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North Channel Charter higgs at 8:06pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 4/707 Just returned from a charter in Canada's North Channel. 6 of us charted a Beneteau 473. It is a ve
New Campbell Sailer Prop SycloneDriver at 7:10pm 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 27/4735 I ordered a new prop a few weeks ago from West by North. They are super responsive to email. They
Lewmar 42" Folding Wheel (1) Scallywagger at 6:40pm 08.02.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/515 Hello again everyone. I'm still on the lookout for a used Lewmar 42" folding wheel for my Hunter 460
Bomar hatch dog (2) BTC1984 at 1:46pm 08.02.23 Mid-Size Boats 11/3076
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather (1) jssailem at 8:22am 08.02.23 Weather and Forecasting 41/5195 @dLj has posted his communications about his cruise in the Cruiser Forum. You can find his posts on
VHF Handheld RoyS at 5:41am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 41/6452 I had a cheap Uniden (Atlantis 250) Handheld for years (maybe ten). It worked well enough but the re
Applying Cetol question jviss at 5:16am 08.02.23 Ask All Sailors 22/6780 I have given up on the idea or a real varnish finish on my toerails. Wondering, has anyone applied
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure (1) AndreInPortland at 9:34pm 08.01.23 Catalina 22 34/7565 Add me to the list of folks that had their rudder fail because of shoddy work by Ruddercraft. We wer
Pearson Ensign a good first boat (given context in the post)? Anchored87 at 5:49pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 37/9431 Currently researching some possible options for my first boat, one of which is the Pearson Ensign. I
Wow! Sailing boat rescued by the G�theborg! (1) jviss at 3:56pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/588
Furling main, halyard replacement Hunter 33 2006 Tomek at 12:35pm 08.01.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1078 I am planning to replace main halyard on my H33 2006 with furling in mast. Original was, I think, s
Weird electrical issue burns3c at 12:18pm 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 14/885 Hello everyone, first post ever! I have a Dickinson "Newport" diesel furnace on my 1983 Catalina 36
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:45am 08.01.23 Ask An Oday Owner 5/794 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
O'Day Widgeon stern/transom emblem nacra1425 at 11:44am 08.01.23 Parts Search 1/853 I thought while on a roll. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of an available emblem?
2002 Hunter 386 Yanmar 3JH3E - Kanzaki KM3P4 - Michigan Gary Ryan at 10:58am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 0/479 Hey Guys, I've been working on another thread regarding my Kanzaki KM3P4 not engaging when going int
Ignition Issue, Need Help/Advice (10) Bents at 9:56am 08.01.23 Engines and Propulsion 9/1605 Hi everyone! My wife and I bought our first sailboat a couple of weeks ago (catalina 27) and are su
Height of 2018 Jeanneau SO 419 ? xavpil at 6:27am 08.01.23 Ask All Sailors 2/300 the boat needs to be put on a truck and the company needs to know the height of the boat: of course
J/24 anchor roller? G0ri11@ at 9:40pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/510 I have a 1979 J/24 that my wife and I use for just sailing around Waikiki. At most, we might be in
Wiring issue with 3ym20 & Beneteau 31 (1) SycloneDriver at 8:47pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/780 A few weeks ago my bilge blower suddenly stopped working and later I noticed that the alternator was
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 (1) Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 2:29pm 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 3/473 Can anyone recommend a replacement for the traveler car on a '73 Sabre 28-1. The traveler is located

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Had KBW20 tranny rebuilt on a Hunter 42 Passage and now Fwd is reverse and Rev is forward (1) mesmith1122 at 9:37am 10.08.25 Do you have a single lever control for the engine or separate throttle and gear shift? Were the cab
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards thinwater at 9:10am 10.08.25 ... I've gone from spliced eyes in my halyards to halyard knots. That way I can cut off the knot if
Precision 280 Project_Mayhem at 9:08am 10.08.25 Looking at Precision's website and a web search, I don't see any evidence of a 280. Are you sure it
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue Project_Mayhem at 8:53am 10.08.25 the forestry is still very hard to attach to the stemhead fitting A forestay lever will make it 10
Hunter 18 swim ladder install (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.08.25 You'll want to through bolt it and use fender washers. If you don't have access to the backside of t
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards (1) colemj at 8:51am 10.08.25 Another idea is something like this where you keep a pigtail with knot attached to your headboard an
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards (1) colemj at 8:48am 10.08.25 I just incorporate the soft shackle right into the halyard/sheet itself. SputIoiCkT0
Hunter 18 swim ladder install (2) rgranger at 8:43am 10.08.25 You have that open transom.... so you will need the type that telescopes and hinges up onto the swim
Reefing lines jamming skunther at 8:40am 10.08.25 The only time the reefing lines are tensioned is when the sail is reefed. When the sail is down th
H50 generator artboas at 8:00am 10.08.25 I have to replace or repair the FP 12 mini generator on our Hunter 50 and are trying to weigh my op
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards Hayden Watson at 7:54am 10.08.25 I wouldn't use a thimble in your case, or if I did it would be the nylon.one. I've gone from splice
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 7:33am 10.08.25 Marcham, Thank you very much for the advice !
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE marcham at 7:29am 10.08.25 The only small challenge when switching from a relay to an ACR, is the ACR will be active anytime th
Mariner 2+2 rigging issue brhoads at 7:25am 10.08.25 There is already an eye and jaw toggle attached to the forestay turnbuckle toggle. I suppose that th
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 7:25am 10.08.25 Thanks Jim ! will do
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE JamesG161 at 7:23am 10.08.25 I am totally lost which one to choose ...... Start a NEW post with ACR in the Title to get help fr
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE BIGUA at 7:12am 10.08.25 I like to keep original the boat Unless a part or component appears that actually does the job bett
Electrical Project Almost Complete Joe at 6:49am 10.08.25 Spend the last two weekends (And two cases of beer) redoing the electrical on my Cat 22. I wish I h
Eye splice for Samson MLX3 halyards thinwater at 6:39am 10.08.25 I recently got some Samson MLX3 line to make new halyards with. This is a moderately high-tech cor
HUNTER 380 HOUSE BATTERY CHARGE JamesG161 at 6:39am 10.08.25 what did you put on your boat ? nothing. My boat has a Generator that can charge my House Batterie

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