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Mast rewire SailorShaggy at 1:35pm 05.28.23 Big Boats 13/1027 New owner of 93 Passage 42, the mast has been removed and I am planning on putting in a LED tri-colo
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Topping Lift on a Hunter 146? CapeCodBubs at 11:17am 05.28.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/528 Rigging my 146 completely for the first time. Does the boom just hang on deck when sail is down or d
Main track insert question (1) DanMaine at 10:26am 05.28.23 The Cherubini Hunters 6/827 On my 37C, 10" above the boom, the track is open on one side to insert the sail cars. The stop sits
Hunter 23.5 anchor locker size waterman30 at 8:46am 05.28.23 Smaller Boats 13/1176 Hi - does anyone know the dimensions of this. I would like to get new anchor for next time and boat
Memorial Day -- Redux JamesG161 at 8:33am 05.28.23 Sails Call Lounge 6/1569 In the past we posted here for Memorial Day, I found 2 that were exceptional. It is Memorial Day...
G-Flex Question - Curing Time chholden58 at 7:15am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 12/937 Hello all, I've embarked on my first season of boat repairs and I am looking for some advice on cur
Rudder for Blue Crab 11 dinghy hlwpitts at 6:19am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 2/292
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Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 3:31am 05.28.23 Ask All Sailors 39/2043 A toilet question for those with manual toilet without a macerator. Some toilet paper will inevitabl
What is at the top of my mast. (3) rlongfield at 8:43pm 05.27.23 Catalina 22 9/1079 I have no idea what this is. It looks like the cable coming out of the mast might attach to it but I
Center Board problem bwilldoit2 at 5:49pm 05.27.23 Day Sailers 10/874 I could use some help. My Son bought a 1984 O Day Day Sailer 2 and we, Son and I were attempting to
Nicopress fred1diver at 5:04pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/518 Hello everybody, Working on my spinnaker pole and I need to replace the jaw wires, I got the cables
Mainsail up! (1) sbrogden at 4:53pm 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 2/625 I decided to raise the mainsail while I was practicing raising the mast. Wanted to make sure I had a
C&C 38 Rudder - Wet Stephen1150 at 4:37pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/382 Hey there. I have a 1982 C'C 38 Landfall. When I bought the boat LY the survey indicated moisture in
Electrical upgrades (8) morbidfollower at 4:09pm 05.27.23 Catalina 22 14/1132 Here's some electrical upgrades I did last summer, finally got around to taking some pictures of wha
Catalina 25 w/ Wing Keel seperation. (1) CJohnson at 2:07pm 05.27.23 Smaller Boats 2/1229 Hey Everyone, I recently acquired a Catalina 25 with a Wing Keel from a friend for free. The boat
What is this? I'm a nube, sort of. It was laying in a 21' sailboat I purchased. (1) CurtPollard at 1:32pm 05.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/752 216130
What speed makes you fire up your motor? john6206 at 12:49pm 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 15/1081
Mast Stepping on a Vagabond 14 sbrogden at 11:03am 05.27.23 Trailer Sailors 0/537 Figured out the best way to step my mast (Vagabond 14) was to attach a line to the forward mast stay

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315 Question: What light wind Sail are you using to handle beam to broad reach? Furling Genneker, Doyle UPS, Code 0, whisker pole on the Genoa? JRT at 8:18pm 09.16.24 I'm not as experienced, but after talking with Precision sail, I went with a Code 0 made for my boa
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Schwarz633 at 7:04pm 09.16.24 That's it. The website works, they must still be in business. Thanks for the help.
Sore eyes after day of sailing. dlochner at 6:01pm 09.16.24 Polarized wrap around sunglasses. These block the glare from almost all directions and reduce the am
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling dlochner at 5:44pm 09.16.24 Search Engines are your friends. https://www.ebay.com/itm/375639822443
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib stickinthemud57 at 5:40pm 09.16.24 I added a 3:1 Viadana traveller to my 26S. I did not feel the 2:1 offering from BWY would give me en
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling jssailem at 5:12pm 09.16.24 @Ralph Johnstone do you remember that thread in the last coupe of weeks. Fellow, I think , was in Fl
Sore eyes after day of sailing. TimFromLI at 3:56pm 09.16.24 Sunblock rubbed into your eyes?
Are keel-stepped masts a thing of the past? Tally Ho at 3:33pm 09.16.24 I bet Freedom Yachts are keel stepped (if you know, you know). Greg
Sore eyes after day of sailing. kappykaplan at 3:06pm 09.16.24 The downside is that most electronic screens are now also polarized. You can read them with polariz
Sore eyes after day of sailing. pgandw at 3:01pm 09.16.24 Polarized glasses are amazing. You can see so much better with a lot of the glare taken away. Grea
Random Yanmar instrument warning light and buzzer Jim Legere at 2:34pm 09.16.24 All those early Cherubini Hunters had QM series Yanmars (with the exception of some of the larger bo
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling Ralph Johnstone at 2:20pm 09.16.24 Just for a blind shot in the dark, reach out to McMaster Carr to see if they have a source for this
1982 Tartan 33R Prop Shaft Coupling (1) Schwarz633 at 1:57pm 09.16.24 Any markings on the coupling that you can see ? 43A is the only marking that I could find:
We are new owners of a Yamaha 36! Would like to contact with others to learn and know about their experience and updates. Fair winds sailmandan at 1:43pm 09.16.24 Ameseys Thanks for the manuals. Great stuff for my Yami 33
Missing keeper plate for mainsail slides? kappykaplan at 1:37pm 09.16.24 Welcome to the forum! :beer: The Hunter 31 Downloads Section on this site may have what you need to
Back on the water again..... Jacktar at 1:14pm 09.16.24 I use one under the bottom sail slug and a second to support the gooseneck when sail is not raised.
How can I tell if my keel is loose/wobble how much play is ok? Catalina 22 LakeShark at 12:50pm 09.16.24 @scouper or you could do something in the middle with the keel so that if it rests on the bottom the
Outboard motor install Crazy Dave Condon at 12:47pm 09.16.24
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 12:40pm 09.16.24 Are your glasses polarized? That would help reducing glare. No. If this helps with the glare off
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 12:39pm 09.16.24 Thank you for all the replies. Im going to make an appointment this week just to be sure. Its nex

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