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Heel Quoddy at 6:38am 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 28/7531 What do you call sailing flat? I would like to know where your boat is comfortable. If you have an i
Wash Mattress seadaddler at 6:17am 12.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1503 I have a 2007 Hunter-36 and want to fresh up all the covers on the vee berth,rear berth mattresses a
Looking for LED dash indicator lights Snotter at 6:05am 12.14.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2129 Anyone know where I can buy red water-proof LED indicators suitable for pedestal mounting and that w
Main Salon Table med2463 at 5:10am 12.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1973 a
Life Lines Getting Pinched Jeff at 8:58pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1394 Once again I didn't get the life lines taken off the boat before the first hard freeze. It seems moi
wood-like cabin floors Madelon at 8:38pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2917 Fellow Sailors, I have seen in many personal pages nice wooden or wood-like floors in Macs. There ar
Update on whip antenna for VHF handheld Benny at 6:57pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2578 Went ahead with my little project and it proved to be a success. A poll indicated most use a VHF han
engine weight Carolyn1964 at 6:40pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2247 I have a 1979 Venture 25 with a currently unreliable old Johnson 9.9 2 cycle outboard. I have plann
Lowrance GlobalMap 5300 GPS shutting off galynd at 6:02pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3096 I own a Lowrance GlobalMap 5300 GPS which has been working really nicely the last year. It's a perf
Owners Manual sullyj020 at 5:55pm 12.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1414 I am the new owner of a 2010 26M and loving it. I was using the owners manual to acquaint myself wit
Bent mast Erik Garcia at 5:20pm 12.13.09 Smaller Boats 10/2307 I bungeed down the tarp on my Hunter 216 before our 1st big snow only to find that the accumulated s
New mast for 21.2 bubbalooey at 4:43pm 12.13.09 Smaller Boats 3/1973 I'm thinking about buying a 2001 Hunter 21.2, the only problem is the mast is broken. Does anyone
C-Map NT chips to lend? Sell? Anyone? Doug Arey at 4:34pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3511 Hey all! I'm new to this site, but am impressed so far with the interesting and useful (as well as
1983 H25 boom details? RichGC at 4:00pm 12.13.09 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1359 I am new to sailing and purchased a 1983 Hunter 25. :) I just finished the ASA Keel Boat course and
Raymarine SR100 or SR50 (2) Witzend at 2:22pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3757 Because of conflicting information I'm not sure which one is correct for proper interface with the C
Pinrails on modern boats Merry Prankster at 1:08pm 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 9/3302 In preparing my boat for single handed cruising, I would like to install pinrails between the shroud
150% Genoa on Oday 26 cadams at 11:16am 12.13.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2496 I was wondering about folks' experience with a 150% Genoa on an Oday 26. I am purchasing a 150% furl
Simrad S5000 Timo42 at 10:58am 12.13.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/2992 Simrad S5000 wheel pilot control unit and drive unit, no belt or wheel gear. No idea if it works, lo
WATER LINE sTRIPE tom h at 9:10am 12.13.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1265 I HAVE A 1984 27' Hunter and the water line stripe is all faded and discolored. Can I just apply a
Tricolor vs Anchor Light Only jsalley at 7:37am 12.13.09 Ask All Sailors 42/16127 Just had my mast unstepped for the winter while the boat's on the hard to find/fix a leak at the ste

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Not sure what I need rgranger at 9:24am 04.28.22 If you are going to all of the trouble to design your own system, I'd get a used piece of T-track an
Ammeter replacement questions kloudie1 at 9:20am 04.28.22 To make it work like the old one, connect the ends of the shunt to the old ammeter leads. (bigger sc
Galley sink drain leak Calif. Ted at 9:08am 04.28.22 It's a Forespar 3/4" sink drain assembly, Forespar Sink Waste
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Swimfar1950 at 9:08am 04.28.22 The Radio has been discontinued. The Raymarine sight shows this link to a cable. https://www.raymar
Not sure what I need Crazy Dave Condon at 8:59am 04.28.22 Call Dave Stanton at American Sail in Charleston SC who built your daysailor
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 8:40am 04.28.22 This. I was going to say make sure you current protect the feed to your switch panel. Sure, it's co
Fuse or Breakers? jeepbluetj at 8:27am 04.28.22 Ok perfect. I figured there would be no problem , but just wanted to make sure there was no safety
Not sure what I need Hgproks at 8:14am 04.28.22 Thanks for the replies. I'll take some better pictures when I get home. It looks like I have a combo
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic jssailem at 8:14am 04.28.22 The Radio has been discontinued. The Raymarine sight shows this link to a cable. https://www.raymari
cl 14 jssailem at 8:09am 04.28.22 Yes. The line looks a size or two large for the drum of the furler. Note this is a furler on a small
Not sure what I need shemandr at 6:44am 04.28.22 I agree there's more than one way. If you need to attach a mainsheet to the boom and you don't have
cl 14 31seahorse at 6:41am 04.28.22 Hello dewe48, I agree with Davidsailor's thoughts on the furler. The line should hold in the drum
cl 14 Davidasailor26 at 6:29am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now
Male NMEA connection for Raymarine Raymic Swimfar1950 at 6:15am 04.28.22 Looking for the male NMEA connection to connect a Raymic to the pedestal. The Raymarine model is Ra
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:07am 04.28.22 A picture would help
cl 14 dewe48 at 6:05am 04.28.22 Lastly, can someone tell me what this thing is for? I'm embarrassed that picture was before I cleane
cl 14 (1) dewe48 at 6:01am 04.28.22 So I put the mast up the order day and I'm understanding the way the jib actually holds it up. Now I
Not sure what I need (3) rgranger at 5:56am 04.28.22 There is more than one "right" way to do this. Smaller boats don't need as much purchase so you can
1981 O'Day 22 Drain Plug jssailem at 5:43am 04.28.22 Good to hear Amy and you are ok. :) On the interstate I am guessing you were traveling and a high s
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 5:32am 04.28.22 You are on a reasonable path. Diesel engines need clean fuel, clean air, and compression to run. Ad

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