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Diesel Exhaust Fumes in Cockpit dhealy at 7:04am 04.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2388 Recently took a long motor sail with our 35.5 Legend. No matter what angle we sailed to the wind we
Hunter 41 anchor chain size uncledom at 6:37am 04.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1175 I mic'd the current anchor chain and it seems to 9mm. It is a Lewmar windlass and I was wondering i
Another CDI Furler question flynhi4u at 6:21am 04.25.16 Smaller Boats 0/523 I did not want to hi jack the CDI furler forestay thread so I will ask my question here. We got our
"Racing" the "IKE" (2) Dan_Y at 5:22am 04.25.16 Racing 9/913 Didn't know where else to post this. I'm always struck by the awesomeness of aircraft carriers and
More topping lift questions priariesailor at 10:18pm 04.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2597 I'm a not very experienced mid hole sailor from the Canadian prairies and some of the topping lift q
Purpose of pulleys lateral to mast step? (1) Sacto Dave at 9:39pm 04.24.16 Catalina 22 21/2530 Hello fellow sailboat owners! I got a screaming deal on a '73 C-22 swing keel. It was only a great d
Has anyone replaced a cockpit floor? wander22 at 8:29pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/593 I have an O Day 22. I had a large crack and many small cracks in the floor that were there when I go
Max height of vented loop from head output Canonshooternb at 6:35pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1629 I am looking to freshen up my head and storage tank on my boat. It currently has a holding tank an
Beneteau 361 vs Hunter 36 Advice Needed VandorIII at 5:56pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 9/5189 Hello everyone, I'm not looking to start any kind of flame war about one boat being better then an
"Average" winds at sea? PotomacDaysailer at 5:53pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 45/14448 Hey all, I've never done any extensive ocean sailing, in fact, almost all my experience is on inland
Battery question agprice22 at 5:40pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 4/419 I have two deep cycle batteries in a house bank being charged through shore power and an inverter/ch
Repainting boot and cove stripe (1) chrisings at 5:25pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 6/3140 So, we're repainting our stripes. Honestly, a lot of work (elbow grease kind) but, I think, coming o
Fresh water tank drain Sailor_Jeff at 5:19pm 04.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1130 Has anyone ever installed a water drain on the fresh water tank? We have our Humter 28.5 and I woul
Screen for hatch on Hunter 45 CC Viktor Eysselein at 4:47pm 04.24.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/701 The sun screens for the bow and aft cabin hatches are deteriorating. Need to replace them. Not fou
Macgor 26s owners manual gbrian at 4:47pm 04.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1100 I am desperately seeking an owners manual for a 1994 macgre gor26s. I just bought the boat but there
Stumped on the Anchor Light - Only half lights up (2) GL-WindPower at 2:44pm 04.24.16 Smaller Boats 13/2894 I have a 2001 Hunter H240. The Mast light is a HellaMarine Model 158. My problem is only half of m
New cabin cushions for 1976 26'? traviselliottnd at 1:12pm 04.24.16 C&C 1/930 I am new to sailing and new to this boat. The previous owner had it for 20 years and it is in good
decals and windows DougW at 11:55am 04.24.16 Smaller Boats 3/664 I have 1986 Hunter 23.5 wing keel boat and am wondering if anyone can tell me where I can get new wi
Rudder position Tobydaisy at 11:46am 04.24.16 Catalina 22 1/500 How is the upper gudgeon spaced to move the bottom of the rudder forward? I've heard it referred to,
Anyone have experience with Sunforce/Coleman Solar Panels ? Leeward Rail at 10:06am 04.24.16 Catalina 22 23/10397 Good Morning :) I picked up a Coleman 40 watt Mono-Cristalline Solar Panel with Charger Controller

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H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 1:41pm 09.29.23 glad the photos help ... sorry it took so long
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 1:41pm 09.29.23
Yamaha 33 mast removal mermike at 1:33pm 09.29.23 Get an experienced crane operator.
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 1:30pm 09.29.23 @tkwhalen Thanks so much for the photos. We were thinking of doing the sams and this is helpful to s
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup (3) tkwhalen at 12:58pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
Jib sheet block Ward H at 12:57pm 09.29.23 Right. That looks like the genoa sheet is leading directly to the block on the coaming. Can the jib
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (3) tkwhalen at 12:56pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 12:50pm 09.29.23 I think ive tried them all and the two part expensive stuff works the best.
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 12:44pm 09.29.23 SJN, what you say is likely true, as exemplified by the Hunter I recently sold...it had very few hou
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 12:43pm 09.29.23 I know on at least some M18's the glow button must be depressed to power the start button. It was t
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 12:38pm 09.29.23 As I understand it, you reach between the cam cleat and the winch to remove/add wraps? I can see th
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 09.29.23 Have any of you actually seen rubber ferrules used in this (or any) application? The only close a
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration sailme88 at 11:57am 09.29.23 Roy, in terms of ounce, how much more oil do you remove? I've vac'ed out 3 qts. The filter might h
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (2) Rich Stidger at 11:39am 09.29.23 UPDATE: Being desperate for a way to stop the leak that I found at a return line connection to a Tee
Jib sheet block dlochner at 11:33am 09.29.23 Here you can see the T-track on the coaming, the aft stand-up block, movable cleat, forward Genoa b
Jib sheet block tcbailey67 at 11:30am 09.29.23 I will try that next time. Prob not this weekend. Thanks all for the suggestions.
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 11:19am 09.29.23 ...This arrangement definitely has its pro's and con's. When single-handing today I had no problem u
PVC inflatable repair glue Rich Stidger at 11:08am 09.29.23 I have always used 2-part glue that is available from many boating supplies stores. I have read whe
Jib sheet block Richard19068 at 11:08am 09.29.23 Here you can see the T-track on the coaming, the aft stand-up block, movable cleat, forward Genoa b
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Hayden Watson at 10:59am 09.29.23 To me, the minor amount of oil that is not removed just does not rise to the level of concern to do

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