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Selecting a windlass Emanuel at 9:43am 07.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1258 I own a 2012 hunter e33 I would like to install a windlass is it worth the money to get one with a d
Experts on Seagull IV water filter (3) SeanP at 8:22am 07.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/1489 I have a H31 1986. I have removed the Seagull IV water filter from beneath the galley sink. I would
Halyard fish strings? danstanford at 7:56am 07.08.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/747 My B323 has three unused ports in the starboard side of the mast presumably for halyards such as a s
female racing instructor jon hansen at 6:54am 07.08.17 Racing 3/689 before you race, you have to practice. 6zqs70BWpbc
Legend 40.5 Hatches perse111 at 6:20am 07.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/713 Good morning All, I recently purchased hull 752 and interested in replacing the flush-mounted frame
Gelcoat RAL number Howard Armstrong at 5:50am 07.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/344 does anybody know the RAL nuber for gelcoat for hunter legend 240 1998? Thanks Howard
Bow roller replacement needed? Jimongee at 5:15am 07.08.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/837 Good morning from Lake Michigan! We would like to replace our worn bow roller spools on our Hunter 3
Old wiring voltage drop (2) vhoisington at 10:21pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/794 138474 138472 To set the stage: 1977 Islander Freeport 41' Ketch, front navigation lights come on w
Converted H25 To Cutter Rig Sailavie1 at 9:31pm 07.07.17 Smaller Boats 11/992 After obtaining a code 0 a few years ago, I saw the potential of perhaps running both headsail toget
Soft Cockpit & Soft Deck Nickelrw87 at 6:38pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/1971 Aloha! I have what i would consider a "bouncy" cockpit floor. When stepping off the seats onto the
Looking for a prop redunculous at 4:56pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 0/33 Hopefully this is an ok post. I was lucky enough to hit a submerged object and lost my prop, broke
Advice for my main sheet block and tackle set up Megaro76 at 2:03pm 07.07.17 Catalina 22 14/4880 im ready to make things right with my 76 Cat 22. Here is a pic of how the main sheet set up came to
Ok, what is this on my Harken Roller Furling (1) SeanP at 1:26pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/690 Hi there, I have just had my genoa repaired and re-installed on the roller curler/forestay. I note
Fighting the laws of physics in holding tank installation MightyMike at 1:21pm 07.07.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/5916 I've just installed a new 6 gal holding tank and was pleased with my speed in completing the install
Replace fresh water pipe to head faucet question SeanP at 1:17pm 07.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 19/1525 Hi and TGIF to all, When I got this 1986 Hunter 31, the PO told me there was a leak in the hose to
Mixing Elbow Thread Sealant Solution (1) John Nantz at 12:02pm 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 6/1000
Starting Battery Sizing Head Sail at 11:26am 07.07.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1261 I installed a 80 Ah GM style (side posts) starting battery for my 23hp diesel engine thinking it sho
22 Wing keel width at base. stonybrookpictures at 11:16am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/384 Researching boat movers for the boat. Local guy wants to know how wide the wing base is at its wides
1974 Oday rudder spring stop LordNelson at 11:14am 07.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/751 I have a small piece of flat bent stainless steel attached to the back of the rudder which acts as a
Rent or borrow 22 wing keel trailer. (3) stonybrookpictures at 10:40am 07.07.17 Catalina 22 0/421 Just got a 97 Catalina wing keel, Trailer is shot. I have jacked up the boat and can remove the trai

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Prop Shaft runout (1) Sutric at 10:31am 04.29.24 Appreciate your comments. I do want to mention that the sling positions are marked on the boat alrea
Stern anchoring Richard19068 at 10:30am 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 10:22am 04.29.24 The device I referenced earlier, Ocean Signal MOB1 sends a DSC emergency signal and GPS location t
Prop Shaft runout (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.29.24 He wants to get on with the season without replacing or repairing the shaft. Good way to separate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 CliffA at 4:01am 04.29.24
Tartan 3800 bow water tank Apex at 3:34am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasur
2GM20F engine issue (1) Ken13559 at 12:32am 04.29.24 Finally I thicken the engine oil by adding STP Oil Treatment when engine is hot. After that, I could
Self tacking jib thinwater at 9:20pm 04.28.24 Thinwater's setup doesn't look friendly to a self-tacking jib. For me, that's the odd part. -Will
Mainsheet tackle configuration for 1987 C30 MKII Tkman at 8:45pm 04.28.24 The blocks from Catalinadirect are lockable with a set screw. Btw, on my cat30 the cabin hatch doesn
Convert florescent fixtures to LED bulbs MFD at 8:26pm 04.28.24 I converted over. I found some LED units somewhere online that physically replaced the fluorescents

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