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26X Spreader Repair papamills at 7:11pm 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2380 The spreader tube on my 1999 26X had a clean break where it enters the spreader socket shortening th
stern teacher63 at 6:44pm 11.12.12 Smaller Boats 5/1430 After the second time of my portable fish finder transducer being cut and another $75, my patience i
Barient winch (line stripper ring) davjonLegend at 5:33pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 12/7916 The plastic line strippers in my Barient 23-11 winches need to be replaced (again). The last ones I
Old NMEA to New Raymarine e7 Question Old Sailor 2 at 5:04pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/783 I am getting braver. Many of you have helped me get into tghe guts of my boat and all excursions so
Connect GPS to VHF hunter43sail at 3:52pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1237 I have a Raymarine C70 classic that I want to connect to my Standard Horizion GX 2100. Just wanting
Webasto 3500 heatef (2) carlager at 3:41pm 11.12.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1265 When I turn on my Webasto 3500 it sends out a lot of white smoke. After 2 attempts the green LED on
Rustoleum Marine Paints KingAirDriver at 2:58pm 11.12.12 Catalina 22 8/3927 Has anyone had any experience with the Rustoleum Marine Paints? I was looking for a topsides paint
1976 C-30 Ice Box RhodySail at 2:55pm 11.12.12 Catalina 30 7/2032 Hello All, I just picked up a 1976 C-30. I think i got pretty good deal on her but she has no sh
Electrical Part Identification (1) Pafb at 2:21pm 11.12.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1398 I have reached the point in my O'Day 28 upgrade/refurbishment that I am now tackling electrical issu
Wood-challenged (4) jmo2012 at 1:18pm 11.12.12 Big Boats 5/1609 I want to make the wood on my 1990 Legend look better and live longer. The floorboards are pretty wo
Grenadines Charter Blue Pearl Captain at 12:29pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1525 I'm chartering a Jeaneau Sea Odyssey 50 DS for a 10 day round trip Grenada to Grenadines loop next J
battery charger? splax at 12:25pm 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2325 :)hello, I just purased a '87 H34 and was stunned to find it did not have an installed AC battery
Bimini 235 lskid47 at 12:00pm 11.12.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/3108 Looks difficult to have a Bimini on a 235. Anyone have one and how/where is it rigged on deck? Any m
Votage regulator question katana750 at 11:53am 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1635 Hi there First time posting, but many hours reading I just bought a 26s last year and have sailed f
Sailcare Warren Milberg at 10:44am 11.12.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1287 I'm not a flak for Sailcare, but have used their services over the years and have been very satisfie
jack stand placement on Hunter 27 foster at 10:30am 11.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1760 We purchased a 1976 Hunter 27 with a shoal keel and the boatyard put it on stands for us. My concern
Vendee Globe Scott B at 9:48am 11.12.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2998 Anyone following the Vendee Globe. Just started over the weekend and already 2 boats out with damag
Rigging gfrazzle at 8:20am 11.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/875 Hi all, Anybody happen to know the type/ size/ length of the outhaul for a 41DS with a furling ma
How do you interconnect your electronics? (1) Ed Schenck at 6:31am 11.12.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1767 On my "pod" I have two Nexus displays, wind and multi. These are daisy-chained from a small cable w
26s spinnaker Dogleg at 6:30am 11.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1618 I'm draggin my 26s out of mothballs and start sailing again. I bought it new in 91 and sailed a lot

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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel (1) Digger1 at 4:33pm 03.31.23 After breaking a plastic wheel on the tongue jack in those drainage grooves, I replaced the inner pl
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Tally Ho at 4:29pm 03.31.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Crazy Dave Condon at 3:40pm 03.31.23 And we sent our troops over to free and/ or defend the French during WW I and WW II
Heart stopping drone footage Tally Ho at 3:31pm 03.31.23 Could be. I was going by the individual team photo/name list on their website. Maybe some of the g
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home Crazy Dave Condon at 3:17pm 03.31.23 @KE5HVM keep us posted when you get the boat and then I suggest a new thread noting it is either a
How tight is too tight on a holding tanking fitting install? Tally Ho at 2:57pm 03.31.23 I would use Teflon tape, 3-4 wraps should do the trick, and then once hand tight, go 1/4 to 1/2 turn
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:34pm 03.31.23 Davidasailor26, What you describe seems like my best option. I don't want to drill holes in the bow
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX brockangelo at 2:33pm 03.31.23
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home CrispyCringle at 2:24pm 03.31.23 They are good little boats and there is a good supply of parts available, This is the right forum fo
Running halyards internal: PVC or PEX Hollyberry at 1:11pm 03.31.23 You run wires and cables inside a conduit... but not halyards!
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home KE5HVM at 12:56pm 03.31.23 Awesome, and very helpful thread. I know this is coming two years since this was all posted, but I m
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER NYSail at 12:44pm 03.31.23
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
REPAIR THE RUDDER---BENETEAU 361 CLIPPER Mechone at 12:25pm 03.31.23 Find someone small because you have to crawl in to drop it to do bearings
Yanmar 3YM30 mystery: I can turn the engine over by hand kloudie1 at 12:03pm 03.31.23 If someone has been messing with the engine, you may have loose fuel injectors and/or glow plugs..
MPPT controller location Tom J at 12:02pm 03.31.23 I have a 'standard' two-battery setup with one of those big red dials on the electronics control pa
Survey Question BigEasy at 11:22am 03.31.23 I had a similar issue on a 1988 Hunter 33.5 many years ago; however, in my situation the wooden com
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) rlongfield at 11:06am 03.31.23 USB-C carry up to 5A at 48V depending on the outlet and device. That would be 20A at 12V I had no
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:35am 03.31.23 The Vesper Marine unit is the WatchMate XB-8000 smartAIS It has its own GPS antenna. here is a link
Chart plotter choice overwhelm iNavX at 10:18am 03.31.23 If you have an NMEA capable VHF you could get an NMEA to Wi-Fi bridge that puts the AIS sentences o

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