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Fixed port wufibugs at 12:38pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1796 I notice that a neighbors 86 Hunter 31 has a fixed port on the starboard side. They say it allows l
87 Hunter 31 Mast tuning mswatsonmd at 12:31pm 08.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1572 looking for any information on tuning the mast/rigging of 1987 Hunter 31 (ISOMAT)
Need a little Help texastom at 10:31am 08.08.10 Big Boats 1/1480 I need a little help from someone that may be in the Long Island area with a short wave radio. My br
Newport30: Halyards, Sewage tank and Hand pump ukrsindicat at 10:12am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1612 Hello, Gents(and ladies) I am new owner N30MKI. She is a nice boat and for the money that I have
To swim or not to swim, that's the ??????? mccauley13 at 10:10am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4159 I know that this isn't the most pressing of questions, given mast fallings, keel drops and sea monst
Rogue Fender ruins video RECESS at 8:41am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1939 Went on a calm day and just messed around while some friends filmed us. Got back to shore, looked at
Converting a sailboat into a power boat. MoonSailer at 7:34am 08.08.10 Ask All Sailors 50/64909 Thinking about an efficent trawler that sips diesel a sailboat cames to mind. Remove the mast and c
Resin shine at 7:17am 08.08.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1688 I am replacing the plywood flooring on my boat. I am thinking about coating the plywood with fibergl
Table base replacement bellnier at 7:09am 08.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1857 The floor mounting base for my pedestal table broke yesterday. The cast aluminum had gotten corroded
1980 Catalina Bow Nav Lights (2) Uwe Abels at 7:09am 08.08.10 Catalina 30 3/4370 Just purchased a 1980 Catalina 30. The bow nav lights are resssed in the hull on this model. The len
Engine coolant stop cock Catalina 28 jansan1 at 3:18am 08.08.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2645 Has anyone got a cross-sectional diagram of the inlet stop cock for the engine coolant system for a
yanmar 2gm20 John Howitt at 10:49pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 17/9620 My engine starts and runs beautifully. I run it against the dock in gear. It will run for about an h
Excessive fan noise Xantrex Freedom HF1000 uptownsteve at 10:33pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 0/1430 I am in the process of installing a Xantrex Feeedon HF1000 Inverter Charger. We got the charger port
swing keel info needed ASquarius 25 marine.spec.sc@gmail.com at 8:23pm 08.07.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1783 Help!! I am in the process of restoring an Aquarius 25 - this boat lost its swing keel in 150 feet o
mainsail stack height ajsail1 at 7:52pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 5/2069 I thought there was a forum on this a couple years ago but I can't find it so Im bringing it up agai
Just purchaes a 1980 Catalina 30 Uwe Abels at 4:21pm 08.07.10 Catalina 30 11/13080 Just purchased 1980 Catalina 30. I have a 11Hp Atomic 4 Diesel amd would like to upgrade/increase en
Does the stick stand up or lay down when sailing? Tried both Thursday! Paul Brinkley at 4:15pm 08.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2039 My wife and I were taking our daughter :) and her family sailing on the Albemarle Sound (NC), and th
H26 Mast electrical (2) SHADS at 3:12pm 08.07.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1331 Here are two pictures that the previous owner had done. There are to separate wires running down the
Oceanis 393 & 411 & 423' s Owner Comments Please GNWFast at 2:56pm 08.07.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/7987 Hey Y'all, We are Dave ' Anne and we are Midwesterners. Gathering as much info as possible so we won
Running Rigging Roy10289 at 2:54pm 08.07.10 Big Boats 1/1468 I would like to replace the lines on my mainsheet,traveler,and and boom vang. I ordered a new main h

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Replacing engine instrument panel (1) Scott T-Bird at 6:58am 06.16.22 Connects to pedestal with 1 bolt which also serves to hold the anchor piece for the trans and accel
Vented Hatch Covers (4) rgranger at 6:51am 06.16.22 I think a dorade box is essentially the boat equivalent to what you had on your RV If a wave does c
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:48am 06.16.22 Angular shaft misalignment would be a first guess. This is not a high stress area. What is your an
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Here is a tutorial on types of high strength bolts: https://www.tfgusa.com/high-strength-bolts-f
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller JamesG161 at 6:46am 06.16.22 Wait till you have mud on your anchor.:facepalm: It looks normal to me, except we have have two rol
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:43am 06.16.22 @dlochner - thanks -yes I think practice is the key. This morning I did it better. I also raised the
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Matt White at 6:41am 06.16.22 @dLj Thanks for the tips - and I have tied the manual pull as you mentioned. I have the roller set
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40am 06.16.22 On our previous boat, we installed a second (lower) roller which facilitated tilting the shank towa
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch (1) rgranger at 6:40am 06.16.22 Yes.... My H26 had the table.... and it fit in the oval under the V-berth
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dLj at 6:24am 06.16.22 I use both the windlass and hands. I'll get the anchor up tight to before it jumps and then I just g
Bimini mount solar panel install advice tfox2069 at 6:16am 06.16.22 I did this a few years ago on my 2009 H36. Don't know how much is translatable to your 39, but my g
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch twalker H260 at 6:04am 06.16.22
Anchor violently "jumps" onto bow roller dlochner at 5:57am 06.16.22 I have the same issue with a different setup. With practice it can become smoother. It takes quite a
Trouble removing prop shaft Tally Ho at 4:59am 06.16.22 I pulled my shaft a few years ago, and getting the coupling off the shaft was the hardest part. If
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 shemandr at 4:48am 06.16.22 Nice looking boat!
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch kappykaplan at 3:05am 06.16.22 I'll tag @Crazy Dave Condon for you . . . :beer:
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation (1) StDilbert at 2:57am 06.16.22 Oh yeah still have it for the moment...It's a Wellcraft Starwind version of the Buccaneer....most li
Trouble removing prop shaft (1) NYSail at 1:00am 06.16.22
Wire Size Ralph Johnstone at 11:36pm 06.15.22 @mikeracca , we're going to have to agree to disagree on this one. Fair winds, my friend.
Wire Size mikeracca at 11:24pm 06.15.22 No, you DON'T know the first thing about Ohm's Law or you wouldn't be embarrassing yourself by maki

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