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Advice on 37 Cutter pre purchase needed captjacknles at 7:57am 06.15.09 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1667 Hi All, I have the opportunity to purchase a 1984 37 CT at a very reasonable price and need advice o
Registration Numbers on inflatable MoonSailer at 7:17am 06.15.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1855 I have a new inflatable and want to register it and use my outboard. This is in Alabama. I would p
Hood Roller Furler and Head Stay Riga at 7:12am 06.15.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1543 I'm hoping someone can help me figure out how to tighten the head stay. Boat has a Hood Roller Furl
Halyard Size H27 bsavulis at 6:53am 06.15.09 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1477 Good morning all... I have a quick question. Does anyone know the diameter of the main halyard and
Worried my 1st cruiser is only a day sailer????...... Maldonia at 6:50am 06.15.09 Ask All Sailors 21/3272
speakers under stern seats bartow at 5:43am 06.15.09 Smaller Boats 2/1231 Has anyone ever put waterproof speakers under the stern seats? How did you run the wires? I have b
C30 Windlass Installation. (4) Echo Gulf at 12:14am 06.15.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2464 Being unable to find any ideas for mounting a horizontal windlass on a 1983 C30, I gave it some thou
Why is it coming back? nickc at 7:18pm 06.14.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2498 Peggie, I have a Hunter 33 with a manual Jabisco toilet. My question is how can you stop you know w
Rock Hall to Chesapeake City bnort33 at 7:09pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/3177 I'm a new sailboat owner with a 36 foot Beneteau kept in Rock Hall, MD. I want to take it to the Ca
Marine Television rwilliamson56 at 6:48pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2608 I am about to embarce on a "live aboard" adventure (?) and have been looking for information on the
Filters Jonny PIP at 6:12pm 06.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1123 I have a 1979 hunter 30 with a Yanmar 12 ,How many filters is necessary.I have a old perko i want to
Water tank sucking air Tim Dalton at 6:10pm 06.14.09 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3074 I'm getting air into my water line. I've checked all my fittings and they are tight. What I suspec
head redo ktm500mx at 5:52pm 06.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 15/2192 I am redoing my head including hoses. any tips? I have a 1984 hunter 31 I am using trident 102 hose
Mylar/Kevlar Headsail Dave Workman at 5:18pm 06.14.09 Big Boats 1/1124 I have just purchased an 1988 Legend 37 and I want to add a light 150-155% headsail for racing herei
Full Problem: Yanmar Diesel Rob19574 at 4:32pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2880 Hi all - I had a tough time starting my Yanmar - YSM12 (one-cylinder) diesel this season. I didn't
Johnson 8hp Sailmaster Outboard help islandjim at 3:37pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/12449 I have a 2001 Johnson sailmaster 8hp and need to know the basic running of the engine. There is a sm
Please help...looking for info on past owners. Ian4781 at 3:19pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1791 I am in the final stages of a total refit of a pearson 26 sail#439 of 1972 and would love to hear of
mast bob bbear at 3:16pm 06.14.09 Day Sailers 1/1139 I have a widgeon on a mooring in an open bay- turtling ia a potential problem- anyone ever try a mas
Port St. Joe to Tampa sailaway78 at 3:12pm 06.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1158 Left Port St. Joe Friday morning, not as early as planned, as I felt I needed another fuel fiilter,
Beneteau Interior Wood problem Happyboater at 2:40pm 06.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3317 My husband and I are are proud owners of a 2006 Beneteau 393 which we purchased new. We love pretty

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1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 4:29pm 07.14.21 I assume you mean the Lexan part of the hatch is crazing. I took my hatches to a local glass compan
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 4:28pm 07.14.21 We did hit a partially sunken log or stump (I think?) on the ICW in Virginia. We were in autopilot
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? Rick486 at 4:22pm 07.14.21 Another thing to try is connect your emergency tiller and see how that feels. It turns the rudder po
GFCI trouble shooting sloughsailer at 4:19pm 07.14.21 This was a common problem when GFCI's were new. Current inrush would cause the GFCI to trip. Later m
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line Valerio at 3:41pm 07.14.21 3/8 or 10 mm dynema , the lenght mast be= twice the boom, plus the lengh on the deck (another boom l
Autopilot control upgrade Claude L.-Auger at 3:04pm 07.14.21 Ditto for me Dan repaired my ST-60 Windmeter a few years back and it has been working flawlessly sin
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line ice breaker at 2:49pm 07.14.21 Perfect the chart is exactly what I am looking for 3/8 or 10 m @ 82 feet and I fully agree 1% stre
Shore Power Light Bulb JoeWhite at 2:39pm 07.14.21 That is a good choice, Scott. You will not have to replace it again. You may consider replacing rema
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) Scott T-Bird at 2:34pm 07.14.21 Cuttyhunk and Block Island were decidedly quiet last year the weekend before July 4th!
GFCI trouble shooting Tim22 at 2:32pm 07.14.21 We in the great white North have to haul our boats every fall and launch in the spring. In fact we o
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA shemandr at 2:24pm 07.14.21 Greenport bar owners think too many boaters drink on their boats... I'd have to nominate Paynes (Bes
Dark Days jssailem at 2:23pm 07.14.21 That looks like something from Star Trek or one of the many SiFi movies.
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning whudatt at 2:14pm 07.14.21 Thanks for the info Andy, I have a 85 Mac 25 & set my end caps at 11ft like it says in the 88 26 man
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? jssailem at 2:08pm 07.14.21 I don't know if it is safe to continue using as is? I would be hesitant to use the boat without a
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA odaydokay at 2:05pm 07.14.21 We have a friend that got caught in a nasty storm there maybe 3+ decades ago. He had trouble secur
Dark Days AlastairLC at 2:02pm 07.14.21
Stiff Wheel - Autopilot not fully disengaging? mike311 at 2:01pm 07.14.21 John, Thank you for your help. I was able to disconnect the autopilot part that connect to the ru
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA Sailfanatic at 1:50pm 07.14.21 Ok, then I would offer the Nantucket Boat Basin as the holy grail for this search. A dozen plus bars
Lively harbors: Oak Bluffs, Martha's Vineyard MA (2) TomY at 1:49pm 07.14.21 Ha! Funny post. On Martha' Vineyard, our favorite busy harbor is Edgartown. We like the anchorage ou
Dark Days dLj at 1:46pm 07.14.21 There you go.... I don't really want either. I'm thinking of down sizing from my H26 which is wh

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