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Accessing rear cleats on H240 Chopper Pilot at 4:44pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/528 I would like to replace the rear cleats on my H240 and was wondering if there is a way to access the
No emergency tiller... but then again... no emergency... yet! (2) wsmac at 4:28pm 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/6130 The little port below the slatted seat in the cockpit looks to me like it's an access to the rudder
Changing Batteries Monster Bat's to Trojan T-105's (1) DayDreamer41 at 2:28pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/755 Looking for some professional input as to how this looks, I am replacing my 3 x 4D's with 6-Trojan T
Need help deciding on a battery Douginmd at 12:53pm 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1021 I have an Oday 25 that has a Johnson 9.9 electric start outboard motor. I need the battery to start
Hunter Owners Manual Ron20324 at 11:23am 04.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/771 I have a Beneteau, but I saved a Hunter Owner Manual (3-ring, 8 x 10 inches, with the blue cover) fr
Sail Lofts Roland5048 at 11:17am 04.20.17 Ask All Sailors 24/2091 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 6/826 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 11/944 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 0/425 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 0/314 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 2/520 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 10/1656 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 40/7195 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 3/616 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 2/664 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 12/2805 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 2/782 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 4/819 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 32/2386 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 4/2986 I'm in the process of installing new electronics which necessitated the temporary removal of the Tac

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Question on Changing Keel Wench in the Water JoeWhite at 5:24pm 07.02.24 I vote to remove from the water on the trailer. You do not have to lower the mast to work on the kee
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:24pm 07.02.24
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? adamv at 4:14pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Hayden Watson at 2:53pm 07.02.24 I would build a shelf at mid height or a bit higher. I would then remove the bar and install a thin
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 2:52pm 07.02.24 No... when I first read i thought I read "drill the holes" larger in the sender for a bigger screw
Stripped screws in plastic Rich Stidger at 2:44pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Hayden Watson at 2:43pm 07.02.24 On my last paint job, I sanded down the full previous coat and most of the one before that. I used
Better use of cabinets Caboteur at 2:37pm 07.02.24 If you take that aluminium tube out you gain nearly three inches in deepness, then stack whatever yo
Looking for advice re installning a 3 bow bimini on a Capri 22 bjorn von euler at 2:16pm 07.02.24 Thank you! This confirms that I can instal the Bimini. And that I need the rails to adjust the Bimin
Stripped screws in plastic Terry Cox at 1:45pm 07.02.24 Hi Greg. Try this repair using super glue and baking soda to fix your plastic hole. Scroll through t
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. carlc376 at 1:44pm 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist
Auto Pilot fixable? Anchor Lady at 12:48pm 07.02.24 Update to all: two new batteries installed and I still have the same issue with the auto pilot. Wor
Better use of cabinets shemandr at 12:44pm 07.02.24 I think there could be better use of vertical space. Many of the items in there are less than half
Stripped screws in plastic NYSail at 12:39pm 07.02.24 If the polyethylene plastic is so hard and brittle looking you are afraid to drill ... you need a n
Stripped screws in plastic thinwater at 12:31pm 07.02.24 The sender is a hard brittle looking plastic. Dont want to risk breaking it if I drilled. Otherwise
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet Timm R Oday25 at 11:59am 07.02.24 Is your traveller on the conpanionway ? That's where ours is . Best place for it to be when I'm sing
Genoa / Jib are both sitting on the lifelines/bow rail when deployed. Don Guillette at 11:47am 07.02.24 As others have indicated your main & jib halyards are way too loose. You need to got to full hoist o
Boom Vang obstructs Main Sheet (1) BTC1984 at 11:36am 07.02.24
1996 440 Oceanis Choke Cable Replacement Hayden Watson at 11:30am 07.02.24 If 3m is not long enough, Catalina Direct sells one that is 20' long. Engine Shut Off Cable 20'C-25
Best non toxic anti-fouling for PNW? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:21am 07.02.24 Suspect they use a questionable composition, as the shipyards where they paint the ship have all t

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