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Adjustable split backstay length (2) George Da Porge at 10:46am 06.30.16 Catalina 30 17/5534 Looking for feedback on where split in backstay can/should be located. 1990 C30 tall rig, we purcha
Squeaking shaft/drive train George Da Porge at 10:26am 06.30.16 Catalina 30 7/2345 We been out sailing 5 times this season. Have a 2014 ZF transmission. In neutral when sailing. 3r
1989 Hunter 23 Rcarbo at 10:14am 06.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/388 I recently purchased a 1989 Hunter 23. What holds the large hatch cover up over the cockpit? Than
Converting ice box to refrigerator (2) patrickkidd at 10:11am 06.30.16 Catalina 30 7/5052 One of the previous owners of my Catalina 30 installed a mini fridge unit in the ice box. The compre
Reefing points on O'day daysailer borovans at 10:07am 06.30.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1203 Hi there, I currently have jiffy reefing set up just below the first batten on the mainsail but want
cruisair ac not starting properly duality at 10:02am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2235 hope someone can help, i have a 16k btu cruisair with separate condenser. sometimes it is stubborn s
Fuel Shut Off cable Tricky at 9:14am 06.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 3/1080 My "Kill the Fuel" handle was left pulled out and being that it was placed in a terrible spot has be
New Tiller / Rudder Advice for a 26D Citadel89 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1273 I recently purchased a '90 26D and quickly noticed that the rudder and tiller were in need for repla
Yanmar manual mixing elbow maintenance SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:51am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 47/13707 I was reading the manual yesterday for my 4JH4-HTE. It states "Replace the mixing elbow with a new o
Spinnaker prep Kermit at 8:32am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1347 I've read millions of articles and watched billions of videos on flying asymmetrical spinnakers. Mos
Batteries Plus?? Solstice at 5:48am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/963 I am replacing my factory installed 4D's this week as a preventative measure before we take off on a
Raymarine st6002 auto pilot aw6686 at 5:22am 06.30.16 Ask All Sailors 0/433 My clutch is slipping. Have read the manual and made adjustments by loosening the screw and turning
I need some d@#n wind. (1) Texas Gun-Man at 9:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 23/2195 I took the week off to sail and the North Texas wind is DEAD. I've tried everyday and the forecast i
Best ever (1) sailnewbie at 7:21pm 06.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/488 For our 224 Mac these car TVs are awesome, one velcroed under front v birth and one hanging from mas
This made me laugh... (1) rgranger at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1298 http://cdn.lolcaption.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/epic-fail-sailing-fail.jpg
Flag etiquette kmart at 6:58pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 50/3078 So...so 4th of July coming up this weekend. I always fly Stars and Stripes when onboard my boat.
Have you ever noticed? Bad Obsession at 6:41pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 11/859 Have you ever noticed that things are better when you are on the water/on the boat? Seriously, cann
Slip increase sfgary at 3:42pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/763 Good afternoon , my question is for San Francisco bay sailors. I just got a letter from my marina (A
Rudder Board - Does Anyone Paint It and Leave in Water? econnors at 3:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1105 I always pull my tiller/rudder out and stow in the cabin after I sail. But I'm wondering if boat ow
best hair dryer renita jackson at 3:24pm 06.29.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/177 I have caroline cat and I want to buy a new hair dryer for myself . According to my researches Parl

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2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage DRhoads at 9:18am 04.17.24 Specifications for the Hunter 41 Edit these specs I 51' 6 in J 13' P 48' 7 in (standard) E
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 04.17.24 3. Does anyone have any thoughts on why the oil pressure would decrease at higher rpms rather th
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door dLj at 8:43am 04.17.24 The real dilemma here is finding the person/thing that broke the mirror. That is what the 7 years of
1999 450 salon table pin Ringydingydo at 8:29am 04.17.24 Sorry, Can't help you. My 89 Ledgend 37 has similar post but PO put a bolt all the way through it.
Chafe guard for dodger dLj at 7:57am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sil
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Hello Below at 7:43am 04.17.24
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door rgranger at 7:10am 04.17.24 In the imortal words of Stevie Wonder Very superstitious, Writing's on the wall, Very superstitious
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door FastOlson at 6:53am 04.17.24 Some boats have OEM mirrors made of plastic rather than glass. Ours does, in the head compartment. S
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door Project_Mayhem at 6:47am 04.17.24 No ocean crossings for you for the next seven years! That looks like it was purchased from a hardwa
Brackets on Pop Top Opening THECUSCUS at 6:34am 04.17.24 My '79 V25 has a different kind of bracket, it is like an "s" that catches the bottom edge (where th
NEW PORT LIGHTS Project_Mayhem at 6:26am 04.17.24 So the project begins. I have purchased Dow 795, HBT from 3M, Glaziers primer, 180 Grit sand paper
Chafe guard for dodger fred1diver at 6:06am 04.17.24 Thank you all for your great replies. I will end up using Weblon Regatta in the end. My customer wil
Hunter Combination Steaming/Anchor Masthead Light Replacement jssailem at 5:42am 04.17.24 A search showed the light you have was discontinued by Aqua Signal. There is a series 34 in LED that
Chafe guard for dodger Spindrift NH at 5:30am 04.17.24 Stamskin is one product that is used instead of leather. Another newer product on the market is Sile
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage (1) ice breaker at 5:07am 04.17.24 224200
Compressed Natural Gas dlochner at 4:59am 04.17.24 Try a dive shop, if they can't do it, then they will know who can.
Compressed Natural Gas Terry Cox at 4:42am 04.17.24 What type of shop/company were you able to find to hydro your tanks? Thanks in advance Most major
NEW PORT LIGHTS kappykaplan at 1:54am 04.17.24 Everyone wish me luck! Good luck!:beer:
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 10:46pm 04.16.24 And another way would be to make a new metal plate to fit y9our new clutches to. Remove teh old clut
Adding/Updating Line Clutches on Hunter Legend 37 Ringydingydo at 10:27pm 04.16.24 You can just see the raised area on mine, should be the same on your 37. garhauer clutches I added

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