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Rigging a jackline on a Hunter 23 farrapona at 7:28am 06.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/497 Hello, I am trying to figure out the optimal way to rig a jackline on my Hunter 23 As a novice sailo
Back pressure in sanitation line Windflyer at 7:11am 06.09.22 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/998 Hi, I replaced my sanitation line recently (2009 Hunter 36). It was pretty straightforward. I have
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder (3) sebastko at 12:17am 06.09.22 Ask All Sailors 6/1938 Hello all, This is my first post here, so glad to be joining this awesome community :) I'm having a
Edson draglink ball joint replacement - Hunter 380 (1) gusmuller at 8:13pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/377 All, Hoping someone will know or have a suggestion on how to remove/replace the ball joints on the
Tiller tamer on Hunter 26.5? cheeseNcrackers at 7:19pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/469
Cristec battery isolator possible failure SycloneDriver at 5:17pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 15/2117 I've been chasing a voltage drop issue with my new alternator installation. I did find an issue at
Kick up rudder (8) Kaysirin at 4:31pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1050 Greetings! I recently purchased a 2007 Hunter 25, it has a few minor bumps and scrapes I am current
Ruddercraft kick up rudder dimensions? burrito at 2:36pm 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 0/568 Edit: I just realized I should have put this in the trailer sailor forum, not the forum for all owne
Age 80, O'Day 26 CB, great loop jmczzz at 1:22pm 06.08.22 Day Sailers 49/7156 i am an 80 yr old that has decided i would not spend my last days watching day time TV. So i bought
Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC freezing RandB Davis at 1:01pm 06.08.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/3663 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) has a Marine Aire (Dometic) 18,000 BTU HVAC unit in the main sa
Thoughts on moving the teak handrails to the pop-up (1) brockangelo at 12:47pm 06.08.22 Catalina 22 7/774 So, I am likely going to want to upgrade my deck organizers to support more lines, and part of that
Hunter 38 cockpit stereo replacement (2) RandB Davis at 9:42am 06.08.22 Big Boats 0/757 Our 2009 Hunter 38 (Mariner Package) came with a marine-grade Sony CDX-HS70MS FM/AM/CD Player stereo
Loose-footed Staysail DanMaine at 7:08am 06.08.22 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1509 Can someone explain to me the advantage of a boom on the staysail. I'm considering running the shee
VHF at helm (possibly hands free) patagoniadave at 7:00am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 38/3424 I am only months into this sailing lifestyle, so please forgive any blatantly ignorant questions. I
Isomat outhaul 1980 model FlimFlamII at 6:50am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 3/766 The previous owner removed the internal outhaul purchase and I'm trying to determine how to install
Threshold/trigger to add main twist back in for very light conditions danstanford at 6:07am 06.08.22 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2026 We have been quite successful in the light conditions by removing twist in both sails which adds pow
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? Swordfish72 at 5:18am 06.08.22 Catalina 30 6/2039 My Catalina 30 is missing the wood trim pieces for the cabin top (some folks call eyebrows). The scr
Buff buff buff (1) SailingLoto at 4:52am 06.08.22 Ask All Sailors 11/981 Once you start, you can't stop... Pretty happy with my test spot. 12.5% done!
Wire Size rlongfield at 9:14pm 06.07.22 Catalina 22 61/7098 What gauge of wire should I be looking at? And what is the preferred connection method? My wiring ex
Removing jib car track on Catalina 22 Proj1423 at 7:43pm 06.07.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1513 New sailor. Been getting water in the bilge when it rains and tracked it to three constant tracks o

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Jerks! danooxnard at 4:07am 07.08.25 A bi-metal hole saw of the correct size to give the curve and a good drill. dano
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. kappykaplan at 3:48am 07.08.25 we zigzagged also did a lot of zigzagging. I think you mean tacking! :beer:
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. martensonpassingwind at 3:10am 07.08.25 Lots of motoring up the Hudson. One day the wind was almost exclusively coming right toward us, but
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. markymac1961 at 2:05am 07.08.25 As far as the bare woodwork, both solid and veneer, I try to hit it once a year in the spring with
Repair of Fiberglass Centerboard Trunk BAD ORCA at 11:37pm 07.07.25 There is no limit to how much glass you can laminate over the repair. Once you get the basic hole r
Jerks! Davenport at 11:33pm 07.07.25 Hmmm. I super need to make a gin pole for h260. How does person in the metal pole make the curve w
Survey before insurance will renew? Foswick at 11:21pm 07.07.25 I had been with Geico for about 15 years with no claims on a 1972 boat. They never required a survey
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] BAD ORCA at 10:56pm 07.07.25 Is it just me? That shaft seal looks WAY too compressed. I have never seen a properly compressed b
Hunter 340 window 'frames' question please. (4) Ralph Johnstone at 10:51pm 07.07.25 As far as the bare woodwork, both solid and veneer, I try to hit it once a year in the spring with :
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 9:56pm 07.07.25 The OP will want to do some searching on threads, here and at SailNet, about the changes (degradati
Survey before insurance will renew? Justin_NSA at 9:53pm 07.07.25 If you have been otherwise happy with BoatUS/Geico, give them a call and explain the situation, you
Anchor Swivel (2) dLj at 9:02pm 07.07.25 Just tonight I was being asked about anchoring systems and I pulled up H40 "Anchoring, Mooring, and
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. Captain Larry-DH at 8:00pm 07.07.25 Congratulations! Sounds like you got the planning just right and executed perfectly. For our edif
Anchor Swivel thetone at 7:59pm 07.07.25 Thanks!
Survey before insurance will renew? FastOlson at 7:58pm 07.07.25 The OP will want to do some searching on threads, here and at SailNet, about the changes (degradatio
Survey before insurance will renew? Michael Davis at 7:29pm 07.07.25 The first survey will be required once a new boat is 20 years old then every 5 years after that. I
Survey before insurance will renew? Hello Below at 7:26pm 07.07.25 Up here you need a survey every five years for insurance. The first survey will be required once a
Sailing LI (Huntington) to Catskill. NEED ADVICE! Zero experience. shemandr at 7:02pm 07.07.25 Congratulations! Sounds like you got the planning just right and executed perfectly. For our edifi
Water under engine while motoring -- shaft seal leak? [Photos attached] jssailem at 7:01pm 07.07.25
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine mermike at 6:57pm 07.07.25 I said scrw Garmin 6 years ago after they EOL'd my chartplotter a year after purchase. I use OpenCP*

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