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oil changing device ironhors42 at 6:57pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3534 I changing the oil in my new boat to me. Thinking of doing every three months because of boat sittin
Double inverter question Jared20459 at 6:41pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1621 If I have an inverter on the boat to convert 12v to 120v and plug in my kids' DVD player that has an
Cleat Torn Out DaveS at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 2/1257 The port stern cleat was ripped out during a storm on my Hunter 23.5. The fiberglass actually remai
Keel cracks hunter 460 (1) fearless.hunter at 6:03pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 2/1811 HI all I own a hunter 46 from 2000. has anyone else out there had problems with cracks in the keel
146 Chainplate Detachment algosdoc at 5:51pm 05.24.12 Day Sailers 8/2641 During a nice 15kt wind today, my 2006 Hunter 146 starboard shroud chainplate popped completely out
Opening queen berth port - 26S (5) holdech at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1273 I posted this on TSBB, but for those who don't frequent that board - here are my opening port projec
New Sail (1) inarathree at 5:42pm 05.24.12 Smaller Boats 3/1377 New sail from Peak Sails. Awesome!
Finally got around to naming my boat (1) allen-deckard at 5:40pm 05.24.12 Catalina 22 4/1325 So since I never do things normal. :) Anyway what y'all think? Carved it out of a piece of cypress
Water manifold Graysailor at 5:18pm 05.24.12 Big Boats 3/1594 Regarding the water manifold on my Hunter41. Does anyone know who makes this unit? This is the manif
leak in the cabin top jackfromhicksville at 5:08pm 05.24.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/890 I have a H 25.5 with the pop top. I have noticed that I have a leak in the cabin top on the portside
Two more repairs completed (5) CaptGregg at 5:03pm 05.24.12 Catalina 22 10/1383 Replaced the old messed up switch/fuse panel but plan to re-route the wiring and panel and put up a
Exhaust Flap Replacement jrhamp at 4:32pm 05.24.12 Catalina 30 1/1337 New Catalina 30 owner/2706. I ordered the replacement stainless steel assembly Catalina direct) wit
Loose Connection Somewhere shogue1253 at 2:48pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1931 Recently bought a 2000 26X. Everything worked when we picked the boat up, but when we got it home,
Cutting the Inner Liner? (1) RonRock at 2:25pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4288 I am thinking of cutting my Inner Liner like this. Is there any reason why I would be better not too
Skydiver lands safely without parachute. justsomeguy at 1:55pm 05.24.12 Sails Call Lounge 3/3908 http://video.heraldsun.com.au/2238413965/Noparachute-man-lands-safely He was using a runway made up
West wight potter rudder? mike22115 at 1:08pm 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3441 New here an new to sailing recently got a wwp 15 and the rudder is just about shot is anyone familia
genny fairleads seabrooksailor at 12:30pm 05.24.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/970 Hello everyone, I just bought a %110 genny for my mac 222 that I am restoring and was wondering if
Interesting one today.. Maine Sail at 11:37am 05.24.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2228 So I get a call from a guy who owns a 24' center console and he's having charging issues. The boat i
It seems my engine is getting oxidation, solucions? sirocovzla at 10:53am 05.24.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1609 I have noted , lately, that my engine is getting some how oxidation or corrosion, more then normal.
How Am I Hurting My New Batteries? (1) GorillaToast at 10:35am 05.24.12 Musings With Maine Sail 8/5314 Info- 40w solar panel Genasun 4 controller 2-6v 235ah batteries in series No generator or alternato

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Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 9:56am 09.23.22 Just have to know their site. Here is the link. https://www.harken.com/en/shop/mkiv-unit-2/stanchio
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 9:53am 09.23.22 I just bought a replacement furling line for the same furler. I bought 5/16" low stretch,; I think
where to add a second halyard rgranger at 9:50am 09.23.22 My H26 had two "jib" halyards (1995). One was for the spinnaker. Yours may have the block already
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 09.23.22
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues jonelli at 8:42am 09.23.22 Nobody responded to this discussion so far. So, I'll ask ask a specific question.. Is the bulgy fib
What's this hole in the shelf for? jdrutten at 8:40am 09.23.22 Is there any chance that the published boat literature might show it as a feature? I tried looking
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 8:32am 09.23.22 As of 1am 9/23/22, the models are in close agreement on TD 9. The steering currents shifted to the
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Zinger88 at 8:24am 09.23.22 He doesn't own a mk2.... Welp...ya can't blame a guy for trying! Thought we had another MkII'er
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! ...3TacksontheWater at 8:18am 09.23.22 Zinger88: Thank you for the reply and sorry for the confusion. I do have the New Design, but I did
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size jssailem at 8:02am 09.23.22 My Harken MkIV furler came as a complete system. It included the stanchion kit.
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size jssailem at 8:01am 09.23.22 Just have to know their site. Here is the link. https://www.harken.com/en/shop/mkiv-unit-2/stanchio
Carbon Monoxide Alarm going off due to the head? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:50am 09.23.22 I'm a bit late getting into this (I was out of town for a week)... After reading all the comments
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size kloudie1 at 7:26am 09.23.22 I just bought a replacement furling line for the same furler. I bought 5/16" low stretch,; I think I
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? stickinthemud57 at 7:22am 09.23.22 You might want to research comfort ratios and S# at the above links. These attempt to predict stabil
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? stickinthemud57 at 7:18am 09.23.22 A quick google search reveals this among several diagrams: http://www.epsails.com/images/rig-meas.g
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? HeelBoy at 7:14am 09.23.22 Look at the P dimensions t What does the P dimension measure? Mast heigh from waterline? Just loo
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? stickinthemud57 at 6:58am 09.23.22 Well, sfbay beat me to it! These photos illustrate how much roomier and accessible the queen berth
More 26S vs 25: Height above the waterline? sail sfbay at 6:53am 09.23.22 Is the 26s Higher on the water than the 25? 26s appears to be higher. Look at the P dimensions to g
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size Ilanortho at 6:35am 09.23.22 Thank you! Where did you find this? I looked on their site.
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 6:23am 09.23.22 Thanks for the information. Where did you mount it?

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