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Any suggestions on this( front of rudder hummingbirdbassist at 11:26am 05.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 10/1581 I need some assistance on how to tackle this and what to use. I'm thinking some marine -tex to fill
replacing halyards on hunter vision 32 mikewhite7314 at 11:19am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/825 OK, so the boat came out of the shipyard after bottom job and the main halyard is now sitting at the
Missing Impeller Blades 5411 No Heat Exchanger Blue Hull at 9:45am 05.20.13 Catalina 30 10/2414 My engine stopped pumping water during my first time out for the season yesterday. I shut it down as
Mast raising system Sailor 3269 at 9:42am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 56/7535 Good Day everyone This is my question for today is. My mast that is 28' on my 79- 25' venture.
through hull depth tranducer paint swallowtail at 8:51am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1128 Should the plastic surface of my through hull depth transducer be painted with anti fouling or does
Great service Mikem at 8:45am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/579 I searched various vendors for a tiller for the family's 1980 Cat-25 and found the best deal on this
Advice on deck paint robertsapp at 8:02am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1682 Our '95 H336 has a gray paint on its molded nonskid deck surfaces. Or at least, it used to. It's get
Spinakkers... ccraigmile at 7:55am 05.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2159 I've rebuilt a 1974 MacGregor 25 that came with sails etc. In that it came with a Spinnaker, two Sp
oil in the coolant reeder at 7:55am 05.20.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1492 A well meaning friend put about 1/2 quart of 30 weight oil into the fresh water cooling system of my
Beneteau 311(2000) refrigerator fuse unit location Widgeon1 at 7:30am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/3808 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 311 (2000) and recently the refrigerator has stopped working. After inves
windlass circuit breaker location fvolpe at 6:46am 05.20.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/2950 Where is the windlass circuit breaker located on a beneteau 36 and what does it look like? Frank
Tire pressure on a ken's welding trailer fstopf4 at 5:55am 05.20.13 Smaller Boats 3/934 Last year we purchased a Hunter 23 it came with a single axle Ken's welding trailer. Any recommendat
Hall Pass...... (1) Maine Sail at 5:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1879 Last night around 5:30 my wife says "You should go out to Jewel Island and see your friends.".......
Water heater troubleshooting Dima at 5:50am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/4043 I use to have a link to the post with detailed instruction how to troubleshoot and fix water heater.
You Lake Travis sailors! jackhartjr at 3:52am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1134 Hi folks, had a delivery in Austin, TX Wednesday, came over a hill and there lain out before me was
Hood Seafurl 5 fail (2) Andreas7699 at 2:06am 05.20.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1889 Should this happen? It is from 2008 and I have not sailed that much. I tighten the halyard in strong
S2 7.3 O/B Motor mount hangin at 12:38am 05.20.13 S2 0/1080 Is the fiberglass/plastic cover lag bolted or bolt/nut connrected? I need to recaulk to prevent rai
Hard Start Kit for A/C Ken13559 at 12:19am 05.20.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1192 I powered my 12000BTU aircon with Elemax(Engel) SHX2000 Genset. It runs ok. Out of curiousity, I fit
Chain Plate and Bulk Head Repair Mcshane at 10:17pm 05.19.13 S2 0/1112 Before putting in the water, I wanted to re-bed my chain plates. Had some rot in the port forward b
Still getting water in the bilge while sailing Piotr at 9:04pm 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2187 It's definitely NOT leaking from the top side. Does any one else get any water in the bilge while sa

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raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 6:08am 04.29.23 A couple of discussions on this very comparison: Best Wheel Autopilot for C30 New Autopilot - CPT vs
What jib is best for very light winds cousineddy at 6:03am 04.29.23 Its redneck racing here. The race committee are also the racers. We do timed Bermuda starts which is
New 170 sailor Crazy Dave Condon at 6:01am 04.29.23 You were given excellent advice @SKOTBRO by @stickinthemud57 and @Captain Larry-DH Thank you guys
Hunter 146 engine options Crazy Dave Condon at 5:50am 04.29.23 Not sure but is there a 2 or 2 1/2 hp motor with forward and reverse but I recall there is to be. L
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 5:46am 04.29.23 I have looked at a few methods and it makes sense to raise it being on the deck. For the same reason
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 5:45am 04.29.23 CPT is considerably more expensive and seems less sophisticated than the Raymarine EV100. I don't
raymarine ev100 vs cpt autopilot jviss at 5:42am 04.29.23 I love this topic, because I am fascinated that the CPT is clearly 1970's technology that has stood
What jib is best for very light winds garymalmgren at 5:34am 04.29.23 2 knots i not a lot of wind and nothing much could go wrong . Stick em up and se what happens. That
What jib is best for very light winds dlochner at 5:34am 04.29.23 In light air keeping the sail full is the challenge. Light air jib sheets and weight to leeward help
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Captain Larry-DH at 5:32am 04.29.23 Our PLB battery is officially at end-of-life (5 years), and would cost as much to replace as a new
How close is too close to shore? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:29am 04.29.23 All good answers but the best advice comes from the locals as they have th experience. If you are g
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? Captain Larry-DH at 5:28am 04.29.23 I have a PLB, EPIRB, Inreach Mini, and AIS SART. The Inreach subscription is only active when we pl
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 jviss at 5:24am 04.29.23 I looked into the Balmar belt buddy and the new arm I'd have to buy, and it wasn't long enough, and
Looking for a strut dlochner at 5:06am 04.29.23 What is the problem the current strut? You may not be able to find an off the shelf replacement. Bu
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 dlochner at 4:52am 04.29.23 > tensioning strut Another great idea. I think ultimately something like this is what I'll need t
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 shank at 4:41am 04.29.23 > tensioning strut Another great idea. I think ultimately something like this is what I'll need to
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411 (1) jviss at 4:33am 04.29.23 I had a problem on my new serpentine belt and pulley upgrade where I not only couldn't get proper te
What's the real value of an autopilot on a sailboat? Hayden Watson at 10:28pm 04.28.23 Yesterday, I finally got a chance to actually sail my new main and genoa. I was on a close hauled c
DO YOU KNOW YOUR BOAT? Hayden Watson at 10:20pm 04.28.23 Meanwhile back on John's subject. Every boat I have ever bought, the first thing I did was remove
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? MikeHoncho at 10:18pm 04.28.23 I have a EPIRB that does both radio freq and GPS/satellite transmission and a PLB on my PFD for sing

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