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Low cost dinghy flynhi4u at 11:43am 07.06.15 Smaller Boats 3/672 In preparation for our trip to the North Channel next summer I have rounded up a small 10 lb Cruise
Gib Sice for a Hunter 37 margotec at 11:10am 07.06.15 Big Boats 3/1097 Hello, our gib unrolled during a storm and shattered. Now we have to buy another and I would like to
Getting set for my first sailing party vollEngineer at 10:58am 07.06.15 Big Boats 25/2730 Hubby and I are new to sailing and just bought a Hunter 386. A couple of seasoned sailors are takin
Hunter 356 viewing the engine water exhaust tdragani11 at 10:31am 07.06.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2094 I have a Hunter 356 the exhaust is not visible from the deck. I would like to verify that my engine
Stuck Up Centerboard newfyfan at 10:24am 07.06.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1727 Have a Seidelmann 245 with a stuck centerboard in the Up position. Believe the pendant (sp?) is att
Cruising Sailor's Board back up! Phil Herring at 9:58am 07.06.15 Ask All Sailors 2/749 It's a little spartan right now but it works. Your bookmarks may not work so please use this addres
Swim step shower leak Syversens at 8:46am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/2223 Well I guess this was the weekend I had my shower on the swim step start leaking. I noticed water dr
Replacement Cabinet knobs for Hunter 36 deacm at 8:42am 07.06.15 Big Boats 1/751 You know, the 3/4" round silver buttons that push in flush and then out that hold the galley cupboar
t-ball plugs? Ashley at 7:57am 07.06.15 Smaller Boats 5/1058 I need some new retaining clips to hold the t-balls in place when raising/lowering the mast. These a
Life Line diameter? Chiriqui at 7:53am 07.06.15 Smaller Boats 10/1415 I was given this page to shop from by shop.hunter But I need to know what diameter to order for my 1
paint around fixed ports on 361 tnathan at 7:37am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/985 Hello, I had another question as I work through my "new to me" 361. The paint around the midsh
Hot Water Heater chicagodave at 7:30am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1681 Beneteau 423 The hot water heater does not work when connected to shore power. The breaker at th
Electric Head chicagodave at 7:23am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/816 Beneteau 423 We have an electric head in our main cabin head. To operate the head there is a switc
teak toe rail trainmanjess at 6:39am 07.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/5272 hello all I have to replace the toe rail on my sailboat... it is a 1979 Dufour 12000ct 45ft sailb
1976 H 25 toe rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 07.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/539 I am not sure what would be the best sealant but did not suggest the Satan's glue for this or 5200.
1976 25 Hunter toe rail attachment Crazy Dave Condon at 6:19am 07.06.15 Smaller Boats 7/755 I could not help on one inquiry about the toe rail what to use when reapplying it to the boat. Plea
B323 - Climbing the Mast rschultz at 4:06am 07.06.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3066 Must climb the mast to replace dead anchor light. Furling main...so only line to use (other than dr
Replacing Wire-to-rope Halyard Ron and Pam at 10:18pm 07.05.15 Catalina 22 4/2271 New to the Forum, so a big hello! We just bought a 1984 Catalina 22 to restore and sail. It need
Snake on the boat! (1) w4swk at 9:19pm 07.05.15 Catalina 22 4/1124 Hi All I'm not sure if this post has any value but I feel the need to share our experience over the
Looking for a BASIC GPS colinhulse at 7:24pm 07.05.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2324 Does anyone sell a GPS that just shows Lat and Long? I want it for over my chart table next to the V

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Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, Globe Pilot at 11:18am 12.14.23 Resurrecting an old post with my 2 cents. Last summer my alternator failed on the start of a long pa
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? pgandw at 11:00am 12.14.23 I liked the idea of a solar vent as a partial measure until I read reviews on Amazon. Seems like t
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 10:42am 12.14.23 I think we beat it to death. I don't know if there's any truly one "right" answer to discussions lik
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Stu Jackson at 10:41am 12.14.23 Some have employed their "nearing end of useful life" laptops AS their navigational tools.
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:23am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. But, we never did resolve t
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel SolariaLED at 9:45am 12.14.23 Thanks for all the help. The Blue Seas ones look good but are bigger than the ones I currently have
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 9:42am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:53am 12.14.23 The wheel was most annoying at anchor as it was in the way when we went swimming, got on the dinghy
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 12.14.23 Is there a big down side with a smaller wheel? Short answer .... I don't think so .... I can't th
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:39am 12.14.23 The OP was concerned about being able to get around the wheel. What I was trying to say is that he
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 8:33am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 8:32am 12.14.23 Right, I understand that. But that wasn't my point, which maybe I didn't make clearly enough. The
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! American_Mainsail at 8:27am 12.14.23 I use a simple iPad with integrated GPS that I purchased five years ago. I put it in a waterproof ca
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Alan Gomes at 7:45am 12.14.23 There is a locking mechanism to prevent the wheel from folding while underway. Right, I understand
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 7:42am 12.14.23 I think that folding wheel would be great when at the dock, but it might not be something you'd wan
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? shemandr at 7:42am 12.14.23 Another work around would be to remove the wheel when not sailing. I've been on boats that do that
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Alan Gomes at 7:40am 12.14.23 I remember when I first saw those. I thought it was a smart adaptation but the sharp corner looks
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 7:38am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 7:30am 12.14.23 I'm not sure if a Wheel Pilot fits on a folding wheel. You certainly can't fold it all the way in i
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! dlochner at 7:27am 12.14.23 We're an all Apple house, so I use a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip and Aquamaps. Aquamaps is a very af

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