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Hunter 27 questions (1) emkay at 2:23pm 12.17.09 The Cherubini Hunters 26/6340 I'm very close to purchasing one, have a few questions. 1) The boat I'm looking at seems to have a
Beachable Monohulls JimGeddes at 2:09pm 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/5411 Retractable Keel Cruisers I was impressed with a Krogen 38 yesterday. So now I'm stuck wondering i*
Prop Size cedarcreekrr@aol.com at 2:02pm 12.17.09 Columbia 2/2845 To anyone out there who has a Columbia 34 or around that shape ' size. I'd like to put a 3 blade pro
Bottom Paint Performance Warren Milberg at 12:40pm 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/8917 So, now that the season is over for some of us, and a number now have their boats up on the hard (bo
Just got a unbelievable deal on lewmar proseries 1000g. need help w install ideas for h40 luvitt at 11:50am 12.17.09 Big Boats 3/1460 Ive been dreaming of a windlass! didnt think I could afford one. most of you probably know im jus
Can I use the halyard as an effective downhaul? Hermit Scott at 9:41am 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2747 When the boom is low on the track at the gooseneck, it rubs the bimini. The only way for me to keep
Auto-pilot for my 29.,5 ylaberge at 8:56am 12.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1276 Hi, I want to buy a auto-pilot for my 1996 hunter 29.5. I would like to know which one fit and w
Re-Post Which Cutlass Bearing to use? (1) Witzend at 8:41am 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2748 Here is the problem: I just spoke to Duramax about the bearing they sent me that was out of spec. To
Jib track problem Quoddy at 8:05am 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2940 Here's the problem. I want to twist the jib (110) while its fully unfurled but I don't have any jib
shore power location advice Hawk527 at 7:35am 12.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1839 I going to add internal 110v 30a shore power to my 26D this winter and would like advice on locating
Fawcetts Chandlery, Annapolis Ron20324 at 6:54am 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4242 Annapolis- December 17, 2009. Fawcett Boat Supplies announced today that it will be moving from its
Legend 37 1988 David Howard at 6:45am 12.17.09 Big Boats 3/1770 Need help/info on a 1988 Hunter Legend We are looking at buying this model but given the age does a
boom as crane? FLHippy at 6:37am 12.17.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5406 I've been a trailer sailor for a few years now and I've just bought a bigger boat which will be on a
replacing impeller sol y mar at 5:03pm 12.16.09 Catalina 30 6/1970 replaced the water impeller today, but could not get the snap clip to lock on to the shaft. Is there
Oh Joy resto 12/16/09 (8) CharlieCobra at 5:02pm 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1794 Well, I finally got the aft Head bulkhead out after removing the rest of the Port deck frames and pu
Mast Wires Leaking into Cabin tedmassey at 4:05pm 12.16.09 Com-Pac 0/4180 I am looking at purchasing a ComPac 27.7 I looked at one from the mid 90's and found the mast com
Identifying generations MrMikey64 at 4:02pm 12.16.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1616 I just spoke to a guy sellling a Mac in San Bernardino, CA. I believe he's looking for $1500 for boa
Sailing across southern florida Chuck Creel at 3:32pm 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3264 Can you get across the lake anymore from say daytona to Tampa or do you have to go around the keys.
Weight questions wufibugs at 3:15pm 12.16.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3733 Being a newbie, I was wondering about bosun chairs and other things we abuse our masts with, such as
companionway hatch keys (1) shoeless at 2:29pm 12.16.09 Big Boats 5/4998 I need to get copies of the only key that came with a 2004 H386. The keys lock/unlock the companionw

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Auto Pilot MikeHoncho at 8:12pm 03.21.22 Stu, you apparently have no sense of humor. That first sentence was meant to be humorous. I would
New O'day 28 Owner with lots of questions BKParks at 7:11pm 03.21.22 Welcome to the forum, I am in the same "boat" as they say as you. I also bought a 1985 28 this wint
Christmas in March Tally Ho at 6:55pm 03.21.22 Sounds like you had a good day at Yachtapalooza. I was there too. It was cold and wet. Straight
Firefly battery issues Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 03.21.22 Getting these batteries to 10.5v is not easy with constant monitoring for several hours. Even when
Auto Pilot Dalliance at 6:41pm 03.21.22 Just bought a 1988 34' Catalina and want to install an autopilot, Any suggestions greatly apprecia
Inability to hook up to GFCI shore POWER while on-the-hard Davidasailor26 at 6:32pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot jviss at 6:25pm 03.21.22 On my boat, to fix the problem I described, the wheel would have to be hard over to one side or the
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 6:20pm 03.21.22 Funny! I'm assuming the steering gear is still good, I heave-to and lock the wheel. The biggest c
Have you made cockpit cushions? watercolors II at 6:12pm 03.21.22 Have made many of my own cushions plus cushions for friends. Yes, make patterns, DO NOT use old
Auto Pilot jviss at 6:10pm 03.21.22 It might be repairable at sea if the quadrant could be absolutely IMMOBILIZED. Otherwise, goodbye i
ASA 101 class... Kings Gambit at 6:02pm 03.21.22 Funny, but oh so true!! And so the truth comes out! The Emperor has no clothes!!:laugh:
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 5:59pm 03.21.22 ASA 101 isn't going to be taught in really crappy weather because then you may not return for 102
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:57pm 03.21.22 The device comes as it comes. It was on the boat when I bought it. Two failures in 18 years; none o
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 5:49pm 03.21.22 What happened when you separated them? What was the resting voltage for each? Have you tested them
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:48pm 03.21.22 A couple of things. First, I don't think you should connect the drive to the quadrant; Edson is qu
Christmas in March Dalliance at 5:43pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot Kings Gambit at 5:43pm 03.21.22 Budget, budget. Always budget. Advise your best reommendation, then let the chips where they fall, I
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 03.21.22 Take a look in here and let me know if this helps.
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 5:38pm 03.21.22 Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I have some pretty good battery testing gear, though, including a
Auto Pilot jviss at 5:35pm 03.21.22 My below deck autohelm has failed while underway. Should not try to fix at sea, so you're stuck w/m

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