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Pelican Hooks for Lifelines SabreToothedEngineer at 4:31am 04.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3018 My relatively new-to-me Hunter 34 has pelican hooks on the lifelines, and the PO lost the one for th
Docking Rick in FL at 4:28am 04.16.15 Smaller Boats 28/3555 Hello Everyone, We have a Hunter 26 and when I am docking the I find it is a little difficult to
Starting batteries for consumption clausjepsen at 12:47am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1322 A guy told me, that he has installed starting batteries for bis power bank and that works very well
Deck light clausjepsen at 12:43am 04.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1491 On the panel there is a switch for deck light on my Oceanis 361 from 2000, but there is no lamp in t
What's this ground wire and where should it go (1) Dannotti at 11:11pm 04.15.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1455 I found this large green ground wire laying on bottom of hull behind aft cabin bulkhead. It has a ey
Replacement Windex Diablito at 10:35pm 04.15.15 Big Boats 2/1240 Hello everyone. I have a 1997 376. She has been very nicely maintained but is beginning to need
Hunter 33 auto pilot upgrade Dannotti at 10:34pm 04.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/922 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 0/1126 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 4/1448 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 1/5735 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 13/4834 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 7/2309 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 30/5218 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 17/2440 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 13/6286 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 1/822 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 27/11264 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 5/1295 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 4/1072 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 3/1996 I have found that having a hatch tent for a boat is really nice when you are out cruising. I have

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Raymarine GPS antenna sensor Lee Hadjiosif at 7:29am 11.28.23 The pricing is interesting. Here in Ozy the Raystar 150 (seatalk) is about $350aud while the Digita
Key issues with C275. PMK at 7:24am 11.28.23 Two years ago I had my boat bottom soda (sodium bicarbonate) blasted, for two reasons. First, the p
V32 Halyard Lead Blocks dlochner at 7:20am 11.28.23 It looks like the sheaves can be easily removed and replaced. Try searching for replacement sheaves.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib dlochner at 7:16am 11.28.23 What about adding a Solent stay? http://www.svsarah.com/Sarah/ewUpgradeSolentStay.htm There is a
When does a screw become a bolt? sailme88 at 7:11am 11.28.23 215532 Therefore a bolt and a screw can be almost the same thing. Don't sweat it. Or just screw it.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib stickinthemud57 at 6:56am 11.28.23
Water tank syphoning? JamesG161 at 6:45am 11.28.23 The water tank is under the setee, and the vanity is up higher. Both are above the water line. No
Water tank syphoning? JamesG161 at 6:15am 11.28.23 Turn off the power to the water pump, until you find the water pipe leak. Jim...
Water tank syphoning? rgranger at 5:56am 11.28.23 with pex, it would be easy to add a shut-off valve. You should still run down the problem but a shu
Hunter 140 frame Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07am 11.28.23 @areyhead Without pictures as requested , I am having a hard time trying to advise you on what to
Raytheon ST7000+ screen burn out Sailgunner at 5:01am 11.28.23 Just get a remote and don't need to use the head unit.
The Sewing Machine Thread Hayden Watson at 4:30am 11.28.23 Did you get the new motor? That's supposed to be excellent! Happy sewing! Good luck... dj All new
The Sewing Machine Thread Ward H at 4:09am 11.28.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Gary Ryan at 3:45am 11.28.23 Looking forward to tackling this job in the spring....not.
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:51am 11.28.23
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 I would think a long sleeve made from Dacron or Nylon cloth might work, whatever diameter would eas
Hank on storm sail used over a furled jib NYSail at 2:49am 11.28.23 Do you have one of these? ...It can be hoisted with the spinnaker halyard or spare jib halyard. N
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:40pm 11.27.23 One other thought on the transmission - do you have a feathering prop? If so it could just be that
2GM20F engine issue Ken13559 at 11:34pm 11.27.23 Ralph, 1. I've taken out the SS U Mixing elbow and it's full bore! No fouling or rust or carbon cru
The Sewing Machine Thread dLj at 11:29pm 11.27.23 Update - based in part on feedback in this thread, I ordered a Sailrite LSZ on a Black Friday sale

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