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Furling lines maraist at 2:11pm 08.10.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/890 Just sailed my newly purchased used 2011 26M for the first time. I previously owned a Hunter and a i
Furling line Waldo King at 1:39pm 08.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/509 How do you thread a new jib furling line through the slot ion a Hunter 170?
Hunter 31 hunter healer at 12:47pm 08.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/610 I have a hunter 31 with a tall rig the mast is 46.4 and I was wondering if anyone would have the for
v belt for Fischer Panda 12 mini SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:33pm 08.10.16 Big Boats 3/736 Anyone know replacement part number or size for v belt for Fischer Panda 12 Mini? Want to buy Gates
Help with Yanmar44 vibration ADuke at 12:07pm 08.10.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/1021 I am sure someone can help me. I have a 40' HunterLegend with a 44hp Yanmar engine. I have tried tig
Hull & Keel Question (1) kevintacher at 11:37am 08.10.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1149 SOS HELP!!! Expert opinion requested... so the 1996 Hunter Legend sailboat has a 4.9+ foot draft wit
Yanmar 2GM flush - backflush or regular flow path? RichW9603 at 11:36am 08.10.16 Engines and Propulsion 0/1022 Hi all, Recently bought a 1989 Hunter 33.5. For some reason the installed engine is a Yanmar 2GM (r
No power to the engine control panel PThomas at 10:08am 08.10.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1755 Hello I have a 1984 Hunter34 up until now it started flawlessly So I went to start the boat and no
Rigging the main sheet to clear a bimini MaryEllaRose at 9:45am 08.10.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1237 I'm planning to add a bimini to cover the cockpit on the Rose. Problem is, what's a good rig for the
Retractable Keel banging mfree25 at 9:15am 08.10.16 Ask All Sailors 5/1399 I just finished sailing lessons and put my newly acquired 21' american fiberglass boat in the water.
Mast head wiring question jtm at 9:08am 08.10.16 Mid-Size Boats 0/592 I have my H28.5 mast down and in process of replacing the steaming torpedo lamp with a marine beam
Craziest Rigging Idea Ever? PGIJon at 6:11am 08.10.16 Ask All Sailors 36/2381 While I was tuning up the rigging on my boat, I plucked the shroud I was tightening. I then tried to
Oday Widgeon Age John From Maine at 4:50am 08.10.16 Day Sailers 4/1262 I recently bought a used Oday Widgeon. I am trying to determine when the boat was made. The hull n
Pop-top support when mast is down ? (1) Leeward Rail at 6:32pm 08.09.16 Catalina 22 18/2461 Hello all, In the process of working on our Catalina 22, and when occasionally sleeping/camping in
Types of fuel for your diesel engine Skipper at 5:39pm 08.09.16 Ask All Sailors 9/846 This is just for fun. A "survivalist" thread. :) Fuel types: Primary: #2 diesel Home heating oil /
O'Day 35 Stanchion Maintenance r2poor2fly at 4:46pm 08.09.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1033 Hey Guys, This is my first post. My wife and I recently purchased a '89 O'Day 35. I'm getting a li
What's changed? Scott T-Bird at 3:40pm 08.09.16 Racing 0/17 In light of the long running thread that turned highly contentious, I thought I would post this remi
Victorian Battery Monitor Blown Fuse dlochner at 3:06pm 08.09.16 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1499 This spring I installed a Victron Battery Monitor. For a couple of months it worked well. A couple
recommendation Ranger 20 moorage-land storage sharonekelly at 2:34pm 08.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/359 I have a Ranger 20 that I want to moor and/or store for future use on the Columbia. Would like some
MacGregor 26M Parts Joseph6510 at 2:29pm 08.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/695 Does anyone know of a source of 26M parts other than Tattoo? I need to replace companionway door an

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Hand held Radio ? dlochner at 11:55am 04.29.24 Clearly the MOB1 device has advantages over the DSC handheld (such as battery life and possible au
Prop Shaft runout Ralph Johnstone at 11:14am 04.29.24 but the design of the keel (pretty swept back) and the prop shaft (really far forward) do make it d
Replacing exhaust hose Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24 Can you post some pics?
Help please, Mast electrical plug C&C 25 mk 1 Project_Mayhem at 10:57am 04.29.24
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. Chase Hartzell at 10:41am 04.29.24 Beautiful job on the paint! Can you share how much of the Alexseal primer+converter and paint+ conv
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dLj at 10:36am 04.29.24 You've gotten a lot of good advice above. What I can add is simply some anecdotal information. I j
Prop Shaft runout (1) Sutric at 10:31am 04.29.24 Appreciate your comments. I do want to mention that the sling positions are marked on the boat alrea
Stern anchoring Richard19068 at 10:30am 04.29.24
Hand held Radio ? Richard19068 at 10:22am 04.29.24 The device I referenced earlier, Ocean Signal MOB1 sends a DSC emergency signal and GPS location t
Prop Shaft runout (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 04.29.24 He wants to get on with the season without replacing or repairing the shaft. Good way to separate
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? (1) jssailem at 8:19am 04.29.24 I understand they are brining back the summer free treat - Bayside Movies - in the park by the bay i
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:15am 04.29.24 thx Dave!
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:13am 04.29.24 What size is your crew? What time constraints do you have to make the trip? Do you have spare jer
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 8:05am 04.29.24 The specs for the Sun Odyssey 419 shows a 6.89 ft draft. I have the shallow version at 5.5' Wh
Florida to NYC on a sailboat David in Sandusky at 8:00am 04.29.24 My recommendation: - recruit 2 friends as crew. - buy fuel cans as recommended above. - hire an exp
Florida to NYC on a sailboat xavpil at 7:35am 04.29.24 I hate to burst your bubble, no bubble burst! :-) thx for the great input
Tartan 3800 bow water tank mellis at 6:58am 04.29.24 https://www.tartanyachts.com/tartan-classic-t3800 ...if not there at least this looks like a treasu
Hand held Radio ? pgandw at 6:09am 04.29.24 There is triangulation going on. Otherwise, all you have is a bearing to the received signal. Back
Florida to NYC on a sailboat dlochner at 4:26am 04.29.24 OK thread drift LOL :banghead: To be fair, they neglected it but didn't destroy it. It's still ver
Florida to NYC on a sailboat Captain Larry-DH at 4:21am 04.29.24 ...ever since Garmin destroyed ActiveCaptain...:yikes::yikes::yikes: OK thread drift LOL :banghead

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