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Prop shaft removal John L at 1:43pm 01.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/6739 Need to replace the prop shaft on my 1985 Hunter 34 due to wear at the cutless bearing. Can I get pa
Ah The Fever Is Building Terry Cox at 12:41pm 01.20.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 46/4474 Post the following article in another thread, but thought here would be a better place with its own
Time again for your favorite sailing pictures (1) Ken Cross at 12:30pm 01.20.17 Ask All Sailors 82/6428 Unfortunately, I haven't been sailing lately and need my sailing fix. If you have an interesting hob
guppy 13 mast head (4) sailorforever at 12:21pm 01.20.17 Guppy 0/2242 hello, i redesigned the mast head on my guppy 13 D i replaced the sheaves and 5/16 bushing with cop
port st Joseph peninsula state park recommended TortugasRoyal at 10:12am 01.20.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/678 water ballast macs will have no problem entering and exiting eagle harbor at any tide. iron keels m
What is this used for? (1) Mike Kegley at 8:05am 01.20.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2083 I can't seem to figure out the intended use of the little recessed cubby in the middle of the table
Fresh water strainer mounting CYQK at 4:35am 01.20.17 Ask All Sailors 10/649 Getting ready to install a new groco fresh water strainer. Thought about moving it outside the engin
Cabin Sole boards stuck SailingShadow at 11:10pm 01.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1037 I an looking at a 35 legend. It has been partial sunken in its slip, fresh water The engine has been
End of my sailing days? Kermit at 5:05pm 01.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 9/1153 Why sail when you can have a submarine? No word about how many torpedoes are included. XjwZJF1sIsg
Starting new with the wiring (1) japtenks at 5:05pm 01.19.17 Catalina 30 6/1349 I've decided that now is the time to tackle the DC part of my Catalina 30. I think I've got it worke
Headliner removal RWSlater at 4:31pm 01.19.17 Big Boats 3/791 In the 2007 45CC there's a soft headliner in the salon. Does anyone know how it is removed to get t
Table leaf storage lorisjohnson at 12:02pm 01.19.17 Big Boats 6/920 I have a Hunter44 with a removable table leaf. Hunter usually thinks of details like ths. Is there a
Northstar 1000 northstar 1000 at 10:30am 01.19.17 Ask All Sailors 10/2838 just put on the hard a Northstar 1000 . any owners past or present ?
H39 Shower Head Brand Knotty Dog at 9:19am 01.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1012 Hello, does anyone know the brand of shower fitting for a 2012 H39? I'd like to find a new head as o
port charlotte / punta gorda richard9525 at 8:48am 01.19.17 Big Boats 5/1789 Hello Group Looking for feedback for sailing in the port charlotte / Punta Gorda area. I sold my H 3
Hunter 376 New Sails Burleigh Haycock at 6:55am 01.19.17 Big Boats 4/1068 I have received prices for a new Roller Genoa and In mast Mainsail, but I am now confused as the fir
302 (doesn't) loose keel! (2) the_alpine at 6:35am 01.19.17 Bigger Boats 3/1875 Ive got the boat hauled for a few projects (paint, cutless, strut work), and, as everyone knows, the
O'Day 272LE stuffing box StanleyJ at 6:33am 01.19.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/910 Hello Sailors! I am lining up the spring commissioning projects and will need to repack the stuffin
Sailing DDW, poled out ... Gene Neill at 6:32am 01.19.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2291 How much belly do you want, if any, in a poled out jib or Genoa running DDW, or nearly DDW? And what
Electric panel circuit breaker yorammelnik at 3:31am 01.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/3418 Hi, In my Oceanis 390's 12v electric panel I have one glass circuit breaker. The specs of the curre

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West Wight Potter - Batten Lenght Tally Ho at 10:24am 06.12.24 No. The battens have fit in the pockets and should be secured by whatever flaps or covers are incorp
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (8) rgranger at 10:21am 06.12.24 You will need to get a backing plate in there. I've done this sort of thing once before and I have
Main Cross Traveler ... shemandr at 10:09am 06.12.24 There must be a cleaner solution. I guess part of the reason for the complexity there is to spread
New owner Hunter 240 WB owners (1) SteveHughessails at 9:42am 06.12.24 I took a picture of the damage. We just rented a Buoy until the end of September. I sure hope our Ma
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:40am 06.12.24 Many times the people that organize events get out of sailing, get old, many reasons. Add to that i
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 8:50am 06.12.24 Roger that. I will add it to the list for the fall and hope that helps as well. In the meantime, reg
Leaking deck plate replacement JoeWhite at 8:46am 06.12.24 On my C36 it is made of metal. I am not sure what size it is, but it is the screw on type. Now I se
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz LloydB at 8:32am 06.12.24 PWC or YouTube can get you to the place the old guys hang out with a lot less time and money investe
Group 24 starter battery FastOlson at 8:20am 06.12.24 Aside from doing some other "work" on the engine, it's normal for the starter motor to need a rebui
Leaking deck plate replacement Calif. Ted at 8:14am 06.12.24 Mine was an 8" as yours also appears to be, I must have caught them on sale, might want to shop it a
Wiring SiriusXM antenna or solar panels jdrutten at 8:13am 06.12.24 (1) I don't have lights or speakers on the arch (yet), That surprises me and could potentially be
Group 24 starter battery jssailem at 8:08am 06.12.24 Sure makes sense. I am at my boat or a couple days. Pleased that it started on the second attempt. T
Group 24 starter battery skunther at 7:54am 06.12.24 Thanks for all that. I will review the links provided. Long story short, after some work done in the
rigging tension shemandr at 7:53am 06.12.24 There's a point in tightening the standing rigging where further tightening doesn't increase the rig
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:48am 06.12.24 Is it leaking around the edge that's sealed to the deck, or around the gasket under the removeable
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz shemandr at 7:47am 06.12.24 It is an enigma to me that sailboats and sailboating are depicted in numerous commercial ads as the
Leaking deck plate replacement skunther at 7:43am 06.12.24 That hatch is used over the emergency tiller head on my boat so the helmsman stands on it. Replaced
Main Cross Traveler ... SnowSurfer at 7:42am 06.12.24 Not sure I'd want anything other than a fiddle block. Side by side would cause the lines entering t
Auto Pilot fixable? LloydB at 7:42am 06.12.24 I think it would be helpful to know the voltage at the failing device when it is troublesome before
Leaking deck plate replacement (1) skunther at 7:39am 06.12.24 It appears to be leaking through the latch itself - there is rust stain on the bottom side of the la

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