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Depth Sounder Problem RussB at 6:11am 05.23.10 S2 4/4677 Greetings, I was out for my spring shakedown cruise and my SignetMarine SL172 depth sounder failed
Building and installing new roller furling Ken Palmer at 5:55am 05.23.10 Ask All Sailors 5/3117 Last year my old Hood roller furling on my Hunter 33.5 bit the dust, taking with it the forestay. I
Owners cabin leak ajonesey402 at 4:28am 05.23.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1876 I've got a leak going on in the aft/owners cabin of my "new to me" Legend 40.5 The rear bulkhead a
Boom channel wufibugs at 10:42pm 05.22.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1287 The boom on my 1986 Hunter 31' has 2 internal channels, each with rollers at the aft end. A line oc
Head Wall wufibugs at 10:36pm 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2388 The laminate on the wall in the head that separates the head from the main cabin dining area is dela
trailer winch trouble SeaMoreMike at 7:36pm 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1448 :confused: Pull up to boat ramp, set boat on trailer, hook winch hook to bow eye, slowly drive up ra
Battens needed... Deleted member 78819 at 7:29pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1143 Rigged the sails on my new to me 1991 Hunter 28 this week. The previous owner must have misplaced t
Changing the windows BlindCat at 5:59pm 05.22.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1897 Hi There, Looks like I have the fever(('^#^#()^+ I am back at fixing an old boat, I have made new*
Why Only One Reef Point - Older Catalina Full Baton Sail rardiH36 at 5:54pm 05.22.10 Big Boats 6/6076 Hello Catalina Owners: For the last couple of years I have been using a second-hand full baton Ca
Proper topping lift rigging for '91 Hunter 23? isaksp00 at 5:24pm 05.22.10 Smaller Boats 11/6420 Just bought a '91 Hunter 23. Previous owner had, I think, modified the topping lift by attaching a w
tilting bow thruster rbrown77138 at 2:20pm 05.22.10 Trailer Sailors 22/5885 Well I'm the one that automated the keel on my Helsen 22. I have added a bow thruster, a remote con
How to cut Mainsail on 28.5 for Bimini jamescyu at 2:18pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/2147 I am installing a custom bimini on my H28.5 with 6 foot 1 inch headroom. I got a sail maker to cut t
Anyone know of a Mac 26 for sale in OKC Range Mick at 1:50pm 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1982 As you may have seen on my other post I am looking at replacing a boat. Looked into some others but
O'Day hull numbers and Year built broadmargins at 1:20pm 05.22.10 Day Sailers 4/17700 I have acquired a very older Spirit model--10'2" sail number 104. How do you decipher the build dat
winches gkboomtown at 12:48pm 05.22.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1250 Does anyone know what kind of winches and the size that were used on a Pearson 31-2 built in 1988
mast climbing bad_com_pany at 10:57am 05.22.10 Smaller Boats 6/1739 first of all have seen pics of guys up the mast and wiondering why its done and second how the heck
Wilcox-Crittendon models Taxwizz at 10:27am 05.22.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2555 Greetings; I just bought a Nonsuch 30, with a Wilcox-Crittendon bronze head. Unfortunately, the inp
Cub Scow 12 information newtosailing at 9:05am 05.22.10 Ask All Sailors 5/10518 I am having a hard time finding any information online about the Cub Scow 12 sailboat. I'm pretty su
Thinking of buying a S2 8m Mick at 8:18am 05.22.10 S2 3/3227 My Mac 26 was wiped out in a tornado on may10. Inserting a link for your own interest. Looks as a
Tornados are hard on Boats Mick at 8:10am 05.22.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1339 On May 10 we had a tornado touch down right in the middle of our Marina. The clip is below. Looks li

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Breaker keeps jumping justsomeguy at 11:28am 06.20.22 Any suggestions on how to identify the issue ? Try swapping out the breaker for a known good one?
Breaker keeps jumping Head Sail at 11:28am 06.20.22 Do you have a new breaker to install? I had a faulty breaker once.
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England Tony Jonaitis at 11:26am 06.20.22 Yes, please! My regular email is Urchinn@aol.com
How do you keep the birds at bay? dLj at 10:43am 06.20.22 @Kermit Just a thought - a Windrider 17 is a really nice little trimaran day sailor - easy to set u
Keel bolt (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 06.20.22 but need to buy a socket to check the situation I gotta come clean here and admit that checking t
Main prop strut LloydB at 10:27am 06.20.22 Only trailer sailor experience here but I'm just curious how did you discover that the prop strut ne
2GM20F V-Belt for Alternator Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 06.20.22 It has to be clean. It's where I hide my lunch when we set off for the day. Bloody crew of mine wo
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 06.20.22 My plan is to 3d print a couple of blocks to fasten to the shaft either side of the flange so I can
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 10:02am 06.20.22 I was just taking it to the extreme. Wouldn't expect anyone to hang all that junk on a bolt. My fo
Keel didn't line up in the cradle pclarksurf at 9:58am 06.20.22 to the previous point-- nothing to build-- a straight bolt on: https://www.etrailer.com/dept-pg-Boa
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 06.20.22 My experience is that mixing additional locking methods (with the exception of safety wire) can oft
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 flightlead404 at 9:50am 06.20.22 McMaster-Carr has these Grade 10.9 Black Ultra-corrosion resistant components rated to withstand 1,0
How do you keep the birds at bay? Kermit at 9:46am 06.20.22
How do you keep the birds at bay? kappykaplan at 9:30am 06.20.22 Ultimately, this is how I solved the problem of having ospreys crap all over my boat. Sailing is m
Transmission to shaft coupling bolts sheared '07 H38 JamesG161 at 9:27am 06.20.22 Follow @Ralph Johnstone method. Jim...
How do you keep the birds at bay? (1) Kermit at 9:23am 06.20.22 Ultimately, this is how I solved the problem of having ospreys crap all over my boat.
Rhodes 22 mast needed in New England rgranger at 9:22am 06.20.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Brazilu2 at 9:22am 06.20.22 On your 1986 hunter 34 you do not have a separate solenoid, do you? The solenoid is part of the star
New Hunter 19-2 update Crazy Dave Condon at 9:22am 06.20.22 First go the H19 manual and look at the centerboard control system. Go to boat information/hunter r
Keel didn't line up in the cradle brockangelo at 9:21am 06.20.22 Oh man - this is awesome. Thanks so much. So I'm assuming the best way to install these is with my k

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