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Halyard noise bothers neighbor Jolly Plopper at 12:46pm 09.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2174 This is my first sailboat. The day after I brought it home and moored it on the lake, a neighbor (wh
Ignition Lights abbarr at 12:37pm 09.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1288 Hi All, I'm trying to find out what lights should be coming on at the ignition panel during preign
Hunter 34 - Prop size, shaft & keyway sizes Roy Page at 12:37pm 09.14.10 Big Boats 4/5306 I want to order a folding propeller in next few days without taking my Hunter 34 out of the water. H
Hurricane Earl from St John, VI (1) Jim Seamans at 12:15pm 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1540 Just returned from St John a couple of days ago. Great vacation but had to see some sad sights. Eve
Here's A Letter & Response... Rick D at 12:13pm 09.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3299 ...you should weigh in on... http://www.latitude38.com/letters/201009.html
canvas encloser bad_com_pany at 12:03pm 09.14.10 Smaller Boats 2/1248 two part question here have any of you installed a full canvas on your h23.5? dodger? do you have an
Surgery to sail comfortzone at 11:48am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2239 I've posted a discussion on dealing with handicaps while sailing before but now I am one month away
What do I need for cruising in the Great Lakes? Wayne Steinhour at 9:40am 09.14.10 Trailer Sailors 16/19225 I am currently looking for a trailerable criuser, intending to do mainly weekend (up to a week) jaun
Heating Survey, What Do you Have? gord331victoria at 9:32am 09.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1736 Hello fellow Benny Owners, I cruise inthe Pacific Northwest area, summer only so far, and would like
Temporary fibreglass repair Scott B at 9:29am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/10019 Noticed a crack on the deck by the anchor locker. I assume I dropped some chain on deck and put a s
raising and lowering sails Gary Meckes at 9:05am 09.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6267 Does anyone have any advice on keeping the bow of the boat into the wind while raising and lowering
X-post, Trimaran Nationals and Rendezvous tami at 8:08am 09.14.10 Trailer Sailors 0/2579 I'll not repeat the whole post here, but I will say that ALL trimarans are invited to the 2011 Trima
Hello and invitation tami at 7:58am 09.14.10 Telstar 0/3619 As an introduction, I'm Tami, and although I have an F-27 trimaran, I'd like to invite ALL trimaran
Roller-Furler Question XPatriot at 7:47am 09.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1287 Just purchased a Hunter 25 and took it out yesterday. It has a 150 jib on a roller-furler. I unde
Adding / Replacing a Port to Cabin Top Rob19574 at 7:28am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1522 Hi - I was thinking about replacing the current opening cabin-top deck port on my Catalina 30 with a
Have ya been shopped AFTER getting a verbal commitment? CharlieCobra at 7:15am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 30/4836 I was chatting up a sailor who's boat is in the yard for a repower and bid on both taking the bottom
Mini Microwave (1) Tim R. at 6:09am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/3045 Our new boat has a nice custom cabinet for a small microwave. We rarely use a microwave and would l
Track installation 2005 Hunter 33 lbd at 5:20am 09.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/1539 My 2005 Hunter 33 does not have deck mounted tracks which appear very common ex factory on this mode
tow vehicle Jim Eller at 4:48am 09.14.10 Catalina 22 17/6234 I have a Catalina 22 and that I previously kept it in a slip. For the next few seasons I am planning
Burglar Alarm Albanach at 4:13am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 8/10055 It appears that the two legged variety of cockroaches is on the move again around our moorings. Ha

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Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type rgranger at 9:11am 11.03.21 I had the foil type... and the bracket was flexible enought to open and slide over the mast. A gent
Tall Rig or Standard jon hansen at 9:00am 11.03.21 run a rope up the mast, mark it, bring it back down, measure on the ground
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:57am 11.03.21 Understood, but you could still be held liable. Just saying.
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:49am 11.03.21 Justin I am 73 and have been retired for 6 years. Sailing to me is something I enjoy, the wind
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? chriscampbell at 8:46am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, a
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:43am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, an
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudder
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 8:35am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
Yanmar Reface All U Get at 8:21am 11.03.21 A magnet might help.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 8:20am 11.03.21 Hi Ric, I'm 66 and retiring next month. I wonder sometimes when I'll be too old to sail and maintain
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 8:10am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware du
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:09am 11.03.21 Justin This is my first cruiser, before this I sailed an MC Scow. I am getting to old to sail
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 8:04am 11.03.21 Disappointment was that Raymarine redesigned the EV100 wheel pilot with a new course computer, compa
Saturated rudder FastOlson at 7:37am 11.03.21 Your rudder interior is very likely hi-density foam. The SS post should have some sort of internal g
Single handing Justin_NSA at 7:35am 11.03.21 Hover whoever you want to contact and send a PM
Saturated rudder dmax at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another source of water entrance into the rudder is through the top of the shaft (assuming it is a t
Tall Rig or Standard sail sfbay at 7:34am 11.03.21 Another option that requires no measurement............find another Catalina 36 mkII sailor to race
Yanmar Reface Justin_NSA at 7:34am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware due
Single handing WI Rigger at 7:30am 11.03.21 Will and Joe The winch I have is mast mounted, just above the entrance of the main halyard into
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 7:22am 11.03.21 You could also get the nuts and bolts from a Yanmar dealer but you'd have to rob a bank (no, make t

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