday, and more than one potential collision (close ones). I was enter
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks BigEasy at 2:48pm 08.16.24 ALL yacht & club racing associations sailing instructions make note of the rules to not impede comm
2005 Hunter 33 - Shore Power Breaker (2) DmacSails at 2:20pm 08.16.24 Just to close the loop in hopes of saving others some aggravation. On a 2005 H33 the Shore Power Br
Rudder Removal Cruising Spirit at 2:13pm 08.16.24 That is a very novel idea Artboas! I check the rudder when hauled with a moisture meter. When I thin
Rudder Removal james2034 at 1:49pm 08.16.24 A suggestion On my original 40.5 rudder, water got in, and cracked it. I had the rudder repaired,
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks Stu Jackson at 1:45pm 08.16.24 The very first reply to the OP mentions Rule 9 and Narrow Channels, but that's hardly been acknowle
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks SoSound at 1:31pm 08.16.24 I also have sympathy for @jviss, but not because of any sailing racing experience on my part. I wou
Small brass screw artboas at 1:15pm 08.16.24
2004 Hunter 33: sending audio to outside speakers artboas at 1:06pm 08.16.24
Water Pump Impellor artboas at 12:32pm 08.16.24
Rudder Removal artboas at 12:26pm 08.16.24 A suggestion On my original 40.5 rudder, water got in, and cracked it. I had the rudder repaired, a
Navigational Buoys Used as Racing Marks danm1 at 12:21pm 08.16.24 Non-racing, probably not Colregs faithful opinion here but I do have sympathy for Jviss in this situ
How to remove headliner on Hunter 50 AC 007 artboas at 12:14pm 08.16.24 Hello, I would also like to see the thread from Art Boas. I will be replacing my headliner in my 20
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 08.16.24 I put in ash planking, which looks anaxing I posted a whole document on how to do this. Do you ha
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD artboas at 12:09pm 08.16.24 I have an arduino setup that uses LED bars and external touchless sensors. It works with two tanks.
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) artboas at 12:04pm 08.16.24 You might hate me for suggesting this. I really disliked the foam wall covering. Kept putting off a
Hey H-49 Owners do you know or have you artboas at 11:59am 08.16.24 The manifolds are from Sea Tech Here is my suggestion Always clean trim the end with a very sharp p
Head & shower air conditioning duct/hose artboas at 11:51am 08.16.24
What to do with the topping lift? jssailem at 11:29am 08.16.24 Size is dependent on the sheave. I suspect 5/16 to 7/16 is viable. I lean to 3/8th for feel. Indeed

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