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Need advice for running backstay with staysail on H49 Gianni65 at 10:07am 02.12.23 Big Boats 9/1332 Hello. I'm installing a staysail on my Hunter 49 and I'm wondering if running backstays are needed
Rear pulpit modification fred1diver at 9:31am 02.12.23 Ask All Sailors 19/2388 Hello everyone. I was thinking about modifying my res pulpit to have an easier access from the swim
Seacock question on a 1981H33 (1) rgranger at 8:42am 02.12.23 Ask All Sailors 12/1387
Winter storage of AGM batteries Erbardy at 4:46am 02.12.23 Ask All Sailors 4/625 Hi, I am finishing a series of projects on our new to us 1986 Catalina 30. One of things I did was
Digital Yamaha 25 ii sail plans (2) Nunavut at 11:31pm 02.11.23 Yamaha 0/1058 I couldn't find a Y25-ii tall rig sail plan, so I made 10:1 scale PNG diagrams of the Yamaha 25-ii a
Need instructions to remove HUNTER polycarbonate windows (1) aas1110 at 5:02pm 02.11.23 Ask All Sailors 30/3562 HELP!!! Just bought an older Hunter Passage. The previous owner (a number of years ago) caulked ever
Halyard Diameters 1979 H37C Haul Away Jeff at 4:57pm 02.11.23 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1072 Hi everyone. New H37C owner. I need to replace all the standing and running rigging on my boat. D
3jh5e impeller replacement Duluthwinger at 8:46am 02.11.23 Big Boats 19/3504 Hi, I am going to replace the raw water impeller on my 3jh5e yanmar this spring. In reading the book
1984 Hunter 31 Floor Board StephenM at 7:41am 02.11.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1445 The time has finally come for me to replace a water damaged floor board. The marine carpenter is te
another winter movie jon hansen at 6:33pm 02.10.23 Sails Call Lounge 5/1580 fHpl8TsVZ0s
Hyde StreamStay II Question (1) Kevin&Karen at 3:12pm 02.10.23 Ask All Sailors 8/895 Does anyone have a Hyde StreamStay II roller furler from the 80's? We took our furler down for tran
Spades &. Quick Connect terminals Maine Sail at 8:53am 02.10.23 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3197 Hi All, I just posted a new article on MarineHowto.com and it may be of interest: https://marineho
AIS - new AIS Class B "SOTDMA" technology jssailem at 8:14am 02.10.23 Ask All Sailors 1/562 Reading about the new class of AIS systems, it seemed like a valuable thing to share. This White Pap
Sirius 21 owners manual Mark Froats at 10:25pm 02.09.23 Trailer Sailors 8/3127 Does anyone have a owners manual for a 1979 Sirius 21 Sailboat or can you make a copy?
Newbie installing a new thru hull transducer (1) mforum at 5:18pm 02.09.23 Ask All Sailors 35/5647
DX Cup Drinky Crow at 2:59pm 02.09.23 Racing 8/2108 Anyone using these for genoa sheets? How they grip on winchs (Anderson), wear etc......?
Beneteau 323 Toilet and Holding Tank Question Beneteau323 at 12:48pm 02.09.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3910 When I purchased my 2005 Beneteau 323 it had a Nature's Head composting toilet and no holding tank.
Hunter 34 - Shore Power Circuit Replacement - Inlet Replacement (1) swshogren at 11:37am 02.09.23 Big Boats 6/1767 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. Last week I manger to toast my shore power cord and inlet due running a cou
Holding tanks q's fred1diver at 10:34am 02.09.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1146 Hello everyone, I want/need to replace my holding tank in my Pearson 30, at the moment it has a blad
I have come to the conclusion garymalmgren at 9:02pm 02.08.23 Ask All Sailors 56/5703 that there is an age limit to solo sailing. https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/good-samarita

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Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 5:53pm 08.06.25 233508
Dodgy propellor or something else? dlochner at 5:31pm 08.06.25 There may not be much room to enlarge the prop as tip clearance is a concern. There needs to be suff
Water maker in the Salish? BCsailor-skier at 4:59pm 08.06.25 Getting water in the BC's Southern Gulf Islands has indeed become a problem (southern Vancouver Isla
Dog Days of a PacificNW Summer BCsailor-skier at 4:51pm 08.06.25 The correct title should be "Hot Dog Days of a Pacific NW Summer." Mors accurate: ""Hot Dog Days o
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D BCsailor-skier at 4:41pm 08.06.25 Jeesh. Only in British Columbia's southern parts could one get bottled water. Our tap water is fine
Dodgy propellor or something else? Davidasailor26 at 4:33pm 08.06.25 I agree with the others that the prop must be too small, assuming your tach is accurate. We had an O
Better Lifeline Gate Design? fred1diver at 3:16pm 08.06.25 Install netting ?
Raymarine ST6002 Locks up Tally Ho at 3:11pm 08.06.25 I assume you have a wheel pilot mounted on the wheel. The drive motor mounted to the wheel ring h
For Axiom 9 plus addition do I need an iTC-5, Seatalk ng adapter or both Johann at 2:52pm 08.06.25 Don't put the power into the SeaTalk converter, even though a power cable is supplied with the unit
Dodgy propellor or something else? (1) Tally Ho at 2:47pm 08.06.25
Dodgy propellor or something else? Foswick at 2:23pm 08.06.25 Based on your description - and especially the fact that your Universal M18 sounds like it's revving
Lost reefing line in the boom - Hunter 410 - Selden Boom stackwalker at 2:09pm 08.06.25 I'll try this approach. So far the fish tape isn't working. Update: No dice. I tried a few diffe
For Axiom 9 plus addition do I need an iTC-5, Seatalk ng adapter or both brazenarticle at 1:52pm 08.06.25 Don't put the power into the SeaTalk converter, even though a power cable is supplied with the unit.
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's jssailem at 1:41pm 08.06.25 The new line shine of the outside fibers is starting to show age.
Lost reefing line in the boom - Hunter 410 - Selden Boom SV Temenos at 1:33pm 08.06.25 I had this happen to me on my 39. I taped it to the other reefing line to run it back to the end of
Furler line on a 1994 35.5 Hunter Legend. Dream Chaser 1993 at 1:29pm 08.06.25 Thank you Brian, much appreciated! Now i can disassemble the Furler to inspect and replace the line
Legend 40 bolt under engine Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 08.06.25 I'll add a third vote for a picture. Taken from a distance at a couple of angles and one or two clo
What should I pay for Catalina 22 with trailer and motor? AaronD at 12:16pm 08.06.25 Low end: negative $1000 or more. Few parts worth selling. Pay someone to haul it away. Run away! Run
Dyneema lifeline gates Q's (2) jssailem at 12:08pm 08.06.25 Here are the images I promised. Note: I have a defined gate supporting the stanchion, not just a si
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 11:58am 08.06.25 Repressed quasi musical talent emerges like weeds in a field of wheat. Definitly Quasi but not rep

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