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Impellers (5) seadaddler at 4:43am 01.02.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/5064 Well I went to check my Yanmar recently and checked my 2 belts and changed the water pump belt after
First 38 teak colors in cabin? (1) PekuHako at 1:07am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2100 I have a lot of tlc to do on my First 38 amongst which is laquering in the cabin. The teak in the c
Water tanks 1 & 2 WhiteNow at 12:59am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2794 My Bene 340 has fore and aft h20 tanks both filled. Though on control panel tank 1 display exhibits
What use of First 38 lines and eyes in transom? (3) PekuHako at 12:04am 01.02.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1884 Hello Beneteau-owners. Just bought a Beneteau First 38 a week ago. This is my first post. In the
Auto pilot compass location Clydo at 10:36pm 01.01.15 Catalina 310 15/3954 Idle question - Think our factory auto pilots have a separate location for compass? On some boats
Choosing a Solar Charge Controller Genesis V at 9:00pm 01.01.15 Big Boats 32/9046 I am in the process of purchasing 300watts of flexible solar panels for a Hunter 356 and down the ro
Jan/Feb C-22 "MainBrace" Available CaptDon01 at 2:55pm 01.01.15 Catalina 22 0/959 The 2015 Jan/Feb C-22 Association's publication the "MainBrace" is available, and starting with this
hull number donelanc at 12:58pm 01.01.15 Bigger Boats 1/937 Is there a way to get the history of my boat. I went to boat history but they only go back to 95,
Cost of shroud on a 22ft sailboat? (2) Monaco at 11:20am 01.01.15 Ask All Sailors 40/8514 I'm a sailboat newbie and I think that makes me an easy mark to take advantage of. I'm wondering wha
Buy or Pass? (2) Kper at 10:21am 01.01.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/2834 Our Cat25 currently has the original Johnson 9.9 two stroke that is pretty tired and has been giving
Happy New Year, and Thank You Chris14830 at 9:39am 01.01.15 Smaller Boats 1/726 I just wanted to say Happy New Year, and thanks to Crazy Dave and all the other Hunter experts out t
Remove solar panel on 37.5? davjonLegend at 8:18am 01.01.15 Big Boats 22/4975 The solar panel on my Legend 37.5 is mounted just under the boom. I think solar trickle charging is
sailing videos RIVERCRUISER at 7:45am 01.01.15 Ask All Sailors 0/1054 FWIW http://www.keepturningleft.co.uk/sailing-around-britain/ktl-2-now-free
bent mast hunter healer at 7:22am 01.01.15 Big Boats 5/1656 Confusion does anyone know where I can find the mast height on 84 hunter 34 from the deck step to t
End-cap for Oday 19 boom? radler at 5:58am 01.01.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/763 Hello- The end cap for the boom (on the side closest to the mast) on our Oday 19 fell off, and th
New electric panel rbjenterprises at 4:06am 01.01.15 Catalina 30 3/1666 I am looking for a new electrical panel. My C30 was built in 1989 and although the panel is function
Shower sump drain pump Pompadi at 2:03am 01.01.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1531 Happy new year... Every time we try to drain the shower sump I have to prime the pump to get it goi
Sailing World Write-up Ted at 10:55pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1897 I am looking for the 1990 issue of Sailing World magazine with the write-ups of the boat of the year
black spots on the non skid Ken Cross at 9:13pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 10/9214 I've been doing some cleaning and I have black dots on my textured (non skid) fiberglass decks. I ha
Made a Stern Motor Mount (2) McIntoshUSA at 8:37pm 12.31.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1086 We have an electric trolling motor for our small dinghy. I made a stern motor mount with a decoupage

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Diesel shut off pull dlochner at 1:57pm 10.18.23 220825 Don, I was down at the boat and decided to take some poor and hard to see photos of my shut-o
Diesel shut off pull (2) Michael Davis at 1:42pm 10.18.23 At least on the 3JH2E the pull is about 3 inches hotos of my shut-off solenoid. Very hard to see b
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Timm R Oday25 at 1:39pm 10.18.23 Regarding docking with higher freeboard. My wife and I are getting older. A few years ago she decla
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 12:28pm 10.18.23 You have inner tracks and tracks on the toe rail - no? My neighbor's C-34 does and I wish I had tha
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 12:23pm 10.18.23
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Apex at 12:11pm 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
main flow issue jssailem at 11:52am 10.18.23 Thanks for sharing your observations @DinghySailor . :biggrin: You are a wiser and smarter sailor no
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (1) jssailem at 11:49am 10.18.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/img_20231018_132816-jpg.220820cover was destroyed.
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? jssailem at 11:47am 10.18.23
On h260 how to stop cables inside mast clanging? (4) Davenport at 11:43am 10.18.23 To answer my own question, it was NOT wiring which is sorta rigid and too light to clang, it was the
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger jssailem at 11:42am 10.18.23 :plus: SPOT ON @Stu Jackson. I have had the pleasure of observing your docking mastery in a variety
Kevlar skid plates? capta at 11:26am 10.18.23 A lot simpler and way cheaper solution would be to stop hitting rocks! Is your problem you do not kn
Dual Tracks on Hunter 33 (1) kbgunn at 11:26am 10.18.23 Nice Scott! Flying an asym is one of the top thrills of sailing. This is me flying one single-handed
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 11:22am 10.18.23 Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought track slide on cleats and
Just a bit too much heel and helm Scott T-Bird at 11:17am 10.18.23 I echo what John just said above, but have a few additional comments in line with that. Being singl
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:49am 10.18.23 (no mid-ship cleats) Apex, I hear this all the time. We didn't have them either. So I bought tra
Diesel shut off pull Stu Jackson at 10:32am 10.18.23 Stu, If I'm single handing at sea and I see or smell 'burning', I want the engine shut down now wit
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Stu Jackson at 10:27am 10.18.23 I've posted this many times before: from 2010 and a letter to the editor of Latitude 38 in 2008!!!:
main flow issue DinghySailor at 10:21am 10.18.23 Returning to this a couple years late. The issue was mostly due to the sheeting angle on the jib. M
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Scott T-Bird at 10:10am 10.18.23 Absolutely incorrect. I've owned a Catalina 22, a 25 and for 25 years our C34. When we got the C3

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