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considering new sail slides (1) JonnyQuest at 12:02pm 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/4121 I have read that old sail slides/slugs can add resistance/friction and inhibit the main sail from dr
Need help switching my genoa for my jib JonnyQuest at 10:59am 07.13.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1655 I want to swap the Genoa out for my Jib headsail, and have some questions. Since acquiring my Oday 2
Shore power shorting problem longterm at 10:57am 07.13.12 Catalina 30 4/1820 i have a 1990 C-30 Tall that I bought in February; at the time his shore power connection powered th
Issue with battery monitor and solar? jviss at 10:34am 07.13.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/3509 I just purchased a Victron BMV-600 batter monitor, and a Morningstar SS-10-12V charge controller for
Credit for very fast service Ross at 9:50am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1093 Yesterday at a little after 5 pm I placed an online order to McMaster-Carr. UPS tracking shows the
Knots? BROGERS at 9:41am 07.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/2608 For some unknown reason my knot meter on my 1994 29.5 Hunter has quit working this season. It appea
Aft Head piping from head to holding tank Sundancer at 9:39am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/917 The black water 1.5 inch piping from aft head to holding tank is plugged with hard material. Boat is
FAIL! Letteringonthe cheap.com bigbrownpilot at 9:00am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1522 Just want to share my horrible experience with this company. Our new boat is out of the water with
120-Volt AC Distribution Panel. (Ultra Panel) Jeff Jellick at 8:32am 07.13.12 Big Boats 5/1756 I wrote several weeks ago about the relay switches in my 2005 Hunter 45 CC, and the problem that I w
Passage 450 Water Tanks? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:26am 07.13.12 Big Boats 7/1533 My Hunter 450 has three water tanks for a total capacity of 200 gallons. The two rear tanks are divi
black soot mark (1) dlewis812 at 7:49am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1607 problem??
Rigging Preventer on Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:11am 07.13.12 Big Boats 10/1939 Just curious as to the best way to rig a preventer on this boat? On the end of the boom there is an
Factory Wiring for Passage 450? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:07am 07.13.12 Big Boats 3/1168 Does anyone know on the main electric panel battery selector switch 1,2,3, etc, which battery would
beneteau 381 short mast galynd at 6:13am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 4/2538 I'm considering the purchase of a 1999 bene oceanis 381. However, I'm concerned about the short mas
Hunter Marine to Marlow Acquisitions rasselas at 5:38am 07.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1646 What does this mean for those of us who own a Hunter? You would think we would be notified by Hunte
Strange Odor from reverse 2 cycle system TJ-LJ Champion at 4:55am 07.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1897 Since purchasing our Hunter 45cc a little over a year ago an odor has developed from the reverse 2 c
Sunbrella Hatch Covers c130king at 3:36am 07.13.12 Catalina 310 0/1789 Can anyone direct me to a link where I can order hatch covers for a Catalina 310. Lost the sunbrell
Coroded or seized cushion zippers eianm at 3:33am 07.13.12 Big Boats 2/1121 Most may know this, but I thought I would post it any way. Some of the zippers on our upholstery cus
Raymarine E7D Mark Maulden at 10:05pm 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2274 Purchased one of these along with radar end of Feb. Finally got it installed. Worked fine. Notice
Lowrance HDS-? Anchor Alarm sinnettc at 9:29pm 07.12.12 Ask All Sailors 4/9847 Can anybody explain to me how you set the Anchor waypoint for a Lowrance HDS plotter if you want to

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Hello to the community ggrizzard at 2:10pm 02.16.23 RSHunter27 Nicely done, and in a very short time. I own a 79 H30C here in Florida. So, welcome to th
DX Cup (1) Drinky Crow at 2:05pm 02.16.23 Attach both to clew w/one of these.... bout Vela.
Topping lift sheave size on Hunter 36 AndyL at 1:49pm 02.16.23 Curious. Why you want to change to 3/8's. I plan to use the topping lift as the second line when g
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:44pm 02.16.23 What Op describes is a violation of the laws prohibiting age discrimination in most every
Water system leak Parsons at 1:42pm 02.16.23 Welcome to Sailboat Owners - hell of a way to start! Most probable places for freezing expansion le
Embrace the freeze. DaveJ at 1:40pm 02.16.23 The daffies and crocuses are popping up in the Niagara area, earlier than usual. The daffies usually
I have come to the conclusion MitchM at 1:39pm 02.16.23 I hope the time to Chuck it In is based on ability not a number. I just experienced age discrimina
Why??? MitchM at 1:33pm 02.16.23 "Stupid is as Stupid does"... Forrest Gump Did he survive? Jim... The guy had stolen the boat
Question on Teak Cederholm at 1:32pm 02.16.23 I use Cetol above deck and teak oil below.
Towing a pram MitchM at 1:28pm 02.16.23 I built a chesapeake light Craft Eastport pram. I found 2 bronze pad eyes which I posit
Question on Teak MitchM at 1:20pm 02.16.23 The pros in my marina recommend SEMCO over CETOL. Having just spent hours trying to sc
Water system leak MitchM at 1:18pm 02.16.23 A lot of leaks occur where the pipe or hose bends 90 degrees, because there is increased
Water system leak Claude L.-Auger at 1:12pm 02.16.23 You might want to fill the system with some food dye in the water. The now colored water will be eas
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Claude L.-Auger at 1:08pm 02.16.23 Be sure to crank the engine with the decompression lever held open until the oil pressure alarm sto
Embrace the freeze. All U Get at 1:05pm 02.16.23 Daffodils are blooming in the lower Chesapeake, the local weather station said about three weeks ear
Embrace the freeze. Sail22Capri22 at 12:39pm 02.16.23 Still have yet to have any snow to speak of here on Long Island NY. I have to admit I love snow and
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:17pm 02.16.23 Part of my current project updating her look, Resurfacing the non skid surfaces.
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 02.16.23 I've always installed the gasket as it comes out of the package and have never had a leak issue.
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:13pm 02.16.23 Some of my interior revamping
Hello to the community (1) RSHunter27 at 12:12pm 02.16.23 Here is a picture of halcyon when I 1st purchased her.

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