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Rigging question Bfranchini at 4:31am 05.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1531 i just installed new shrouds and stays on my 26 S but I'm having trouble tensioning them properly, I
lancer 39 motorsailer jblogon at 2:47am 05.26.16 Ask All Sailors 1/469 hello to all I am looking to buy a lancer 39 motorsailer. need help in finding the right Marine Sur
just got a hunter 216. have questions about spinnaker rigging and others ssnovember at 12:51am 05.26.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2156 hello all my wife and I are very new to sailing we have two sunfish have have been playing with si
Main sheet Traveler on the Arch XDMusic at 10:36pm 05.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/668 When was the last year that Hunter built a boat where the main sheet traveler was NOT attached to a
Have I just one-upped PaulJ? (1) rpwillia at 8:43pm 05.25.16 Catalina 310 3/812 So anyway a couple of years ago (I think) PaulJ modified his EGR valve on his engine to go right int
Coronado 15 Mast. richstar100 at 7:57pm 05.25.16 Smaller Boats 2/2125 I have a 1980 Coronado 15 with a broken mast and I would like to find a good used mast or even a new
Raymarine / Tack Tick wireless wind transducer parts list Tally Ho at 6:31pm 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 2/810 Does anyone have a parts list for a Raymarine Wireless wind transducer (Tack Tic)? I specifically n
Spinaker again sailnewbie at 5:37pm 05.25.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/582 OK so I flew again and things ain't how I remembered, last time I believed I flew it between mast an
What is this trailer accessory for ? (1) JVB at 1:52pm 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 14/953 There is one of these 10" by 2.25" pipes on each side of my keelboat trailer. What can it be used f
Puffer restoration JMChristiansen at 10:33am 05.25.16 AMF 7/10806 Hi, I am restoring an AMF puffer 12 foot. I should have some pictures up of the boat soon. When I go
Simple mod makes for a happy sailor (1) flynhi4u at 10:22am 05.25.16 Trailer Sailors 23/3032 I was up reading a blog by the Stingy Sailor the other night and came across a simple idea that I th
1980, O'Day 25 Bilge Pump? sPk at 8:47am 05.25.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1474 Does anyone have any experience installing/using an automatic bilge pump in an O'Day 25? I was thin
Diesel Fuel bawlmer at 7:56am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 18/917 I would like to thank Bert Jabin's Yacht Yard in Annapolis for accepting my pint of diesel fuel for
Rainmaker never recovered by Gunboat? agprice22 at 6:34am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1162 I read in an article in Sail magazine that Rainmaker, the Gunboat 55, abandoned off NC last year was
New sails, were they worth it? flynhi4u at 6:32am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1722 We have been sailing with our new sails on our Hunter 20 now for almost a month so it is time to ans
Coleman Powerchill good find (1) agprice22 at 6:29am 05.25.16 Ask All Sailors 10/817 found this at Walmart last night for $35.00 leman-40-Quart-PowerChill-Thermoelectric-Cooler-with-Pow
Been making it out in the evenings. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 6:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 20/1358 Just getting to know the ole girl. Making it out in the evenings.
first sail on my new old cat dobrosailor at 4:09am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 11/1013 as i noted with my trailer issues in another post. I did finally get a chance to sail my new old 19
Turning ball keel dobrosailor at 3:31am 05.25.16 Catalina 22 1/651 is there anyone besides CD that sells the brass turning ball? I found their prices routinely 2X of o
Wash down pump plumbed to head water intake? MattObjects at 7:47pm 05.24.16 Ask All Sailors 41/7803 I have a 12v sea water wash down pump I am planning to install to rinse off anchor rode and chain be

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Used sail? morbidfollower at 12:17pm 09.07.23 Just borrow one. There are tons of C22s out there and I am sure you could borrow one for a time fr
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 09.07.23 Welcome to the site. This is an after market install. Hunter did not install blowers in 1999. You
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 11:32am 09.07.23 Get Don Gillette's Sail Trim guide, right here on SBO. Well yeah but I could just keep throwing p
Rudder counterbalance? Joe at 11:21am 09.07.23 My suggestion is to quit speculating with different folks about this and that... the boat is OVER PO
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag stickinthemud57 at 10:59am 09.07.23 Thanks for that. I agree that I did not get proper guidance from the loft, and nowhere in the linked
Invest 95L jssailem at 10:59am 09.07.23 Nothing really. Windy shows levels above the surface in hPa = hectopascal, 200 hPa = 200 milliba
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Johnny Sails at 10:50am 09.07.23 it's a $50 fridge at Walmart so I'll just buy a couple and disassemble for spare parts if it work I
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 (2) Johnny Sails at 10:48am 09.07.23 I might try to remove the back of this tiny mini fridge and build a new lid for the ice chest with i
CL 14 parts question (1) Joe at 10:39am 09.07.23 I need to replace the fiddle block with swivel shackle and cam on my older CL14. Hull # 536 (if th
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:31am 09.07.23 Have to admit I'm a little confused... First you said 200mb level for steering winds, 500mB for vort
Rudder counterbalance? (1) HeelBoy at 10:30am 09.07.23 This is my traveler arrangement, seen here over the secondary ballast bag (me)...
Experience with Lite Skin jib - a mixed bag dlochner at 10:14am 09.07.23 Sorry you had a bad experience. As a general rule lighter weight high performance sails prefer to be
Probably am buying a H 260 with wheel, many questions. Where is keel rope to lower? Any tips for new owner. I've owned a few boats. Kermit at 10:11am 09.07.23 My boat is not the fixed keel version, I guess they call that a Hunter 270 and they are rare. . .
Invest 95L glaufman at 10:11am 09.07.23 Interesting stuff!
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions LloydB at 10:10am 09.07.23 I would like to recommend that you get rid of this current diagram and draw a DC diagram to the vari
Used sail? LakeShark at 9:56am 09.07.23 Id like to try out a hank on sail setup the next time I bring the mast down. Looking for a used 110
Wooden block under mast step. Mark W at 9:54am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace a
Rudder position sensor and Raymarine Evolution EV-100 Autopilot Question JamesG161 at 9:37am 09.07.23 You should install the Rudder Sensor on the Bottom of your Steering Quadrant. But it must be calibr
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range (1) JamesG161 at 9:29am 09.07.23 This a picture of Hurricane Hunters aircraft. e in Mississippi. Jim...
Rudder counterbalance? (4) rgranger at 9:27am 09.07.23 219623 But if you want to conduct an experiment and see if swinging the sheet to windward and then

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