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Staysail/stormjib Tantor at 1:10pm 01.21.14 Big Boats 1/795 Anybody using staysail/storm jib on Hunter 410 ? How it performed in winds north of 25k?:doh:
Spreader Lights jwieneck at 12:15pm 01.21.14 Big Boats 5/1748 It looks like the mast must come down to get the Radar mounted and the cable run. While it is down
It's Official Tim R. at 11:51am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2165 The wife, dog and I will be throwing off the lines this May to go cruising for 12-15 months.:dance:
Davits for a 34' or 35' O'Day. Handsolo at 10:58am 01.21.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1172 I am going to purchase either the Martek 370 or the Garhauer DD6-1 davit set for my 35' O'Day and wo
Hunter 45cc & 49 Fuel Tank Location carefree at 8:53am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1044 Hi all. In my continuing search for a bigger boat, I have narrowed it to the 45CC and the 49. Questi
Isolation Transformer Head Sail at 8:02am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2716 My boat came equiped with an isolation transformer. While I have a general idea of what this does,
More expensive than gold? (1) Bill1565 at 7:59am 01.21.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/776 Gonna put a track on my mast to store a whisker pole. Pole was $200,used, track $200 new, and this
Replacing Original Autohelm Tridata Insrument romley at 7:31am 01.21.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/3835 Before next launch (May 2014) I plan to replace the non-functioning Tridata instrument - Depth/Speed
Eureka! Oil pad under engine JonnyQuest at 6:54am 01.21.14 Ask All Sailors 17/2064 I love seeing the photos of other boats with engine sumps clean enough to eat off of. Unfortunate mi
convert my alcohol stove to flamless 1dandy at 6:14am 01.21.14 Catalina 30 4/1380 I have an alcohol stove that when lighting it, almost burns the boat up. I have been told there is a
Replacing furling mast sail with lazy jacks jveatch at 8:10pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 14/4478 Is it possible, practical, or wise to replace the furling mast sail on our 2006 Hunter 36 with a laz
Happy Birthday Sail (2) Flamingo1 at 8:06pm 01.20.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2071 I took my daughter and her friend out for a birthday sail. She turned 23 today and it was a beautif
Changed oil and engine won't start??? Soaring eagle at 6:51pm 01.20.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2289 Okay what happened? Started engine after sitting for a couple of months with no problem. Shut it do
H356 salon hull ports replacement sailmaster39 at 6:34pm 01.20.14 Big Boats 4/972 My fixed hull ports located in the salon both port and starboard are so cloudy etc. you nolonger can
for all of the northerners... "Daydream"ing (7) hawk232 at 6:22pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1581 dixiedawg (and family) and I decided to hit the water today... and since it isn't hard I figured I w
Healing angle cstonedent at 6:09pm 01.20.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5976 My wife and I have sailed 02 311 for one season. We had an on board lesson. Understand the boat is t
composite propane tank Mark Maulden at 5:53pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1287 I see composite tanks are back http://us6.campaign-archive2.com/?u=d2655484a4'id=21f7809ae2'e= l
Tiller Handle & Tiller Tamer (1) Darkarcher at 5:18pm 01.20.14 Catalina 22 5/1851 My wife and I purchased a Swing Keel 22 last spring and have really just been getting started on the
Oil in my Bilge sd1953 at 4:36pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 14/7838 I bought a 27 year old boat (an Endeavour 38 center cockpit) and I have been resurrecting it over th
Raw Faith, George McKay william at 4:05pm 01.20.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1310 This story left me stunned...guy with no experience sailing decides to build a 118' schooner? Gets t

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) kappykaplan at 2:36pm 06.03.23 Hi everyone - Updating the thread. Tks for letting us know. :beer:
3 Blade Prop Swap? kappykaplan at 2:34pm 06.03.23 good to know where the emergency tiller was! :plus:
Its funny Friday! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:31pm 06.03.23 216438 Like, how much anchor rode should I put out ?
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Will Gilmore at 2:25pm 06.03.23 to outright rage Also, from that brief moment you took your eyes off the channel and ran aground,
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 2:12pm 06.03.23 The regulator and programming for the 618 is basically the same as the 614, except the the 618 can
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) McPhee at 2:04pm 06.03.23 Hi everyone - Updating the thread. The fluxgate compass is under the port side of the aft-birth in m
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 kloudie1 at 1:59pm 06.03.23 A more traditional one.. it is available in 8" size which would handle 5/8" line. Amazon.com : Boat
3 Blade Prop Swap? (1) Dudenhoeffer at 1:55pm 06.03.23 Wanna circle back and thank everyone for the feedback / guidance! We stuck with the 2 blade prop fo
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 1:47pm 06.03.23 Yes, the vapors would carry some oil aerosol that would condense and look like an oil leak ... and a
Its funny Friday! rbringle at 1:46pm 06.03.23 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351309352_1600948760408005_8618913723109480107_n.
Its funny Friday! (1) rbringle at 1:45pm 06.03.23 216436
New Cat 22 Owner mbaker267 at 1:44pm 06.03.23 Very good job on the swing keel. I am a project manager for a software company so I am used to break
Does anyone own a Widgeon??? Joe at 1:39pm 06.03.23 I'm sure someone does.:)
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 Joe at 1:36pm 06.03.23 I agree with Kloudie, it's more likely a breather hose. That's not a place you'd see oil being trans
New Alternator Regulator? dlochner at 1:21pm 06.03.23 The regulator and programming for the 618 is basically the same as the 614, except the the 618 can b
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 1:13pm 06.03.23 No experience with electric either, but +1 for Raritan. My presumably 30-year Raritan PH manual he
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 lsavocchi at 1:07pm 06.03.23 Thanks for the response. Could that being disconnected cause an oil leak?
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (1) Hayden Watson at 1:01pm 06.03.23 Yep, it was pretty aggressive. ?
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 12:48pm 06.03.23 That looks like a crankcase breather. It takes the crankcase vapors back to the intake where the vap
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 12:37pm 06.03.23

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