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Furuno Radar Question--Fatigue? Kings Gambit at 7:09am 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/464 I have a Furuno Model 1622 that's between 13 and 18 years old. When first "asked" to transmit after
Removing Westebeke B30 fuel injectors Guan at 7:06am 06.30.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1341 Any guidance or tips for removal of these injectors will be greatly appreciated. I need to send thes
O'Day backstay question Anelajo at 7:00am 06.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1332 We have a 1984 O'Day 25 CB, we love the boat, but there is something bugging me. My standing rigging
Sanitation Hose Looping (1) SirMichael at 5:54am 06.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/908 I'm looking some ideas. I installed new Trident hoses in my '88 Hunter 28.5 to get rid of the smell
Been in my 45cc for 3 days!!! Complete newby!! David Tenney at 10:39pm 06.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/456 hair curler in make up table plug killed half the boat? What's up? Shore cord in put looks good.
small victories Captmayhem at 10:17pm 06.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/891 So , not sure how many here do their own rope work, but I needed to get a new pendant line for the c
The Cup All U Get at 8:28pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 22/1054 Emirates Team New Zealand ran away with the final race for a 7-1 win over Oracle Team USA. All U Ge
Attaching the Headstay while on the bow Doug J at 7:35pm 06.29.17 Smaller Boats 49/3880 I'm wondering if anyone can share their technique for attaching the headstay while on the bow. I ha
1983 Hunter Cutter 37 Chain Plates Johnb at 6:41pm 06.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1156 I have a quote for replacing my standing rigging. They declined to quote for chain plate pull and in
Port Side Thumping? GregorLuv at 6:19pm 06.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1901 Hi Everyone! Been a while since I came back here. I have a beneteau first 305 and after spending a
Replacing portlights on Yamaha 33 (5) kampuniform at 4:50pm 06.29.17 Yamaha 12/4214 Just finished replacing all the portlights on my recently purchased Yamaha 33'. All of the portligh
tartan 33 forward hatch leaky dog (1) cmzs at 4:17pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/702 Hi all, I have a 1979 tartan 33. Forward hatch is great - a massive thing by bowmar that has only o
Newbie questions (6) blindsmokey at 2:46pm 06.29.17 Catalina 22 23/1683 I just purchased a 1981 Catalina 22. According to the PO It's been in storage for the past 12 years.
Engine / Steering Control cmonroe54 at 1:56pm 06.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2562
soldering iron gettinthere at 1:56pm 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 25/2764 I think one of my problems with electronics is using a crappy soldering iron. I'm making a new VHF c
Stuffer box maintenance question Jimongee at 1:03pm 06.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/421 I have a 2002 356. It has never seen salt weather. We sail every summer on the Great Lakes. I have
Quarter berth mattress pattern H31 1986 SeanP at 10:50am 06.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 17/2227 Hi there, I have found good pricing on mattresses from Portland Mattresses in Maine. The challenge
Keep calm, it's your anniversary :-O Justin_NSA at 8:21am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 18/732 It's our 38th wedding anniversary tomorrow! Being the romantic that I am, I'd like to get a set of 4
Unsafe At Any Speed - No, Not the Corvair (13) Maine Sail at 6:54am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 68/7312 I am now on day four of my cool down after last Saturday nights adventure. I say cool down because i
Adding Batteries smokey73 at 6:27am 06.29.17 Ask All Sailors 2/430 Background (1994 Hunter 40.5): I am considering adding capacity to my house bank. Right now I have

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What are these tracks used for? Joe at 9:15am 07.08.24 ar? -Will Not sure how this diagram offers any insight to using the term "pulley" in sailboat rig
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 9:10am 07.08.24 Drilling and repairing holes is not a big deal, unless you are intent on the gel coat looking good.
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 07.08.24 I think that you may still have a conflict if you run the line directly from the mid-boom to the ba
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 8:57am 07.08.24 Thanks Rich. I am going to have a closer look today. Since moving and retiring it's nice that the
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 svseacucumber at 8:44am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a s
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? Rich Stidger at 8:33am 07.08.24 @jviss - If your pump uses a gasket, then it is the old style #33636 and it uses the #34440 impeller
Engine & Genset Pan are they connected ? jssailem at 8:33am 07.08.24 It will alos be handy for looking in my fuel and water tanks as well. Just be sure to carefully cl
Stuck seacock question dlochner at 8:31am 07.08.24 John's seacocks show evidence of pinking, which happens when zinc in the bronze leaches out resultin
Folding or Spring Cleat Regrets? jssailem at 8:27am 07.08.24 I am sure pleased with mine. The pull on my midship cleats uses there strong designed side. I have n
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... jviss at 8:25am 07.08.24 Unfortunately, several years ago no one was selling replacement shuttle blocks in the USA, so I had
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 07.08.24 Friction is bad. You increase friction with the blocks but you gain mechanical advantage. The fric
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 8:23am 07.08.24 Way to GO @Screen Saver . Now looking forward to seeing you sail that boat. Pictures of you blastin
How to run reefing lines thru the boom.... Sailfanatic at 8:22am 07.08.24 Ah, gotcha. Mine was not rigged when I got it, and both shuttle blocks were gone. I was fortunate
Yanmar 20gm starting issue 3GGG at 8:20am 07.08.24 It's back to being difficult to start. I am working down the chain. Cables are the next to be replac
Stuck seacock question (2) jssailem at 8:15am 07.08.24 He recently reported that the seacock for the forward head is stuck Couple of queries... What typ
Edson Pedestal Outboard Gear Shifter Cable Break Crazy Dave Condon at 8:04am 07.08.24 @philiefay the forum store should know the length of the cables. Running the cables through the ped
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? john6206 at 7:55am 07.08.24 The Suncat is smaller, not larger than the Catalina 22. It does have an awful lot going for it - esp
First time question: I own a 1974 Oday 20. jssailem at 7:52am 07.08.24 CDI is not far removed from our SBO family. It was purchased last year by non other than our "JudyB"
Beginning a restoration on a 1987 Hunter 23 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:49am 07.08.24 Former dealer who introduced that sailboat now retired. Get rid of that motor bracket and get a sm
Pat Daily FastOlson at 7:48am 07.08.24 Good music. Never heard of him, and that appears to be my loss. :(

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