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rudder for Hunter 140 / JY14 ColumbiaRiverDoug at 10:26am 03.06.17 Day Sailers 0/669 Can anyone tell me if the rudder made for the JY14 is the same as the rudder made for the Hunter 140
Trip Planning Software LeslieTroyer at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 44/3638 I am currently using Navionics - and transferring waypoints to the Raymarine chart plotter. But I'm
Replacing Centerboard Pull Rope reisserar at 9:02am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/684 Hey Gang, I was wondering if anyone had a tip for me. I need to replace the centerboard pull rope on
Repairing Mast step for O'Day 20 reisserar at 8:57am 03.06.17 Ask An Oday Owner 1/969 Hey Gang, When lowering my mast at the end of last season the screws securing the mast step to the
Hunter repairs kingsailor at 8:56am 03.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/610 Doe anyone know if the factory does major fiberglass repairs on Hunter sailboats? Is there a contact
Measure Twice...Head-ache Rick D at 8:19am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1012 Well, don't make my mistake. I (finally) purchased a Raritan manual head to replace my 22 year-old $
Pedestal mounted engine controls Jesse21835 at 8:09am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 7/1245 Ordered new 260 in 2001 from dealer in West Texas (Now deceased) with several options including Edso
37C Windlass Ventuse at 7:29am 03.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/2564 Hi guys, I have been slowly upgrading my '81 37c while also enjoying sailing it each season. This ye
Mac Motor Mount Replace tj15830 at 7:10am 03.06.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/891 I have Mac 25 '86 and I need to replace the Motor Mount. Do I have to cut open the fiberglass? Is th
ACP bottom anti fouling paint suggested Crazy Dave Condon at 6:52am 03.06.17 Smaller Boats 2/404 I was asked which anti fouling paint to use on ACP built boats. Sorry folks but it has been a while
How can interrupted charger equalize? Skipper at 6:43am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/489 When I turn on the charger breaker, the charger starts its routine beginning with bulk charge. Side
Opinions on a solar array (1) Gene Neill at 5:17am 03.06.17 Ask All Sailors 19/2082 I'm thinking about copying this Albin Vega's solar arrangement (minus the loose panel bungeed to the
Looking for Recommendations for A/C Cajun Rory at 7:18pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/845 Looking for recommendations for installation of Air Conditioning unit on a Hunter 32 Vision. Recomm
Port and Starboard Side Windows Cajun Rory at 7:15pm 03.05.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1412 Looking for recommendations on replacements for Port and Starboard side windows on a Hunter Vision 3
Rid-X in holding tank Ilanortho at 6:24pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 9/3091 Hi; At the local big box store today; anybody ever use Rid-X in their holding tank? Thanks. Ilan
Bowsprit for Catalina 25 Rick Uliano at 5:03pm 03.05.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2209 Has anyone added a bowsprit to a Catalina 25? I am going to get a new spinnaker and want to improv
Pictures of your bilge covers - Hunter 27! (1) TooCoys at 4:41pm 03.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2382 The bilge covers on my 1981 Hunter 27 were replaced by a previous owners son. They are "ok", but don
O'day 222 LED lights Nearside at 3:44pm 03.05.17 Day Sailers 3/1693 Just converted all my lights to LED. It took a bit of research and I thought maybe I could save some
Bottom and zinc inspection Full Circle 473 at 3:14pm 03.05.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 21/2682 How often do you inspect you zincs and bottom paint, and how often do you clean the hull? When we w
Battery Exploded Full Circle 473 at 3:04pm 03.05.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1221 One of the house batteries exploded. Would like some advice as to what I can check before I replace

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I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Timm R Oday25 at 12:36pm 06.10.24 A quick scan of the empty slips and winter mooring sticks still in place tell me otherwise. Both mar
C34 MkII log. Where is thru-hull? Calif. Ted at 12:31pm 06.10.24 Usually in the forepeak under a center section of the sole, probably a finger pull on the section ov
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 12:25pm 06.10.24
Dish storage dLj at 12:04pm 06.10.24 Beautiful work! My only concern would be how to close the top sections. But if you are just coasta
Ice box to fridge conversion condensation fred1diver at 11:47am 06.10.24 I found some nice 1 inch xps foam What do you all recommend to fasten it to the underside of the cou
Dish storage (1) fred1diver at 11:46am 06.10.24 It quite finished, still needs to be sanded and varnished, but it does add some nice storage space
Moving the traveller questions Don S/V ILLusion at 11:46am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.10.24 From a pure financial standpoint I think it primarily boils down to crew costs vs fuel costs. Is it
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.10.24 Those look like oval head self-tapping screws and a not very elegant application. First of all, ova
I thought this was interesting stickinthemud57 at 7:38am 06.10.24 Scalability, cost, convenience, increasingly high demand, etc. Not many people are willing to make t
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 06.10.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is ru
Weekend Login Difficulties sailcapt340 at 7:21am 06.10.24

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