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Replacing Keel Cable on Venture 21 TomTerw at 4:22pm 06.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2340 I have a 1971 Venture 21 and the Keel Cable broke. By hook and crook I managed to get it off the la
h34 antifreeze leak - hose run help (4) dcalif at 4:06pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 7/1195 On my '85 Hunter 34: Antifreeze/h2o mix is draining into the small bilge at the bottom of the com
1986 sabre 36 sailboat saloon table support Markraymond at 3:30pm 06.12.15 Sabre Sailboats 0/2390 Recently purchases sabre 36 and the support post for the main saloon table is missing parts. Curren
What do you do for a helmseat? rortega46 at 2:52pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 6/1831
Transmission in gear or not? a65sailor at 2:30pm 06.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/862 When sailing should I keep my transmission in gear or let the prop rotate? Yanmar with a Kanzaki tra
vent hose Don Crowther at 2:22pm 06.12.15 Big Boats 9/1235 I need some help with the vent hose off the septic tank. When I was installing the tank i found the
Yanmar YSB12 Issue johnstreatfeild at 2:15pm 06.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/795 A spring that connects a lever on the high pressure pump to the throttle keeps coming off. I can't
Macerator won't stop running Gdindy at 1:49pm 06.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/3116 Have a Hunter 410 front head macerator keeps running. Worked fine until visitor who swears they did
What size fresh water pump? Bad Obsession at 1:22pm 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 12/4794 Here are my system details: Compac 23 with a 13.5 gallon fresh water tank. Outlets are going to be
Input on site changes? Phil Herring at 10:38am 06.12.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/2092 It's been a couple days now since the new navigation was installed, and the new home page went up ju
Flotation foam now ballast foam?! (3) KrustyKrab at 10:14am 06.12.15 Smaller Boats 9/1674 Hello Everyone. While working on my bow eye recently (I'll post that repair in another post) I noti
Input on site changes? Phil Herring at 10:09am 06.12.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1145 How's the new nav and home page working out? Anything not working, or any unintended problems on ot
Motor mount lag bolts RAD88 at 9:06am 06.12.15 Ask All Sailors 5/2238 So here's the deal _ I'm having the motor mounts replaced and was asked which lag bolt I wanted to b
Diesel Fuel Tank Replacement shoemelbch at 8:08am 06.12.15 Bigger Boats 18/5318 Has anyone found a company that manufacturers replacement fuel tank for 272 LE O'Day? Our 1986 fuel
Free Practical Sailor Magazines 2004-2014 John T1594 at 8:03am 06.12.15 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/3718 I have been cleaning out my old files and found almost complete sets of Practical Sailor magazines f
Link 10 always showing neg amp draw ddegange at 8:00am 06.12.15 Big Boats 3/618 I have a 1999 Hunter 410 and it has a Link 10 which has been working really good until about a day a
Cockpit Fresh Water Shower mlindberg1 at 6:33am 06.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/634 I would like to install a fresh water shower in the cockpit of my Oday 26. I want to utilize the 20
Oday 222 mast Main braket Luisecoco at 6:24am 06.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/900 I just got this boat I need to font some parts: The bracket that's hold the mast The brackets that
Mast raising Gin Pole for a 22 Macgregor (2) FloridaSailor1949 at 5:46am 06.12.15 Trailer Sailors 29/7870 I recently built a modified trailer winch operated gin pole. It only requires three pieces to const
Tender/Dinghy for a C22 Leeward Rail at 4:59am 06.12.15 Catalina 22 5/6610 I noticed in a recent photo posted by "CaptDon01" that he has an inflatable boat for use as a dinghy

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Adler/Barbour Refrigerator 37C Tally Ho at 5:25pm 07.11.23 Dan, do you know where the compressor is mounted? Not much to inspect in the cold plate (the phot
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:22pm 07.11.23 I'd wait a while to open the pumpout cap too...and to be on the safe side, leave the lid on the to
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 5:18pm 07.11.23 I hand tack quickly with one or two wraps on the winch to minimize the chance of an over wrap. Then
Winch handle safe use (1) rgranger at 5:09pm 07.11.23 As to your assertion that "the whole world does it one way", my experience, and apparently jssailem
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 5:09pm 07.11.23 Different techniques work for different crews and situations. At the command "Ready about" the new
What is it? Joe at 5:08pm 07.11.23 Wow, looks like it's worth more than the boat. I'll be the p.o. picked it up in a yard sale somewh
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 5:02pm 07.11.23 I have bought, restored and sold seven old sailboats over the years. One thing I have come to reall
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 4:54pm 07.11.23 So, I don't get why you're even asking. The whole world does it one way, and you seem to be lookin
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 4:49pm 07.11.23 Thinking of doing the same but have a couple of questions. Do the doors open in or out? Did you use
DIY Electronics? jviss at 4:17pm 07.11.23 You can get an Arduino for well under $10.
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 4:00pm 07.11.23 Sticker price on a Pi 3 starts at $35, vs an Arduino Uno at about $25, so not wildly different. The
What is it? Hollyberry at 3:47pm 07.11.23 It's a reel for a stern tie anchor setup... you drop the hook, back up towards shore and run the web
Potential new Hunter owner jaysweet at 3:27pm 07.11.23 I bought a wing-keel H23 with my father (also a retired Naval officer!) in 2001. My thoughts: first,
DIY Electronics? jviss at 3:19pm 07.11.23 A Pi is a lot more than an Arduino, and probably over kill for such a thing, no?
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 3:11pm 07.11.23 I know a couple of guys on the forum dabble in electronics, Arduino, etc., I just can't recall who!
Winch handle safe use jviss at 2:52pm 07.11.23 There seems to be some confusion, so allow me to clarify. As mentioned in the OP, I would NOT leave
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? Davidasailor26 at 2:52pm 07.11.23 Those creases sure do look like over-bend to me. Pull the main halyard tight to the gooseneck and es
What is it? Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 07.11.23
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 2:02pm 07.11.23 There seems to be some confusion, so allow me to clarify. As mentioned in the OP, I would NOT leave
Creases in the mainsail - any suggestions? danstanford at 1:31pm 07.11.23 I'll try to get pictures but not sure when our next sail will be. Here is a diagram that shows wh

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