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Adding a mid-ship cleat to a H260 Chuck C. at 11:03am 04.19.24 Smaller Boats 5/339 Has anyone installed a mid-ship cleat on a H260? I've been tying off my spring line to the winch b
Legend 40.5 engine oil change fero at 10:58am 04.19.24 Big Boats 4/332
Lifting strap blocking (1) jdrutten at 9:55am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 10/434 Paging though my manual I found an illustration suggesting that 4"x4" blocks should be placed under
SUN - fascination (1) jssailem at 8:22am 04.19.24 Weather and Forecasting 1/219 I find the Sun is an engaging mystery. Be it an Eclipse, the surprising appearance during a bleak Pa
Grand Traverse Bay - destinations/anchorage recommendations? Indysailor at 5:36am 04.19.24 Ask All Sailors 6/330 I will be sailing out of Traverse City in late July. Boat is moored in TC. Mostly, we plan to day sa
Yet Another Strange Electrical Glitch! Rick D at 7:42pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/242 So, my solar regulator would not produce significant wattage. (Victron 100/200 MPPT). I did a firmwa
Fort Pierce inlet xavpil at 6:57pm 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 4/256 Hi all. coming back from Bahamas to fort pierce on Saturday EOD. Getting contradictory opinions from
Air Conditioner Vents Boiler at 5:19pm 04.18.24 Big Boats 17/800 I have a H49 that was originally from SoCal so the temps were reasonable, so the original owners did
over starting line early NCBrew at 12:41pm 04.18.24 Racing 9/643 In a small club racing, the racing instructions state "even if the I flag is not displayed, (which w
Aquarius MikeFitz at 11:35am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 3/224 I just purchased an Aquarius 23 built in 1971. It is a project. I did not see it with the mast up. I
Blower Vent Hose Fred at 11:33am 04.18.24 Mid-Size Boats 9/443 My Catalina 28 MK2 has an engine compartment blower (I presume this is standard issue) with both an
I Need a Surveyor Recommendation in Nanaimo, British Columbia?? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:29am 04.18.24 Ask All Sailors 2/127 Does anyone out there know the name of someone who could complete a boat survey for me in Nanaimo, B
Update on hose replacement, and follow-up question chriscampbell at 8:30am 04.18.24 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 16/641 I posted last fall about removing old macerator and permeated hoses. I've now replaced most of the h
Hunter 23.5 new windows massnspace at 6:29pm 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/376 Thinking about replacing some of the fixed windows in my Hunter 23.5. Mainly the front curved one.
1987 Hunter 23 Rebuild (5) Skycap92 at 4:57pm 04.17.24 Smaller Boats 4/359 Hi All, I'm in the beginning of a full restoration of an '87 23'. The boat had sat in someone's ba
Install mechanical oil pressure gauge for Yanmar 4JH2E smokey73 at 8:39am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/573 I have a 1994 Hunter 40.5 with a Yanmar 4JH2E. Engine runs great, starts immediately when the key i
Mirror on Aft Cabin Door (4) sailcapt340 at 5:57am 04.17.24 Ask All Sailors 9/446
2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit \| 41ft - Gross Tonnage davidseviour at 4:00am 04.17.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/235 I'm trying to find out the gross tonnage of a 2008 Hunter 41 Aft Cockpit. If anyone owns this model
Thicker secondary filter o-ring and bleed screw gasket skunther at 2:26pm 04.16.24 Ask All Sailors 5/229 I understand the thinner stock o-rings can leak, and when I changed my filter last there was a thick
Oday 23 mainsheet controller hankkmiecik at 12:59pm 04.16.24 Day Sailers 1/201 Oday 23 I need to purchase a Mainsheet Controller to be attached to Backstay. Welcome recommendation

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What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 1:10pm 07.10.24 A line is a piece of rope with a designated purpose. Rope is stored in the rope locker until it is d
What a day! JRacer at 12:59pm 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!! Or, here in Kansas, Toto!
Boom connection woes? jviss at 12:51pm 07.10.24 CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. Yes, that's what I had o
Boom connection woes? Ward H at 12:32pm 07.10.24 I know that on the C30's CTY used a washer and cotter pin to hold the swivel shaft in the end cap. A
What a day! shemandr at 12:22pm 07.10.24 Nice write up. I'd have to comment that the seal didn't have a very good day!
What a day! Ward H at 12:12pm 07.10.24 Fantastic experience and fun write up to read! Thanks for sharing with us.
What a day! duality at 11:37am 07.10.24 wow! none of that on lake michigan!!!
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. jviss at 11:31am 07.10.24 Could the OP have a pressure sensor (sender) and not a switch? I believe a pressure sensor increase
What a day! kappykaplan at 11:24am 07.10.24 Sounds like y'all had a lot of fun!! :beer:
Old ST4000 Control head case? jviss at 11:21am 07.10.24 It looks like you're almost there! I would try to carefully cut out that acrylic, measure the thick
What a day! Will Gilmore at 10:29am 07.10.24 If I wasn't already enamored of sailing, your story would have me dreaming of boats and the sea. Fa
DC Panel Confusion (1) SkipperArne at 10:25am 07.10.24 Here we go - that is what I got from Scheiber upon request. Looks pretty much like what I have on my
H49/50 battery replacement Hayden Watson at 10:03am 07.10.24 Update on our lithium battery upgrade. We took our Hunter 49 to Catalina for the first test of our
Old ST4000 Control head case? kloudie1 at 9:39am 07.10.24 Get in contact with this guy: LCD Screen for Raymarine / Autohelm ST4000+ / ST5000+ Heads -Replaceme
Boom connection woes? jviss at 9:32am 07.10.24 On my 1999 catalina 36 the boom dos not rotate. I do not understand why the boom should be free to
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 9:31am 07.10.24 Oil switches sound an alarm with an open circuit. You need a positive signal saying pressure is go
Boom connection woes? JoeWhite at 9:18am 07.10.24 I would think you'd want to boom to rotate some. That's the case with my current boat, and was so
Boom connection woes? CowboyWay at 9:13am 07.10.24 The concern with the boom rotating is that it adds stress to the linkage for the boom vang which on
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. LakeOntario270 at 9:09am 07.10.24 Oil switches sound an alarm with an open circuit. You need a positive signal saying pressure is goo
electric windlass SoSound at 9:09am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power

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