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Fuel Gauge and Sending unit Jacksonboat at 1:44pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2105 Confused about this. I want to replace my fuel gauge and sending unit from the original which is si
Hood Profurl 810 Jacksonboat at 1:39pm 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1154 Hi, I have a continuous line furler below-deck on my boat and it is incredibly stiff. (I imagine I
North Shore Lake Superior (17) srust58 at 1:23pm 08.16.14 Destinations 3/2835 Just returned from our two week trip to Lake Superior. We launched in the tiny village of Rossport
primer coat Bob J. at 1:17pm 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/898 Just finished rolling out a primer coat this morning. Although I have uniform coverage I can still s
mast trailering question gitpicker2007 at 12:06pm 08.16.14 Catalina 22 8/1719 I currently have a small post, used to help support the mast during trailering, and it sits on the m
Dorade me (1) rblevens at 9:55am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/767 On Drifter 1980 37' which I have been restoring. .. This is what I have. Either Dorade box I feel s
1987 hunter 40 midship cleat crazy frenchman at 9:10am 08.16.14 Big Boats 5/1124 We are in final stages of buying a 1987 hunter 40. I want to add midship cleats for a spring line m
H34 propeller ramon orton at 8:59am 08.16.14 Big Boats 7/1291 I'd like to change my H34 propeller from 2 to 3 blades. Any suggestions re: diameter and pitch. I'
Another question....mixing elbow exhaust hose kito at 8:40am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 28/6786 I am replacing my vertical manifold, nipple and mixing elbow on my ysm12. The exhaust hose is toast
hunter 44ds pilotschneider at 8:13am 08.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/779 I recently purchased a Hunter 2007, 44ds. It is well equipped electronically with radar, gps, ais,
A Word of Warning if you intend major repairs/purchases on M hoges in wa at 5:55am 08.16.14 Destinations 2/1632 We did some major updates on Malta last April/May. Assuming like all the EU you could get your VAT
Jib Halyard Question entmejia at 5:54am 08.16.14 Smaller Boats 10/2331 A PO completely removed the jib halyard on my 240. The manual doesn't show the halyard routing, and
new jib halyard bffatcat at 5:49am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1163 Its been a while since I bought one. In the past I have used New England ropes stay set X Is there
Wind speed/direction gauges...do you use them? kito at 5:32am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 102/19134 My H30 project boat came with old wind speed and wind direction gauges. The problem is the wiring fr
Dufour 425 Grand Annoying Leak Peoplevalue at 3:42am 08.16.14 Ask All Sailors 7/2639 Hi All, Me again. On a roll given your advice on the last topic on the twin wheel helm. The o
weld repair at base of mast? jessrads at 10:51pm 08.15.14 Catalina 22 4/1824 Speaking with this c-22 owner who is selling a nice looking '75 in my area, he mentions that the bas
340 - adding a winch or cam cleat for mainsheet? Wallrat at 9:59pm 08.15.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/4849 I'll start with admitting that this is my first real boat having only owned small multihulls prior t
Caulking Oc 351 cockpit seats sailrj at 8:55pm 08.15.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1416 We are refinishing the cockpit seats of our 1996 Oceanis 351. In searching the web, the consensus i
If you like spinnakers should be beautiful... Hayden Watson at 8:41pm 08.15.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2392 I have entered a photo of a 5-pointed star spinnaker that my wife made for our Catalina into the pho
Window Shades Hale Meakipe at 8:08pm 08.15.14 Catalina 30 2/1434 On recommendation of other owners installed Ship Shades window Shades on our Catalina 30. Installati

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Genoa? Gennaker? Other? jssailem at 8:38am 07.16.23 With such a cute pup as crew, I got to ask... What type of sailing are you doing that you need more
Broker related question BarryL at 8:33am 07.16.23 Hi, On the boats I have purchased through a dealer, all of the contracts were basically the same. T
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May jssailem at 8:25am 07.16.23 Some fuses may blow. ?noisufnoc of stnemom era ereht naem uoY
simple wind/weather app for iphone jssailem at 8:22am 07.16.23 LIke Radar, you need to understand the tool. Use it to gain an awareness of the features and flaws s
Ground? jviss at 8:19am 07.16.23 Looking at the pictures again after reading these posts and an article on grounding systems, I am w
Ground? danm1 at 8:04am 07.16.23 Looking at the pictures again after reading these posts and an article on grounding systems, I am wo
More Boatwork on 1975 C&C 33 Mk1 jssailem at 7:53am 07.16.23 Progress sweet progress.:biggrin:
Broker related question Tally Ho at 6:43am 07.16.23 Thx Greg. My boat is $180,000, first big boat purchase, which explains why I am so careful about re
Broker related question dlochner at 6:02am 07.16.23 A buyer's broker has access to information about the boat that the general public does not have. Spe
Ground? jviss at 5:33am 07.16.23 The entire topic of grounding, bonding, and lightning protection is complicated, confusing, and not
Winch handle safe use JBP-PA at 5:32am 07.16.23 It all depends on hard hard the wind is blowing. I've done both, and I admit I have left the hand
Ground? JamesG161 at 5:17am 07.16.23 If doing double duty as a lightning-protection system, they must be a minimum of #6 AWG." Mine is
Ground? jviss at 5:07am 07.16.23 This is an interesting article: Bonding Basics A point: "To complete connections between these compo
Ground? (3) JamesG161 at 5:05am 07.16.23 217861 217862 Jim...
Ground? jviss at 5:00am 07.16.23 If you are making an absolute/definitive statement please reference the standard that requires this
Ground? Maine Sail at 4:59am 07.16.23 A bonding wire should be bare copper, i.e, no insulating jacket. Green or green/yellow is for the
DIY Electronics? JBP-PA at 4:32am 07.16.23 I think you could probably do an addressable buzzer for <$25. ESP32 ($9), CAN board ($10), Buzzer
Ground? jviss at 4:20am 07.16.23
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming kappykaplan at 4:03am 07.16.23 Calling @Peggie Hall HeadMistress
Broker related question xavpil at 3:26am 07.16.23 Rewrite the contract. Add the items you want in the contract. If satisfied, sign the amended contra

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