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To furl or not to furl lbd at 11:30pm 05.21.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1111 2004 Hunter 33 with Selden furling main. New main required. Currently un battened. Looked at battene
AutoHelm ST3000 failure kevinmccowan at 11:16pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1540 my ST3000 comes on just fine, but as soon as I push the auto button to engage it, it shuts down comp
Running with the wind Sixgun77 at 11:12pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1603 I have one friend who tells me that running with the wind is the best way to go when possible, and a
H380 Propane Locker Brian147 at 10:01pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 0/777 I am worried about losing a propane lid overboard. One of the lockers has a propane tank and the ot
Dutchman Sail Brian147 at 9:52pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/980 My Dutchman mainsail is very difficult to put the cover on. The problem is the sail flakes normally
New to the forum and sailing otg23 at 9:44pm 05.21.13 Day Sailers 2/781 My Grandpa has offered to GIVE me his 1970 something O'day 23 and trailer. It has been parked in hi
In a 26x, whats a good speed to go... Tony E at 9:04pm 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4764 Hi, I just got my 1998 26x and I put it in the water for the first time last weekend. Me and my son
H34 accessing the Mast Wiring Question PGIJon at 7:32pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 2/808 I am in the middles of rewiring all the wiring in the mast. I am having a problem getting the remai
Bimini Top for H33 sailguy40 at 7:27pm 05.21.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/2626 I am looking to get a bimini top for my 1979 Hunter 33. I am basically wanting to get the dimensions
Mast Stepping on a C250 c22sailor at 7:08pm 05.21.13 Smaller Boats 0/1921 I just bought a 1996 Catalina 250 fin keel model. I did quite a bit of research before picking up th
Anchor storage Gary1946 at 6:38pm 05.21.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/936 Hi, I have a 81 hunter 33 and was wondering where to store the anchor, I have a delta 22 and fortr
First ride of the season, Good and Bad.. DAVA390 at 5:58pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 5/984 So, this afternoon, temps in low 80`s, off work a little early. Called the Admiral, "Let`s go out"!
Callling all 222 Owners Odie & Tweety at 5:53pm 05.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1475 Bought a 1984 Anniversary Edition O Day 222 last summer. After a lot of TLC, got her looking pretty
Is it in yet? FourPoints at 5:48pm 05.21.13 Ask All Sailors 0/658 YES!!! I made it in the water today. A full month behind my normal schedule, but happy to have compl
Replacing P42 water & holding tanks rlamb at 5:37pm 05.21.13 Big Boats 5/844 My wife and I are looking closely at a couple 42 Passage boats we really like (1990 or 1991). A cou
putting new tale tales on sails martnj32567substitute at 5:18pm 05.21.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1155 Where do I get new tale tales to put on sails and the black stripe is also coming off can it be reg
Outboard bjmason at 4:55pm 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 38/4662 I have recently acquired a Venture 25 and wonder what size motor would you all advise I use?
Surge brakes Sailor 3269 at 4:42pm 05.21.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1420 Well here I go again,with a story and a question mostly story I guess. When I saw Sumner's single ax
Oceanis 41 growing list of issues zoya at 4:28pm 05.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/9027 B41 issues Hello, I have a 2013 Oceanis 41 that was put in service November 2012. Because of the wi
toerail on Oceanis 41? zoya at 4:12pm 05.21.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1299 Is the toerail on an Oceanis 41 teak or some kind of syntetic wood? not sure when looking at it.

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Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Hello Below at 9:31am 02.18.23
Replaced all my sanitation hoses (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 02.18.23 "Lard tunderin' Jesus" I had no idea you were rebuilding the whole boat to install new sanitary line
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? (1) DaveJ at 9:09am 02.18.23 I use one of these on either side of my binnacle, the winch handle rarely is left in the winch. Very
Ouch! WayneH at 9:07am 02.18.23 Wayne, what marina was it that was bought and by whom? Pensacola Shipyard by David Finke
Hello to the community Terry Cox at 8:33am 02.18.23 Texas, it's too freakin hot in the summer and too far from the ocean. Amen, Bro.
protecting deck and nonslip BigEasy at 8:32am 02.18.23 As DavidSailor mentioned, it is gel coat with nonskid pattern & grey color molded in. It is not pa
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Terry Cox at 8:08am 02.18.23 We've used Verizon International wireless service (Telus cell partnership) for years into British Co
protecting deck and nonslip Don S/V ILLusion at 8:08am 02.18.23 Once toured the Hunter factory in Alachua. The nonskid deck areas were all painted gray. If you feel
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (1) Tally Ho at 7:10am 02.18.23 So, the engine is located in the V berth? That sounds like a strange place to mount an engine. Mu
protecting deck and nonslip Davidasailor26 at 7:02am 02.18.23
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler dlochner at 6:30am 02.18.23
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 6:07am 02.18.23 My wife and I require internet and phone service for our work access while off-shore realizing we w
Hyde StreamStay II Question (2) jssailem at 5:59am 02.18.23 213094 The toggle fitting (the lower portion) is shown on the deck. If you can not find the toggl
Hyde StreamStay II Question (3) Kevin&Karen at 5:09am 02.18.23 More pics that I took yesterday of the Hyde StreamStay II rollerfurler connection point. Still look
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Captain Larry-DH at 3:47am 02.18.23 Check your wiring. If you have a marginal connection it might not show up with a multi tester due t
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Apex at 3:27am 02.18.23 The winch handle will fit in a Harken winch. The sockets have been standardized for decades. The lo
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:41pm 02.17.23 I know that some have the standard steel muffler and many if not most of us have the stainless stee
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) jssailem at 8:56pm 02.17.23 I like butyl when I have fixtures with fasteners to adhere the parts together. When dealing with a w
Yanmar GM Series Injector -> Compression Adapter Conversion dlochner at 7:39pm 02.17.23 Exactly! I've been through the service manual cover to cover and haven't found those thread sizes.
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 7:31pm 02.17.23 Mast support has been torn apart and reglassed. I had to do some sanding because some masking tape

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