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6" round fluorecsent (3) Udi at 2:34am 07.10.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/3808 Hi! One of these lamps needs to be replace. When taking the device out of its place it looks like a
Do we have a Battery or a Fridge issue? miraculix at 3:25pm 07.09.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 34/4870 Hi all, On our Beneteau 40 2008, we still have the original Fridge and top loader Freezer. Last year
Is this board falling out of the well or should it be this low on the trailer? (1) patbratton at 2:54pm 07.09.21 Smaller Boats 7/577 196035
Wireless System Effectiveness in Northern Climes? AlastairLC at 2:26pm 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 7/734 I've been using Raymarine's wireless wind, depth ' speed system in Arizona for several years and am
Looking for Hunter 38 on the upper Chesapeake bay for comparison letskeepriding at 1:12pm 07.09.21 Big Boats 6/814 Hi guys. I have a 2005 Hunter 38 with the 3 cyl 40hp Yanmar. I've always felt the engine vibrates a
1995 37.5 Hunter Legend companionway replacement bugsboat at 10:49am 07.09.21 Big Boats 2/1094 I need to replace the sliding companionway hatch before too long. It is crazed, no cracks but I am s
Legend 45 1986 mast wiring (1) Brett Seiders at 8:54am 07.09.21 Big Boats 3/524 I am looking at installing a new Raymarine wind anemometer as well as new wiring. has anyone had any
Shaft packing life expectancy? rpell1@msn.com at 7:59am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 5/1104 Hi all, Having owned 2 Cat30's over the past 15 years, I have always been meticulous when it comes t
Weld broken Strut? DanMaine at 7:14am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1476 I have a 1983 Hunter 37 with a broken prop strut. it snapped in half while hauling a lobster trap a
O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:04am 07.09.21 Bigger Boats 6/2550 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like t
Anti siphon dead ends in bilge BigAce131 at 5:34am 07.09.21 Engines and Propulsion 3/689 Hello there. I recently purchased a 1985 Catalina 30. Going through the systems I am a little stumpe
Free '65 Oday Tempest Sailboat (1) George B. at 5:29am 07.09.21 Ask All Sailors 1/36 Looking for a Good Home: Free '65 Oday Tempest sailboat. Needs restoration work, but appears to be
Raymarine chart plotter model numbers Coinspinner2564 at 8:19pm 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/1948 Does anyone know the simple answer to the various Raymarine Axiom model numbers? I am looking to bu
Keel crack '82 O'Day 30' pcrice at 6:48pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 0/6 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Keel crack at hull O'Day 30 ('82) (4) pcrice at 6:46pm 07.08.21 Bigger Boats 2/932 Had a lot of fiberglassing to do. Wanted to make sure there were no keel bolts. Hard to dry out. Dri
Headsail "Barber Poling" When Furling duck21 at 11:49am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 4/801 Hello, brain-trust. I was taught to keep some tension on the jib sheets in order to ensure a nice t
Gelcoat gsaoulli at 11:36am 07.08.21 Mid-Size Boats 6/1840 Does any one know what is a good color mix for white gelcoat for a Catalina 310. I was going to try
Which assender do you use ? CYQK at 10:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 11/707 Looking to purchase one that will accomidate up to a 9/16 halyard Suggestions Thks
Hurricane Prep - What do you do? flightlead404 at 10:14am 07.08.21 Big Boats 14/1927 We rode out Danny and last night Elsa at the dock(Hilton Head Island, Skull Creek). Danny was a pie
Broken Keel Bolts - Hunter (2) fconmass at 8:21am 07.08.21 Ask All Sailors 34/5474 Hi All, I am doing a refit on a 1993 Hunter 30T. I asked the yard check the torque on the keel bol

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Route & weather planning jssailem at 5:41pm 12.09.24 From your list, the following are available in the LuckGrib software: I have used these features to
Yanmar Engine mounts. Jan_H at 5:40pm 12.09.24 I changed out the engine mounts on my 3JH3E last year with Ellebogen mounts - 150s on the port side
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Surfside at 5:36pm 12.09.24 Do the easy stuff first. 1. Measure the SWR of the antenna and coax 2. visually inspect coax conn
Route & weather planning (1) jssailem at 5:12pm 12.09.24 This book provided a decent insight into the evolution of weather prediction.
Gasparilla... Sailor Sue at 4:54pm 12.09.24 Gasparilla Sound is a very small, shallow sound adjacent to the ICW that runs up the west side of Ch
Catalina 28 Question - VHF radio cable Don S/V ILLusion at 4:16pm 12.09.24 Do the easy stuff first. 1. Measure the SWR of the antenna and coax 2. visually inspect coax conne
Engine alignment needed yelkenli at 3:53pm 12.09.24 After this marking is done, a reference thickness feeler gauge blade is clamped firmly between the f
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? kappykaplan at 3:42pm 12.09.24 Ya see, never woulda thought of that until I learned the hard way. It's the small things. Thank you
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! (2) walt at 3:40pm 12.09.24 Winter Colorado sailing? The two ice boating pictures below are more than 20 years old now and at le
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? Von Clipper at 3:29pm 12.09.24 Ya see, never woulda thought of that until I learned the hard way. It's the small things. Thank you
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? kappykaplan at 3:26pm 12.09.24 Only if he winds the sheet the wrong direction ;) Always put the turns on clockwise! :beer:
Route & weather planning Screen Saver at 3:01pm 12.09.24 Thanks to all and a lot of good thoughts and in response No Im not looking for a computer to drive t
Would loose outhaul lead to weather helm? Sunbird22358 at 2:57pm 12.09.24 Just to add,.the "rake' of the mast will affect Weather/Lee Helm as well. If mast is leaning aft it
Looking for a sailing buddy in Colorado! Rick Webb at 2:56pm 12.09.24 Forever ago I briefly lived in Denver. I remember sailing on Cherry Creek Reservoir. Cherry Creek A
do I really need winches on my mac 26d? RussC at 2:40pm 12.09.24 That might lead to more friction on the line making it even harder to pull Only if he winds the sh
What happen with Hunter drawings? Irek at 2:24pm 12.09.24 Will do. It will make a good sense to have at least some of them digitalized. From what I see It
Cups on strings on covers? Why?? Blitz at 2:07pm 12.09.24 BTW if i want to be critical - I never liked a cover that had lines that rubbed on the boot stripe.
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length BillFred at 2:01pm 12.09.24 Thanks, went with 20"
O'Day 240 Outboard Motor Shaft Length (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:55pm 12.09.24 The challenge is that some boat builders put a rocker shape on their hulls. This sets the transom
Yanmar Engine mounts. Brian Hofferth at 1:03pm 12.09.24 Hello All, I have a 1984 34 footer and I also am going to change the engine mounts this year......

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