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Shaft alignment jibes138 at 4:56am 05.27.17 Ask All Sailors 7/925 How come boat shafts aren't connected by a universal joint like in a car? Seems like the automotive
Weekend Sail motivation pics...... ilance at 10:07pm 05.26.17 Catalina 22 34/4925 It's killing me already.......I know that I'll enjoy the refurb process......but it's going to take
Sailed to CAT Island (1) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 15/3775
California Meriachee at 3:15pm 05.26.17 Destinations 41/5869 With no disrespect to anybody who has a boat there, its shocking that in and around Monterey, how ma
Atomic 4 engine swap to diesel K Day at 1:47pm 05.26.17 Catalina 30 14/8843 Has anyone swapped out an A4 gas engine for diesel? What kind did you get? Can you get recondition
Oil light won't go completely out + tone rblevens at 12:48pm 05.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1404 My Yanmar oil idiot light just won't completely go out... (say 98% out) and the tone almost can't be
Aurora Sure-Step mcrow33 at 12:38pm 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/2337 Hi, Has anybody used Aurora Sure-step? I have a 2000 Beneteau 361 with beat up deck. The previous o
Testing the new Horizon True leveling camera mount (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 05.26.17 Sails Call Lounge 6/1617 I'm testing out the new Horizon True DAL1000 self-leveling camera mount. Its not a fluid as the $400
Battens for 23 chuter at 11:57am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/512 Need to replace the remaining battens in the Neil Pryde main on our '86 Hunter 23. Anyone have the
Battery charger connections jibes138 at 10:39am 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 4/479 Is it acceptable to connect the battery charger hot wire leads to the battery terminals at the "Off
New Battery Charger Location O'35/34 jibes138 at 10:31am 05.26.17 Bigger Boats 7/1288 Anyone with a 34 or 35 installed a new battery charger and where did you locate it? My old charger
Rainman Watermaker install in 45cc carefree at 10:06am 05.26.17 Big Boats 0/675 RAINMAN WATERMAKER Hard wired our Rainman Watermaker to our 2006 45cc. Great product for a fractio
Hunter 29.5 sl Coastin at 9:12am 05.26.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/596 What does the sl stand for?
Diagnose and fix marine diesel engine problems Jackdaw at 6:51am 05.26.17 Engines and Propulsion 6/1283 From our friends in the UK at Yachting Monthly, comes this great illustrated on-line document on how
Boom Attaches to Mast Hunter 31 at 6:07am 05.26.17 Ask All Sailors 2/531 I have a 1985 Hunter 31. It just went in the water and I am looking for some parts. There is a set o
MarineAir Heat Pumps Terry Cox at 7:04pm 05.25.17 Big Boats 7/4394 Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
MarineAir Heat Pumps Terry Cox at 7:01pm 05.25.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 4/905 Amazing devices these reverse cycle heat pumps, how they can extract heat from 40-45 degree water in
mac 26d rigging Captaindon1991 at 4:34pm 05.25.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/943 alright so i finally took the boat out for the first time. but i dont think i had the lines that con
Trying out a new toy ( for us) (1) DAVA390 at 4:25pm 05.25.17 Ask All Sailors 46/3334 136983 We don't overnight much at all,in fact not at all last summer. So I am way over charged up ab
Trying to post new,nothing happens DAVA390 at 4:24pm 05.25.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/501 On ask all sailors. Fill out message,add photo, hit post new topic button at bottom ,nothing happen

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I just don't get this (2) FDL S2 at 2:31pm 07.18.24 The boat was a Gulf Coast 18. The weather Saturday evening was nasty. I am an hour south of Green Ba
To swivel or not to swivel Captain Larry-DH at 2:26pm 07.18.24 Mantus swivel. Just check your safety (seizing) wires periodically to make sure all is right.
Datamarine replacements Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 07.18.24 May I ask, what is wrong with your depth sounder? Also, transducers are generic. Any 40kHz transd
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? Davidasailor26 at 1:59pm 07.18.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper foresta
To swivel or not to swivel dLj at 1:22pm 07.18.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 12:46pm 07.18.24 A diagram or something for the rigging for the main sail You may be able to find what you seek in
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 12:44pm 07.18.24 Further follow-up and improvement for those searching. I used the sailmaker's tuning guide to set
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System heritage at 12:35pm 07.18.24 This is what happens to an H27 emergency tiller after being in the bottom of the aft locker for six
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 12:34pm 07.18.24 A diagram or something for the rigging for the main sail
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice Don S/V ILLusion at 12:32pm 07.18.24 What specifically are you interested in finding?
1984 Hunter 27 - Emergency Tiller System (4) heritage at 12:03pm 07.18.24 226152226153226154226155
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Justin_NSA at 11:28am 07.18.24 Can you isolate the main bilge where the keel bolts are? This might eliminate other sources and see
Is a little water in the bilge okay? jviss at 11:11am 07.18.24 I'd install a fan before resorting to a sponge that can fester mold/mildew. Many people use a shop
Is a little water in the bilge okay? Project_Mayhem at 10:48am 07.18.24 I'd install a fan before resorting to a sponge that can fester mold/mildew. Many people use a shop v
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Project_Mayhem at 10:46am 07.18.24 I would cut the lines at an angle and then offset them parallel with the line. This would create mor
I just don't get this dlochner at 10:18am 07.18.24 Size alone is not insurance against weather related disasters. The very design of the boat and its s
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question kappykaplan at 10:16am 07.18.24 And most importantly, keeps me in the cockpit to reef when the weather gets rough. :plus:
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard Tally Ho at 10:02am 07.18.24 Nice! That defiantly looks like my system. So the only thing that should be attached to the top of
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question Project_Mayhem at 9:54am 07.18.24 While the convenience of a furler is huge, I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me
I just don't get this thinwater at 9:43am 07.18.24 The Chi-Mac is a big deal. People spend lots of money to win those races and they push the boats to

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