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Mystery screw for cabinet hinge SEMPERAVANTI41 at 8:17pm 06.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/988 I lost a couple of hinge screws when I had to remove some cabinet doors on my 2007 41DS. The screw h
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P303- Installing my GPS on Edson pedestal (4) StargazerP303 at 7:52pm 06.22.15 Pearson 4/1548 Just installed my new GPS Garmin 441S on my Edson Pedestal. The problem I had was what to do with t
Remote powered Anchor for 2002 26X BLUE MAX at 7:40pm 06.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/685 How do I select an electric power driven Anchor set up for my 2002 26X......Will cruise mostly in M
Magellan BlueNav sailfree20770 at 7:28pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 0/690 Has anyone been able to view Magellan BlueNav charts on a PC. It seems they don't make a GPS that u
P303 What do you get when you use 5200 (4) StargazerP303 at 6:52pm 06.22.15 Pearson 16/4172 Hi! all I finally finished the work fixing a leak around the chain-plate. Picture one is 3m's 5200 u
I meaurement Colin Campbell at 5:52pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1045 When sailmakers quote I measurement, do they take into consideration furling gear. I measured the l
Hunter 34 large mast step (1) Charlie98117 at 4:28pm 06.22.15 Big Boats 7/3741 I am looking at pulling my mast in the near future to deal with the compression post issue that at t
looking for Catalina 25 main sail cudamank at 3:34pm 06.22.15 Parts Search 2/1035 I am looking for a Catalina 25 main sail. Newly acquired boat is missing the main. I am keeping my e
Cunningham Cmp1110 at 3:25pm 06.22.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/8439 Good evening all, I know use all your sail trim controls. But sometimes I'm lazy!! I have been compl
PHRF Hunter 44 Marc14857 at 3:11pm 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 22/2902 So for the last 3 years we've sailed in a charity event Sails Up for Cancer and really have a good t
Temporary mooring (1) Macboy at 3:00pm 06.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5467 Hey all. I asked this in the "Ask All Sailors" forum but thought I'd ask directly in here as well. W
Soft cockpit floor kingsailor at 2:27pm 06.22.15 Big Boats 0/682 2002 H456-The floor in our cockpit feels soft between the companionway and the pedestal. It gives wh
1986 Beneteau First 29 sailinginiowa at 2:26pm 06.22.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/9196 We had an unfortunate event with our past boat and are in need of a different one. We have come acr
Need to contact other Hunter 26 owners NavySailorII at 2:21pm 06.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1252 Looking to find other 1988 Hunter 26 with winged shoal keel to gain knowledge in order to rehab a re
Catalina Steering issue Sailscloud9 at 1:03pm 06.22.15 Big Boats 1/1702 Was out on the Bay a few weeks ago wind picked up (white caps) and my steering started acting up.
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Where to put electronics? flynhi4u at 11:33am 06.22.15 Smaller Boats 16/2428 With the Memory Maker back on the water and the restoration all but complete we have started thinkin
J 24 keel mystery wetsu82 at 11:00am 06.22.15 Ask All Sailors 5/5694 Hello all, picked up a 1978 J 24, had to do a little work on it seems to be in good shape. HOWEVER,

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Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 8:44am 12.05.23 thanks for the information. I think you are right about no external vents from the engine compartmen
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 8:40am 12.05.23 Very interesting to note that the output from wind peaks, and then drops off as the wind gets highe
Furring Jib rgranger at 8:34am 12.05.23 First you need to select a furler type. The sail you buy has to have the right connection mechanism
Knot meter sensitivity to sail trim Joe at 8:33am 12.05.23 Speed over ground (SOG) vs. Speed thru water (STW) Hmmm... as far as sail trimming goes I don't th
Solar power systems tfox2069 at 8:33am 12.05.23 The big issue with wind is there isn't enough of it. If you dig into the generation curves it takes
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Scott T-Bird at 8:18am 12.05.23 that's great! Do I have an ignition position that is on without an alarm going off? And can I use t
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer Tedd at 8:16am 12.05.23 Thanks, @sesmith . Being retired, I normally have the luxury of being able to time my border crossin
Furring Jib Sailor Sue at 8:04am 12.05.23 Have you talked with a sail maker?
Thru Hull Replacement? Scott T-Bird at 7:56am 12.05.23 As a follow-up .... are you sure that you are trying to turn it the right way? Every once in a whil
Dodger Needed FastOlson at 7:45am 12.05.23 I'm in the wrong business Yeah. You might be, or Not. :) Tough business to succeed in -- with con
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:41am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the char
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? FastOlson at 7:27am 12.05.23
Dodger Needed Project_Mayhem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Oooof-ya.. $8000! Is that pesos or dollars? EDIT: Looking at SailRite, tallying up the materials fo
Manual Bilge jssailem at 7:24am 12.05.23 Glad you discovered the answer. Old boats are often a mystery awaiting discovery. Kind of the charm
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? Project_Mayhem at 7:19am 12.05.23 There's a few marine salvage yards listed here: Sailboat Parts
Border Crossing with a Trailer Sailer sesmith at 7:12am 12.05.23 Not sure of the boarder crossing wait times in your area, but where we cross into Ontario I'd much r
Solar power systems dlochner at 7:04am 12.05.23 The "solar generators" are a LFP battery and a charger/inverter in one self-contained unit. Plug the
Manual Bilge motosail_SD at 7:02am 12.05.23 Hello all. Well it come to find out that it is a centerboard. Which explains the cleat there to kee
Which are the best good old daysailers? jimshipsky at 6:58am 12.05.23 Huh! I've been thinking monohulls. But now I'll keep my eyes open for a tri.
Solar power systems American_Mainsail at 6:48am 12.05.23 I am a liveaboard as well. In the summer, I rely on my solar/battery combo for nearly all of my powe

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