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Harpoon 5.2 rigging help rich4819 at 6:59pm 04.16.15 Trailer Sailors 1/9840 I have just purchased an old (1978 ) Harpoon 5.2 and need some help in getting the rigging set up c
Crusing SW Florida (4) seadaddler at 6:56pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/932 Here we are cruising south with PGSC sailors and we are anchored out at one of many anchorages alo
Machine safe? prob at 6:51pm 04.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/835 Hello all, Before I destroy 27 year old covers, thought I'd ask. Are the aft berth (stock) cushio
411 Furler epsilonblue at 5:37pm 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1425 I have recently been having problems with my Jib furler, the jib halliard twists around the top sect
Changing the sidestay mounting position KSchroeder at 4:12pm 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/690 On my 311, the trailing edge of my jib touches the lower sidestay when sheeted in all the way. It se
Throttle Connection Wire YouNMe at 4:00pm 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1419 First post ever, please be kind. My husband is a seasoned sailor, I am not. We just bought an '81 30
mast wiring Time_Out at 3:32pm 04.16.15 Catalina 22 8/1136 Quick question. Ive purchased the all-line, all-internal halyard kit from CD, and also plan to repla
mast antenna install Harlan at 3:22pm 04.16.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2295 Planning to install LMR-400 coax in my OD34. It has the usual Isomat mast, extrusion NG51. The mas
Pearson Vanguard Lifeline Stanchions (4) ghivancich at 2:15pm 04.16.15 Parts Search 11/2836 I am looking to find lifeline stanchions which were used on Pearson Vanguards. I have also seen thes
Adding shore power? Drhoppy at 1:56pm 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 32/5697 Hi All- I'm fairly new to sailboat ownership so forgive any "stupid" questions I may come up with
Removing Hunter 310 Fresh Water Tank wayne007 at 1:32pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/676 Has anyone removed the 50 gal water tank on a hunter 310 1997? Looks hard and I'd appreciate any ad
Headed south doc jim at 12:15pm 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1359 Having retired am moving my 1981 Hunter 30 from Baltimore to Hilton Head via the intracoastal waterw
Repairing Loose Bow Eye (1) judsonj at 11:18am 04.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4185 Hey All, Getting ready for my first sail of the season next month and trying to get a to a few t
Gasket for power steering cylinder lecombr� schmitt Vitor souto at 11:08am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/527 Where can I get gasket for my power steering cylinder from lecomble cylinder #2200496 A
Transducer Location Yeki at 9:30am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/633 Hello All! I am preparing to install an Airmar B744V thru-hull transducer on my 78 , shallow draft,
mast winch for reefing splax at 9:30am 04.16.15 Big Boats 4/1261 I have been advised that I need a winch mounted to tension the reefing lines through the boom to ree
Zincs in Yanmar 21hp? Canvasback at 9:25am 04.16.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1506 Hey skippers, Does anyone know if there are zincs in a 21hp Yanmar motor, model year 2007? If so, h
Cutting holes on mast markwbird at 7:30am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1228 I want to install a spinnaker sheet. This will require cutting at least one or two holes in the mas
leaking manual bilge pump iSailor at 6:50am 04.16.15 Catalina 310 9/2490 I was preparing the boat for the spring and noticed that the manual bilge pump was leaking (at the p
Repower to 3GM30F H33C prop? Sylvain at 6:39am 04.16.15 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1781 I've been looking at re-powering my H33C for quite a while and found a 3GM30F at a fair price in Mon

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Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Rick Webb at 8:35am 06.27.23 Do those numbers match up with a VIN or serial number on your registration?
Trailer Capacity Estimates? SantaCruzin at 8:30am 06.27.23 Piece vs peace. Totally different meaning in this case! I feel bad for anyone learning English as a
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Jacktar at 8:20am 06.27.23 Might just be the serial number of the trailer, it is next to manufacture date on same line, all lo
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Chase Hartzell at 8:15am 06.27.23 Interesting. I'm trying to understand how your GAWR is 1/2 your GVWR unless it was either dual axle
Rebuilding a Water Filter. dLj at 8:12am 06.27.23 Well, I would not rebuild it - I would chuck it and install a modern filtration system. The advances
Is my fuel pump trying to tell me something? Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 06.27.23 I've only been out for a couple of sails. However, prior to starting, it seems as if the fuel pump
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... Project_Mayhem at 8:08am 06.27.23 I usually add 3-4' to the boat length when it's on the trailer. It's a rough number and will vary fr
Trailer Capacity Estimates? Project_Mayhem at 8:00am 06.27.23 ent meaning in this case! I feel bad for anyone learning English as a second language
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal brockangelo at 7:55am 06.27.23 No mine is a single axle. And I definitely think that's a 5806, not a 5800, whatever that means
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal Chase Hartzell at 7:50am 06.27.23 Thanks. I'm guessing yours is a dual axle?
Request Help Deciphering Trail-Rite Capacity Decal (1) brockangelo at 7:49am 06.27.23 I don't think it is helpful, but here's my tag. I think they are too different, but just in case it
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... LloydB at 7:49am 06.27.23 Check with the renter of the parking lot as to specific rule of measurement because they may limit p
Hunter 326 - Yanmar Engine Vibration - New mounts and maybe more?? Breezy1 at 7:43am 06.27.23 So I guess what you're saying is that you didn't read the article on shaft alignment. Actually, I'
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 7:42am 06.27.23 The desire is strong but the progress on the engine tells me... not this year. Still not in the wate
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Michael Davis at 7:36am 06.27.23 Hi John, we arrived home last evening after a very restful tour of the northern half of the Salish
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 7:30am 06.27.23 This is from the Workshop manual. your last description, is in Red Oval. Jim... PS: The bottom 2
Do you trailer with the motor attached? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:15am 06.27.23 @john6206 Sailboat manufactures when designing the transoms, designed the transoms to carry a max
Captiva 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:45am 06.27.23 @bbriley Thank you for stepping up as an owner of a Captiva 240 owner to hep others. Dave , forme
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? BigEasy at 6:14am 06.27.23 Is it 15 seconds or two minutes that you can go? Dont know but because I dont, I NEVER run an outbo
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... Rick Webb at 6:13am 06.27.23 Itsa gonna be close and there is not really a standard trailer There are hinges that can be added t

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