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Sailor Sue at 9:31am 05.03.22
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Thanks to kloudie1, JamesG, and rgranger, who actually answered my question, and suggested trying mi
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I purchased a 1996 Hunter 19-2. I am starting to think that the wire rigging may have been replaced
Nichole340 at 6:10am 05.03.22
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Has anyone replaced their 340 Head Sink Faucet with any other model another than the original type ?
ShotgunSlim at 2:39am 05.03.22
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For your enjoyment, laughter and possible inspiration: I finally got "Kellie Marie" out on my favor
pete c at 6:33pm 05.02.22
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I am the soon to be owner of an '88 Legend 35. I have been doing some reading on the differences bet
Andrew-Sarah at 6:17pm 05.02.22
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We are new to a beautiful Beneteau Oceanis 43', 2008. We will be cruising on the Great Lakes, Canadi
mjsb at 6:09pm 05.02.22
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First let's be honest new Boaters do stupid things, and I am no different. The boat is a Hunter 31,
Dolphin55 at 5:16pm 05.02.22
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My Mercury 9.9hp motor has been very unreliable and unpredictable. Works fine tested on land and it
Captainfrankii at 4:50pm 05.02.22
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What size head sale for 37C in 10 to 15 not winds? How hard is tacking a 150 Genoa when tacking and
Hayden Watson at 4:31pm 05.02.22
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I need a 7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard but cannot find anywhere to buy a piece smaller than 24"x29
cac32505 at 2:33pm 05.02.22
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Hello, my name is Christian and I'm new to the group. I recently purchased a 2001 Beneteau 311 and
04PatsSox at 2:18pm 05.02.22
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The background information: We have a Catalina 30 Mk I and recently converted it to an electric driv
Hayden Watson at 2:12pm 05.02.22
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AH 3000 (yes, the old external belt drive unit.) Anyone happen to know the diameter and tooth pitch
youngkevin89 at 12:17pm 05.02.22
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I am in the process of buying a larger boat (have small deposit down but have not yet committed). Ev
Jack Lott at 11:34am 05.02.22
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I have a 2006 CatalinaMorgan 440, purchased new. The last in water hull cleaning discovered rust on
wdonovan at 11:25am 05.02.22
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Yeah... so I probably should have repacked the stuffing box off season but I didn't, owing to the fa
ldalmonte at 11:07am 05.02.22
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Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone ha
jviss at 7:58am 05.02.22
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Greetings, I can't find the information that I know exists somewhere. I know I've programmed my L
waterman30 at 7:53am 05.02.22
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Hi - I found an old closed thread on this but just wondered if any consensus on cb up or down for tr
DRhoads at 6:12am 05.02.22
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I am trying to replace the old faucet with a newer one. the problem I ran into was going from the 1

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Sail Recommendation
kappykaplan at 4:34am 11.26.24
I used the Quantum loft in Solomons for my new main and stackpack. Very satisfied with the results.
Sail Recommendation
colemj at 4:32am 11.26.24
The Quantum loft in Annapolis is very good. I had a stackpack made by Evolution Sails in Deltaville
Simpson Lawrence Sprint Atlantic B Parts
kappykaplan at 4:10am 11.26.24
You should post this in the classifieds section, not the general forum.
Sail Recommendation
spadaforaj at 4:01am 11.26.24
Thank you all
Macerator pump mounting
dlochner at 3:45am 11.26.24
Pump motors should be level with the pump or above the pump. Pump motors are more likely to be damag
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures?
dlochner at 3:42am 11.26.24
Take the coupling off the transmission and then get one of these tools. Makes getting the flange off
Sail Recommendation
jssailem at 10:00pm 11.25.24
In Seattle we are fortunate to have several options. I know that the Precision folk nearby work hard
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Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:57pm 11.25.24
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Mast on a Hunter 19
Will Gilmore at 7:56pm 11.25.24
I am not familiar with the Hunter 19, but as a 61+ year-old man of six feet tall and average build,
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures?
chuckwayne at 6:55pm 11.25.24
If your engine has not been installed yet, I would remove the propeller and pull out the shaft onto
Sail Recommendation
Davidasailor26 at 6:54pm 11.25.24
Try some other lofts. I recently got quotes from several, most of whom would come to the boat to mea
Pulling prop shaft off coupling procedures?
JoeWhite at 6:34pm 11.25.24
If your engine has not been installed yet, I would remove the propeller and pull out the shaft onto
Mast on a Hunter 19
Crazy Dave Condon at 5:59pm 11.25.24
As a former Hunter dealer, I introduced both sailboats. The19 came with a mast raising system whic
Mast on a Hunter 19
drtdkidd at 4:43pm 11.25.24
@drtdkidd The aHunter 19 you are referring to, is it the water ballast sailboat? If not, the year
Sail Recommendation
shemandr at 4:36pm 11.25.24
Uhm I think for an in mast furling sail I would have the boat measured. I don't think you would bui
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garymalmgren at 4:36pm 11.25.24
Hi Project Mayhem RE, Glad to hear that you're going for hall sensors instead of mechanical The Sim
Sail Recommendation
Tally Ho at 4:09pm 11.25.24
I used North Sail when buying my first sails. Went ok, but even with them measuring, main had to be
Sail Recommendation
kappykaplan at 3:51pm 11.25.24
You'll be much better off with a loft that comes to your boat to take measurements.

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