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Winch Service... Finally Rick D at 3:13pm 11.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1521 I have had a terror of servicing my two speed winches. I used to do all my single speed, but transmi
Windlass model on H-38 tchastain at 12:38pm 11.11.09 Big Boats 19/7583 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 5/1638 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 3/1308 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 11/4076 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 2/1642 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 0/1080 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 16/7748 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 166/32294 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 2/1783 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) 3/3680 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 12/2608 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 15/2558 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 5/1864 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 3/1562 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 21/4226 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 0/1243 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 3/7243 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 9/2450 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 7/1844 So my barge needs to be secure. It seems that despite pier security, people may have gone on my boat

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Rudder Post & Bearing Issues 1984 Hunter 34 bman at 11:07am 03.16.22 Thanx Kloudie.... It apears to me that the 'bearing' is just a cylindrical sleeve that is attached
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Sailboat Cradle kappykaplan at 10:56am 03.16.22 Try here: Used gear for sale But you may not get to post for a while since you just joined the for
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning Parsons at 10:55am 03.16.22 The absolute best advice was from our own MaineSail, and there is a long following post where other
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:54am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if
Forever to Charge - What's This? DArcy at 10:51am 03.16.22 I would seriously consider switching to GC2 6V batteries. If you like Trojans then look at T105 if t
Swim Platform Lockers Justin_NSA at 10:38am 03.16.22 Well that's a new one on me. My swim platform lockers have metal hasps. Also have lines and cleats
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:38am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 10:35am 03.16.22 Maybe you can use the same ones again depending on their history. How long did they last ? Better t
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:18am 03.16.22 Oh, well. So, if you have $500 to spend and want 120Ah useable capacity, what would you get? FWI
Forever to Charge - What's This? jviss at 10:14am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging
Depth finder in bilge Calif. Ted at 10:04am 03.16.22 Your speed transducer is laying on the keel bolt and appears to have a blanking plug in the thru hul
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:03am 03.16.22 Forgot.... Of course, Sailrite has a video for everything, Tenara thread is no exception: HSxXDuNbz
Tenara sewing threads jeepbluetj at 10:01am 03.16.22 As Hayden says, it is significantly more difficult to use than polyester. I'll use poly on hidden se
Swim Platform Lockers Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 03.16.22
Forever to Charge - What's This? Hayden Watson at 9:56am 03.16.22 I had the same thing happen to me when I launched my 1st sailboat for a 1-week vacation at a lake 10
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 mdibella at 9:52am 03.16.22 I've always understood that it is sub-optimal to mix bottom paint compositions. If you can't repai
Forever to Charge - What's This? Ralph Johnstone at 9:50am 03.16.22 Out of curiosity, is there any temperature rise in the battery casing ? Sounds like your charging b
Forever to Charge - What's This? Rich Stidger at 9:47am 03.16.22 It sounds like they have a partly shorted cell in each battery. The internal impedance is high enoug
Depth finder in bilge Tom J at 9:01am 03.16.22 Those are your transducers, one for speed, the other for depth. You might have some debris on the s

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