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Cutter track gone 37c (1) med2463 at 9:47am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1001 Removed staysail track, what a mess and was leaky. Filled in holes and just put last coat of paint
Sail repair Calgary Lost Parent at 9:07am 10.20.13 Ask All Sailors 0/842 Sorry lost your phone number and email , please pm me
Diesel winter stabilizers John Britten at 9:00am 10.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/998 preparing to winterize my 28 O"Day with 11 gallon Universal tank. Debating between 2 stabilizers I
ST1000 Tiller Pilot install O'day 22 (2) jshanley at 9:00am 10.20.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1302 Just wanted to share install information. I used a 3" drop bracket on the tiller and put the mountin
Winter Care Of Sails Don Guillette at 8:38am 10.20.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/9806 Rich H suggested this topic and it's a good one. It was not a problem for a sailor like me who had t
Locker/Bilge Finish Cool_Change at 8:12am 10.20.13 Big Boats 3/815 We have a 3000 H340 and am wondering what the inside of the lockers and bilge were finished with by
Restoring a 79 Hunter 30 kito at 6:10am 10.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 54/9840 Hello all. I am picking up a 79 Hunter 30 in a couple weeks. I am having it transported to my backya
Roof panels Bertus at 4:36am 10.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/703 I have a Hunter 33 Legend (2008 launch) i would like to add extra spinlocks on the coach roof. I hav
Electrical gremlins on board JonnyQuest at 9:28pm 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2454 So for a couple of weeks the Quest sailboat has been experiencing electrical problems and I have com
H356 macerator pump replacement Bob 04 H260 at 8:27pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 18/4278 On our 356 the macerator pump is connected to the holding tank and then to the discharge thru-hull.
old boat sails joyride at 6:20pm 10.19.13 Catalina 22 7/1165 Bought an old 1974 Cat 22 to learn with. So far so good, making repairs and upgrades as I go. Howeve
considering a Cat 30 woodyt26 at 4:39pm 10.19.13 Catalina 30 10/1866 We currently sail a Tanzer 26 and find that this light displacement cruiser/racer leaves us feeling
Stuffing Box (1) thaeni at 4:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 I decided to check my stuffing box for the condition of the flax. I was surprised to find there was
Performance of partial vertical batten vs no batten mainsail Viktor Eysselein at 3:30pm 10.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4032 My mainsail is stretched out (Doyle sail, 4 years old) making furling very difficult. The rigger to
Raymarine Radar - No Scanner Nodak7 at 2:28pm 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/3783 I just restepped my mast and decided that I would reconnect the radar that I have not used since I p
Mast raising gcallender at 10:46am 10.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1951 Does anyone know where to purchase a mast raising system. I have not had much luck on the internet.
Hammering at mid range RPM's DStegs49 at 9:31am 10.19.13 Big Boats 3/1187 We purchased our Legend 37 Aug of 12. Motored from Manitowoc to Muskegon. Hammering sound most of th
Chicago bridge lifts for sailboats Doug in Lakeview at 9:21am 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 10/3114 Hi all, On Wednesday we made the journey from Belmont Harbor to Canal Street Marina on the south
Lectra san removal gregstokes at 8:47am 10.19.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/4657 I am preparing to remove the Lectra san unit from my 1968 Pearson 35 and install a Jabsco manual hea
Ocean Springs Harbor, MS BigEasy at 7:41am 10.19.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1050 Would appreciate any info regarding Ocean Springs Harbor on the Mississippi coast; Marina contact, s

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SS Rod popping sound jssailem at 6:13am 06.08.23 That info sounds very good. I know on my boat (mast head rig) that I need to tighten the backstay wh
Battery Switch Confusion Ward H at 5:52am 06.08.23 I agree with @jssailem and @dlochner that best practice is not to mix batteries of different ages an
SS Rod popping sound mesmith1122 at 5:50am 06.08.23 Hey Terry!!! We have inspected chainplates and the SS Rods the plates are secured to. Both are grea
Jabsco volume per stroke robinrjellis at 5:38am 06.08.23 Thank you everyone.
SS Rod popping sound Terry Cox at 4:52am 06.08.23 Hi Marty & Annie. No staysail on our boat and no popping sounds either. At rest standing rigs on bot
Help Identifying model apell at 4:04am 06.08.23 that is a 6 (six) the letter B would be capitalized... Yes, my thought, too. I'm heading over th
Help Identifying model apell at 4:01am 06.08.23 Will do and great idea. Thx
Help Identifying model apell at 3:59am 06.08.23 Try checking in with the Mariner Class Association web site. We maintain an updated list of boats
Help Identifying model sailme88 at 3:45am 06.08.23 that is a 6 (six) the letter B would be capitalized...
Help Identifying model Will Gilmore at 3:27am 06.08.23 Try checking in with the Mariner Class Association web site. We maintain an updated list of boats a
SS Rod popping sound kappykaplan at 2:45am 06.08.23 safe passage the rest of the way! :plus:
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion artboas at 12:04am 06.08.23 Hi Art, Our system is planned at 600+ah of lithium and we would like to heat hot water and reduce
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 9:09pm 06.07.23 My link to the drill bit didn't make it into my post. Second try Kobalt Magnetic Screwdriving Bit
Help Identifying model apell at 8:15pm 06.07.23 Exactly...I'm new to this site, but it was my perusal of the model list with identifying letter w
Help Identifying model apell at 8:11pm 06.07.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in
SS Rod popping sound Hollyberry at 8:07pm 06.07.23 Good stuff!.. safe passage the rest of the way!
Help Identifying model Hollyberry at 8:04pm 06.07.23 right ... the 26 wasn't built til '83
What's next to be aware of ? (3) Will Gilmore at 7:27pm 06.07.23 https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/shopping?q=tbn:ANd9GcQa4f1YSK0Wfbl1yYe18qDVlus9c8Ilai7mya_3lEzmHk
Yanmar 2GM20Y won't run after replacing fuel lift pump. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:20pm 06.07.23 If you determine your fuel pump is working you might want to look back at hidden air in the fuel lin
Help Identifying model Davidasailor26 at 7:12pm 06.07.23 The 20 with an added window and transom cutout is a decent guess, but even that was first built in 7

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