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Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 6:44pm 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1401 So I am replacing my spinnaker halyard that was damaged like so many other things back in January an
mac 25 keel lifting cable bolt size ? whudatt at 2:28pm 07.08.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/971 Hello folks, can someone please tell me the cable lifting bolt size for the mac 25 ? Not the pIvot
Original Sales Price of Hunter 26, 260 & 270 rs1sensen at 1:45pm 07.08.22 Smaller Boats 4/1048 I'm just curious if there are any original owners or @Crazy Dave Condon who can share what the origi
Hatch, Hunter 45 CC (1) Jeff Jellick at 1:13pm 07.08.22 Big Boats 3/852 One of the Hatch handles that secures the port hatch on our Hunter 45 CC has come off. This has happ
45DS mainsail furling seanmadian at 11:17am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/3234 Hello all -- Searched for related threads but found none (?!). Please cross-post if you have resourc
Autopilot Direct Drive on H34 WasabiRush at 9:52am 07.08.22 Big Boats 13/1654 I have an '86 H34 with the sometimes infamous ST4000+ computer and helm wheel drive. It worked fine
Single Handing vs apparent wind and trim patagoniadave at 9:23am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 32/2779 This is a question for the experienced singlehanders. Do you find it more efficient to steer to the
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? (1) Maine Sail at 9:12am 07.08.22 Sails Call Lounge 47/4211 As everyone well knows the real estate market is insane. We live in a small seaside neighborhood ab
Garmin GPSMAP 942 MFD Routing to Raymarine Auto Pilot? [SOLVED] (1) CowboyWay at 9:08am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 10/3275 I'm curious if anyone knows the trick to get a Raymarine autopilot ACU-100/P70s to receive Garmin ne
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad Samura Sailer at 8:56am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 31/2338 I'm helping my friend who just purchased a 30' Albin ballad sailboat sail with him to his house in P
chainplates hunter 460 juan rius at 7:29am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/367 hi i am desperate cant find 1/2 inch steel plate to replace my chainplates any help please all the w
Window thickness on a Hunter 335 Glenn5ft19 at 7:20am 07.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/505
Marinized VW Rabbit engine covepiper at 7:10am 07.08.22 Ask All Sailors 2/485 Hi all, We are trying to track down a starter for about a 1983/84 marinized VW Rabbit diesel. The or
can you swap a yanmar 2gmf 13hp for a yanmar 2gm20? limbojimbo87 at 7:02am 07.08.22 Engines and Propulsion 1/543 a buddy and i recently took on a free sailboat restoration project and it looks like the previous ow
GPS antenna location on Hunter 45 DS Boby_Hunter33 at 7:57pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 7/914 Hi All, There is an seatalk gps antenna connected to the cockpit MFD (which is the master), can some
Help! Murgatroid at 7:15pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1940 I've bent my mast and live in the middle of Indiana. What do I do?
C310 Wheel removal to service the engine control box? CowboyWay at 7:00pm 07.07.22 Catalina 310 6/1287 Couple of related things... I can't tell if my buzzer, engine sensors or wiring is at fault, but whe
Yanmar Raw Water Pump Rebuild (5) sailcapt340 at 3:22pm 07.07.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2054 Has anyone rebuilt their Raw Water Pump? My 2000 Yanmar 3GM30F Engine needs a new Raw Water Pump. I
companionway gasket drbaer at 1:37pm 07.07.22 Big Boats 1/473 need a new gasket for my sliding companionway hatch for 1993 Hunter 37.5
Shackle at base of retractable main LynnM at 12:43pm 07.07.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/965 Is there supposed to be a shackle at the bottom of the sail? What does it attach to? Also---what Fr

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Hunter H240 Centerboard bracket deteriorated PSA SteveHughessails at 4:34pm 06.12.25
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE ricksoth at 4:26pm 06.12.25 Thanks to all about the base. I'm most comfortable with the aluminum option, and John, S/V Hadley's
Cockpit table leg ideas fred1diver at 4:25pm 06.12.25 Nice idea, how did you mount it to the pedestal?
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE (2) ricksoth at 4:24pm 06.12.25 The "bent" clevis pin comments, is this the pin shown again with the arrow in my photo here? This i
How do VHF whip antennas fail? jssailem at 4:24pm 06.12.25 I too have a Vesper antenna. It is very convenient to have the mid-band width capturing both the AIS
Cockpit table leg ideas leo310 at 3:49pm 06.12.25 Take a look at this Pynsseu Folding Shelf Brackets 16 Inch?Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Foldable Wall
Janky outboard setup pclarksurf at 3:03pm 06.12.25 for the win @Jacktar ! Trash Can AND a ladder....:waycool:
How do VHF whip antennas fail? JoeWhite at 2:55pm 06.12.25 Nice job investigating it. It appears that moisture is leaking in from the top. On your next new one
How do VHF whip antennas fail? (1) colemj at 2:43pm 06.12.25 I've now had my third VHF antenna failure. It was a Vesper VHF-AIS antenna, and I also had one of t
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE FastOlson at 2:30pm 06.12.25 If not metal, like good ol' Aluminum, I would opt for reinforced material like G10. My understanding
The Expression, "Out Island" jssailem at 2:26pm 06.12.25 I understand your context but it is not a common phrase I use.
The Expression, "Out Island" kappykaplan at 2:20pm 06.12.25
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller jssailem at 1:54pm 06.12.25 You should be able to set the profile for bulk, absorption and float on the Victron for a 12 volt ba
Charge settings for Solar Victron controller jssailem at 1:53pm 06.12.25 I think the specifics of the charge profiles can be found in this document. https://www.eastpennmanu
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project eherlihy at 1:32pm 06.12.25 I've been away for a while, but THANK YOU @SailingCal21 for documenting this process, and thank you
Anchor Seahawk345 at 1:18pm 06.12.25 Thanx very much for the replies. Much appreciated. Kinda confirms what I was thinking........
Is this a real company? Foswick at 1:14pm 06.12.25 My hunch is this is not an intentional scam, but maybe not what it tries to appear to be. I think ca
GOOD MORNING PNW CRUISERS jssailem at 1:09pm 06.12.25
I FINALY DID IT..... eherlihy at 1:04pm 06.12.25 The Dow 795 is both a sealant and an adhesive. I did this project in 2014 (eleven years ago) on my
Masthead mounting plate - 6061 or HDPE Foswick at 1:01pm 06.12.25 First, the clevis pin for the forestay looks bent, should be replaced. Not to sidetrack the discus

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