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Where is the light wired to? H40.5 (1) redunculous at 9:44am 05.06.15 Big Boats 11/1145 Well This is a peach - my light above the kitchen sink has suddenly stopped working. It's not the b
flexible water tank (2) Db421 at 9:06am 05.06.15 Smaller Boats 0/539 Having a little trouble with my flexible water tank on my '83 h25. I removed it from the boat during
Main Halyard Replacement FlimFlamII at 8:56am 05.06.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1130 I currently have a wire to rope setup for the main halyard. The rope is 7/16. The mast head sheave
Water tank sending unit Jerry21707 at 8:50am 05.06.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/623 2007 Hunter 31 with Wema potable water gage in inop. This is the "old style" round gauge for water
'79 Hunter 30 mast subsiding into deck debbinkt at 8:44am 05.06.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1013 The mast on my 1979 H30 is subsiding into the deck. This is because the iron I-beam that was origin
What to look for in a mid-80s Cat 30 Tall Rig? OS2Dude at 8:06am 05.06.15 Catalina 30 17/4035 I'm going to look at a few Catalina 30s in a few days. Is there anything I should look out for? An
Noisy Inverter LaColla at 7:43am 05.06.15 Musings With Maine Sail 8/1666 I have a Xantrex Freedom Marine 10 inverter, which came with my 2007 Hunter 33. When it is in inv
Sliding plexiglass hatch SFKjeld at 7:36am 05.06.15 Smaller Boats 27/4692 When traversing the deck, can I safely stand on this cover? I normally keep it open, but can see it
28.5 Owner's Manual admorton at 7:19am 05.06.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1569 I just bought a 28.5 and I was wondering if anyone has an Owner's Manual that I could get a copy of?
Getting the shaft, cutlass bearing blues.... Saillife at 6:48am 05.06.15 Big Boats 14/2381 Anyone know what size the shaft is supposed to be on a 34? This morning I went to put on a new zinc
H33 1981 or H31 1987 Sylvaintu at 6:28am 05.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1073 Hi everyone, I am currently looking to buy a sailboat and my choice has narrow to 2 boats... 1st: A
Autopilot Recommendations for 37 Cutter Markos83898 at 5:57am 05.06.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1720 Hello all, I need to get an autopilot for my 37 cutter. Any recommendations on what to get. My di
Islander 44 JLitton at 4:30am 05.06.15 Islander 1/1776 Hello, I am brand new to this forum and also a new owner of S/V Temptation. I know there were not ve
Battery 'Care and Feeding' JeffThompson at 4:19am 05.06.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1437 At what point during cruising do you decide it's time to turn on the engine and recharge your batter
Keel bolt torque and nut size for Oday 35 rajhnsn at 3:42am 05.06.15 Bigger Boats 21/3125 After searching the posts on this topic, I was only able to find a couple of reference to the keel b
h34 traction pads (1) dcalif at 2:02am 05.06.15 Big Boats 6/1134 The traction pads on my h34 are peeling up and/or tearing away. I got some pads for paddle boards th
24/7 solar vent not working raingolfer at 9:32pm 05.05.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1033 Our used boat has a 4" 24/7 solar vent installed that isn't working. It "wants" to turn the fan, whe
andersen self tailing winches j.r.brown at 7:27pm 05.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/1160 recently installed andersen 28 two speed self tailing winches on my 1983 hunter 31. so far ive regre
O'Day 28: Keel Step Rebuild Apex at 7:18pm 05.05.15 Bigger Boats 3/2016 O'Day 28: Mast Step Rebuild - Keel stepped Anyone ever tackled this job? We noticed the coachroof
Genoa height bigpapaporsche at 7:13pm 05.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2624 I sail a 2006 Capri 22 with a CDI Furler and a 130% Genoa. Although I don't race that much, I do enj

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replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Leeward Rail at 6:28am 01.12.23 a piece of bicycle chain works well as the weight. Use a magnet to fish the chain out of the exit s
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 01.12.23 I''m seeing enough complaints about it to continue recommending it. I assume you meant that you no
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Leeward Rail at 6:18am 01.12.23 Since this a "new to you" boat... I would want to drop the mast and inspect the rigging, wiring, she
The keel... is done HeelBoy at 6:14am 01.12.23 Love the arrows on that bullseye! I was going to mark mine with inch-increments, but the arrows are
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 shemandr at 6:08am 01.12.23 I've sailed a lot on a Tartan 33 and on the one I'm most familiar with there is an access/exit hole
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 dlochner at 6:07am 01.12.23 The mast is still up... the main halyard is there... would replace it for sure... I'm thinking you
Jibing The Mainsail Kings Gambit at 6:06am 01.12.23 Those are uncontrolled jibes. I can understand your concern. I would not jibe in that fashion. Fir
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 yawstick at 5:37am 01.12.23 The mast is still up... the main halyard is there... would replace it for sure... I'm thinking you w
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Parsons at 5:22am 01.12.23 If no messenger lines, and the mast is up, then someone has to climb the mast. Presumably, the main
The keel... is done (2) THECUSCUS at 5:05am 01.12.23 Interesting fix and nicely done. It looks like the area of the keel where the lock down bolt goes i
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 shemandr at 5:04am 01.12.23 Make the seller replace the halyards as a condition of sale. This shouldn't be your problem. If i
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 Tally Ho at 5:00am 01.12.23 It can be done, and as @dlochner said, way easier if the mast is down. i would check and verify th
Hunter 380 muffler Terry Cox at 4:54am 01.12.23 We have worn a crack in our OEM Centek muffler on our 2001 Hunter 380. Different model boat, but m
replacing internal mast halyards on tartan 33 dlochner at 4:49am 01.12.23 Is the mast up or down? If down it is an easy task. Get an electricians fish tape and run it through
BAD FUEL can spoil your day Terry Cox at 4:40am 01.12.23 Our 1991 boat came with dual fuel filters for both engines (main and generator); Racor cartridge ten
Our new 310 SawyerCurt at 4:23am 01.12.23 Congratulations!! We've had #48 since 2014!
Maintenance of interior teak on a Hunter 320 Ken13559 at 2:54am 01.12.23 I use Restor'-a-Finish follow by beeswax. KenY
Beneteau house-starter battery switches Syversens at 10:52pm 01.11.23 Ill take the jumper off next time I'm down there. I looked at echocharge for my first 361 and decide
Hunter 380 muffler (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:41pm 01.11.23 Both are angled slightly, the inlet (foreword), is angled downward about 10 degrees. The outlet (af
Jibing The Mainsail Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 01.11.23 For the sake of this discussion, I will limit my comments to single or double handed in moderate bre

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