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'86 Hunter 34 chrisrezba at 8:06pm 02.25.15 Big Boats 6/1302 Hello, With help I just rigged and stepped my mast. After attaching the boom I have no idea how to r
Air Conditioner Tripping Boat main breaker Unwinder at 7:06pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/5174 My reverse cycle cooling/heating unit (with 2 blowers) has worked great since I bought the 1994 Lege
1986 Hunter 34 "My First Big Sailboat" chrisrezba at 6:02pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/719 Please Help ~ This is my 1st big sailboat and I am really enjoying all the challenges I am being fac
LiFePo4 drop in replacement batteries njl at 5:42pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 8/4018 What do you guys think of all these new "drop-in Lead Acid replacement" LiFePo4 batteries? Brands in
1984 222 outboard bracket kdmjme at 5:24pm 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/832 Hi, does anybody know the original outboard motor bracket model? I'm looking to replace with somethi
Hunter 38 rudder post material question Picaro at 4:22pm 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/710 Does anyone know what Hunter means when they say the rudder post is composite on the Hunter 38? It c
Dropped the steaming light wire (oops) rkuris at 3:30pm 02.25.15 Catalina 30 9/1887 The old steaming light had given up the ghost, so I went up the mast to replace it. During the proce
Square Footage twodzusfittings at 2:49pm 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 10/1235 I could use your help in calculating how much bottom paint I will need. The coverage on the paint bu
Dropping the Hook Etiquette Brian D at 1:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 25/6525 Suppose one is boating up a coast/waterway and on the chart the next marina has an area for anchorin
replacing wheel and installing a tiller Grefyne at 1:26pm 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1160 Hi, I want to replace the steering wheel with a tiller on a 281. Has anyone done that? Thanks, Scott
Prudent Speed in Low Visibility kloudie1 at 1:08pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 39/3633 So this guy was going a prudent speed in the fog.. and keeping a good lookout, just as the COLREGS s
Insurance quote redhead78 at 12:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1766 Hi all, spring is just around the corner..I have insurance with a co I won't mention by name initial
Hull ID no. question 19' Weekender oliversdad at 11:58am 02.25.15 Day Sailers 6/1876 I'm missing a digit on the transom HIN. It looks as if it has blistered off and can't be read. Does
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:42am 02.25.15 Smaller Boats 0/37 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Survey Botch? Drhoppy at 9:40am 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 34/3475 Hello All: I'm new to this site and, hopefully, will be a first time sailboat owner. I'm in the p
Manual Bilge Pump benfirst at 9:15am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1946 My manual bilge pump on my First 30E needs to be either rebuilt or replaced. The problem is that it
Chinese Knock Off Solar Panels (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:05am 02.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2073 Here is an excellent article about comparing the real deal Solbian with genuine SunPower Cells vs th
Beneteau Sail Seminar bob_pattison at 7:58am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1176 Just a note for Beneteau Owners in New England looking for an end to winter... Prestige Yacht Sales
Opening passageway to forward compartment davidmhull at 7:57am 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1594 I have an Oday 22 that I am refurbishing. The opening leading to the forward compartment is really t
Offshore Cruising LMatthews svCamelot at 6:42am 02.25.15 Lancer 4/1994 Hello; New (to me) 30' Lancer owner. Intention is to Blue Water Sail at sea up to a month at a tim

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School's back in session cruise! Terry Cox at 11:56am 09.25.23 dragged them out of position You're welcome, Len. Odd! DNR installs these mooring using long helic
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 11:15am 09.25.23 It will depend on where the main is sheeted. The vang offers more upwind downward force on end of b
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 rgranger at 11:11am 09.25.23
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:11am 09.25.23 Leaking might be a good sign, since it means the water is being fresher and is not stagnating and b
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 11:08am 09.25.23 Medicinal purposes only...
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 twalker H260 at 11:06am 09.25.23 On our 260 most of the water that made its way to the cabin sole was from one of 2 sources. The maj
Lets talk cooking tfox2069 at 10:57am 09.25.23 I haven't used the Omnia, but I've used the original Bakepacker for many years. Same concept - stea
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Lady Brisa at 10:42am 09.25.23 Crazy Dave, yes it is a water ballast 26 1993. Any help on the original design will be appraciated!
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue Ralph Johnstone at 10:38am 09.25.23 I now know that we are not getting full flow. And that's indicated by the lack of water in the ex
keel bolts Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 09.25.23 i will check back later and let you know outcomes form there and what that laundry list will look l
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? RitSim at 10:20am 09.25.23 I did this job on a C30.. Took a day at the yard with the mast down. First, I dug out the old bloc
Lets talk cooking Gene Neill at 10:17am 09.25.23 Currently have a 2 burner origo alcohol non pressurized stove and a magma propane kettle grill on t
Cabin wood insert removal Hunter 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:08am 09.25.23 @Lady Brisa Do you have the water ballast 26? If so it is not a 1983 but rather a 1993? There i
Pedestal Wheel Lock on 1999 H280? Occasional Heeler at 10:08am 09.25.23 Correct on lake sailing. The wheel lock made going out solo much more manageable. Could even lock in
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. dlochner at 10:00am 09.25.23 Third time is a charm? Maybe same here: leaking since the original splash. This adds more worr
Just a bit too much heel and helm dlochner at 9:57am 09.25.23 Am I wrong in thinking that whatever downward force on the boom is needed to create the twist profi
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 9:57am 09.25.23 Unless I am missing some element, we do this by easing the traveler maintaining main shape. Am I wr
Navionics price increasing Hello Below at 9:51am 09.25.23 I guess now that in Canada CHS paper charts are nearly impossible to find, Navionics feel like they
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:51am 09.25.23 I bought a new H38 in 2006 and it leaked from the keel bolts right from the start. (Bilge pump lig
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 9:49am 09.25.23

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