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Overhead Lighting Issue PERCHER at 11:45pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 2/1346 We have a 2006 45CC. Yesterday the overhead salon lights started to flicker. My wife is on the boa
Mast light wiring under deck NeverTooRuff at 8:08pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 '94 Hunter 26. Wires from electrical panel to deck plug are now cut down flush with deck thru-hole a
So, After a few years, I sold my boat..... 1977oday22 at 6:55pm 07.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3429 As much as I hate to do it, I sold the "Starlyte". Always a great girl, I enjoyed the Cr##p out of t
Dismasted! (3) Brian Schwerdt at 6:45pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 64/16965 It seems I went out in a little more wind than my '76 O'Day 22 could handle, and ended up dismasted.
white smoke mellis18 at 6:11pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1416 I got some white smoke coming from the exhaust today while participating in the 4th parade. :cry: I
Video on replacing Forestay JasonC at 5:59pm 07.04.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1559 My new forestay came from BWYs, and the guy who works on my boats does not do sailboat parts, any on
Repairing a Rudder Snapped Off at the Top jimfrankelly at 5:51pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1419 The rudder on my 2002 Hunter 270 snapped off at the top where it is held by the stainless steel brac
Sanitary hose lifetime Larry Jackel at 3:21pm 07.04.12 Big Boats 7/3480 How long do sanitary hoses usually last. My nose suggests that our seven year old hoses need to be r
Help! Theft at the storage unit Hornman at 2:00pm 07.04.12 Smaller Boats 15/2653 Can anyone please let me know what parts and pieces I will have to but /replace on a 1989 H23 all th
31/34 mainsheet gr8_2_av8 at 1:54pm 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 10/2890 Could someone please post a picture of their mainsheet setup lead back to the cockpit. I am putting
Motor Mount Disaster (5) sbonham at 1:32pm 07.04.12 Day Sailers 21/10004 Hey Hunter Owners, Crappy July 4th this year. I rigged my Hunter 170 and put her in the water this a
Sail damage... Dan Johnson at 1:00pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2704 Returned home from a club cruise on another member's boat last Saturday only to be informed by fello
How to straighten a bent stanchion (1) Mike48 at 12:41pm 07.04.12 Ask All Sailors 15/16854 I have a bent stanchion from storm damage. It is bent about 15 degrees starting about 3 inches above
Sliding doors darlene at 12:02pm 07.04.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/933 Anyone know where to get replacement material for the sliding doors above and below the sink in the
beneteau 351 replacing the galley hot water hose. keven at 11:10am 07.04.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1686 Seems I have a leak in the hot water hose going to the main sink. The leak is somewhere under the fl
How to make Companionway Screens for 44, 49, 50, etc (1) artboas at 10:24am 07.04.12 Big Boats 1/1279 I've been asked a few times to post this, so here goes... This will show you a very neat way to make
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 9:10am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1820 Packing Gland-Locknut Anyone? I haven't really gotten over losing my rudder (Hunter 33, 1980) b
Long Beach to San Diego Border Run Race (16) CaptDon01 at 9:05am 07.04.12 Catalina 22 0/1096 Attached are some photos taken during last weekends "Border Run-2" race from Long Beach to San Diego
Getting out of the shallows. mrharris@rogers.com at 9:03am 07.04.12 Day Sailers 3/1353 Novice sailor needs advice. Purchased Rhodes-19 with drop keel last year. My dock is in a bay with s
Holding A Rudder In (2) tfluce at 8:54am 07.04.12 Mid-Size Boats 0/999 Holding A Rudder In packing gland-Locknut Anyone? I hav

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mooring pendants higgs at 9:33pm 02.06.23 Kept my 25 footer on a mooring in a field where waves occassionly reached six feet. I use two 5/8"
Passage 42 Washing machine question. artboas at 9:31pm 02.06.23 So the story goes like this: need to replace the ducting from the engine blower to the lazarette a
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question higgs at 9:23pm 02.06.23 The keel damn well be able to support the weight of any boat. That is how sailboats are stored.
Black residue in transmission Benny17441 at 8:30pm 02.06.23 A fouled prop increases the load on the engine and transmission. It can lead to engine and transmi
C&C 38 Landfall - Haulout question (1) Stephen1150 at 8:24pm 02.06.23 Thanks for your message. I posted this question about the keel as someone at my club inferred that i
Hunter 41 Steering Quadrant Access? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:45pm 02.06.23 Sounds like the same layout as the H-310. There are four screws at the aft face of the floor panel
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:37pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. Well, we've dri
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 7:32pm 02.06.23
Electrical Output from Outboard Motor Benny17441 at 7:31pm 02.06.23 It is not worth the effort, the power output of the small outboards is negligible. It is intended
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast vschager1 at 7:25pm 02.06.23 Yes, am ordering shorter screws and will tailor them to avoid bottoming out on the tube riveted insi
Why??? Benny17441 at 7:20pm 02.06.23 Because he is a wanted man who stole that boat to get away from Police.
Mounting T-track on 2002 410 Seldon mast Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 02.06.23
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 7:06pm 02.06.23 As does the Em-Trak B951 AIS transceiver. So you should have a choice of 2 external GPS rxers offer
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR Hello Below at 6:55pm 02.06.23 The Axiom+ has an internal GPS, too, so I can select which GPS source is the preferred source. As
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 6:52pm 02.06.23 We have drifted way off the OPs initial question, but still a fruitful discussion. AIS works everyw
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:52pm 02.06.23 I can't see a need for a chart plotter on that trip. I'll run OpenCPN, Navionics on probably a tabl
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 6:22pm 02.06.23 Oh. My mistake. I was wondering how it could have gone that long and still look so good. I guess I
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:46pm 02.06.23 212826 Does your perch seat look like this? Notice how the locker will clear the seat.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jon hansen at 5:42pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? d

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