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upgrading headsail Hartalee at 7:32pm 09.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2038 hello all, I have a 2005 hunter 33 with B'R rig. It has a roller furler main, and headsail Th
Hunter 41DS Yanmar Engine Damage rayjanine at 7:13pm 09.23.14 Big Boats 8/1962 Hi: I plan on purchasing a Hunter 41DS but I would like to know if any other 41DS owners had issu
yamaha 25 keel richard1977 at 4:51pm 09.23.14 Yamaha 9/3453 what is height of keel on a yamaha 25mk2
Catalina 27 Turnbuckle Tawhiri at 2:15pm 09.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1186 Have 1976 Catalina with a turnbuckle which has seized in position. So unable to make adjustments. Ca
Broken Halyard Shackle Naval Aviator at 1:33pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3247 Need advice to repair a broken main halyard shackle. I have a wire to rope halyard. The shackl
Cal 22 rigging / backstay smarsh at 1:21pm 09.23.14 Cal 3/1696 i just purchased a Cal 22, and in the process of rigging. I believe I'm missing a piece for the back
Gray Enterprises Portlights YEHUDI at 1:05pm 09.23.14 Parts Search 1/8074 Anyone removed their 15 1/2" X 7 1/2" Portlights that are still sitting around? I will gladly pay fo
Convert to gaff rig? braol at 12:43pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4140 I was thinking about experimenting with my rig and trying to do a gaff rig on my Hunter 27. Not a p
A watch for standing watch zzmeyer at 12:23pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2548 I would like a watch with a built in alarm that I can set to go off at a set interval - say every 5
Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 LawrieJean at 12:11pm 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1108 We would like information on the keel of the Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 Model. Is the keel solid lead
Tinker Traveller Sailing Dinghy Paul and Judy at 12:10pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1374 Has anyone had any experience with the Tinker Traveler Sailing Dinghy no longer made. I have an opp
Don't Try This On Your Own Boat.... Maine Sail at 11:26am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3512 W88A7fSb33I
Davits with a Hard Dinghy dis-patch at 11:11am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1456 Have a 1997 Hunter 376 with Ocean Marine Systems Davits. Purchased the boat such equipped. I've go
Hull Detail Kper at 10:57am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1399 I work part-time at my marina and was approached by my boss who said they had a detailer who was com
Are Water Lift Mufflers More-Or-Less The Same? (1) rardiH36 at 10:08am 09.23.14 Engines and Propulsion 0/1229 Other than obvious variations in shape and size, are water-lift mufflers more-or-less interchangeabl
Bow Trust or not on a H41DS? TFlight at 8:56am 09.23.14 Big Boats 18/4826 Hello All, I'm new to the forums and in the early stages of shopping to upgrade from a MacGregor 26M
Jabsco in line strainer (1) richk at 8:41am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/706 I have a Jabsco Pumgard strainer just before the pump which drains the shower sump. Is there suppo
How to extend the life of Jabsco joker valve emily2martinez at 8:34am 09.23.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/6910 We have 2 heads on our Beneteau 473, which we live aboard. The aft head is manual, the fore head is
Solar Panel Output, 21 Amp Normal? (3) Marco Garcia at 7:38am 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1242 My house bank is 4 group 29 (Walmart), split in 2 of 2 (100 Amp Fused each), Main battery switch is
Ice Box Drain Jwf597saw at 5:58am 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1089 We have a 1982 Hunter 27 sailboat and cannot figure out why the ice box drain won't drain. We canno

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First Boat Purchase amistret at 1:38pm 06.02.23
First Boat Purchase amistret at 1:37pm 06.02.23 A great question. First lets discuss how boats get built. Old - boats are referred to as being femi
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (8) jssailem at 1:27pm 06.02.23 Part Three. The Sound, Ship Traffic and the Sprint to Half Way. Once across to the South side of
Marine diesel engine classes? xavpil at 1:26pm 06.02.23 The ONLY diesel engine course worth spending a penny on is the one that includes THE ENGINE THAT IS
Marine Toilet Question Captain Larry-DH at 1:18pm 06.02.23 snip (I have good aim.) snip I don't believe it. Let's hear it from your wife. ;)
Catalina 320 Diesel deck port danooxnard at 1:16pm 06.02.23 Picture?
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 12:49pm 06.02.23 Hi all, quick update. I place a shim on the top after finding a "before" picture a mate of mine made
Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 12:00pm 06.02.23 No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull down my pants to lake a quick leak. (I ha
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (10) jssailem at 11:46am 06.02.23
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (7) terry_buda at 11:40am 06.02.23 Update: I completed the repairs to my keel. (Please see attached photos for highlights of the proj
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 11:19am 06.02.23 These are two seperate issues. correct. I was saying the deck/mast issue looks more serious than
25-II throttle cable replacement Blue Horizon at 11:16am 06.02.23 Winter 2023 project on Piccolo is to clean the fuel tank. The previous owner had the boat for 10 y
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:06am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 11:04am 06.02.23
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:03am 06.02.23 Catalina stopped putting plywood in the keel shoe during the 1988 production year so it's possible
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (3) Blue Horizon at 10:57am 06.02.23 I can only speak for Hunter, Cat, Bene, and a few other production boats I see at the boat shows, b
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:47am 06.02.23 So, the engine is located in the V berth? That sounds like a strange place to mount an engine. M
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:41am 06.02.23
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Calif. Ted at 9:47am 06.02.23 Autopilot, I do almost everything from in front of the pedestal.
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing HMT2 at 9:42am 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot autopilot

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