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Hunter34 mast, mainsail slides peacheykeen at 12:30pm 07.31.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/555 FOr a Hunter 34 (1983) Kenyon mast, what size slides are on the mainsail? I'm in Toronto, boat is
Shaft anode small bubbling Ken13559 at 7:57am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 44/7679 Today I drove underwater and clean ed the hull. While there I changed out the shaft anode. I noted t
House battery charging JDREHER at 7:23am 07.31.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2312 I have a 1995 Oceanis 440 with a house battery bank of 4, 6V batteries that are only charged when pl
Invest 97 Storm and Prediction JamesG161 at 7:03am 07.31.16 Sails Call Lounge 16/2394 I am posting this forum, since I am an amateur Hurricane Forecaster. I began my study after my City
Fuel line maintenance NYSail at 6:04am 07.31.16 Ask All Sailors 42/9912 hello all, I change my fuel filters each year and find little debris, however boat is 30 years old
Plastic water seal for Day Sailer 1 (1) chaswilson at 5:02am 07.31.16 Day Sailers 3/924 Currently refurbishing Day Sailer and I need to replace the vinyl rib moulding between the teak rail
Yanmar 2gm20 fuel Issue dfischer at 8:35pm 07.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 15/4036 I have a new-to-me Hunter 326 with the above engine and standard 2-blade prop. The fuel gauge does n
Hunter 31 cracked keel (3) Bradv at 8:33pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3726 I'm interested in opinions on the attached photos of the iron keel on this Hunter 31. I'm consideri
Toe rail Fairlead Rodsails at 3:09pm 07.30.16 Big Boats 10/2909 Does anyone know of who, what or were I can find a replacement for my 1987 45' Legend. The sea gods
Oday 322 hull indent at chainplate brockville_sailor at 2:30pm 07.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/705 Hello, I am looking at a 1988 322 that has some minor hull deflection in the area of the chainplate
Electric conversion for Hunter sailboat sls11115 at 2:14pm 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4050 Has anyone tried an electric motor conversion for a Hunter sailboat? I have a Legend 35.5 with a bl
Static Tests versus Field Use: True Holding Power of Anchor Types? Kings Gambit at 1:26pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 44/7272 While cruising in southern California I see all the various type of anchors on sailboats--from Bruce
S2 9.2 Keel construction Ropeburn at 12:02pm 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 1/632 Regarding an S2 9.2 aft cabin; It has been seriously neglected and damaged over time on the hard. T
There's wind, and I'm not sailing. weinie at 9:37am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 6/968 Don't you hate the feeling you get when you make a bad call to NOT go sailing sometimes? Sometimes
Santa Cruz Island "Report" Kings Gambit at 9:25am 07.30.16 Destinations 7/1260 So, my wife and I were at Santa Cruz Island last weekend and up through yesterday. Four lovely nigh
Forum rules capta at 8:23am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 15/953 I suppose if one wants to bulldoze the members and make up the rules as one goes, a battleship is th
Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1632 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/6209 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc
Interesting sights at the marina. (1) DAVA390 at 6:35am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/915 My marina in Baltimore County is only 15 minutes from home. I really appreciate that as I go there o
Balmar Smart Gauge and ACR - bad combination... Chris & Lenore at 6:12am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2238 I'm curious if others have experienced this? I love the high accuracy and "it just works" aspects o

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Table bases (1) kloudie1 at 8:28pm 03.28.24
Bent wing keels Rich Stidger at 7:46pm 03.28.24 Do you have a picture?
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 mashmaster at 7:24pm 03.28.24 Just make sure you get one that has a break. If (when) your hand leaves the handle while under loa
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . PaulK at 7:08pm 03.28.24 Putting a tug into the mix there would be like you standing next to a truck with no brakes that had
Gear Ratio of my Beneteau Oceanis 48 \| Built 2027 georgetheleo at 7:01pm 03.28.24 Flexofold is tops --except Maxprop pitch is adjustable.
Bent wing keels Don S/V ILLusion at 6:59pm 03.28.24
Outhaul Setup Oceanis 311 Davidasailor26 at 6:39pm 03.28.24 I found it not going through the boom; just attached to the end of the boom where usually go the to
Hunter 380 Refrigeration Terry Cox at 6:38pm 03.28.24 Can I please have a suggestion as to the best refrigeration to add to my 1999 Hunter 380? I would
Hunter 380 Refrigeration marcham at 6:37pm 03.28.24 Seems strange, they came from the factory with a water cooled or air cooled system that had plates i
Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 5:38pm 03.28.24 Not so sure about Alaska, I saw several of those signs near Belfast, Maine. Still the wrong end. So
How does a battery selector switch work? Ted10028 at 5:37pm 03.28.24 Never buy batteries from West Marine. They are made by East Penn and the identical batteries can be
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 5:37pm 03.28.24 Not so sure about Alaska, I saw several of those signs near Belfast, Maine. Still the wrong end. So
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . pgandw at 5:05pm 03.28.24 Interesting article raising the question over tugs ... Actually tugs are pretty useless - and a dan
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 5:00pm 03.28.24 Here in Canada we don't need screens in the opening ports, the mosquitos are too big to get through.
NMEA (1) jssailem at 4:46pm 03.28.24 When looking at NMEA 2000 network structure, I fall back to this diagram. Power Up the Network Rem
Hunter 380 Refrigeration tb_gb at 4:45pm 03.28.24 Nothing. I am the third owner and there has never been refrigeration on the boat
What did I do wrong? - Navigating around another vessel jssailem at 4:28pm 03.28.24 I agree with the way you identify the situation and the case citing you provide. In the citing the
How does a battery selector switch work? Maine Sail at 4:21pm 03.28.24 I think I get how switch works now. So perhaps best strategy is to just use battery 1 for everythin
Fridge: 12V or DC JamesG161 at 4:19pm 03.28.24 What brand is your quiet generator? Kohler but it is under an insulated berth.
Funny Friday!!! BlowMeAway at 4:19pm 03.28.24 Wrong end. That's Alaska, baby! Not so sure about Alaska, I saw several of those signs near Belfas

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