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C36 Clew Outhaul "Car" - improve? jviss at 9:56am 09.16.13 Big Boats 12/7405 My 1984 C36 has an aluminum "car" of sorts that rides in the boltrope slot. It does not work well a
...bottom paint??? Peter Fridman at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2375 Imagine if we could use this product as bottom paint !!! Take a look. http://laughingsquid.com/ru
Clackity Clackity? Cutlass? Alignment? Help? rfrye1 at 9:52am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1192 I've owned my '98 Hunter H376 for 12 yrs. I have a persistent issue with knocking/"Clackity Clackity
Bringin in the Sheaves Pat at 8:50am 09.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1211 Our boat is a O'Day 272 with a Z-Spar Mast. At the base of the mast of several sheaves for leading
Problems with login & posting Anonymous 121765 at 7:55am 09.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/8509 Guys, I've been having problems the past 1 1/2 months with this site. I've been working with Phil
Monitor Wind Vane wmcminn at 7:42am 09.16.13 Big Boats 2/2311 Does anyone have experience with the Monitor Wind Vane by Scanmar. I have a Catalina 400. Thanks. W
Can an anchor windlass be slowed down? Sailduffer at 7:35am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 9/4359 I have a Maxwell VC 500 anchor windlass on my Catalina 320. I need to slow it down by about half. Is
5 pin cable for wind/speed gauge stephanie at 7:32am 09.16.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1148 We have navigational instruments on our Hunter 23 for depth, speed ' wind direction that have 5 pin
What is this for ? It has started to rattle (1) PKFK at 7:25am 09.16.13 Big Boats 8/1388 68639.vB See center of photo - this is a Yanmar 3ym30. The silver colored screw has a metal sleev
Cutting my keel? DovetailNJ at 6:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 30 3/1463 I sail in Barnegat Bay NJ and am tiring of bouncing off of the shallow bottom. The 5' draft on my 19
Yanmar 2gmf over heating after 30 minutes Mark Nooney at 6:14am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/5482 Hi all, I have a issue with overheating after running for 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Here are the ste
Hunter 18 full of water Ksail at 5:47am 09.16.13 Smaller Boats 6/1596 When I take my hunter 18 out of the water for the season, the boat has a lot of water in the hull.
Antifreeze SunCat at 5:47am 09.16.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1137 I discovered after hauling out my boat for the winter that the antifreeze reads at only 7 degree, my
Brought her home (2) agprice22 at 4:07am 09.16.13 Bigger Boats 6/1334 Picked up our new 272 yesterday. Lowered the mast with an A-Frame. That was not without event, as th
pintle replacement ancbob at 3:57am 09.16.13 Catalina 22 3/1350 This spring I replaced the lower 3/8 pintle on my kick up rudder. My boat is kept in a slip. In abou
Yamaha 37CK - Holding tanks Yamahasailor at 1:34am 09.16.13 Yamaha 1/1852 Hi Has anyone fitted a holding tank on this model? There is both a forward and aft head and both
Poulsbo HAPS Sept 6-8, 2013 Summary (2) Mikem at 10:10pm 09.15.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 2/3528 Dave, terrific write up. Dave and Susie Bill and Jeannine, great work. Mike ---------- Forwarded
Oceanside, Ca. to Dana Point, Ca. Brian D at 8:41pm 09.15.13 Destinations 10/4795 Left Saturday morning in thick fog. Probably shouldn't have without radar, but there was maybe a 1/4
Bright Green Lights at San Diego Harbor rfrye1 at 8:34pm 09.15.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2528 A few nites ago I was leaving SD harbor about 4am headed for Catalina Is. I was about at buoy #7-5 l
Winterazation for a boat on the water MLampner at 8:33pm 09.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1515 As long as I have owned my Hunter, three years at this point she has spent the winter on the hard. I

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Overloaded our electric system. smokey73 at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Breaker within 10 ft of where shore power enters. Thanks for the clarification. I have these 2 P
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation jssailem at 4:46pm 04.25.23 Nice work Big Easy. A two person job unless your a clever Cajun. :biggrin:
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:44pm 04.25.23 I'm looking into float plan apps for Android. Any recommendations? The USCG has an app with a floa
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:36pm 04.25.23 most definitely single sailor or not if no one knows where and when you should be somewhere no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Dil at 4:35pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed. most definitely single sailor or not if no one
Advice for a Solo Sailor? kappykaplan at 4:27pm 04.25.23 File a float plan so folks know where you're headed.
Lewmar Hatch Gasket Installation BigEasy at 4:17pm 04.25.23 Thanks all for the suggestions for replacing a gasket on a Lewmar deck hatch. I reglued the new fa
WINCH DRUM jviss at 4:17pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required. I disagree! This
WINCH DRUM jssailem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 :plus: Tailing required. or get self tailing winch. rough surface not required.
Shroud Protector Installation Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 04.25.23 I have split backstay that goes through the bimini. There are 2 zippers that open up a slot for the
Overloaded our electric system. kappykaplan at 3:30pm 04.25.23 I thought it was an ABYC standard requiring some sort of circuit breaker withing a few inches of wh
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing My 2nd Wind at 3:21pm 04.25.23 Yes sir, that's exactly what they described that I would have to do for a compete fix. I'll make my
Can't get sanitation hose off diptube Scott T-Bird at 3:21pm 04.25.23 I was about to say that I usually just cut the hose because at that point I'm going to replace it an
WINCH DRUM jviss at 3:18pm 04.25.23 I get the OP's question, it's true that with age the non-slip texture on the drum becomes more slick
New Beneteau Oceanis 51.1 Owner SSO at 3:08pm 04.25.23 Here's the latest update on our Benteau Oceanic 51.1: Owning a large sailboat, our is a Beneteau Oc
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? jviss at 3:07pm 04.25.23 The Balmar statement is a CYA. And there are trade offs. Yes you can get a BMS that signals the re
Lewmar window gaskets jviss at 3:02pm 04.25.23 :)
LiFePO4 Update - Any Experiences to Report? dlochner at 2:54pm 04.25.23 I saw this on the the data sheet: That said, a BMS can control an external relay in series with
Lewmar window gaskets JamesG161 at 2:48pm 04.25.23 Lighten up, Francis Not mine name. Yours maybe Jack? Bye...
H-466 Rudder post not centered in lower bushing (1) JamesG161 at 2:26pm 04.25.23 This maybe where the future holds for your rudder. .

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