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12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid for Yanmar 3GM30F? dbrandt622821 at 1:13pm 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/6662 I'd like to do away with the manual cable to shut down the fuel supply to my Yanmar engine. Has anyo
Rainshield installation rsotomayor at 12:58pm 06.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/672 Does anyone know what is the best glue to install external rainshields? Thank you.
where to buy standing rigging...launch disaster! GeorgiaBII at 12:14pm 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 37/2851 Made it to the lake but got a major rigging issue. The rear standing rigging cable is way too long f
Sanity Check-H26 Centerboard Bracket Saga BrianW at 11:27am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 25/2268 Hi All: I've been fussin' with a H26 project for over a year. My problem: The centerboard bracket
Unknown shroud?? vthardhatdiver at 11:05am 06.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/704 Hey there knowledgable ones! On the mast of my O'Day 22 between the spreaders and the top of the mas
It's Again the Season for Drowning in Florida Anonymous 121765 at 10:52am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/849 Sadly, the past two weeks in MY Tampa Bay area, four people died from drowning. Every year here,
Love sailing my S skaterp14 at 10:47am 06.14.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/686 Today was the second time I had a chance to sail my new to me S. winds were nice about 15. I was l
The Bounty, USCG Final Report (1) Anonymous 121765 at 10:24am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 26/2347 Well, The final USCG report is in. The causes for the sinking were first, the vessel's non-seawor
Back stay H31 Tom Fritz at 10:03am 06.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1180 Could anyone share what length the back stay spilt is on Hunter 31. The old standing rigging has be
Chainplate covers - catalina 34/36 Mark Maulden at 9:22am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 3/723 I'm looking for the spigot dimensions for the upgraded chain plate covers for the above boats. Want
Another Fuel Gauge repair Gunni at 9:07am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 9/3205 Need some advice from you folks skilled in the dark arts (electricity). VDO fuel gauge and float se
structural or not oceansoul at 8:46am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 4/700 I have recently joined the Hunter family. I would like to replace the rotted wood on the interior be
Rigging Mainsheet on Hunter 27? SerenityTC at 8:37am 06.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3770 I am trying to figure out how to rig the mainsheet on my '83 Hunter 27. It uses an "A-Frame" type co
Legend 37.5 Mast Compression Jon4399 at 7:10am 06.14.14 Big Boats 1/654 I am in the process of selling my 37.5 Legend. The inspector noticed a compression in the bulkhead
Trailer H26 winch and operation questions and help needed... (5) abk at 6:43am 06.14.14 Smaller Boats 10/1030 Here is the Winch on the trailer and the coupler in a separate shot. Problem1 The winch handle was
Stupid Transmission dparilla at 6:41am 06.14.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2914 I got underway yesterday for Annapolis. Only an hour after leaving the dock (in no wind) we heard a
San Francisco Bay vacation sfr at 6:26am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/762 Pulling my Hunter 260 to San Francisco in September going to moor boat, park truck and trailer at th
Why the difference capdabney at 5:21am 06.14.14 Catalina 22 8/1248 Ok, I have made up my mind as to which model of C22 i'm looking for. Going for the 1st generation.
Best engine hoist for our inflatable dinghy?? star302 at 4:19am 06.14.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1187 Hi, We have a Hunter356 2002..Our dinghy has a 5hp engine. We have forspar nova davit system for
Book on history of Catalina 30s from 70s thru 80s shortstop at 7:56pm 06.13.14 Catalina 30 5/1201 Hi all, you have a wonderful forum here. My first post. I'm looking for a book or online source th

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Forestay decking coming out Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.19.22 There is more than one way to approach this and their are others on this forum with much more experi
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:49am 10.19.22 won almost every start I have won starts to... It is all about making sense out of the confusion..
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 8:38am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed comp
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up mermike at 8:29am 10.19.22 When I rebedded my chainplates I used blue tape at the threads to mark the turnbuckles. I did them o
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft FastOlson at 8:25am 10.19.22 We cruised a Niagara 26 for a decade. Fast and easy to sail. High quality design and build from Hint
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 8:22am 10.19.22 I did try connecting a length of poly tubing to the output of the pump with the other end of the tub
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft jssailem at 8:17am 10.19.22 I feel the "PHRF" rating is a poor tool to measure against for your purpose. It is about speed compa
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Justin_NSA at 8:16am 10.19.22 Yeah, you can see the outline of where the flange used to be... I'd bet BWY has them.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Monheganlover at 8:13am 10.19.22 Look at the pic I attached. I did, thanks but, stupid question, it looks, then, like all you did w
Cockpit drain hole sticking up, incomplete draining. Solution? Project_Mayhem at 8:09am 10.19.22 There should be a flange that the bolts are fastened to. I would take out the "drain", clean it off
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft dmax at 8:04am 10.19.22 Beneteau makes some nice boats in that size, the First 26, 265 and 27, some have keel/centerboards a
Foam Seat Project_Mayhem at 7:55am 10.19.22 I can recommend Welcome to Buyfoam if you just want to replace the foam. Good pricing and service. T
Garhauer E-Z Glide Timm R Oday25 at 7:47am 10.19.22 40 years ? That's it / You'd think you pay good money for something and it would last... Just kiddin
1 gallon paint can pour spouts mdidomenico at 6:54am 10.19.22 i use 5 gallon buckets that have resealable gasket lids. https://www.lowes.com/pd/United-Solution
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 10.19.22
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up CowboyWay at 6:36am 10.19.22 Thanks! Quick question though - if you didn't remove the chainplate from the bulkhead, how were you
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft shemandr at 6:10am 10.19.22 Pearson Commander rates around 222 PHRF, I think. That made it competitive with the C&C 25, Ranger
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Orbweaver at 6:09am 10.19.22 MY understanding is that fitting's job is to hold the spreader perpendicular to the mast. As such yo
alternatives for 26-27ft shoal draft _peterD at 6:01am 10.19.22 With those reported conditions and the fact that you will mostly single hand I'm wondering why you
Keel and G/flex and should I worry? jssailem at 5:56am 10.19.22 Ideally, the keel and stub should be flat and evenly spaced, bonded with 5200 as the keel and stub

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