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boom vang attachment mmsailor at 9:04am 05.28.14 Smaller Boats 9/1341 I am trying to buy the part that goes on the pin that fastenes the base of the mast to the mast step
Specialty Yachts Rendezvous, Telegraph Harbour Phil Herring at 8:41am 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1468 Just a heads-up that I'll be at the Thetis Island event Saturday, June 7th. I look forward to meeti
PGSC Memorial Day Cruise (5) seadaddler at 8:31am 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/623 Well the Punta Gorda Sailing Club had our annual Memorial Day Cruise to Pelican Bay/Cayo Costa Stat
Sea Boots recommendations? Sanford H. at 7:21am 05.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1353 Hi All, I am about to set off on a four week delivery voyage from Grece to England, and have been ad
speed indicator thaeni at 6:52am 05.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/881 I have a Navman speed and depth system. The yard had to replace the paddle wheel they broke while t
Install cleat on Toe-rail??? (1) Ed H at 6:26am 05.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 15/4240 This spring I added an anchor roller on the bow and had to move the single large cleat to the port
Wiring a 120V refrigerator to 12V Hunter345 at 6:07am 05.28.14 Big Boats 12/10868 Hello sailors, Does anyone have experience wiring a small refrigerator from the 120v inverter to th
leak in stern newboatowner at 5:03am 05.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1331 Good morning to all early risers. I have been trying to trouble shoot the origin of a leak that ap
Maxwell windlass C36MKii hwy1sail at 10:56pm 05.27.14 Big Boats 1/1086 Anyone know where I can find the plastic/fiber tensioner that is located inside the Maxwell Windlass
The Petlowany Principle Brian D at 10:47pm 05.27.14 SSB and Ham Operators 0/6408 Ever hear of Bill Petlowany, K6NO? Neither have I until I stumbled on some web pages while researchi
Inflatable repair njlarry at 9:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1216 Unrolled my PVC inflatable recently and discovered two rodent chewed holes, one 3 inch and the other
Important things I learned this weekend davejet at 8:14pm 05.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/761 I learned WestMarine has 2 free stickers required for my 31' Hunter required warnings about garbage
Cal 21 cockpit set up (5) Pcalvin1966 at 7:32pm 05.27.14 Cal 2/4814 Need some help setting up the main/boom on our Cal21. Is this right???
How many Eclipse Owners here? Al Santini at 7:29pm 05.27.14 Com-Pac 6/7386 Hello everyone. I actually just stumbled onto the Com Pac side of the site. I have been on the Pre
Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast Doug in Lakeview at 6:46pm 05.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/3542 What is Best Practice To Terminate Wiring for Keel Stepped Mast? Hi All, Is the following doab
Looking for Main an Jib Sails rlearn at 6:39pm 05.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 2/796 We have reciently purcased a 1961 rebuilt 15.8 ft Osprey Oday fiberglass sailboat in hope to learn h
apelco 360 fish finder manual mick hodapp at 6:12pm 05.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2097 hello folks, if someone out there has a link on the apelco 360 manual could you please post it for m
Electrics Intermittent on Cat.30 neilcarroll at 6:03pm 05.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1758 Recently on my 1987 Catalina 30 the electrics began to be intermittent. When the radio and NAV were
Ha Ha - not funny kamper at 5:48pm 05.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1720 Not sure if this has been discussed, but I suggest no Baja Ha ha event this year as protest against
New to me 40.7 yachtsman at 4:07pm 05.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1162 Any info appreciated. Upgrades etc. Dare I say keel repairs! Still have the Hunter 260 tho. Fan

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Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement (1) dlochner at 8:31am 07.18.23 This is a pretty simple job. It involves 2 bolts. The challenging part is keeping the tension on the
Oday 19 Rudder dlochner at 8:17am 07.18.23 Do you keep the boat in the water or dry sail/trailer it? If the boat is not kept in the water, the
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 8:14am 07.18.23 I don't agree with this, but I have to respect it ... ... 10. Assemble in reverse order. During as
Universal diesel M18 v belt replacement Davidasailor26 at 8:11am 07.18.23
Let's Buy A Sailboat dlochner at 7:56am 07.18.23 When asked a similar question, I take a different tack. You can learn the basics in an afternoon of
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 7:56am 07.18.23 Winches deserve respect. I've been on winches where a pawl stuck 3 times. All related to using grea
Let's Buy A Sailboat DRhoads at 7:40am 07.18.23 Recently, we ran out of fuel while entering a busy harbor and had to sail to the dock. Knowing what
Topside paint (1) JamesG161 at 7:37am 07.18.23 This the real Before picture after damage repairs. .
Gelcoat repair JamesG161 at 7:18am 07.18.23 Remember all Gel Coats change with age and UV exposure. Just my opinion, but I would leave it alone
Topside paint (2) JamesG161 at 7:06am 07.18.23 Spectrum provided Hunter Marine all of their Gelcoats. My boat's exact matched Gel Coat Hunter Blu
I have an 21' American Fiberglass stickinthemud57 at 7:00am 07.18.23 Nice looking boat. Looks like fun to sail. I hope the Dyneema rigging works out for you. It is my u
Gelcoat repair elcojo2 at 6:52am 07.18.23 Thanks for the reply I will try to take better pictures. I added a link with some more. In order to
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 6:11am 07.18.23 I have never had that happen in 30-years of sailing. Nor have I, nor have I heard of it every happ
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? dlochner at 5:17am 07.18.23 And it might not be anything associated with the heater install, it could be a near by fitting that
I have an 21' American Fiberglass dlochner at 5:05am 07.18.23 YouTube can teach you somethings about sailing, reading a good book oriented to people learning to s
Gelcoat repair (1) dlochner at 4:50am 07.18.23 The circled area does look like over sanding with the underlying fiberglass bleeding through. Sligh
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? kloudie1 at 4:41am 07.18.23 The other thing to check is the PT valve.. it usually has a lever on it to bleed the fresh side .. i
Water proofing zippers.... jviss at 3:36am 07.18.23 yup. I put Chevy oil in my Ford once and it blew up also. Not a good analogy. Oil is oil. Sailco
New Seaward/Whale S-600 water heater leaking fresh water? Davidasailor26 at 2:53am 07.18.23 You could connect the input and output hoses together directly, bypassing the heater. That would hel
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming (1) Windpilot at 1:32am 07.18.23 Somethings not right with the install. It doesn't look right, looking down on my flush ball the gask

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