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New to site. Have headsail question for H34 Johnhawkk at 5:35pm 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 9/722 I have been a lurker on this sight for 2 year and I've found it to be invaluable for sailing info. F
Shoutout to Nova Kool druid at 4:07pm 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1156 I just installed the Nova Kool LT201 icebox conversion kit and I'm more than impressed. The icebox i
Seafurl Unit hard to furl in. ChrisHunter at 4:03pm 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1076 I have a 92 Hunter30, where the Seafurl unit is below deck. Most times it is difficult to furl in t
Any Irwin 23s near Annapolis? snizort at 3:38pm 02.15.16 Irwin 0/864 We may be crazy, but four of us are considering buying an Irwin 23 that is located 900 miles from ho
Who make/made the wiring harnesses for late 1990s Yanmar 3JH-2E powered Hunters Diablito at 3:06pm 02.15.16 Big Boats 6/2040 I've read multiple forums about the endemic intermittant starting problems. It seems that it is very
Anchor Roller. What Have You Done for Your 25? geehaw at 2:27pm 02.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/818 I am having a hard time coming up with ideas to raise my anchor without dragging the rode along the
How to Disinfect H2O Ballast for Zebra mussels Hugh Burton at 11:32am 02.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1875 Rather than piggy backing on previous state line inspection thread: How does one go about disinfecti
Catalina 350 Cmp1110 at 10:45am 02.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1011 my wife and I are in the process of upgrading our boat and have been looking at 350's. Would appreci
1970s-1980s Hunter 25 - Bilge Help?!?! atphelan at 9:54am 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1755 Just purchased a 1980 Hunter 25; am fixing some odds and ends and gearing up for maiden voyage. I h
Photo of the week Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:29am 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 3/474 In the weekly email newsletter, where does the Photo of the Week come from?
Un-stepping mast disaster (2) curtia at 8:38am 02.15.16 Catalina 22 22/9834 I know you want to pick a nice day to un-step the mast but back in November 2015 I had run out of ti
Increasing handheld range flynhi4u at 6:33am 02.15.16 Ask All Sailors 45/2871 I am looking into how to increase the range of our 6 watt handheld. I have it set up to tie into our
Jabsco toilet pump "stuck" in the up position mz4wheeler at 9:05pm 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 26/13312 Very odd. I just returned from a bronco ride, 20KT winds, boat smashing up/down, serious spray over
Info Irwin Citation 35 glenn.225 at 7:36pm 02.14.16 Irwin 0/3142 Hi folks I'm kicking about the idea of a new (to me) boat and came across the Irwin Citation 35, see
EV-100 JohnVTX at 6:45pm 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 27/2994 I am installing the EV100 on an 86 Catalina 30. It says to not install the the control unit within 3
Familiar with Nanni 3.21 diesel? Robert1224 at 6:33pm 02.14.16 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1750 Ahoy, Still considering a re-power of my 1979 Hunter 30. I have come across a new Nanni 3.21 that I
So your a sailor, huh...not until you have sailed one of these... (2) Instigator928 at 5:38pm 02.14.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/3997 A skeeter 119688
Tips on Battery Box Build GonzoF1 at 5:21pm 02.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 26/14354 What tips can y'all provide to me for building a battery boxes? I know they will need vents and stra
Picking Starter/DP Batteries GonzoF1 at 5:14pm 02.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 12/1675 In a previous thread, I was given the advice to do 3 Group 27 or 31 batteries as a single starter ba
Spade anchor deal CYQK at 5:06pm 02.14.16 Ask All Sailors 2/631 Won a 50 percent off coupon for their anchor at the cruising outpost party Have anchors already sooo

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I thought I have seen it all...and then this. Tally Ho at 4:24pm 11.08.23
What's the cabin roof made of? Ranzo at 4:24pm 11.08.23 Beautiful, thank you so much! I have already ordered some of the parts. :biggrin:Also did some read
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:21pm 11.08.23 https://sailboat.guide/kirie/elite-32 here are the numbers, i did not lie
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed jon hansen at 3:15pm 11.08.23 so let's step back and look at what we're talking about here. a short, fat, early eighties, french,
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. Capricornus at 2:45pm 11.08.23 Thanks for the followup, Tom. Really glad to hear this repair has been solid! For the ones where
does h260 have steam light? rgranger at 2:38pm 11.08.23 Total risk involves many varialbles. What are the risks you have already accepted? That power boat
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 rgranger at 2:21pm 11.08.23 But like it is said about opinions, just like ...... , everybody has one! ;) Catalina has a lon
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 2:09pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. A
Alden Challenger Chain plate/Hatframe/Backing plate repair. (1) TomY at 1:56pm 11.08.23 Tom, this is an amazing documentation of your repair, thank your for recording it so well! Four ye
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Barnacle Bill at 1:44pm 11.08.23 sslailem has some pertinent questions that you should be thinking about for liveaboard cruising. An
Hunter 40.5 fero at 1:41pm 11.08.23
Hunter 40.5 Don S/V ILLusion at 1:38pm 11.08.23 I am looking at a Hunter 40.5 is there a moister drain on the refrigeration or freezer? Is it not
Hunter 40.5 bi.moller1 at 1:01pm 11.08.23 1996 hunter 40.5
What's the cabin roof made of? (3) pclarksurf at 12:51pm 11.08.23 @pclarksurf: what's your preferred method for sealing the cut back up? Do you scarf and glass it ov
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 dlochner at 12:40pm 11.08.23 Thank you all for the great responses. I looked at both boats today and I have decided to wait a wh
Hunter 40.5 Rich Stidger at 12:03pm 11.08.23 On my 1997 h40.5, there is a freezer drain that empties to the bottom of the refrigerator and a drai
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 11:31am 11.08.23 Well, you are certainly entitled to your opinion. The owners that I know that race and cruise the E
Hunter 40.5 Ralph Johnstone at 11:10am 11.08.23 C'mon @bi.moller1 . Just a little bit of help here. How about the year of the Hunter 40.5 ?
macerator doesn't have enough oumph sabbatical88 at 10:47am 11.08.23 I was pretty easily able to lower it about 1" and I did that and I think it helped (along with the n
Replacing standing rigging dlochner at 10:44am 11.08.23 The cheap part of re-rigging is the cost of the wire and fittings. The expensive part is paying for

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