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Stern & Bow lights Alansails at 5:48am 03.22.16 Catalina 310 2/870 Can anyone advise how the stern and Bow light covers disassemble from the unit? I want to replace th
Masthead pulleys Jammin jr at 3:32am 03.22.16 Smaller Boats 7/1871 What size pulley should I get for the main and jib halyard pulley at the mast head? Mine are missing
Built in solid foam floatation Ericnorm at 10:19pm 03.21.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1131 Greetings, I had a question about a 92 macgregor 26S my wife and I purchased. I was reading a few p
Shaft Log diameter Ken13559 at 7:40pm 03.21.16 Mid-Size Boats 5/2150 I'm contemplating installing a (PYI PSS) dripless shaft seal on 1" prop shaft. Can anyone advise me
Fresh water leak on MH40 Phantom154 at 7:36pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1206 I recently took possession of a 2014 MH40. It has developed a leak in the fresh water system. It sta
Lewmar 16 single speed/self-tailing winch service Tally Ho at 7:07pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/726 i pulled the Lewmar 16 winch off the boat to tear it down and service it before we put the O'Day 322
Selecting the right size anchor rode Dinghydreams at 6:53pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 25/5433 Ahoy Folks, I'm new to the forum and hoping to rouse some good answers! I just bought a Bristol
Finished my VHF Install Bad Obsession at 5:13pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1003 Holy Cow! That was a HUGE project. Basically I added a brand new VHF into my boat where there ha
Brown Wood Substitute agprice22 at 3:42pm 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1663 Does anyone have links and product names for the wood-colored substitute he/she is using for hand ra
Hunter Legend 37 Air Conditioner Installation noon at 2:22pm 03.21.16 Big Boats 10/2150 Hello, I am planning to install a 16k Webasto A/C on my 1989 Legend 37 and was hoping for some inpu
Rewire Mast cookcwayne at 2:08pm 03.21.16 Bigger Boats 10/1703 I have an O'Day 30. When they moved it, they obviously destroyed the mast lighting wiring. any idea
Solid vang verses block & tackle on hunter 34. Johnhawkk at 1:06pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2848 Thinking of replacing my block and tackle vang with a solid one on my 1984 hunter 34. Advantages? W
Traveler Removal jmadarang at 12:49pm 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/817 1985 H34. I would like to remove and replace my original equipment Schaffer traveler with a Garhauer
1983 Hunter 22 Trailer project complete. (4) flagbag at 11:27am 03.21.16 Smaller Boats 23/4260 Recently adopted '83 Hunter 22 on tandem axel trailer. Looks to me like the trailer needs help, but
Prop size 2001 H410 Jim D at 11:14am 03.21.16 Big Boats 3/674 Hello I am looking at a Martec folding prop to replace the fixed prop. Reason to stop the spinning s
1981 Hunter 22 Furling Jib Question Flakeypuff at 10:55am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/774 We are looking to add a furling jib to our recently purchased Hunter 22. We are thinking of buying
new owner questions...help lindacc at 9:44am 03.21.16 Ask All Sailors 2/487 Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug on the stern for a 192 O Day? Also how do you disconn
12" Fluorescent light fixture replacement? (1) pateco at 9:43am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 27/6510 I have been going through the boat and replacing all of the incandescent bulbs with LEDs. Now I wish
heat exchanger rintys1 at 9:11am 03.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/442 where can i buy a heat exchanger for my hunter27 2006 Yanmar 2ym15 i have $1700 quote.
37.5 quadrant cover garethreeves at 8:44am 03.21.16 Big Boats 1/549 My quadrant cover (stretches from under helm seat to bottom of the pedestal) had a core repair job t

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AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter (1) jssailem at 7:52am 09.27.23 Marine Traffic is a 3rd party supplier of AIS data. They use the many coastal repeater sites and if
P28 Rudder Removal Siamese at 7:47am 09.27.23 I had to take the rudder off my Catalina 309. By the way Catalina, thanks for not getting the rudde
The Sewing Machine Thread (1) Siamese at 7:38am 09.27.23 There are plenty of great domestic machines from before 1975 or so that are suitable for some canvas
...and we whined about prices back in '75 jssailem at 7:19am 09.27.23 I bought a Davis last year. The concept is easy. Shoot the SUN. Align the sun on the horizon by the
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 7:13am 09.27.23 My separate AIS antenna is mounted on my Bimini Frame. That puts it a few feet higher than my ster
...and we whined about prices back in '75 dLj at 6:58am 09.27.23 Wow ..I wonder how many folks can actually use one now .. Many that could, now really can't. Or at
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 6:53am 09.27.23 FDL: Wow, I'll bet that was a "oh crap moment" BUT if it happens again I'll bet you'll know exactly
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 6:50am 09.27.23 FDL: The picture is interesting from a sail trim standpoint. The trim on both boats appears to be t
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:29am 09.27.23 It also serves as entertainment, looking boats as they show up on the screen. Ya can't under-rate
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter stephen_i_w at 6:28am 09.27.23 My separate AIS antenna is mounted on my Bimini Frame. That puts it a few feet higher than my stern
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:27am 09.27.23 @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer introduced me to benefits of AIS back in 2019 while sailing on the Geor
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 6:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stre
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:42am 09.27.23 Second only to GPS, AIS is a valuable asset if there is any significant boat traffic. On the ICW it
Just a bit too much heel and helm FDL S2 at 5:40am 09.27.23 FDL: The picture is interesting from a sail trim standpoint. The trim on both boats appears to be t
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 5:34am 09.27.23 Frankly, I don't know how I would have done this trip without it; @jssailem and @LeslieTroyer int
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dlochner at 5:19am 09.27.23 I think the concern about antenna placement is not due to potential interference, it is signal stren
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 5:08am 09.27.23 Hi Dave, Now that begs the question, where is your VHF Radio antenna? Do you have only one and use
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter Ward H at 4:56am 09.27.23 The VHF antenna that the AIS uses is indeed on my mast head! Hi Dave, Now that begs the question,
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter kappykaplan at 4:55am 09.27.23 These conversations are great for figuring things out! :plus: I have two GPS antennas on my pushp
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:50am 09.27.23 They should be able to see you. Higher up you will be able to see them further away and often behin

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