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H27 Jib Sheet Rigging (4) TooCoys at 2:01pm 05.15.17 The Cherubini Hunters 13/2849 Can anyone explain how the sheet rigging for my jib should be set up? Or better, provide pictures?
Hunter 23.5 wiring Bob Fry at 12:06pm 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/525 So how do I go about pulling new wiring in my 1994 23.5
Shortening Mast - Calculations for Stays Ziggler at 11:45am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4760 PROBLEM: 1979 Paceship 23. Irreparably bent mast during haul out. Bought a new-to-me mast. New mast
What size rode? Dusty Mac at 10:44am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 9/997 The new boat is a 21 foot sailboat weighing about 4K lbs. laden. Will occasionally overnight in reas
H240 shoot thru hull transducer Drew13440 at 9:11am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 4/1113 Anyone ever successfully install a shoot thru depth finder in a 240? If so, where did you place the
Rookie education CapnGL at 8:36am 05.15.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1584 Don't laugh... Posting for other newbies... So I was advised to sail with one sail to see how the b
EV100 Wheel Pilot Pb2388 at 7:54am 05.15.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/407 Just to let everyone know as there are sceptics out there with regard to the performance capabilitie
Beneteau 361 mast shake bshock at 7:39am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1482 Hi folks, I've just got back from (fine) tuning my mast and putting boom/sails on, so all ready to
Hole in mast base doesn't align with deck plate? Happy Camper at 6:35am 05.15.17 Smaller Boats 32/2259 I am getting ready to launch my 240 for the first time (for me!) Yesterday I stepped the mast and pu
Exterior / Interior Calk Used 423 NYSail at 6:01am 05.15.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2352 Hello all, Need to redo the calk on my large deck windows in salon and was wondering if anybody knew
AquaSignal Anchor light question DougM at 5:18am 05.15.17 Ask All Sailors 3/525 I just received a new AquaSignal SW34 anchor light to install on my new mast. It arrived as 2 Parts,
McVay Victoria 18 gizmo needed and raft recommendations karena at 7:57pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 7/767 Another question from a newbie Vic owner. What's the name of the gizmo that fits into the mast chan
Blisters in barrier coat (2) lost soul at 7:07pm 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 6/615 I pulled the boat after several years and as I was scraping the barnacles I started to notice small
Removing bow cleat from 08 Hunter 36 Ken Honeycutt at 5:17pm 05.14.17 Big Boats 8/930 Trying to remove a bow cleat from my 08 36 to rebed and have run into a big problem. Seems that when
Alternator Pulley Removal M25XP 51A (Motorola) higgins at 4:05pm 05.14.17 Engines and Propulsion 9/2147 My new Leece Neville Alternator as replacement for my Motorola 51A one on my Catalina 30 M25Xp came
88 Hunter 28.5, Rear Engine Panel (2) SirMichael at 3:22pm 05.14.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/729 Does anyone know how to remove the rear engine panel, to allow access to the exhaust mixer? I want t
Help: Centerboard has popped out after collision CraigJRichardson at 1:34pm 05.14.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/964 I am a new owner of a 75 Oday 20 with a small cabin and pull up centerboard in a sealed trunk. Sev
A better dorade box. (2) TomY at 1:23pm 05.14.17 Alden Questions, Answers and Advice 14/8951 Olin Stevens is reputed to have invented the dorade box ventilator shortly after DORADE (his design)
Raymarine ST60 WindVane Question (1) onlinelee at 9:29am 05.14.17 Ask All Sailors 20/6807 Hi Friends, Im about to climb my mast to remove and clean my wind vane, please see attached photo.
The most useless product ever made (1) RWSlater at 9:22am 05.14.17 Big Boats 10/1317 These screens have to be the most useless items on this boat. Rant over

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Group 24 starter battery JamesG161 at 10:58am 06.13.24 One of the reasons not to use your start battery for the windlass is because the start battery must
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 10:38am 06.13.24 I use my start battery to power the windlass and see no reason why not. One of the reasons not to
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit shemandr at 9:49am 06.13.24 You are going to love being able to raise or lower the anchor from the cockpit. You are going to th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Kings Gambit at 9:14am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 06.13.24 What @rgranger is describing is putting a backing plate in the backside from the outside. Next add
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 8:02am 06.13.24 Your efforts are well founded. Control from the cockpit while in control of the boat is a valuable a
B and G autopilot commissioning prskier17 at 7:54am 06.13.24 How has the SD10 been working for you? I'm considering the exact same setup to replace my Simrad TP
Cleaning Anchor dmax at 7:47am 06.13.24 Go with something like this, no installation necessary and can be used elsewhere: https://www.amazon
Cleaning Anchor Jim Legere at 7:07am 06.13.24 I had a pump installed in one of the lockers under the v-berth. It was tee-ed off the seacock supply
rigging tension jssailem at 6:21am 06.13.24 no info on rigging using a lo ose guage. The guage itself has the tension pounds indicator but am
rigging tension (1) kloudie1 at 6:17am 06.13.24 The B&R is a slightly different critter .. Some have backstays and the newer ones donn't.. Here is a
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI dlochner at 6:01am 06.13.24 The FCC website seems to have been written by geeks for geeks and we mere mortals struggle with find
216 Mast Step Question Crazy Dave Condon at 5:45am 06.13.24 Take a photo of the mast step and foot and post here. Thanks
rigging tension chp at 5:21am 06.13.24 My manual says 20% of breaking strength of the wire diameter. My sailmaker agrees that B&R rigs have
Group 24 starter battery Scott T-Bird at 5:16am 06.13.24 Not knowing how your battery banks/charging/switching situation is set up, I don't know why it doesn
rigging tension Will Gilmore at 5:11am 06.13.24 The B&R mast has to have some Bow-Aft bend it or it will Fatigue the metal. That's the key. What
Refrigerator/Freezer issues JamesG161 at 4:26am 06.13.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. Since he and I have talk
Main Cross Traveler ... (1) Jim Legere at 4:21am 06.13.24 I haven't got a good picture of the stock-from-the-factory H37C mid-boom mainsheet arrangement, but
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners rgranger at 3:53am 06.13.24 . Question: last piece fair with hull. Depending how well I'm able to grind, I would want to extend
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Ralph Johnstone at 9:40pm 06.12.24 Wonder why he had the house bank shut off while connected to shore power. I keep ours on all the ti

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