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Jiffy reefing the Kenyon Boom H33CRich at 6:36am 06.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/4436 I am looking to install a juffy reef on my Kenyon boom (single reef) and was wondering how others ha
Does this photo may my aft look bad? (3) jmce1587 at 6:21am 06.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1239 My stern is sitting lower in the water than I think it should be. Here is the background. I have o
Jackdaw is a genius - Instrument pod (4) Skipper at 6:19am 06.03.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1999 Or maybe it's GOB. But, I used the pictured junction box instead of a pod per Jackdaw's suggestion f
ST2000+ Garmin NMEA connection FourPoints at 6:10am 06.03.13 Ask All Sailors 6/5337 having trouble getting my Garmin GPSMap 540s to talk to the tiller pilot. It will report distance of
Lightbulb # for O-Day 26 masthead navigation light Dan.Lamont at 4:52am 06.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/850 Need to replace masthead navigation lightbulb on 1984 O'Day 26. Don't have the original bulb. Does a
Automatic bilge pump GrampaArt at 4:24am 06.03.13 S2 1/1009 Just launched my new 8.6 which needs an automatic bilge pump. Reviews are very critical of Rule pump
Issues with Raymarine ST4000 Autopilot bobgelb@gmail.com at 4:15am 06.03.13 Catalina 310 4/1680 OK..I need some advice..I have the old standard instruments, ST60 Tridata,ST60Wind, ' ST4000 Autopil
In Mast reefing or Lazy bag Sailing Poodles at 12:33am 06.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2174 I am knocking on a bit now and my wife and I have decided that the time to do the Blue Water stuff i
sea water under the engine chokrisandy at 11:38pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 13/3025 Dear friends, i have a hunter 30/1981, during a regular check up , i found water under the engine at
Rot and damage to bulkhead (4) bitsailor at 8:12pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/5091 Hi We recently took ownership of a 1978 Catalina 27. The boat is in generally good condition but
Used Sails 8.0 B finegold1 at 7:32pm 06.02.13 S2 3/1056 I have a 1981 S-2 8.0 B and I do not want to spend a fortune for a new sail as I only use the boat f
470 tabbing issues in bilge area? jacksilver at 7:24pm 06.02.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/773 I am looking at a 2000 C470. it looks great...but... on the starboard side of the bilge there appea
Replacing oil on 272 with ten_two diesel Steps at 6:50pm 06.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1122 I tried replacing engine oil on our 272 diesel, wow what a headache, I must be doing something wrong
Cast iron ballast Jwhy at 5:52pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/4222 I'm looking at an '84 Hunter 34 with cast iron ballast. How real is the corrosion issue with this m
No raw water flow thru exhaust seaduct at 5:38pm 06.02.13 Catalina 30 6/1479 We went on our shakedown of the season today in our 1986 catalina 30. All was good until we dropped
Trans cable buddyshea at 5:10pm 06.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/883 Can not shift forward or reverse using control handle at the wheel. By applying force to the lever o
Honda 8 stalls bakes at 4:21pm 06.02.13 Trailer Sailors 14/4319 Our 2007 Honda 8 hp starts and runs fine for a few minutes but then starts running very rough and al
Cruising Design Reefer furler wchevron at 4:13pm 06.02.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1973 Anyone have a Reefer 1 furler manual. I can't figure out where to cleat off the wire halyard after
How to install VDO water temp gage H-356 sailmaster39 at 2:49pm 06.02.13 Big Boats 1/875 Anybody install a VDO water temp gage on the Yanmar 3gm30 or 3ym30.I don`t like these idiot lights.M
Macgregor 26S jib sheeting questions Roadking Larry at 2:15pm 06.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5192 My 26S is a '94 production boat, not sure if that makes any difference or not. I'm pretty sure mine

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Cutless bearing replacement tool for rent? Benny35 at 2:09am 01.19.23 My brother in law made one for me, based on the measurements I gave him. He has a machine shop and
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 1:56am 01.19.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap? I think they were just using the pole to string a
Hunter 356 windlass Ralph Johnstone at 10:12pm 01.18.23 First thing we require are pictures of your anchor locker to see what windlass will fit in it. I in
Lifeline Replacement thinwater at 8:40pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. If y
Lifeline Replacement Richard19068 at 8:29pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. Good
Lifeline Replacement dlochner at 7:44pm 01.18.23 I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the shorter lifespan compared to bare stainless. Good
B361 Sail Inventory Tally Ho at 7:30pm 01.18.23 Thanks for the feedback. I should have thought to capture the sails while sea trialing but overloo
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 7:15pm 01.18.23 Have you considered Dyneema or other HMPE rope? I considered it, yes. My concern with it is the sh
Lifeline Replacement Richard19068 at 7:11pm 01.18.23 Have you considered Dyneema or other HMPE rope?
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data Davidasailor26 at 6:59pm 01.18.23 The charger only got to 5 amps before it started quickly dropping to float. Full disclosure I flip
Lifeline Replacement dkinzer at 6:56pm 01.18.23 @jssailem: DId you have your lifelines made at a West Marine in the Seattle area? I requested a quot
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Davidasailor26 at 6:53pm 01.18.23 Beneteau also took away public access to their comprehensive parts website recently. To be fair yo
AGM Winter Self-Discharge Data dlochner at 6:51pm 01.18.23 Interesting. The charger only got to 5 amps before it started quickly dropping to float. I think y
Lifeline Replacement dlochner at 6:44pm 01.18.23 Visually, I don't think you will notice the difference after the first day.
Lifeline Replacement jssailem at 6:35pm 01.18.23
Spider Cracks in gel coat jssailem at 6:27pm 01.18.23 By plug up I mean to put gorilla tape on them. Have an open hole at the high point and a second hole
Lifeline Replacement Dalliance at 6:22pm 01.18.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month dmdiehl64 at 6:20pm 01.18.23 There are certainly creative work arounds as Slider suggests but not sure the benefit. This is unfor
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 6:20pm 01.18.23 Oh my. Is he doing his own power connection tap?
Reefing Sail Trim Ward H at 5:15pm 01.18.23

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