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Lewmar 16 ST Ratchet Gear Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/910 Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi
New (to me) radio arrived Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16 SSB and Ham Operators 4/1100 I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is
Replacing Batteries OS2Dude at 1:41pm 06.29.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2518 I'm sure this has been asked before in various ways, but a search returned over 20 pages of threads
1979 Irwin 30 CB Mr Mac at 12:50pm 06.29.16 Irwin 0/937 Does anyone have pics or a good diagram (already been to Irwin Yachts web site and looked at the dra
D/L ratio Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1571 Hello, my husband and I are very new to sailing in general. We have been thinking about getting a bo
rigging my "gennaker" (3) Justin_NSA at 6:47am 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/669 I've not rigged this sail yet so I wanted to check with you all. The clew has 2 lines secured to it.
Water pressure regulator (1) SirMichael at 7:58pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1509 125254 The water pressure regulator on my boat (88 Hunter 28.5) is leaking. When I look at the wate
Facet Fuel Pump DannyS at 4:11pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1124 A new gremlin popped up this past week while on the boat. I have a Universal M25 with a Facet fuel p
Spindrift mariner? andy creighton at 3:22pm 06.28.16 Trailer Sailors 3/1257 Find a deal on a Mariner 19, but it is an 81 made by spindrift. I know the story about the owner's
Main Sheet Blocks for Cruising H37C JHoward at 3:13pm 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/588 My old Witchard blocks are too broken to use, I need new or slightly used ones for my main sail, 6:1
Lifeline wire size question Chris & Lenore at 2:44pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/3997 It's time to replace our aging lifelines. We have decided to use coated wire instead of the other op
Hose to Exhaust Elbow coming off rfrye1 at 1:37pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/843 Hey Y'all, Out of the blue, the raw water hose into the Exhaust Elbow has pooped off twice, at 2500R
Old CDI furler Derbie at 1:17pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/613 I have what is probably a 30-year-old CDI furler, which is in good shape, except for a missing piece
NavionicsHD mrudman850 at 12:44pm 06.28.16 Catalina 22 3/654 Hi My depth finder is history, thought I saw somewhere that one of the Navionics apps provides real
Hunter 23.5 - Need a mast pin and boom vang strap GGordonWoody at 12:27pm 06.28.16 Smaller Boats 24/3542 Hello everyone. We just bought a beautiful, gently used 1996 Hunter 23.5. She's "The Great Escape"
Raw Water Strainer on H34 (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/1278 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla
Need help trouble shooting and identifying my roller furler (3) SV My Luv Too at 11:22am 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/725 125236 125238 125237 Does any one know what style of brand roller furler this is ? I have looked a
Riding a mooring (2) ifmdalvey at 10:33am 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 11/898 Last weekend i took a run up the lovely 12 mile Kennebec river to the city of Bath in Maine. Some ni
Trailer support for O'day Gannet (2) meg2323 at 9:40am 06.28.16 Day Sailers 2/1022 My Gannet is sitting on an old bunk trailer ( 2 runners). Since the bottom of the boat does not have
Mounted recylced Raymarine C80 MFD in a used Navpod. (10) pateco at 9:05am 06.28.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/1829 My boss gave me his old Raymarine C80 multi-function display along with a DSM300 depthsounder and tr

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Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (5) william24424 at 7:09am 12.20.23 Thanks for finding a PHRF rating, surprised the Old Cal 33 holds up. Racing and performance is impor
Selden in-mast furling questions (1) kbgunn at 6:42am 12.20.23
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PJL at 6:24am 12.20.23 Saw comments about handholds inside. My Hunter passage 42 did not have them either; now it does...
Re-rigging without mast removal. Jim_H42 at 4:50am 12.20.23 I have a 1992 Hunter Passage 42 which has a B&R rig with a backstay and masthead jib. I had to remo
Compression post repair tampahokie at 4:47am 12.20.23 Irwin made my '84CC38' with an inner pan that rests inside the hull. The inner pan has the molded s
Hatch leak repair dlochner at 4:46am 12.20.23
ISO Port Light gaskets for 1988 Irwin CC tampahokie at 4:31am 12.20.23 Awhile back, I replaced all the opening portlites with New Found Metals products. They're really ni
Hatch leak repair Tally Ho at 4:10am 12.20.23 That's pretty typical. The blue stuff is probably Interlux Watertite fairing compound. It serves 2
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 2:12am 12.20.23 And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it could look that way again, until it is in the w
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 12.19.23 ".I'm curious if Hunter includes any of the Selden manuals in their owner's manual." I know that wh
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 8:11pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information rgranger at 7:43pm 12.19.23 If you want a manual bilge pump, for a 19 foot boat I would consider a kayak/paddlers bilge pump. I
Hatch leak repair (1) dlochner at 7:12pm 12.19.23
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 6:58pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Prop rotation question dlochner at 6:58pm 12.19.23 :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that! And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it co
Selden in-mast furling questions (4) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PaulK at 5:36pm 12.19.23 Do you anchor out or hang on moorings when you cruise, or do you grab a slip? Many people complain
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Skipper John at 5:21pm 12.19.23 I agree with your assessment, Scott T-Bird. The styling of the Beneteau is just too severe for me, t
Selden in-mast furling questions PaulK at 5:19pm 12.19.23 In-Mast roller-furling can be quite finicky. Halyard tension, boom angle (topping lift! vang!), she
Fire Port Skipper John at 5:07pm 12.19.23 I don't have a photo available, but on the 315, the fire extinguisher port is located on the port si

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