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Repurposing a Rope Clutch dkinzer at 2:45pm 03.16.22 Big Boats 8/1881 On our 41DS with in-mast furling, the main halyard runs from a turning block on the mast base, throu
First of 4 panels (2) Light air at 1:54pm 03.16.22 Catalina 22 10/1119 My first attempt at sewing. The first of 4 panels for the portholes in the cabin.
cracks inside on the window frame on 23.5 Susanne Johnson-Berns at 12:50pm 03.16.22 Ask All Sailors 1/366 I have noticed that water may be leaking from the outside maybe on the mast foot or above the window
Sailboat Cradle oceanicjanet at 10:52am 03.16.22 Ask All Sailors 7/3228 Any suggestions as to where to advertise a Sailboat Cradle for a 38' boat.
Depth finder in bilge (1) RKMCCORKLE at 8:25am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1312 Have a little bit of water coming out around the area, I've hand turned this as tight as possible bu
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 7:43am 03.16.22 Musings With Maine Sail 33/6196 My house batts, lead-acid, 2x115AH, have been abused and probably trashed. I have them home, and tr
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 mshimota at 7:24am 03.16.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1987 I'm trying to find the greenish/blue paint color to match my 361 sailboat bottom. The two beneteau
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning John Marrone at 7:11am 03.16.22 Catalina 22 8/5603 When we got our 1987 Catalina 22 there was a lot of hull surface oxidation. Used the typical McGuire
Hunter 36 2007 Spin George Braun at 5:19am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/677 looking hard at a 2007 36 this weekend. Selden furling mast. Does anyone know if this mast has or
Swim Platform Lockers Bill19233 at 5:16am 03.16.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1077 I have a 2000 Hunter 340, I need to replace the rubber latches on the swim platform lockers. I have
302 keel construction cah at 9:31pm 03.15.22 Ask An Oday Owner 1/623 how is the 302 keel made. Is it cast iron? Lead? what is best way to protect it?
Tenara sewing threads Ken13559 at 5:00pm 03.15.22 Ask All Sailors 22/4689 Has anyone tried Sailrite's Tenara threads for Bimini and sailcovers repair? Is this thread difficul
Handrails for 25.5 (1) RKMCCORKLE at 4:07pm 03.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/783 I'm trying to get handrails for a Hunter 25.5. whitecap has the 4 loop 43inch but they don't match u
Transducer through hull size Suntala66 at 2:53pm 03.15.22 Ask All Sailors 5/3042 I recently bought a 1991 Hunter 37.5 Legend and I need to replace the depth finder transducer. I am
H34 1984 prop strut replacement Mike Oldak at 12:42pm 03.15.22 Big Boats 11/1913 apparently one of the causes of my engine vibration was a loose strut. any suggestions? where are
Isomat reefing line length Dan Kelly at 12:20pm 03.15.22 Big Boats 9/1847 Hunter passage 42 Does anyone know the length of line required to replace both the 1st and second r
42 Passage aft shower drain (3) wade the giant at 11:41am 03.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/759 Our aft shower drain was never connected properly to the drain hose. So I disconnected the drain( it
Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 bman at 11:31am 03.15.22 Big Boats 12/1871 Hello All- After being told that there was lateral movement with the rudder on my H34 and that the B
Beware the Ides of March jssailem at 11:11am 03.15.22 Sails Call Lounge 3/661 https://duckduckgo.com/i/fee8a7da.jpg Ides of March The Ides of March is the 74th day in the Roman c
Icemaker under Nav station - Hunter 36 2006 George Braun at 11:11am 03.15.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/674 anyone know if this was a factory option? Size? Brand of icemaker? anyone replace with second frid

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Russian Sailing Terms duncan14 at 7:44pm 05.23.25 I'm just starting with sailing and definitely not an expert, but I recently found a great set of you
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? dlochner at 7:28pm 05.23.25 The tables show a 3% not 3 volt loss or a 10% volt loss. If there is a 3 volt drop, something is ser
Lake Michigan (and Huron) Delivery Cruise john6206 at 7:15pm 05.23.25
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Obie! at 7:12pm 05.23.25 The hull number on my '78 is Yam000691277, but there's another plate on the stern lazarette (cockpit
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? Scott T-Bird at 6:58pm 05.23.25 I'm surprised you have a wheel pilot on a Hunter 460. Wouldn't this boat have the structure already
Recognize this gearbox for Legend 37 1988? Foswick at 6:56pm 05.23.25 Well, the lettering says "Kanzaki Hurth". That is the extent of my helpfulness.
Blower hose and other one that I need help identifying. niceshoes6 at 6:28pm 05.23.25 Gas or diesel powered ? Diesel, which does have me wondering why there is a "blower" but on some o
Best Furler? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21pm 05.23.25 Look at the FF 1 if available. CDI was sold to a sailmaker 2-3 years ago. To find CDI, call the for
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) (1) Night Watch at 3:48pm 05.23.25 As mentioned, do the compression test at wide open throttle. Please post the results. You can't se
Hull liner fabric suggestions needed (2) palermorw at 3:35pm 05.23.25 I got some samples of hull blanket from Sailrite but I wonder is there is fabric suitable for hull
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 3:10pm 05.23.25 Ralph: No math, I was just going off the table RitSim posted and I'm assuming the table was construc
Catalina 23 Swing Keel ShawnL at 2:44pm 05.23.25 I believe all of the glass in that area is solid -- I've filled old holes in mine (compass, depth an
Atomic 4 Rebuild (Inprogress) fox9988 at 1:13pm 05.23.25 As mentioned, do the compression test at wide open throttle. Please post the results.
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? dlochner at 1:02pm 05.23.25 6 gauge should be adequate if the terminals are cleaned up and the wire is good shape. About that wi
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? Ralph Johnstone at 12:38pm 05.23.25 I think I'm barely within range for this load. Just checking your arithmetic here, what did you f
Sunken Treasure shemandr at 12:37pm 05.23.25 I think it was Willie Nelson who said: "The next time I think I want to get Married, I'll just find
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RedGreen2025 at 12:26pm 05.23.25 Thanks for your help Ritsim, Ralph, and dlochner. I forgot. I also need to consider the coil from th
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? (2) RedGreen2025 at 12:09pm 05.23.25 Apparently a Suzuki DF 50 draws between 40 - 50 amps at start up. The wire is approximately 10 ft f
Converting from ev100 wheel pilot to hydraulic? BigEasy at 11:59am 05.23.25 The rudder sensor would not be a problem, it is readily available from Ray Marine as an accessory pa
Upgrading AWG wire from battery necessary? RitSim at 11:50am 05.23.25 BlueSea.com has excellent information about wire size/current table http://assets.bluesea.com/files/

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