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Sail Lofts Roland5048 at 11:17am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2014 Getting ready to replace my main. It was bought used but in very good shape years ago. Getting a
Wanted: ST4000 control unit bennta01 at 11:07am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 6/819 I am hoping to find someone who as an autohelm/raymarine st4000 control unit they would be willing t
VC500 horizontal windlass hard no torque JosefR at 10:37am 04.20.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/915 Just noticed my title is wrong..."has no torque." I believe that is the windlass model that I have
2000 340 - MastHead Sheave Sizes sailcapt340 at 10:13am 04.20.17 Big Boats 0/413 On my 2000 340 - does anyone know the size line that the sheave can handle for a Spinnaker Halyard (
Max prop setting frankies56 at 10:08am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/309 Hello everybody, got a quick question I have a 37 cutter with a 2 blade 16 inch prop. I emailed max
Mount Radar on 2007 Hunter 33 Arch Caspurr at 8:01am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/510 Has anyone mounted their Radar Dome on the SS Arch of a 2007 (or similar) Hunter 33? Looking for opt
Main Sail Mary PatYL Young at 7:32am 04.20.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1613 Our Beneteau 46 Oceanis Main sail is at the end of its life. Bacon Sails have been recommended as
Portable AC Generator Grounding in the bed of my pickup (1) BlowMeAway at 7:21am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 40/6959 I discovered a shocking requirement in the owners manual for my Duramax XP4400E. Do I really need to
Rudder failure on Hunter 456 cc 2003. gillesgiv at 7:10am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 3/611 Hello everyone. The rudder on my 456 cc 2003 is split open in the forward bottom part. There is wate
O'day 192 loose stern cleat rswift at 6:36am 04.20.17 Day Sailers 2/628 Upon inspection after winter storage, I noticed that one of the stern cleats is a little loose. It i
Hunter 33 : black water tank polac at 11:12pm 04.19.17 Mid-Size Boats 12/2671 Hello, The black water tank seems cracked and it is not possible to move it Do you know if the rear
West Coast Catalina Rendezvous SailorguyRob at 10:26pm 04.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/765 Hello fellow sailors! After a rainy start to the year, the summer sailing season is arriving soon.
oil consumption ramigazit at 9:52pm 04.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/800 Hi I have a Sense 50 with Yanmar 4JH4-TE engine , 1350 hours. what is the normal oil consumption un
So I found this, no clue what it is. (1) Twille at 6:02pm 04.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 32/2357 135515 I found this part buried in a locker on a new to me 2006 H38. Anyone have an idea?
Tachometer replacement Tim22 at 5:23pm 04.19.17 Engines and Propulsion 4/2890 I'm in the process of installing new electronics which necessitated the temporary removal of the Tac
impeller specification Farymann A 30 Friscokid at 3:21pm 04.19.17 Cal 0/944 Need to restore the water pump and as this boat has been idle for one of more years, I'd like to get
More outboard issues... (1) Brian D at 3:20pm 04.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 4/472 https://scontent-dft4-2.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/17904447_688604528006781_8931555797523128502_n.jpg?oh=
Reef hook pin in gooseneck need help! Jimongee at 3:17pm 04.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/466 I have a 2002 356. I did not like the in boom reefing system. So I want to install reef hooks ont
PSS Seal Wear Pattern (5) Marc14857 at 2:35pm 04.19.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1620 I'm posting this as a curiosity item for others to comment on. I've had a PSS shaft seal on my boat
Tattoo 22? (5) rgranger at 12:04pm 04.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/5642 Has anyone seen the new Tattoo 22? Apparently when Roger MacGregor retired, his daughter founded Ta

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Anyone have winch handle pockets on their 315? (1) Skipper John at 4:41pm 06.03.24 225234 Sorry to be late to the discussion... on our 315 we found that two of the Lewmar winch handle
Difficult Wheel Steering Mark Maulden at 4:40pm 06.03.24
C&C 27 MKV anchor locker Drinky Crow at 4:36pm 06.03.24 So, this is under v berth where there is no hull liner? Could it be leaking where wiring for nav lig
Difficult Wheel Steering Bob_S at 4:34pm 06.03.24 Thanks guys.. I will recheck all of the things you've mentioned. Fingers crossed... Best, Bob
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. stickinthemud57 at 4:33pm 06.03.24 After trying a few I found this one that I like a lot: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0811SB7SQ
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 3:39pm 06.03.24 are you suggesting I run a new wire from the circuit breaker box? I tried that once and did not fin
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? JRacer at 3:36pm 06.03.24 Found this, might be of some assistance: J88_QuickTuneChart_2022_FINAL.xlsx (quantumsails.com) And
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kloudie1 at 2:58pm 06.03.24 We use one of these hung from the bimini bow.. works well. Amazon.com: MPOWERD Luci Outdoor 2.0: Sol
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 2:23pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 1:44pm 06.03.24 You probably don't want to tap into the 12v wires to the instruments. Is there enough room in the p
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 1:35pm 06.03.24 Do you have a 12-volt plug in the cockpit? I will look around but I have never seen one. it seems
Shrinking rudder foam? (1) Dubo at 1:18pm 06.03.24
Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 12:56pm 06.03.24 Twist has basically two purposes - to accommodate for different apparent wind angles between the to
2003 Hunter 426DS Where the large beatiful view windows are starting to craze. cadilaccb at 12:54pm 06.03.24 Thank you kindly for the quick response. Looks like a good winter project. z
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 12:45pm 06.03.24 i'm thinking the best source of electricity would be the pedestal where all the instruments are and
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. Ted10028 at 12:43pm 06.03.24 I would rather have a permanent installation but a hanging camping light or tent light would certa
Water Pump Impellor Don S/V ILLusion at 12:25pm 06.03.24 I would highly reccomend you locate it and all the thru-hulls on the boat. You never know when a h
Has anyone replaced a 26M daggerboard? Couni at 12:22pm 06.03.24 The easy way is to drop the mast, move the sheave that's over the dagger board slot, then pull the b
Dining light over Catalina 32 cockpit. kappykaplan at 12:16pm 06.03.24 If you have a bimini and frame, you could get a battery-operated LED lantern and hang from the frame
Compasses don't agree JoeWhite at 11:29am 06.03.24 I wonder what would happen if you exchange the compasses? Mark the one that is correct. If exchangin

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