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Hunter 25 2006 Adjusting standing rigging and Installing 2nd. Battery Alex111 at 5:21pm 12.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/485 Hi, I have a Hunter 25 2006 I want to adjust the standing rigging tension because I am feeling it t
Original color? Whatsit at 2:21pm 12.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/773
Nice! (1) Brian D at 1:12pm 12.27.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/607 145007
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Keel cable kclancy at 10:18am 12.27.17 Catalina 22 9/2068 Hi All! I replaced my keel cable this weekend. It only lasted two years before failing. It looks
Thinking New Propeller in 2018 (1) jssailem at 10:06am 12.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 11/1796 This is a subject I have been considering for awhile. In about 10 days I will get a look at my curre
Interior cushions & mattresses OCSailor at 9:25pm 12.26.17 Catalina 310 33/6983 I took my wife on her first boat inspection this morning. A very nice (to me) 2001 310. It was imp
I am Stuck on Standing Rigging reprieve at 9:20pm 12.26.17 Catalina 30 23/3429 Hey Folks, it's been a long ole time since I was last here. Glad to see my login works. I am compl
New to me O'day25, need help getting her right for sailing. DRAo'day25 at 5:40pm 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 45/3785 First off I have bought a beautiful O'day25CB and I love her. I am new (as in never have) to sailing
SailCare service Jacomo Sailor at 5:23pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 11/1341 I know many of you here also belong to the Catalina22 facebook group, but I'm sure there's plenty he
Screw on Boom Vang Hound (1) kclancy at 3:12pm 12.26.17 Catalina 22 19/2108 Hi All, I am trying to remove the hound from my mast. I am changing out the mast step. I can't se
Companionway Springs - Breaking Often Kirsten at 12:16pm 12.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/786 Hi - I have a Hunter 45' CC and am having to replace the companionway hatch springs every 1.5 years
322 Stove Mod to fit Microwave The Tanqueray at 11:40am 12.26.17 Bigger Boats 5/945 In decades of boat ownership, I never used an oven. On a 322 I couldn't find a good spot for a micro
Boston 1958: John Alden Design office. (9) TomY at 10:53am 12.26.17 Alden General Chat 2/1929
Testing deep cycle battery capacity MitchK at 9:55am 12.26.17 Newport 10/2251 Hi all, Got another question in regards to batteries for this learned group. As I have posted b
Introduction and Happy Holidays! sailingla at 9:44am 12.26.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1133 Best holiday wishes to all you sailors. I'd like to start off saying that if it wasn't for this foru
Westerbeke Engine Mount Bracket rlettie4 at 9:14am 12.26.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1039 I am looking for the left front engine mount bracket (part #44130) for a Weserbeke 30B. So far I ca
Free Sailbags Warren Milberg at 8:39am 12.26.17 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 2/1860 I'd like to give away 2 sailbags for the price of postage, probably $15 or so. One is new, bright b
DYWER OR Z SPAR? HighCs123 at 7:57am 12.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/922 How can i identify which mast i have on my O'day 222? I just picked this boat up and i'd like to r

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Silent Air Conditioning jviss at 6:21am 07.07.24 Inverters are not efficient at converting DC to AC I beg to differ. One can achieve upwards of 95
Alternator not charging. Is it safe to use the engine for daysailing jviss at 6:07am 07.07.24 Well, it could be that the Voltmeter is faulty. I would certainly investigate, though, as you're on
Silent Air Conditioning thinwater at 6:00am 07.07.24 Inverters are not efficient at converting DC to AC, so you are wise to contemplate an additional ho
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 5:55am 07.07.24 Looks decent. Look carefully at the bulkheads that the sidestay chainplates attach to. Particularly
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:43am 07.07.24 Thanks @Rich Stidger and @JamesG161 I used the Dalys Profin for the Cabin Sole and it came out gr
Silent Air Conditioning kappykaplan at 5:41am 07.07.24 Currently 400 Amp Hours but I would likely set the A/C up on a dedicated and separate house bank I
Silent Air Conditioning Monterey385 at 5:17am 07.07.24 Does the air conditioner run on AC or DC? There are devices which dampen the start up surge that wo
Silent Air Conditioning Monterey385 at 5:16am 07.07.24 How big is your house bank? Currently 400 Amp Hours but I would likely set the A/C up on a dedicat
What are these tracks used for? (1) sailcapt340 at 5:09am 07.07.24
What are these tracks used for? thinwater at 4:49am 07.07.24 Tracks for a smaller jib that you don't have. If the sheet leads through the a block on the rail-mou
What are these tracks used for? sailme88 at 4:37am 07.07.24 Might be tracks for a self tending jib..
What are these tracks used for? (1) Will Gilmore at 4:18am 07.07.24 They appear, from the tight photo angle, to be in a very bad location for a headsail sheet. Where wo
Trident propane sensor fail CYQK at 3:32am 07.07.24 dlochner thks for the reply you do have skills will phone trident on monday
Looking at an s2 7.9 kappykaplan at 3:21am 07.07.24 Such is boat life . . . At least her parts are going somewhere useful. :beer:
Water Tank Replacement or Removal Jim Legere at 3:20am 07.07.24 Water Tank Fix
Looking at an s2 7.9 (1) SailingLoto at 3:15am 07.07.24 Well, years later now and it has been given to me. Unfortunately, she's well beyond saving. The h
What are these tracks used for? dlochner at 2:47am 07.07.24 Jib tracks for a very small headsail, such as a 90% jib or a storm jib. They would be rarely used.
What are these tracks used for? duck21 at 8:04pm 07.06.24 On my boat there is a little "car' with a block that slides along the track in order to tune the ang
What are these tracks used for? DArcy at 8:04pm 07.06.24 Those tracks could be for staysail or jib sheets. It looks like you sheet your genoa to the toe rail
Interior stain color for 1994 Hunter 40.5 JamesG161 at 6:28pm 07.06.24 For the walls and cabinets: Dalys Seafin Teak Oil :plus::plus: Jim...

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