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Self Tailing Winch mmhamer at 7:27am 02.06.16 Smaller Boats 45/7982 The winches for the headsail on my Hunter 23.5 are not self tailing. How do you keep the sheet from
Cockpit Seat Rubber "Treads" Bill Cor at 6:27am 02.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1022 I am unsure of the correct term, but I am redoing my 38M cockpit seats and looking to source the rub
Fuel tank access cover removal???? DougM at 5:34am 02.06.16 Engines and Propulsion 2/721 My bene323 has a plastic fuel tank which is fairly accessible. I need to remove the cover in order
Spinnaker rigging? How's yours? (7) jonelli at 8:37pm 02.05.16 Catalina 30 5/4346 Hi All! I have a basic understanding of some of the ways a symmetrical spinnaker is typically rigged
Looking to buy a Cat 25 Swing with the dinette layout Terah at 8:09pm 02.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1552 Hey, I'm interested in purchasing a Cat 25 Swing with the dinette layout. It will be a live aboard
What's the furthest you've sailed in the smallest boat? Curious Sailor at 7:32pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 20/7075 I've always been curious as to how far cruisers will go in a certain size vessel. I for one, have a
throttle cable for Morgan 416 Island Ketcher at 5:52pm 02.05.16 Morgan 1/1261 Yep, it broke while I was trying to get through a bascula bridge. I have a single lever control for
Odd sized battery conundrum (1) weinie at 3:35pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1160 My boat came from factory with three odd sized batteries. The batteries are Exide ER350 model and a
"Cruising with Kayaks" in the Guest Expert Forum this Monday! Phil Herring at 2:47pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/850 Beginning Monday morning we're pleased to present Michael Evanbar, president of Ecomarine, manufactu
Adding Gas Strut to Selden Rodkicker daddygo at 2:46pm 02.05.16 Big Boats 8/3449 2006 Hunter 36. My boom was resting on the archway and therefore the blocks, which were showing sign
Hunter 31 sole information and help with 5200 HMT2 at 2:46pm 02.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1449 I know there are a few folks out there that are redoing/replacing the sole on their Hunter 31's. I w
Cruising with Kayaks forum is OPEN! Phil Herring at 2:43pm 02.05.16 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/3066 Please post your kayak questions as a new thread. Beginning Monday morning we're pleased to present
34 bimini Bill Hauskins at 1:46pm 02.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/955 Hi, Anyone have a bimini top frame for a Hunter 34. Just bought the boat... Installing a new compres
Hey Stu! kito at 1:17pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 8/530 I've been watching ESPN and they are on location on the SF Bay for the Super Bowl. I thought I seen
Waste tank vent thru hull tjar at 12:53pm 02.05.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2741 I'm looking at the prospect of replacing the waste holding tank in my boat. I've read several recom
New feature: search users by location Phil Herring at 12:47pm 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 26/1092 I've had a couple requests lately for a search that will find forum users by location. Fortunately,
outboard storage when traveling peterbud at 11:06am 02.05.16 Trailer Sailors 19/4497 I am going to be moving my O'day 222 to NC and was wondering where people put there outboard when
Water Meter gettinthere at 10:27am 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/1648 I would like to install a water meter in my house water system, probably in line just after the wate
Hunter 36 owners - anyone else find the mainsail leech is too long? Alctel at 9:56am 02.05.16 The Cherubini Hunters 4/858 I am finding that when I have the mainsail centered, it rests on top of the dodger. Sailing in winte
Inflatable Vest Fitting....For the Lady of the Boat!!! Jtcf78911 at 8:56am 02.05.16 Ask All Sailors 2/435 Hi. My wife is complaining just a bit about the fit of our standard Stearns harness inflatable ve

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Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 6:58pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Prop rotation question dlochner at 6:58pm 12.19.23 :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that! And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it co
Selden in-mast furling questions (4) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PaulK at 5:36pm 12.19.23 Do you anchor out or hang on moorings when you cruise, or do you grab a slip? Many people complain
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Skipper John at 5:21pm 12.19.23 I agree with your assessment, Scott T-Bird. The styling of the Beneteau is just too severe for me, t
Selden in-mast furling questions PaulK at 5:19pm 12.19.23 In-Mast roller-furling can be quite finicky. Halyard tension, boom angle (topping lift! vang!), she
Fire Port Skipper John at 5:07pm 12.19.23 I don't have a photo available, but on the 315, the fire extinguisher port is located on the port si
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.19.23 But dang, what a work of art ! :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that!
Hatch leak repair (2) Tally Ho at 3:54pm 12.19.23
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (3) Tally Ho at 3:47pm 12.19.23 MAINESAIL says "Most references suggest replacing the rubber stuffing box hose every seven to ten y
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 3:44pm 12.19.23 Yep I hear you. In my world its a bit different. Having replaced the diagonals probably about 4 year
Selden in-mast furling questions tfox2069 at 3:38pm 12.19.23 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a n
hello chp at 3:35pm 12.19.23 Haven't had to drop the rudder. I have about a quarter inch gap in mine. Just enough room to get in
Prop rotation question (1) Tally Ho at 3:32pm 12.19.23 :facepalm: Yep! I don't know what I was thinking! I even had the Autostream installation manual
Cover for Hunter 39 Tally Ho at 3:28pm 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several web
Selden in-mast furling questions Rick486 at 3:17pm 12.19.23 First thing to do is contact Selden US and ask for the owner's manual for the mast.....
Battery charging Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 12.19.23
Battery charging Mike H. at 3:00pm 12.19.23 Thanks everyone for your responses. I'll need to hire an electrician to sort out what I have.
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Scott T-Bird at 2:21pm 12.19.23 It looks like you would be making a drastic change in style. Is that what attracts you? There is
Preferred Cutlass bearing makes (2) Justin_NSA at 2:00pm 12.19.23 I was opening up the cockpit sole panel to unbolt the rudder. The space below the panel is full of l

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