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Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 3:43am 05.11.22 Ask All Sailors 8/1553 Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone has seen a trailer sailor with an electric winch for the swin
Inside Passage Anyone? Captain Grey Beard at 10:01pm 05.10.22 Catalina 22 19/3010 Has anyone taken their Catalina 22 up or down the Inside Passage?
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:46pm 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/575 Any recommendations for inspecting my rigging in Florida?
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad (2) MarkGreen8020 at 5:09pm 05.10.22 Trailer Sailors 14/3165
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber (1) skunther at 4:59pm 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 3/360
Happy 13th birthday to my LiFePo4 Batery Bank (5/10/2009) (5) Maine Sail at 1:09pm 05.10.22 Musings With Maine Sail 5/1513 Back in 2007 the first lithium iron phosphate battery cells were just beginning to be manufactured a
Dutchman "Twist"? rpell1@msn.com at 10:32am 05.10.22 Ask All Sailors 4/891 Hi all, My '97 Cat30 MKIII came equipped with a Dutchman on the main. When I first rigged it, the t
Edson brake install! (1) Growl at 8:27am 05.10.22 Mid-Size Boats 24/3060 Good morning my fellow fortunate Hunter owners! You all have the privilege of reading my rantings an
Legend 35.5 bow pulpit seat DLLawrence at 3:26am 05.10.22 Big Boats 4/999 Hi all! I"m having a tough time finding a bow seat for my Legend 35.5, which sits on the bow pulpit
Which antiseize on injectors? skunther at 11:49pm 05.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/3551
Solar panel gary keating at 8:25pm 05.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/486 I have a 1991 37,5 hunter legend I am looking to find the out where the wires go Thur the boat or a
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:30pm 05.09.22 Ask All Sailors 22/3588 It's been a few years since I dissassembled my winches and in reading on another forum that people s
Hunter H22 Spreader Bracket Replacement jjweiss56 at 6:23pm 05.09.22 Trailer Sailors 1/642 Hi, all. I'm replacing a broken spreader bracket on my Hunter H22. I have the new bracket in place
How can I protect this terminal block? (1) FasterHorses at 5:31pm 05.09.22 Ask An Oday Owner 4/933 I had to replace the terminal block for my bilge pump and float switch, which is located in the bilg
After a lightning strike? dreadpiratk at 3:39pm 05.09.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2026 When we uncovered the boat (Catalina 34) this spring we discovered that we'd been hit by lightning a
Transmission Cable mikeracca at 12:52pm 05.09.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1763 OK so Luna is needing new cables. Buuuutt... The transmission cable I am getting mixed information
Replacement compass for 1998 Hunter 28 UAT98 at 12:33pm 05.09.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/746 Hey Sailors! Has anyone found an easy drop in replacement for the Ritchie Powerdamp compass on the
Mistake made when installing lines aft (fortunately it was an easy fix) (2) brockangelo at 11:58am 05.09.22 Catalina 22 12/1140 Finally had a sunny weekend and had the chance to get the deck organizers and cam cleats installed i
Davits fnijs at 11:09am 05.09.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2229 Have any of you installed a dinghy davits system on a Beneteau 321?
Shroud and stay tension - H240 chriscampbell at 10:46am 05.09.22 Smaller Boats 5/888 I know this has been discussed many times, and I did search and read first. Wasn't finding exactly w

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Ratchet block recommendation. colemj at 2:43pm 07.03.25 "OH, You should never put a furling line on a winch !!!!" They just didn't know what they were ta
Ratchet block recommendation. dlochner at 2:35pm 07.03.25 There was even a link in another forum from a Harken manual thats says its ok to use a winch on the
1979 hunter 30 mast support and hot water heater Intrepid-II at 2:26pm 07.03.25 Here are just some of the posts on the subject of the H 30 mast step repair/replacement: https://f
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 2:18pm 07.03.25 This seems to be a popular viewpoint. I found out that was the case after using a winch on both my
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together DrSpike at 1:53pm 07.03.25
Ratchet block recommendation. dLj at 1:35pm 07.03.25 "OH, You should never put a furling line on a winch !!!!" "I'm just here to fix it, someone else br
1979 hunter 30 mast support and hot water heater ggrizzard at 1:16pm 07.03.25 Here are just some of the posts on the subject of the H 30 mast step repair/replacement: https://fo
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Ralph Johnstone at 12:45pm 07.03.25 I've checked water and oil, Seeing as how I'm just about ready to drop off the end of the limb I'
Sea Flo Dry Bilge System - Impressions (1) eherlihy at 12:44pm 07.03.25 I use a battery operated shop vac when I get some water in my bilge, which isn't often. box, when ne
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' (1) eherlihy at 12:37pm 07.03.25 Here it is; O'DAY YACHTS WITH ISOMAT SPARS Mast Wedge and Pin Instructions These instructions are
Specs for Adjusting Shrouds on 34' eherlihy at 12:14pm 07.03.25 Somewhere I recall that the spec is to tighten them to ~10% of their working strength. Then to take
Seeking a whisker or spinnaker pole for an O'40? eherlihy at 12:11pm 07.03.25 WOW! Is there such a collection of old whisker poles in New England? I have a spinnaker pole that I
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) PaulDaniel at 12:01pm 07.03.25
No priming after filter change on M25XPA DaveJ at 11:53am 07.03.25
Lines leading aft kit from Cat Direct or piece together dmax at 11:40am 07.03.25 $479 from one place and guaranteed to fit, why bother doing anything else. I have always found CD to
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) dmax at 11:32am 07.03.25 That Mantus MK I 25 lb. is a big anchor (dimensionally) especially with the hoop - I had one on a 35
Help Calif. Ted at 11:04am 07.03.25 If it is a CDI flexible furler it will have a plastic furling foil with an internal halyard that is
Anchor size for 27' sailboat (Mantus M1) Foswick at 10:59am 07.03.25 Yeah, I think you could get the performance you need with a much lighter anchor. Just look for somet
hunter 49 engine alarm intermittent beeping Ralph Johnstone at 10:41am 07.03.25 When the panel is on without the engine running, shouldn't there be a continuous tone? Great ! T
Help john rokita at 10:35am 07.03.25 Yes but i don't see one ???

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