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Replacing an electric head Sanders at 5:59pm 04.21.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1093 I just completed replacing the Jabsco electric head on Good News, and the associated plumbing. Rathe
Tender, it scares me LakeStlouis23.5 at 5:37pm 04.21.10 Smaller Boats 21/3578 Greetings I have a 23.5 with the original 110 jib. If I am sailing single or jsut my gal and me and
Battery Terminal covers BlindCat at 5:33pm 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1874 Hi there, I just bought a 1988 Beneteau 285, and there is plenty of stuff to fix before I get it o
Source on breaker pannel peterbud at 5:31pm 04.21.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1451 Does any one know of a good place to pick up the face plate for an 8 spot breaker pannel. I am looki
Barrier coat before bottom paint? bobjames at 5:25pm 04.21.10 Catalina 310 3/2425 Since Winter Dream'n #118 was new she has had yearly coats of VC 17 - I sail in fresh water - Lake E
Need info on Helsen 22 Treetipper at 4:53pm 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/11637 I am looking at a Helsen 22 as my first sailboat. The boat is certainly a project boat and needs wo
cleat replacement thomasclay at 2:25pm 04.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2041 I recently purchased a 99 mac26. It had a broken mooring cleat on the back right hand side. I have t
refit keel rancmg@comcast.net at 1:35pm 04.21.10 Bigger Boats 3/1466 ok need to reset keel on 272 oday; now my question, has anyone change the keel for a deeper one like
Rasmus forehatch struts JFHPJ at 1:13pm 04.21.10 Hallberg-Rassy 2/11695 The original stainless steel struts supporting the forehatch on our Rasmus 35 no longer hold the hat
Thread to test posts and signatures Mark Ferrick at 12:36pm 04.21.10 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/2841 Although this post will serve the purpose, is there a thread for noob's like me to test my post / si
Transferrable Transducer??? rpell46 at 12:11pm 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1971 Hi all, Just got a new toy for my Cat.30. Bought a Garmin 541s combo GPS/Chartplotter/Sonar. I
A new feature for me?? sailaway78 at 10:49am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1803 After having a Garmin 498 for over 3 years, I just learned a new feature I never knew existed. It ha
Just started reading a book on sailing Newbie at 10:07am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 24/3444 I just went to my local library and got a book called singlehandling by Tony Meisler. Has anyone rea
H260 Centerboard Line Replacement rod thread size lcd60 at 9:12am 04.21.10 Smaller Boats 5/1988 According to Pat Adams in this thread found at the info section for Hunter 260's http://hunter.sai
New Hunter 18 (2) Crazy Dave Condon at 7:14am 04.21.10 Smaller Boats 7/1855 Hunter is announcing today the new Hunter 15 and 18 daysailors. Attached you will find two photos
Lost steering on my Mac26x (1) JWH2050 at 6:24am 04.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2232 When we were sailing down the Arkansas River we had problems with the steering on my 98 Mac26x. It s
Sailing the Arkansas River JWH2050 at 6:08am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 1/2878 We made our trip. We went from Morrilton Arkansas to Rosedale Mississippi, (220 miles) Ther weather
P42 rudder well question KD3PC at 5:56am 04.21.10 Big Boats 0/955 After working on my aft cabin air conditioner (heat) Sunday night, I discovered several inches of wa
Advice on boat cleaning Capn Ellis at 5:39am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3225 My poor ol' boat's gelcoat is really dull and attempts at restoring it have been less than successfu
Cutting memory foam RAD at 5:13am 04.21.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2513 Anyone got suggestions on how to cut memory foam and have it look nice where the cut was?....razor,k

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Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? DeniseO30 at 10:24am 09.17.21 They should be somewhat slack just like your topping lift. I've read but not seen , people use bunge
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 10:19am 09.17.21 5/16 was my thinking too. I keep trying to research anchor windlass installs on the H34 but find ve
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently Davidasailor26 at 10:15am 09.17.21
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 10:07am 09.17.21 danstanford: Thank you for purchasing my book. Now buy it's companion, the SAIL TRIM CHART, which is
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 10:07am 09.17.21 My eventual conundrum is the cost of an anchor windlass and will I need larger than quarter inch ch
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? jssailem at 10:01am 09.17.21
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 9:40am 09.17.21 Stu, from self study information like you have kindly posted is why I questioned the line size. I'
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? danstanford at 9:23am 09.17.21 Thanks Don and SF, this is the kind of subtlety it is hard to find someone to discuss this with. Mos
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Stu Jackson at 9:19am 09.17.21 Depends on where you intend to anchor and what wind strength you size your ANCHORING SYSTEM for. I'
Beneteau 41.1 2017 autopilot compass failure intermittently Slider at 9:18am 09.17.21 My auto had the,Same on for a while and off now and then until I paid a pro to fix it. He went all
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 Bluenose at 9:17am 09.17.21 OMG! It's enormous!! You could land a helicopter on it!
Redoing salon table on a Beneteau 37 kodiak1120 at 9:07am 09.17.21 Same way the other is attached. There are flat steel bars under the table that it (and the original
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? BigEasy at 9:04am 09.17.21 . the anchor line seemed to be half inch which, I think is too light for my boat, the chain on the
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch Calif. Ted at 8:56am 09.17.21 What is the blue hose ? Looks like could be for a second pump.
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? Sailboat.Sequoyah at 8:54am 09.17.21 1/2 was too small for mine. The sweet spot, that point where strength and handling meet, is 5/8. Tha
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:51am 09.17.21 Those are done to relieve stress in the plate and looks like done correctly. The rounded ends of t
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? kloudie1 at 8:44am 09.17.21 You are correct.. probably should be more like 5/8 or 3/4
Replacing passive skimmer with electric field pump and automatic switch kloudie1 at 8:42am 09.17.21 Ya probably want both manual and electric.. looks like you have room to shorten the manual pump hose
New H240 owner - portable toilet question chriscampbell at 8:40am 09.17.21 UPDATE! It turns out the Thetford 345 is a perfect fit as a replacement toilet on the Hunter 240. I
1997-H410 Stay chainplate cracks !! vgoya at 8:25am 09.17.21 NO Very interesting. Is it like mine (built of 3 welded plates) but without smile cut ? Can you

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