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Anchorman Power 700 Windlass (1) dchipley at 3:02pm 07.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/824 My windlass is missing the central Friction cone (part#72). I am going to a machine shop to have on
Seawater strainer o-ring (2) Two Sails at 11:32am 07.28.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1604
2022 Harvest Moon Regatta - Crew Available Artey1 at 10:48am 07.28.22 Racing 11/3130 Hi everyone, sorry if this is the wrong sub forum to post in. I looked and didn't see a better place
New Battery w4swk at 9:42am 07.28.22 Catalina 22 11/1525 Our 22 ( I really need to name this boat one day!) has been in storage for a bit and a new battery i
Slippery Strip For RIB Keel? jviss at 7:56am 07.28.22 Ask All Sailors 16/1552 I'm having trouble pulling my RIB up onto the dinghy dock. Getting old, I guess. I feel like I can
Another mast raising question john6206 at 6:12am 07.28.22 Smaller Boats 1/1146 Hey all. my usual mast raising option is to connect the forestay to the mainsheet block (other end
Opinions requested on engine work higgs at 3:03pm 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 17/1525 I am replacing the mixing elbow on my Yanmar 3QM. There is a flange that is bolted to the exhaust m
Restoring the look of old Lewmar Winches PhilaSailor at 2:38pm 07.27.22 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4352 Hello, I'm restoring a Hunter Cutter 37 I've owned for 34 years. Awlgrip on the hull, mast and dec
Any Challenger Owners Out There? skippersuzee at 1:33pm 07.27.22 Other Sailboats 1/827 Purchased a 73 Challenger 32 back in March and looking to connect with other Challenger owners. Rubi
Where to attach tack and how to sheet asymmetric cruising chute on H38? flightlead404 at 12:31pm 07.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2162 Hunter 38. I'm getting new sails. Considering adding an asymmetric cruising chute. Coastal cruisin
hypalon vs pvc gettinthere at 10:50am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 10/970 looking for a new rib. is UV resistance the only main difference between fabrics? If I went PVC I co
Surveyor- Kemah Tx Jumpstart at 10:06am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1261 Anyone have a good experience with a surveyor in Kemah Tx?
Beneteau 36cc Davits Archangel36cc at 9:20am 07.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/528 I am installing Kato Davits and accessing the transom for the support brackets is proving difficult.
Swivel lights NCBrew at 8:51am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 1/392 I have a burned out bulb in one of my swivel lights (legend 35.5). I don't know how the bulb comes o
Hunter 340 sea cock identity: Andy&Anne at 6:24am 07.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1375 Hi we are relatively new to sailing and have recently bought a 2000 Hunter Legend 340. We are having
Chainplates for Drogue invictus301 at 5:17am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 26/3201 Hi all, I own a '73 C'C 30 MK1 with a weight of 9700 Lbs loaded. I would like to put a set of chainp
Connecting two lines (or blocks) to the same D-ring in a backstay adjuster system (1) anastas at 4:48am 07.27.22 Ask All Sailors 20/2411 Hi all, I am working on a custom 24:1 backstay adjuster. The important constraint is that I want t
Removing/replacing transmission on a Hunter 44 Lkarrh at 3:51am 07.27.22 Engines and Propulsion 8/1077 We have been tasked with removing and replacing a Kanzaki model KM4A1 transmission on an '04 Hunter
Bow ladder for First 35 (2) LKMN00 at 12:46am 07.27.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/829 Hi, Would anyone have any recommendations for a bow ladder for a First 35? The bow is quite high so
How tall? Shadowwalker at 10:15pm 07.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1799 How tall is a Catalina 25 swing keel on the trailer? Will she slip through a 10ft door?

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1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts sailpcb at 1:15pm 04.25.25 That would help in my quest, I am in need of an end stop with cleat for my mainsheet traveler, size
Sail Shape danstanford at 12:58pm 04.25.25 Sheet on the main to create some leech tension and then you will have a better image of how bad the
1996 Jeanneau 45.1 Parts kappykaplan at 12:51pm 04.25.25 Hello, I am looking for some spare parts for my boat. Please be more specific as to what you're lo
C&C 32 john6206 at 12:17pm 04.25.25 Wow Everyone - thanks for the feedback! We traveled 500+ miles in two days and looked at 4 boats.
Sail Shape EnamrdSalr21 at 12:14pm 04.25.25 Unfortunately no traveler on this little boat. The mainsheet attaches to a triangle on the backstay.
1983 H34 Main AC Circuit Breaker Replacement SabreToothedEngineer at 12:06pm 04.25.25 Since this came back around, I've looked some more and can't find one with that 5th terminal at all.
Sail Shape Stu Jackson at 11:52am 04.25.25 David's right. A vang would help, but even with one, you're hanging your mainsail up on the spreade
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Stu Jackson at 11:45am 04.25.25 All that screw does is make a "stop" to low idle. You can do the same thing with the throttle, just
Sail Shape Davidasailor26 at 11:45am 04.25.25
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B dLj at 11:13am 04.25.25 It's kind like death from 1000 cuts. The engine is low-hours and actually runs great. So, I hate to
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 11:11am 04.25.25 Yup perfectly. I have done this to most of the deck hardware that I have removed already. Luckily
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 11:08am 04.25.25 Seems my Internet connection isn't good enough to drop in images. I'll try later... dj
S-L Anchorman 700 Windlass Rebuild fero at 10:47am 04.25.25 Thanks Rich, looking forward to disassembly indeed.
Idle Adjustment Screw - Universal M35B Foswick at 10:44am 04.25.25 From this and other threads you've posted on your engine, seems more and more like scheduling an en
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 10:11am 04.25.25 I can't really tell on your Mariner 36 how you would install the granny bars, but you'll figure out
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 10:10am 04.25.25 My granny bars are about 34" high. About 24 inches away from my mast from the side. Let me take a ph
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 9:54am 04.25.25 I can't really tell on your Mariner 36 how you would install the granny bars, but you'll figure out
Looking for a sailboat junk/salvage yard azambella at 9:43am 04.25.25 OK, found an awesome boat Junkyard in Quincy,MA. They have a lot of parts etc.. there. They did not
Traveler car/track as tether? BAD ORCA at 9:33am 04.25.25 I have a number of tethers on my boat. My favorite by far is the Kong double tether. https://www.k
Traveler car/track as tether? dLj at 9:31am 04.25.25 I have not seen these yet. I have a number of tethers on my boat. My favorite by far is the Kong d

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