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Cart before the horse! Looking for a Legend 37.5 hj5150 at 10:25am 02.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/491
Spinnaker Halyard... SVPardonMyFrench at 9:43am 02.14.17 Big Boats 8/862 Ok so I flew the gennaker for the first time this Sunday on my 40.5. It was a beautiful day as you
Do we need yacht, or yachting, protocols and do many folks really care about them? Kings Gambit at 8:37am 02.14.17 Ask All Sailors 42/2636 The yachtsman's world is rich with protocols, it seems. We have flag protocols, communication proto
Broke Steering Cable c130king at 7:28pm 02.13.17 Catalina 310 10/1404 Broke the steering cable tonight. Guest turned the wheel too far with too much muscle and broke the
Raymarine ST60 Wind Speed Indicator Sluggish wstockho at 4:33pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2726 I own a 2005 Hunter 33 with ST60 instruments. A few months ago, the wind speed indicator stopped wo
h34 oldsman41 at 4:17pm 02.13.17 Big Boats 18/1296 new guy here ive been sailing for years but never a big boat. that being said i have a chance at buy
Upgrading My Freezer on my Hunter Mainehunter426 at 2:44pm 02.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2254 We have a stock 12 volt refrigerator and a stock 12 volt freezer on our 2003 - 42' Hunter. The refr
Bottom Job with a cast iron keel markwbird at 1:30pm 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 4/452 I'm getting ready to do a bottom job on my 1984 H34. I plan to do it myself. It's been three years
February in Minnesota (1) cb32863 at 11:49am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 6/344 Hell, at this rate, we are going to launch in March! Though, I am sure we will get a reality slap up
First 435 Strut rebed ddrewry at 7:57am 02.13.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/461 Anyone know how the strut is attached on the First models? Mine had a small amount of play at the l
My keel Jorge Guerra at 7:01am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 3/535 I having a problem with my McGregor I have already finished the bottom it's all painted and nice now
Looking for identification (1) Mtman1021 at 6:39am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 23/3988 trying to find out who made my boat. Title says it's a 1969 Bristol but I suspect that's not what it
Question about paint filler Les Pendleton at 6:34am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 8/597 I've just completed a massive re-coring of my front and rear decks. I'm putting down on Kiwi Grip on
Anyone know good Yanmar mechanic near Dallas-Ft Worth? RichW9603 at 5:38am 02.13.17 Ask All Sailors 2/444 Hi all, I have a 1989 Hunter 33.5 with an older Yanmar 2GM engine. The original engine that came wi
West Marine bulk rope sale...today! rpludwig at 4:10am 02.13.17 Catalina 22 7/625 Just a heads up, got the email on the WM sale notice that Luke has mentioned a while back...bulk rop
keel to hull joint Mike8193 at 8:34pm 02.12.17 Ask All Sailors 6/4367 I have a Beneteau 323, iron keel. Where the keel and hull meet is a small gap. This is part of the
C-22 Association Web Site Down (1) CaptDon01 at 3:56pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 1/381 You'll see this notice when you go to the C-22 Association web site: Catalina22.orgTed McGee for al
Another electrical question jdub tn at 2:32pm 02.12.17 Catalina 22 15/3865 I am getting started on some electric projects on my '88 wing keel. One of which is to replace the
Shower Sump On 1985 H31 (1) Capt-Jack at 12:19pm 02.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2053 My 1985 Hunter 31 has a shower sump that starts in the sole inside of the head and extends to the so
1987 interior lights Chuck Powell at 10:49am 02.12.17 Bigger Boats 3/654 I have a 1987 272LE and want to replace the lighting in the cabin with LED bulbs. I'm having trouble

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Aft Storage Locker, Lazarette, Lid Support Tally Ho at 3:32pm 12.14.23 I put one of those springs in my top-loading refrigerator to hold the hinged lid open when on STB ta
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! rgranger at 3:31pm 12.14.23
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 3:01pm 12.14.23 We have used the Beckson (ss) vents for decades. No batteries to worry about. They just work. https:
Hunter 410 Temp Reading High sailing gal at 1:37pm 12.14.23 Problem has to be a mismatch between the Yanmar OEM senor and the no name gauge. I would think a Ya
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 1:36pm 12.14.23 My solar vent ran continuously for almost 3 years, I think. But after battery replacement, it only
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel dlochner at 12:44pm 12.14.23 @SolariaLED you do realize you are responding to a post that is over 2 years old.
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel Dave at 12:42pm 12.14.23 Just another gentle reminder that selling in the forums is not a permitted activity. Please use the
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? tfox2069 at 12:09pm 12.14.23 This is a GREAT question for the SBO consulting team. You can buy an hour of their time, send them
Re-installing the shaft coupling Justin_NSA at 11:40am 12.14.23 tomayto, tomahto. Stick a fork in it, this conversation is done! Folks are going to do as they ple
Re-installing the shaft coupling BigEasy at 11:28am 12.14.23 I don't have a problem with straight/solid couplings, just keep it free of corrosion & it should sep
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:21am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I think "shooting it to death at 20 paces" has the clearer ring of f
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, Globe Pilot at 11:18am 12.14.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long pa
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? pgandw at 11:00am 12.14.23 I liked the idea of a solar vent as a partial measure until I read reviews on Amazon. Seems like t
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 10:42am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I don't know if there's any truly one "right" answer to discussions lik
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Stu Jackson at 10:41am 12.14.23 Some have employed their "nearing end of useful life" laptops AS their navigational tools.
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. But, we never did resolve t
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel SolariaLED at 9:45am 12.14.23 Thanks for all the help. The Blue Seas ones look good but are bigger than the ones I currently have
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 9:42am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 12.14.23 The wheel was most annoying at anchor as it was in the way when we went swimming, got on the dinghy
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 12.14.23 Is there a big down side with a smaller wheel? Short answer .... I don't think so .... I can't th

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