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Mast bend Shaw_2112 at 7:12am 06.13.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/877 I just finished new standing rigging on the mast and the mfr specs for initial tuning on the rigging
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS NCBrew at 7:04am 06.13.22 Ask All Sailors 22/2944 I HAVE WHITE CIRCULAR LINE HOLDERS THAT NEED TO BE REPLACED. DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE TO FIND THEM
Hiring a skipper The_Sailing_Pelican at 7:07pm 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 28/2674 Well, looks like I need to contemplate other options since it seems the average price to move my Pea
35.5 seems to tick the boxes jonas (Sueco) at 6:01pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/468 Having sold all our boats 4-5 years ago, we are getting the itch. Another hole in the water . We liv
Water Line Fitting (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 3:58pm 06.12.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/841 From my 1986 H34. Is there a common name for this 90 degree fitting? Are they still available. Th
Thru Hull -- do I really need it? ShawnL at 1:27pm 06.12.22 Catalina 22 8/790 I have a '72 Catalina 22 that I've had for just over a year. One of my projects last year before sp
Does your Chart Plotter still work with your preferred Chart supplier? jssailem at 11:21am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 8/2423 As the various Chart Plotter manufactures buy up the providers of custom chart systems (i.e Navionic
Yamaha 30 - prop shaft thrust bearing replacement (2) Blue Horizon at 10:04am 06.12.22 Yamaha 8/2918 I seem to have some bearing noise coming from the prop shaft thrust bearing. I'd like to put a new
Forestay transportation (1) Ihtiandr at 7:52am 06.12.22 Sirius 21/22 6/2030 Hello, Everyone! Who has a good idea how to properly secure forestay with furling roller drum? The f
Grounding two isolated battery banks (1) Hayden Watson at 7:51am 06.12.22 Musings With Maine Sail 28/11388 This is a question about proper grounding of the start and house batteries. Is this the proper conn
Paper Charts Tayana at 5:27am 06.12.22 Ask All Sailors 5/1234
Legend 40.5 Chainplates baycloud at 10:02pm 06.11.22 Big Boats 6/1530 Hey all, how are the chain plates constructed, and how can we (or can we) inspect them? It seems lik
Grand Traverse Bay tips! Epic1969 at 8:20pm 06.11.22 Destinations 8/3316 Looking for any local tips End-July launching from Traverse City area with daughters 13,15 hoping t
Spinnaker use "cruising style" (4) ricksoth at 7:07pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 17/2474 I hoisted the spinnaker that came with my Cal 27 today in near zero wind with the tack tied to the a
New jib sail ? Ingram at 5:52pm 06.11.22 Smaller Boats 9/1439 What is the best size for the roller furling jib/genoa sail on a H26 100%, 110%,120% ?
Roller furling issue (3) lsavocchi at 5:51pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 18/1845
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 2:30pm 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 31/4187 Apparently, I am having a new corrosion problem. Diver told me this week that my shaft zinc was co
315 Winds & Sails & Heel Angles asalotto at 10:54am 06.11.22 Catalina 310 9/1611 Hello fellow 315 owners! I was sailing yesterday in 10 kts, with slightly reefed main and slightly
Waterline Width CHris F at 8:49am 06.11.22 Ask An Oday Owner 3/889 I am getting a new trailer for my O'Day 20 - does anyone know the waterline width of an O'Day 20. I
Epoxy questions (2) jaysweet at 7:46am 06.11.22 Ask All Sailors 13/1779 I have 3 different projects which will require epoxy, and I'd like to save money by just buying one

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Sailing at night dmax at 7:47am 07.27.25 I avoid them like the plague, wouldn't sail at night where they are. Caught one once, not fun.
Power at ignition On & Off oscar326 at 7:35am 07.27.25 A know issue with Yanmar wiring harnesses is an intermittent failure in the wire powering the solen
Running Backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35 removed if not sailing in high winds? FastOlson at 7:22am 07.27.25 From the pix, it almost looks like your rig may have parrallel shrouds (i.e. with single lowers). C
Hunter 410 Windlass Replacement jssailem at 7:02am 07.27.25 The guy at the boatyard must have been trying to sell me a new windlass Or he was clueless about y
Power at ignition On & Off dlochner at 6:21am 07.27.25 A know issue with Yanmar wiring harnesses is an intermittent failure in the wire powering the soleno
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) (2) Tally Ho at 6:03am 07.27.25 I have a 2GM20F and I burn about 1/2 gallon per hour of motoring @ 3,000 RPMs. But check the top of
Running Backstays on my 1983 Beneteau First 35 removed if not sailing in high winds? jssailem at 5:38am 07.27.25 Your mast image does not show the attachment at / near the mast head. This makes it difficult to ide
Fuel gauge location smokey73 at 5:28am 07.27.25 Also, if you want to get real accurate on marking the tank level if you have a plastic fuel tank. S
Fuel gauge location smokey73 at 5:22am 07.27.25 Keep in mind that your fuel consumption will be highly dependent of variables, some of which you con
Help! Idiot Cracked My Gelcoat colemj at 5:14am 07.27.25
Low-Stretch Halyards actually worth it for cruising? colemj at 5:07am 07.27.25 Even on a main halyard, many boats have active masts that will bend as the sail is tensioned or forc
Garmin GPSMap 276C - Worth Keeping? Joe at 5:02am 07.27.25 Hello All, I just purchased a Catalina 30 Tall Rig and the PO handed me this device as a "gift".
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 07.27.25
Marina Maneuvers Foswick at 2:45am 07.27.25 I think I probably have pulled in stern first. Yeah, I'm very comfortable with the method you desc
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) garymalmgren at 9:55pm 07.26.25 Just to add. With a deck fill, black plastic semi-rigid hose is used as a marker stick. On the initi
Its funny Friday! (3) JamesG161 at 9:30pm 07.26.25 233253 and 233254 finally 233255 Jim... aka Chemical Engineer
Fuel gauge location jssailem at 9:11pm 07.26.25 If you have a plastic tank and can see the fuel in the tank. You can shine a flashlight in to the f
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) garymalmgren at 7:49pm 07.26.25
Fuel gauge location smokey73 at 7:39pm 07.26.25 You might try looking for a mechanical gauge on the top of the tank.
Black some on start of my Hunter 28 (2GM20G Yanmar engine) Seb6226$ at 7:09pm 07.26.25 All works well for some reason since I changed the oil and the filter. Fingers crossed. Thanks to al

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