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321 Stalling In Neutral (1) hughtad at 5:42am 07.06.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1240 Hi There, We are learning our Oceanis 321 and enjoying spending our weekends sailing along the sou
side stay daryl.ramage at 4:42am 07.06.09 Sirius 21/22 0/2751 I have a 1977 Sirius 21. One of the side stays has a kink in it and should be replaced. Does anyone
Spring for Legend Door Latch Frank P at 8:56pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2004 Hi All, Has anyone found a supplier for the torsion spring on the Lengend cabin door latches. I wen
The Good, the bad, the ugly.. (5) emergpa1 at 7:49pm 07.05.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1084 The Good, the Bad, The ugly :D:neutral::cussing: The good :D: The paint matches great, you can see
how to replace water tank 1984 hunter 31 jimmorris at 7:47pm 07.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 14/4647 Today was a bummer. Just put in a new water heater, sealed the lines, and tried to get some pressure
refrig./freezer linda57 at 7:42pm 07.05.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1282 Just purchased a 2003 361 the refrig. and freezer do not cool. They seem to be running and air is ci
Floating line RAD88 at 7:15pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1606 I am looking for a UV resistant floating line for my dinghy. Not polypropolene !!! Any ideas___
Freewheeling Prop Noise tomgrigsby at 7:08pm 07.05.09 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2395 I recently acquired my boat and am not sure what is "normal." When under sail, if the transmission i
E Guidera48 at 7:01pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1083 The face plate on my electrical panel is showing it's age and want to replace it. The wood like colo
Should I trailer down to the Chesapeake? Mac at 6:46pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 10/1700 I just returned from a 3 day trip down near Easton near Oxford. I want to bring my Mac 25 down from
Stuffing Box Water Drain (2) Revere at 6:13pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1530 Just purchased 2000 Hunter 310. Does anyone know how the water gets to the bilge from the stuffing
my mainsail is so hard to slide up the mast ricksour at 6:08pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1470 I have a Hunter26 and my mainsail is so hard to get it up and down the mast. I replaced the nylon gu
Generator for Hunter 410 Beachhowes at 5:09pm 07.05.09 Big Boats 1/2404 I am planning to install a generator in my 2002 Hunter 410. The wife won't go cruising between May a
Racing Maine Style.. Maine Sail at 4:47pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1851 Thought you guys might get a kick out of this very short video. There was soooo little wind that the
Hunter 376 electric winch conversion Hoomalie at 3:34pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1389 I am upgrading my Lewmar 40 halyard winch to electric, should be easy, it was an original option? no
Cabin Lights bobe531 at 2:07pm 07.05.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1481 Had my H34 for a year now and love her. But a cabin light bulb has burned out and for the life of m
Help Boom Attachment sclidde at 1:03pm 07.05.09 Com-Pac 4/3652 I have an 1980 CP16. It is in good shape and I am new to this site (just joined). I am in the proces
Easylock clutch repair (1) Joe Snuffy at 12:00pm 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 3/4791 Howdy! Does anyone know of a source to find replacement handles for an Easylock rope clutch? From wh
HELP!! Papa Bruce at 7:15am 07.05.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1484 I'm getting married and sailing off from my marina with my new bride on Saturday and our 115% genoa
Chartering out of Anacortes - recommendations? MichaelStacy at 6:25am 07.05.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2049 We are chartering a 43' Nauticat out of Anacortes in September for 7 days. We will probably follow

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BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 2:34pm 02.14.22 There's a really excellent marine machine shop on Pope's Island in Fairhaven, MA. Believe me, it wo
First start in awhile... Davidasailor26 at 2:31pm 02.14.22
Hunter 340 Standing Rigging replacement cost estimate jviss at 2:28pm 02.14.22 Will you buy it and install it yourself? My guess is about $1500, based on my spreadsheet for my Ta
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 (2) Growl at 2:25pm 02.14.22 Just got back from the boat I searched up and down the Edson pedestal and found no knob or locking m
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 2:17pm 02.14.22 No matter your eventual decision note two things: (1) Make sure the prop anode has a clean solid co
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? Charles Erwin at 2:10pm 02.14.22 No matter your eventual decision note two things: (1) Make sure the prop anode has a clean solid con
Attaching Clamshell PaulK at 2:05pm 02.14.22 The clamshell filter on our NTU (new to us) boat mounts on a bronze gasket or plate with threaded h
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 1:27pm 02.14.22 @jviss: entertaining thread so far. My 2cents? yes, short bronze screws. And bottom-tap the hol
Attaching Clamshell Dalliance at 1:26pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River,
Attaching Clamshell (1) Apex at 1:23pm 02.14.22 @jviss: entertaining thread so far. My 2cents? yes, short bronze screws. And bottom-tap the hole
CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 jssailem at 1:23pm 02.14.22 As David suggests, I use the wheel brake on the binnacle to temporarily hold the wheel in place. It
First start in awhile... Richard19068 at 1:15pm 02.14.22 Don't ask me how I know this. :facepalm: I've done that. But mostly I wonder why my dinghy outbo
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? jviss at 1:12pm 02.14.22 The guy at boatzincs.com, where I buy my zincs, advised to use aluminum.
Attaching Clamshell Richard19068 at 1:10pm 02.14.22 Thanks, but this isn't a scoop strainer. Edit: I can see how you might think it is, or it could ac
First start in awhile... kappykaplan at 1:09pm 02.14.22 Don't ask me how I know this. :facepalm: :plus:
Attaching Clamshell jviss at 1:08pm 02.14.22 This is from MaineSails Marine How to site: HYDROLOCK! Cause = Improper Orientation of Scoop Stra
Attaching Clamshell Rick486 at 1:06pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River,
Attaching Clamshell Richard19068 at 1:05pm 02.14.22 ... do you face the strainer into the prevailing flow of water or away from? ... I choose away, th
First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 1:05pm 02.14.22 If your boat has a manual kill cable you can leave it pulled out and it will crank forever and not s
Attaching Clamshell Rick486 at 1:04pm 02.14.22 How do you attach this? Just put some short bronze screws into the hull? is once in a while to c

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