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Ugly wallpaper Project_Mayhem at 11:07am 01.09.23 Ask All Sailors 15/1706 Ugly wallpaper is what the awful burlap sack looking material on the inside of my cabin has been nic
Solenoid Switch on the Battery Switch Panel, What Activates It? (1) dkinzer at 10:39am 01.09.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2082 I've been trying to understand how the battery switch panel works in my 2007 H41AC - I believe that
Reefing Sail Trim Don Guillette at 8:57am 01.09.23 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 29/9797 A San Fran sailor of a Bene 38, who has been sailing those water for 60 years, contacted me yesterda
Dometic Refrigerator Update (5) patbratton at 7:41am 01.09.23 Smaller Boats 6/1987 The new refrigerator is almost perfect. It was a little too tall to keep under the cockpit on my H24
H240 bulkhead thickness chriscampbell at 7:31am 01.09.23 Smaller Boats 12/2089 I'm building a wooden organizer to add some storage for sunglasses, sunscreen, reading material, etc
Swing Keel Fittings (2) pcharn01 at 6:58am 01.09.23 Catalina 22 13/2156 Anyone run into swing keel fittings not seating completely? Boat had fitting installed upside down
Dealing with water spots on cove stripe stickinthemud57 at 5:49pm 01.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/562 My black cove stripe really shows water spots, and cleaning them off is part of my winter maintenanc
Changing to electric throttle control for 2001 Yanmar Mclovin at 3:03pm 01.08.23 Ask All Sailors 3/1694 Hi, I have a 2001 Yanmar 4JH3-TE and looking at possibly add an electronic throttle control in place
2008 H41DS w/ mixed Raymarine and Garmin Nachismo at 10:39am 01.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2861 Anybody have advice on where to go from here? I'm in year-3 living aboard Floaty here in Tacoma. F
Treadmaster TreadCote Reconditioner - Gray FlimFlamII at 9:26am 01.08.23 Ask All Sailors 1/729 Has anyone had any experience with this product?
Contessa 32 Owners ... Prairie Virgin Sailor at 6:36am 01.08.23 Ask All Sailors 26/7397 I have narrowed my list of "what will be my next boat" down to (most likely) a Contessa 32. Are the
Replacing shift & throttle cables on 2003 Hunter 386 Capt JimF at 8:22am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 3/755 Hi SailboatOwners, hope your day is going well. Anyone experienced replacing the shift ' throttle c
AutoHelm ST30 Replacement frimi_captain at 8:19am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 11/3593 I have an Autohelm ST30 with direct connections to the depth and speed sensors. I would like to repl
Barlow Self Tailing Arms (1) Zom-B-Land at 6:39am 01.07.23 Ask All Sailors 13/2866 Hi All I am looking for the arms for my Barlow self tailing winches size 27 Can anybody help please?
Hunter 25 -2 mast manufacturer Richardd at 11:26pm 01.06.23 Smaller Boats 4/1131 Does anyone know who is the manufacturer of the hunter 25 2008 Mast ? is it selden ? I am having som
Rain water through the mast jonelli at 6:04pm 01.06.23 Catalina 30 20/6936
H26 Main sail rigging Chiriqui at 10:05am 01.06.23 Smaller Boats 5/1482 Does someone have a photo of this sails rigging at the end of the boom? After many months refurbish
Macerator panel breaker cover buddybear at 7:22am 01.06.23 Catalina 310 9/1861 On my 2001 310 there is a cover which folds over the macerator breaker on the panel. I guess it is
Beneteau 37 circuit breaker replacement (2) Karl T at 6:23am 01.06.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/4814 Greetings all, I could use some advice. I'm a new owner of a 2009 Beneteau 37 and this is my first
The Great Consolidation Continues dlochner at 5:33am 01.06.23 Ask All Sailors 3/765 Last year we saw Brunswick Corp purchase Navico, the marine electronics company that had earlier pur

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Hunter34 backstay removal kloudie1 at 8:21am 08.29.25 The H-34 does have a B&R rig but it was an earlier version which did have a backstay. The spreaders
First Day out on the Hunter 240 (1) SteveHughessails at 7:35am 08.29.25
Its funny Friday! (2) JamesG161 at 7:33am 08.29.25 234102 Jim...
Hunter 45 DS Teak Don S/V ILLusion at 7:28am 08.29.25
Hunter34 backstay removal (1) jssailem at 7:12am 08.29.25 The boat plan image on sailboatdata shows a backstay. I would not remove it. nough to the stern to a
CL 14 center board jssailem at 7:01am 08.29.25 I found this article about your CL14 boat. It contains some links that may help you in your quest. T
Hunter34 backstay removal cherub78 at 6:47am 08.29.25 Hey Greg, apparently it is with the crossed cables, the boat came with the b & r instructions howeve
Hunter34 backstay removal Tally Ho at 6:26am 08.29.25 The B&R rig uses swept-back spreaders and shroud placement that eliminates the need for a backstay a
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector (1) Gene Neill at 5:31am 08.29.25 I have racked my brain on this issue for ages. The only solution I have ever found is ... don't step
Its funny Friday! sailcapt340 at 4:06am 08.29.25 In reference to Kappykaplan cartoon: And Daves answer n front of my office window. Written clearl
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector dlochner at 3:33am 08.29.25 If placing the connector on the aft side of the mast, the height should be considered so it doesnt
CL 14 center board robcylon07 at 3:14am 08.29.25 I would also benefit from this information. I've seen pictures of homemade CB's but not of the origi
Cruising with a Hunter Passage 42? jssailem at 10:27pm 08.28.25 not enough hand grips in the wide saloon In three foot or more seas (think oceans) a lack of hand
Is h260 forestay used without modification in jib furlers, usually? jssailem at 10:06pm 08.28.25 Furlers come in different configurations. Some use the forestay like Harken. Some come with their ow
Its funny Friday! Richard19068 at 9:16pm 08.28.25 Kermit I open the grill today and there was a toad living under the cover. I captured it. Put it in
Protecting the mast light connector and VHF connector Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 08.28.25 If placing the connector on the aft side of the mast, the height should be considered so it doesnt i
135 jib for an O'day 222? kveach at 7:04pm 08.28.25 Well I got to the boat a couple of days ago and took photos and measurements. we'll see what the sai
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 7:02pm 08.28.25 Kermit I open the grill today and there was a toad living under the cover. I captured it. Put it in
Cruise Port Everett to Port Ludlow Terry Cox at 6:28pm 08.28.25 Wonderful tine of the year. Great fun..
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 5:51pm 08.28.25 What if they really aren't stars, but just some holes poked in the top of the container so we can br

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