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What's wrong with my thinking? dennisv at 4:49pm 11.23.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1506 This forum has been a big help to me with every question I've asked so far. Why not push the limit?
Autopilot HD74 at 12:48pm 11.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/583 I would like any information or help installing and getting the right B'G autopilot for a hunter 340
Keel is out... looks disturbing (2) HeelBoy at 4:23am 11.23.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2427 A few owners who deferred a few decades of maintenance has paid off... no, what's the opposite of pa
Warped Rudder (1) sbrogden at 9:00am 11.22.22 Trailer Sailors 77/11009 I just picked up a 1982 Vagabond 14. The wood parts need attention. The rudder is warped - here's a
Furler recommendations for Sirius 21 sailboat SiriusCanada at 5:15am 11.22.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1058 Hi all!....the Sirius I bought recently came with a foresail furler, but the foil is damaged and unu
De-powering water heater for winter D. Inscho at 2:51pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/1713 I'm winterizing my pressurized water system and wanted to get ideas on how to unpower an electric Ku
Need pics of rigging the back of the sail to the back end of the boom. Mac V222 1976 Slavik at 2:50pm 11.21.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2216 Hello. Trying to get the proper rigging diagram for the main sail attachment to the back end of the
Key issues with C275. Mike8074 at 2:41pm 11.21.22 Catalina 275 11/2512 Hi Team. I have an accepted offer on a C275. Boat goes to survey tomorrow. Any concerns from your
Starboard & Port tack confusion! Scott T-Bird at 1:52pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 17/4300 While watching one of our favorite sailing channels on YouTube I was surprised to learn that the Eur
Possible Issue with RayStar 125 GPS, Raymarine RS125 dkinzer at 1:38pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 0/550 I'm in the midst of planning an upgrade of my chartplotter from a Raymarine E80 to a Raymarine Axiom
Hunter Legend 37 (1988) rudder bearings help Stella Orion at 12:41pm 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/775 Does anyone have the drawings for the upper and lower rudder bearings for Hunter Legend 37? The only
Painting over sanded non-skid surface CharlieCot at 12:27pm 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 12/1639 I recently replaced the 50 year old leaky teak-over-ply deck of my 38 ft keelboat with glass over pl
Looking for expert Bene opinions! (7) Syl at 9:39am 11.21.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 19/2699 Looking for some feedback about how common crazing is on the 423 / 473 range, especially around the
Keel crack (2) jdrutten at 9:06am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 25/3013
Racing rule questions (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2572 Two scenarios - both boats on same tack, not overlapped and overlapped. Per rules 11 and 12, in bot
New member sbrogden at 8:12am 11.21.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 1/4236 I've been riding motorcycles (street) since 1970 and started sailing in 1972. Currently have a 1985
Hunter 240 Sail Size & Other Options (1) Chucktown Charger at 6:29am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 4/2046 Hi folks! I have a 2000 Hunter 240. Love my boat. She has taken anything I've thrown at her in str
23.5 bottom paint question RTsailsJ29 at 5:46am 11.21.22 Smaller Boats 6/1378 Group, I just purchased a 23.5 that has never had bottom paint, I wanted to know if the factory scri
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem (1) MichaelStacy at 5:20am 11.21.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1533 Anyone find a 'cure' for this growth? We wash and scrub it away only to find it back in a few weeks
New friend is a crow? (1) Gene Neill at 6:55pm 11.20.22 Sails Call Lounge 16/2153 This little fella just flew down to the ground, hopped up to me, and opened his beak. Lucky for him,

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BATTERY? smokey73 at 4:48pm 05.05.25 The OP asked "any other options?" LFPs are another option and depending on where he stands with his
Starter switch sporadically engages starter heritage at 4:40pm 05.05.25 Instead of cutting wires, I would just remove the ring terminal of the suspect wire from the soleno
Nifty Boat Handling dLj at 4:39pm 05.05.25 That was sure a tight spot to get that boat into. I always found it interesting to study how they w
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 Calif. Ted at 4:22pm 05.05.25 I've gotten clutches that included a page of labels in french and english from Spinlock. Spinlock Ro
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:12pm 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the bes
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 4:09pm 05.05.25
Looking for ideas on galley remodel mermike at 4:01pm 05.05.25 To add to @UpperPintle 's post, if you used West Systems epoxy, the amine blush must be washed off w
Tight furler garymalmgren at 3:50pm 05.05.25 We still don't know what make and model or furler you have. There idiosyncrasies with each type. May
Tight furler (2) skunther at 2:44pm 05.05.25
Starter switch sporadically engages starter dlochner at 2:44pm 05.05.25 Cut off both ends of the old wire and leave them disconnected. Keep it simple. Cut them back to wher
Rig tension 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 2:40pm 05.05.25 Never mind - I have found it.
BATTERY? dlochner at 2:37pm 05.05.25 Hey guys, The OP didn't ask about a conversion to LFP and it may not be appropriate for the way he u
Battery recommendation - anchor windless dlochner at 2:32pm 05.05.25 Yea the above views are not uncommon, and I readily admit that for most I am possibly of a differen
Looking for ideas on galley remodel (9) fred1diver at 1:39pm 05.05.25 Ok worked a bit on it today, making progress, well, was, I wanted to clean up the wiring and it is t
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 1:34pm 05.05.25 Forum rules, as I understand them.
Sleeping, quarter berth or settee? BarryL at 1:21pm 05.05.25 Hi, the quarter berth can be loud if crew are trimming winches right above your head. The settee c
BATTERY? smokey73 at 1:03pm 05.05.25 @Hayden Watson so lets work backwards from you description? Assuming an "solar charging capabilities
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F marcham at 12:12pm 05.05.25 Slow start is a feature of the GM series. Since they don't have glow plugs, some mechanics retrofit
Traveler car/track as tether? Hayden Watson at 11:54am 05.05.25 I rather like Elon Musk's mantra. "The best part is no part". In that vein, I believe that the best
Tight furler (1) Hayden Watson at 11:46am 05.05.25 I have a split backstay adjuster. I have it set so that the backstay is just short of floppy when t

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