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SOLAR PANEL NOW ON THE OUTSIDE OF WINTER COVER (3) Bluenose at 8:24am 11.11.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/986 Hello all, a 20W solar panel sits on my stern with rail mountings in the summer. It keeps the batter
Veterans' Day Salute kappykaplan at 4:43am 11.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 3/622 To all who have served and are still serving, tks for your service. To those who have perished in d
Veterans' Day Salute kappykaplan at 4:43am 11.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 0/22 To all who have served and are still serving, tks for your service. To those who have perished in d
Veterans' Day Salute kappykaplan at 4:42am 11.11.21 Sails Call Lounge 0/21 To all who have served and are still serving, tks for your service. To those who have perished in d
Happy Birthday you Marines. jssailem at 8:40pm 11.10.21 Sails Call Lounge 5/651 As a Navy man I am pleased to shout out. Happy Birthday to all of you Marines. 28MsdHekB5U We are
Hunter 340 Mast Dimensions for shipping boat mast down (1999 Hunter 340) esteege at 3:31pm 11.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1028 Hello, all Hunter 340 owners! I am looking for the dimensions, specifically the length, of the mast
Jib sheet track/car? Orbweaver at 8:09am 11.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/968 Hi All, Serenade (H26.5) has a stationary fitting on each side of the deck for the jib sheets. Curre
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 6:45am 11.10.21 Ask All Sailors 25/2878 Well, this has been discussed many times before, but what is YOUR favorite recipe for removing seize
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run (2) Gary Ryan at 3:44am 11.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/856 Guys, looking at doing some wiring over the winter. Looking at running from the cockpit to the Nav
TV/VCP Breaker (2) Gary Ryan at 3:38am 11.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1480 Hey Guys, going to do some wiring over the winter. Was hoping to use the TV/VCP breaker as we don't
Mast Step lyricpekka at 3:38pm 11.09.21 Parts Search 9/1638 I need a mast step for my C ' C 25 Mark I
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 1:43pm 11.09.21 Ask All Sailors 11/2242 I recently received a mature lightning class ( 19ft) sailboat. the previous owner started restoring
2003 Hunter 270 DIY Yard Time! (5) sdillonjr at 10:51am 11.09.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1048 I am getting my Hunter 270 pulled out for a little DIY session in the coming weeks. I need some sugg
Raymarine ST6001 Smartpilot issue (2) John6212 at 9:44am 11.09.21 Ask All Sailors 6/2607 I have a 2006 Raymarine C80 Display and ST6001 Smartpilot Controller. I have had an intermittent pro
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 9:30am 11.09.21 Ask All Sailors 15/3240
Teak Cockpit Table H49 (1) Velero49 at 8:16am 11.09.21 Ask All Sailors 6/1068 I would like to replace the Corian cockpit table with a teak. I would join strips to make one 10x48
Raising the Mast Tater at 5:35am 11.09.21 Day Sailers 38/5919 This is supposed to be a crew event. That will not work with the wife and I. I had a spectacular mis
Hot Water tank Boomer2it at 5:32am 11.09.21 Ask All Sailors 20/4273 I haven't used my hot water tank since purchasing the boat August 2020, nor have I done any research
C&C 27 Mk3 Hull Depressions Mawingo at 2:10am 11.09.21 C&C 3/1510 Inspecting a C'C 27 with the intent to purchase today and noticed identical depressions on the hull
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 (1) Scallywagger at 9:42pm 11.08.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1455 Hi people. I have the chance of a Profurl Spinex 5.0 for my Hunter 460 Casper which I would fly my

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Sunken Treasure twodzusfittings at 5:49am 05.07.25 While she's sitting low, it's a good time to do some mast top repairs!!!! Too soon?:p
Tight furler Hayden Watson at 5:43am 05.07.25 Part 18 is intact and supports/centers the drum from the bottom. The unit seems to shift every rota
Nifty Boat Handling Hayden Watson at 5:30am 05.07.25 RE I just bought all 21 of the Patric O'Brian: Jack Aubrey books so all of those terms are familiar
Identification labels clutches /line stoppers C310 Joe at 4:24am 05.07.25 If you're having trouble finding element proof labels, rather than fuss with it, try alternative met
Nifty Boat Handling Indysailor at 3:35am 05.07.25 RE I just bought all 21 of the Patric O'Brian: Jack Aubrey books so all of those terms are familiar
Nifty Boat Handling garymalmgren at 2:47am 05.07.25 RE I just bought all 21 of the Patric O'Brian: Jack Aubrey books so all of those terms are familiar.
Nifty Boat Handling Will Gilmore at 2:06am 05.07.25 No wonder sailing vessels have right of way. There must have been a lot of new captains who learned
City and Month of Manufacture kappykaplan at 1:28am 05.07.25 Thanks again! De nada
Tight furler skunther at 11:39pm 05.06.25 And does anyone know of a way to determine if I have the 700 or the 800/900 model? They use differen
Tight furler skunther at 11:24pm 05.06.25 Part 18 is intact and supports/centers the drum from the bottom. The unit seems to shift every rotat
Nifty Boat Handling jssailem at 6:32pm 05.06.25 so all of those terms are familiar You start calling out "back the spanker" on Papillon and there
Electric fuel pump to replace lift pump Yanmar 3GM30F jssailem at 6:20pm 05.06.25 If I understand the sequence. Fuel tank - Secondary filter - new electric pump - Engine pump - Engi
Nifty Boat Handling Hayden Watson at 6:09pm 05.06.25 I just bought all 21 of the Patric O'Brian: Jack Aubrey books so all of those terms are familiar.
Nifty Boat Handling (1) jssailem at 6:08pm 05.06.25 The Lady Washington was out on Port Townsend Bay. We had the upper hand in a tacking duel. With th
Tight furler Project_Mayhem at 6:00pm 05.06.25
Tight furler garymalmgren at 5:24pm 05.06.25 This looks like .... Secure foresail halyard to stem. Remove drum fittings ( and maybe first length
City and Month of Manufacture GordonL at 5:08pm 05.06.25 Thanks for the welcome and the scoop. I knew the year was tagged onto the HIN, but I had to look up
Nifty Boat Handling kappykaplan at 4:01pm 05.06.25 Meanwhile back at the Star of India they are tacking. Nice find! Tks for posting. :beer:
Nifty Boat Handling garymalmgren at 3:29pm 05.06.25 Sounds like a real experience Shawn. Meanwhile back at the Star of India they are tacking. BxCKGS_bL
Tight furler dmax at 3:18pm 05.06.25 These are the last known people to have parts for the Hood SeaFurl - they were winding that business

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