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Fuel Supply Line on 3GM30F Steverhnm at 3:48pm 09.22.16 Big Boats 7/1039 I have never been able to figure out the line size for the fuel supply and I can't get to my boat, i
Jib Too Tall (1) Dana Shields at 2:43pm 09.22.16 The Cherubini Hunters 16/1568 I recently purchased what was described as a standard rig jib for a Hunter 27. I confirmed the measu
older sails whitecap26w at 1:15pm 09.22.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1027 My sails are 6 or 7 New England seasons old. t hey are starting to look a little tired. some stretc
H216 Jib Block Placement Ranger Paul18578 at 1:00pm 09.22.16 Smaller Boats 5/990 I recently installed a seat to seat traveler on my 2003 H216. I need to move the jib block as my ji
Festoon LED's MSN-Oday at 12:42pm 09.22.16 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1180 Anyone recommend a festoon LED replacement bulb? What is your best recommendations for lumens / wat
New Owner CapnGL at 8:52am 09.22.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/891 Just a helloooo! Just bought an 89 26D. Never sailed before! been a bucket list item of mine forever
Spreader boot replacement Zephyr-Jeffer at 6:11am 09.22.16 Smaller Boats 5/1825 G'morning; I'm asking for a little help because with my 25.5 on-cradle 50 miles away, it's difficult
Transmission and Throttle Control Knomad at 5:19am 09.22.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/839 We recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 27 with a Westerbeke W13 diesel engine. The transmission and t
Passage 42 in-mast furling Wanderwind at 4:20am 09.22.16 Big Boats 11/1942 Can someone point me in the direction of instructions on how to use the Passage 42 in-mast furling s
Anchored off Hopetown Passage-Broughtons IS (1) Mark Maulden at 2:41am 09.22.16 Destinations 12/1116 128346
Changing the Fuel Filter on a Yanmar 4JH2-TE DennisL at 9:53pm 09.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/8212 I have now changed the fuel filter on my engine twice. Both times I filled the filter with diesel a
2002 Catalina 350 holding tank bertram at 7:43pm 09.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1433 I have a Catalina 350 with an electric head that pumps waist behind the head into a holding tank. T
Sailboat stands for a 1989 First 405 guidera48 at 7:09pm 09.21.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/942 I am getting ready to pull my FIRST 405 out of the water and park it on the hard at my place of busi
cabin wood stain Buoysmom at 5:26pm 09.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/779 We need to re stain some of the wood in the galley area. Does anyone know the color stain or where
I'm getting banned but what the hey.... WayneH at 5:17pm 09.21.16 Ask All Sailors 4/757 Kermie, did you forget Miss Piggy's birthday? http://www.thoughtsatmidnight.com/kermit-what-did-you-
Not boat related, but might be EMI Brian D at 4:26pm 09.21.16 SSB and Ham Operators 8/1559 I have a Yaesu 857D, MFJ-929 Auto Tuner, SingnaLinks, and an Acer Aspire 5517 Laptop. Connecting the
Main Sail Height? catalanc at 4:24pm 09.21.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1520 I coulda sworn that I asked this question before but I can't find it by searching the site ... So ho
1976 H25 Rudder post parts JohnCTV21 at 3:41pm 09.21.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/480 Can someone that has all the correct pieces to install the rudder, please post a picture. I'm sure s
Cabintop Hatch??? De_gevleugelde_cat at 2:15pm 09.21.16 Catalina 30 8/881 Hi, I'm surfing this site for hours now and I'm sure I saw a topic once covering my question...but I
What ship is this? (1) GGordonWoody at 1:12pm 09.21.16 Ask All Sailors 14/933 128344 She showed up for sale behind the saloon not far from me.

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Convert partial battens to full battens Sailor Sue at 10:55am 11.16.23 I also should have mentioned, our full battened main always looks nice, even when it's not properly
Hunter 290 bimini (1) jdrutten at 9:21am 11.16.23 Attachments? Not exactly sure what you mean, but there are diagrams of the arch at least in the 290
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 rgranger at 8:44am 11.16.23 ...replacing one of the 3 clutch units with a 4 clutch setup. I did that on my H26 (well actually
Primary Fuel Filter Lifespan? Ralph Johnstone at 8:40am 11.16.23 Sorry, but I always get a little skeptical when I see specific statements like those of RichH's but
Convert partial battens to full battens shemandr at 8:29am 11.16.23 Regarding the Tides Song Track, I sailed a season of Wed PM and weekend races on a J 34C with the sy
C25 jib downhaul routing Stu Jackson at 8:19am 11.16.23 Joe's right in both posts. :) I never "threaded" my downhaul, always used the second hank down fro
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 George Braun at 7:36am 11.16.23 Just wanted to thank everyone for a really useful set of posts! I was wondering about access to th
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam dlochner at 7:28am 11.16.23 One of the promises of Firefly batteries was the ability to be left in a partial state of charge for
Adding a pod the Helm (1) Teamspirit uk at 7:14am 11.16.23 I have fixed different pods to my 326 over the years I am based in UK so not sure if the are availab
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 6:53am 11.16.23 My mainsail has two full battens on top. The bottom two are partial. So the outhaul has purpose i
Convert partial battens to full battens Scott T-Bird at 6:52am 11.16.23 Here's something else you might want to consider.... We just ordered a new mainsail for our J/32.
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Davidasailor26 at 6:42am 11.16.23
Convert partial battens to full battens Sailor Sue at 6:19am 11.16.23 Here's something else you might want to consider.... We just ordered a new mainsail for our J/32.
C25 jib downhaul routing Hayden Watson at 6:07am 11.16.23 Joe's explanation is excellent and very similar to what I did on my C25. The only difference is tha
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam Hayden Watson at 5:51am 11.16.23 will do thx! Maine Sails article is a great source of info. Many of us have converted to LFP (LiF
Odd Yanmar issue George Braun at 5:17am 11.16.23 Ok, issue identified but not completely resolved. To summarize - Boat is on the hard, has fuel, eng
Max length for data cable? dlochner at 5:14am 11.16.23 Check on the Digital Yacht page. They make devices that will broadcast instrument data on wifi. htt
CALLING ON ANYONE WHO HAS A UNIVERSAL 5416 twodzusfittings at 5:09am 11.16.23 Maybe they were all built by British Leyland, back in the day. They just pulled whatever was on the
Noisy Isolation Transformer on 2004 Hunter 36 George Braun at 4:50am 11.16.23 Thanks George! Heading up to the boat tomorrow and will try to look there. Our 2004 H36 also has
Battery: Firefly Carbon Foam xavpil at 4:38am 11.16.23 . Start with this article. https://marinehowto.com/drop-in-lifepo4-be-an-educated-consumer will d

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