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rocking on anchor BillyK at 9:50am 07.17.17 Catalina 30 6/2152 Has anyone used a Rock 'n' Roll Stabilizer System or anything similar? Last year we were out to wat
Bilge Pump Reset - How does it work? (2) plenny7 at 9:34am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2618 My google-fu is failing me and I can't find anything about this. Below is a photo of what I assume
Increasing house battery capacity on MH40 (1) Phantom154 at 8:44am 07.17.17 Big Boats 1/454 I wanted to increase my house battery capacity from the original 420 amp-hours (2 Fullriver DC-210 b
Newbie Genoa Question (1) Capri at 8:39am 07.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/468 138812 Hello, All. This may be specific to O'day owners, but not sure. I have 2 questions. Bought my
Connecting mast with CDI fuller to front of boat Patbrogan at 8:22am 07.17.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1237 Our 26M has been with mast down for months and when we went to step it, the built in forestay won't
Cleaning Seat Cushions dhjawor7 at 8:15am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/390 I'm not sure how old or how clean the covers are on all of the seat/birthing cushions in my boat (I
Hunter 28.5 Rigging Specifications (1) fhp3 at 6:21am 07.17.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/2730 I dug this up on the internet and compared it to my original rigging. It comes very close. The line
Passage 42 Aft Transom Lockers 1mcarlson at 5:53am 07.17.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1916 Any Hunter 42 Passage owners experience water in the aft transom lockers? I had to motor over to a
Hunter 23.5 D/C switch panel needed Mike in Cape Cod at 9:00pm 07.16.17 Smaller Boats 2/424 Anyone know if the original D/C switch panel is available for sale anywhere ? I have 12 volt powe
A.C. Freezing up..Why? Pat at 7:26pm 07.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/1979 The 12,000 btu Mermaid AC in our O'Day 272 freezes up and ceases to cool the boat....did it twice th
What is this thing on my Mac 26c? (1) Leatherneck at 6:15pm 07.16.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2700 Can someone tell me what this thing is? Thanks
Early Hunter 25 mainsheet help pk66 at 6:05pm 07.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 20/3012 Hi, I finally raised the mast on my 1974 Hunter 25. After attaching the boom to the goose neck I am
need a Great Lakes chart cartridge DStegs49 at 5:48pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 0/285 Does anyone have or know where I can get a "western great lakes" cartridge that will fit my NorthSta
PH II rebuild Mark Maulden at 5:04pm 07.16.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/627 I rebuilt the whole pump assy and new joker valve. When I pump in the dry mode, water does not leav
Cold drinking water on-board (2) RussC at 4:23pm 07.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/865 I usually post in the Mac section, but I think a lot of folks use the same blue jugs for drinking wa
Widgeon Rigging Question (4) John From Maine at 4:09pm 07.16.17 Day Sailers 11/8638 138790 138791 1972-73 Widgeon that I bought last year. First relates to the boom out-haul for the m
chi mac is on jon hansen at 2:59pm 07.16.17 Racing 20/2277 20 to 30 k wind on the nose right now, oh boy. al ' bob declerq in the lead for the mac cup again,
Pointing higher? LakeShark at 2:51pm 07.16.17 Racing 30/7213 So this weekend my children and I participated in our first ever race. I have a set of twins that a
parts for Marlow 23 winches Dan Donaldson at 11:46am 07.16.17 Catalina 30 15/1600 Is there any place out there that I can order parts to repair my Marlow 23 self tailing winch?
Replacing Companion Way Main Hatch (H31) (1) SeanP at 11:26am 07.16.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/3222 Apologies if this has been covered before. I did try the advanced search but did not manage to find

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Hunter 23 Rudder and Francespar Mast Crazy Dave Condon at 6:45am 07.06.24 Kenyon Isomat supplied masts for the 23. Call Rig Rite for parts. Keyon Isomat Wes located in Cha
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? dlochner at 6:39am 07.06.24 Oriental NC is considered the sailboat capital in North Carolina. Call either Deatons Yacht Sales,
Trident propane sensor fail dlochner at 6:26am 07.06.24 Try this at your own risk. The Trident solenoid control requires connected sensors to have a negativ
O'Day 28 Steering jssailem at 6:15am 07.06.24 Here is the speck on the various products they manufacture. https://coosacomposites.com/wp-content/u
2004 Hunter 36 Refrigerator...repair or replace? jviss at 6:11am 07.06.24 I would think if it needs a recharge, there's a leak to be addressed. But, since others have mentio
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? jssailem at 6:07am 07.06.24 A friend used a pvc pipe contraption he put together with some carpet on the end to give his hull an
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 07.06.24 Oriental NC is considered the sailboat capital in North Carolina. Call either Deatons Yacht Sales,
Trident propane sensor fail jssailem at 5:54am 07.06.24 Fisheries Supply in Seattle will ship parts. they are Out of Stock on the sensor, but do have a kit.
Line diameter jssailem at 5:42am 07.06.24
Line diameter Joe at 5:22am 07.06.24 Looks like it is 1/2 sheave. Does 3/8 make the most sense here then? Also, the pictured line bel
Is my foresail too big? Joe at 4:58am 07.06.24 Thank you, I may get a sailmaker to alter it. I live near Annapolis so shouldn't have issue finding
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? Joe at 4:56am 07.06.24 I'm curious why the delivery captain piled this issue on you when you're on the other side of the co
Trident propane sensor fail dlochner at 4:35am 07.06.24 The sensors are sensitive to moisture. I've had one fail when it got wet otherwise I've had no diffi
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? jibes138 at 4:26am 07.06.24 Triton Marine located in the Jarret Bay complex should be able to get you back in business.
Line diameter kappykaplan at 2:49am 07.06.24 Also, the pictured line below is the topping lift. Does it look really oversized or is it just me?
O'Day 28 Steering garymalmgren at 2:22am 07.06.24 Does Coosa board crush when bolts are tightened? gary
Line diameter (2) catsails8 at 10:11pm 07.05.24 Looks like it is 1/2 sheave. Does 3/8 make the most sense here then? look really oversized or is it
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? MikeHoncho at 8:54pm 07.05.24 It has been pointed out that, for paint to be anti-fouling, it generally does this through being ho
376 Courtesy light/ cockpit lighting Rich Stidger at 8:28pm 07.05.24 I have a 1997 h40.5 which is a close sister-ship to your 376. My original instrument pod on the for
Halyard Rigging problem / looking for rigging person in the Morehead NC area any suggestions or Contact info? PaulK at 7:48pm 07.05.24 Do you mean sheathing, instead of sheaving? Sheaves are the pullies that the halyards run over. It s

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