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25XP Fuel Priming Conundrum Anonymous 121765 at 2:47pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 44/4906
Lake Tahoe marinas... and area attractions? centerline at 2:29pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 2/848 we are planning a trip to lake tahoe at the end of july, for several days, and we are trying to find
H31 H34 tie rod chain plate (2) state2state at 1:11pm 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1856 What's your opinion on this H31 chain plate? Freshwater only vessel.
Teak stripping a H40 forward cabin inner liner sides waternwaves at 12:57pm 02.07.15 Big Boats 1/870 Kicking around an idea of removing the original carpet glued to the inner liner of the forward cabin
Stainless Steel Fabricator sailor420 at 12:12pm 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1395 I have a new radome and it will require some modification of my exsisting mast support. The support
Gauges MLampner at 11:44am 02.07.15 The Cherubini Hunters 0/494 Though it didn't feel like the right day to start on it, it was cold this morning, work for the comi
Dinghy Davits on Catalina 387 surlymermaid at 11:35am 02.07.15 Big Boats 4/2944 I am installing Garhaeur Davits on my Catalina 387. I am going to install the davits and suport post
Anchor locker bottom... woodster at 11:26am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1976 ...mine is flat and everything sits on that surface ropes, chain, anchors and all else that may be s
Keeping Bottom Siders In Place Dan_Y at 10:25am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 15/3852 Has anyone found a way to secure Bottom Siders to the fiberglass cockpit seats, or at least keep the
Will Non-Bonded Anode Sacrifice? (1) rardiH36 at 10:01am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2245 Question for the long-time boat owners and (if reading) the electrochemical engineers or scientifica
Laser Flare... Receiver? agprice22 at 8:53am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 5/993 I Have seen the Laser Flare product online, and an idea came to mind. How about equipping search pla
1990 35.5 new owner shawanaga at 8:19am 02.07.15 Big Boats 7/1308 Hi just purchased 1990 and starting to figure out what to add before it is launched in a few weeks.
Gooseneck connection Isail at 8:05am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/727 Greetings; I was given a Hunter 18.5 that needs a lot of work. At present, I'm trying to rig the
Cutting mainsail shorter chp at 7:47am 02.07.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/7384 I know the subject of raising the boom has come up before, but I haven't found anything about having
Electric horn? Ken Cross at 7:12am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 12/4633 It seems odd to me that many power boats have a built in electric horn. I've never seen one on a sai
LED bulbs sailnoproblem at 7:08am 02.07.15 Ask All Sailors 27/3560 I want to replace my interior lighting with LED bulbs. I have the old Perko dome lights. Can I repla
The things i do for my boat DAVA390 at 6:51am 02.07.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/2739 Bought some Glycerin based lubricant this AM for the water pump impeller. In a pharmacy. Guess wha
TV marine freindly DJN51 at 4:33am 02.07.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/618 What brand tv handles marine enviorment the best. will be on a 23.5 Hunter so it will take a little
Problems steering my sailboat with outboard/tiller Monaco at 9:18pm 02.06.15 Ask All Sailors 11/4815 Steering my sailboat out of the channel is a two man job because the outboard won't stay in one pla
Baking brownies in the Force 10 oven jveatch at 6:35pm 02.06.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/952 My wife tried baking brownies in the Force 10 oven that is in our Hunter 41DS. She used a glass 9x1

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Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) fero at 3:18pm 12.13.22 Well I checked couple of things, the panel bellow the pedestal, above the bunk seen definitly some w
Leach Telltales on the Jib shemandr at 2:25pm 12.13.22 I once saw a video (Probably linked from this forum), that showed airplane wing or tail wing with re
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 2:16pm 12.13.22 Probably not other than the SS ball bearing sheaves will last forever. The typical bronze or alumin
Single handing patbratton at 1:26pm 12.13.22 My Hunter 240 has the out haul, reefing line, and topping lift all in the boom. The topping lift com
Clearing the track dLj at 1:24pm 12.13.22 @garymalmgren Nice work! Enjoyed watching. dj
Leach Telltales on the Jib jssailem at 1:19pm 12.13.22 It is an interesting query. I have not had or raced boats with tell tails on the leach of the Jib. T
Boat Smells! Ralph Johnstone at 1:18pm 12.13.22 Thanks to everyone! This was an awesome experience for my first time on the forum!! It was a grat
Where is the fuse? Dr. D at 1:14pm 12.13.22 Most builders use a GFI outlet first on the circuit to provide GFI protection to all the outlets do
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle FastOlson at 1:09pm 12.13.22 Regarding a concern about the line slipping thru the knot, we have used the "halyard hitch" for abou
Leach Telltales on the Jib FastOlson at 1:04pm 12.13.22 My most resent jib is the first one I have used these on. They seem helpfull, but I also like a lot
Just had to show these off (1) Justin_NSA at 12:51pm 12.13.22 You'll appreciate the new rudder. I bought one when they were still Idasailor. Do you have some sort
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings dlochner at 12:03pm 12.13.22 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to switching to a typical bronze bushing? Probably not oth
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Crazy Dave Condon at 12:02pm 12.13.22 Yup I told hunter
Boat Smells! Capt Robbie at 11:54am 12.13.22 Brezzy; Try using about five bags of plain old charcoal from the hardware store. Same as you would
Day Sailer Cabin Modifications for Comfort (2) jssailem at 11:54am 12.13.22 You tend to anchor in tiny coves, 211639 If wind or shipping traffic is from the wrong direction..
Warped Rudder sbrogden at 11:54am 12.13.22 Looking good...... You might have established a side gig..:biggrin: It looks like the tip of the b
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 11:46am 12.13.22 GO France. I love a team that goes out and executes a good game plan. They have a great manager. Cre
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England AlastairLC at 11:40am 12.13.22
Just had to show these off MrTerpak at 11:32am 12.13.22 Thanks for your insights on the new sail plan. I placed the order last week.I will have the roller f
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 11:27am 12.13.22 Is there any advantage or disadvantage to switching to a typical bronze bushing?

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