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What instruments are useful? (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:47am 12.14.11 Ask All Sailors 30/4047 In other words, what do you folks think would be a nice addition? I have a hole to fill in the bulk
Chainplates on 1981 Hunter 30 newage1461 at 8:46am 12.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2523 I am currently looking at a couple of H-30's, one a 1979 and the other a 1981. The chainplates on th
Georgetown Photos Roger Long at 8:27am 12.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1745 http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.2061335473439.81216.1846284215'type=1'l=bd1ed96a09
Widgeon Manual and Rigging Instructions. rehrlich at 7:13am 12.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2596 Does anyone know where I can get a manual and rigging instructions on a 1969 12 foot Widgeon Sailboa
Toilet robinjdyer at 6:58am 12.14.11 Big Boats 22/4285 Have recently purchased a 1983 34" Hunter. How does toilet work? Does it pump overboard or only to
Boy Scouts Crazy Dave Condon at 6:47am 12.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1319 I am doing volunteer work for various Boy Scout Camps rebuilding their sailboat fleets. Recently
Getting Out Of Irons Don Guillette at 6:43am 12.14.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 25/9942 I talked to a FL sailor yesterday on another subject but during the conversation "getting out of iro
Solar panels on or off in winter? (1) Caboteur at 6:06am 12.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1542 Expert advice... I have 2 X 85W solar panel bank that I leave on all summer. They are linked to the
Store Bimini? bcollis at 5:19am 12.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1382 Have the 88 Hunter 30, and am looking at the Bimini in the store. It mentions a coaming mount, with
Settling In (1) Roger Long at 5:13am 12.14.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/3416 A few people have asked whether I might find a town I like so much that I just decide to stay there
Source for marine grade 5 pin 12v connectors OS2Dude at 4:00am 12.14.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3690 Currently I am using two 4 pin thru deck connectors to get power to my mast lights. I need to add a
PYI shaft seal rebuild jkittka at 3:19am 12.14.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1974 Has anyone rebuilt/replaced the shaft seal? Is it something a person with resonable skills can do or
Beneteau First 40.7 viktor.baraga at 11:37pm 12.13.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/4546 Dear all, I have a Beneteau First 40.7 , racing version( longer keel and higher mast) The year of
New Posts Display Width navigator97 at 8:28pm 12.13.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/3914 Phil, Since the Hunter Replacement Parts banner went up the display width has widened out. Yu can
Custom Mounting my VHF Radio in a Bulkhead w/VIDEO sailingandsuch at 6:36pm 12.13.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1651 I have been needing to install my VHF radio into my Montgomery 17 for quite some time now. I recent
Cleaning Bottom bcrlbr at 6:32pm 12.13.11 Catalina 22 3/1402 Just purchase 76 catalina 22 and there is a lot of growth on the bottom, I want to clean it to inspe
Question abbut 3M 5200 old guys sail at 5:06pm 12.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1497 A friend had suggested I use 5200 to seal the joint between my hull and deck on my 26S. I assumed it
Raising The Rudder tuki01 at 4:54pm 12.13.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1165 On a Hunter 23, you pull the landyard to lower the rudder....how do you raise the rudder? Thanks fo
Keel install..Huh? (5) Chris Patterson at 4:39pm 12.13.11 Catalina 22 4/1373 Well, I finally broke down the other day and installed the keel. After reading much hand-wringing ab
Biodegradable Descaler ironhors42 at 3:31pm 12.13.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1635 I was on the internet looking for preventing overheating of diesel engine, when I came across this p

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Coronado 15 jssailem at 5:43pm 03.05.22 Perhaps a picture or two of your rig might help. Based on where the centerboard pivots, I would thi
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 5:32pm 03.05.22 found them myself, in aisle C. :facepalm: Groan.......
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 5:19pm 03.05.22 I packed mine with standard flax about 4 years ago. No drips when stopped. Water gets forced into th
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Don S/V ILLusion at 5:13pm 03.05.22 I have been a long-term user of Harken blocks to support dipoles
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Nachismo at 4:59pm 03.05.22 I had a well respected mechanic replace the stuffing box less than a year ago. I was painting the b
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:56pm 03.05.22 Also check the negative bus, which on my 240 was a bolt connecting all the ring terminals on the bl
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? heritage at 4:53pm 03.05.22 https://www.amazon.com/CNEEL-CATL-310Ah-Lifepo4-Battery/dp/B096LLH1R6?th=1 These appear to be the c
Hunter 240 Electrical Panel chriscampbell at 4:51pm 03.05.22 Crispy, West Marine does have the on/off and the on/off/on switches that fit the panel we have. The
What's happened to VC-17 and FW-21 at WM? quadrille38 at 4:43pm 03.05.22
Stereo replacement justsomeguy at 4:29pm 03.05.22 I know, old thread brought back to life. I'm going to be replacing a dockmate's stereo, located just
Its funny Friday! lehighsail at 4:24pm 03.05.22 I was at the supermarket today and asked a clerk where they kept the canned peaches. He said "I'll
Coronado 15 dlochner at 4:09pm 03.05.22 The bungee might be a preventer. If the boat capsizes it may keep the centerboard from retreating up
Structural? JBissi at 4:04pm 03.05.22 @Crazy Dave Condon Thank you so much for the info, i will leave it as is. Trully appreciate how hel
Standing room only Rick486 at 3:38pm 03.05.22 I was thinking of doing the same. Did you fabricate it yourself? Yes. Very simple. Stainless tubi
Any known concerns with this specific motor? brockangelo at 2:50pm 03.05.22
Beneteau 323 jakeoleboy at 2:49pm 03.05.22
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping jssailem at 2:39pm 03.05.22 Possible issues: Did you stager the cuts of the stuffing so they are not aligned? The cut points c
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Tater at 2:35pm 03.05.22 Sounds like the guy knows a lot of hams are also boaters. Might as well kill two birds with one sto
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Nachismo at 2:30pm 03.05.22 Sorry to change the heading of this thread, but I have been needing to tighten my teflon stuffing ab
Salon Lights wiring H49 artboas at 2:30pm 03.05.22

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