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New boat coming...for old timers Les at 3:58am 06.15.08 Other Sailboats 2/966 As I promised several people on this web site I would keep them informed of our purchasing a new Hun
Changing the main furling line Rob2435 at 9:34am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1437 I had to change the furling line for my main sail. It was supposed to be as easy as removing the fo
Dealing with alignment on an S2 9.2A BobM at 2:33pm 06.15.08 S2 4/1609 Whew...put in a solid 8 hours today on Triple Play. In my last post, the diesel mechanic had refuse
sail dimensions needs for 1987 26.5 progolfer_20 at 1:49pm 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/1243 What is the mainsail size for a 1987 26.5 hunter? Thanks.
saloon wood table replacement grevay at 1:48pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1201 I am looking to replace our dining table in our new beneteau 43. The laminated table top has become
How to find make/model of older glass <20ft JKelly at 1:40pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 29/3653 I have a friend that has purchased a large tract of land that has an older fiberglass sailboat that
Feeling fuelish SailboatOwners.com at 1:21pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 50/3487 Perhaps you noticed that fuel prices have increased lately. (!)Sure, we own sailboats that shouldn
Old question, please bear with me. Changing out the main halyard Dave at 12:57pm 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1445 The regulars have seen my post about changing out the lines and probably say, theres the new guy aga
New Battens strobeone at 12:20pm 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/970 My Doyle mainsail is missing two battens (two middle). One appears to be 62in and the other 85in.
New Bow Light strobeone at 12:00pm 06.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/784 I noticed that my bow light is shot on my hunter 23.5. Whats left of the casing is a square piece t
Steering Rudder Tie In Esk II at 11:39am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 5/1004 I have a Hunter 260 with Honda 9.9 and it is tied into the steering via a E-Z Steer bar. The collar
purchase or make rudder pins for 260 Esk II at 11:32am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 2/726 I have looked in archive and forund some information about rudders but need to know where the best s
Sailing with only the jib Lee Y at 11:14am 06.15.08 Smaller Boats 6/1038 Yesterday we were sailing in 25 to 30 knot winds for the afternoon. I reefed the main but had a dif
Outboard motor repair help! Harry Greenspun at 11:02am 06.15.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2350 I have a Nissan/Tohatsu 8HP 2-stroke outboard for our dinghy. It was dying at idle, so I brought it
Arch Fiberglass or Stainless steel? Beach4sail at 10:59am 06.15.08 Big Boats 5/1629 I am looking at purchasing a 2000 340. Down to two boats one has a fiberglass arch the other has a
mast available for Bristol 24 J Page at 10:58am 06.15.08 Bristol 0/2192 check gear wanted section
Installing head & holding tank Fran & David at 10:42am 06.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/851 In Ontario we're required to have a legal pumpout for the head, and anyway we want more capacity tha
whats best method for buffing in slip J at 9:50am 06.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1069 sounds like a dumb question, but i just got done seeing a "cleaning service" using an electric buffe
Does anyone drain the Ballast Tank before trailering? Mergatroid at 10:12pm 06.13.08 Smaller Boats 13/2524 We have some very steep and slippery ramps which to deal. I read in the archives that draining th
companion hatch measurements Don Crowther at 10:49pm 06.13.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1075 If anyone is on their boat this weekend or right now. Could you measure the companion way entrance o

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Anchor locker windlass on a First 40.7? (2) Babette04 at 3:52pm 05.10.21 I would like to install an electric windlass in the anchor locker on a 2002 First 40.7. It looks l
The Dinghy Diaries YVRguy at 3:51pm 05.10.21 Hi Doug, we've always had inflatables on our boats and I dislike towing them for the reason you cit
Nav info on tv? Tally Ho at 3:49pm 05.10.21 What is the input to the TV? A laptop or some other nav instrument?
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light JamesG161 at 3:48pm 05.10.21 I use these tools to gently pry off boat light covers. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Kobalt-4-Piece-Hous
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:48pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise th
Home Weather Station Tally Ho at 3:46pm 05.10.21 I have a fully functional Tac Tic wireless system in my boat (mast top transducer and wireless displ
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 3:42pm 05.10.21 @Tally Ho - I normally put about 130 hours on my engine each year, but when we do a Maine cruise tha
Nav info on tv? JamesG161 at 3:39pm 05.10.21 VGA does not equal HDMI. Not sure how they can adapt one. Newest HDMI's are now USB type C on som
Nav info on tv? ScottySailor at 3:26pm 05.10.21
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut JamesG161 at 3:23pm 05.10.21 Thus the reason for the only non-shaft contact sealing method. PYI Inc. \| PSS Type A Shaft Seal Ge
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? sail sfbay at 3:16pm 05.10.21 Yep.....time to replace the vang control line. The fiddle block looks like they need a special key t
Nav info on tv? Don S/V ILLusion at 3:14pm 05.10.21 You need a VGA monitor (think cheap computer monitor).
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? jeepbluetj at 3:13pm 05.10.21 Thanks for the info on how it turned out. I'm doing a similar job on my new-to-me 387, but I'm upgra
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut dLj at 3:05pm 05.10.21 @Rich Stidger - let us know how it goes. Very interested here... dj p.s. When will you be in Maine
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Tally Ho at 3:05pm 05.10.21 I am not an engineer and would not argue with those who are calculating the material lost and the re
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? sail sfbay at 3:04pm 05.10.21 This YouTube video shows the upper sheaves (14) Hunter Sailboat Cockpit Arch - YouTube. Are they mis
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut shemandr at 3:01pm 05.10.21 Relying on my memory I used the wrong Pi value. So 11% it is.
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Rich Stidger at 2:45pm 05.10.21 First, thanks to all for your inputs. I agree that a new shaft may be in my future. I really hate
H38 Traveler "Upper Sheave" - can anybody post a picture or explain? alexkom at 2:45pm 05.10.21 Thank you hank you for the pictures! It does not look like anything close to what is in schemas in m
Surprise!! Shaft wear by packing nut Richard19068 at 2:43pm 05.10.21 I think the loss of cross sectional area (pi times the square of the radius) is closer to 11%. What

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