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Maxwell Windlass Anchor Chain Gypsy Jams Ad Libitum at 5:52pm 11.29.12 Catalina 310 14/9546 Fellow 310 Owners, Repeated Maxwell VW 500 chain gypsy jams have me in a quandary. I wonder if
Bahamas Bound on our 1982 Hunter 36 RTB at 3:20pm 11.29.12 The Cherubini Hunters 62/16246 Hi all. I haven't posted so much here, but have learned and enjoyed from many of the posters. We
Acrylic windshield rlrmystic at 3:19pm 11.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 32/7636 Looks like a previous conversation is closed. I have to replace my windshield. It's nearly flat wit
Polishing painted topsides SVTatia at 2:52pm 11.29.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/10626 My topsides are painted, I bought the boat as such and cannot tell which type of paint it is. It loo
Think tank All U Get at 1:37pm 11.29.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4447 Hi all, We got under the famed Wilkerson Bridge by heeling our boat 6 degrees. Thanks to the on-lin
Florida Keys djplatt at 12:46pm 11.29.12 Trailer Sailors 26/14012 Anyone sailed the Florida Keys? I am thinking about trailiering my boat from Canada in February and
Sliding Door Replacement OfflineTN at 11:20am 11.29.12 Big Boats 0/753 My Hunter 340's top sliding door is warped from a space heater while it was in storage. It still s
Vision 32 - Bow Stanchion RichStan at 10:34am 11.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1142 Good Morning All I have a 1991 Hunter Vision 32 The stainless steel railing stanchion at the bow has
oh that's nice... kpgraci at 10:07am 11.29.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/4686 I just got and duly processed an update for the app on my droid... now immediately when I open the
Furling main sail issues erseddie at 9:28am 11.29.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/3177 Having difficulty Unfurling my mail on a 2006 343 recently purchased. I have lubricated the boom ca
Replacing ports with larger ports? Styx at 8:14am 11.29.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1949 I have a 1975, S2 8.0c that I am rebuilding. I have stripped it down to the hull and have re-cored t
Irwin 27 1970 Compression arch JoeMulc at 7:55am 11.29.12 Irwin 0/1983 I am replacing my main bulkheads and have already removed mast and bulkheads. Evidence indicates th
Oday 22 Trailer trouble (2) Northwoods Sailor at 7:26pm 11.28.12 Ask An Oday Owner 18/5577 Just purchased my O'Day 22 this past year. She sails great - but I have an awful time loading her o
Venture 21 one design sailboat racing assoc. (1) mcfast at 6:58pm 11.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1782 Dedicated to Racing and Restoring the "Original Sport Boat" The model years 1966-1973 with non fully
Help with aft head shower Hawkwind at 6:43pm 11.28.12 Irwin 0/1961 Hi there, We own a 1978 52' Irwin. It appears as though we have a serious leak in a hose running be
Didn't Wear the Tee Shirt Today Roger Long at 6:03pm 11.28.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/5861 This one: https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/p206x206/538831_3195263940942_1846371638_n.jp
Ram mounts for GPS or chartplotter pictures walt at 5:10pm 11.28.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/11090 Assuming that I can use the MapCreate 7 mapping software I bought for a Lowrance GPS a few years bac
Owners Manual for Hunter 18.5 Beltman at 2:07pm 11.28.12 Smaller Boats 3/3170 I am a new sailboat owner and was wondering if anyone had an owner's manual or service manual for th
Off the wall question re: inmast furlers . . . Clark at 1:38pm 11.28.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2132 It's a slow hump day so here goes: Does anyone have a clue how much it might cost to convert to inma
Help with Simpson Lawrence 45700 Windlass BWagner at 9:37am 11.28.12 Big Boats 2/1320 Hello, Can anyone give me some advice on how to remove the gypsy from my windlass? I remove the

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yanmar 110 blowout kappykaplan at 4:30pm 02.18.23 110 horsepower engine in a Hunter 34?? There was a Hunter 50 that suffered an engine room fire in
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 4:26pm 02.18.23 How did they manage 20 years ago? Handy does not equate to necessity. However, after losing a prop
yanmar 110 blowout heritage at 4:25pm 02.18.23 all me crazy but I just bought this boat " project hunter" I hope for the best. Anyone can recommen
yanmar 110 blowout Ralph Johnstone at 4:20pm 02.18.23 The first thing I'd suggest is an oil change .
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 3:57pm 02.18.23 How did they manage 20 years ago?
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Hello Below at 3:46pm 02.18.23
yanmar 110 blowout jssailem at 3:45pm 02.18.23 Why do you believe it can be rebuilt? There is not enough information to identify this possibility.
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest kappykaplan at 3:32pm 02.18.23
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest jssailem at 3:29pm 02.18.23
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 3:12pm 02.18.23 Thank you @dlochner (and congrats on the new admin role) and @jssailem. I think I have some solid kn
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 2:51pm 02.18.23 Not exact. If you lose your khakis, you can't start your cah. -Will :beer:
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:30pm 02.18.23 hakis, you can't start your cah. -Will
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (5) JamesG161 at 1:21pm 02.18.23 Adapt or no 9KW generator. I decided to use the original OEM threaded holes to hold the generator
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Hello Below at 1:09pm 02.18.23 From what I am reading the BD50F should attempt to restart once the voltage at the compressor recove
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps brockfromwa at 12:56pm 02.18.23 So let's take a step back and I ask the obvious but how did you determine that the BD50F error is l
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:54pm 02.18.23 213106
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 12:53pm 02.18.23 213105
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 12:44pm 02.18.23 I assume the fairing compound should be a hair shallower than the surrounding deck? Yes. Gelcoa
Ouch! Project_Mayhem at 11:51am 02.18.23 I pay about $2200 for a floating dock that I have to paddle out to. It's barely held together and ma
Vitrifrigo BN100BT freezer temps Hello Below at 11:36am 02.18.23 Thanks. So if we assume that the resting voltage for the house bank is around 12.7V when you took t

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