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Pearson Wanderer batteries (2) Wanderer138 at 9:04pm 11.13.12 Pearson 4/3247 The batteries in my Pearson Wanderer are jammed all the way up against the main bulkhead in the star
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Storm Benny17441 at 8:28pm 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1604 The European Model is hinting about the posibility of a storm forming by this coming Sunday in the a
Insurance Query Britmick at 7:34pm 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 29/4012 Insurance Query(made up) After putting up a spoof thread to find out if the sailing community has a
Black 3M 5200 carboman at 6:18pm 11.13.12 Smaller Boats 3/1388 sort of bought this by mistake, but like it. this stuff seems a lot stronger than the white 5200.
Profurl Spinex Tim R. at 6:04pm 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 13/6577 Anyone here have any experience with Profurl's new spinnaker furling systems?
Gps for Catalina25 Anastasion at 4:31pm 11.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1223 Can anyone give me advise of what GPS devise would be best to view will at the helm and where to loc
1996-1999 Single Handle Engine Control xcyz at 3:34pm 11.13.12 Big Boats 7/1980 Quick question to those having the single handle controls used on the 96-99 Hunters, who makes them
Link 1000 knucklehead at 3:11pm 11.13.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1333 Guys, I need some advice and a few suggestions: I have a B473, 2004 with the following on board : 64
Wooden Hatch Covers TDudley at 3:04pm 11.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1417 Has anyone tried making hatch covers out of wood or seen some examples you could point me toward. T
2 Things: Positive Pressure & Compass Oil GorillaToast at 11:59am 11.13.12 Catalina 22 18/2017 Hi All. Has anyone really tried the Positive Pressure method of detecting leaks? How airtight do y
sail slugs iwillmott at 11:03am 11.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2076 I have a Hunter 40.5 which means the mast is long(high). The main is original UK sails with metal sl
rudder post details (2) Bergovoy at 10:24am 11.13.12 S2 27/6435 my rudder post is rusting away. is thisstuffing box below waterline??? any details of how the
There will be a Pause in Our Programming Roger Long at 10:10am 11.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6351 I spent a couple nights in a slip last spring at the Hampton Public Piers which I found to be the go
Tarps and rope hitches (12) Trinkka at 9:27am 11.13.12 Trailer Sailors 10/4201
1980 S2 8.0B new owner, please help! timtim at 8:04am 11.13.12 S2 5/2647 New to Sailboats, just purchased S2. saildrive needs repair or suggestions on doing away with it. Sa
standing water soldier1964 at 7:55am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 3/5040 I have a Helms25 with two drains in the cockpit but there always seems to be more water standing in
chain stopper disaster (1) med2463 at 7:50am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4284 We have a Lewmar chain stopper, the $150 version, on our foredeck that locks sometimes when the cha
Paint Advise For Cockpit Floor (1) Britmick at 7:27am 11.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1608 I have a Hunter 23.5 ' the cockpit floor gets dirty ' messy looking very easy! As almost everything
Spare parts fro Bahamas trip simpsonc at 6:42am 11.13.12 Big Boats 4/2215 I am relatively new to a 2005 Hunter 41 AC. We are planning to take her to the Bahamas in January,

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Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:40pm 04.03.23 I'm not with the boat right now but will snap a picture later this week.
Replacement WAECO CB-40 Terry Cox at 6:34pm 04.03.23 Any suggestions or recommendations? Boat is a 31 foot, Hunter, 2006. Defender has this unit in st
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) dlochner at 6:17pm 04.03.23 Gelcoat won't fully cure if it is exposed to air, that's why some gelcoat has added wax. The wax flo
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 6:07pm 04.03.23 A furler generally has a top that spins and a bottom that rotates (causing the sail to wrap) based o
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 6:03pm 04.03.23 The challenge with a mature boat is often the designers never published "detailed diagrams/written i
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 6:00pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Rigging and furler 1990 Hunter Legend 35.5 pics or diagrams jssailem at 5:58pm 04.03.23 Welcome Rasto to the Forum. Congrats on your new to you boat. How old is the boat? When was it las
Hunter 23 keel resting on trailer/other Hunter questions isaksp00 at 5:52pm 04.03.23 I sure as hell wouldn't tow it at more than about 5 mph unless I knew the tires, brakes and bearings
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 5:52pm 04.03.23 Yep! Sent them an email also. But, thank you for the suggestion.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) jssailem at 5:48pm 04.03.23 Ok.. Looked for a manual on the System 350. Problems with the Schaefer site. Got this on the site:
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair George Da Porge at 5:47pm 04.03.23 Hey John - I did remove and reinstall all of the stanchions. Enlarged holes between skins, filled wi
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Mark15231 at 5:44pm 04.03.23 I like having a furler on my asymmetrical. It works great for single handing and can easily be "dous
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:34pm 04.03.23 Get some spray auto wax something that has real wax not a lot of other stuff. Spray the gel coat wi
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:28pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? The furle
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed jssailem at 5:25pm 04.03.23 using a dyneema soft shackle to attach the sheet. Great application.:plus:
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:23pm 04.03.23 Do you know the make of the furler? Perhaps it is printed on the drum. Could it be CDI? That answe
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question jssailem at 5:21pm 04.03.23 As a guess that looks about right. What about the other end of the shroud?
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jssailem at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You might give a shout to Tiara Yachts. They are the follow on builder from S2 Yachts. https://www.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question (1) JES7 at 5:20pm 04.03.23 You mention a Furling system. Which one? Furling systems often are over a shroud (a wire that runs
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 5:11pm 04.03.23 Line #1: looks like a halyard for a spinnaker, asym, most probably. Line two: looks like it might

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