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Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/905 I am replacing my spx 5 and st6002 auto pilot with the Evo 100 and p70. I have the acu 100 installed
Beneteau 45 Saildrive Prop TFrere at 8:04pm 04.15.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1110 Have a friend who just bought a 45' Oceanis 2012 model. He is moving it and lost one of the blades
Aerospace 303 protectant on PVC dink Mark Maulden at 7:59pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1382 Cleaned up the dink several weeks ago and treated with it. Rolled it up until today when i took it
Homemade boom vang Sunriseflames at 6:47pm 04.15.15 Chrysler 1/5581 Anyone have any recommendation on making a homemade boom vang with some pulleys for my Buccaneer?
Poli Glow Canonshooternb at 6:23pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 13/4724 I have read some of the articles from Maine Sail and Buff waxing but would also be intersted on hear
Adjusting the Mast Stays Rick in FL at 5:56pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 7/2179 Hi Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and my 4 port and starboard mast stays appear to be loose becaus
No Anchor light this season,electr. questions (2) DAVA390 at 5:28pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 30/5033 So, Ive had this P23 2 seasons now. Was proud of myself for fixing the lights and installing a new s
Shopping for New Sails entmejia at 4:52pm 04.15.15 Smaller Boats 17/2371 I received a small amount of unexpected hobby money, so I thought I would shop for new sails and pos
R & R Clipper Marine 21 keel lifting system hardware DreamCatcherCapt at 3:34pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 13/6120 Please help!! I am in need of knowledge related to restoration of my Clipper Marine 21 keel trunk a
Hunter 326 view Raeky1 at 3:06pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/806 Help!! I think I'm interested in purchasing a used Hunter 326. but have never seen one other than th
Hunter 460 for Offshore Use/Extended Cruising 29palmsailor at 2:27pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 27/10984 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January and are working toward an extended trip with probable offshor
Water in Hunter460 Chain Locker 29palmsailor at 2:20pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 5/1231 We bought a 2000 Hunter 460 in January. It has holes just above the waterline on the bow outside of
Fan mount in v-berth ppm411 at 2:06pm 04.15.15 Catalina 22 4/1041 I'd like to mount a fan on the ceiling a few inches forward of the compression post. Any ideas on ho
Hatch Tent Bad Obsession at 1:37pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1947 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have
Finishing Delrin CYQK at 1:01pm 04.15.15 Ask All Sailors 10/1947 Installed a new base for one of my foot blocks How do you get a smooth finish on it?
Towing/retrieving with all wheel drive (1) SamLust at 12:22pm 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 29/8336 I'm looking for personal experience using an all wheel drive vehicle to tow and retrieve a small sai
Simpson Lawrence Windlass letting go under gravity Jerry21707 at 9:04am 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1341 2007 Hunter 31 with a Sprint Atlantic Gipsy/Drum model 457. The unit works fine under power both up
leaking windows/ ports solodare at 8:17am 04.15.15 Trailer Sailors 19/3314 Can some one point me in the right direction? Im having trouble finding DIY info. I have a venture
S2 9.2C Rudder Shaft Dimensions islndr at 7:22am 04.15.15 S2 1/2026 I need to replace my rudder and rudder shaft on my 1986 S2 9.2C. The company I found to manufacture
Newbie Needs Advice mlindberg1 at 6:06am 04.15.15 Day Sailers 0/639 I am 99% on my way to be the new owner of an O'day 26. As far as I can tell everything checks out an

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The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 6:45am 09.26.23 Does anyone here have a Sailrite Fabricator? I hear the predecessor to that one is the Tacsew T111-
Lets talk cooking Any Sea at 6:34am 09.26.23 AaronD has been through there a couple of times. Search San Juans in this forum and Member AaronD.
My solution for winch override. Yours? Sailfanatic at 6:31am 09.26.23 The cam cleat does seem quite out of place with a winch setup. I would at least remove the fairlead
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 6:15am 09.26.23 I have to agree. I'm not sure portable is the right term. I have brought my sailrite with me and am
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland rgranger at 6:12am 09.26.23 Fat Bottoms are rarely appreciated. Jim... Oh yeah!!! VMnjF1O4eH0
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 rgranger at 6:09am 09.26.23 I have used the Rustoleum epoxy flooring on a lot of the labs in my science building (I'm a chemistr
My solution for winch override. Yours? rgranger at 6:07am 09.26.23 :beer:
The Sewing Machine Thread rgranger at 6:05am 09.26.23 What's your point? By the way, this is the sewing machine thread, not the sail repair failure thre
Just a bit too much heel and helm danstanford at 6:02am 09.26.23 I had something like this happen in a race Saturday. We started with winds12 gusting to 15. About 1
Fresh water system pump dlochner at 5:54am 09.26.23 New boats are often equipped with PEX plumbing instead of reinforced vinyl. The PEX can handle highe
Fresh water system pump jssailem at 4:40am 09.26.23 Ralph. You know that guy just submersed the bow so that he could get a better view of the whales bre
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter dLj at 4:22am 09.26.23 I don't think you need a mast head AIS antenna. I would put that antenna lower down and leave the VH
Navionics price increasing dLj at 3:57am 09.26.23 I guess as compared to a Navionics chart card it is still the most cost effective. @Hello Below
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:52am 09.26.23
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland (1) JamesG161 at 2:55am 09.26.23 Did not even go down to the water to assess her curves and shape. Buy one of these to get closer v
Navionics price increasing dLj at 2:53am 09.26.23 OpenCPN just seems to get more and more attractive! dj
Simrad WP30 vs WP32- what's the difference? jssailem at 2:38am 09.26.23 simrad-compatible instruments on board This is not an automatic assumption. If they speak NEMA 018
Traveling in landlocked Switzerland JamesG161 at 2:34am 09.26.23 assess her curves and shape. Fat Bottoms are rarely appreciated. Jim...
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter jssailem at 2:33am 09.26.23 That is a sensible theory @LloydB and one to enhance the use of ones radios. Yet, it means to optimi
AIS-VHF Antenna Splitter NYSail at 2:27am 09.26.23 My ais has a built in splitter(Garmin 800). So far no issues, unit never gets hot and simple install

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