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Seafurl Unit hard to furl in. ChrisHunter at 4:03pm 02.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1100 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 0/907 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 6/2143 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 2/847 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 3/1920 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 3/1049 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 2/1839 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 3/487 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 22/10095 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 45/3042 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 26/13806 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 0/3219 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 27/3156 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 3/1952 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 24/4150 A skeeter 119688
Tips on Battery Box Build GonzoF1 at 5:21pm 02.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 26/15000 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 12/1782 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 2/647 Won a 50 percent off coupon for their anchor at the cruising outpost party Have anchors already sooo
Farewell from JC2 DianaOfBurlington at 4:41pm 02.14.16 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1319 I'd like to thank all the Cherubini Hunter owners for their long-time respect and affection for thes
NPOTA sullyj020 at 4:22pm 02.14.16 SSB and Ham Operators 1/1068 Anyone working any of the ARRL National Parks on the Air activations. I started one from a Battlef

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Solar powered vents pgandw at 8:31am 02.14.24 I don't think any of the solar-powered vents have a big enough battery to last more than a couple of
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters dlochner at 7:17am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be p
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 7:15am 02.14.24 If the OP knew how to use an oscilloscope to check the quality of the sine wave, they wouldn't be po
Solar powered vents PaulK at 6:21am 02.14.24 Nicro still makes one, though it seems to be plastic, not ss.
Oceanis 36cc Line Information kappykaplan at 5:08am 02.14.24 Archangel36cc, the OP hasn't been seen since 01 May 2023.
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Ken13559 at 11:50pm 02.13.24 Could it be your inverter is modified sine wave instead of true sine wave? Have/will you try using H
Oceanis 36cc Line Information Archangel36cc at 8:51pm 02.13.24 Hi, i own a 2000 36cc in Bristol condition. I have a detailed sheet of all running rigging for then
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:26pm 02.13.24 Going to put some water tracer (green) in the tank to be 100% sure as it has rained constantly for
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? PaulK at 7:53pm 02.13.24 Our yard uses jackstands and allows owners to leave their masts up all winter. We've used them for m
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? (1) Tally Ho at 7:44pm 02.13.24
Swim platform NYSail at 5:45pm 02.13.24
Free chafe guard jssailem at 5:02pm 02.13.24 You do not need chafe protection of that to happen. I had new dock lines survive a night of high win
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 02.13.24 Love this post on SailNet: "So if I get this right, new user joins to complain that product works as
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:07pm 02.13.24 Be very careful regarding the title. the only seller who can convey good title is the human o
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:05pm 02.13.24 Thanks for all the input folks. I should have enough info for an attempt once I have enough crew on
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:03pm 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spr
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 12:38pm 02.13.24 Hi, Yes, you can just slide the tube back and completely remove it. There are a number of options,
Free chafe guard rgranger at 12:06pm 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spri
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 9:41am 02.13.24 Thanks @Rick D Looks about the same as mine.

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