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Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 4:13pm 12.18.23 Big Boats 16/2557 Rigging replacement, Hunter 49 B'R Fractional, no backstay: Some, perhaps most of you are driven to
Fire Port gwoolverton at 12:31pm 12.18.23 Catalina 310 7/1376 Can anyone advise on the best place to install a fire port on the Catalina 310? For example, one li
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 10:22am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 15/3342 Wife would like a new cruising boat for New England coastal sailing (Cape Cod-Newport-New York-Possi
Weather patterns for the PacificNW jssailem at 9:30am 12.18.23 Weather and Forecasting 8/1332 This is the start of Christmas Week. Kids off school. Holiday gift buying. So what will be the weath
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:39am 12.18.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2823 I have a sailboat at a marina that I may need to get rid of it. Is there a service that will take it
Hatch leak repair Tom TH at 4:01am 12.18.23 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2787 The forward Hatch on our O'day 222 leaks during rain events. Is there a way to remove only the cover
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 10:29pm 12.17.23 S2 9/1497 Is it possible for an S2 7.3 to become a documented vessel, or is it just too small? I'm curious if
Fore Stay Bow Connection (1) tailboom at 7:11pm 12.17.23 Catalina 22 7/1106 Curious what others use to secure the fore stay to the bow (sorry about my terminology). PO used a b
Prop rotation question (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:15pm 12.17.23 Ask All Sailors 50/5933 I didn't realize that I was going to have to know this before taking my PYI Max Prop off for re-cond
Leaking Heat Exchanger Gasket - Maybe? (2) colb218 at 4:31pm 12.17.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1603 Hello All- I have a Yanmar 3HM35F and today I planned to change the fresh water. I pulled out about
Repair/replace original WAECO fridge on 2005 Hunter 33'. 4Winds at 1:29pm 12.17.23 Parts Search 0/697 Got an extra unit? Looking to repair or replace 65L/2.7cu ft WAECO RPD 0065U 65L DC12/24V, 70W fridg
Battery charging Mike H. at 12:23pm 12.17.23 Big Boats 13/1777 We have a 2004 Hunter Passage 420 with a yanmar 4jh diesel. She has two batteries. Bought it last sp
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information Scubagirl62 at 9:45am 12.17.23 Trailer Sailors 6/1514 This is going to sound stupid, but does anyone know if there is a manual bilge on a Seaward Fox 19?
Solar Geomagnetic storm is coming jssailem at 8:13pm 12.16.23 Weather and Forecasting 4/685 NOAA is reporting a G1-2 solar storm will be hitting the earth, creating an opportunity to see the N
topping off engine coolant in a 3YM30AE matts997 at 7:04pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 5/643 Just bought a new (to me) 2018 Marlow 31 with a Yanmar 3YM30AE ' SD25. After a 22 hr boat trip fro
Achilles LEX-96 Wood Floor Orientation? (3) Rich Stidger at 2:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 3/793 I have the Achilles LEX-96 dinghy and I am making a new set of wooden floors. This dinghy originall
Grounding electrical system ian260 at 12:54pm 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1537 I am currently overhauling my 1972 Albin 82MS. I'm at the wiring stage now and have a question about
Painted Prop Shaft and Anodes in Fresh Water (2) Belzoni at 9:24am 12.16.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1652 Hi. I'm preparing to move a newly acquired boat from salt water to fresh. PO was in the process of p
Ceiling light issue on Beneteau 323 (2) dhenry99 at 2:26pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 3/719
Clog in sanitation outlet SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:43pm 12.15.23 Ask All Sailors 11/779 On my new to me Bavaria C57, the holding tanks are located in a cabinet above the head. They are sup

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Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install CurtisC at 11:08am 06.22.25 Javier, I've got an 18 that came with the spin kit so not up on a 170 install but would think backin
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? shemandr at 10:27am 06.22.25 I meant "Features and Benefits "
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? shemandr at 10:26am 06.22.25 Here is an example of what a quality modern cordage properties could be - from Sampson. This line w
Hunter 170 Spinnaker Install stickinthemud57 at 10:18am 06.22.25 No direct advice on the installation of a spinnaker kit, sorry. I used to own a Hunter 170 and deal
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor SteveHughessails at 10:16am 06.22.25
Quick connect fittings - how to remove Davidasailor26 at 10:12am 06.22.25 Hold that little gray bit against the beige bit. When the gray part comes away from the beige part
Weight of Hunter 23.5 trailer plus boat i.e. including boat, mast, furling jib, single axle trailer and 5HP motor Rick Webb at 9:50am 06.22.25 I'll check out my trailer nameplate when I'm up at our cottage. Thanks for your posts. Please post
Hunter 170 spinnaker install (1) jssailem at 8:48am 06.22.25 its in great shape and has no cracks in the hull and I got a great deal. so I can have more fun an
Lithium Trolling Battery jssailem at 8:31am 06.22.25 The best way is so subjective. Since we do not have any knowledge about your trolling motor or the
Hunter 170 spinnaker install SteveHughessails at 8:22am 06.22.25 Welcome to the site. There is a complete break down for your Spinnaker here, follow the link then cl
Calculated Wind Speed Way Too High jssailem at 8:18am 06.22.25 And non-sailors wonder why we refer to our boats as She/Her (women).
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 ice breaker at 8:11am 06.22.25 You need to get the mattress out of that cabin and remove all of the covers so you can see the plumb
Recommendations for outhaul/inhaul lines? Dr. D at 7:48am 06.22.25 Your use of the terms outhaul/inhaul sounds like an in mast furling sail. Yes.
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 smokey73 at 7:07am 06.22.25 Is that an original tank for a Hunter 41? I would think the vent would be closer to the fill locati
Lithium Trolling Battery dlochner at 6:57am 06.22.25 You will need a solar controller that is programmed to handle LFP batteries and a shore power charge
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 kloudie1 at 6:27am 06.22.25 Engine supply and return, Gen supply and return.... and tank vent.. A swag would be that the topmost
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (3) Intrepid-II at 6:17am 06.22.25 The #1 keel bolt, starting #s at the bow, had the copper grounding wire wrapped around the keel bolt
Anchor roller fred1diver at 6:12am 06.22.25
Diesel Fuel Additives... Necessary? CYQK at 6:10am 06.22.25 Power Services 1)Cetane Booster 2) Biocide Pay attention to the ratios recomended to add ,good f
Which is any are the diesel tank vent - 2004 Hunter 41 Don S/V ILLusion at 5:24am 06.22.25

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