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Windlass model on H-38 tchastain at 12:38pm 11.11.09 Big Boats 19/7114 I need to order some parts for our windlass but the boat is tucked away on the hard. It is a 2007 H
Definitely Not A Mac.......What is it??? (1) Sumner at 12:31pm 11.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1542 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/mystery%20boat-3.jpg When we were walking the ma
Trailer mcwolford at 12:25pm 11.11.09 Big Boats 3/1253 Does anyone have any information on getting or creating a large trailer for a 42 passage? I know i
Teak Trim replacement needed jibes138 at 11:53am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3989 Putting a kayak on deck fractured one of my thin teak trim pieces. This runs along the coach roof an
The mad dash home sailaway78 at 11:23am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1618 Got a little luck with Ida. Were over in the Fla. panhandle, sort of goofing off and watching for a
Fuel leak Viktor Eysselein at 10:32am 11.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1065 Our new hunter 45CC developed a fuel leak from the primary Racor fuel filter: The top bleeding srew
Sailing Schools - your thoughts please! RonRelyea at 10:31am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 16/6438 I am relatively new to sailing and am considering taking one of those 8 day live-aboard cruising or
Veterans roll call please Bill Roosa at 10:22am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 166/30339 Just interested in who we have out there. I'm an Army Reservist 1986 to present. Special Forces Ma
Mast Step Leak - 1994 29.5 jrkarner at 10:00am 11.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1719 Just finished the third season with "Ventus", our 1994 Hunter 29.5. It has become apparent that we
Sloppy Tiller - Rudder Repair greasy_snipe at 8:08am 11.11.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/3436 Boat came out of the water for the winter and I figured that I'd get to work fixing the sloppy tille
Autopilot that controls furler or winch? parobellum at 8:05am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 12/2507 Is there any Autopilot that controls furler, winch, or other sail shape or angle? Probably only on
Water heater question butchrobbins at 7:57am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2509 I have been trying to use my 110v hot water heater after having the water out of it. It is filled u
Financing / Insurance Keiffer at 6:58am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1828 I am currently in the market for a Seaward 25. Depending on the model year I select I am being told
Inflatable storage Roger Long at 6:26am 11.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1544 I have an Achillies inflatable that I'm quite attached to but not much place to store it in the base
A visit and some mental meanderings BobM at 4:02am 11.11.09 S2 21/3824 A visit and my off season repair list. What is making yours? Visited Triple Play on the hard Monda
7.3 in Winthrop, MA going cheap on ebay BobM at 3:58am 11.11.09 S2 0/1165 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem'item=170405059284'viewitem='sspagename=STRK
Beneteau 361 - replace rudder bearings?? Ben361_owner at 2:26am 11.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/6793 Hello. I have the following symptoms on my Beneteau Oceanis 361 rudder and need your help. During sa
Propeller Paint Lauren Narragansett at 1:51am 11.11.09 Big Boats 9/2212 The boat was hauled out today and I see that my propeller no longer has any paint on it. It's not c
need a hatch Devian at 9:44pm 11.10.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1719 So my barge needs to be secure. It seems that despite pier security, people may have gone on my boat
New Owner Jett at 9:23pm 11.10.09 Com-Pac 1/3613 Hi All, My wife and I have recently acquired a 1980 ComPac 16 to add to our small fleet (O'day Day

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Whisker pole (1) jeff356 at 9:07pm 08.16.21 Have a forespar whisker pole that inner jaw is on a mast ring, hangs from Spinnaker halyard, run the
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL Ottdreamer at 7:54pm 08.16.21 If 1 happens we will attempt to do a bit more of 2 after a 1600 haul. Count us in if the border is
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL rs1sensen at 7:52pm 08.16.21 We would love to be involved. 1. The border needs to open so that we might pick our boat up in PA.
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL rs1sensen at 7:51pm 08.16.21 We would like to attend, but would not hall our 26 from Colorado. It sounds fun even with the the b
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Terry Cox at 7:48pm 08.16.21 Maybe I'll head NW? Howdy Ward. No go northwest young man, no go northwest. As we say here, sun n
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. JackOlsen at 7:39pm 08.16.21 very cool ! How long was the trip timewise. Well done for you and the kids, great life lessons for
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. (1) JackOlsen at 7:37pm 08.16.21 Nice video. Does the boat fit in your trailer/boat driveway lift ? (I was almost expecting the ann
Open valve sail sfbay at 7:02pm 08.16.21 The issue is.......whenever you block in an energized system, e.g., sink, you need to depressure the
Seaward Water Heater Again ! Ward H at 7:02pm 08.16.21 We've never winterized our boat or water system, so unsure whether that makes a difference. I want
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Blitz at 6:57pm 08.16.21 Not sure I understand your question. I made some replies above. Let me know if more info needed. I w
Windlass foot switch JoeWhite at 6:56pm 08.16.21 I installed 85AMP contact with 12v coil relays used on golf carts and ran a wire to the Binnacle wit
Leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal/Yanmar 3YM30 BigEasy at 6:54pm 08.16.21 I have a Volvo Penta Stern Gland seal on my Beneteau Oceanis 37 The original seal did not leak, but
Our first long-distance trip in a 19' Mariner. danooxnard at 6:16pm 08.16.21 very cool ! How long was the trip timewise. Well done for you and the kids, great life lessons for
Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 6:16pm 08.16.21 To the OP here is some light reading on your original question. https://www.boatdesign.net/attachmen
Open valve Boomer2it at 6:15pm 08.16.21 oh ok, I thought there was an actual issue...thanks
Broken bolts and headaches danooxnard at 6:09pm 08.16.21 Before drilling for the easy out try beeswax and some heat. after a few cycles of heat and beeswax
Hunter 26/260/270 Rally in Sarasota, FL bmorr at 5:42pm 08.16.21 Hi All, I'm in the preliminary stages of planning a meetup of Hunter 26/260/270 boats in Sarasota,
Newbie here with 1977 Hunter 27 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:30pm 08.16.21 I can see where the thru hull is but nothing inside the boat and I know its there somewhere. Not
Yanmar 3jh3e alternator upgrade Mark Maulden at 5:25pm 08.16.21
Fuel Cap Winch sunlover at 5:14pm 08.16.21 Who knew? Not the best engineering in the world. Maybe so the fuel dock guys have a different key

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