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Radar mount masthead light Roger Long at 5:16pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1597 Like many boats of her vintage, Strider has a masthead (or steaming) light for display under power t
Anchoring around New York City? CaptianJack at 4:46pm 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4282 I recently watched a boat get boarded by the Coast Guard when it was at anchor off Brighton Beach, B
Hood Furler Model 810.... rpell46 at 4:38pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1413 Trying to commission my new 1991 Cat 30, St'd. Rig...I had to pull the mast to rewire antenna and
Whiskey Chaser Finishes First! Rick on AA2 at 3:33pm 04.27.09 Racing 6/2586 I am still in Mexico, but I hope this posts OK. Rick on Whiskey Chaser (Hunter 33.6) finished first
Bristol 24 Corsair17 at 3:00pm 04.27.09 Bristol 3/6033 Looking for 1966 Sailstar/Bristol Corsair, hull # 17, original color was light blue, would like to c
Cat 30 wins Newport/Ensenada race Jack, La Paz at 2:49pm 04.27.09 Catalina 30 1/1357 See http://www.latitude38.com/lectronic/lectronicday.lasso?date=2009-04-27'dayid=263 Catalina 30
Evinrude E-Tec OBM. dxg68 at 1:51pm 04.27.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1397 I just purchased 2009 26M with 60 HP Evinrude E-Tec. It came with Ultraflex B184 side mount control.
Keel and bottom goose at 1:16pm 04.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/1726 I Just purchased a 1990 Vision 32 last fall. I am going to have the current bottom redone because of
40.5 salon ash strips larrybaswick at 1:00pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1098 Has anyone installed the blonde ash strips of wood found in the salon of the 40.5 in the forward and
ST 4000 Auto Pilot John Burns at 12:32pm 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1348 I have just completed the diagnostics on my ST4000 autopilot with RayMarine It seems my control h
Hockles in anchor rode serenisea at 11:34am 04.27.09 Big Boats 1/1346 Our 1997 Hunter 376 has a SL windlass, which drops the anchor rode (15 ft. of chain and 180 ft. of l
Restoring an ODay dan armitage at 11:34am 04.27.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1776 Over the weekend, I bought a small, ill-kempt O'Day sailboat as a summer project for me and my 9 yea
Dodger building/design? Jim D at 10:01am 04.27.09 Big Boats 8/2142 Has anyone built or designed there own dodger for an 83 hunter 34? Looking for a dodger, Prices can
New mainsail question (1) Charisma at 9:56am 04.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1491 We have a h26 and the time has come for a new mainsail. Because we have a Bimini we have to raise th
Best Hp? jsin_7 at 9:25am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1307 It seems I need the 20" shaft. What would be the best Hp. My old outboard was a 4 Hp Johnson it just
L28 headliner removal Fairwind at 8:58am 04.27.09 Lancer 1/1591 Lancer 28's and probably other models as well come with a vinyl headliner that covers all the fasten
cutlass bearing--formosa 41 zeehag at 8:45am 04.27.09 Other Sailboats 10/3434 i have a leaky teaky and am changing engine out--i will also need to change cutlass bearing soon----
New sailor paulj at 8:45am 04.27.09 Destinations 2/2805 Seems Grand Daughter is a natural sailor. http://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/JennaAtWheel?authkey
Yanmar YSM12 Oil Pressure Rick2413 at 8:00am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3064 I had posted a question last summer looking for opinions about what would cause low oil pressure on
short shaft and kicker?? jsin_7 at 7:50am 04.27.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1239 I have a mac 26d with a kicker i need a new outboard. Will a short shaft be long enough with the kic

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Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? JamesG161 at 12:54pm 07.01.21 I need to get a replacement breaker. Is there a source for matching breakers? Yes!! Look here... H
Forward hatch hinges broken on Hunter P 42 stuartsw at 12:50pm 07.01.21
Retrofit Question Thaniel at 12:30pm 07.01.21 10 min after the question was posted.......
Smoke In Cabin - Fire Averted!!! Breaker Failure? flightlead404 at 12:15pm 07.01.21 Culprit found! Carefully examined each wire and connection. Found the 8AWG from Line #1 breaker to
Just can't get no release! thinwater at 11:05am 07.01.21 Fiddle blocks are easier to reave correctly and are less prone to twisting and fouling the wraps. T
Added a second battery and solar panel. Davidasailor26 at 10:58am 07.01.21
Diesel shutoff question dLj at 10:57am 07.01.21 but it was never a test of the forum, but of my understanding and following of the established for
Replacement for bose 321 flightlead404 at 10:52am 07.01.21 I'm just going to tear mine out. I can't believe the dedicated 600W inverter just to drive the gian
1980 O day 30 hull problems dcstrng at 10:37am 07.01.21 . And is this a structural problem or more of a cosmetic one thank you for any info Looks like yo
jib downhaul (1) Stu Jackson at 10:19am 07.01.21 In my case, I found it unnecessary to thread the downhaul line into any of the hanks. Simply not ne
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? Captain Larry-DH at 10:16am 07.01.21 I'd go with that 35% forecast, with the plan for staying in a safe harbor if needed. (60% is probabl
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 10:08am 07.01.21 I was thinking there may be some in Toronto because they tried to start one design racing there in 2
Hunter 410 rig tuning to get main to furl better? shemandr at 9:56am 07.01.21 If you're looking a an old main and are convincing yourself that it is pretty flat, go look at it fr
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... sail sfbay at 9:45am 07.01.21 That is one reason I stopped working at an ammonium nitrate (can explode on its own if its temperatu
What weather forecast makes you cancel your trip? sail sfbay at 9:34am 07.01.21 When we lived in New Jersey and Pennsylvania the saying goes..........if its raining it must be the
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... jssailem at 9:27am 07.01.21 Yes that was bad.... 1944 the Port Chicago, California incident was another event. Seems explosives
New boat owner... need help... fresh water not working (1) jssailem at 9:22am 07.01.21 The typical check valve that I have seen is often of brass. uld be nice if the install put the valve
Cushion modification kloudie1 at 9:20am 07.01.21 My hunch is that the CNG tank size/weight for equivalent BTUs and the extreme lack of infrastructure
Captain's decision that destroyed a City... kloudie1 at 9:15am 07.01.21 Cascade of wrong decisions.. kinda typical of disasters.. usually one or two bad decisions can be to
Retrofit Question Scott T-Bird at 9:15am 07.01.21 I think the sink is useful. You can probably fit a removable cover for it that provides both a coun

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