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Outhaul 3:1 purchase conversion KnottyNice at 7:13pm 04.21.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/1084 New to sailing and just purchased a 94 Hunter 29.5. The Outhaul did not have any purchase to it and
Roller furler gary at 6:34pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 4/1037 Are any of you using the CDI continuous line furler? They don't make these anymore, but I love mine
Broken finger nails gary at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 7/1551 So there must be something out there to replace these miserable "key holder" type rings which we use
Hunter 31 Stanchion SUPERWEEDS at 6:30pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 Hello all, has anybody ever changed a stantchion on a Hunter 31 2007? Its bolted inside the bolt and
Keel Blister Repair (2) mcconicoduka at 6:21pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 6/3468 Hi all, this is my first post. I recently came into ownership of a decent Ranger 23. I've sailed h
the weight is adding up in the stern pugetsoundsailer at 6:15pm 04.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1677 I've got a 26' water balist Macgregor and I'm putting in a couple big RV batteries and I'm worried a
How Long Should A Holding Tank Last? Dan_Y at 6:03pm 04.21.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3010 The PO installed a DuraCast plastic holding tank in '05 and I replaced what looke like factoty sanit
Trailer jack Richie50 at 4:14pm 04.21.15 Catalina 22 6/1316 Hello all, can any one advise me on the correct trailer jack needed for my 1976 C22. I need to repla
Electrical Troubleshooting - Batteries/Starters/Wires jonelli at 4:09pm 04.21.15 Catalina 30 31/6283 I understand that I should be able to start the M25XP engine off of one battery. I have yet to be a
Brand New Water Tank Leak Bad Obsession at 1:54pm 04.21.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1863 This early spring I installed a brand new 13.2 Plastimo bladder tank. Yesterday I got the boat in
6 volt batteries upgrade GWG at 1:10pm 04.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1744 Ready to update my house batteries, so do I replace the Dekka 4Ds with new ones, or is it better to
Hunter 35.5 running lights Cha Changes at 12:49pm 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1733 I have a 1989 Legend 35.5.....Am wanting to replace port, stbd, and aft running lights with LED's...
New shrouds Larrycr at 11:47am 04.21.15 Smaller Boats 1/581 Does anyone have a recommendation for making a new set of shrouds for my 1983 21.5 boat? I have the
Looking for an S2 8.0C jhines77 at 11:27am 04.21.15 S2 1/1497 Are there any out there for sale? Thanks, John
Oday 26 Upper Shroud agprice22 at 11:02am 04.21.15 Parts Search 3/646 I Need an upper shroud for an Oday 26. Thanks! Andrew
Rain water into cabin Steven M at 9:20am 04.21.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/996 I am very much enjoying my 6 year relationship with my 1999 Oceanis Clipper. Except for one on goin
AC Circuit on a Steel Hull Vessel dlochner at 9:13am 04.21.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/1474 I've become involved in the restoration of a steel hull sailboat. The boat has a history of corrosio
Hatches Tom Fritz at 7:25am 04.21.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1020 I need to replace the two hatches on my 84' Hunter 31'. I have tried to replace the Plexiglass in th
C380 cruising speed Jeff Kirkpatrick at 7:15am 04.21.15 Big Boats 7/3087 Can you please tell me your normal cruising speed and RPM plus model of prop for Yanmar boats.
Cape Dory 31 hrsail at 7:03am 04.21.15 Parts Search 3/1095 Looking for Boom Vang and Whisker/Spinnaker pole for Cape dory 31.

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Hunter 410 Temp Reading High jssailem at 6:59pm 12.02.23 cost difference is just hard to accept. Check the gauge specs. Then get a sensor the matches.
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (4) jssailem at 6:55pm 12.02.23 There are two common tabernacles used on smaller deck stepped mast. The one shown by @rgranger. It i
Storage cover for Catalina 320 quadrille38 at 6:28pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 s
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) Tally Ho at 6:24pm 12.02.23 I bought a cover 9 years ago from The Canvas Store (www.thecanvasstore.com). Still going strong 9 se
Storage cover for Catalina 320 (1) quadrille38 at 6:11pm 12.02.23 I have used custom fitted covers for over 30 years. They are more costly to purchase than shrink w
Storage cover for Catalina 320 NYSail at 6:02pm 12.02.23 North shore canvas on Long Island New York. I bought the Nor-Easter winter cover and on my 7th winte
Yanmar Throttle Not Holding smokey73 at 5:55pm 12.02.23 The first and easiest thing to do is get or borrow a digital handheld Tach. They are relatively ch
Which are the best good old daysailers? nightowle at 4:52pm 12.02.23 O'Day
Bavaria 36 autopilot install photos nightowle at 4:50pm 12.02.23 Welcome to the forum. We have the original Raymarine wheel (helm) steering auto unit on our 1999 Ba
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out nightowle at 4:43pm 12.02.23 There is a Facebook group called "Raymarine Unufficial" - yes, the spelling is wrong. There are fol
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:31pm 12.02.23 It takes practice to be good at it. I'm an authority on using my cheap one. The required cloth
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:57pm 12.02.23 Thanks Rich, your comments are always welcome. Already checked the one above stove, will check all o
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 chuckwayne at 3:52pm 12.02.23 I have seen quite few threads on cutlass bearing replacement but was wondering if anyone has done i
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink Rich Stidger at 3:33pm 12.02.23 IIRC, the galley sink lights are in the string on the port side of the boat. Check all of the other
Second Triton2 Davidasailor26 at 3:27pm 12.02.23 Looks good!
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink fero at 3:11pm 12.02.23 Thanks for comments so far. It is definitely not a lightbulb, actually I have also 2 short led strip
Cutlass bearing replacement on 2004 Hunter 36 AndyL at 2:09pm 12.02.23 Thanks. I am hoping someone has done it on my model of boat - perhaps there are some specific thi
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink JoeWhite at 2:04pm 12.02.23 Ralph, it injects a 400 Hz ac signal through a capacitor. Adjacent wires will not be effected by mic
Second Triton2 (2) Dr. D at 1:47pm 12.02.23 Finally got the job done. I can read the Triton2 from either helm position. Marine Technical Service
Is the mast on a 1978 Cape Dory 25 slotted or through bolted to the deck plate? (2) rgranger at 1:39pm 12.02.23 I found this photo of a Cape Dory 25 mast base on the line.... there is supposed to be a foot tha

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