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Size of rubber plucs for bridle wires to raise the mast? (1) abk at 10:36am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1100 Photo of rubber plugs for bridle wires to raise the mast? Well not having raised the mast yet I see
Instaling Shore Power on a H26. Where to drill? abk at 10:24am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1094 I have re-posted the question as I got a lot of great answers and tips, but I never got an answer as
Boe Thruster carlager at 9:47am 06.13.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1450 I am replacing the black box (part 559003) on our Lewmar 185TT bow thruster. Wirings on the two bo
Bow Thruster carlager at 9:45am 06.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/863 I am replacing the black box (part 559003) on our Lewmar 185TT bow thruster. Wirings on the two
Protesting a Race Lookout at 9:24am 06.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/2373 Hi Everyone. I have an interesting situation. The race director is protesting a race that he par
New eyebrow (3) med2463 at 7:29am 06.13.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1099 The teak eyebrow on our 37c was gone in many places with the screws exposed and causing leaks. So,
Engine Alarm Went Off Stormydog at 6:50am 06.13.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1186 Hello all, well the boating season is upon us. I got my boat in the water yesterday, finally. I have
Americas Cup 1851 speed Terry in Naples at 6:28am 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 5/2049 A few years ago I looked up how fast , America, the first America Cup boat could sail. If I remember
Working on BSA boats Crazy Dave Condon at 6:05am 06.13.13 Smaller Boats 3/875 Hello gents; I have been gone alot lately working as a volunteer at various Boy Scout camps and in
refrigeration condenser location bryan crites at 5:47am 06.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1057 i am replacing my non working refrigeration condenser , and want to move it to a better location.
Tank Leaks / Repair --- "Microseal" --anyone hear of it? RonRelyea at 4:28am 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2577 I've posted questions in another post about my leaking fresh water tank, but would like to post this
140% alone gives better performance. why?.. centerline at 12:51am 06.13.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1860 over the weekend we had some steady wind, 10-13kts in the morning and 12-17kts in the afternoon. we
Y25 shaft seal dee.yeah at 11:13pm 06.12.13 Yamaha 17/5939 It's been a sticky problem for me since the boat got to my hands. 1 of the screw threads have bee
Dual Battery Solar Charging System?? (1) Euphoria2011 at 6:59pm 06.12.13 Bigger Boats 14/3264 I am considering installing an inexpensive Solar charging system on my oday 28. I do not keep shore
mixing batteries and battery chargers syoun10 at 6:56pm 06.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1344 I noticed to my great surprise today that the batteries in one bank of my boat are flooded lead-acid
Whisker pole sizing neoflyer at 6:52pm 06.12.13 Big Boats 2/1424 1984 Hunter 34. Would like to get a whisker pole. Just boat the boat and don't know the size of th
Topside paint neoflyer at 6:42pm 06.12.13 Big Boats 2/949 1984 Hunter 34. I don't know the term for the non-skid foot placement areas of the topsides and coc
New to sailing Finz08 at 6:33pm 06.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/988 Here's my question. I'm looking for a trailer able sail boat to go from long beach to Catalina and s
More on oil changing rfrye1 at 6:18pm 06.12.13 Big Boats 0/753 I just used my "new" Grey Beard oil pump to change my oil on my H376. I've been using the Tempo vacu
constructing new centerboard, pour foam in a mold (1) davisr at 6:09pm 06.12.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2321 There are many of us who are trying to maintain or refit an old boat that would otherwise be lost to

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RE Topping lift on Sirius 21 SiriusCanada at 7:06am 05.20.23 Did you inspect the boom end for any possible fittings. I'm assuming this topping lift is for boom
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! jssailem at 7:05am 05.20.23 When I refit my mast, I changed from wire/line halyard to all line. To prevent the line from deformi
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. Pat Hooyman at 6:46am 05.20.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? Tally Ho at 6:39am 05.20.23 Greg, this is my idea of an inspection port ........ cheap and easy. This is where I insert the
PEX sizes on a Hunter 38. jdrutten at 6:21am 05.20.23 What color are your fittings? My 2004 Hunter has black Seatech (aka Watts Aqualock) fittings, which
O'Day Sprite Sail? Skip Masback at 5:29am 05.20.23 Thanks, these are great suggestions. Does anybody have any more suggestions for used sails?
2008 B43 Traveller Issue Dave9854 at 5:25am 05.20.23 Yes, that looks close to mine. Guess I will be pulling down some ceiling liner and hope for the best
Searching Forums for topics Davidasailor26 at 4:04am 05.20.23
Searching Forums for topics jviss at 4:04am 05.20.23 Look up! :) Top of the page there's a search bar. When you click in there you'll get a drop-down
Adding a 2nd winch and more Joe at 2:33am 05.20.23 Spinnaker sheets should go as far back as possible. A BLOCK (don't call them pulley's, please) clipp
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? NYSail at 11:56pm 05.19.23 With my racor 500 I inspect the bowl throughout the season and typically change the filter every 3 y
PRIMARY FUEL FILTER INTERVAL? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:11pm 05.19.23
PSA - Check your through hulls BEFORE launch LouisMK at 9:14pm 05.19.23 Stainless probably works though you need to make sure they are securely connected to the bonding sys
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 spencersea at 8:57pm 05.19.23 Thanks! I did chat with Dave and he had a lot of good suggestions. We ended up passing on the boat.
Significant hull deflection indented near bunks - Hunter 26 rgranger at 8:51pm 05.19.23 Get @Crazy Dave Condon to weigh in. He is the resident expert on these boats.
Cajun Ropes BigEasy at 7:23pm 05.19.23 I have ordered from them in the past and was very pleased with their products & service.
Adding a 2nd winch and more dlochner at 7:10pm 05.19.23 The pad in Photo 2 is for a turning block. In order to get a better feed to the winch, the jib sheet
How many have serviced your Winches (1) zinahewitt at 7:06pm 05.19.23 I have a 1975 Dufour 34. I just dismantled the winches. They are from 1975 and there was very littl
Will Gilmore at 7:05pm 05.19.23 I like beer AOiyksNlrY0 -Will (but not all of it)
Salt Water Swing vs. Wing in Water Year Round ...3TacksontheWater at 6:46pm 05.19.23 We sail the gulf of Mexico with a swing keel, but the boat lives on a trailer. (Snip)... You could

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