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Dinghy Topside Paint sailcapt340 at 7:05am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 7/839 I
What Happens to Old Sailors? (2) Roger Long at 5:04am 10.15.16 Ask All Sailors 17/2552 Greetings from the darkside, A few of you may have noticed that I disappeared. So, what happened t
Need replacement wind cup unit morris at 10:45pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 4/542 I have a Standard Horizon 1989-90 anemometer on my Hunter 30. Recently a wind storm took off the spi
New Mainsheet Traveler on 28.5 captdaveglass at 6:08pm 10.14.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/1067 Just finished replacing the original, broken mainsheet traveler with a Lewmar size 1 unit, which fit
Building a DC Electrical Foundation (1) Maine Sail at 4:25pm 10.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 35/34232 Every boats DC electrical system needs to start with a solid foundation. The foundation of any elect
Microwave outlet Bnealsails at 3:49pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 5/806 It appears that our microwave has gone south on us aboard our Hunter 460. The Hunter Manuel states
Relay socket Mark Maulden at 3:38pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/706 I have a friend that has intermittent glow plug problems with his Volvo MD 2030. I traced the issue
Looking for a C&C 30 MkII Penceler at 3:13pm 10.14.16 C&C 0/1139 Looking for a 30 MkII in the New York City area. Shoal draft strongly preferred. If anyone knows
Mid ship cleats Matpearce at 3:00pm 10.14.16 Catalina 310 27/4888 hi has any one installed mid ship cleats on a Catalina 31 ? Thinking about bolting to toe , kick rai
Flexible Solar Panels sea_casper at 2:48pm 10.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1924 Has anyone had any experience with Solar Cynergy 120W Semi-Flexible Monocrystalline Solar Panel? Cur
Yanmar Tach problem dave_and_dd at 2:41pm 10.14.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1910 So, here's the story which seems a bit strange. In summary: Tach suddenly reading high. (by about
Chain locker -- H49 Bizbat at 1:51pm 10.14.16 Big Boats 3/678 Are there any H49 owners here have more than 300' of 3/8" chain in your locker? I would like to m
Watercraft Insurance Kristy Win at 9:03am 10.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 0/41 Hi Sailors! As a Floridian it is absurd that only in the event of a disaster do people think about i
Hull deflection winter storage H35? IvanRBS at 8:18am 10.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/579 I have an 88 Hunter Legend 35 on the North Channel of Great Lakes and time for winter storage on six
Yanmar 4jhe rear crankshaft seal leaking bc worn tayana42bluewater at 7:03am 10.14.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1006 Hey everyone I was hoping maybe somebody had some info I'm looking for. I have a yanmar 4jhe and I
Navico WP10 Autopilot bawlmer at 8:53pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2348 Fellow Sailors. My Navico WP10 autopilot got stuck suddenly today. An internet search shows it is pr
Replace Roller Furling on 92 Hunter 30 ChrisHunter at 5:24pm 10.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1138 The Seafurl unit has seen better days and I am looking to replace it. Any recommendations? Also, I
Matthew and Me... Skip Gundlach at 3:13pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 8/993 Matthew and Me... We arrived in Beaufort SC from Charleston, our last stop, in moderate weather. A
Off Set Prop Shaft : Pros and Cons 51RD55 at 2:33pm 10.13.16 Ask All Sailors 14/7104 Someone expressed interest in buying our boat and there is a 1972 C'C 35' for sale that was recommen
New owner 2005 T2 agprice22 at 1:47pm 10.13.16 Telstar 10/3459 Hi. I just picked up a 2005 T2. I will spend this Winter fixing her up, and we will sail her out of

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Catalina 22 mk-2 1996 is there wiring in the hull near the mast? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:57am 06.02.24 As a Catalina dealer years ago, the mast light wires exited the mast above the mast stem mast foot a
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 7:49am 06.02.24 I agree. Yes, I would support the engine as you lift it. I used wood blocks and wedges when I lifte
Selecting window tint Not Too Shabby at 7:46am 06.02.24 Admittedly, I haven't read any such laws from the source but my web search came up with various comm
Chain plates Hunter 49 artboas at 7:44am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp kloudie1 at 7:03am 06.02.24 Exhausted water temperature is highly dependent on engine load.. The thermostat will hold the engine
Yanmar 3GM30F exhaust water temp JoeWhite at 6:47am 06.02.24 What temperature was the exhaust water? Considering that the engine is in the open it runs cool. It
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket adamv at 6:32am 06.02.24 How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needing a replacement. There were 1000 Newport 2
Chain plates Hunter 49 jssailem at 6:23am 06.02.24 Wow. Thanks for the images. One never knows till the hidden is exposed. Your rub rail will need a
Battery Switch Mystery dlochner at 4:38am 06.02.24 Which model Victron Solar controller do you have? My Victron controllers do not have a sense wire, j
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... sailme88 at 4:25am 06.02.24 Shrouds and sails will be 2" taller/longer. On shrouds if the turnbuckles have lots of room when tun
Selecting window tint dlochner at 4:23am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint Davidasailor26 at 3:51am 06.02.24
Selecting window tint dlochner at 3:26am 06.02.24 United States law limits reflectivity to 25% on boats. Can you cite the legal reference? I've nev
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... dlochner at 3:11am 06.02.24 Any good leads to finding thick G10 laminates? McMaster-Carr.
Chain plates Hunter 49 (5) Screen Saver at 12:34am 06.02.24 Well in the end I decided not to attempt to remove the whole rubrail. I elected to cut a section and
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket jssailem at 9:49pm 06.01.24 why isnt anyone making aftermarket parts How old is your boat? Your just getting around to needin
universal M18 3 point front mount bracket Richard19068 at 9:47pm 06.01.24 The M18 was a very popular engine and there's plenty still running so why isnt anyone making afterm
Race Round Whidbey on Papillon Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 06.01.24 Thanks for the great write up and the excelent crew work on this years Round Whidbey Race. It was o
Cutting mast down due to electrolysis... Piercewood at 9:03pm 06.01.24 Aloha all, thank you everyone for the support. I got the mast down and into my shop where I could pr
Hunter 36: water in bilges - is it normal? Benny17441 at 9:01pm 06.01.24 Not only is it common to see water in the bilge, but it is also likely that there are many gallons o

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