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Junk in the Trunk? 31seahorse at 9:57am 06.08.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/4091 Hello All, I just received a strange email that would appear to have come from this sailboatowners s
Looking for a piece of rub rail Jeff222 at 9:49am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/569 Does anyone have a leftover piece of the white trim that the rub rail mates into? I need a piece ab
Gel Charge/float tweak wmj at 9:37am 06.08.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1443 Maine, I have two group 24 West Marine gel as my house bank with a smaller battery on Xantrex ech
Propeller choice for Pearson 26 and 9.8 Tohatsu 1972p26 at 9:32am 06.08.15 Engines and Propulsion 7/3454 Hi, I am new to this list and 2 years into owning a sailboat. I just replaced the 1972 Chrysler 2 s
Spinnaker Question Rleiby at 9:17am 06.08.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/965 1993 Hunter 30T with Fractional head sail. Inquiring if most Fractional head sail Hunter boat owner
Oceanair hatch covers (1) jwieneck at 9:02am 06.08.15 Big Boats 0/697 I have a 2005 Hunter 41 DS. In the aft bedroom there is a hatch over the bed that opens into the co
EV-100 autopilot on a 26M leevin100 at 8:58am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1633 I have a Mac 26M and just installed a Raymarine EV-100 wheel autopilot. Do you have a similar bo
New Sail Hitting Backstay kiteflyer at 8:44am 06.08.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/2081 I decided to replace my original 1991 Hunter 28 main sail with a new Doyle. The different shape of
Any idea what this gizmo is???? (2) sailbad_the_sinner at 7:56am 06.08.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1101 Well, I am a seasoned power-boater and reasonably good sailor, so I thought I had a pretty good grip
Catawba Island / Port Clinton Rigger Recommendations Tomgrandy at 7:41am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1354 I purchased a 1980 Hunter recently that the previous owner rigged up in a rather odd fashion. Am
GPS Units NCC Orion at 7:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1285 Hello, I have an O'Day 25 and the compass and knot meter are not working. I was thinking of replac
Separation Anxiety!! solodare at 7:29am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 25/3032 So I'm sure others have been here. You get your first boat, you have a couple of great days on the w
Steering cable, Vectran, where to buy waynejablonowski at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/884 Where can I buy a vectran steering cable from?
Would like to get on board a Mac 26S or D danphilgreen at 7:10am 06.08.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1161 Hi, I live in Fort Myers. As soon as I get a truck and my 15' Cape Cod Mercury sold I will be in th
Photos of C310 Mast Head (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:06am 06.08.15 Catalina 310 6/1631 Good morning all, I am looking for photos of the C310 traditional mainsail mast head. Specifical
B&G Touch Networking rishackie at 5:40am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1232 I have a new B'G Zeus Touch that I have connected to a Raymarine ng network via its NEMA 2000 connec
Who made my sail? (1) JohnCTV21 at 5:34am 06.08.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1591 I have a partial logo and would like to contact the manufacturer, the sail is a 150% genoa from a '7
Backstay to Short (1) mlindberg1 at 5:31am 06.08.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1166 For the first time as a new owner of an Oday 26 I gathered some buddies and stepped the mast. It was
Anyone remove/replace prop strut on H36C? (2) tmjb at 4:43am 06.08.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1098 Finally thought I was near to seeing the light re launching my new to me '81 H36C and then I noticed
Videos ShotgunSlim at 3:54am 06.08.15 Catalina 22 5/864 We love pictures and videos here on the forums and I confess to spending my fair share of time on Yo

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Winch handle safe use capta at 10:47am 07.11.23 I never leave a winch handle in the winch when I'm operating a winch. It must always be in its sheat
Honda BF2 outboard fuel problem (2) Hayden Watson at 10:45am 07.11.23 I have the same engine. You have to remove the plastic top cover and bottom plastic Piece. You can
Electrical Gremlins capta at 10:41am 07.11.23 Welcome to marine electrickery. No, it isn't misspelled.
mooring buoys Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 07.11.23 We used to have an Ericson 27. As I recall, it was pretty easy reaching over the transom to the WL.
mooring buoys (1) capta at 10:39am 07.11.23 Attach your pennant to the shackle under the ball and add one of these at the end to pick it up.
Electrical Gremlins Stu Jackson at 10:14am 07.11.23 A full wiring diagram sounds like a wonderful thing to have. Sure it would be. But you don't have
Life (sailing) after heart attack. JamesG161 at 10:09am 07.11.23 My Heart event led me to buying my boat in 2014. Started back to sailing again. :clap: Note my fi
Found On Deck Hollyberry at 9:55am 07.11.23 I'm going with the 'nasty neighbour' theory! ;)
Rigging information NTLESQ at 9:51am 07.11.23 Dear John, Thanks very much! The images are very helpful. The arrangement for the main sheet is very
Starting battery (1) JamesG161 at 9:43am 07.11.23 I looked up my 50hp Engine CC amps needs. Mine boat has separate switches 1) Start Battery 2) Hous
Winch handle safe use kappykaplan at 9:30am 07.11.23 I have two wraps on the drum to haul in the sheet as quickly as possible, by hand only. Then a thir
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:26am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would mak
Satallite GPS messaging devices kappykaplan at 9:25am 07.11.23 When I took the Scouts on our circumnavigations of the DELMARVA peninsula, we used one of the parent
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 JamesG161 at 9:19am 07.11.23 Have boards for the companion way but really think I want doors Not a good idea. Why not? Your H
Found On Deck Rich Stidger at 9:15am 07.11.23 If something was loose enough to have a pin fall out, I would expect that there would be something o
Electrical Gremlins skunther at 9:10am 07.11.23 It is amazing. I would have assumed there are standard practices for wiring vessels which would make
Electrical Gremlins jviss at 9:05am 07.11.23
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Hollyberry at 9:04am 07.11.23 If the companionway is wide enought you could have the hinges attach to a side board that would slid
Just purchased hull #54 and have some halyard questions Hollyberry at 9:01am 07.11.23 Congrats!.. A resident of our island also just bought one of these (brought it down from Great Slave
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 jeff356 at 8:59am 07.11.23 I made my doors out of starboard. I have hooks so I can hold them open while sailing. Also have a h

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