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Need help on Federal Documentation for JAVA/Jim Seamans Crazy Dave Condon at 7:23am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1198 Earlier this year we lost a good friend, Jim Seamans. His Hunter 36 went back into the water yeste
Actual sailing this weekend? Ken Cross at 5:58am 05.30.16 Ask All Sailors 30/1696 Rain here most of the weekend and and busy with other things so we haven't been on the water (It sho
Hunter 216 VARA Rudder Assembly (2) dhdonald at 5:56am 05.30.16 Smaller Boats 11/3094 My Hunter 216 has been out fo the water for a few years. WE cleaned it up Memorial Day weekend and w
26s. Keel cable Doc_holiday at 5:43am 05.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/947 at the end of the season I sailed for two days to get to Hampton. Downwind sailing was horrible. Whe
Racing in 20 knots of breeze.... (1) Jackdaw at 5:23am 05.30.16 Racing 14/2648 Kestrel in first place going into the final day of the AIS Memorial Day Regatta. A wire-to-wire win
Roller Furling Snags Gary Culver at 5:12am 05.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/529 My roller furler gets stuck and becomes very hard to take in or release. The roller furling system i
New injectors... What to expect NYSail at 3:18am 05.30.16 Engines and Propulsion 6/1254 hello all.... Installed fuel injectors in my yanmar 3hm35f.... Started a few times after however thi
Pop top lock 26D Buki at 2:03am 05.30.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/984 When I purchased my Mac 26D, it did not have a pop top lock that attaches to the mast. I have been t
Installing speakers on a Beneteau 361 cockpit Philip_Oceanis 361 at 10:47pm 05.29.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2451 I am planning to install cockpit speakers on my boat. I know that the "factory speakers" were used t
Frozen locknut on Stuffing box Canonshooternb at 8:36pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 39/6930 The locking nut on my bronze stuffing box is frozen. I have brushed away all of the green oxidizat
Which autopilot to install? Larry737 at 7:59pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2327 I am in the process of purchasing a Hunter 40.5 with Raymarine ST60 instruments but no autopilot. An
272 Salon Convertible Queen Berth (4) agprice22 at 7:19pm 05.29.16 Bigger Boats 5/849 my wife and I decided we wanted to sleep in the salon. We replaced the teak rails on the faces of th
Painting headliner (2) FlimFlamII at 6:14pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 1/1058 Does anyone have a suggestion for the type of paint to use to cover/seal and old headliner? This is
irwin 37' centercockpit arelic1949 at 4:49pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 2/473 made in march 1980:does anyone know is it a Mark IV, or Mark V
Precision 21 Centerboard Problem Tom on P21 at 4:02pm 05.29.16 Precision 2/4121 Hi, Looking for guidance on repairing a centerboard failure on a Precision 21. The centerboard on
Mast winch? gjordan at 3:19pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 12/2899 Another question. What size halyard winch and base would be correct for mast mounting on a cat 22? I
Jib Hanks??? gjordan at 3:10pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 4/1283 What size jib hanks do we use on our Cat 22s? I want to order 4 or 5 to put on my drifter, since a f
Crossed over to the dark side (3) dgreen1991 at 2:17pm 05.29.16 Catalina 22 30/2296 124023 124024
Hunter 29.5 Advice Henrique at 1:10pm 05.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2985 Hi, I'm planning to change my good and old Maxi 77 for something more "familiar friendly", and recen
Leather Wheel Cover EJWash at 12:19pm 05.29.16 Ask All Sailors 15/4401 Hi All, Wanting to install a leather wheel cover on my Catalina C-30 (28" helm). I'd like to hear

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Bad Layered Fiberglass? Davidasailor26 at 2:26pm 03.15.24
House Battery Upgrade Help gouldx at 1:57pm 03.15.24 I would have said the worst thing about LFP batteries is getting used to being at 50% SOC without f
House Battery Upgrade Help JBP-PA at 1:54pm 03.15.24 If you are ready to buy, the very best deal out there today is a 100ah Kilovault, $222! These are h
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 12:47pm 03.15.24
Stuck Marelon seacock bob45 at 12:15pm 03.15.24
Stuck Marelon seacock Tally Ho at 11:50am 03.15.24 What is the peacock used for? I disconnected the hose and poured one ounce of olive oil in the open
Replacing C 310 fuel tank Tom J at 11:47am 03.15.24 I had the same issue with my 2003, hull #231. Shortly after I bought it in 2005, I noticed diesel f
Hunter Propeller Anode (1) dlochner at 11:37am 03.15.24 Thank you again everyone. Regarding the already installed shaft anode, although someone mentioned i
Hunter Propeller Anode FShab at 11:29am 03.15.24 Thank you again everyone. Regarding the already installed shaft anode, although someone mentioned it
Rudder Sensor Tally Ho at 11:26am 03.15.24 You can install it upside down if that is the best way to mount it. You may need to switch the wire
Venting Battery Compartment Tally Ho at 11:12am 03.15.24
And I Complain About 12' Tides jssailem at 11:08am 03.15.24
And I Complain About 12' Tides Tally Ho at 11:06am 03.15.24
Main Sail Issue jdrutten at 10:34am 03.15.24 How long ago was it working properly? It's possible to put too much tension on the halyard. Your sai
Descaling Yanmar 2GM Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 03.15.24 Note that the 2 GM is seawater cooled.. the 2 GMF is coolant cooled. Ouch, ouch, and ouch ! What
House Battery Upgrade Help Scott T-Bird at 9:45am 03.15.24 I will be taking MaineSail's Drop-In LFP article's advice on fusing, but if you see any potential
And I Complain About 12' Tides dLj at 9:26am 03.15.24 My wife is Canadian, and her uncle lives on the Bay of Funday. It is on my retirement list to get
Descaling Yanmar 2GM azambella at 9:10am 03.15.24 Th motor is indeed a 1982 Yanmar 2GM (raw water cooled). And the deposits are from seawater. They
Aftermarket arches for sailboats for mainsheet traveler azambella at 9:07am 03.15.24 The travler is located int eh cockpit on our 1982 Hunter 33. A real PITA. I have seen the cabin re
House Battery Upgrade Help dlochner at 9:04am 03.15.24 If you are ready to buy, the very best deal out there today is a 100ah Kilovault, $222! These are hi

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