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old "Standard" depth gauge replacement Jared1048 at 12:43pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1281 My depth gauge is getting fogged up inside the gauge and i'm sure its on its way out. Its served wel
Buccaneer 180 Centerboard mrudman850 at 12:02pm 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1141 I have to replace the line on my Buccaneer 180 centerboard and don't know how long since it's been p
Taking sails off liunatic at 11:31am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 20/7515 So we bought the boat when she was afloat 2 monthes ago (this is our first sailboat) and as we live
Cleaning Cushions smoothsailing at 11:18am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/706 Hi, Hunter recommends dry cleaning only. Have not had it done as yet. I have a big dry cleani
Spinnaker skeeve? mgandpcbryan at 10:41am 10.21.13 Catalina 30 5/1440 Hi Just bought an 87 Catalina 30, wing keel, and she came with an asymerrical spinnaker. Ive neve
JY14 cleaning Vancat at 10:26am 10.21.13 Day Sailers 2/1541 Hi folks, I'm new here. I have a 1995 JY14 (Hunter 140). The boat is in very good shape, but I'd lik
Fore Guy? Whisker pole lift? Tobydaisy at 10:23am 10.21.13 Catalina 22 3/1055 This new to me '74 C22 looks like it has been set up to race. There is a spinnaker halyard to the ma
Spruce Spreaders Replacement Boots Joseph S. Latoff at 10:04am 10.21.13 Catalina 30 6/1925 My Catalina 30, hull #658, has the original wood spreaders. Where can I purchase replacements for t
79 ODay 23 Wiring (1) River Sailor at 9:50am 10.21.13 Day Sailers 12/2078 I have a 79 ODay 23, need some assistance with wiring. PO removed the breaker panel, left wires un-m
full keel boats trainmanjess at 9:34am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 6/2600 hello all I bought a full keel boat called a kittiwake... it is designed by carl alberg... I am se
salt water pedal pump fabrik at 9:02am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/608 I want to install a salt water pedal pump for my sink where should i get the water could i take it
Test iphone pic (1) med2463 at 8:29am 10.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/784 Test can't delete this
no power Jeffrey P. Booth at 8:28am 10.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/859 After a day on the boat, have found that Tach, gas, and hour meters are not getting power. The glow
Lewmar Fixed Port Windows in Hull JohnEh at 7:57am 10.21.13 Big Boats 14/2798 We have a 2004 Hunter 36. We have 3 fixed port windows in the hull below the rub rail. All of the le
Hunter 23.5 Centerboard Update (1) Mike in Cape Cod at 7:56am 10.21.13 Smaller Boats 3/1058 Some time ago, Hunter sold the centerboard molds for most of their boat models to Foss Foam Products
New trailer setup Catalina Capri22 (3) curtia at 7:14am 10.21.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1395 I bought a 1988 Capri 22 with a fixed wing keel. It was up on blocks at a boat yard and in great sha
34mkII, new water heater rwalk13 at 7:05am 10.21.13 Big Boats 0/1066 Hello all, I just got a new replacement water heater for my 2001 Catalina 34 mkII. I thought it woul
Replaced the Mirror (1) Ed H at 5:35am 10.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1354 The original mirror on the door into the head was in bad shape- it had lost much of the silver backi
How attach photo to SBO message w/Iphone med2463 at 5:34am 10.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/738 Anyone know how to attach a photo to SBO message with Iphone? I figured it out finally.
Rudder Repairs LJ LeDrew at 5:27am 10.21.13 Big Boats 3/872 I dinged the rudder on my 2005 Hunter 38. The outer shell is broken and the foam exposed at the for

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing FastOlson at 7:40am 06.14.23 Schaefer. Yes... Sometimes great design and engineering... and sometimes not. I tried their stanchio
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

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