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23.5 Depth Sounder stackwalker at 8:31am 07.05.17 Smaller Boats 23/1835 More questions - My depth sounder and speedo seem to be somewhat functional because when I turn them
Replacement voltage gauge johnpalazzi at 8:12am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/259 i have a Hunter 426 with analog voltage meters that don't display correct voltage readings. Has anyo
Gate stanchion base plate replacement (1) CBBH38 at 7:59am 07.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2653 138285 I have a starboard gate stanchion on a 2006 Hunter 38 which broke off at the base plate. How
Any good sailing pictures from the 4th of July? pateco at 7:06am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1047 I am in the middle of an interior project on The Stargazer Adventure, so she wasn't ready to sail la
Here's a pic for you Chessy guys... (1) shemandr at 6:39am 07.05.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1761 Seen in Greenport Friday PM where she stopped on her way North with a group of youngsters and some e
Oday 25 Centerboard Pennant Question Douginmd at 4:43am 07.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1982 Yesterday while I was out sailing I anchored to go for a swim. I pulled the centerboard up and whil
1987 Hunter 25.5 Trailer Specs. kucdavidm at 10:08pm 07.04.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1420 Recently purchased a 1987 Hunter 25.5 and thinking about transporting it to another location. Does
Hunter 33 missing water heater MightyMike at 6:39pm 07.04.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1162 This is a little embarrassing. I believe I bought a boat with a water heater. There are hot and cold
Oil leak / Oil Filter dfast7181 at 4:11pm 07.04.17 Big Boats 5/1763 My 2005 Catalina 387 Hull #71 has developed an oil leak after I changed the oil. When replacing the
Caravelle - electronics upgrade for Wind Song (3) TaborKP! at 1:19pm 07.04.17 Alden General Chat 0/765 Thought I would share my winter electronics upgrade on Wind Song. Replaced failing datamaine instru
Mac 25 mast question DHaning at 1:10pm 07.04.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/965 On my Mac 25 mast step, there are two holes. I have a bolt for the bottom hole to connect the mast,
Lewmar 40 2 speed Winch Spacer slomotion at 12:04pm 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1316 Happy 4th of July!!! Undertook the annual cleaning of our 1982 Morgan's Lewmar 40 2 speed winch and
Yanmar 2GMF-- Won't start + mystery connector (1) nestorph at 11:47am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 30/5235 Last week I replaced the oil and fuel filters, impeller, and changed the oil on my Yanmar 2GMF after
Anyone have a prop they would sell? redunculous at 10:54am 07.04.17 Big Boats 11/1166 well it seems lightning really does strike twice for me. Today I lost my strut and subsequently thre
Lewmar 40 ST disassembly Charlie98117 at 9:17am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 1/355 I am trying to disassemble my winches and can not figure out how to remove the 2 gears at the bottom
Kites and cameras Meriachee at 9:05am 07.04.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1082 Here's a quick piece of video showing the top down furler on the 270. It was shot with the "sailcam"
Transmission Issue - stranded in Racine WI Pat T at 7:09am 07.04.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1681 On a short trip backed out of dock on way home and then no forward gear. I thought my Kiwi prop fell
She was promoted... (2) Tally Ho at 8:58pm 07.03.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2149 My wife does not really share my passion for sailing, but she will go out on a nice day (light winds
H34, it seems I have to remove 2 cars to reef, help (2) CoastLife at 6:54pm 07.03.17 Big Boats 23/3799 Hi guys. We have our hunter 34 mostly setup, It's new to us and we're just figuring things out.
The 4th of July sailing adventures with HoJoWa, Linda and Izzy. Izzy at 6:45pm 07.03.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/906 We decided to take HoJoWa, our 1991 26S sailboat, out for my last holiday before the end of the year

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Catalina 30 traviler shive jviss at 1:37pm 07.22.24 Like what @Don Guillette said: I did this on a C36, great upgrade and good value. BTW, "sheave" and
Catalina 30 traviler shive Don Guillette at 1:27pm 07.22.24 Your friend should consider replacing the curved track system with the Garhauer straight track. They
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? kappykaplan at 12:58pm 07.22.24 Here's the direct link to the Hunter 280 Information Center: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resou
Catalina 30 traviler shive Steve_Catalina at 12:51pm 07.22.24 Garhauer made and still makes most hardware for Catalina. It worth a shot garhauer.com good luck
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? Occasional Heeler at 12:47pm 07.22.24 I'm in my first season with a H280 and no regrets and wife loves it. Moved up from an H25. On the
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 12:03pm 07.22.24 Follow up question @matts997 and @Tally Ho You said the 280 was your first boat. What prompted the
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? 12boretrap at 11:57am 07.22.24 I've been debating moving up from my trailer sailer for about 25 years now. At 58 years old I'm thi
Gearbox dipstick wyctoronto at 11:49am 07.22.24 My manual says the bottom of the stick is "minimum" and the line is "maximum." I typically fill to
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? 12boretrap at 11:43am 07.22.24 Thanks for your input @Tally Ho! I think if we matched your pic it might be the last time my wife g
Hunter 28 on the Great Lakes? john6206 at 11:04am 07.22.24
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva twodzusfittings at 10:20am 07.22.24 I have bookmarked your blog. My guess the most common response to posters questions will be "GO TO S
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info RitSim at 10:16am 07.22.24 Just for information - I had one of these vintage systems also. I found out the following: 1. The
To swivel or not to swivel Foswick at 10:10am 07.22.24 I chuckled yesterday when I realized that after talking about how I feel swivels don't really solve
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info (2) duck21 at 9:55am 07.22.24 You bet! See the attached PDFs! I also included the compressor controller manual that I dug up fr
Mid-ship cleat location for O'Day 34/35 SailingCal21 at 9:51am 07.22.24 My cleat is mounted without any type of block to make it higher, but I do have metal protectors on
Reving Up My Blog. Sail-Delmarva (1) thinwater at 9:48am 07.22.24 It's great to hear the words of support. Better than the paupers pittance writers earn. I am also ve
1990's Adler Barbour Wiring: Update and Info dLj at 9:43am 07.22.24 Doug, could you post the document that Adler Barber sent you to this thread also? I have a similar
Gearbox dipstick (1) duck21 at 9:40am 07.22.24 My manual says the bottom of the stick is "minimum" and the line is "maximum." I typically fill to j
Gearbox dipstick dLj at 9:35am 07.22.24
My boat stinks! American_Mainsail at 9:26am 07.22.24 Most of the time the source of bad smells comes from the hoses used for your sanitation system. If

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