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hunter single line reefing mike thornton at 11:55am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4368 Hi Guys, I have a Legend 336 with single line reefing. I have reinstaled the 1st and 3
Vibration after tranny oil change - what the heck??? odaydokay at 11:11am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 24/6601 I am the second owner of this Boat with 1985 Universal M12 and Hurth HBW 50 tranmission. 600 engine
Flowers & Gardening on the Boat - Need Advice! JoelHoover at 11:10am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1224 Here's one for the ladies: My girlfriend and I bought a houseboat a few months ago and we have mo
Hunter 40 Hull13 at 11:08am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/868 Any new Hunter 40 owners out there?
Roller Reefing Main Sail Design capta at 10:56am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2419 We will soon be in need of a new main sail and I would like to hear some ideas on designing a roller
climbing to the top iwillmott at 9:27am 07.07.13 Big Boats 22/4172 I wonder how many owners have gone to the "top" of the mast somehow. I see a problem with electronic
Jib sheet blocks on deck configure jib sheets ? abk at 8:57am 07.07.13 Smaller Boats 4/1395 Pass jib sheets on the outside of the running rigging and thru the bloks on deck and to the cockpit
Bridged travellers vs. the price of gold. Chris Patterson at 8:38am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1363 Aaah. If I could just learn everything, I wouldn't need you guys at all. But I don't. So, I am goin
How to Back Up a Sailboat (3) Roger Long at 8:38am 07.07.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 29/13434 I've just been sitting out here at anchor where it's cooler and fooling around with my animation too
Confusion over 50-amp vs. 30-amp shore power c130king at 7:52am 07.07.13 Catalina 310 14/13304 All, I have done some searches and found some info but I still do not know if I understand this sit
Yanmar 2GMF electrical connections (2) nestorph at 7:21am 07.07.13 Engines and Propulsion 2/2542 I recently took over an Islander 30 with a Yanmar 2GMF engine. She runs beautifully. However, afte
Teak ken336 at 6:22am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/789 What grit of sandpaper do you use after stripping the teak? Also what varnish or clear coat for exte
Cleaning rubber ken336 at 6:20am 07.07.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/875 What do you use to clean the rubber parts on your arch and side rails?
Garmin Quatix Nom De Guerre at 5:33am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/906 I see that Garmin has released a watch that is loaded with sailing features. The 'quatix' has GPS na
flushing outboard at slip kpgraci at 5:25am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 14/6508 Due to the untimely demise of my former outboard I intend to treat the new one a bit better, that in
Wind masthead transducer swap Rovic at 3:18am 07.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/914 Is it possible to use a Stowe ( Dataline ) masthead transducer and cable with a Raymarine or Raython
Mast ring for mounting blocks (1) nestorph at 8:09pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/5977 I have an Islander 30 with a keel-stepped mast. I need to add some blocks around it to accommodate
YSM 20F Throttle Stuck ggrizzard at 7:51pm 07.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1330 After two years of trouble free use but then after two years of inactivity, the throttle on my Yanma
H-33.5-88 headliner leaks rgbeuk at 6:57pm 07.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/861 This great H33.5, for more than 15 years, has had a slow leak only during heavy rain storms from ove
H23 headstay attachment plate loose? donavansails at 6:53pm 07.06.13 Smaller Boats 4/1449 I was doing some work on my Hunter 23 today and the plate that the forestay attaches to seems to be

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Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products John Marrone at 7:37am 01.28.23 Thanks to all you fellow sailors.
ODay 19 vs Macgregor 21 Ted Jones at 7:35am 01.28.23 Thanks for the great feedback. I was also concerned about the keel winch on the Macgregor, it could
Rain water leaking in V berth jssailem at 7:34am 01.28.23 Hello @akabud Welcome to the forum. You are getting some torrential rainfall this year. One might a
Flexible Tank Search RoyS at 6:35am 01.28.23 I put one of those in an odd shaped compartment last year. The flexible tank conformed to the odd sh
Considering sonar RoyS at 6:22am 01.28.23 Last year the chart plotter showed me motoring along about 100 yards off shore, er actually inshore
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Sail22Capri22 at 6:03am 01.28.23 I had success cleaning teak with this stuff : https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/product/product
Teak Cleaning and Finishing Oil DIY Natural Products Gene Neill at 6:00am 01.28.23 Yeah, if the washer PSI is too high (and/or the spray tip too narrow) it will tear up the surface of
Cleat backing plates? Gene Neill at 5:58am 01.28.23 I may, however put a single additional larger cleat centered in the bow, just far enough aft to acc
Fuel tank sending unit RoyS at 5:57am 01.28.23 If the top mount of your sender looks like a ring with about 5 fasteners then it is probably the sta
Fuel tank sending unit Davidasailor26 at 5:40am 01.28.23 OEM equipment on that era 28 was just a float with a built-in gauge mounted directly onto the top of
Considering sonar dlochner at 5:20am 01.28.23 It might depend on where you sail. But, all I can say is that I have been using Navionics charts f
Question depth transducer analog rca type cable to digital conversion sailme88 at 5:09am 01.28.23 Analog cell phones died years ago.. People were forced to go digital. support is the key here.. No a
Flexible Tank Search Caboteur at 4:08am 01.28.23
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Sail22Capri22 at 3:04am 01.28.23 Thanks to a li'l gizmo called the Uniseal UNISEAL it's a fairly easy job to turn a portable potty
Flexible Tank Search SailMaster at 11:06pm 01.27.23 Good morning all, Thank you for all of the feed back. This is for drinking, bathing water.It needs
Flexible Tank Search Captain Larry-DH at 8:07pm 01.27.23 That's only true for WATER tanks. USCG regs require that all waste and fuel tanks--including bladd
Hunter 38 galley faucet won't shut off. Orcas Bob at 7:55pm 01.27.23 Thanks Terry. Yup - our head faucets are the same. I'll check the spout screen of our galley's singl
Considering sonar stephen_i_w at 7:49pm 01.27.23 It might depend on where you sail. But, all I can say is that I have been using Navionics charts fo
Hunter 356 in-mast sailing conversion to hanks/rope and halyard option rgranger at 7:45pm 01.27.23 I sail to windward all the time:)
Flexible Tank Search Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:39pm 01.27.23 I jut ran the dimensions of your space... it should easily hold a 25-30 gal tank. The "kicker" may

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