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Schaffer traveller car Jared1048 at 10:55pm 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1370 I recently broke the bearings on the traveller car and it doesnt slide very well now. Anyone know if
James Island, Wa paulj at 9:52pm 07.27.11 Catalina 310 1/1717 Short day sail to check water heater hose-check valve leak.....it passed. Sailed back to dock and
Overly Hot Water from Heater David21717 at 9:11pm 07.27.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/3302 My 2008 Catalina 309 seems to have a water heater problem. When the engine has been running a while
Outhaul Setup ridetheocean at 8:56pm 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2759 All, On my 336, outhaul ends on the mast (not in the cockpit). There is no winch either on the mast
Can a Hunter 260 handle a 15hp outboard? LarryH at 8:50pm 07.27.11 Smaller Boats 11/6959 I m looking at repowering my 1999 H260. with the strong currents at the inlet of the St. Lucie River
Weak Spot/Stern Rail (3) Viesail at 8:26pm 07.27.11 Smaller Boats 6/1676 Hello, I've recently acquired a beautiful Hunter 22 with a couple spots that need attention. Look
Hull thickness (2) betzhunter at 6:50pm 07.27.11 Big Boats 7/3066 I plan on replacing all the thru hulls on the boat (H34 ' 84) when I put new bottom paint later this
If you have a spinnaker what size is it? rpwillia at 6:07pm 07.27.11 Catalina 310 4/1879 Been looking for a spinnaker for a while. I have a ring mounted eye level and a pole set to the J of
Can't find mast sail stop semperfiflyer at 5:57pm 07.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1782 Trying to find a replacement for a lost mast sail slide stop for my 2002 Catallina Capri 22. Catalin
Engine start or...er...dead? jimlay at 5:50pm 07.27.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2193 Hey there! I have a Hunter 450 Passage with Volvo diesel and a Northern Lights 6kw Genset. Sailed
Headsail track Mike 1 at 5:37pm 07.27.11 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2820 I have an '82 H27. The jib sheets are run off the toe rail. With the roller fured sail I am debating
How do you paint/maintain engine paint that lasts? Hermit Scott at 4:52pm 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3053 I rebuilt a single cylinder yanmar. The cast block fit in my oven so...I used a bake on engine paint
Battery switches on 361 suttonski at 3:36pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/4542 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 year 2000 with 2 battery switches, one for house and the other for startin
Balmar series 7 for 361 Westerbeke 30B3 suttonski at 2:42pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1319 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and I want to replace my Mitsubichi alternator with
Fundy Passage Roger Long at 2:03pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2923 I was up with the fishermen and courtesy of the fishermen even though they went very, very slowly pa
B331 Forestay Plate Ehulani at 2:01pm 07.27.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2124 Does anyone have experience repairing the separation of the forestay steel plate and deck from the h
stern tube diameter David Knauer at 1:49pm 07.27.11 Big Boats 1/1596 Hello All, I have a chance to install a PSS Shaftseal but I need to know the diameter of the stern t
Head Harbor Roger Long at 1:47pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2029 After my lunch in Northwest Harbor, I toured around in the dinghy with a stop to turn her over on th
Best (compatible) material for diesel fittings Bob S at 1:29pm 07.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1839 I need to replace, re-route the diesel line to a new fuel pump. I crushed one of the 1/8 pipe fittin
Passamaquoddy Bay Roger Long at 1:01pm 07.27.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/3029 The wind which caused my twilight anchor reset adventure in North Lubec died quickly to a dead calm

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Buy now or wait for recession? Scott T-Bird at 12:48pm 10.04.22 Gas in California is now over $6 / gallon? Sailboats should be in high demand!
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 12:43pm 10.04.22 In olden days, people used to go the junk yard and get an engine block, run a chain through the cy
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 12:37pm 10.04.22 $6500 for a c25? Seems high to me. I gave $1500 for mine with a trailer. There have been severa
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Scott T-Bird at 12:33pm 10.04.22 I also have a diaphragm pump Jabsco Model #: 31705-0092. I like it far more than the centrifugal p
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? (1) rgranger at 12:29pm 10.04.22 After reading this thread from the beginning I'm not sure we're still talking about the same Mac 25
Cruising Water and Land (1) rgranger at 12:26pm 10.04.22 This Classic Bentley values more than our sailboat, even after restored and back in the water.:facep
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? (1) rgranger at 12:23pm 10.04.22 Yeah.... what @Scott T-Bird is getting at is density and displacement. If you are going to build it
Cruising Water and Land JamesG161 at 12:17pm 10.04.22 burn out contests with the old girl? Nahhhh but I have a chauffeur's hat. Miss Daisy will ride li
Cruising Water and Land kloudie1 at 12:04pm 10.04.22 So ya gonna participate in the burn out contests with the old girl? That is a beauty Jim.
Cruising Water and Land kappykaplan at 11:51am 10.04.22 Good start, got one looking down at the engine?
Cruising Water and Land (1) JamesG161 at 11:48am 10.04.22 I want to see what's under that loooong hood LAMING exhaust. oops! Jim...
Adding hard ballast, Perils and pitfalls? LloydB at 11:34am 10.04.22 After reading this thread from the beginning I'm not sure we're still talking about the same Mac 25
Cruising Water and Land kappykaplan at 11:16am 10.04.22 Nice lookin' vehicle. I want to see what's under that loooong hood!
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 11:08am 10.04.22 folk actually think I kinda know how to drive the boat. :plus: I get compliments all the time from
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 11:06am 10.04.22 Here is what Raymarine says about it: ST40/i40/i50/i60 and ST60+ displays cannot calibrate the iTC-
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 11:04am 10.04.22 I agree. They talk about using the iTC-5 with ST instruments but don't really show any connection
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 10:48am 10.04.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking (2) rgranger at 10:44am 10.04.22 ^^^ This! Describes my typical docking scenario at our inland Idaho slip. Our H260 water ballast
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 10:39am 10.04.22 Anecdotally, I had a concrete block for a mooring that weighed about 1,350 lbs (3' x 2' x 1.5') to s
1970 Lofland snipe? sail-craft inc. (1) rgranger at 10:33am 10.04.22 Looks like a fun ride

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