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New Halyards kirkandsue at 7:54am 08.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/892 Seeking advice: We have a 1977 Catalina 27 with the original cable halyards. The cable on the jib ha
Nice shot! (1) Jackdaw at 7:51am 08.03.15 Racing 43/10698 Well-known yachting photographer JH Peterson snapped this great shot of us getting some upwind readi
Squeeking auto pilot & Engaugement lever releases WhiteNow at 7:44am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1235 The auto pilot is squeeking a bit..... It's about 6 yrs old.... does the belt become dry. Secondly
Windlass problem GWG at 7:32am 08.03.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1568 I'm having a problem with my Quick Antares windlass on my B40. It does a fine job with chain, but w
Yanmar 3YM30AE Ken13559 at 7:00am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1135 Yanmar had replaced their 3YM30 with the 3YM30AE. It has larger bore, lower max rpm and better torqu
Day Shapes Rleiby at 6:24am 08.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1073 Does anyone fly Day Shapes on the Great Lakes? ie. Flying a Cone when motorsailing. Is this just an
$25 Boom Tent (1) Canyonkeeper at 5:42am 08.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2253 So keeping our 1979 Cherubini in East Hampton this summer and the sun has been strong. I researched
Aft Chainplate issue on 28.5 jbuckhaults at 5:18am 08.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1300 With my boat is out of the water I noticed that tension on the split back stay had lifted the deck s
Are you a planner or roll with it cruiser? Maine Sail at 4:22am 08.03.15 Ask All Sailors 41/5264 I fully admit that my family and I don't really sail with a plan. By that I mean when we plan to hea
H 34 no power above 2800 rpm hunter healer at 11:54pm 08.02.15 Big Boats 44/5486 Seemed to lose power yest after 2 hrs motoring and would not run above 2800 rpm
Finally got her out Azbones at 11:53pm 08.02.15 Smaller Boats 1/559 So a couple months ago I bought an 87 H23. Brought it home and figured out how to raise the mast and
Eno stove Photoman60 at 9:23pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1360 We have a new to us 1998 Oceanis 36CC with an Eno 2 burner propane stove/oven.We tried using the sto
bilge pump buddybear at 7:28pm 08.02.15 Catalina 310 13/3832 Does anyone know how the bilge pump is wired to the batteries. My question is with the Perko switch
What am I doing wrong? New impeller not working jonelli at 6:47pm 08.02.15 Catalina 30 41/5517 Hey Guys, I'm attempting to do my M-25XP engine maintenance, and so my plan was to start with the c
30 amp electrical outlet iwindance at 6:38pm 08.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4278 Where is the fuse for this shore power 30 amp outlet? I think that is my problem. I forgot to turn
South Puget Sound Cruise Summary July 2015 Mikem at 6:07pm 08.02.15 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/2187 Hello fellow HAPSTERS. Well, I think the 2015 South Sound Cruise was a smashing success that surp
I bought a 26X to pull my dingy around. Jimsdingy at 5:11pm 08.02.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1596 Looking for solar and battery mods to run accessories away from slips. Also need navigation and fish
Strength of OLD style C-22 Mast, Teardrop Shape? (1) CloudDiver at 4:54pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 4/2354 My boom is in pretty rough shape, new ones are on Catalina Direct for $263 but I have no idea how mu
C22 anchor roller, am I crazy? (1) Gene Neill at 2:31pm 08.02.15 Catalina 22 80/11861 I think there might be something seriously the matter with me!! What kind of sick, demented freak sp
Mk I side ports chrisings at 1:56pm 08.02.15 Catalina 30 3/833 Hello folks, So, we have an '83 MK I. Has anyone replaced the fixed side hatch in the head with an

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Yanmar KM2A un-serviceable? Also need transmission basics too. (4) bonkle at 8:40am 12.08.23 221835 221836 221837
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages jdrutten at 8:08am 12.08.23 Related question, can an ArgoFet or Orion provide enough resistance to absorb the voltage spike?
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Secondwind2008 at 7:25am 12.08.23 Hi, A few months late but... LOL, Indeed they do! After I turned our small 2 bedroom bungalow into a
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' jssailem at 4:48am 12.08.23 One possible source is Ballenger Spar Systems in Watsonville CA. https://ballengerspars.com/contact
Rudder post crack thinwater at 4:39am 12.08.23 Sounds like the next step is to see if the shaft is bent or the rudder damaged. Time for a haul or a
Instrument Sun Shades dlochner at 4:25am 12.08.23 I have a 5th generation iPad. As long as I keep it out of direct sun, it is fine. I never use it out
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' rgranger at 3:57am 12.08.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:42am 12.08.23 221833
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Jim Legere at 3:36am 12.08.23 Well, if you want to spend some money, SS anchor chain is more slippery and will likely flake down i
Salon table 37c Jim Legere at 3:23am 12.08.23 Something I did on my table was to cut a slot on the forward end of the table, basically turning the
Backstay tension on a beneteau oceanis 37 macdoug at 12:04am 12.08.23 No. No inmast furling. I am going to tighten my backstays a bit as there is a bit of forestay sag.
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass Ken13559 at 12:00am 12.08.23 Hand feed forward the chain as it comes out from Windlass. That's how I prevent the chain bunching u
Width of wing on wing keel Ken13559 at 11:53pm 12.07.23 My Hunter 326 wing span is 33.5 inches tip-tip. Hope that help.
Looking to Find a Mast for my Hunter 42 CC 1991 55.5' American_Mainsail at 7:58pm 12.07.23
Tidal Currents Trip planner App jssailem at 7:42pm 12.07.23 We have a lot of issues with tidal currents here in The Salish Sea. Automatic systems are a risky. I
Instrument Sun Shades Project_Mayhem at 7:29pm 12.07.23 I have a Targus waterproof case for my iPad, it does cut down the glare and offers some protection
Tidal Currents Trip planner App dlochner at 7:28pm 12.07.23 Aquamaps has pretty current and tide reporting on their app, however it does not do automatic route
Salon table 37c Johnb at 6:37pm 12.07.23 This is the factory set up yes? Yes except we removed the fiddles on the long edges
H22 Parts breakdown RPOLLITT01 at 6:07pm 12.07.23 You may be able to find what you seek here: https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.php?t
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:53pm 12.07.23

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