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What's the easiest way to add tell tales to mainsail TFlight at 8:23am 07.28.15 Big Boats 4/2129 I recently purchased a Hunter 41 with a Seldom in mastering furler. The mainsail doesn't have any t
3ym30 fresh water pump belt Ken Honeycutt at 5:47am 07.28.15 Big Boats 7/2755 Has anyone changed the fresh water pump belt on the 3ym30? Looks like it could be bear. Also is ther
HUNTER 27 Edge above 20 knts JPDEG at 4:42am 07.28.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2592 Hello, I own a HUNTER 27 edge for one year and I experienced great difficulties sailing with it u
Insurance company will not pay clausjepsen at 10:26pm 07.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2338 As you may remember my mast on my 361 from 2001 broke in a nice 20 knt wind. It happened in France w
Bilge Pump nctxia at 8:09pm 07.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1877 I have an 81 Hunter 25. It has no bilge pump and I can not see where one has ever been installed. W
Painting underside of lockers and hatch covers MTsailors at 7:53pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 6/2957 Hey fellow sailors! We are rookies at sailboat maintenance. We need to paint the underside of our co
Lights and Switches MetricMountie at 4:56pm 07.27.15 Big Boats 1/668 I'm trying to locate the light switches for the under counter lights on the port side of a 1995, 40.
Gunwale seat behind wheel cookcwayne at 4:18pm 07.27.15 Bigger Boats 6/1353 Looking for a seat to attach behind the Wheel of 27 O'Day is there such an animal?
Just curious... What was original MSRP on 1982 Hunter 30 bgbailey at 3:20pm 07.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1267 Does anyone recall the original MSRP for the 1982 Hunter 30. I think it was around $25,000 back th
Oday 322 survey Bw whisper at 2:59pm 07.27.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3186 I am looking for guidance. I'm looking at an O'Day 322 which appears to be in good shape but for one
roller furler Buffett1 at 2:41pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1207 1. The furler got wrinkled while on the trailer. anyone have advice about straightening it? 2.
Running rigging size Brahmany at 2:40pm 07.27.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1549 Hi all, We are replacing our running rigging on our 320 soon. In Australia nearly all cost
snake Buffett1 at 2:36pm 07.27.15 Trailer Sailors 18/2974 i found a snake skin in the cabin of my mac26m while on a trailer. The skin was not there on a pict
Replacing the throttle sailing1954 at 1:39pm 07.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/798 My Hunter 376 has the original throttle, throttle cable and shifter. This wkend we repaced the two
Roller Furling or Bimini Brian D at 1:29pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5695 My boat has neither. It used to have roller furling but that was way before I purchased her. I reall
Looking for suggestions airstreamdmb at 1:11pm 07.27.15 Trailer Sailors 48/7845 I am looking to buy a sailboat to restore. Have done a few already a couple years ago. Also current
CDI furler for 26m not furling (1) Patbrogan at 12:59pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1135 On the boat I just bought the furler line keeps getting caught as the roller part doesn't stay seate
Caring for bottom that is docked Patbrogan at 12:57pm 07.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/912 We have had our boat in the water now a month in Pittsburgh Ca. Where there is both salt and fresh w
mounting line clutches gettinthere at 12:32pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1130 Mounting a pair of single line clutches to the mast. Should I use standard machine screws or self t
123 boats on the racecourse! (1) Jackdaw at 12:05pm 07.27.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1247 Last Thursday's WYC race had 123 boats sailing. To manage this the RC spreads the 6 classes over 2 W

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) MikeHoncho at 4:30pm 08.18.23 Evening concert and steaks after the big Win
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Tally Ho at 4:30pm 08.18.23
Watches MikeHoncho at 4:27pm 08.18.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) FDL S2 at 4:27pm 08.18.23 219002
Port Running Light Captain W at 3:59pm 08.18.23
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes WayneH at 3:50pm 08.18.23 That code appears on my dometic when the seawater strainer gets fouled. Not enough cooling water to
Port Running Light jviss at 3:46pm 08.18.23 I would get an LED replacement for the BA9S bulb. Available all over.
Stowing Winch Handles curtdo at 3:34pm 08.18.23 Double sided glue Velcro. I have two available right by the winch when sailing. Holds heavy handles
Air Conditioner Thermostat Codes (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:32pm 08.18.23 On my Dometic / Cruisair thermostat HI/PS means high pressure shutdown. See page 15 of the attached
Stowing Winch Handles (1) DaveJ at 3:16pm 08.18.23 Make sure you order the right size for the pedestal.
Need an old Navionics CF card BigEasy at 3:12pm 08.18.23 . Finally surrendered and paid Radar Marine $55 for a preloaded cf card that worked to update the E8
Stowing Winch Handles (2) DaveJ at 3:10pm 08.18.23 Not sure where I got these, but they are perfect for my needs.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Davidasailor26 at 3:09pm 08.18.23 That engine is reliable as bricks unless submerged. Missing the cylinder head and injectors, ring
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 2:46pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pan
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels Davidasailor26 at 2:35pm 08.18.23 Beneteau goes a different route. The panel switches are just switches on a PCB. The back of the pane
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 2:31pm 08.18.23 @RSHunter27 , ###quick edit### The more I see of this project, the more I wonder why you are reinve
Need an old Navionics CF card danm1 at 2:30pm 08.18.23 Just to report back. I bought a 2005 Sandisk card on ebay, put the Navionics update software on it a
Tide Clock BigEasy at 2:28pm 08.18.23 Bien sur couyon... it be risin';) Crazy, for sure!
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels (1) mermike at 2:24pm 08.18.23 Vibration is a significant problem with home-style plug in circuit breakers. They certainly are a so
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 2:20pm 08.18.23 Bummer - there's a guy near me selling a 3 cylinder Mitsubishi L3E from a boat for $650, and the tra

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