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Flexiteek Repair Jeff Jellick at 10:12am 05.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3254 I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC, ans it has the "Flexiteek" on the exterior steps to the cockpit, as well
1999 36 MkII water capacity Anchorsaweigh at 9:54am 05.30.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/830 Going to survey this week on a 1999 36 MkII. While crawling around on it I noticed three deck fills
Rainwater inside saloon light fixtures Jwhy at 9:50am 05.30.16 Catalina 30 5/954 After a good rain water pools in the aft most lens covers of the interior lights. It gets deep enoug
Fusion Radio to iPhone lehighsail at 9:38am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 4/553 I need some help from the electronically talented as I don't have an 8 year old kid handy. I have:
Good boat shoes for the "elderly" odaydokay at 7:56am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 80/11734 My first run out on Saturday and almost went flying standing on dry non skid! So, I had a look at m
Starter button going south? odaydokay at 7:51am 05.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 7/835 This regards an '85 O'day 28 with Universal Diesel. After winter storage, pushed starter button and
Reasonable price for O'Day 272 ? polarbrer at 7:42am 05.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2259 I don't know if I am allowed to ask this question on this forum. If not, my apologies. I have been o
Need help on Federal Documentation for JAVA/Jim Seamans Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1123 Earlier this year we lost a good friend, Jim Seamans. His Hunter 36 went back into the water yeste
Actual sailing this weekend? Ken Cross at 5:58am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 30/1578 Rain here most of the weekend and and busy with other things so we haven't been on the water (It sho
Hunter 216 VARA Rudder Assembly (2) dhdonald at 5:56am 05.30.16 Smaller Boats 7/2221 My Hunter 216 has been out fo the water for a few years. WE cleaned it up Memorial Day weekend and w
26s. Keel cable Doc_holiday at 5:43am 05.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/867 at the end of the season I sailed for two days to get to Hampton. Downwind sailing was horrible. Whe
Racing in 20 knots of breeze.... (1) Jackdaw at 5:23am 05.30.16 Racing 14/2438 Kestrel in first place going into the final day of the AIS Memorial Day Regatta. A wire-to-wire win
Roller Furling Snags Gary Culver at 5:12am 05.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/492 My roller furler gets stuck and becomes very hard to take in or release. The roller furling system i
New injectors... What to expect NYSail at 3:18am 05.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1010 hello all.... Installed fuel injectors in my yanmar 3hm35f.... Started a few times after however thi
Pop top lock 26D Buki at 2:03am 05.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/937 When I purchased my Mac 26D, it did not have a pop top lock that attaches to the mast. I have been t
Installing speakers on a Beneteau 361 cockpit Philip_Oceanis 361 at 10:47pm 05.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2269 I am planning to install cockpit speakers on my boat. I know that the "factory speakers" were used t
Frozen locknut on Stuffing box Canonshooternb at 8:36pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/6045 The locking nut on my bronze stuffing box is frozen. I have brushed away all of the green oxidizat
Which autopilot to install? Larry737 at 7:59pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2071 I am in the process of purchasing a Hunter 40.5 with Raymarine ST60 instruments but no autopilot. An
272 Salon Convertible Queen Berth (4) agprice22 at 7:19pm 05.29.16 Bigger Boats 5/771 my wife and I decided we wanted to sleep in the salon. We replaced the teak rails on the faces of th
Painting headliner (2) FlimFlamII at 6:14pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1016 Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of paint to use to cover/seal and old headliner? This is

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Engineering Help Needed Tater at 2:43pm 10.14.23 It makes no difference in other areas, such as SE Asia. use two. They just use any crooked tree bra
Precision 23 dock size Scubagirl62 at 1:42pm 10.14.23 We're going to try it out and play it by ear as it's not like we don't have an alternative no matter
O'Day 192 Jib only sailing pgandw at 1:27pm 10.14.23 I find the Mariner (ODay's 1st 19ft minicruiser) will heave to quite nicely under jib alone. Marine
Proper shroud tension pgandw at 1:13pm 10.14.23 The Mariner (ODay/Stuart 19) racing tuning guide suggests 180# for the 1/8" upper shrouds as a start
H356 Engine compartment fresh air intake Patrikh at 12:57pm 10.14.23 I guess this link is what you are looking for. https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/downloads/Hunter_356_7
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (6) Ward H at 12:35pm 10.14.23 For an outhaul, I set up double blocks (IIRC) between the clew and boom end and ran the line forward
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 12:26pm 10.14.23 After some deep diving, I located what I hope is the LAST of the keel bolts, just beneath the main s
Running lines aft on Oday 25 jssailem at 12:09pm 10.14.23 I can not recall seeing a 3 stack of the image you posted. Yes 2 but not 3. There is a concern, I
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 11:03am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. jssailem at 11:02am 10.14.23 Your challenge, @capta, began to happen to me on my Profurl. It is why, when I could, I switched fro
Running lines aft on Oday 25 tcbailey67 at 11:00am 10.14.23 Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the right way to do it.. If not, then you'd want your jib
I decided to install OpenCPN and give it a try Stu Jackson at 10:50am 10.14.23 It might be an issue to submit to the Cruiser Forum site as a glitch. They keep a record of all of
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (2) jssailem at 10:47am 10.14.23 TC. The organizer is a "Three Cheek Block". Are you thinking something like this, triple block with
Running lines aft on Oday 25 Stu Jackson at 10:46am 10.14.23 (headsail halyard will be winched/cleated on mast) Do you have a jib furler? If so, this is the r
Running lines aft on Oday 25 (1) tcbailey67 at 10:30am 10.14.23 Is this what you are looking for? I thought about a deck organizer like that. This is what is on
Engineering Help Needed capta at 10:19am 10.14.23 Capta, I will have a pontoon on each side. My knees are just too sensitive these days to put them l
Cannot get genoa down. Gaps in profurl furler extrusions. capta at 10:09am 10.14.23 I agree with jssailem on this one. We only had it happen once, (we only dropped the sails once a yea
Need help to identify spare part - Transom Helm Seat support argentum at 10:00am 10.14.23 I am in Missouri and I do not have a Beneteau dealer here. Do you know any dealer that would sell th
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 9:58am 10.14.23 We'll hold you to it. Nah, never happened. More "Life" got in the way of this happening. Maybe nex
Precision 23 dock size LloydB at 9:20am 10.14.23 I say go for it. You are a close distance from the slip and it is a trailer sailor if conditions get

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