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Just want to say "Thanks, Maine Sail" WayneH at 12:43pm 11.30.15 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1837 Your articles on using solar panels to keep the batteries topped off have helped me extend the life
Calypso Marine Wind Instrament; Bluetooth? McIntoshUSA at 10:58am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1545 Has anyone heard of this wind instrument that uses Bluetooth to transmit wireless to your smart phon
Worth Investigating? (1) FourPoints at 10:17am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3611 Just found out that this boat may be available for a song, or less. I know NOTHING about it aside fr
Fixed port leaks, 2008 41s Hunter dakno at 10:08am 11.30.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/773 Both port and starboard fixed side port lights, rear positions leak from the bottom rear corner. Has
rigging ShapeShifter at 8:36am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/525 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We a
Cutlass bearing and stuffing box gregstokes at 8:25am 11.30.15 Pearson 3/1000 I need to replace the cutlass bearing and stuffing box on my 1968 P35. Has anybody done this without
Standard Horizon Handheld CYQK at 8:03am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 6/446 Cyber Monday deal on two of these for89dollars It is the STD-HX100 They any good? Thks Gary
need help in Mobile,Al. ShapeShifter at 7:11am 11.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1353 My wife and I are going to retire soon on a mac26x. We lived and sailed a boat many years ago. We a
Raritan PH II - Liquid still in base after pumping dry Joe5893 at 6:02am 11.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/724 Hi all, Is it normal to have liquid remaining in the base of the PH II after it has been pumped on
provisioning spread sheet Bob 04 H260 at 5:43am 11.30.15 Ask All Sailors 9/2438 I have been reading articles on the "The Boat Galley" site for some time and find the information ve
Hunter 45 cc info Slipin Away at 2:45am 11.30.15 Big Boats 7/1466 There is a small wood cover under the chart table that allows access to the nav equipment. Can any
Raw water pump question knotoldyet at 5:05pm 11.29.15 Engines and Propulsion 22/2566 Question: is it possible for a raw water pump, in this case an Oberdorfer on a Universal M25XP, to b
Can't get flow from forward holding tank on Hunter passage 456 discovery at 4:58pm 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1344 Have been having major issues when trying to pump forward holding tank, either thru deck pump out or
Buying a Beneteau in Mediterranean grboregon at 3:23pm 11.29.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2091 I look at boats coming out of charter and they are much cheaper than in the US especially West Coast
Need help MasterPlan at 2:19pm 11.29.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/823 I just bought a MacGregor 26M and I need help finding a good shop in the Houston/Kemah area to take
AIS / Float Planning Monterey385 at 1:31pm 11.29.15 Ask All Sailors 5/964 I have a new Class B AIS (Raymarine AIS 650). I started the float planning for a spring delivery cr
H26/260 MSD Deck Pump Out (2) Doug J at 9:36am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 26/3482 I plan to install deck pump out for my MSD Porta Pottie. I'm wondering for those who have already d
No more wobbly rudder (8) Doug J at 9:12am 11.29.15 Smaller Boats 5/1524 I just finished re-furbishing the rudder assembly on my H26, which was in horrible condition. There
Leaking keel joint gordhodgson at 7:17am 11.29.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/4225 My Hunter 450 has a joint which I have had no success in sealing. I have vee,d the joint and actuall
Need a new main sail tacanno at 5:04am 11.29.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4592 Hi, blew out the head of our mainsail this weekend. Sob! Anyone got a main sail for an O'Day 37 they

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Clean Out Oil Pan jssailem at 9:47am 03.01.24 As Mike Rowe the host of Dirty Jobs might say... You have no idea until you explore it for yourself.
Grand Soleil 50 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:00am 03.01.24 The only GS 50 with which I am familiar has a 7.5 ft keel draft. It itself, that severely limits whe
Grand Soleil 50 jssailem at 7:44am 03.01.24 I reviewed your "about Me" post... "Fairly new to sailing, in process of learning." The Catalina 22
Grand Soleil 50 Project_Mayhem at 7:17am 03.01.24 Thank you for your response. I was wandering what the cost of replacing that might be and have oft
Chain Plate Inspection American_Mainsail at 7:03am 03.01.24 Those look the same as the fascia covers on my 44 (which is also the same hull). Put a plastic scrap
New England Ropes VIPER line reviews? (1) jssailem at 6:54am 03.01.24 I use it for my outhaul. It should be very serviceable as halyards. I found the line a bit stiff.
Sigma drive flex coupler (1) American_Mainsail at 5:58am 03.01.24 I notice far less vibration and maybe somewhat less noise. There isn't less noise inherently due to
Windlass (1) JamesG161 at 5:48am 03.01.24 Here is the electrical diagram. e H340 info spot, which includes the Owners Manual. https://hunter.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:22am 03.01.24 https://www.yachtingworld.com/cruising/downwind-sailing-tips-sail-more-comfortably-and-faster-with-t
Windlass marcham at 3:18am 03.01.24 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/anchor-windlass-for-hunter-340.1249932807 https://forums.
Twizzle rig? Tipsynippertoo at 3:11am 03.01.24 Update: I had new sails made a couple of years ago, not long after posting the original article. I s
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:58am 03.01.24 With the boat out of the water: If the prop' is serviced correctly the blades should rotate on their
2GM20F engine issue Tipsynippertoo at 2:56am 03.01.24 I too have a Kiwi prop. Your symptoms are exactly what I get if the prop' hasn't been serviced. The
V berth leak from electric windlass Tipsynippertoo at 2:43am 03.01.24 I have just finished overhauling my windlass. There is a seal just below the Daisy wheel which was w
Sigma drive flex coupler NYSail at 1:20am 03.01.24
V berth leak from electric windlass Ken13559 at 12:29am 03.01.24 The Up/Down Push Buttons could also leak water if bedding is bad.
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 12:25am 03.01.24 Question your compression gauge results. Examine your gauge assembly closely. There should be a che
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 12:23am 03.01.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:59pm 02.29.24 Not clear what you are looking for. Here is a review from 2006. https://www.boats.com/reviews/grand
Grand Soleil 50 C_Level at 9:37pm 02.29.24 The teak deck is going to be higher maintenance than fiberglass. Expect around 50k for full replace

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