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Replace Sea-Fire Fire Extinguisher dennisp at 7:46pm 03.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/5927
Companionway Hatch Lock? Dgsteiner at 7:40pm 03.05.15 S2 11/7039 I just bought a 7.3 and am looking to install a lock on the companionway hatch. Has anyone else done
Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 Windlass Question Tomol at 7:37pm 03.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2831 Our Hunter Legend 45 came with a Simpson Lawrence SeaTiger 555 manual windlass when we purchased her
South African Phoenix 11.3 Powerelectronicsguy at 7:36pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1019
Fuel range Catalina 42 davidhammer at 4:05pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 4/5856 I just bought a 1992 Catalina 42 mkII. It has 50 hp Yanmar and 38 gal. fuel tank. I am sailing/mot
I`m getting sick and tired (1) DAVA390 at 3:34pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 18/2226 of climbing up on the ladder to sweep 9" of "accumulation 3-6" off of the boat.
Hypalon dinghy glue? (1) Ken Cross at 1:18pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/748 Hi all My motor mount on my dinghy is loose. My question how would you fix this, or would you just
Used Gear - Sell It Now Maine Sail at 1:09pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 29/4768 Phil has done a great job with this site yet one feature that goes way under used, IMHO, is the: Us
Boom Vang Setup sailnoproblem at 12:56pm 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1469 I am installing a Garhauer 30 Series Boom Vang. I need some advice on mounting. What do I use for a
Which LED bulbs? Richandhelen at 12:11pm 03.05.15 Big Boats 2/925 I have a 2006 H44. I am having a rigger go up my mast next week for routine maintenance and inspecti
Oday centerboard removal ODayCO at 11:41am 03.05.15 Day Sailers 20/5523 I need to remove the wedges of the centerboard and replace the CB. The wedges are siliconed in and
Chicken Jibe Don Guillette at 10:59am 03.05.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 137/23920 There's the controlled jibe and the chicken jibe, plus a couple of others. My advise to beginners is
Drone question Meriachee at 9:22am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 93/10040 Here's an unqualified straw poll. How do you feel about a drone flying around an anchorage, or a ma
A bit of twist (4) dewhunter at 8:37am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1526 With a 2 speed main sheet and a traveler I can trim the main for speed without having to exceed 15'
h26 dodger (3) dewhunter at 8:27am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 4/925 All I have is inside photos of the dodge at this time. After this summer I'll have some dockside pho
h26 motor mod (6) dewhunter at 8:17am 03.05.15 Smaller Boats 9/1621 :cussing:Seeing as their is some interest in h26 upgrades, I've put together some photo packages to
AC Power Onboard and Dockside Chenega at 8:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3035 https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtube_gdata_player'v=O7-s_mdEPb0 Hot docks, Hot boats and Ele
Amount of strain on stanchion fairleads Bad Obsession at 8:01am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1536 I was wondering how much strain/pressure is on fairleads and the terminal cleat. If you route your
Case Ground Question JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:13am 03.05.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1492 I am getting ready to install my solar controller and something just occured to me. I was about to
Difficulty changing furling headsail YVRguy at 7:03am 03.05.15 Ask All Sailors 27/6942 Generally I am happy with my roller furling system as it makes single handing - and sailing in gener

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Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 3:25pm 06.19.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds
Shroud anchor point Gene Neill at 3:22pm 06.19.23 Could there be some extensive core rot in the vicinity of the original chainplate? I can think of no
trailer info, Hunter 23.5, 1994 RTsailsJ29 at 3:20pm 06.19.23 Group, Does anyone have the Majic Tilt BG0088 trailer designed for the 240? Are the bunks and the p
Help finding the right boat jmackdaddy at 3:06pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Eve
Need replacement rudder for Wigeon SFS at 3:03pm 06.19.23 Sending you a Private Message.
Tropical Depression 3 capta at 2:57pm 06.19.23 I don't often cross post, but in this case, I'll throw in my 2 cents worth. To be honest, I haven't
New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 2:56pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little m
Hardware needed to attach CDI roller furling on a 1989 Catalina 22. mhessick at 2:55pm 06.19.23 Got a photo from my old Mac 25. ched to the end of a turnbuckle inside the drum?
Help finding the right boat (1) Tally Ho at 2:53pm 06.19.23 How about a Bene 393? Long cockpit, should hold 6 people, 2 in perch seats, and the helmsman. Ever
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:51pm 06.19.23 Yea, they are still called chainplates even though they are bolts not plates (on your boat) and ther
Shroud anchor point JBP-PA at 2:49pm 06.19.23 You are absolutely right. The bolts you circled are where your shrouds should attach. Who knows what
Prop shaft seal- what make is it? Hunter27-2 (1) Tally Ho at 2:46pm 06.19.23 If you are going to do something with it, you might want to consider a dripless seal. There are sev
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 2:37pm 06.19.23 I'm a little confused by that void in the picture that doesn't show any support for a replacement p
New 170 sailor (3) SKOTBRO at 2:16pm 06.19.23 See attached, page 28 and 30.
Portugal Rick Webb at 2:16pm 06.19.23 Did not seem like that long ago but having to think about it twenty years ago renting a Macgregor 26
New 170 sailor (4) rsmithfh at 2:03pm 06.19.23 TLDR I messed up my boat and I need help. So I took the boat out for the first time, in a little mo
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems Hello Below at 1:57pm 06.19.23 For 10 years we had out Watts mixer value set to not mix (ie be damned, give us water as hot as it g
Batten Lengths H26 rgranger at 1:38pm 06.19.23 That will all depend on who made your sail. Best thing to do is to buy some stock and cut it to siz
Help finding the right boat rgranger at 1:37pm 06.19.23
Water Heater - Heat Exchanger Problems rgranger at 1:26pm 06.19.23 if one is so helpless as to not be able to control the temperature of the hot water outlet, being ou

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