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Spinnaker/Whisker Poles Diablito at 3:20pm 07.25.15 Big Boats 4/1348 Hi all. I own Mer-Sea Beaucoup, a great 376. She came without either a spinnaker nor gear. I
Companionway door spring broken:How to replace? Viktor Eysselein at 12:59pm 07.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1449 Hi All: The spring of the companionway door on my Hunter 45CC broke. I got the spring from HunterO
Shroud length with 10 hole stay adjuster hobie9809 at 8:13am 07.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/795 I would like to change my shroud from turn buckle to 10 hole stay does anyone know what length to ma
CDI Rolling Furling pelicanj45 at 8:10am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2184 I own a Hunter 36 Cherubini model. I've owned it around 25 years. This year the roller furling is
Auto Helm compass PM in TO at 7:47am 07.25.15 Catalina 310 14/1983 Have a 2005 310 does anyone know where they mounted the compass? I have looked everywhere? Thanks P
Home is the Sailor (1) Roger Long at 5:09am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2278 I was just a few boat lengths away from a brief "pier head jump" crew drop off at City Island, New
Catalina 309 windless issue Nellie the sailor at 4:38am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/591 Dear all, we dropped anchor a few times this year and my maxwell 500 in our anchor locker started ac
Irwin 25 without centerboard keel Bwilliams0621 at 4:29am 07.25.15 Irwin 4/5198 Hello all new to the ownership of a new to me 25' irwin 10 / 4 without the centerboard keel. It was
Replacing a backstay turnbuckle njlarry at 4:12am 07.25.15 Ask All Sailors 7/3138 Yesterday I first noticed a faint crack in the backstay turnbuckle. I would like to replace it toda
Rumbling/throbbing sound when carrying Genoa 180 in 7kts+ Piotr at 9:21pm 07.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3232 Recently, I became a bit adventerous and started carrying more sail in more wind. That's when the Ad
VIN # atrometer at 6:41pm 07.24.15 Catalina 22 13/1327 Can someone interpret this for me "22CTYH555975"
New portlight in Oday 272 (2) MaritimeTees at 6:10pm 07.24.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1379 Today I installed a new Bomar portlight in the aft cabin. Wow the difference. Air and light. Best ne
Yamaha 30 Strut Johnthesailor at 5:12pm 07.24.15 Yamaha 0/1842 I have just noticed that the strut on our 1981 30 is showing signs of corrosion. A surveyor has conf
ODay 25 forward deck recore (8) 4father at 3:00pm 07.24.15 Day Sailers 1/2397 It all started out with a plan to replace a vent over the anchor locker. Upon removal of the offendi
Wheel control lines (1) drdanj at 2:50pm 07.24.15 Big Boats 2/1263 A recent email from Catalina Direct warned about the "cross wire idler" mechanism under the Edson pe
Runing Wire down Mast Beneteau 321 at 1:26pm 07.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2310 Planing on installing a wind speed /direction on mast head,on our 1997 Beneteau 321 any helpful hint
Please share your H34 bare sole underside PGIJon at 12:20pm 07.24.15 Big Boats 3/734 At least for me, it would sure help me if those with a H34 could post pictures of the cabin minus th
Need info on Rigging a 17 ft Oday Day Sailer Big_John23 at 11:13am 07.24.15 Day Sailers 6/7443 Hey I have a 17 ft Oday Day Sailer and don't know how to 100% rig the sails and boom. If any one kno
Rebedding Upper & Lower Chain Plates myboatfruition at 10:44am 07.24.15 Catalina 310 7/3271 I have recently purchased a new to me Cat 310, hull number 15. I would like to work my way around t
Seaclear and Raymarine lehigh375 at 8:57am 07.24.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1065 I created a route with Seaclear that is saved as a .SRW file. I also have a chart that is saved as

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Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 8:54pm 12.19.23 ".I'm curious if Hunter includes any of the Selden manuals in their owner's manual." I know that wh
S2 7.3 Documented Vessel? mtb369 at 8:11pm 12.19.23 Looks like you're stuck with state registration numbers on your bow. ;) :beer: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Seaward Fox 19 bilge information rgranger at 7:43pm 12.19.23 If you want a manual bilge pump, for a 19 foot boat I would consider a kayak/paddlers bilge pump. I
Hatch leak repair (1) dlochner at 7:12pm 12.19.23
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 6:58pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Prop rotation question dlochner at 6:58pm 12.19.23 :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that! And with some elbow grease and buffing compounds it co
Selden in-mast furling questions (4) Ralph Johnstone at 5:51pm 12.19.23 For a small fee, I can let you have the "Official Selden Installation Manual" and a few other items
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PaulK at 5:36pm 12.19.23 Do you anchor out or hang on moorings when you cruise, or do you grab a slip? Many people complain
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review Skipper John at 5:21pm 12.19.23 I agree with your assessment, Scott T-Bird. The styling of the Beneteau is just too severe for me, t
Selden in-mast furling questions PaulK at 5:19pm 12.19.23 In-Mast roller-furling can be quite finicky. Halyard tension, boom angle (topping lift! vang!), she
Fire Port Skipper John at 5:07pm 12.19.23 I don't have a photo available, but on the 315, the fire extinguisher port is located on the port si
Prop rotation question kappykaplan at 3:55pm 12.19.23 But dang, what a work of art ! :plus: My MaxProp used to look like that!
Hatch leak repair (2) Tally Ho at 3:54pm 12.19.23
Shaft Packing Gland tube/hose (3) Tally Ho at 3:47pm 12.19.23 MAINESAIL says "Most references suggest replacing the rubber stuffing box hose every seven to ten y
Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 3:44pm 12.19.23 Yep I hear you. In my world its a bit different. Having replaced the diagonals probably about 4 year
Selden in-mast furling questions tfox2069 at 3:38pm 12.19.23 We are helping someone who is new to sailing who just purchased a Hunter 340. He just received a n
hello chp at 3:35pm 12.19.23 Haven't had to drop the rudder. I have about a quarter inch gap in mine. Just enough room to get in
Prop rotation question (1) Tally Ho at 3:32pm 12.19.23 :facepalm: Yep! I don't know what I was thinking! I even had the Autostream installation manual
Cover for Hunter 39 Tally Ho at 3:28pm 12.19.23 Greg and others who offered advice on a winter cover for my Hunter 39. After reviewing several web
Selden in-mast furling questions Rick486 at 3:17pm 12.19.23 First thing to do is contact Selden US and ask for the owner's manual for the mast.....

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