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For Those with Diesels Bad Obsession at 8:00pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 7/772 I hate having an outboard because of dealing with Ethanol. Now you diesel guys may have to start wo
GPS antenna location kimelmore at 7:52pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 21/2945 Logic says that the best place for the new GPS antenna is on the rail not on top of the radar mast d
Cockpit squabs PeterBld at 6:05pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 24/3257 We are looking at replacing our cockpit squabs. Sailrite recommend using open cell fast dry foam. H
22 ft SC trucker22233 at 4:17pm 02.16.17 Trailer Sailors 35/9004 A few years back I made my 1st post here about my SC. I started looking around on other forums and a
Lewmar Windlass Motor (1) captmaddog at 2:25pm 02.16.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/8214 I have a Lewmar Windlass that clicks and doesn't do anything. I suspected it was the Solenoid and r
Rebuilding Traveler Parts (2) kloudie1 at 2:18pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 4/548 I am frugal.. ok maybe cheap.. kinda.. The sheaves on my traveler are brittle now because of UV atta
Voyager self-steering Loyalist at 1:10pm 02.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 12/4786 I am purchasing a used voyager wind vane (good price) but I am looking for any help and installation
Voyager self-steering Loyalist at 1:06pm 02.16.17 The Cherubini Hunters 0/628 I am purchasing a used voyager wind vane (good price) but I am looking for any help and installation
Addiction or Hobby? Bad Obsession at 12:02pm 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 38/2387 I was just thinking of this and I figured I would put this out there. Is sailing an addiction or a
The new 2017 Defender catalogue is here! (1) justsomeguy at 9:23am 02.16.17 Sails Call Lounge 17/1335 Does this guy remind you of anyone? reading glasses.
Reducing hole size for thru hull transducer finefurn at 9:19am 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 13/3115 I am adding a chart plotter to my Hunter 27. I intend to use the current thru hull speed sensor lo
Cross Border Reporting DayDreamer41 at 9:17am 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 10/599 In the planning of a few trips for this coming season I have a couple of scenarios which I thought m
North U Rules and Tactics Seminar, Sat. Feb 25 at Berkely Yacht Club (1) markwbird at 8:25am 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 2/372 I'm not sure if this is allowed by the forum but here goes: The Berkeley Yacht Club is hosting a No
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go vote for mechinations boat monitor TortugasRoyal at 7:40am 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 8/637 go vote for mechinations wifi boat monitor! cheap way to monitor a boat on a mooring. https://mech
Okay 25 Gunnel Douginmd at 7:01am 02.16.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/716 My recently purchased Oday's gunnel (?) has sections where it has separated. It also has some area
2012 Hunter 45 DS - Mast trade (1) markschwab1956 at 6:55am 02.16.17 Big Boats 0/672 I have a 2012 Hunter 45 DS equipped with a Selden in-mast Main furling system. I want a standard Sel
Wow, look at this sail twist! (1) Brian S at 6:49am 02.16.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1675 Here's a picture of the F4 foiling catamaran (an evolution of the old Gunboat G4 which flipped in An
Secure Wi-fi ? Suspicious Behavior at 6:09am 02.16.17 Ask All Sailors 17/1204 This question is more for those who live aboard full or part time. Where are you certain you have

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Auto Pilot fixable? higgs at 8:11pm 06.14.24 Batteries "about" 5 years old. Could they be 6 or 7 years old? The AP works well for twenty minute
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:09pm 06.14.24 The amount of misinformation and false disparagement I've read over the years is staggering. Much o
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 06.14.24 Ill also open the inspection port (Or try), more afraid if the port breaks off) Maybe hold off on
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? higgs at 7:50pm 06.14.24 Your post intrigued so I did some research. Found this info: https://www.google.com/search?q=hullma
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:42pm 06.14.24 Without the stripper arm you need to tail and remove the line as it is winched in. John, Not in my
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Stu Jackson at 7:37pm 06.14.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one, g
FCC vs BoatUS for MMSI Stu Jackson at 7:32pm 06.14.24 Anyway. I normally agree with Stu as well; I just see this differently. If we're talking to our com
Yanmar SD20 Saildrive dizo514 at 6:22pm 06.14.24 It should be. I think there were a handful of screws and sealant. I had mine replaced along with the
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit Michael Davis at 6:14pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying th
Windlass Operation from the Cockpit jssailem at 5:59pm 06.14.24 Wow, 60 feet (20 meters). That is insane. The data developed over the past 15 years of surveying the
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? jssailem at 5:54pm 06.14.24 Thanks for the update. I would not worry about the needle holes. They will disappear as the webbing
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 5:49pm 06.14.24 As @Joe explains, winchers at best are tailing assistants. Without the stripper arm you need to tail
Halyard line Tally Ho at 5:40pm 06.14.24 Price, value. I have never used Sta-Set. Greg
Cleaning Anchor danooxnard at 5:36pm 06.14.24 That is a cool device. Much easier than installing a pump! Dano
Dripping Jabsco Selector Handle danooxnard at 5:34pm 06.14.24 Rebuilding is not hard. The cost of a rebuild kit is about 1/3 the cost of a new head. $80 to $90
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches danooxnard at 5:28pm 06.14.24 I agree a waste of $100. I have a set for my Cat22. I took them off after trying them on a couple of
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? kappykaplan at 4:43pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post. :plus:Indeed! :beer:
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? Hello Below at 4:33pm 06.14.24 @SV Maverick thanks for updating your post.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Joe at 4:31pm 06.14.24 Don't waste your money if you expect them to be "self tailing". why? Because there's no stripper a
Another not so "Precision" sail. Doing your own mast slides? SV Maverick at 4:23pm 06.14.24 Was able to try in a test slide today and it fit ok. Not an original replacement but it should work.

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