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Ike - The Big Picture! JonBill at 2:19pm 09.18.08 Sails Call Lounge 3/2560 A picture is worth a thousand words, someone once said. These are worth at least 1,000,000 words ea
Stereo speaker placement Alan23153 at 10:39am 09.18.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1669 I currently have a set of speakers down below port and starboard. I am looking to install 2-6.5" rou
Window resealing Bill Roosa at 9:00am 09.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2454 I am trying to reseal the HUGE fixed window on my Legend 40.5 the "skylight" is made of Lexan and m
Towing Catalina 22 tomc23570 at 8:03am 09.18.08 Smaller Boats 7/4526 Do most people tow a Catalina 22 with the outboard engine in its normal attached location or take th
Cuious. When another sailboat comes near or is in sight do you.... biorapper at 7:56am 09.18.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1518 1) Get skippy on the sail/tiller controls for every milliknot you can muster. 2) Perk up a bit an
More H37C Rudder. Ed Schenck at 5:59am 09.18.08 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1081 For ten years I have been studying the differences in the H37C model years. Last night while lookin
Dog question Jim at 5:04am 09.18.08 Sails Call Lounge 38/7954 My dog has bone cancer and I am thinking of take the leg off and giving her chemo to fight the sprea
turnbuckles Madelon at 8:35pm 09.17.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3232 I intend to the replace the shroud adjusment plates in my Mac26s by turnbuckles. Any suggestion reg
1996 Catalina 320 fresh water pump going off every 5 seconds Leak? mratner at 8:02pm 09.17.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/4808 Guys, you've helped steer me away from the catalina 30 i posted about. Thanks for the advice. now
Crossing the Gulf of Mexico MoonSailer at 7:52pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 10/5122 Freedom is getting closer May 2009!!!! Actually we probably won't head south until after hurricane
Reverse or Neutral jrocheleau at 6:46pm 09.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/3077 I've heard conflicting views on what to do with your transmission when under sail. Should it be kep
Yanmar 2GMF oil capacity reserche at 5:59pm 09.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/22687 I am about to havge a friend help show me how to do an oil change on my Yanmar. I've downloaded and
Anyone have a below deck autopilot on a P36-2? Blue Eyes at 4:54pm 09.17.08 Pearson 2/1545 Hope everyone's having a great season. My boat came with an Autohelm 4000 wheel pilot that isn't
Cable John11936 at 3:39pm 09.17.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/1299 Any body know of the top of you head the size cable used for the side stays and back stays for the 2
Heck of a way to dock a boat (2) Ken Honeycutt at 2:46pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 26/2048 Just one of the casulties of Ike.
To those who asked sailaway78 at 1:31pm 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2094 First off the reason for the mast thingy is mostly due to the bottom of the mast being corroded, nea
Re-installing Beckson ports ... walmsleyc at 10:37am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 16/4760 On my 1987 Hunter Legend 35 .... I had noticed that over the past year or two, 5 of 6 of my Becks
Anchor Chain? Billyc13 at 8:33am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1007 I am buying heavier anchor and rode for saltwater cruising. I need 50' of chain. Should I get the ga
Genuine Sailing Question sailaway78 at 8:28am 09.17.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2389 Sometimes we seem to get off in all directions. Nothing wrong with that, but here is a real sailing
how do I remove the "wallpaper"? capejt at 6:48am 09.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1219 Hi all, In the process of refurbing my '79 H33 I want to remove the "wallpaper" in the head and jus

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Dometic AC needs capacitor Crusty Ol Salt at 4:27pm 01.18.22 Old? My first set of orders in the Navy said "Go to Norfolk and wait for water"
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? sail sfbay at 4:25pm 01.18.22 Can you take measurements or scan the dimensions when you haul out for a survey?
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Terraphobic at 4:07pm 01.18.22 New boat and old trailer for a shoal draft but I need to mod supports to allow for width of wing...e
Trying to identify this boat (1) kgallowaypa at 3:41pm 01.18.22 201863
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 3:38pm 01.18.22
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? (2) dmax at 3:37pm 01.18.22 Those are Navtec U-Bolt chain plates, the part that broke looks like this: lock that is tied into th
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 3:35pm 01.18.22
Trying to identify this boat DArcy at 3:24pm 01.18.22 Free boats aren't free, that's for sure, but they can get you out on the water if you have more time
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? (1) sail sfbay at 3:20pm 01.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! New sailboat? To determine the wing keel width suggest an internet search o
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? patbratton at 2:52pm 01.18.22 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/we-have-completed-the-great-loop-in-a-260.93665
Coast Guard multi year renewal sail sfbay at 2:40pm 01.18.22 The benefit of a five-year expiration is NOT having it expire BEFORE the annual renewal application
Coast Guard multi year renewal Rich Stidger at 2:34pm 01.18.22 Please educate me. What is the advantage of a multi-year CG Documentation renewal if the yearly pri
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Alan Gomes at 2:33pm 01.18.22 Definitely not "threaded into the deck." And yes the EYO forum will be by far the best place to get
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Stu Jackson at 2:27pm 01.18.22 You could also ask here: https://ericsonyachts.org/ie/forums/maintenance-mechanical.1
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 2:27pm 01.18.22 Deck stepped mast, hinged at the deck. Hinge has a pin that you take out and put in to keep everythi
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 2:26pm 01.18.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:23pm 01.18.22 Your boat - I suspect that a 27' boat would be much too spartan for the trip. You are talking about
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? Rick D at 2:20pm 01.18.22 Based upon what you have, they should be through bolted. Hopefully, there is no cabinetry in the way
New tool :) (1) jeepbluetj at 2:17pm 01.18.22 Can you show a picture of that? I just got a solar setup for my boat still trying to figure out th
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Scott T-Bird at 2:00pm 01.18.22 You start with a very ambitious plan but then you make it sound all sketchy when you talk about DIY

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