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Ideal dinghy outboard size (1) soling42 at 11:06am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 17/10922 Our 100lb, 10'-4" Achilles dinghy with an aluminum rollup floor and inflatable V section crys out mo
Hunter 27 Advice aeronca at 10:34am 06.22.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3144 Hi all, new to the Hunter forums, new to sailing and about to be new to owning a boat. Looking very
Running rigging (3) jfrench at 10:07am 06.22.11 Catalina 22 9/7962 Could someone please post a few pictures showing proper rigging of the boom and of the jib sheets. I
OT: trailer sway? - too little tongue weight? MrBill_FLL at 9:57am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1141 towing a car, but pretty typical of the jacknife trailer. -re: moving the axle back on stock Mac tr
Battery Fuse Sizing - How? (7) Maine Sail at 9:37am 06.22.11 Musings With Maine Sail 23/54380 Lately there have been a number of questions, on this and other forums, about battery bank fuse sizi
Replacement T Handle for engine kill switch Alvorada at 9:10am 06.22.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1768 Has anyone had to replace their T Handle on the egnine kill switch? The thing came loose and into t
fuel pump insamji1 at 8:40am 06.22.11 Catalina 310 4/2093 I have a Universal M-25XPB engine. Last year the wire for the oil pressure switch broke off. Not r
Hello new seacocks Jacques C at 7:41am 06.22.11 Big Boats 4/1768 I am finally getting ready to take out the old gate valves and thru hulls and install new thru hulls
Consigning sails theland39 at 7:23am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1959 I have recently cleaned out some sails from my garage, and thought I would make some money consignin
Add winches and tracks Oday 222 fly symmetrical spinnaker (2) Mich222 at 6:04am 06.22.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4437 I want to add winches and tracks to my Oday 222 in order to fly a symmetrical spinnaker. The attach
What is best location for radios near companionway of 26S ?? (2) Cruiser1 at 3:30am 06.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1861 I am in the process of relocating my VHF and AM/FM from above the galley to the starboard and port s
How to moor your boat paulj at 10:01pm 06.21.11 Catalina 310 1/2387 Left Cap Sante Anacortes,Wa for a few days of sailing. I took a lot of photos of things on the way
How sweet it is! Captain Gadget at 9:32pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2522 Well after many an embarrassing smell from my holding tank vent when the toilet was flushed knocking
Retractable keel problems ravencapt at 9:02pm 06.21.11 Pearson 1/1365 Does any one know how to repair or replace SS turning block for cable to retractable keel. This is
Long Beach area Mac 25 owners Kestle at 8:41pm 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1153 I am new to this forum, and would like to know if there are any Mac 25 sailors in the Long Beach/ Sa
reduction gear problem spraygun at 8:38pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1366 I have an 84 H34.I replaced prop shaft.So prop and shaft were removed.When I re-installed the new sh
Found readable copy of O'day 22 "manual" PPPPPP42 at 8:22pm 06.21.11 Day Sailers 9/12198 http://www.flickr.com/photos/51807557@N07/sets/72157625609731850/with/5265378105 If you want to sav
New 390 Owner OceanCzar at 7:14pm 06.21.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2093 Hi all, In the process of buying a 1989 Beneteau 390, any advice is appreciated :)
Cradle for Hunter 26.5 DVO at 7:12pm 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1305 I'm in the process of purchasing a 26.5. I will be transporting it from Texas to Georgia. I have a f
100 -110 - 115 Headsail? Hunter270 at 7:07pm 06.21.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2845 Cat 27 100 -110 - 115 Headsail? I have a 150 genoa on my Cat 27 and want to get a smaller sail for

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Sailors vs. Stinkpoters jon hansen at 5:58pm 08.18.22 i've got a 24' formula with a 454 rat block in it. red. name's cherrybomb got a few sailboats, go
New to us Hunter 40.5 (1) smokey73 at 5:53pm 08.18.22 Here is a picture of the radial drive from @JamesG161 repairing his boat. This boat is a different
16A breakers mermike at 5:52pm 08.18.22 Granted there are different types of circuit breakers. Some may be more appropriate for some applic
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks knappytime at 5:46pm 08.18.22 Been up here for over 50 years next year. Never tried one of those big fancy ships with no sails an
Hunter 26/260 Inspection Recommendations rs1sensen at 5:44pm 08.18.22 Good suggestions but would suggest taking someone along that is well versed and experienced looking
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:42pm 08.18.22 Some more images from the project. here we opened a hole in the bulkhead. These shots show the eng
Not my mast?? morbidfollower at 5:38pm 08.18.22 Thanks @morbidfollower - I got it up Saturday morning... finally. I used the mainsheet attached to
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 5:20pm 08.18.22 I don't have an autopilot attached to the wheel - mine is a linear type connected to the rudder. I'
1987 Cat 22: 2-pin OEM Deck Bulb LED replacement Gene Neill at 5:19pm 08.18.22 Right here
dock neighbour's shore power cord? jaysweet at 5:18pm 08.18.22 Fair enough. What are you going to tell him (please post it here too)? I'm assuming your pedestals
Need a stern pulpit for a 1976 Cat 22 Gene Neill at 5:14pm 08.18.22 I agree with @pclarksurf. For inland/lake sailing, I'd have a very long list of higher priorities
dock neighbour's shore power cord? (1) Kingjim91 at 4:59pm 08.18.22 What I find odd with this whole thread is, I am thinking there is a 15 Amp outlet right here https
New to us Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 4:57pm 08.18.22 @baycloud I'm a little confused. You should see the entire chain when you lift up the "cupholder
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 4:38pm 08.18.22 Whoopsie, I've got one also. And it's an 8 horse two stroke! Fast and Stinky!! :beer:
16A breakers dlochner at 4:26pm 08.18.22 Because the breaker is not rated for DC. From eepower.com: "Though AC and DC breakers appear simil
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters justsomeguy at 4:25pm 08.18.22 I have 2 stinkpots Whoopsie, I've got one also. And it's an 8 horse two stroke!
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Siamese at 4:23pm 08.18.22 Yeah, so much gray area in the stink potter sailor debate. I've pretty well trained myself to stay
New to us Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 4:21pm 08.18.22 @baycloud I'm a little confused. You should see the entire chain when you lift up the "cupholder"
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Leeward Rail at 4:19pm 08.18.22 @rgranger you motorboat traitor.. Go back to THT. We SBO people don't like yer kind! Especially if
Sailors vs. Stinkpoters Justin_NSA at 4:19pm 08.18.22 I sail and power and consider myself a safe and courteous boater.............so maybe I am an outli

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