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Reefing Furler Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 6:50am 04.30.17 Catalina 310 4/1073 WOW the season is here already. Question for the 310 Furling Main Sailors here. On a regular sail y
Anyone ever removed the shear stripes on a H31? Reg M at 6:12am 04.30.17 Mid-Size Boats 21/5451 The shear stripes on my 1984 H31 are cracking and deteriorating so I was thinking of removing them a
Bought a Hunter 25 today colin2010 at 6:51pm 04.29.17 The Cherubini Hunters 19/1644 Hi all, I had been lurking for a long time and decided to join only to realize I was a long lost me
Replacing am/fm sony radio on 40' Oceanis Captpete12 at 5:45pm 04.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1647 Well, its' been nine hours of trying to do what I thought would be a simple swap! I am replacing th
MERRIMAN YACHT SPECIALTIES - SPARE PARTS (2) Jason Hinsch at 12:14pm 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 9/5979 I have a Merriman Yacht Specialties Steering Pedestal on my Hunter 27. It is missing the part that h
Hunter 28.5 cabinet hardware (1) Phil Herring at 12:06pm 04.29.17 Mid-Size Boats 7/1190 You know those finger-pull catches on the 28.5? Has anyone sourced them or found a replacement?
What is this? Is it hard to Fix?? (2) Milo Cushman at 11:27am 04.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4286 Hello! and thanks for looking! I may have finally found the project boat I've been searching for. 19
Problem changing coolant in Yanmmar 2GM20F dph123 at 10:26am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 6/3013 I went down to the boat armed to change the coolant for the first time since owning the boat. It is
Anyone installed a drain plug in a Walker Bay 8? SFS at 9:17am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4719 I've searched this site, CF, and the internet, and cannot find an answer to the following issue. My
Can anyone identify this part? (1) tnathan at 9:04am 04.29.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/972 135879 this part turned up in the Engine bilge compartment when I did my pre departure check on my b
'77 Widgeon Mast Step Repair Duchifat91 at 8:28am 04.29.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2428 I'm returning a '77 Widgeon to seaworthiness as the first step in a long-term restoration. After ins
Putting the boat on a mooring ball. Karyon at 7:18am 04.29.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3144 Looks like I will be putting my boat on a mooring ball this year, the local marinas are getting way
Hunter 260 centerboard sailing CaptMatt at 6:42am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2700 Is is safe/recommended to sail with the centerboard locked partially up when crossing over 3 or 4' f
Washer dryer are now becomes a parts and tools locker (3) RWSlater at 5:58am 04.29.17 Big Boats 8/709 45CC. Check this out, a friend of mine built a 4 shelf insert and we put it together yesterday and s
Help with bilge! Calamity at 5:49am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/867 Im a new Hunter 27 boat owner, 1986 Having problems with water. A small bilge is mounted under the t
Replace/Upgrade/Modernize cockpit teak? patrickkidd at 5:14am 04.29.17 Catalina 30 2/1257 Hi there! I don't know if this is sacrilege, but I saw the combing compartment plastic trim upgrade
Boom problem jk kudera at 5:08am 04.29.17 Big Boats 3/711 I have a H34 with Kenyon mast and boom, my main sail foot control is jammed, I extended the wire ro
Hunter Legend 35.5 running rigging - reef lines TommmD at 4:54am 04.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1734 I have a '95 35.5 ' some very detailed sketches of the reef line runs - but no line specs. Anyone ha
Any good Diesel mechanic recomendations for this problem? wilf at 7:45pm 04.28.17 Engines and Propulsion 20/2467 Anyone in the long beach california area know any good experienced diesel mechanics ? i have a probl
Ballast tank improvement fortunare at 5:06pm 04.28.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/788 On my Mac 19 the "front" vent was under the cabin hatch. I added some PVC pipe with a valve to open

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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
Fixing Old Standard Lewmar Port Leaks JoeWhite at 9:37pm 06.12.24 I removed the o ring and cut a 1/16" thick neoprine rubber washer as large as the head of the outsid
Leaking deck plate replacement Ralph Johnstone at 9:26pm 06.12.24 For O Ring material, are you referring to something like this? Yipes ! That's the material and i
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:26pm 06.12.24 It seems that could draw a dedicated starter battery down enough to damage it, no? No. Basic anch
Caulk for shower enclosure with teak trim higgs at 8:24pm 06.12.24 I would think that should work OK. I would treat it like a shower enclosure in a house.
Hunter 34 Hull and deck construction kloudie1 at 7:57pm 06.12.24 Greg is correct, hull is solid and the deck, cabin sides and cabin top is cored with plywood. The ca
Group 24 starter battery dLj at 7:30pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery Davidasailor26 at 5:07pm 06.12.24
Refrigerator/Freezer issues Terry Cox at 5:05pm 06.12.24
Group 24 starter battery kappykaplan at 4:57pm 06.12.24 How much can a starter battery such as the one I indicated above be discharged before doing damage?

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