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Hunter 430 dismasted Hogfighter at 11:06am 06.18.12 Big Boats 26/13906 Sailing in 20 knots of wind on a beam reach with a reefed main and jib, my starboard chainplate gave
Taurus Taurus at 10:56am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2034
Anchoring in Lake Montauk AXEL at 10:49am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1170 It's been a while since I've been there. In the past I have motored around the Montauk Yacht Club an
new 10/4 owner Brooklyn at 10:27am 06.18.12 Irwin 6/6381 Just became the new owner of a 1975 10/4 and so far I'm loving the beamy little thing. She's been ke
Stuffing/packbox leakage Sails-n-Ales at 9:37am 06.18.12 Islander 10/6553 I have recently purchased a 1982 36' Islander and found that the stuffing box has a recurring leak.
Oday 25 - remove the fiberglass headliner Joe5893 at 8:38am 06.18.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5438 I did a search on the forums and couldn't find anything on this topic. I have leaks and the water r
A short pleasant first trip NOT :( (1) c_witch at 8:08am 06.18.12 Trailer Sailors 15/4501 The only damage being a bit of scratched paint in docking at 4:00 AM in total darkness and my pride
Hunter (e)33 - Issues, Concerns and Solutions Serena1 at 7:45am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 110/27063 Welcome Hunter e33 owners. The administrator has setup a model catagory - e33. Although this is no
products youve added that your glad you added allen-deckard at 7:42am 06.18.12 Catalina 22 35/5862 Thought id start a thread about things from companies that had good or bad products that youd like t
Lazy Jack Materials and Installation ktbowles at 7:24am 06.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/13096 I have a 2002 26X and have just ordered a new main sail with slugs and would like to install a Lazy
rudder noise on Hunter 34 ge8679 at 7:16am 06.18.12 Big Boats 3/1653 My rudder makes a chatter noise which goes away at higher speeds. just hauled it and the shaft is ti
New Toe Rails!! NYSail at 6:41am 06.18.12 Pearson 2/2006 Hello all..... I have a 1986 vintage P36-2. The boat has 4, 8.5 foot sections of 1" by 1" teak toe
End of an Era Crazy Dave Condon at 5:51am 06.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1230 I closed American Marine ' Sail Supply, Inc last year. Last week, I finally sold the last piece of
Well, that was a red banner day! :0 joes new addiction at 5:10am 06.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1639 Had plans for "Father Day" to get up early and FIANLLY go sailing! I've been neglecting my poor boat
Lowering the boom carolbsailing at 12:04am 06.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2823 The boom on my recently purchased 27' Catalina is too high for me to attach the topping lift and eve
Radio Interference Oceanis 36cc carlager at 11:42pm 06.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1746 I have an interference with the radio antenna on my JVC stereo my Oceanis 36cc. The interference i
Can I do this? eliems at 11:02pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2992 I want to transport a 250 lb dirtbike in my 10' Rib Dingy to a location and then transfer it onto a
Boat lift for MacGregor 26M yohan at 10:50pm 06.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1901 I am planning on keeping my 26M at a dry dock but only way to launch the boat from it is using the c
Any good, exciting books about sailing? centerline at 8:20pm 06.17.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3693 NOT "how to" books, but good reading books.... what are your recommendations as to good exciting lit
Looking for the fresh water schematic for a '97 376 windsock1 at 7:58pm 06.17.12 Big Boats 12/1940 I've got a leak somewhere in the system between the water pump forward and the galley. Based on wha

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Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:31am 01.10.23 In the past I had slab reefed with the typical drop haulard, tighten fore and aft reef lines and ret
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:28am 01.10.23 Besides the shroud cover plates, another area to look at is the cockpit drain accessible by removing
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 5:19am 01.10.23 trimming the main is exactly the same whether it is reefed or not. As mentioned before on the fores
Beneteau house-starter battery switches SycloneDriver at 5:02am 01.10.23 It seems that the house bank is also the starting bank under normal circumstances. That should be f
help on hunter 34 keel pan (1) dlochner at 4:55am 01.10.23 Somebody went at it with a cut off wheel and an angle grinder. The why really isn't important, the w
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement jssailem at 4:24am 01.10.23 https://manualib.top/manual/138220/Raymarine-St60-Tridata.html?page=37#manual This might help.
Contessa 32 Owners ... Joe at 4:05am 01.10.23 Way back whehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tania_Aebin, Tania Aebi sailed a Contessa 26 around the w
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement (1) frimi_captain at 4:00am 01.10.23 Looking on the Raytheon website it appears the instrument with similar capability is the I50 Tridata
Need a new boom for Hunter 336 Joe at 2:39am 01.10.23 I suggest checking out a high quality rigging company like www.rigrite.com. I've linked a "spars" s
help on hunter 34 keel pan MFD at 12:06am 01.10.23 Also - looking at your original pics. I would be concerned about long term separation of the hull m
help on hunter 34 keel pan MFD at 11:22pm 01.09.23 I do not know, and hopefully some other H34 owners will be able chime in, but my hunch is that this
Solenoid Switch on the Battery Switch Panel, What Activates It? MFD at 9:39pm 01.09.23 Hi All, not the exact same use case to test but I happened to have the start battery out in preparat
Rain water leaking in V berth jonelli at 7:43pm 01.09.23
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin MFD at 7:37pm 01.09.23 Quick follow up - got bored and this thread got me motivated to start prepping for digging into prep
Reefing Sail Trim David in Sandusky at 7:31pm 01.09.23 A reefed main should be flat. Our reefing system drops an eye in the luff over a hook on the boom en
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? (1) Sailavie1 at 7:05pm 01.09.23 212108
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? (1) Sailavie1 at 7:03pm 01.09.23 If you are willing to look outside the North American box, then the Tes 24 has very impressive specs
Beneteau house-starter battery switches Syversens at 7:03pm 01.09.23 Excellent, thanks! Not sure I'll go all the way with the negative bus and repurpose of the negative
What Sailboat Cabin doesn't feel like a hole? ShalomOrchard at 6:01pm 01.09.23 After much searching, it may be the boat I saw was a Pearson 300, although I thought it was shorter.
Contessa 32 Owners ... AlastairLC at 5:53pm 01.09.23

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