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Selden mast - Mains halyard sheave Ken13559 at 10:26pm 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3561 Any idea how i could replace the sheave for my Mains halyard at mast top without lowering the mast?
Catalina 30 Cradle (2) ottaman at 6:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 30 9/4382 Started looking for a trailer for my Catalina 30 (1980) and found couple manufacturers that can buil
DeLorme In Reach (now Garmin) Gunni at 5:59pm 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1156 So Garmin bought DeLorme and has repackaged the venerable In Reach satellite communicators. Ain't t
Spring Projects? Alansails at 2:20pm 01.31.17 Catalina 310 7/1083 I can almost feel launch..,,.,I can tell because its lighter outside 15 minutes longer, so we are ab
H37C adding clutches and turn blocks (2) bommers at 1:16pm 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1440 I want to move some control lines to cockpit like below pics - am guessing i will have to bolt all t
Considering buying Yamaha 30-2 DimonOpa at 12:44pm 01.31.17 Yamaha 12/28371 Hi guys, I am seriously considering buying Yamaha 30 tall rig. It would be my first boat. I'm hoping
H37C help with identification (1) bommers at 11:43am 01.31.17 The Cherubini Hunters 2/477 See attached pic, trying to figure out use of box with acrylic cover just fore of the cutter travele
Mast rake on C275 cat guy at 9:57am 01.31.17 Mid-Size Boats 2/810 I purchased one of the first C275's. So I was on my own when it came to fine tuning the rig. Not sur
Recommendations for electrical boat work documents sasjzl at 8:26am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 4/592 Hi all, I am in the midst of reviving a 1973 Macgregor Venture 17 and am know enough to get in troub
Hatch runners knotatwork2 at 7:51am 01.31.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/617 I have a 1987 Hunter 23 and I'm trying to find the plastic runners that the hatch slides on to open.
Buy New or Used Boat? Warren Milberg at 7:35am 01.31.17 Ask All Sailors 44/4193 I'm curious as to how many owners out there bought their boat new or used? In over 40 years of sail
Oday 322 mast wiring David11038 at 7:22am 01.31.17 Bigger Boats 36/5580 As soon as it is warm enough, I will be running new wiring for a wind transducer on my Oday 322 - I
Buying new boat - discount off retail / MSRP price? RichW9603 at 8:46pm 01.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/10595 Hi all, Currently looking at upgrading from my current boat to a 2012+ Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 439, pos
Going Hydronic...pulled the pin today. VanIslandGuy at 8:20pm 01.30.17 Big Boats 27/5614 After months of research, we've pulled the pin and ordered all the parts for installing an Espar Hyd
Davit for H340 mromanow at 7:33pm 01.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1813 Has anyone tried to place a dinghy davit on a Hunter 340?
Lets talk ladders--(folding, telescopic or neither) Windtherapy at 6:25pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4304 I might be installing a ladder on my O'Day DS1 and would also like to replace the stock one on my O'
Speaking of Starters.... shemandr at 6:11pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 6/389 I'm looking at a boat with an inboard engine that I've learned has had at least 3 starters in less t
legend 37 information wanted riversloth at 6:01pm 01.30.17 Big Boats 7/777 I am currently looking at a Hunter legend 37 to purchase. I've been scouring the web looking for i
Speaking of Starters.... shemandr at 5:53pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/235 I'm looking at a boat with an inboard engine that I've learned has had at least 3 starters in less t
Starter acting strangely Franzcat at 5:32pm 01.30.17 Catalina 30 28/2354 My universal 25xp starter began working intermittently and then just stopped. I have replaced the s

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:21am 12.11.23 Great inquiry Terry... Yes I have been letting the moss grow between my toes since my last visit in
Solar power systems LloydB at 10:13am 12.11.23 'Those solar generators' I actually believe they are not solar generators because otherwise there s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 9:47am 12.11.23 It was a good and successful day. Thread a bit dry. Hadley coming together? She about ready for a
Thru Hull Replacement? Johann at 8:45am 12.11.23
Compass deviation American_Mainsail at 8:01am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Compass deviation jssailem at 8:00am 12.11.23 Yes it is in the sky a far distance from the earth. Not affected by the magnetic shift of the eart
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:59am 12.11.23 Not sure if this will help you, but you could fabricate something like the davits I installed on my
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 VFR750 at 7:58am 12.11.23 this would be the last place on earth i would think of.... what ever you chose, put it on the
Compass deviation shemandr at 7:49am 12.11.23 The North Star?
Compass deviation (1) jssailem at 7:44am 12.11.23 We grow up thinking, Life is simple and there are constants to rely on. The north pole is fixed in
Portlight help dlochner at 7:22am 12.11.23
Portlight help Rasselas36 at 7:13am 12.11.23 Hi! Just bought an 05' Hunter 46. Need to replace the portlight over the instrumentation panels f
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! kingle at 7:13am 12.11.23
Fall Sailing trip-October 2023 ...3TacksontheWater at 6:22am 12.11.23 Great video! Thank you. George
Adding above water line thru hull.... rgranger at 6:21am 12.11.23 If accessible drill about two thirds of the way from the outside in then from the inside out and yo
Compass deviation shemandr at 6:08am 12.11.23 Of course the Professional Mariner article is talking about more sophisticated compasses used by pro
dropping the rudder for maintenance colin59 at 6:06am 12.11.23 thanks for the info.. Colin
Monoceros cabin sole Jim Legere at 5:49am 12.11.23 Personally, I would not cut out the cabin sole to install bracing. The 90 degree bends at the base o
Portlight help Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 12.11.23 Have someone spray it with a hose while you watch for leaks on the inside
dropping the rudder for maintenance DStegs49 at 5:41am 12.11.23 I had to on our replace ours on our Legend 37. The rudder had a de-laminated bubble of about a foot

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