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Autopilot HD74 at 12:48pm 11.23.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/596 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 9/2559 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 77/11622 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 6/1177 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 22/1831 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 4/2383 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 11/2637 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 17/4851 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 0/590 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 3/800 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 12/1830 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 19/2821 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 25/3247
Racing rule questions (2) stickinthemud57 at 8:20am 11.21.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2795 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 2/5448 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 4/2130 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 6/1457 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 12/1581 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 16/2280 This little fella just flew down to the ground, hopped up to me, and opened his beak. Lucky for him,
Holiday Decorations Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16pm 11.20.22 Ask All Sailors 5/809 I know many people one here pull and winterize their boats for the winter. Many of us how live south

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A new to me Resource jssailem at 10:43am 06.27.25 There is some info on the website that discusses how the system came to exist. It sounds like the ap
Hunter 45CC Fischer Panda I1 & I2 output good but no power to boat's Line 2 (air conditioners) Slipin Away at 10:29am 06.27.25 What is the year of your 45cc. If around 2005 they did have relays to switch the circuits. Located
Troubleshooting mainsail trim Foswick at 10:23am 06.27.25 A key detail that would be useful is to know which leech telltales you can get to fly straight and w
Constrictor Clutches dlochner at 9:58am 06.27.25 Using motors and winch-drill attachments would for me decrease the amount of joy that I experience
Troubleshooting mainsail trim dLj at 9:57am 06.27.25 I understand the basic idea that a fuller sail is more powerful and a flatter sail is less powerful
A new to me Resource Foswick at 9:32am 06.27.25 This looks really promising. Over the past couple of weeks I have been experimenting around with the
A new to me Resource Hello Below at 8:42am 06.27.25 Thanks John. Good sourcing. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have all that information available in on
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. jssailem at 8:38am 06.27.25 There is a lot of help on line. Ultimately, the boat owner has to make the decision they choose for
Constrictor Clutches PaulDaniel at 8:33am 06.27.25
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker dLj at 8:13am 06.27.25 Shipping would likely kill you, but Rhodes are still being built by Stuart Marine in Maine. A call
keeping a 26D in a slip? Justin_NSA at 8:10am 06.27.25 We always slipped our 26S. Put a good bottom paint on it. The chlorine tabs are helpful too.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 8:10am 06.27.25 Excellent point! OP should also read this linked thread related to clamps Just a little surface ru
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker pgandw at 8:09am 06.27.25 Shipping would likely kill you, but Rhodes are still being built by Stuart Marine in Maine. A call
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Captain Larry-DH at 7:50am 06.27.25 Just a note - every single hose clamp shown in the pictures above are NOT the correct hose clamps t
Columbia 36 parts dLj at 6:22am 06.27.25 Except for the spreaders, I would be sailing her today. My to do list is ongoing so, based on the w
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. dLj at 6:20am 06.27.25 Is there any you'd recommend me to look for on the thru hulls before putting her back in the water
Constrictor Clutches fred1diver at 6:07am 06.27.25 Ok, I am starting to get it, a big thank you, I will probably go this way, very appreciated
looking for a Rhodes 19 boom and Spinnaker shemandr at 6:01am 06.27.25 The spinnaker: Again you don't need a spinnaker specifically for a Rhodes 19. There are a lot of u
Columbia 36 parts JLBrackett at 5:50am 06.27.25 Except for the spreaders, I would be sailing her today. My to do list is ongoing so, based on the we
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 5:49am 06.27.25 Your sink is below the water line. I'd have to inspect your thru-hulls to offer an opinion. dj I

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