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Have you winterized your mast? (1) dkrizek at 4:01pm 11.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1783 Roller furling masts have a large sail slot in them that serves as a conduit for water and debris to
Stowe instruments roadking at 3:48pm 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/779 My boat has the Stowe wind instrument and boat speed displays. Has anyone just replaced the display
Yanmar WOT Mark Nooney at 2:30pm 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 17/4072 I interested in knowing if any of your engines throttle up to the "published" WOT. My yanmar 2gmf is
Columbia River Mr Mac at 1:48pm 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1667 We are considering a move back to WA (our home) and Vancouver is high on the list. Any Hunter owner
Boat cover FluidDrive at 1:21pm 11.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/905 I'm looking for the best value in a trailerable boat cover for my 14.2 Capri. Any help would be grea
Porthole Removal and re-seal KenK13623 at 12:01pm 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1713 I have a porthole on a 2000 310 that is leaking so I need to remove and re-seal it. The problem is
336 Holding Tank Replacement rachelmackenzie at 12:00pm 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/5042 In 2012 I posted about replacing the waste holding tank on our 1995 Hunter 336. I want to post a fo
Dinghy for 310 Advice please Dreaming at 11:50am 11.18.13 Catalina 310 27/6500 Hi Everyone, I've taken a gander around the forums and the net and I couldn't find what I was l
Installation of shorepower on H33C MickP at 10:56am 11.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 13/1622 I need to install a breaker panel and galvanic isolator on our 1981 H33. It looks like there used to
Fuel filling overflow - vent line Clydo at 10:35am 11.18.13 Catalina 310 10/2319 My 2003 fuel gauge off a bit so when fueled first time had slight spill. Herrington Maine Technologi
Can you bring a microwave on Hunter 306? EddyF2013 at 9:58am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1881 We have a Hunter 306 that we've been trying to sell. A potential buyer has asked us if they would b
toggle kgindling at 9:27am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 2/819 Not sure what toggle your talking about. Is it a swivel on the top of the forstay?
centerboard knock kgindling at 9:03am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 5/1404 After our first season of sailing our 84 cat22. Ive becomed concerned about the swing keal knocking.
Hunter 466 Water Tanks question rlamb at 8:31am 11.18.13 Big Boats 3/1262 We just bount a 2004 Hunter 466 and will be bringing it up the CA coast in a few weeks. During the
What is my boat? (7) Puddle Jumper13 at 8:13am 11.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2750 Ok so there have been questions about my boat. Being I can find nothing about a Macgregor Suncatcher
Need spreaders for the mast BoatNutterGil at 7:45am 11.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1508 I originally posted this on the Mid-size Boat forum, but was given advise to post it here. I am try
Axle Choice Spence at 7:39am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 13/4736 I'm ready to install my running gear to the trailer frame. There is no axles under the frame now and
C22 Bilge azguy at 7:30am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 24/3091 Does anyone run a auto bilge on their C22 :confused: I've been on a trailer while I'm doing some w
flooring hotrodderjim at 7:22am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/925 I see alot of sailboats with flooring in them that looks like mahogany strips with white"chinking" b
Cleaning with oxalic acid (1) merlinuxo at 7:08am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 19/8977 Picked up a pretty dirty (stained), but in great shape, dinghy last weekend. Yesterday I finished re

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Need Mainsail mast slide fitting size. rgranger at 7:33am 06.14.23 Im planning on installing Bainbridge " Allslip" sail slides . On First 41S5---- come in dif
Should I switch to hank on? rgranger at 7:30am 06.14.23 One of the most personal of all choices! Just rambling here ... Solo sailing certainly tips the sc
Schafer Outrageous Pricing kloudie1 at 7:18am 06.14.23 I do understand manufacturing and retail, I just don't like to feel taken advantage of... I did note
Doesn't hurt to ask eherlihy at 6:46am 06.14.23 Check the dimensions of your track and, as eherlihy said, "call them". Guido, who was the traveler
Alden 44 - 1984 Windlass Model Number jviss at 6:44am 06.14.23 What's wrong with it? It can probably be repaired. I had a Maxwell-Nilsson vertical capstan wind
Flimsy deck on bow and tabernacle. Backplate THECUSCUS at 5:49am 06.14.23 I keep track of keel position by counting turns of the winch handle. I know how many turns it take
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:22am 06.14.23 By the way, you might want to rebuild the old pump and hang on to it. I'm sure those are not cheap
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem jviss at 5:21am 06.14.23 I'm not a Yanmar guy, but that looks like a regular petcock, and used to bleed. I like to pump cool
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 5:15am 06.14.23 I'm sure you are right, but $75 X 12 = $900 and I was not interested in spending about a grand so I
Schafer Outrageous Pricing dLj at 5:01am 06.14.23 Well, that's going to be list price, $75 each. You can get them for $58 through WalMart. Maybe ev
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 4:41am 06.14.23 Digi-Key rocks! Ordered MOSFETs Sunday night, they will arrive today, via USPS first class mail, ch
In mast furling main working much better now JamesG161 at 4:23am 06.14.23 Artistic licence Why have a in-mast mainsail in that Selden drawing? It is unfurled already, on t
Yanmar Antifreeze Pump Bearing Problem (1) arcadiahunter28 at 4:01am 06.14.23
Edson wheel size and leather cover? jviss at 3:55am 06.14.23 One thing that it doesn't do is make my Yanmar sound like a Harley! And that's a good thing! I di
Universal engine parts, and maintenance schedule, and dinghy davits? jviss at 3:52am 06.14.23 Before you install davits, you might want to check with your marina. At mine, it would add a bunch
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 3:37am 06.14.23 I went to the Schaefer page to get them Well, that's going to be list price, $75 each. You can ge
Engine raw water thru hole location Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 06.13.23 When taking out the bolt, sea water flowed out. Did water flow continuously without stop indicati
In mast furling main working much better now Ralph Johnstone at 10:09pm 06.13.23 Artistic licence,,, I guess. Yes, very artistic.
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Dalliance at 9:45pm 06.13.23 Hi again, gang! I'm having some trouble with the installation. Thanks in advance for continuing wit
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 9:03pm 06.13.23 No doubt, it is a tough market for marine hardware manufacturers especially with several boat manufa

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