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Jammed Furling Mainsail with Vertical Battens MED at 8:29pm 03.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/4612 Hi I own a Oceanis 40 Z Spar furling mast Everstrom furling main with vertical battens. The boat is
Relocate batteries to lazarette? (2) JonnyQuest at 8:15pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2155 Hey gang, Would relocating my batteries out from under my companionway steps and to the starboard la
Need to Replace Interior Molding between deck and bulkhead Mitchgb1 at 7:56pm 03.24.14 Pearson 6/1861 Looking for recommendation on where to buy replacement molding (rubber like light brown bead).
Michigan Marinas East side (Huron) colinhulse at 6:31pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1717 Was looking at traveling north along the Michigan coastline this summer. I see there are a lot of D
Corrosion on Steering Drive Wheel (1) armandolio at 6:01pm 03.24.14 Catalina 30 18/6570 I removed the cockpit floor cover leading to the steering drive wheel on my 1989 C-30 and found the
Offer to Purchase mystery117 at 5:30pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2207 I have a friend looking after my boat for sale back home. Someone has made an offer and wants to tri
Buying Catalina 22, repairs? (2) Jroades26 at 5:29pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1606 SO buying a 1984 Catalina 22 swing keel. Mast, rigging, sail, hull, swing keel are in impeccable sha
Solar Panel Output for Hunter 376 gcohen30 at 5:00pm 03.24.14 Big Boats 6/3106 The solar panel on my 376 does not function. I don't have the users manual for the panel. Can anyo
Emergency Tiller Delrin Spacer About to order and machine (1) wesleysherman at 4:21pm 03.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/609 I
H27 help with charger inverter replacment (1) wesleysherman at 3:52pm 03.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/559 Below is a picture of the original ( I think) Automatic Batter charger... also it has one lead for A
Help out a fellow Mac owner by completing a survey Phil Herring at 3:49pm 03.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1524 Marty Jackson (screen name finding41) is starting a charter operation up on the North Channel in Ont
Finally a day with breeze Jackdaw at 2:20pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1576 After two light days, finally some breeze to light up the Pogo 12.50. It's jib reaching, but 45 mile
Where's the leak? Clutchman at 1:54pm 03.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1021 We purchased a 1979 Hunter 27 (Cherubini) last June and had a great time sailing her over the summer
solar fan Walter Bostic at 1:46pm 03.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1812 Does anyone know where I can purchase a solar powered fan that fits into a hatch cover or the compan
Borrow / rent cutlass bearing tool in MD ? Delawaredave at 1:45pm 03.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/809 Looking for a cutlass bearing tool to borrow / rent - I'm in MD on upper Chesapeake - if anyone has
Racor 500ma Installation sailingguy2005 at 12:46pm 03.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/3566 Would anyone know if i could use threaded copper fittings and pipe to install a Racor 500ma? And if
New Sailing Blog: Life On The Hook robertsapp at 12:35pm 03.24.14 Sails Call Lounge 6/9640 I've crossed paths with many of you over the years, mostly on the Hunter forums. This is shaping up
almost new owner oceanwatersailor at 12:03pm 03.24.14 Lancer 10/3304 Should be getting a 25ft this week. Anyone know what breakdown is for the vin on these? It has vin L
Identifying Bottom Paint Ckoerken at 11:56am 03.24.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/851 Hello, I bought a boat over the weekend and it needs new bottom paint. I went to West Marine and
draft of a HC 33 ? Whiteowl at 11:53am 03.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1967 I would like to know what the draft is for a HC33. I have seen several ads that call for a 4' draft

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Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? PaulK at 6:36pm 07.31.23 Anodized masts seem to hold up pretty well.
Lazy jack rigging question Mark Maulden at 6:10pm 07.31.23 Use dyneema. Less chafe
Hunter smile / keel movement dlochner at 6:10pm 07.31.23 @Gypsy hunter How do you know that keel comes in two pieces? I don't know how @Gypsy hunter knows
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat pcharn01 at 6:10pm 07.31.23 Maybe this? https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/catalina-25/hull-deck/cockpit/winches-amp-cl
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion Captain Larry-DH at 6:01pm 07.31.23
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 6:01pm 07.31.23
Hunter smile / keel movement Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50pm 07.31.23 @Gypsy hunter How do you know that keel comes in two pieces?
Lazy jack rigging question Justin_NSA at 5:26pm 07.31.23 You're missing the part of the system that lets you tighten or ease the lines. Like Greg mentioned,
Lazy jack rigging question (1) Tally Ho at 4:34pm 07.31.23 My boat is quite a bit bigger, but my jacks are set up so I can loosen or tighten them(or even pull
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 Summer Wind - Sabre 28 at 4:14pm 07.31.23 I will jump over to that group to pose the Sabre question. Thank you for the reply.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? kappykaplan at 3:56pm 07.31.23 Raymarine ITC5 I'll be at my boat on Fri and will determine what I have + photos.
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping Gary Ryan at 3:54pm 07.31.23 Thanks Dave. I believe the bolts are easy to get to. I will call the transmission place tomorrow.
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? jssailem at 3:37pm 07.31.23 You might try to examine the Raymarine ITC5. The unit fires the transducer, takes the transducer sig
Hunter 23.5 topping lift rigging. Scubagirl62 at 3:00pm 07.31.23 Had a 23.5. We ran it through the third sheave and cleated it on the side of the boom. Done. And is
Traveler Car Replacement - 73 Sabre 28-1 dlochner at 2:35pm 07.31.23 The best source of information for a question like this is the Sabre Sailboats FB group and/or the S
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? (1) jssailem at 2:29pm 07.31.23 I bought the Grey Alloy.
Yanmar 3JH3E clutch slipping dlochner at 2:04pm 07.31.23 Anyhow, do you know if I can decouple the Kanzaki trans without shifting the propeller shaft back?
Yanmar 3GM30F light blue smoke when cruising (1) skunther at 1:51pm 07.31.23 How much oil consumption is normal for a 3GM? I just checked my oil and after 90 hours of use the oi
20" or 25" shaft for Chesapeake Bay? tfox2069 at 1:36pm 07.31.23 When I had my 23 foot Clipper Marine with an outboard the propeller coming out of the water in roug
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion tfox2069 at 1:31pm 07.31.23 The thing is, I'm not anti thruster. I'm just suggesting that any boat owner learn to handle their

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