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Cabin soles made from Starboard SFS at 5:55am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1615 I'm about to begin putting new soles in my 1983 H31. I am seriously considering Starboard rather th
Steering Pedestal HALE QUIGLEY at 5:48am 06.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1303 How do you remove the head of the steering pedestal to access the throttle and gear shift lever on a
Acryllic Hot Knife lehighsail at 4:48am 06.12.16 Ask All Sailors 13/3874 I was looking for a hot knife for cutting Sunbrella. Has anyone tried to use a knife like "Hand-Hel
Quick question for Catalina 30 owners LakeMurraySailor at 2:31am 06.12.16 Catalina 30 2/709 Question: Can anyone tell me the correct size for the "capstay" turnbuckles on a 1978 Catalina 30? I
Whitlock Cobra 5R post assembly binding SousLeVent at 11:38pm 06.11.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/926 Howdy Gang, Recently purchased a 1990 32s5 and, with no history, am going through all the systems on
Wind speed to reach hull speed Franklin at 11:00pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 2/876 Just curious: At what apparent wind speed would you say it takes at 80 awa to reach hull speed on yo
Batteries, Isolators, Charging jmkinsfbay at 7:44pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 7/3455 I have two House batteries, different sizes, capacities, and ages. They are both being charged from
Dropping rudder yamaha 33 rekkabell at 7:25pm 06.11.16 Yamaha 3/1983 Anyone here try to drop the rudder on a yamaha 33? If so id like to know what your experience was wi
What is this? (2) Robr0924 at 7:22pm 06.11.16 Catalina 22 16/1378 What is this? I think it's the release for the keel. The button is stuck, assuming it is a button.
Calling electrical gurus! Help! (4) Tim22 at 5:37pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1134 Hi all I have recently experienced the demise of my batteries at the hands of an unruly charger. As
Message for 31SEAHORSE (2) shumphries at 5:01pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 6/702 Dear Sir/Madam, It is my understanding that you have had luck with the sailing of the Celebrity 20ft
Fresh water pressure issues FriscoRon at 4:36pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 53/7638 I have a 1999 Hunter 376 Sailboat I bought in January 2016. I have one 75 gallon fresh water tank. I
Loos Gauge measurements for Hunter 29.5 standing rigging windsongsail at 1:06pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/830 I have recently replaced the standing rigging and stepped the mast (Isomat) on my 1995 Hunter 29.5 a
Hunter 34 '86 Transmission woes Yanmar 3GM30 Ilanortho at 12:43pm 06.11.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1691 After spending every single weekend this winter refitting her I took her out for a first run on an a
Battery condition..... NYSail at 12:42pm 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 13/635 what does this mean. Green good?
How do I remove the furling genoa? Jwhy at 12:24pm 06.11.16 Catalina 30 10/7421 Blew out the very old headsail and need to replace it. How do I get it off the furler?
Lead keel Echo at 12:17pm 06.11.16 Sirius 21/22 5/2907 Hello all, We have been sailing our Sirius 22 for a few years and it seems a bit tender, especial
Last one for today.......I promise (1) mrudman850 at 9:03am 06.11.16 Catalina 22 5/497 What is this? It's a track about 3 feet long riveted vertically to the forward aspect of the mast.
Another Newbie Question (1) mrudman850 at 8:03am 06.11.16 Catalina 22 13/1057 What size jib is this? Raised for the first time since we acquired JULA. Only had 100% working jib
Anchor markers........ NYSail at 7:23am 06.11.16 Ask All Sailors 11/834 hello all, Anchor markers seem to be a good idea but I don't see many people using them. See one pr

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Not understanding stop solenoid function Mark Maulden at 1:19pm 04.01.24 I had a solenoid fail on my beta 35 (400 hrs). I'm going to hook up the mechanical one as a backup.
Composting head on B361? sv_bisou at 1:19pm 04.01.24 Just converted my 331 to a Ogo composting head. Lost a bit of floor space and had to make a larger p
New to me Cat 22 (1) LakeShark at 1:15pm 04.01.24 @mashmaster Welcome to the forum and the boat ownership club. I would highly echo @morbidfollower i
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log mermike at 12:56pm 04.01.24 Yep, I'm aware. Other Yammie owners might know.
working on my yanmar 2gm Scott T-Bird at 11:00am 04.01.24 I don't see a cable attached to your shut off lever. The cable is normally attached to a handle mou
Catalina 22 Paint project with Alexseal. (2) Fidgit at 10:56am 04.01.24 Here's a picture of the roller (post use) it's normally white foam. The texture is tough to get but
Moving from Ranger 12 to ?? LloydB at 10:43am 04.01.24 I read post #8 as having said they won't let their rental sailboats go out when wind speed above 15,
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware LakeShark at 9:36am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware Davidasailor26 at 9:32am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doi
Nylon cutlass bearing inside the nylon shaft log kappykaplan at 9:22am 04.01.24 mermike, the OP hasn't been seen since 19 Feb 2020.
Asymmetrical Spinnaker hardware morbidfollower at 8:55am 04.01.24 Does anyone have a setup for adjusting the height of the tack with a tack line? Or are you just doin
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 04.01.24 Thanks Claude, So that sounds even better. I don't have to worry about the hold position running t
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:49am 04.01.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The aft edge of the wing keel was bent with a curv
Are you Ready for Spring? jssailem at 8:31am 04.01.24
Stuffing box question. Ralph Johnstone at 8:24am 04.01.24 As a surveyor once told me : "no good comes of water inside a boat!" ESPECIALLY when it's in your
Stem Fitting marchem at 8:16am 04.01.24 The one on our 310, hull #31, from 2000 is the new version. But it may have been replaced when the b
Not understanding stop solenoid function (2) Claude L.-Auger at 8:08am 04.01.24 Hi Scott, I installed the Trombetta 610 on my 3GM30F 2 years ago. I wired it such that the Hold wire
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 04.01.24 Just wondering why you'd replace a manual shutoff that is nearly foolproof as long as the cable fun
Not understanding stop solenoid function Scott T-Bird at 7:45am 04.01.24 The drawing on the first page shows the plunger in the retracted position when on and extended whe
Baltimore's key bridge down , hit by ship in early morning . . . (2) Jim Legere at 7:36am 04.01.24 In my town (Halifax, Nova Scotia) we have two suspension bridges that those behemoth container ships

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