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Harpoon 5.2 rigging help rich4819 at 6:59pm 04.16.15 Trailer Sailors 1/10309 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 9/1001 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 3/897 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 8/1526 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 2/744 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 12/1554 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 8/1198 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 14/2402 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 11/3130 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 32/6226 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 2/711 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 10/1440 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 6/4542 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 0/569 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 2/690 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 4/1373 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 2/1618 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 5/1309 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 9/2858 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 8/1886 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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Diesel shut off pull aikenfl at 1:01pm 10.17.23 My 87 Hunter Legend 37 has the pull switch immediately inside the companionways on the right. Reloc
Diesel shut off pull Michael Davis at 12:59pm 10.17.23 Sounds very inconvenient if single handing! I think the easiest fix would be a solenoid with a sprin
Hunter 420 Passage Aft Lazarette Latches Rick at 12:56pm 10.17.23 Yep you can get them here. However, and not SailboatOwners fault, but they are not hi grade. Mine
Whisker Pole shemandr at 12:50pm 10.17.23 OP doesn't need longer than the foot length by very much. I'd think 12' would be adequate. If I
Whisker Pole Hayden Watson at 12:39pm 10.17.23 The basic rule of thumb for an adjustable whisker pole is from J to 1.5J. So for your boat that wou
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger BigEasy at 12:02pm 10.17.23 [QUOTE="pgandw, post: 1801793, member: 163560" I owned an ODay 25 on a trailer. When one became av
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:51am 10.17.23 I have been using my Furuno WiFi radar for about 3 years now. Using it on a IPad is about the only w
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar MikeHoncho at 11:47am 10.17.23 Great topic! I will be watching this thread. I've been eyeing the Furuno wireless radar since it
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar capta at 11:39am 10.17.23 How far we've come! When I began boating in the early '60s radar signals traveled from the antenna t
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger rgranger at 10:53am 10.17.23 Absolutely incorrect. ...Please don't perpetuate things that are untrue. Wow!:confused:
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger kappykaplan at 10:52am 10.17.23 Ah, mussels! :beer:
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger (1) rgranger at 10:50am 10.17.23 Can't help myself, but I don't believe I've ever experienced sour muscles! :beer: :poop: LoL
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:31am 10.17.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C34
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger pgandw at 10:21am 10.17.23 The thing I'm debating is trailer vs marina. Concerns: 1. I'm not sure if there is a formula, but
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger kappykaplan at 9:50am 10.17.23 sour muscles Can't help myself, but I don't believe I've ever experienced sour muscles! :beer:
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 9:49am 10.17.23 Thanks again John. Yes, I am probably kidding myself... and I assume that it is not practical for e
Harken Mk 1 furler repair jssailem at 9:31am 10.17.23 Well you may be able to get up the 16ft to resolve the issue. But it will be a hassle. You put lock
Harken Mk 1 furler repair tmjb at 9:15am 10.17.23 Many thanks for the input John. My furler is already in place with the forestay running through the
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar rgranger at 9:10am 10.17.23 Great topic! I will be watching this thread. I've been eyeing the Furuno wireless radar since it w
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 9:09am 10.17.23 I boat camped for 18 years. It was a lot of fun. With a bigger boat it suits the older bones and sor

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