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Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (4) MFD at 1:48pm 12.14.22 Big Boats 17/1619 ueHi All, I have a ~2009 Hunter 41DS and it is time to do a thorough inspection of the binnacle, ste
engine vibration brad minda at 12:13am 12.14.22 Catalina 30 11/3200 85 c30 with the universal m25 engine. I feel i have excessive noise and vibration. Motor mounts l
Caframo Mark Maulden at 8:57pm 12.13.22 Ask All Sailors 29/4062
Soccer, World Cup, France beats England jssailem at 8:25am 12.13.22 Sails Call Lounge 9/1248 Man that has to hurt.... Good game to watch. With so much possession it was amazing. Yet unproduct
Where is the fuse? Dr. D at 12:21pm 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2196 Last week I deployed the deicer. There was a problem with the 110 V outlet on the shore pedestal, so
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin fero at 11:12am 12.12.22 Big Boats 10/1402 Hi again, I have recently found a traces of water leaks on the aft cabin aft bulkhead and some wate
373 Shallow Draft Depth (1) JDW at 8:40am 12.12.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2495 I have recently purchased a 2004 373 and there is some confusion as to the draft on this boat. Initi
Hunter 140 - gunwale stay attachment compromise Brent Franklin at 7:46am 12.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/734 While sailing Ocean City MD in the bay the port side stay attached to the gunwale was pulled up at a
Leach Telltales on the Jib thinwater at 6:49am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2073 Many of us have these on our mainsails. Generally, unless you have a rotating mast, they are more us
Clearing the track garymalmgren at 4:33am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 1/461 No, not the mast track. The hiking track on Nono Island PuJbyMclVUI
Wacky Wednesday comes early.... (1) sailme88 at 4:07am 12.12.22 Ask All Sailors 7/901 Finally found this goodie...
Now for something super exciting... Sheave bushings Project_Mayhem at 9:20pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 11/1405 My boat is overdue for new sheave bushings in the masthead. The originals are stainless and have las
It counts, right?! Orbweaver at 6:58pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1049 For my fellow northern sailors: shoveling the snow out around the sailboat while it's on the trailer
Do the Venture 21 and Venture 22 Mast, Rudder, and stays interchange? sovaste at 6:51pm 12.11.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2089 I've come across two old Ventures, a 75 V21 with clean hull, sails, trailer, boom, and interior but
Bow roller, bail, and bow roller make i.d. (3) Walsh0575 at 6:40pm 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 1/424 Hi, I need some help figuring out my bow roller... 1) I.D.ing the bow roller manufacturer (see pictu
Connecting dyneema core halyard to shackle dave_and_dd at 6:16am 12.11.22 Ask All Sailors 7/2626 Hi all, replacing my mains'l halyard with a dyneema core line and wondering thoughts on best attachm
Accessing / Replacing Raw Water Impeller Semper Sailor at 5:56am 12.11.22 Big Boats 9/1773 I purchased a 2002 Hunter 456 recently and spending the next few seasons getting to know her. This
Tell-tail windows in genoa Hayden Watson at 8:03pm 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 19/2541 I am buying a new main and genoa this winter and am thinnking about adding one or two tell-tail wind
Will Webasto/Diesel Heater exhaust condensate damage gelcoat? Exhaust port installation on C34mkii- freeboard or transom (3) Verano at 12:00pm 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 17/3303 Anyone installed a diesel heater (of any brand) on a Catalina 34mkii? I would like to install the e
Sail flaking tips (1) T-Schwan at 11:41am 12.10.22 Ask All Sailors 20/3722 Some skippers flake their mainsail with hospital corners, while others crumple it up and call it goo

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Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 11:17am 03.15.25 Hey thanks for all the advice. What about running it externally over two sheaves like pictured in
Electric brakes - wiring sesmith at 10:52am 03.15.25 Yes, those scotchlocks suck. I prefer to use good marine crimp connectors with the heat shrink ends
Electric brakes - wiring danooxnard at 10:13am 03.15.25 I solder all of my trailer wiring. I then wrap it with 3M rubber splicing tape and the top layer of
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? BAD ORCA at 10:01am 03.15.25 Hey thanks for all the advice. What about running it externally over two sheaves like pictured in #
Toilet Issue Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:42am 03.15.25 Sending sink and shower water into the bilge is a good way to have a stinking bilge because galley
Squalicum Yacht Club MFD at 8:40am 03.15.25 Yes, The Puget Sound Cruising Club has a lot of activities. A friend of mine was a commodore there f
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:27am 03.15.25 I should have included that you can re-use the HM bowl...all toilet bowls that mount using a 4 bolt
Squalicum Yacht Club jssailem at 8:24am 03.15.25 It is seridipity. I just got a message from the folks at Waggoners Guide about a yacht club. I do
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? David in Sandusky at 8:12am 03.15.25 One reason it's OK to put halyard exit holes near the bottom of the mast is that bending forces appr
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII richrsd14 at 8:08am 03.15.25
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Terry Cox at 8:04am 03.15.25 There is no dock there. Eagle Harbor is on the (north) east side of Cypress. The buoys are maintain
Toilet Issue smokey73 at 7:22am 03.15.25 Most of the drains for sink, shower, etc are fed to the bilge. @Kraffert I really question this
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? Justin_NSA at 7:17am 03.15.25 We're going into the 3rd year of a drought. Not enough water to crane launch, let alone sail.
Towing a Precision 23 JBP-PA at 6:31am 03.15.25 If it's only a few times a year, you rent a truck from U-Haul.
Towing a Precision 23 Indysailor at 6:15am 03.15.25
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 5:31am 03.15.25 It has less to do with the distance from existing holes and more to do with the absolute position o
Could i cut halyard exit near deck? colemj at 5:19am 03.15.25 It is common for masts of all types to have multiple halyard exit holes in them. We have four on on
Keel Bolts jssailem at 4:43am 03.15.25 Upon seeing the images, my first impression is the keel struck something. If it is on the stern en o
Help me think this through (new boat purchase) higgs at 8:43pm 03.14.25 Go with the diesel. I have owned both a diesel and the A4. The A4 is a great engine, but a diesel
Anyone Getting Out Much, Yet? jssailem at 8:37pm 03.14.25 Good fish and chips at the Pub in Eagle Harbor on Bainbridge. Was my first cruise back in 2015. We h

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