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Buyers market? Buki at 10:59pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1130 So I just finished an almost year long search for a boat and should be picking up my MacGregor 26D
Davits to fit Passage 42 (1) Scallywagger at 9:50pm 02.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1731 Hello I live in Scotland with my Passage 42 Casper. It is difficult in the UK to get certain items f
'84-'89 Hunter 40 Owners in Southern California Bimmerpilot at 8:21pm 02.21.14 Big Boats 2/871 My wife and I are planning to purchase a h40 within the next 2-years. Would anyone be willing to
Companionway hatch repair (1) $tingy Sailor at 7:56pm 02.21.14 Catalina 22 2/1246 Just completed the classic companionway hatch repair using masking tape. Total cost about $3 in mate
So, What's With Catamarans? Rick D at 7:17pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4165 Just puzzled here. There obviously is huge interest in cats. All you have to do is see the mass-mark
Speaking of "All Is Lost"... Rick D at 7:06pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1975 ...see this news article: http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/21/world/container-ship-loses-containers
Erie, Oswego canal return trip north. Gatch30 at 6:53pm 02.21.14 Destinations 1/2207 Spring is in the air, or at least in my mind. Starting in a couple three months I would guess that t
Balmar Battery Monitor Solstice at 6:23pm 02.21.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1669 Maine Sail, you mentioned the Smart gauge in another thread and I didn't want to hijack. I recently
Beneteau Question cowboysailor at 6:09pm 02.21.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2341 I have sailed lakes for 6 years and am thinking of moving up to something bigger, the Sea of Cortez
attach flag to backstay pupluv at 5:15pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/19686 What's the best way to attach a flag to the backstay so it flies well?
Passage 42 Prop Walk ? n7zpx at 1:52pm 02.21.14 Big Boats 7/1481 Which way does your P42 turn due to prop walk when backing out of the slip? In reverse gear my pr
Snubber arrangement for ip31 (4) emergpa1 at 12:32pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 28/4976 I am having trouble arranging a wishbone style's number for my island packing. Photos below show my
On the hard...! Warren Milberg at 12:18pm 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 1/969 ...the hard way. I actually prefer a travel lift and jack stands. (There's a beach on the west co
Another Cruise-air carry on question kito at 11:56am 02.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/4617 I will need ac on my H30 and was just curious about the carry-on hatch ac units. How would the 5000
Weight in tons? Reidsair at 11:47am 02.21.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/2650 I'm pondering a torqeedo electric outboard for a 26S. Model 1003 "easily propel
Factory style materials for modifications. 2sticks at 11:39am 02.21.14 Bigger Boats 4/1860 I'm making some improvements to the cabin layout of our 32 CC Oday and would like to use the same ma
Additional forestay Brian D at 11:34am 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 34/11912 Just throwing this out to see the feasibility. There seems to be much ado about nothing in the thr
Mounting depth/wind/speed instr to seahood (2) star302 at 10:44am 02.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/609 Hi, We purchased a 2002 Hunter 356. We are in the process of installing new electronics/instrument
Replace Forestay Shackle with Clip (1) QCI at 9:59am 02.21.14 Ask All Sailors 19/8221 When raising the mast and attaching the forestay to the bow, it takes more than two hands use a shac
O'day 25 Electrical Panel Ward H at 9:53am 02.21.14 Day Sailers 6/4006 Last year I bought a Blue Sea DC breaker panel and battery switch for my 80 O'day 25. Never got them

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Potential new Hunter owner caverun at 6:51pm 07.11.23 And if the trailer does not look good here is a Hunter 23 trailer in Cincinnati for $450- needs a li
Beep Beep danm1 at 6:50pm 07.11.23 There is an audible alarm when it detects a polarity problem or ground wire fault. I think it is sho
Beep Beep JoeWhite at 6:36pm 07.11.23 What does it mean when it beeps. Do you have its manual? I have not seen an isolator with a beeper.
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 6:20pm 07.11.23 I I'd wait a while to open the pumpout cap too...and to be on the safe side, leave the lid on the
In boom reefing design Sailfanatic at 6:18pm 07.11.23 The video below shows the details of single line reefing on a P31-2. If the boom caps on your Legend
Winch handle safe use Sailfanatic at 6:13pm 07.11.23 Depends on whether racing or not. If racing, prepare the lazy winch with handle in and two turns o
Found On Deck jaysweet at 6:11pm 07.11.23 My vote is for "it may have come from the Travelift when they were launching your boat"
376 Powered Winch Wiring Don S/V ILLusion at 5:58pm 07.11.23 have you not been able to identify what electric winch make/model you have and search the internet f
DIY Electronics? Davidasailor26 at 5:58pm 07.11.23 You can get an Arduino for well under $10. Replicas I presume? Yes, I suppose so. For that matter
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 5:42pm 07.11.23
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 5:34pm 07.11.23 To the previous two posts: @rgranger: I have a floating winch handle and a spare floating winch han
Adler/Barbour Refrigerator 37C Tally Ho at 5:25pm 07.11.23 Dan, do you know where the compressor is mounted? Not much to inspect in the cold plate (the phot
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:22pm 07.11.23 I'd wait a while to open the pumpout cap too...and to be on the safe side, leave the lid on the to
Winch handle safe use Dalliance at 5:18pm 07.11.23 I hand tack quickly with one or two wraps on the winch to minimize the chance of an over wrap. Then
Winch handle safe use (1) rgranger at 5:09pm 07.11.23 As to your assertion that "the whole world does it one way", my experience, and apparently jssailem
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 5:09pm 07.11.23 Different techniques work for different crews and situations. At the command "Ready about" the new
What is it? Joe at 5:08pm 07.11.23 Wow, looks like it's worth more than the boat. I'll be the p.o. picked it up in a yard sale somewh
Potential new Hunter owner rgranger at 5:02pm 07.11.23 I have bought, restored and sold seven old sailboats over the years. One thing I have come to reall
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 4:54pm 07.11.23 So, I don't get why you're even asking. The whole world does it one way, and you seem to be lookin
Companion Way Doors vs. boards for Hunter 356 Sailgunner at 4:49pm 07.11.23 Thinking of doing the same but have a couple of questions. Do the doors open in or out? Did you use

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